Which are the richest soccer teams in the world?
We were curious to find out who the world’s richest soccer teams are, so we did some digging and put together a list of the 20 richest soccer teams in the world, based on last year’s reported annual revenue. Numbers don’t lie!
So, if you’re a massive soccer fan, then the chances are your teams listed below, as we’ve included everyone from West Ham United to Barcelona. And, for all you British people out there, the majority of the list is dominated by English Premier League teams!
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Here’s a list of the 20 richest soccer teams.
The 20 Richest Soccer Teams
The list of soccer teams and figures mentioned below has been compiled from various sources around the web, such as CNBC, Business Insider & SportsShow.
These are the 20 richest soccer teams:
20. West Ham United
Revenue: $224.5 Million
West Ham United is an English professional soccer team from Stratford, East London.
They were established in June 1985, as Thames Ironworks, and changed their name to West Ham United in July 1900.
The club plays all their home games at the London Stadium and competes in the English Premier League, which is the best league in English soccer.
West Ham United is owned by David Sullivan, David Gold, Albert Smith, and a few other investors and is managed by David Moyes.
The “Hammers’, as they’re often called, have won the FA Cup three times, reached two major European finals, and won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1965.
West Ham is one of eight clubs in English soccer never to have fallen below the second tier of English soccer. They achieved third place in the First Division in 1985-86: their highest league position to date.
19. Newcastle United
Revenue: $228.6 Million
Newcastle United is the nineteenth richest soccer team in the world.
They were founded in 1892 and are based in Newcastle Upon Tyne & Wear. Their home games are played at St James’ Park.
They compete in the English Premier League and have managed to stay in it for all but three years of the Premier league’s history, with an impressive 87 seasons in the top flight.
The club is owned by British billionaire Mike Ashley, with Lee Chanley taking the helm as Managing Director and Steve Bruce managing the team.
The “Magpies” have an impressive record, which includes four league titles, six FA Cups, a Charity Shield, the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
The club also holds the record for the ninth highest amount of trophies won by an English team.
18. A.C. Milan
Revenue: $235.6 Million
Next up is the Italian professional soccer club, A.C. Milan.
The club was founded in 1899 and is owned by Elliot Advisors (UK) Ltd, chaired by Paolo Scaroni, and managed by Stefano Pioli.
They have been competing in the top flight league in Italian soccer, Serie A, since 1929-30, and play all their home games at San Siro Stadium, also known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
The club has won eighteen FIFA and UEFA trophies, which is the fourth-highest amount out of any soccer club in the world, and the most in Italian soccer.
A.C. Milan is one of the wealthiest teams in professional world soccer.
17. Everton F.C.
Revenue: $241.4 Million
Everton F.C. is the seventeenth richest soccer team in the world, with almost $242 million in revenue in 2019.
The professional soccer club is based in Liverpool and competes in the English Premier League. They have managed to compete in the top tier league for an impressive 116 seasons, and have only ever missed the top division four times.
Everton F.C. is owned by British-Iranianian businessman Farhad Moshiri, chaired by Bill Kenwright and managed by Carlo Ancelotti.
Their record includes nine League Championships, five FA Cups, and one UEFA Cup Winners Cup.
And, they finished 8th in the 2018-19 premier league.
16. FC Schalke
Revenue: $276.5 Million
FC Schalke is a professional German soccer team from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The club was founded in 1904 and plays all its home games at Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen.
They compete in the top tier of German soccer, the Bundesliga, and are the second-largest sports club in Germany.
F.C. Schalke has won seven German championships, five DFB-Pokals, one DFL-Supercup, and one UEFA Cup since its inception.
Schalke was ranked as the 31st-best soccer team in Europe by UEFA’s 2020 UEFA club rankings and generated the sixteenth highest amount of revenue of any soccer club in the world.
15. A.S. Roma
Revenue: $283.6 Million
Associazione Sportiva Roma, or A.S. Roma for short, is a professional Italian soccer team based in Rome, Italy.
The club was founded in 1927 and play all their home games at Stadio Olimpico. They have competed in the top tier of Italian soccer from their inception.
The club is owned by NEEP Roma Holding S.p.A, with James Pallotta as an acting President and Paulo Fonseca as head coach.
To date, A.S. Roma has won Serie A three times, gained nine Coppa Italia titles, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. On top of that, they’ve also won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and were runners-up in the 1983-84 European Cup and 1990-91 UEFA Cup.
14. Inter Milan
Revenue: $318.5 Million
Inter Milan is the fourteenth richest soccer team in the world.
Internazionale Milano was established in 1908 and compete in the top tier Italian League, Serie A. Their home games are played at San Siro Stadium, which they also share with revivals, A.C. Milan.
The club is owned by Suning Holdings Group, chaired by Steven Zhang, and coached by Antonio Conte.
The team has won thirty domestic trophies, including eighteen league titles, seven Coppa Italia titles, five Supercoppa Italiana titles, five successive league titles, and the Champions League three times.
Inter Milan is one of the most valuable soccer teams in Italian and world soccer.
13. Athlético Madrid
Revenue: $345.3 Million
Athletico Madrid is a Spanish professional soccer team based in Madrid, Spain, which was established in 1903.
Athlético plays all their home games at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid and is the third most successful club in Spanish soccer, just behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The club is owned by Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, Idan Ofer, and Enrique Cerezo, with Cerezo also taking a Presidential role within the club. The team’s head coach is Diego Simeone.
Athlético Madrid has won La Liga ten times, the Copa del Rey ten times, two Supercopa de España, and one Copa Eva Duarte. On top of that, they’ve won the European Cup Winners’ Cup and won the Europa League in 2010, 2012 and 2018.
12. Borussia Dortmund
Revenue: $360 Million
Borussia Dortmund is a German professional soccer club located in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The team plays in the top tier of the German soccer league system, the Bundesliga, and have won eight league championships, four DFB-Pokals, one UEFA Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup, and one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.
All their home games are played at Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, and they have the highest average attendance of any association soccer club in the world.
The club’s acting president is Reinhard Rauball, it’s chaired by Hans-Joachim Watzke, and the team is coached by Lucien Favre.
As well as being the twelfth richest soccer team in the world, Borussia Dortmund is also the second richest sports club in Germany.
11. Arsenal F.C.
Revenue: $497.9 Million
Arsenal F.C. is a professional soccer team that competes in the English Premier League.
They’re based in Islington, London, and play all their home games at Emirates Stadium, which they moved to in 2006.
Arsenal is the third most valuable club in English soccer and has the fifth-largest fanbase in the world, based on social media activity from 2014 to 2015.
The team is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, chaired by Sir Chips Keswick, and coached by Mikel Arteta.
To date, Arsenal F.C. has won thirteen league titles, thirteen FA Cups, two League Cups, fifteen FA Community Shields, one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, the only League Centenary Trophy, and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
10. Juventus F.C.
Revenue: $524.5 Million
Coming in at number ten is the Italian soccer team, Juventus.
The club was founded in 1897 and currently competes in the top-tier Italian soccer league, Serie A.
The team is owned by the Agnelli family, chaired by Andrea Agnelli, and coached by Maurizio Sarri.
Juventus F.C. has won thirty-five official league titles, thirteen Coppa Italia titles, and eight Supercolla Italiana titles, as well as two Intercontinental Cups, two European Cups / UEFA Champions Leagues, and many more.
All their home games are played at Juventus Stadium, and Juventus has known the world over for its black and white striped home kit.
9. Chelsea F.C.
Revenue: $585.3 Million
Chelsea F.C. is an English professional soccer club that was established in 1905 and based in Fulham, London.
The club competes in the English Premier League and is one of England’s most successful soccer teams.
To their name, Chelsea has six league championships and thirty competitive honors, including six European trophies.
They’re owned by Israeli-Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovich, chaired by Bruce Buck and coached by Frank Lampard.
Chelsea F.C. has won all three of UEFA’s main club competitions, is one of only five clubs to do so, and, is the only London soccer team to have won the Champions League.
8. Tottenham Hotspur
Revenue: $594.5 Million
Tottenham Hotspur is the eighth richest soccer team in the world, with a 2019 revenue of just under $600 million.
The English professional soccer club competes in the English Premier League and plays all its home games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The club was established in 1882 and is currently owned by ENIC International Ltd, chaired by Daniel Levy, and coached by José Mourinho.
Spurs, as they’re commonly known, have won two league titles, eight FA Cups, four League Cups, seven FA Community Shields, one European Cup Winner’s Cup, and two UEFA Cups.
7. Liverpool F.C.
Revenue: $689.9 Million
The seventh richest soccer team in the world is Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C. was established in 1892 and compete in the English Premier League, the top tier of English soccer.
Since their inception, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups, one FIFA Club World Cup, eighteen League titles, seven FA Cups, eight League Cups, and fifteen FA Community Shields.
The club is owned by Fenway Sports Group, chaired by Tom Werner and managed by Jürgen Klopp.
Liverpool F.C’s home games are played at Anfield, which has a seating capacity of 54,074.
6. Manchester City F.C.
Revenue: $696.6 Million
Manchester City F.C. is an English Premier League soccer team based in Manchester, England.
The club was established in 1880, and its home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium, which has a capacity of 55,097.
City Football Group is the current owner, while its chaired by Khaldoon AL Mubarak and managed by Pep Guardiola.
To date, the club’s won six domestic league titles, and become the only team in the Premier league to attain 100 points in a single season, when they won the league in 2018.
Also, Manchester City F.C. became the first English Men’s team to win the domestic treble.
5. Paris Saint-Germain
Revenue: $725.5 Million
Paris Saint-Germain, or PSG as they’re more commonly known, is a French professional soccer club, established in 1970 and based in Paris, France.
The soccer team plays at the highest level in French soccer, Ligue 1, and performs all their home matches in Parc des Princes Stadium, which has a capacity of 47,929.
The club is currently owned by Qatar Sports Investments, with Nasser Al-Khelaifi as President and Thomas Tuchel as head coach.
So far, PSG has won forty-one titles, including nine Ligue 1 titles, twelve Coupe de France titles, eight Coupe de la Ligue titles, and nine Trophée des Champions titles.
They’ve also won several European titles, including the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Paris Saint-Germain is the most successful French soccer team in history!
4. Bayern Munich
Revenue: $753.1 Million
Bayern Munich is a German professional soccer team based in Munich, Bavaria.
The club was established in 1900 and compete in the top tier of the German soccer league system, the Bundesliga.
FC Bayern plays all their home games at Allianz Arena in Munich, which has a capacity of 75,000.
They’ve become the most successful soccer club in German soccer history, with twenty-nine national titles and nineteen national cups under their belt.
The club’s President is Herbert Hainer, and it’s chaired by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, and managed by Hans-Dieter Flick.
Bayern Munich is the biggest sports club in Germany and the fourth richest soccer team in the world.
3. Manchester United
Revenue: $811.7 Million
Manchester United is the third richest soccer team in the world.
The English professional soccer team was established in 1878 and compete in the English Premier League.
They’re based in Old Trafford, Manchester, which is where they play all their home games. Their stadium has a capacity of 74,879 and is the largest soccer stadium in the United Kingdom.
“The Red Devils,” as they’re often called,” have an impressive track record, winning more trophies than any other club in English soccer.
They’ve won twenty league titles, twelve FA Cups, five League Cups, and twenty-one FA Community Shields. On top of that, they’ve also won three UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA Europa League, one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup, and one FIFA Club World Cup!
Manchester United became the first English soccer club in the history of English soccer to achieve the continental European treble.
2. Real Madrid CF
Revenue: $864 Million
Real Madrid is a Spanish professional soccer team that was established in 1902 and is based in Madrid, Spain.
The club plays in Spain’s highest soccer league, La Liga, and has played all its home games in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947.
Real Madrid has won sixty-five trophies in domestic soccer, including thirty-three La Liga titles, nineteen Cope del Rey titles, eleven Supercopa de España titles, one Copa Eva Duarte, and one Copa de la Liga title.
On top of that, Real Madrid has won a further twenty-six trophies in European and worldwide competitions, including the Champions League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cups.
It’s easy to see why they’re the second richest soccer team in the world, with all those trophies!
1. FC Barcelona
Revenue: $959 Million
Barcelona is the richest soccer team in the world, with an approximate 2019 revenue of close to $1 billion.
Barcelona is a Spanish professional soccer club based in Barcelona, Spain.
The club was founded in 1899 and plays all its home games at Camp Nou.
Barcelona FC has won seventy-four trophies, including twenty-six La Liga titles, thirty Copa del Reys, thirteen Supercopa de Españas, three Copa Eva Duartes, and two Copa de la Liga trophies.
In international soccer, Barcelona has won twenty European and worldwide titles: five UEFA Champions League titles, four UEFA Cup Winner’s Cups, five UEFA Super Cups, three Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, and three FIFA Club World Cups.
As well as their impressive track record, Barcelona is one of the most supported teams in the world and has the largest social media following of any sports team worldwide!
Summary
We hope you enjoyed our list of The 20 Richest Soccer Teams.
Soccer is one of our favorite sports at Wealthy Gorilla, and we’re huge fans of Barcelona and Arsenal.
So, you know what teams we’re playing as when we bust out FIFA 20!
Here’s a quick recap of The 20 Richest Soccer Teams:
- FC Barcelona
- Real Madrid CF
- Manchester United
- Bayern Munich
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Manchester City
- Liverpool F.C.
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Chelsea F.C.
- Juventus
- Arsenal F.C.
- Borussia Dortmund
- Athletico Madrid
- Inter Milan
- A.S. Roma
- FC Schalke
- Everton F.C.
- A.C. Milan
- Newcastle United
- West Ham United
