LOSC Lille
Sports & Entertainment · France
LOSC Lille is a privately owned French football club that makes most of its money from TV rights (especially the Champions League), matchday tickets, sponsors and selling players it has developed.
What makes it different
Four years of profit, built on player sales.
€72.4MProfit from transfersFY2024/25
Profit from transfers is far above the operating result before transfers.
How big it is
How big is LOSC Lille?
€191.8MRevenue excl. transfers2024/25
50,000Stadium seats2026
€89.0MPayroll2024/25
How it makes money 2024/25
Mostly TV money.
- Broadcasting rights53%€101.5M
- Gate receipts15%€28.8M
- Sponsors and advertising13%€24.2M
- Other income19%€37.3M
How the business works
Buy cheap. Reach Europe. Sell.
- 1Young players
- 2Champions League
- 3Players at profit
Low wages relative to income turn each transfer into profit rather than survival.
Who owns it
CEO: Olivier Létang
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1944LOSC founded by a merger
- 1999City sells the club to private owners
- 2011League and cup double
- 2012Move to a 50,000-seat stadium
- 2017Michel Seydoux sells the club to Gérard Lopez
Sources
Every number on this page comes from LOSC Lille's own reports.
Full profile
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What LOSC Lille tracks18 metrics
Stadium capacity
Record Ligue 1 TV audience in China
French league titles
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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The full timeline16 moments
2007
2021
2026
LOSC Lille vs Paris Saint-Germainside by side
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