Forbes list of the most valuable sports teams

This is a list of the most valuable sports teams in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine on their worth in United States dollars. The list includes football clubs, American football teams, baseball teams, basketball teams, Formula One brands and ice hockey teams.[1]

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League placed first on the 2015 list, valued at $4 billion; Spanish football club Real Madrid are second, valued at $3.26 billion; the New York Yankees of the Major League Baseball and the New England Patriots of the National Football League are tied for third, valued at $3.2 billion.[1][2]

Rankings

Rankings as of September 14, 2015.[1][3]

Rank Team Sport Country Value ($B)[4]
1 Dallas Cowboys American football  United States 4
2 Real Madrid Football  Spain 3.26
3 New York Yankees Baseball  United States 3.2
New England Patriots American football  United States
5 FC Barcelona Football  Spain 3.16
6 Manchester United Football  United Kingdom 3.1
7 Washington Redskins American football  United States 2.85
8 New York Giants American football  United States 2.8
9 San Francisco 49ers American football  United States 2.7
10 Los Angeles Lakers Basketball  United States 2.6
New York Jets American football  United States
12 New York Knicks Basketball  United States 2.5
Houston Texans American football  United States
14 Chicago Bears American football  United States 2.45
15 Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball  United States 2.4
Philadelphia Eagles American football  United States
17 Bayern München Football  Germany 2.35
18 Boston Red Sox Baseball  United States 2.1
19 Chicago Bulls Basketball  United States 2
San Francisco Giants Baseball  United States
21 Green Bay Packers American football  United States 1.95
22 Denver Broncos American football  United States 1.94
23 Baltimore Ravens American football  United States 1.93
24 Pittsburgh Steelers American football  United States 1.9
25 Indianapolis Colts American football  United States 1.88
26 Seattle Seahawks American football  United States 1.87
27 Miami Dolphins American football  United States 1.85
28 Chicago Cubs Baseball  United States 1.8
29 Boston Celtics Basketball  United States 1.7
30 Atlanta Falcons American football  United States 1.67
31 Los Angeles Clippers Basketball  United States 1.6
32 Minnesota Vikings American football  United States 1.59
33 Carolina Panthers American football  United States 1.56
34 Arizona Cardinals American football  United States 1.54
35 Kansas City Chiefs American football  United States 1.53
36 San Diego Chargers American football  United States 1.525
37 New Orleans Saints American football  United States 1.52
38 Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football  United States 1.51
39 Brooklyn Nets Basketball  United States 1.5
Cleveland Browns American football  United States

Historical rankings

2014

Rankings as of July 16, 2014.[5]

  1. Real Madrid - Football - Spain - $3.44 billion
  2. FC Barcelona - Football - Spain - $3.2 billion
  3. Manchester United - Football - United Kingdom - $2.81 billion
  4. New York Yankees - Baseball - United States - $2.5 billion
  5. Dallas Cowboys - American football - United States - $2.3 billion
  6. Los Angeles Dodgers - Baseball - United States - $2 billion
  7. Bayern München - Football - Germany - $1.85 billion
  8. New York Giants - American football - United States - $1.85 billion
  9. New England Patriots - American football - United States - $1.8 billion
  10. Washington Redskins - American football - United States - $1.7 billion
  11. Boston Red Sox - Baseball - United States - $1.5 billion
  12. Houston Texans - American football - United States - $1.45 billion
  13. New York Knicks - Basketball - United States - $1.4 billion
  14. Manchester City - Football - United Kingdom - $1.38 billion
  15. New York Jets - American Football - United States - $1.38 billion
  16. Chelsea - Football - United Kingdom - $1.37 billion
  17. Los Angeles Lakers - Basketball - United States - $1.35 billion
  18. Arsenal - Football - United Kingdom - $1.33 billion
  19. Philadelphia Eagles - American football - United States - $1.31 billion
  20. Chicago Bears - American football - United States - $1.25 billion

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badenhausen, Kurt (July 15, 2015). "The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2015". Forbes. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. Ozanian, Mike (September 14, 2015). "The NFL's Most Valuable Teams". Forbes. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. Ozanian, Mike (September 14, 2015). "The NFL's Most Valuable Teams". Forbes. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. Estimated by Forbes - "are enterprise values (equity plus debt) based on current venue deals (unless a new venue is pending)."
  5. Badenhausen, Kurt (July 16, 2014). "The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2014". Forbes. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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