League announced this Thursday the salary limits available to football clubs. LaLiga EA Sports Premier League And Second League LaLiga Hypermotion In the summer transfer market ending September 1.
According to data provided by club boss Franjiverde, the entity has 23,946,000 as a team so far in the Sports Team Cost Limit (LCPD), the highest in the silver category of Spanish football. Far from Elche are the other teams relegated from the First League: Valladolid, 16.6 million; and Espanyol from Barcelona, with a shortage of 10 million.
First and Second League salary limits table LEAGUE
According to the Franjiverde foundation, this current amount does not mean that all of the money, which is around 15 million euros, was used to build the squad for the 2023-2024 season. The difference between this amount and the total salary limit was especially affected by last minute sales. The transfer of Lucas Boyé to Granada for 7 million euros plus two is conditional on meeting a set of objectives. The sale of Ezequiel Ponce to AEK Athens for 3.5 million and Pere Milla moving to Espanyol for 2 million plus 500 thousand euros if they are promoted to the First League contributed to the numbers. Elche earned more than 12 million from transfer fees, a figure that could reach as much as 15 million if the projected targets are achieved.
Elche expects a salary limit of around 15 million
The balance sheet shows how clubs balance wages, transfers, and potential sell-ons to stay within the cap while funding ongoing development and wage competitiveness across leagues. This earnings framework has wide implications for squad planning, recruitment, and long-term financial stability.
What is the salary limit and how is it calculated?
This Sports Team Cost Limit (LCPD) sets the ceiling on what a club can invest in player wages, the head coach, the assistant coaches, and the fitness staff, as well as non-recordable squads such as youth and reserve teams. It also governs components like the amortization of signings and payments linked to image rights. The cap includes both fixed and variable salaries, whether paid in cash or through in-kind arrangements such as housing or cars, along with various bonuses and contractual commitments.
The calculation deducts from structural income such as TV rights, advertising, and ticket or subscription revenue, the estimated debt repayments for the season. Each club may set its own cap and even operate below it, but must adhere to LaLiga’s Economic Control rules and the standards approved by the Verifications Body. If a cap fails to guarantee club stability, LaLiga can reduce it to a level that preserves financial soundness.
Salary limits are determined through mathematical formulas. If a club finishes a season above the cap, it must raise funds to remedy the imbalance.