When you think of the regional league, many assume that hardly any salaries are paid here, after all, it is amateur and not professional football. But that’s not quite right. Even in amateur sport, money is definitely involved and of course coaches, players and officials are also paid. In the following, we have summarized the average salaries and sources of income for the clubs in the Regionalliga Nord for you.
Average coach salaries
According to the portal, fourth division coaches earn an average of 2,825 euros gross, which corresponds to an annual salary of 35,035 euros. This is based on 40 hours of work per week. Of course, there are clear fluctuations up and down. The top quarter, for example, already earns almost 40,000 euros a year. while the bottom quarter has to be content with “only” about 31,000 euros.
Average player salaries
Player salaries in the 4th league vary greatly from club to club and of course from player to player. In the top clubs of the North and Northeast regional leagues, top players can earn up to 6,500 euros a month. However, these are professionals who contribute to the sporting success of the club and are supposed to bring it back into the professional leagues. Such salaries are not usual in amateur football, even if many players already have their own consultants and vie for salaries. In the Regionalliga Nordost, around 60 percent of all players have an advisor. However, the average salary for a regional soccer player is “only” around 1,000 euros gross per month.
Average market value
In view of an average market value of around 53,000 euros per player in the Regionalliga Nordost with over 500 players, average player salaries are relatively low. However, as mentioned at the beginning, one must not forget that it is an amateur sport and many of the players only earn their income from football as a part-time job. They also have other jobs.
Comparison to the 3rd league
The difference between the amateur league and the 3rd Bundesliga is already clear from the average market value of the players. With 561 players, this is an average of 216,000 euros, ie about four times as high as in the 4th division. Since the players receive professional contracts, they also earn significantly more than their amateur colleagues in the 4th division with a monthly salary of between 2,500 and 10,000 euros. However, there are also clubs in the 3rd Bundesliga that pay players at the second division level, so the players also have to earn money in another job. For comparison: Almost all third division players earn less than a pilot per month.
How do amateur clubs pay salaries?
Ultimately, even amateur football is about money. This is reflected not least in the fact that in recent years more and more betting providers have offered football bets in the regional leagues. On comparison sites such as sbo.net, you will find a large number of large bookmakers where you can place bets on results in amateur football, handicap bets, or even live bets in top games. Compared to local betting shops, not only is there a wider range of football bets to choose from, but it is also much easier to compare odds, open an account, and place bets.
This is only possible because things are already professional here, professional referees are used and broadcasting rights for TV and live streams are assigned. This is the only way to keep everything fair and transparent. In order to maintain the stadiums, meet the requirements of the DFB, invest in the infrastructure and pay the professional association, and be able to transfer salaries to players and coaches, however, income must be generated.
Entrance fees
Regional leagues are less interesting for spectators than national professional leagues. Accordingly, the number of spectators is rather low with an average of between 1,000 and 3,000, and the entrance fees are also limited in most clubs to between 10 and 15 euros.
Donations and fan articles
- Many clubs achieve considerable income through donations, the sale of fan articles, or the receipt of membership fees the club. Today, even crowd-funding campaigns are not uncommon, which are intended to help cover the high financial burden of the regional league teams in relation to their income.