• Holstein Kiel

    • AC81%
    • EQ55%
    • WR54%
    • LV0.8×
  • Paderborn 07

    • AC100%
    • EQ41%
    • WR46%
    • LV1.5×
  • Darmstadt 98

    • AC80%
    • EQ49%
    • WR57%
    • LV1.0×
Column
Financial table 2. Bundesliga 2021/22, sorted by points
Pos. Club
1 Holstein Kiel 1214.6381%355%354%30.8×412±02018/19: 12 · 2019/20: 11 · 2020/21: 12 · 2021/22: 1211.890.5
2 Paderborn 07 1214.63100%341%346%31.5×49+32018/19: 5 · 2019/20: 12 · 2020/21: 9 · 2021/22: 129.57−0.5
3 Darmstadt 98 1214.2380%349%357%31.0×412±02018/19: 12 · 2019/20: 12 · 2020/21: 12 · 2021/22: 1212.04−2.0
4 Karlsruher SC 1113.4250%339%346%31.6×310+12018/19: 9 · 2019/20: 11 · 2020/21: 10 · 2021/22: 1110.3121.0
5 Hamburger SV 1011.8238%330%343%22.3×29+12018/19: 8 · 2019/20: 9 · 2020/21: 9 · 2021/22: 109.031.0
6 Düsseldorf 57.2127%115%352%05.7×16−12018/19: 8 · 2019/20: 6 · 2020/21: 6 · 2021/22: 56.310−1.2
7 St. Pauli 57.0120%114%350%06.1×15±02018/19: 7 · 2019/20: 8 · 2020/21: 5 · 2021/22: 56.350.3
8 Hannover 96 56.7125%115%358%05.7×14+12018/19: 9 · 2019/20: 8 · 2020/21: 4 · 2021/22: 56.511−0.5
9 Hansa Rostock 56.316%15%340%020.9×13+22019/20: 3 · 2020/21: 3 · 2021/22: 53.7134.5
10 Heidenheim 56.217%16%347%016.6×15±02018/19: 5 · 2019/20: 5 · 2020/21: 5 · 2021/22: 55.06−0.2
11 Werder Bremen 33.80−67%0−22%345%0equity < 012+12018/19: 5 · 2019/20: 3 · 2020/21: 2 · 2021/22: 33.326.3
12 Schalke 04 33.60−131%0−103%351%0equity < 013±02018/19: 3 · 2019/20: 2 · 2020/21: 3 · 2021/22: 32.81−20.0
13 Nürnberg 33.60−66%0−25%352%0equity < 012+12018/19: 5 · 2019/20: 6 · 2020/21: 2 · 2021/22: 34.08−2.5

Source: DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, 2021/22 · 13 of 18 clubs

Clubs by points

  1. 12 Holstein KielPaderborn 07Darmstadt 98
  2. 11 Karlsruher SC
  3. 10 Hamburger SV
  4. 5 DüsseldorfSt. PauliHannover 96Hansa RostockHeidenheim
  5. 3 Werder BremenSchalke 04Nürnberg

3 of 13 clubs meet all four targets; the fewest points come from the leverage

2021/22, points per ratio, at most 12

Source: DFL, club financial figures

Paderborn 07: from place 9 to place 2 in the financial table

Place 1 to 16 by points, 2018/19 to 2021/22

Source: DFL, club financial figures

Schalke 04: place 1 in the table, place 12 on finances, the widest gap in the 2. Bundesliga 2021/22

2. Bundesliga 2021/22, rank correlation −0.23

Source: DFL, club financial figures; final tables

Method

Four key figures, 0 to 3 points each, equally weighted, 12 at most. Three points: target met. On equal points the fine score decides: within each band, the distance to the next threshold; above the target, the distance beyond it with decreasing weight; at most 4 per key figure. Then the average of all seasons. Peer group: the clubs of the same league and season.

Key figure3 points2 points1 point0 points
Fixed-asset coverage AC
Equity ÷ fixed assets
> 60%> 30%> 0% ≤ 0%
Equity ratio EQ
Equity ÷ total assets
> 30%> 20%> 0% ≤ 0%
Wage ratio WR
Wage bill ÷ revenue
< 60%< 70%< 80% ≥ 80%
Leverage LV
Debt ÷ equity
< 2< 3< 4 ≥ 4 or negative equity

Wage ratio on the DFL's gross result; debt is total assets less equity. Subsidies from third parties are not on the balance sheet. Points are not licensing criteria of the leagues. Definitions: Data and method.

Scoring and thresholds after Christoph, Meenzer on Tour: ‘Die Finanzen der Männer-Bundesliga-Clubs: Abschlusstabelle 2026’, 21 August 2026.