Finance Guru: Leeds to land £8m boost after stadium expansion plans analysed

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It was confirmed earlier this year Leeds have received the necessary approval to increase Elland Road’s capacity from 37,645 to 53,000. Financial Metric2023-242024-25Matchday Revenue£31m£32mBroadcast Revenue£54m£47mCommercial Revenue£43m£58mTotal Revenue£128m£137mLeeds United’s accounts for the past two seasonsSpeaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson discussed how the stadium expansion will impact Leeds financially.

“That’s going to be critical because 15,000 is a huge increase. “Of course they can sell out the 15,000 when it’s Manchester United at home on a Super Sunday.

The challenge though, is can you sell 15,000 season tickets at let’s say £500, which would be £7.5m a year. “Or is it going to end up being additional capacity, which means there’s more cherry picking of games, so you get a higher ticket price than the £500 overall, but you don’t get the certainty.” Why Leeds’ demand is ‘going to be tested’ after expansionBorson revealed how Leeds will look to continue increasing their matchday revenue following the stadium expansion.