How much money does a team lose if it is relegated to Segunda? The drama that torments Cadiz, Getafe, Valencia, Almeria, Celta and Valladolid

"The descent? No, no, not to mention it." On one side of the phone, a director of one of the First League clubs involved in the fight for permanence refuses to mention for a single second the possibility of playing next year in the Second Division. A few minutes later, a member of another of the teams that suffer these days to maintain the category 'passes' of the hypothetical money they would receive from LaLiga in case of going down. "Money doesn't matter, this weekend's points matter." "Desc

ENSO" is a forbidden word in any conversation.

and, above all,

They come together in a combo that drives anyone away. No one wants to speak publicly about what privately haunts them most. But deep down, even if it is in an office isolated from its sports cities or stadiums, there is a thought about the economic consequences of what happens this Sunday in Spanish football. And the result is dramatic: between 40 and 50 million euros that are not earned by the difference in television revenues, a staff cost that in most cases will not withstand the reality of Second and an aid from LaLiga that compensates a little, although not too much, the blow of effect of the relegation.

Cadiz, Getafe, Valencia, Almeria, Celta and Valladolid

They play tonight much more than a football match. They dispute their very existence. The

and the

They already have both of their feet on the

, with all that that implies, and among the six clubs mentioned will be decided the

towards the well of Segunda. Any combination is overridden

, which is the one that has the worst to save itself. He needs to win yes or yes. If Pucela scores, Celta will need to add to the

; and if the

win, Vigo, Almeria, Valencia and Cadiz will be obliged to reach at least 42 points to survive.

From there, the sporting and economic hell. Descending to Second is an emotional blow for everyone, but there are monetary contexts that do not suffer so much. The

the

the

and even the

, who have the lowest budgets in the League, should not notice the blow so much, although they will, but for

and especially

, the fall would be terrifying.

Pending official figures,

,

, which the League has distributed by

in the 2022-2023 course, an amount similar to that of next season, the First Division takes 90% (1,440) and the

(160), according to Royal Decree-Law 5/2015. Of those 160 of Second, there will be a

for each of the 22 teams (

) who dispute the course 23-24 and another

by the

of the last season, awarding

to the penultimate of LaLiga 22-23 (15.45% of the total amount),

to the penultimate (13.64%) and

to the colista (11.82%).

El Valencia, K.O.

The difference is abysmal. So much so that the

For example

, according to sources and statistics consulted and calculated by this newspaper, in case of decline. The same as the

, which in Primera receives

, and the

, which charges

. Cadiz, Valladolid and Almeria, which are in 47 and 45 'kilos' in income, would go to

. All would see their collections decreased in

.

It would come into play, then, the

, fruit of the money accumulated in the

, a purse to which each club contributes 3.5% of annual television revenues. But how is this aid distributed and calculated? The following is valued: a fixed amount corresponding to the

of the total of LaLiga, the

of that team in the last five seasons, the

in the last five years and one

of the audiovisual amounts of Primera for each of the consecutive campaigns that the club has been in the highest category. I mean

(and that Espanyol and Elche) in case of relegation having been more years in a row in LaLiga.

Those of Mestalla would receive a figure that would be around

, which together with the 12.4 of the audiovisual rights would only make them lose

with respect to television revenues received in Primera. LaLiga '

and

, while Cádiz and Valladolid would stay at 8 and Almería at 6. Espanyol, on the other hand, knows that it will have something close to 13, by the 7 of Elche.

In total, and with that help,

, always talking about approximate amounts waiting for the official ones;

, Getafe 25, Cádiz 17, Valladolid 15, Almería 27, Espanyol 30 and Elche 28.

Parakeets, for example,

in its last decline in 2020, while the

in 2021. A very necessary money to endure the first season in hell, but that would arrive in three payments during the season: October 30, November 30 and January 30. Those millions, in addition,

the following June. Without help from LaLiga, clubs are dependent solely on television rights that are far from those accumulated in the First Division. For anyone, ascending in a few months is vital, so what happens this Sunday will give a 180-degree turn to the destination that several cities.