Forbes list of the most valuable football clubs
This is a list of the richest football clubs in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine on their worth in United States dollars.
Current ranking
Rankings as of 1 May 2016.[1]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | Debt as % of value[3] |
% change on year |
Revenue ($M) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
3,645 | 3 | 12 | 694 |
2 | Barcelona | ![]() |
3,549 | 2 | 12 | 675 |
3 | Manchester United | ![]() |
3,317 | 20 | 7 | 625 |
4 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
2,678 | 0 | 14 | 570 |
5 | Arsenal | ![]() |
2,017 | 17 | 54 | 524 |
6 | Manchester City | ![]() |
1,921 | 0 | 40 | 558 |
7 | Chelsea | ![]() |
1,661 | 0 | 21 | 505 |
8 | Liverpool | ![]() |
1,548 | 5 | 58 | 471 |
9 | Juventus | ![]() |
1,299 | 4 | 55 | 390 |
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
1,017 | 2 | 69 | 310 |
11 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
836 | 0 | 19 | 338 |
12 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
825 | 32 | 6 | 240 |
13 | Paris Saint-Germain | ![]() |
814 | 0 | 28 | 578 |
14 | Schalke 04 | ![]() |
655 | 21 | 15 | 264 |
15 | Atlético Madrid | ![]() |
633 | 22 | 45 | 225 |
16 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
559 | 43 | 27 | 198 |
17 | West Ham United | ![]() |
542 | 6 | 76 | 194 |
18 | Roma | ![]() |
508 | 36 | N/A | 217 |
19 | Napoli | ![]() |
396 | 0 | 12 | 151 |
20 | Kerala Blasters | ![]() |
201 | 0 | 10 | 104 |
Historical rankings
2015 rankings
Rankings as of 6 May 2015.[4]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | Debt as % of value[5] |
% change on year |
Revenue ($M) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | Spain | 3,260 | 4 | -5 | 746 |
2 | Barcelona | ![]() |
3,160 | 3 | -1 | 657 |
3 | Manchester United | ![]() |
3,100 | 20 | 10 | 703 |
4 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
2,350 | 0 | 27 | 661 |
5 | Manchester City | ![]() |
1,380 | 0 | 60 | 562 |
6 | Chelsea | ![]() |
1,370 | 0 | 58 | 526 |
7 | Arsenal | ![]() |
1,310 | 30 | -2 | 487 |
8 | Liverpool | ![]() |
982 | 10 | 39 | 415 |
9 | Juventus | ![]() |
837 | 9 | -2 | 379 |
10 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
775 | 44 | -9 | 339 |
11 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
700 | 6 | 17 | 355 |
12 | Paris Saint-Germain | ![]() |
634 | 0 | 53 | 643 |
13 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
600 | 9 | 17 | 293 |
14 | Schalke 04 | ![]() |
572 | 0 | -1 | 290 |
15 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
439 | 56 | -9 | 222 |
16 | Atlético Madrid | ![]() |
436 | 53 | 33 | 231 |
17 | Napoli | ![]() |
353 | 0 | 19 | 224 |
18 | Newcastle United | ![]() |
349 | 0 | N/A | 210 |
19 | West Ham United | ![]() |
309 | 12 | N/A | 186 |
20 | Galatasaray | ![]() |
294 | 17 | -15 | 220 |
2014 rankings
Rankings as of 15 July 2014.[6]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | % change on year |
Revenue ($M) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
3,440 | 4 | 675 |
2 | Barcelona | ![]() |
3,200 | 23 | 627 |
3 | Manchester United | ![]() |
2,810 | -11 | 551 |
4 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
1,850 | 41 | 561 |
5 | Arsenal | ![]() |
1,331 | 0 | 370 |
6 | Chelsea | ![]() |
868 | -4 | 394 |
7 | Manchester City | ![]() |
863 | 25 | 411 |
8 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
856 | -9 | 343 |
9 | Juventus | ![]() |
850 | 22 | 354 |
10 | Liverpool | ![]() |
704 | 8 | 313 |
11 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
599 | 31 | 333 |
12 | Schalke 04 | ![]() |
580 | 16 | 258 |
13 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
514 | -1 | 224 |
14 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
483 | 20 | 219 |
15 | Paris Saint-Germain | ![]() |
415 | N/A | 518 |
16 | Galatasaray | ![]() |
347 | N/A | 204 |
17 | Atlético Madrid | ![]() |
328 | 33 | 156 |
18 | Hamburg | ![]() |
326 | 9 | 176 |
19 | Roma | ![]() |
307 | 19 | 162 |
20 | Napoli | ![]() |
296 | -10 | 156 |
2013 rankings
Rankings as of 17 April 2013.[7]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | % change on year |
Revenue ($M) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
3,300 | 76 | 650 |
2 | Manchester United | ![]() |
3,165 | 61 | 502 |
3 | Barcelona | ![]() |
2,600 | 99 | 613 |
4 | Arsenal | ![]() |
1,326 | 3 | 368 |
5 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
1,309 | 6 | 468 |
6 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
945 | -4 | 326 |
7 | Chelsea | ![]() |
901 | 18 | 409 |
8 | Juventus | ![]() |
694 | 17 | 248 |
9 | Manchester City | ![]() |
689 | 56 | 362 |
10 | Liverpool | ![]() |
651 | 5 | 296 |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
520 | -8 | 226 |
12 | Schalke 04 | ![]() |
498 | -15 | 221 |
13 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
436 | 11 | 240 |
14 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
401 | -18 | 236 |
15 | Lyon | ![]() |
368 | -4 | 167 |
16 | Corinthians | ![]() |
358 | - | 119 |
17 | Napoli | ![]() |
330 | 17 | 188 |
18 | Hamburg | ![]() |
300 | -15 | 154 |
19 | Marseille | ![]() |
285 | -18 | 167 |
20 | Newcastle United | ![]() |
263 | 9 | 146 |
2012 rankings
Rankings as of 19 April 2012.[8]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | % change on year |
Revenue ($M) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | ![]() |
1,965 | 5 | 532 |
2 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
1,877 | 34 | 695 |
3 | Barcelona | ![]() |
1,307 | 34 | 653 |
4 | Arsenal | ![]() |
1,292 | 8 | 364 |
5 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
1,235 | 12 | 466 |
6 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
989 | 18 | 341 |
7 | Chelsea | ![]() |
761 | 16 | 362 |
8 | Liverpool | ![]() |
619 | 12 | 295 |
9 | Juventus | ![]() |
591 | -6 | 223 |
10 | Schalke 04 | ![]() |
587 | 56 | 293 |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
564 | 37 | 262 |
12 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
490 | 11 | 307 |
13 | Manchester City | ![]() |
443 | 52 | 246 |
14 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
394 | 52 | 197 |
15 | Lyon | ![]() |
385 | 8 | 193 |
16 | Hamburg | ![]() |
355 | 4 | 187 |
17 | Roma | ![]() |
354 | 38 | 208 |
18 | Marseille | ![]() |
349 | 26 | 218 |
19 | Valencia | ![]() |
288 | - | 186 |
20 | Napoli | ![]() |
283 | - | 167 |
2011 rankings
Rankings as of 20 April 2011.[9]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | % change on year |
Revenue ($M) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | ![]() |
1,864 | 1 | 428 |
2 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
1,400 | 10 | 537 |
3 | Arsenal | ![]() |
1,200 | 1 | 336 |
4 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
1,100 | 6 | 396 |
5 | Barcelona | ![]() |
975 | -2 | 488 |
6 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
838 | 5 | 289 |
7 | Chelsea | ![]() |
658 | 2 | 313 |
8 | Juventus | ![]() |
628 | -4 | 251 |
9 | Liverpool | ![]() |
552 | -33 | 276 |
10 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
441 | 7 | 275 |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
412 | 11 | 179 |
12 | Schalke | ![]() |
377 | -2 | 171 |
13 | Lyon | ![]() |
358 | 8 | 179 |
14 | Hamburg | ![]() |
340 | 3 | 179 |
15 | Manchester City | ![]() |
291 | 13 | 153 |
16 | Stuttgart | ![]() |
281 | 0 | 141 |
17 | Werder Bremen | ![]() |
279 | 2 | 147 |
18 | Marseille | ![]() |
277 | 6 | 173 |
19 | Atlético Madrid | ![]() |
275 | 6 | 153 |
20 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
260 | -1 | 124 |
2010 rankings
Rankings as of April 2010.[10][11]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | Debt as % of value[12] |
% change on year |
Revenue ($M) | Operating income ($m)[13] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | ![]() |
1,835 | 46 | -2 | 459 | 150 |
2 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
1,323 | 54 | -2 | 563 | 130 |
3 | Arsenal | ![]() |
1,181 | 41 | -2 | 369 | 102 |
4 | Barcelona | ![]() |
1,000 | 58 | 4 | 513 | 113 |
5 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
990 | 14 | -11 | 406 | 61 |
6 | Liverpool | ![]() |
822 | 47 | -19 | 304 | 37 |
7 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
800 | 0 | -19 | 276 | 41 |
8 | Juventus | ![]() |
656 | 3 | 9 | 285 | 57 |
9 | Chelsea | ![]() |
646 | 8 | -19 | 340 | -73 |
10 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
413 | 0 | 12 | 276 | -14 |
11 | Schalke | ![]() |
384 | 50 | -25 | 175 | -7 |
12 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
372 | 29 | -16 | 186 | 35 |
13 | Lyon | ![]() |
333 | 10 | -21 | 196 | 5 |
14 | Hamburg | ![]() |
329 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 41 |
15 | Roma | ![]() |
308 | 0 | -19 | 205 | 25 |
16 | Werder Bremen | ![]() |
274 | 0 | -6 | 161 | 24 |
17 | Marseille | ![]() |
262 | 0 | 9 | 187 | 19 |
18 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
261 | 32 | -20 | 145 | 8 |
19 | Manchester City | ![]() |
258 | 0 | -17 | 143 | -56 |
20 | Newcastle United | ![]() |
198 | 8 | -30 | 142 | -49 |
2009 rankings
Rankings as of April 2009.[14]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | Debt as % of value[12] |
% change on year |
Revenue ($M) | Operating income ($m)[13] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | ![]() |
1,870 | 54 | 4 | 512 | 160 |
2 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
1,353 | 23 | 5 | 576 | 81 |
3 | Arsenal | ![]() |
1,200 | 107 | 0 | 349 | 80 |
4 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
1,110 | 0 | 21 | 465 | 59 |
5 | Liverpool | ![]() |
1,010 | 59 | -4 | 332 | 50 |
6 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
990 | 0 | 24 | 330 | 58 |
7 | Barcelona | ![]() |
960 | 43 | 22 | 487 | 108 |
8 | Chelsea | ![]() |
800 | 92 | 5 | 424 | -13 |
9 | Juventus | ![]() |
600 | 5 | 18 | 264 | 46 |
10 | Schalke | ![]() |
510 | 38 | 9 | 234 | 41 |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
445 | 29 | 12 | 228 | 70 |
12 | Lyon | ![]() |
423 | 18 | 4 | 245 | 94 |
13 | Roma | ![]() |
381 | 9 | -12 | 276 | 69 |
14 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
370 | 77 | -8 | 272 | 27 |
15 | Hamburg | ![]() |
330 | 0 | 13 | 202 | 44 |
16 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
325 | 33 | 1 | 183 | 9 |
17 | Manchester City | ![]() |
310 | 0 | 62 | 164 | -16 |
18 | Werder Bremen | ![]() |
292 | 0 | 12 | 177 | 27 |
19 | Newcastle United | ![]() |
285 | 96 | -5 | 198 | -13 |
20 | Stuttgart | ![]() |
264 | 0 | not reported | 176 | 18 |
21 | Aston Villa | ![]() |
240 | 10 | 26 | 150 | 1 |
21 | Marseille | ![]() |
240 | 0 | 28 | 200 | 20 |
23 | Celtic | ![]() |
218 | 14 | -4 | 145 | 11 |
24 | Everton | ![]() |
207 | 49 | 5 | 151 | 14 |
25 | Rangers | ![]() |
194 | 86 | not reported | 128 | 15 |
2008 rankings
This is the April 2008 list.[15]
Rank | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | Debt as %of value[12] |
% change on year |
Revenue ($M) | Operating income($m)[13] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | ![]() |
1,800 | 60 | 24 | 394 | 111 |
2 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
1,285 | 27 | 24 | 474 | 112 |
3 | Arsenal | ![]() |
1,200 | 43 | 31 | 329 | 77 |
4 | Liverpool | ![]() |
1,050 | 65 | 131 | 269 | 60 |
5 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
917 | 0 | 9 | 302 | 72 |
6 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
798 | 0 | -3 | 307 | 54 |
7 | Barcelona | ![]() |
784 | 27 | 47 | 392 | 92 |
8 | Chelsea | ![]() |
764 | 0 | 42 | 382 | -5 |
9 | Juventus | ![]() |
510 | 5 | -10 | 196 | 35 |
10 | Schalke | ![]() |
470 | 48 | 0 | 154 | 36 |
11 | Roma | ![]() |
434 | 12 | 94 | 213 | 48 |
12 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
414 | 15 | 70 | 207 | 64 |
13 | Lyon | ![]() |
408 | 7 | 19 | 190 | 15 |
14 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
403 | 0 | -27 | 207 | 21 |
15 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
323 | 57 | 63 | 122 | 31 |
16 | Newcastle United | ![]() |
300 | 43 | 16 | 175 | 12 |
17 | Hamburg | ![]() |
293 | 0 | 32 | 163 | 41 |
18 | Werder Bremen | ![]() |
262 | 0 | n/a | 131 | 11 |
19 | Valencia | ![]() |
254 | 159 | 31 | 145 | -45 |
20 | Celtic | ![]() |
227 | 11 | 23 | 151 | 48 |
21 | Everton | ![]() |
197 | 30 | 24 | 103 | -1 |
22 | West Ham United | ![]() |
195 | 23 | 25 | 115 | -22 |
23 | Manchester City | ![]() |
191 | 63 | -8 | 114 | 27 |
24 | Aston Villa | ![]() |
190 | 12 | 36 | 106 | -40 |
25 | Marseille | ![]() |
187 | 0 | 19 | 134 | 13 |
- Manchester United increased from $1.2 billion to $1.8 billion still remaining at top. While Real Madrid remains second due to an increase of $400 million. Arsenal also remain third after an approximate increase of $350 million.
2007 rankings
This is the list released in March 2007.
# | Team | Country | Value ($M)[2] | Debt as %of value[12] |
% change on year |
Revenue ($M) | Operating income($m)[13] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | ![]() |
1,453 | 84 | 6 | 310 | 92 |
2 | Real Madrid | ![]() |
1,036 | 10 | 2 | 000 | 83 |
3 | Arsenal | ![]() |
915 | 53 | 9 | 246 | 20 |
4 | Bayern Munich | ![]() |
838 | 0 | 9 | 262 | 62 |
5 | A.C. Milan | ![]() |
824 | 0 | -10 | 305 | 46 |
6 | Juventus | ![]() |
567 | 17 | -18 | 321 | 45 |
7 | Inter Milan | ![]() |
555 | n/a | 10 | 264 | 26 |
8 | Chelsea | ![]() |
537 | 28 | 6 | 283 | -37 |
9 | Barcelona | ![]() |
535 | 12 | 22 | 331 | 12 |
10 | Schalke | ![]() |
471 | 53 | 45 | 157 | 37 |
11 | Liverpool | ![]() |
454 | 18 | 28 | 225 | 37 |
12 | Lyon | ![]() |
343 | n/a | 65 | 163 | 10 |
13 | Newcastle United | ![]() |
260 | 46 | -14 | 159 | 11 |
14 | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
243 | 0 | 27 | 137 | 9 |
15 | Roma | ![]() |
224 | 0 | -15 | 162 | 53 |
16 | Hamburg | ![]() |
221 | n/a | n/a | 130 | 31 |
17 | Manchester City | ![]() |
208 | 83 | -6 | 114 | 9 |
18 | Borussia Dortmund | ![]() |
199 | 126 | 61 | 114 | 1 |
19 | Ajax | ![]() |
196 | 0 | 13 | 95 | 9 |
20 | Celtic | ![]() |
185 | 14 | 18 | 106 | -8 |
21 | Everton | ![]() |
165 | 32 | 34 | 107 | -15 |
22 | Marseille | ![]() |
157 | n/a | n/a | 105 | 6 |
23 | West Ham United | ![]() |
156 | 27 | n/a | 111 | 6 |
24 | Rangers | ![]() |
147 | 7 | 32 | 113 | 12 |
25 | Aston Villa | ![]() |
140 | 16 | 16 | 91 | -21 |
See also
- Deloitte Football Money League
- List of Premier League football club owners
- List of professional sports leagues by revenue
- Forbes' list of the most valuable sports teams
- List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports teams
References
- ↑ Nick DeSantis (11 May 2016). "The 20 Most Valuable Soccer Teams Of 2016, Visualized". Forbes.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Estimated by Forbes based on past transactions, market value, debt, and stadium.
- ↑ "The business of Soccer". Forbes. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ Mike Ozanian (6 May 2015). "Real Madrid Tops Ranking Of The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams". Forbes. Forbes, Inc. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "The business of Soccer". Forbes. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ Mike Ozanian (7 May 2014). "The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ Mike Ozanian (2 March 2014). "Soccer's Most Valuable Teams: At $3.3 Billion, Real Madrid Knocks Manchester United From Top Spot". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Dan Bigman (19 April 2012). "The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ Dan Bigman (20 April 2011). "The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ↑ "The Business Of Soccer". Forbes.com. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "2010 Soccer Team Valuations". Forbes.com. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Includes stadium debt
- 1 2 3 4 Revenue before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
- ↑ "2009 Soccer Team Valuations". Forbes.com. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "2008 Soccer Team Valuations". Forbes.com. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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