List of sports leagues by sales

The following list sorts sports leagues according to their annual turnover.

The sales figures refer to the last period ( season ) for which figures are available. Sales figures are given in millions of euros. The number of participants in the sports league and the average turnover of the teams are also listed.

league	Sports	country	season	Participants / teams	Sales in € million	Sales per team in € million	source
National Football League (NFL)	American football	United States	2017	32	11,394	356.1
Major League Baseball (MLB)	baseball	United States Canada	2018	30th	9,200	306.6
Premier League	Soccer	England Wales	2017/18	20th	6,562	328.1
National Basketball Association (NBA)	basketball	United States Canada	2017/18	30th	6,271	209
Primera División	Soccer	Spain	2017/18	20th	4,479	224
National Hockey League (NHL)	ice Hockey	United States Canada	2017/18	31	4.152	133.9
Football Bundesliga	Soccer	Germany	2017/18	18th	3.810	211.7
Series A	Soccer	Italy	2016/17	20th	2,267	113.4
formula 1	Automobile sport	Worldwide	2017	11	1,830	166.4
Ligue 1	Soccer	France Monaco	2017/18	20th	1,692	84.6
Campeonato Brasileiro	Soccer	Brazil	2016	20th	1,298	64.9
Nippon Professional Baseball	baseball	Japan	2016	12	1,184	98.7
Chinese Super League	Soccer	People's Republic of China	2016	16	945	59
J1 League	Soccer	Japan	2017	18th	860	48
Major League Soccer (MLS)	Soccer	United States Canada	2017	22nd	851	38.7
Football League Championship	Soccer	England Wales	2016/17	24	842	35.1
Continental hockey league	ice Hockey	Russia Belarus People's Republic of China Croatia Finland Kazakhstan Latvia Slovakia	2016/17	29	820	28.3
Super Lig	Soccer	Turkey	2016/17	18th	734	40.8
Premjer League	Soccer	Russia	2016/17	16	701	43.8
Indian Premier League	Twenty20 cricket	India	2018	8th	644	79.2
NASCAR	Automobile sport	United States	2017	20th	661	33
2. Bundesliga soccer	Soccer	Germany	2017/18	18th	608	33.8
Korea Professional Baseball	baseball	South Korea	2014	10	563	56
K-League	Soccer	South Korea	2014	12	509	26th
League MX	Soccer	Mexico	-	18th	509	28
Eredivisie	Soccer	Netherlands	2016/17	18th	451	25.1
Primeira League	Soccer	Portugal	2016/17	18th	366	20.3
Pro League	Soccer	Belgium	2016/17	16	359	22.4
Australian Football League	Australian football	Australia	2016	18th	345	19.2
Primera División	Soccer	Argentina	-	20th	338	17th
Top 14	Rugby union	France	2015/16	14th	303	21.6
Series B	Soccer	Italy	2011/12	22nd	276	12.5
J2 League	Soccer	Japan	2015	22nd	262	11.9
English Premiership	Rugby union	England	2015/16	12	245	20.4
National Rugby League	Rugby league	Australia New Zealand	2015	16	241	14.0
Super League	Soccer	Switzerland Liechtenstein	2015/16	10	227	22.7
Ligue 2	Soccer	France	2011/12	20th	214	10.7
Super league	Soccer	Denmark	2015/16	12	203	16.9
Canadian Football League	Canadian football	Canada	2015	9	200	22nd
Segunda División	Soccer	Spain	2014/15	22nd	198	9
3rd soccer league	Soccer	Germany	2017/18	20th	186	9.3
Football League One	Soccer	England	2015/16	24	177	7.5
Category Primera A	Soccer	Colombia	-	18th	176	10
Football Bundesliga	Soccer	Austria	2015/16	10	163	16.3
Allsvenskan	Soccer	Sweden	2016	16	150	9.4
Scottish Premiership	Soccer	Scotland	2015/16	12	148	12.3
Elite series	Soccer	Norway	2015	16	146	9.1
Super League	Soccer	Greece	2015/16	16	142	8.9
Ekstraklasa	Soccer	Poland	2015/16	16	125	7.8
Premjer League	Soccer	Kazakhstan	2015	12	105	8.7
Primera División	Soccer	Chile	-	18th	113	6.3
Football League Two	Soccer	England Wales	2015/16	24	112	4.7
Pro D2	Rugby union	France	2015/16	16	111	6.9
Premier Soccer League	Soccer	South Africa	-	16	111	6.9
German ice hockey league	ice Hockey	Germany	2014/15	14th	107	7.6
Handball Bundesliga	Handball	Germany	2016/17	18th	103	5.7
Basketball Bundesliga	basketball	Germany	2014/15	18th	98	5.0
Egyptian Premier League	Soccer	Egypt	-	20th	95	4.7
Premjer-Liha	Soccer	Ukraine	2015/16	14th	94	6.7
Israeli Premier League	Soccer	Israel	2015/16	14th	91	4.7
Mexican Pacific League	baseball	Mexico	2013/14	8th	72	9
HET Ligate	Soccer	Czech Republic	2015/16	16	71	4.4
Indian Super League	Soccer	India	2018/19	10	65	6.5
A-League	Soccer	Australia New Zealand	2012/13	10	63	6.3
Indian Super League	Soccer	India	2017	10	62	6.2
Minor league baseball	baseball	United States Canada	2015	160	62	0.4
Nemzeti Bajnokság	Soccer	Hungary	2015/16	12	60	5
Super League	Rugby league	England France	2015	12	60	5
League I	Soccer	Romania	2015/16	14th	58	4.1
First Division	Soccer	Netherlands	2011/12	18th	58	3.2
Chinese Basketball Association	basketball	People's Republic of China	2012/13	17th	53	3.1
J3 League	Soccer	Japan	2015	12	35	2.9
League ACB	basketball	Spain	2011/12	18th	30th	5.9
Veikkausliiga	Soccer	Finland	2016	12	24	2
Mexican League	baseball	Mexico	2016	16	23	1.5
Pro Kabaddi League	Kabaddi	India	2017	12	7.3	0.6

See also

• Deloitte Football Money League
• List of the most valuable football clubs

Individual evidence

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