In football, relegation is a hard blow, both from a sporting and economic point of view. For this reason, in recent years the so-called "relegation parachute”, a financial instrument designed to support teams moving down from Serie A to Serie B, helping them to reorganise and support the new reality.
However, this innovation has not been well received by fans who consider this a too "convenient" method for relegated teams. On social media in recent times there have been many comments from fans asking to eliminate the parachute because it is implied that some clubs have an interest in being relegated to cash in. This, despite the fact that over time the club presidents have explained that the parachute is a disaster and no one would want to cash in on it. In fact, cashing in on the parachute means being relegated and having suffered various economic damages: halved TV rights, decreased box office takings, decreased marketing, lower sponsorship revenue, devaluation of player transfers, to name a few.
The parachute in Serie A: how it works and how much the clubs involved in the fight for survival would earn
But how exactly does this mechanism work? parachute in Serie A? As established by the Serie A League regulations, relegated teams are guaranteed financial assistance to limit the damage resulting from the promotion to the second division.
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In total, 60 million euros are made available, divided according to specific criteria:
- Everything is fine "A-rated company” (i.e. the newly promoted teams that are relegated in their first year of Serie A) receive a contribution of 10 million euros;
- Everything is fine "B-tier company” (i.e. clubs that have played at least two seasons, even non-consecutive, in Serie A in the last three) receive 15 million euros;
- Finally, every “C-tier company” (relegated teams that have participated in at least three Serie A seasons in the last four, including the one of relegation) receive support of €25 million.
This is the situation, club by club, of the teams fighting to stay up in Serie A this year, should they be relegated:
- H.Verona (group C) 25 million
- Parma (group A) 10 million
- Cagliari (group B) 15 million
- Lecce (group C) 25 million
- Empoli (group C) 25 million
- Venice (band A) 10 million
- Monza (band C) 25 million.
In the event that the sum of the individual shares due to the clubs exceeds the overall amount of 60 million, the shares due to each club will be proportionally reduced.
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