MANAGEMENT REPORT would come to an orderly close and the marketing In the previous financial year, the players Maximilian partners would pay the budgeted amounts in full Philipp transferred to FC Dynamo Moscow, Abdou and on time. Since the distribution amount Diallo to Paris Saint-Germain, Alexander Isak to Real fluctuated in the 2020/2021 reporting period, DFL Sociedad, Julian Weigl to Benfica Lisbon, Paco Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH was ultimately forced Alcácer to Villarreal CF, Jacob Bruun Larsen to TSG to reduce the income with respect to the planned Hoffenheim, Sebastian Rode to Eintracht Frankfurt international TV marketing payouts. and Shinji Kagawa to Real Zaragoza. Furthermore, the players Dženis Burnić, Jeremy Toljan, Ömer Income from international TV marketing for Toprak, André Schürrle and Marius Wolf were competing in the UEFA Champions League loaned out. These transfers also generated amounted to EUR 78,698 thousand in the financial subsequent transfer proceeds and loan fees. year (previous year: EUR 67,420 thousand). The increase of EUR 11,278 thousand is due to the Conference, catering and higher performance bonus, since Borussia miscellaneous income Dortmund amassed four wins and one draw in the Conference, catering and miscellaneous income group stage. In the previous year, Borussia amounted to EUR 6,531 thousand (previous year: Dortmund only managed three wins and one draw. EUR 18,010 thousand) and also included sales from In addition, Borussia Dortmund reached the advance booking fees, rental and lease income and quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for release fees for national team players. the first time since 2017, although the team was Conference and catering income, which comprises knocked out of the competition following two income generated by the hospitality areas and defeats to Manchester City. events, decreased by EUR 2,067 thousand from EUR 2,258 thousand in the previous year to EUR 191 Unlike in the previous year, Borussia Dortmund thousand. The lack of spectators at 14 of 17 failed to win the DFL Super Cup, its first competitive Bundesliga home matches and fewer hospitality match of the current financial year. Borussia customers at the first three Bundesliga home Dortmund reached the final of the DFB Cup, where fixtures meant that only limited sales were the team chalked up a resounding victory against generated in the hospitality areas. RB Leipzig in Berlin. Income from domestic cup competitions thus amounted to EUR 10,131 In the reporting period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June thousand (previous year: EUR 4,729 thousand). 2021, advance booking fees, postage and miscellaneous income, which includes the Evonik Transfer income Football Academy, rental and lease income and Income from transfer deals declined by EUR BVB TV, decreased by EUR 8,969 thousand to 100,584 thousand to EUR 23,148 thousand (previous EUR4,072 thousand. This was due primarily to the year: EUR 123,732 thousand) lack of advance booking fees due to the restrictions on spectators imposed in response to the This resulted from the transfers of the players Ömer COVID-19 pandemic. Toprak to Werder Bremen and Dženis Burnić to 1. As well as the lack of advance booking fees for FC Heidenheim. In addition, Leonardo Balerdi was match day ticket sales, there was a shortfall in loaned to Olympique Marseille, Jeremy Toljan advance booking fees for season tickets after was loaned to U.S. Sassuolo and Sergio Gómez Borussia Dortmund decided as in the previous year was loaned to SD Huesca. Borussia Dortmund that it would initially suspend season ticket sales also generated subsequent transfer income. at the end of the season given the inability to Furthermore, Mario Götze left to join PSV Eindhoven predict how the pandemic would develop. on a free transfer. Likewise, the Football Academy was prevented 57