Forbes list of the most valuable sports teams
The world's most valuable sports teams, as ranked annually by the American magazine Forbes, include teams from association football, American football, baseball, and basketball.
In 2016, the National Football League (NFL)'s Dallas Cowboys simultaneously became both the first team to surpass $4 billion in value and the first non–association football team to top the ranking since its inception in 2010. Manchester United (2010–12) and Real Madrid (2013–15) have previously each been named the most valuable team three times.
Rankings are for a fiscal year that ended on 30 June 2022 and thus do not reflect later developments, such as the 2023 sale of the Washington Commanders for $6.05 billion.
Contents
Current ranking
Source:[1]
Number one by year
Year | Team | Sport | League | Value (USD billion) |
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2022 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | NFL | $8.000 |
2021 | $5.700 | |||
2020 | $5.500 | |||
2019 | $5.000 | |||
2018 | $4.800 | |||
2017 | $4.200 | |||
2016 | $4.000 | |||
2015 | Real Madrid | Association football | La Liga | $3.260 |
2014 | $3.440 | |||
2013 | $3.300 | |||
2012 | Manchester United | Association football | Premier League | $2.230 |
2011 | $1.860 | |||
2010 | $1.830 |
Previous rankings
2020
Source[2]
2019
Source[3]
2018
Source[4]
2017
Source[5]
2016
Rank | Team | Sport | League | Value (USD billion) |
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1 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | NFL | 4.00 |
2 | Real Madrid | Association football | La Liga | 3.65 |
3 | FC Barcelona | Association football | La Liga | 3.55 |
4 | New York Yankees | Baseball | MLB | 3.40 |
5 | Manchester United | Association football | Premier League | 3.32 |
6 | New England Patriots | American football | NFL | 3.20 |
7 | New York Knicks | Basketball | NBA | 3.00 |
8 | Washington Redskins | American football | NFL | 2.85 |
9 | New York Giants | American football | NFL | 2.80 |
10 | Los Angeles Lakers | Basketball | NBA | 2.70 |
San Francisco 49ers | American football | NFL |
Source[6]
2015
Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
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1 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 3.26 |
2 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 3.2 |
New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | ||
4 | FC Barcelona | Association football | Spain | 3.16 |
5 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 3.1 |
6 | Los Angeles Lakers | Basketball | United States | 2.6 |
New England Patriots | American football | United States | ||
8 | New York Knicks | Basketball | United States | 2.5 |
9 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | United States | 2.4 |
Washington Redskins | American football | United States |
Source[7]
2014
Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
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1 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 3.44 |
2 | FC Barcelona | Association football | Spain | 3.2 |
3 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 2.81 |
4 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 2.5 |
5 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 2.3 |
6 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | United States | 2 |
7 | Bayern Munich | Association football | Germany | 1.85 |
8 | New England Patriots | American football | United States | 1.8 |
9 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.7 |
10 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.55 |
Source[8]
2013
Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
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1 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 3.3 |
2 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 3.165 |
3 | FC Barcelona | Association football | Spain | 2.6 |
4 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 2.3 |
5 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 2.1 |
6 | New England Patriots | American football | United States | 1.635 |
7 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | United States | 1.615 |
8 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.6 |
9 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.468 |
10 | Arsenal | Association football | England | 1.326 |
Source[9]
2012
Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
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1 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 2.23 |
2 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 1.88 |
3 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 1.85 |
Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | ||
5 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.56 |
6 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | United States | 1.4 |
New England Patriots | American football | United States | ||
8 | FC Barcelona | Association football | Spain | 1.31 |
9 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.3 |
10 | Arsenal | Association football | England | 1.29 |
Source[10]
2011
Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
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1 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 1.86 |
2 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 1.81 |
3 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 1.7 |
4 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.55 |
5 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 1.45 |
6 | New England Patriots | American football | United States | 1.37 |
7 | Arsenal | Association football | England | 1.19 |
8 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.18 |
9 | Houston Texans | American football | United States | 1.17 |
10 | New York Jets | American football | United States | 1.14 |
Source[11]
2010
Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
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1 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 1.83 |
2 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 1.65 |
3 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 1.6 |
4 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.55 |
5 | New England Patriots | American football | United States | 1.36 |
6 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 1.32 |
7 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.18 |
8 | Arsenal | Association football | England | 1.18 |
9 | New York Jets | American football | United States | 1.17 |
10 | Houston Texans | American football | United States | 1.15 |
Source[12]
See also
- Forbes' list of the most valuable association football clubs
- Forbes' list of the most valuable NFL clubs
- Forbes' list of the most valuable NBA clubs
- Forbes' list of the most valuable MLB clubs
- Forbes' list of the most valuable NHL clubs
- Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada#Franchise valuations
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