German Bundesliga Clubs Earn $173M From Shirt Sponsorship Deals

German Bundesliga's 18 teams earn up to €142M ($173M) "through shirt sponsorship deals," according to DER WESTEN. Before the start of the 50th Bundesliga season, only two teams remain without a shirt sponsor, Werder Bremen and 1. FC Nurnberg. The two clubs have not been able to acquire a sponsor yet, but both Bremen Sport Dir Klaus Allofs and Nurnberg Sport Dir Martin Bader are convinced that their teams "will not start the season with a bare chest" on Aug. 24. Bader said that "it is not difficult" to find a shirt sponsor because of the league's positive image. Therefore, he would not "sell his team under value." However, Werder Bremen has a clause in its contract with sports marketing company Infront that "guarantees" the team €8M ($9.7M) a year -- "regardless if a company signs a shirt sponsorship deal or not." Bayern Munich tops the list, earning €25M ($30.3M) annually from its shirt sponsor Deutsche Telekom (DER WESTEN, 7/24).

Here is a complete list of  all 18 Bundesliga teams and their shirt sponsorship deals for the '12-13 season:

Club	12-13 Sponsors	Value / Year
Bayern Munich	Deutsche Telekom	€25M ($30.3M)
VfL Wolfsburg	Volkswagen	€20M ($24.3M)
Schalke 04	Gazprom	€15M ($18.2M)
Borussia Dortmund	Evonik	€15M ($18.2M)
Hamburg SV	Emirates	€8.5M ($10.3M)
Werder Bremen	none	€8M ($9.7M)*
Bayer Leverkusen	Sunpower	€6M ($7.3M)
VfB Stuttgart	Mercedes-Bank	€6M ($7.3M)
Eintracht Frankfurt	Krombacher	€5.5M ($6.7M)
1899 Hoffenheim	Suntech	€4.5M ($5.5M)
Borussia Monchengladbach	Postbank	€4.5M ($5.5M)
Hanover 96	TUI	€4M ($4.9M)
1. FC Nurnberg	none	€4M ($4.9M)**
FSV Mainz 05	Entega	€4M ($4.9M)
Fortuna Dusseldorf	o.tel.o	€2.8M (3.4M)
SpVgg Greuther Furth	AL-KO	€1.5M ($1.8M)

* Werder Bremen has a deal with sports marketing company Infront, which guarantees them €8M ($9.7M) a year.
** 1. FC Nurnberg expects €4M ($4.9M) annually from a shirt sponsorship deal.