Krasnodar, football club

LLC Football Club Krasnodar. It was founded in 2008.

Performance indicators

2023: The most profitable club in the RPL - 11.97 billion rubles of profit

At the end of 2023, the Krasnodar football club became the most profitable in the Russian Premier League. He earned approximately 11.97 billion rubles, which is more than two times more than the total profit of all other league teams. Such data are given in the report of the Russian Football Union (RFU), published on May 31, 2024.

It is noted that the published financial statements allow you to assess the main characteristics of the club, understand its current financial situation and development prospects. The document presents consolidated and combined data, which includes a club, academy and "other activities," including those related to the maintenance or lease, as well as the reconstruction of the stadium.

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Фото: Site of FC Krasnodar

In the case of Krasnodar in 2023, according to the data presented, commercial revenues amounted to 2.53 billion rubles, revenues on match days - 698.38 million rubles, revenues from the organizers of the competition - 935.93 million rubles. The main part of the proceeds - 9.41 billion rubles - fell on some "other operating income." At the same time, the total operating expenses of Krasnodar in 2023 amounted to 5.85 billion rubles.

According to the Kommersant newspaper, nine other teams of the Russian Premier League, which reported on their work in 2023, received a total profit of less than 5.4 billion rubles, of which Zenit accounted for about 2 billion rubles. At the same time, zenith leads in terms of expenses, which reached 15.91 billion rubles. According to the proceeds from visiting the stadium, Spartak became the best with a result of approximately 1.76 billion rubles.

It is emphasized that UEFA requirements oblige clubs to provide only the information that has been audited. All information on the basis of which the data is generated is carefully checked by the RFU.^[1]

History

2025: Award of a ₽1,8 Billion Advertising Contract with Ozon

Marketplace Ozon signed a sponsorship contract with the football club "" Krasnodar worth up to ₽1,8 billion for four years. The agreement, valid until June 2029, provides for annual payments of up to ₽450 million and the renaming of the club's stadium to Ozon Arena. This became known at the end of April 2025.

According to RBC, Krasnodar became the only club in the Russian Premier League (RPL) that transferred the rights to the name of its stadium to a company that is not directly related to the club. The interlocutor of the publication in the sports marketing market notes that taking into account the branding of the arena and the leadership positions of Krasnodar, the company received a really profitable package of advertising options.

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Фото: fckrasnodar.ru

In Russian football, the practice is widespread when the names of stadiums are associated with club owners. For example, LUKOIL he renamed the home stadium Spartacus"," a similar relationship exists between "" and Dynamo, and, and, and VTB CSKA VEB RUSSIAN RAILWAY "." Locomotive The stadium "" Zenith belongs to the city, but is in concession with the club and is named after "," Gazprom which is the owner of the reigning champion. Russia

In addition to the rights to the name of the stadium, the Ozon logo will appear on the game form of the main team next RPL season. Also, within the framework of the contract, the company, together with the club, will support the development of children's sports in the region and the program of physical rehabilitation of children with disabilities.

Football club Krasnodar is currently the leader of the Russian championship, taking first place in the RPL standings with 55 points after 25 rounds. The club was founded by entrepreneur Sergei Galitsky in February 2008. During its history, the team has repeatedly become the winner of the Russian championship and participated in the Champions League. In the 2023/2024 season, Krasnodar fought for the championship until the last round, but eventually lost the title to Zenit^[2]

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