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Ligue 1: the DNCG, French football’s financial gendarme

Indicative benchmarks — estimates, not official league limits

France runs the oldest financial control in football: the DNCG audits every professional club annually and holds real powers — blocking transfer registrations, capping the wage bill, or administrative relegation for clubs whose accounts do not stand up. There is no single public percentage cap; the DNCG judges each club’s file. Zelador scores French clubs against labeled indicative benchmarks while keeping the file the DNCG examines — budget, liquidity, obligations — coherent all season.

Benchmarks Zelador applies under this framework
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Wage sustainability≤ 70%
Squad cost vs revenue≤ 80%
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Frequently asked questions

What can the DNCG actually do?

Block registrations, impose wage-bill or transfer-fee caps, and relegate clubs administratively — powers it uses every season.

How does Zelador Football help?

It keeps a DNCG-shaped file — budget, cash flow, obligations, projections — coherent and defensible before the annual review, not after.