• Richest Football Clubs 2011 – World’s Most Valuable Soccer Teams

    Posted date:  September 3, 2011  |  30 Comments

    Manchester United is still the world’s most valuable football club and in all of professional sports, at $1.86 billion. Number two is Real Madrid with a value of $1.4 billion. Arsenal, at $1.19 billion is number three.

    United top the Forbes Soccer Valuation list for the seventh consecutive year. Overall, the average value of the 20 clubs on list increased $640 million, up 1.3% over last year. More impressive: Average operating income rose 25% to $40 million.

    The list values teams based on what they have been sold for in the past relative to sales and profits, broadcast agreements and debt from new or pending stadium deals.

    No.1 Manchester United

    Current Value: $1.86 billion
    Revenues: $428 million
    Country: England
    League: Barclays Premier League
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: Glazer family
    Stadium: Old Trafford (Seating Capacity: 76,000)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 2%

    Most valuable and profitable (as measured by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) sports team in the world. Powerful global brand with 333 million supporters worldwide, including 193 million in Asia, and 9.5 million Facebook fans. Commercial revenue of $122 million growing at double-digit annual rate thanks to new deals with Turkish Airlines, Betfair and several telecommunications companies. Value of Red Devils up 12% past year in local currency.

    No.2 Real Madrid

    Current Value: $1,4 billion
    Revenues: $537 million
    Country: Spain

    League: Liga BBVA
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: club members
    Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Seating Capacity:80,400)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 10%

    Los Blancos generated the second-most revenue (behind the New York Yankees) of any sports team on the planet last year, $537 million.

    No.3 Arsenal

    Current Value: $1.19 billion
    Revenues: $336 million
    Country: England

    League: Barclays Premier League
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: E. Stanley Kroenke
    Stadium: Emirates Stadium (Seating Capacity:60,400)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 1%

    Inked multi-year deal in late 2010 with YES Network, largest regional sports channel in U.S., to televise games on tape delay as well as magazine shows.

    No.4 Bayern Munich

    Current Value: $1 billion
    Revenues: $396 million
    Country: Germany

    League: German Bundesliga
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: club members
    Stadium: Allianz Arena (Seating Capacity:69,000)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 6%

    Won the domestic league and German Cup double last season and reached Champions League final where they lost to Inter Milan.

    No.5 Barcelona

    Current Value: $975 million
    Revenues: $488 million
    Country: Spain
    League: Liga BBVA
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: club members
    Stadium: Camp Nou (Seating Capacity:98,800)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): -2%
    Debt-saddled team’s lucrative broadcasting deal with financially distressed MidiaPro in jeopardy.

    No.6 AC Milan

    Current Value: $838 million
    Revenues: $289 million
    Country: Italy
    League: Serie A TIM
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: Silvio Berlusconi
    Stadium: San Siro (Seating Capacity:80,100)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 5%

    Drop in average attendance of 15,000 per game at San Siro resulted in match day revenue decreasing 6% last season.

    No.7 Chelsea

    Current Value: $658 million
    Revenues: $313 million
    Country: England
    League: Barclays Premier League
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: Roman Abramovich
    Stadium: Stamford Bridge (Seating Capacity:42,500)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 2%

    Two years ago Roman Abramovich moved his 726 million-euro loan to his team to his holding company Chelsea Limited. Even though the loans from the holding company were converted to equity by the team last year we include the debt in our leverage figures because it is still repayable to Abramovich, who owns both entities.

    No.8 Juventus

    Current Value: $628 million
    Revenues: $251 million
    Country: Italy
    League: Serie A TIM
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: Agnelli family
    Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino (Seating Capacity:27,500)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): -4%

    The Old Lady is moving into a new, privately financed 105 million-euro stadium next season that will seat 41,000, 49% more than the current stadium.

    No.9 Liverpool

    Current Value: $552 million
    Revenues: $276 million
    Country: England
    League: Barclays Premier League
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: John Henry, Tom Werner
    Stadium: Anfield (Seating Capacity:45,300)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): -33%

    New England Sports Ventures paid $476 million to buy the debt-laden team from Tom Hicks and George Gillett in October.

    No.10 Inter Milan

    Current Value: $441 million
    Revenues: $275 million
    Country: Italy
    League: Serie A TIM
    Owner/Majority Shareholder: Massimo Moratti
    Stadium: San Siro (Seating Capacity:80,100)
    1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 7%

    Massimo Moratti has injected an estimated $100 million into his team during the past three years to fund operating losses.

    Source: Forbes

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    • Floydkennedy37

      The only reason man u won’t buy lots of players is
      Because sir Alex dose not like spending money all the time
      He believes in bringing youth trow he code just buy buy and buy
      Like man c but he don’t

    • Dare

      WOW i know that all club have there own problem, as Liverpool have a problem now, to grow there team, but they are still the best in the world. never work alone is the best. Liverpool 4life

    • Chiragstuntmania

      Chelsea the best forever………

    • Nontok

      GGMU THE BEST IN THE WORLD!

    • Dgm3

      I think you will find its never Walk and Not work Alone

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