List of the most valuable football clubs
This is a list of the most valuable football clubs in the world according to the annual ranking of the US business magazine Forbes . When evaluating the clubs, factors such as squad value, turnover, sporting prestige, attendance figures, merchandising and brand value are included.
Ranking list 2019
The 20 most valuable football clubs according to the Forbes ranking as of May 30, 2019.
| rank | society | country | Value in US $ million | Change in% |
Debt as a% of the value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | real Madrid |
 Spain
|
4,239 | 4th | 1 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona |
Spain
|
4,021 | −1 | 0 |
| 3 | Manchester United |
 England
|
3,808 | −8 | 19th |
| 4th | FC Bayern Munich |
 Germany
|
3,024 | −1 | 0 |
| 5 | Manchester City |
England
|
2,688 | 9 | 0 |
| 6th | Chelsea FC |
England
|
2,576 | 25th | 0 |
| 7th | Arsenal FC |
England
|
2,267 | 1 | 11 |
| 8th | Liverpool FC |
England
|
2,183 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur |
England
|
1,624 | 31 | 37 |
| 10 | Juventus Turin |
 Italy
|
1,512 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain |
 France
|
1,092 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Atlético Madrid |
Spain
|
953 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany
|
896 | −1 | 0 |
| 14th | FC Schalke 04 |
Germany
|
683 | −3 | 12 |
| 15th | Inter Milan |
Italy
|
672 | 11 | 50 |
| 16 | AS Roma |
Italy
|
622 | 1 | 41 |
| 17th | West Ham United |
England
|
616 | −18 | 10 |
| 18th | AC Milan |
Italy
|
583 | −5 | 42 |
| 19th | Everton FC |
England
|
476 | 32 | 0 |
| 20th | Newcastle United |
England
|
381 | ... | 0 |
Ranking list 2018
The 20 most valuable football clubs according to Forbes ranking from June 15, 2018.
| rank | society | country | Value in US $ million | Change in% |
Debt as a% of the value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United |
England
|
4.123 | 12 | 18th |
| 2 | real Madrid |
Spain
|
4,088 | 14th | 2 |
| 3 | FC Barcelona |
Spain
|
4,060 | 12 | 1 |
| 4th | FC Bayern Munich |
Germany
|
3,063 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | Manchester City |
England
|
2,474 | 19th | 0 |
| 6th | Arsenal FC |
England
|
2,238 | 16 | 12 |
| 7th | Chelsea FC |
England
|
2,062 | 12 | 0 |
| 8th | Liverpool FC |
England
|
1,944 | 30th | 5 |
| 9 | Juventus Turin |
Italy
|
1,472 | 17th | 6th |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur |
England
|
1,237 | 17th | 19th |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain |
France
|
917 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany
|
901 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Atlético Madrid |
Spain
|
848 | 16 | 3 |
| 14th | West Ham United |
England
|
754 | 19th | 8th |
| 15th | FC Schalke 04 |
Germany
|
707 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | AS Roma |
Italy
|
618 | 9 | 44 |
| 17th | AC Milan |
Italy
|
612 | −24 | 101 |
| 18th | Inter Milan |
Italy
|
606 | 13 | 58 |
| 19th | Leicester City |
England
|
500 | 21st | 0 |
| 20th | SSC Naples |
Italy
|
471 | 24 | 0 |
Ranking 2017
The 20 most valuable football clubs according to the Forbes ranking as of June 1, 2017.
| rank | society | country | Value in US $ million | Change in% |
Debt as a% of the value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United |
England
|
3,690 | 11 | 6th |
| 2 | FC Barcelona |
Spain
|
3,635 | 2 | 6th |
| 3 | real Madrid |
Spain
|
3,580 | −2 | 3 |
| 4th | FC Bayern Munich |
Germany
|
2,713 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Manchester City |
England
|
2,083 | 8th | 5 |
| 6th | Arsenal FC |
England
|
1.932 | −4 | 16 |
| 7th | Chelsea FC |
England
|
1,845 | 11 | 0 |
| 8th | Liverpool FC |
England
|
1,492 | −4 | 7th |
| 9 | Juventus Turin |
Italy
|
1,258 | −3 | 7th |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur |
England
|
1,058 | 4th | 17th |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain |
France
|
841 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany
|
808 | −3 | 0 |
| 13 | AC Milan |
Italy
|
802 | −3 | 73 |
| 14th | Atlético Madrid |
Spain
|
732 | 16 | 9 |
| 15th | West Ham United |
England
|
634 | 17th | 11 |
| 16 | FC Schalke 04 |
Germany
|
629 | −4 | 7th |
| 17th | AS Roma |
Italy
|
569 | −2 | 3 |
| 18th | Inter Milan |
Italy
|
537 | −4 | 37 |
| 19th | Leicester City |
England
|
500 | ... | 0 |
| 20th | SSC Naples |
Italy
|
379 | −4 | 0 |
Ranking list 2016
The 20 most valuable football clubs according to the Forbes ranking as of May 1, 2016.
| rank | society | country | Value in US $ million | Change in% |
Debt as a% of the value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | real Madrid |
Spain
|
3,645 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona |
Spain
|
3,549 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Manchester United |
England
|
3,317 | 7th | 20th |
| 4th | FC Bayern Munich |
Germany
|
2,678 | 14th | 0 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC |
England
|
2.017 | 54 | 17th |
| 6th | Manchester City |
England
|
1.921 | 40 | 0 |
| 7th | Chelsea FC |
England
|
1,661 | 21st | 0 |
| 8th | Liverpool FC |
England
|
1,548 | 58 | 5 |
| 9 | Juventus Turin |
Italy
|
1,299 | 55 | 4th |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur |
England
|
1,017 | 69 | 2 |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany
|
836 | 19th | 0 |
| 12 | AC Milan |
Italy
|
825 | 6th | 32 |
| 13 | Paris Saint-Germain |
France
|
814 | 28 | 0 |
| 14th | FC Schalke 04 |
Germany
|
655 | 15th | 21st |
| 15th | Atlético Madrid |
Spain
|
633 | 45 | 22nd |
| 16 | Inter Milan |
Italy
|
559 | 27 | 43 |
| 17th | West Ham United |
England
|
542 | 76 | 6th |
| 18th | AS Roma |
Italy
|
569 | ... | 36 |
| 19th | SSC Naples |
Italy
|
396 | 12 | 0 |
| 20th | Newcastle United |
England
|
383 | 10 | 0 |
Ranking 2015
The 20 most valuable football clubs according to the Forbes ranking from May 6, 2015.
| rank | society | country | Value in US $ million | Change in% |
Debt as a% of the value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | real Madrid |
Spain
|
3,260 | −5 | 4th |
| 2 | FC Barcelona |
Spain
|
3,160 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Manchester United |
England
|
3,100 | 10 | 20th |
| 4th | FC Bayern Munich |
Germany
|
2,350 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | Manchester City |
England
|
1,380 | 60 | 0 |
| 6th | Chelsea FC |
England
|
1,370 | 58 | 0 |
| 7th | Arsenal FC |
England
|
1.310 | −2 | 30th |
| 8th | Liverpool FC |
England
|
982 | 39 | 10 |
| 9 | Juventus Turin |
Italy
|
837 | −2 | 9 |
| 10 | AC Milan |
Italy
|
775 | −9 | 44 |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany
|
700 | 17th | 6th |
| 12 | Paris Saint-Germain |
France
|
634 | 53 | 0 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur |
England
|
600 | 17th | 9 |
| 14th | FC Schalke 04 |
Germany
|
572 | −1 | 0 |
| 15th | Inter Milan |
Italy
|
439 | −9 | 56 |
| 16 | Atlético Madrid |
Spain
|
436 | 33 | 53 |
| 17th | SSC Naples |
Italy
|
353 | 19th | 0 |
| 18th | Newcastle United |
England
|
349 | ... | 0 |
| 19th | West Ham United |
England
|
309 | ... | 12 |
| 20th | Galatasaray Istanbul |
 Turkey
|
294 | −15 | 17th |
Ranking 2010
The 20 most valuable football clubs according to the Forbes ranking as of April 21, 2010.
| rank | society | country | Value in US $ million | Debt as a% of the value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United |
England
|
1,835 | 46 |
| 2 | real Madrid |
Spain
|
1,323 | 54 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC |
England
|
1,181 | 41 |
| 4th | FC Barcelona |
Spain
|
1,000 | 0 |
| 5 | FC Bayern Munich |
Germany
|
990 | 14th |
| 6th | Liverpool FC |
England
|
822 | 47 |
| 7th | AC Milan |
Italy
|
800 | 0 |
| 8th | Juventus Turin |
Italy
|
656 | 3 |
| 9 | Chelsea FC |
England
|
646 | 8th |
| 10 | Inter Milan |
Italy
|
413 | 0 |
| 11 | FC Schalke 04 |
Germany
|
384 | 50 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur |
England
|
372 | 29 |
| 13 | Olympique Lyon |
France
|
333 | 10 |
| 14th | Hamburger SV |
Germany
|
329 | 0 |
| 15th | AS Roma |
Italy
|
308 | 0 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen |
Germany
|
274 | 9 |
| 17th | Olympique Marseille |
France
|
262 | 0 |
| 18th | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany
|
261 | 32 |
| 19th | Manchester City |
England
|
258 | 0 |
| 20th | Newcastle United |
England
|
198 | 8th |
Ranking list 2008
The 25 Most Valuable Football Clubs as per Forbes' April 30, 2008 ranking.
| rank | society | country | Value in US $ million | Debt as a% of the value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United |
England
|
1,800 | 60 |
| 2 | real Madrid |
Spain
|
1,285 | 27 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC |
England
|
1,200 | 43 |
| 4th | Liverpool FC |
England
|
1,050 | 65 |
| 5 | FC Bayern Munich |
Germany
|
917 | 0 |
| 6th | AC Milan |
Italy
|
798 | 0 |
| 7th | FC Barcelona |
Spain
|
784 | 27 |
| 8th | Chelsea FC |
England
|
764 | 0 |
| 9 | Juventus Turin |
Italy
|
510 | 5 |
| 10 | FC Schalke 04 |
Germany
|
470 | 48 |
| 11 | AS Roma |
Italy
|
434 | 12 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur |
England
|
414 | 15th |
| 13 | Olympique Lyon |
France
|
408 | 7th |
| 14th | Inter Milan |
Italy
|
403 | 0 |
| 15th | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany
|
323 | 57 |
| 16 | Newcastle United |
England
|
300 | 43 |
| 17th | Hamburger SV |
Germany
|
293 | 0 |
| 18th | Werder Bremen |
Germany
|
262 | 0 |
| 19th | Valencia CF |
Spain
|
254 | 159 |
| 20th | Celtic Glasgow |
 Scotland
|
227 | 11 |
| 21st | Everton FC |
England
|
197 | 30th |
| 22nd | West Ham United |
England
|
195 | 23 |
| 23 | Manchester City |
England
|
191 | 63 |
| 24 | Aston Villa |
England
|
190 | 12 |
| 25th | Olympique Marseille |
France
|
187 | 0 |
Ranking list 2005
The 25 Most Valuable Football Clubs as per Forbes' July 30, 2005 ranking.
| rank | society | country | Value in US $ million | Debt as a% of the value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United |
England
|
1,373 | 36 |
| 2 | real Madrid |
Spain
|
1.012 | 54 |
| 3 | AC Milan |
Italy
|
921 | 0 |
| 4th | Arsenal FC |
England
|
841 | 74 |
| 5 | FC Bayern Munich |
Germany
|
769 | 0 |
| 6th | Juventus Turin |
Italy
|
687 | 4th |
| 7th | Chelsea FC |
England
|
508 | 0 |
| 8th | Inter Milan |
Italy
|
504 | ... |
| 9 | FC Barcelona |
Spain
|
440 | ... |
| 10 | Liverpool FC |
England
|
370 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Schalke 04 |
Germany
|
324 | 0 |
| 12 | Newcastle United |
England
|
302 | 33 |
| 13 | AS Roma |
Italy
|
263 | 5 |
| 14th | Manchester City |
England
|
222 | 75 |
| 15th | Tottenham Hotspur |
England
|
214 | 10 |
| 16 | Olympique Lyon |
France
|
208 | ... |
| 17th | Celtic Glasgow |
Scotland
|
196 | 18th |
| 18th | Valencia CF |
Spain
|
195 | ... |
| 19th | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
Germany
|
189 | 0 |
| 20th | Glasgow Rangers |
Scotland
|
187 | 63 |
| 21st | Ajax Amsterdam |
 Netherlands
|
171 | 0 |
| 22nd | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany
|
141 | ... |
| 23 | Everton FC |
England
|
138 | 38 |
| 24 | Aston Villa |
England
|
120 | 0 |
| 25th | FC Porto |
 Portugal
|
106 | 59 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ The Business Of Soccer. Retrieved January 17, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Mike Ozanian: The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2018. Accessed January 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Mike Ozanian: The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2017. Accessed January 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Nick DeSantis: The 20 Most Valuable Soccer Teams Of 2016, Visualized. Retrieved January 17, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Mike Ozanian: Real Madrid Tops 2015 Ranking Of The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams. Retrieved January 17, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Soccer Team Valuations 2010 - Forbes.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Soccer Team Valuations 2008 - Forbes.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Soccer Team Valuations 2005. Accessed January 17, 2020 .