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Squad Cost Limit
This Squad Cost Limit is the maximum amount that each club/SAD can spend during the course of the 2024/25 season following the summer transfer market (and for the next winter market), including spending on the first team in relation to players, the manager, assistant manager and fitness coach (registrable squad, as defined in Art. 38 of the Budget Preparation Rules). This limit also includes spending on the reserves, the youth system and other areas (non-registrable squad, as defined in Art. 38 of the Budget Preparation Rules).
The items included in the eligible and non-eligible squad cost limits are: fixed and variable salaries, social security, collective bonuses, acquisition costs (including agents‘ commissions) and amortisations (players’ purchase amount calculated annually according to the number of years of the player's contract).
Each Club or SAD proposes its Squad Cost Limit to LALIGA, in compliance with the rules for drawing up club budgets, and it's the responsibility of the LALIGA Validation Body to approve the proposed limit or, where appropriate, rectify it up to the amount that guarantees the Club's financial stability.
A Club/SAD's application for its Squad Cost Limit does not always correspond to its maximum limit. A Club/SAD can apply for the limit it deems appropriate to meet its sports expenditure budget, as long as it does not exceed its maximum limit. It should also be noted that the application of the Squad Cost Limit does not imply that it will be utilised in its entirety.
The Squad Cost Limit may be increased under the conditions and in accordance with the procedure set out in Title III of the Club and SAD budgeting rules.
