List of the sports clubs with the largest number of members
This page lists the sports clubs in the world with the largest number of members .
In many European countries, professional football teams are not organized as clubs , but as corporations . This relates to all the teams of the English Premier League and most teams in the Spanish La Liga and the Italian Serie A . These do not appear in this list, although the corporations sometimes offer interested parties the opportunity to become a “member” for a fee, which offers those concerned advantages when purchasing tickets and fan merchandise. In Germany, too, most professional teams are organized as a corporation ( AG , GmbH , GmbH & Co. KGaA ); However, the majority of the votes lies with the registered associations (e.V.) that hold shares in the companies and are listed here, in accordance with the 50 + 1 rule .
The figures are based on inconsistent sources and are up to date to varying degrees.
List of sports clubs in the world with the largest number of members
| Sports clubs with the largest number of members in the world (75,000+) | |||||
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| rank | society | city | country | Members | was standing |
| 1 | FC Bayern Munich e. V. | Munich |
 Germany
|
293,000 | 15th November 2019 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Lisbon |
 Portugal
|
231.200 | December 14, 2018 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Lisbon |
Portugal
|
179,900 | 15th March 2019 |
| 4th | Munich Section of the DAV e. V. | Munich |
Germany
|
177.794 | November 2019 |
| 5 | Oberland section of the DAV e. V. | Munich |
Germany
|
177.455 | November 2019 |
| 6th | FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. | Gelsenkirchen |
Germany
|
160.023 | 1st September 2019 |
| 7th | BV Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund | Dortmund |
Germany
|
159.037 | November 24, 2019 |
| 8th | Club Atlético River Plate | Buenos Aires |
 Argentina
|
145,665 | 5th February 2016 |
| 9 | FC Barcelona 1 | Barcelona |
 Spain
|
143,459 | July 26, 2016 |
| 10 | Internacional Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre |
 Brazil
|
141,345 | 5th February 2016 |
| 11 | Sports Club Corinthians Paulista | São Paulo |
Brazil
|
139.212 | 5th February 2016 |
| 12 | FC Porto | postage |
Portugal
|
138,000 | March 2016 |
| 13 | Club Deportivo Guadalajara | Guadalajara |
 Mexico
|
135.987 | 5th February 2016 |
| 14th | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Buenos Aires |
Argentina
|
132,432 | 5th February 2016 |
| 15th | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | São Paulo |
Brazil
|
126.903 | approx. 2015/2016 |
| 16 | 1. FC Cologne 01/07 e. V. | Cologne |
Germany
|
111,559 | May 8, 2020 |
| 17th | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil
|
105,878 | November 6, 2013 |
| 18th | Real Madrid CF 2 | Madrid |
Spain
|
99,781 | December 21, 2017 |
| 19th | Borussia VfL 1900 e. V. | Mönchengladbach |
Germany
|
94,000 | July 1, 2020 |
| 20th | Eintracht Frankfurt e. V. | Frankfurt |
Germany
|
90,552 | August 1, 2020 |
| 21st | Hamburger Sport-Verein e. V. | Hamburg |
Germany
|
87,081 | July 28, 2020 |
| 22nd | Gremio Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre |
Brazil
|
80,478 | approx. 2015/2016 |
| This list contains all clubs with a current membership of 75,000 or more , provided this is sufficiently occupied. There may be other clubs that meet this criterion. The data are based on various sources and can therefore vary over the survey period or the standards applied, which may limit comparability.
1 New admissions since 2010 made more difficult by the association.
2 The number of members is limited by the association's statutes.
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List of the sports clubs in Germany with the largest number of members
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statistics
| Number of sports clubs per federal state | |
|---|---|
| state | sports clubs |
 Baden-Württemberg
|
12 |
 Bavaria
|
14th |
 Berlin
|
3 |
 Brandenburg
|
0 |
 Bremen
|
1 |
 Hamburg
|
6th |
 Hesse
|
4th |
 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
|
1 |
 Lower Saxony
|
2 |
 North Rhine-Westphalia
|
10 |
 Rhineland-Palatinate
|
2 |
 Saarland
|
0 |
 Saxony-Anhalt
|
0 |
 Saxony
|
2 |
 Schleswig-Holstein
|
0 |
 Thuringia
|
0 |
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Germany
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List of the sports clubs in Austria with the largest number of members
Sports clubs with the largest number of members in Austria (from 10,000)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | society | city | state | Members | was standing |
| 1 | Edelweiss Alpine Club | Vienna | Vienna | 60,945 | December 31, 2019 |
| 2 | Alpine Club Innsbruck | innsbruck | Tyrol | 58.008 | December 31, 2019 |
| 3 | Alpine Club Austria | Vienna | Vienna | 51,073 | December 31, 2019 |
| 4th | Alpine Association Vorarlberg | Bludenz | Vorarlberg | 27,383 | December 31, 2019 |
| 5 | Austrian Mountain Association | Vienna | Vienna | 25,927 | December 31, 2019 |
| 6th | Austrian Tourist Club | Vienna | Vienna | 25,000 | December 31, 2018 |
| 7th | Alpine Club Linz | Linz | Upper Austria | 23,134 | December 31, 2019 |
| 8th | Alpine Club Salzburg | Salzburg | Salzburg | 23,062 | December 31, 2019 |
| 9 | Alpine Club Graz | Graz | Styria | 20,308 | December 31, 2019 |
| 10 | Rapid Vienna | Vienna | Vienna | 16,804 | 5th March 2020 |
| 11 | Alpine Club Britannia | --- | Austria | 16,353 | December 31, 2019 |
| 12 | Alpine Club Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Carinthia | 13,815 | December 31, 2019 |
| This list contains clubs with a current membership of 10,000 or more , provided this is sufficiently well documented. There may be other clubs that meet this criterion. |
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2 Vienna : Alpenverein Austria , Alpenverein Edelweiss , Austrian Mountain Association , Austrian Tourist Club and Rapid Vienna
List of sports clubs with the largest number of members in Switzerland
Sports clubs with the largest number of members in Switzerland (from 10,000)
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| rank | society | city | Canton | Members | was standing |
| 1 | Young Boys Bern | Bern |
 Bern
|
13,026 | 15th October 2018 |
| This list contains clubs with a current membership of 10,000 or more , provided this is sufficiently well documented. There may be other clubs that meet this criterion. |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b FC Bayern Munich: FC Bayern Munich eV financially healthy and athletically successful , November 15, 2019
- ^ BTV (Benfica TV) on Friday, December 14th, 2018
- ↑ Sporting Lisbon: 98 mil sócios do Sporting nicht têm quotas em dia , March 15, 2019
- ^ A b Alpenverein.de: number of members, Munich section ; Retrieved November 27, 2019
- ↑ a b Alpenverein.de: Number of members in the Oberland section , accessed on November 27, 2019
- ^ A b Andreas Ernst: Schalke and BVB: This club has 986 more members. November 24, 2019, accessed on November 27, 2019 (German).
- ↑ a b Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co KGaA: Reinhard Rauball confirmed almost unanimously in office. Retrieved November 27, 2019 (German).
- ↑ a b c d e Mercado (Argentina): Ríver, entre los equipos con más socios del mundo . , February 5, 2016
- ↑ Sport.es (Spain): Oficial: El FC Barcelona tiene 143.459 socios , July 26, 2016
- ↑ Record (Portugal): Sporting ultrapassa os 160 mil sócios , August 2, 2017
- ↑ a b Europapokal.de: List of the football clubs in the world with the largest number of members
- ↑ a b home page. 1. FC Köln, accessed on May 8, 2020 (ticker for the number of members at the top left).
- ↑ Lapaginamillonaria.com: River, dentro de los cinco clubes con más socios en el mundo , November 6, 2013
- ↑ Goal.com: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu: historia, capacidad, socios y todo lo que hay que saber , December 21, 2017
- ↑ a b club information. In: Kicker. Accessed August 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b club information. In: Kicker. Retrieved August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b HSV live. (PDF) HSV, p. 112 , accessed on August 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Association portrait. VfB Stuttgart, accessed on July 31, 2020 .
- ^ Sportspass.de: number of members sportspass Hamburg
- ↑ SGStern.de: membership SG Stern Germany
- ↑ WERDER.DE: membership Werder Bremen
- ↑ Hertha.de: Number of members Hertha BSC
- ↑ 1.FC-Union.de: membership 1. FC Union Berlin
- ↑ Number of members, Swabian Section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Swabia
- ↑ Katja Sturm: Turngemeinde is building the next sports center - Bornheim: The new building should be ready in May 2021 . In: Frankfurter Neue Presse . January 20, 2020, p. 15 .
- ↑ membership. FC St. Pauli, accessed on July 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Number of members Section Stuttgart , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Stuttgart
- ^ Fortuna-Duesseldorf.de: Number of members Fortuna Düsseldorf
- ↑ membership. SC Freiburg, accessed on July 31, 2020 .
- ↑ membership. 1. FC Nürnberg, accessed on August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Dynamo-Dresden.de: Number of members Dynamo Dresden
- ↑ Number of members in the Hamburg and Niederelbe section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Hamburg and Niederelbe
- ↑ Löwenmagazin.de: membership TSV 1860 München
- ^ Hannover96.de: Number of members Hannover 96
- ↑ Number of members Section Berlin , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Berlin
- ↑ Number of members, Allgäu-Kempten section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Allgäu-Kempten
- ↑ FCAugsburg.de: Number of members FC Augsburg
- ↑ Number of members, Rhineland-Cologne section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Rhineland-Cologne
- ↑ Post-SV.de: membership Post SV Nuremberg
- ↑ Number of members, Allgäu Immenstadt section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Allgäu Immenstadt
- ↑ Number of members Section Regensburg , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Regensburg Section
- ↑ The Betze is on fire. Data, facts and people around the FCK. 1. FC Kaiserslautern, accessed on April 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Number of members of the Saxon Mountaineering Association , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Saxon Mountaineering Association
- ↑ Number of members Section Augsburg , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Augsburg
- ↑ Number of members, Freiburg-Breisgau section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Freiburg-Breisgau Section
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↑ Hamburg's sport continues to grow. Hamburger Sportbund, February 11, 2020, accessed on April 3, 2020 . Homepage: Number of members Eimsbütteler TV
- ↑ Number of members, Heilbronn Section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Heilbronn
- ^ FC-Hansa.de: Number of members Hansa Rostock
- ↑ Number of members Section Darmstadt-Starkenburg , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Darmstadt-Starkenburg Section
- ↑ Number of members, section Tübingen , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Tübingen
- ↑ Kicker.de: Number of members 1. FSV Mainz 05
- ↑ Number of members in the Nuremberg Section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Nuremberg
- ↑ Arminia-Bielefeld.de: membership DSC Arminia Bielefeld
- ↑ VfL-Bochum.de: membership VfL Bochum
- ↑ Number of members, Frankfurt / Main section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Frankfurt / Main
- ↑ Number of members in the Berchtesgaden section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Berchtesgaden
- ↑ Number of members, Reutlingen Section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Reutlingen
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↑ Hamburg's sport continues to grow. Hamburger Sportbund, February 11, 2020, accessed on April 3, 2020 . Homepage: Number of members TSG Bergedorf
- ↑ ASC46.de: membership ASC 1846 Göttingen
- ↑ Kicker.de: Number of members TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Homepage: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- ↑ Number of members Section Rosenheim , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Rosenheim
- ↑ Number of members in the Constance section , German Alpine Association, alpenverein.de ; Homepage: Section Constance
- ↑ SSFBonn.de: Membership swimming and sport friends Bonn 1905
- ↑ TSV-Bayer04.de: Number of members TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- ↑ New membership: We are 10,000! Karlsruher SC, August 16, 2020, accessed on August 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Membership statistics of the Alpine Club 2019 (PDF) Austrian Alpine Club , accessed on March 8, 2020 .
- ↑ ÖTK.at: The ÖTK in figures
- ↑ SKRapid.at: key data & successes
- ↑ bscyb.ch: membership Young Boys Bern