Football clubs with a transfer value of at least $50 million
Football clubs with a transfer value of at least $50 million are included in the list below. Updates take place once a year. The top 50 most valuable sports clubs of the world consists of American football clubs, baseball clubs, basketball clubs and football clubs. The non-football clubs are from the United States. The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association are the most valuable non-football clubs. Real Madrid from Spain is the most recent football club which became the most valuable sports club in the world.
Highest-paid athletes
The football legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and the boxing legend Floyd Mayweather became the first athletes with an annual pay of at least $100 million. Ronaldo won his first world title with the English side Manchester United and Messi won his first world title with the Spanish side FC Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo won three FIFA Club World Cup titles with Real Madrid and Lionel Messi won three FIFA Club World Cup titles with FC Barcelona.
🏆 At least one continental championship title
⭐ At least 20 domestic championship titles
| Titles | Football club | Location | Stadium | Transfer value ($) |
| 🏆 | Manchester City | Manchester, United Kingdom | Etihad Stadium | 1.262b |
| Arsenal | London, United Kingdom | Emirates Stadium | 1.166b | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris, French Republic | Parc des Princes | 1.112b | |
| 🏆⭐ | Real Madrid | Madrid, Spain | 1.063b | |
| 🏆 | Chelsea | London, United Kingdom | Stamford Bridge | 993m |
| 🏆⭐ | Bayern München | Munich, Germany | Allianz Arena | 963m |
| 🏆⭐ | Manchester United | Stretford, United Kingdom | Old Trafford | 947m |
| 🏆 | Liverpool FC | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 888m | |
| 🏆⭐ | FC Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 874m |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London, United Kingdom | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 740m | |
| 🏆 | Aston Villa | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Villa Park | 641m |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | St. James’ Park | 641m | |
| SSC Napoli | Naples, Italian Republic | 620m | ||
| 🏆 | AC Milan | Milan, Italian Republic | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 568m |
| 🏆 | Internazionale | Milan, Italian Republic | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 561m |
| 🏆 | Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund, Germany | Signal Iduna Park | 501m |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen, Germany | BayArena | 478m | |
| West Ham United | London, United Kingdom | London Stadium | 475m | |
| Atlético de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Cívitas Metropolitano | 474m | |
| 🏆⭐ | Juventus | Turin, Italian Republic | Allianz Stadium | 465m |
| RB Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany | Red Bull Arena | 432m | |
| 🏆 | Nottingham Forest | West Bridgford, United Kingdom | The City Ground | 430m |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián, Spain | Reale Arena | 427m | |
| AS Roma | Rome, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico | 409m | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton, United Kingdom | American Express Stadium | 403m | |
| Brentford FC | Brentford, United Kingdom | Gtech Community Stadium | 391m | |
| 🏆⭐ | Benfica | Lisbon, Portuguese Republic | Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 369m |
| Everton | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Goodison Park | 364m | |
| AFC Bournemouth | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Vitality Stadium | 361m | |
| Crystal Palace | London, United Kingdom | Selhurst Park | 357m | |
| AS Monaco | Monaco, Monaco | Stade Louis-II | 356m | |
| Atalanta | Bergamo, Italian Republic | 326m | ||
| Fulham | London, United Kingdom | Craven Cottage | 317m | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | Molineux Stadium | 310m | |
| Lazio | Rome, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico | 305m | |
| 🏆⭐ | FC Porto | Porto, Portuguese Republic | Estádio do Dragão | 303m |
| Stade rennais | Rennes, French Republic | Roazhon Park | 288m | |
| 🏆 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 277m |
| 🏆 | Olympique de Marseille | Marseille, French Republic | Orange Vélodrome | 276m |
| Leicester City | Leicester, United Kingdom | King Power Stadium | 270m | |
| Fiorentina | Florence, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Artemio Franchi | 264m | |
| ⭐ | Galatasaray | Istanbul, Türkiye | RAMS Park | 263m |
| Sporting | Lisbon, Portuguese Republic | Estádio José Alvalade | 259m | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg, Germany | Volkswagen Arena | 254m | |
| Southampton FC | Southampton, United Kingdom | St. Mary’s Stadium | 252m | |
| Burnley FC | Burnley, United Kingdom | Turf Moor | 246m | |
| OGC Nice | Nice, French Republic | Allianz Riviera | 244m | |
| Sevilla FC | Seville, Spain | Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán | 225m | |
| Villarreal CF | Villarreal, Spain | Estadio de la Cerámica | 225m | |
| Leeds United | Leeds, United Kingdom | Elland Road Stadium | 224m | |
| Real Betis | Seville, Spain | Estadio Benito Villamarín | 224m | |
| ⭐ | Fenerbahçe | Istanbul, Türkiye | Ülker Stadyumu | 224m |
| LOSC | Villeneuve-d’Ascq, French Republic | Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 223m | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim, Austria | Red Bull Arena | 221m | |
| 🏆 | Feyenoord | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Stadion Feijenoord | 219m |
| RC Lens | Lens, French Republic | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 219m | |
| Athletic Club | Bilbao, Spain | San Mamés | 217m | |
| Al-Ahli SFC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 215m | |
| Olympique lyonnais | Lyon, French Republic | Groupama Stadium | 211m | |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Al-Awwal Park | 209m | |
| 1. FC Union | Berlin, Germany | Stadion An der Alten Försterei | 206m | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach, Germany | BORUSSIA-PARK | 206m | |
| 🏆⭐ | PSV | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Philips Stadion | 201m |
| 🏆⭐ | Ajax | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Johan Cruijff ArenA | 193m |
| Torino FC | Turin, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 188m | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Deutsche Bank Park | 182m | |
| SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Europa-Park Stadion | 176m | |
| 🏆 | Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho | 172m |
| 🏆 | Palmeiras | São Paulo, Brazil | Allianz Parque | 172m |
| Bologna FC | Bologna, Italian Republic | 171m | ||
| Zenit | St. Petersburg, Russia | Gazprom Arena | 167m | |
| US Sassuolo | Reggio nell’Emilia, Italian Republic | MAPEI STADIUM – Città del Tricolore | 167m | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim, Germany | PreZero Arena | 162m | |
| Udinese | Udine, Italian Republic | Dacia Arena | 158m | |
| Valencia CF | Valencia, Spain | Mestalla | 157m | |
| Osasuna | Pamplona, Spain | Estadio El Sadar | 147m | |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Bramall Lane Stadium | 145m | |
| 🏆 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 143m |
| ⭐ | Beşiktaş | Istanbul, Türkiye | Vodafone Park | 138m |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzon, Türkiye | Medical Park Stadyumu | 136m | |
| Celta de Vigo | Vigo, Spain | 134m | ||
| Getafe CF | Getafe, Spain | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 134m | |
| Girona FC | Girona, Spain | 134m | ||
| SC Braga | Braga, Portuguese Republic | Estádio Municipal de Braga | 133m | |
| 🏆⭐ | Celtic | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Celtic Park | 130m |
| Club Brugge | Bruges, Belgium | Jan Breydelstadion | 130m | |
| FC Augsburg | Augsburg, Germany | WWK ARENA | 129m | |
| ⭐ | Olympiacos | Piraeus, Hellenic Republic | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium | 125m |
| VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart, Germany | 125m | ||
| KRC Genk | Genk, Belgium | Cegeka Arena | 121m | |
| FC Nantes | Nantes, French Republic | Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau | 119m | |
| Mainz 05 | Mainz, Germany | MEWA ARENA | 117m | |
| ⭐ | Rangers | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Ibrox Stadium | 115m |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Kyiv, Ukraine | Olympic National Sports Complex Stadium | 110m | |
| Genoa CFC | Genoa, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Luigi Ferraris | 109m | |
| RC Strasbourg | Strasbourg, French Republic | Stade de la Meinau | 108m | |
| ⭐ | Spartak Moscow | Moscow, Russia | Otkritie Bank Arena | 108m |
| RCD Mallorca | Palma, Spain | 107m | ||
| 🏆⭐ | River Plate | Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic | 106m | |
| Salernitana | Salerno, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Arechi | 106m | |
| 🏆 | São Paulo FC | São Paulo, Brazil | Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo | 106m |
| UD Almería | Almería, Spain | 106m | ||
| RAFC | Antwerp, Belgium | 105m | ||
| 1. FC Köln | Cologne, Germany | RheinEnergieSTADION | 103m | |
| Athletico Paranaense | Curitiba, Brazil | Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães | 103m | |
| AC Monza | Monza, Italian Republic | U-Power Stadium | 102m | |
| Empoli FC | Empoli, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Carlo Castellani | 99m | |
| FC Lorient | Lorient, French Republic | Stade du Moustoir – Yves Allainmat | 99m | |
| ⭐ | Anderlecht | Brussels, Belgium | Lotto Park | 98m |
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid, Spain | Campo de fútbol de Vallecas | 98m | |
| Inter Miami | Fort Lauderdale, United States | DRV PNK Stadium | 97m | |
| Werder Bremen | Bremen, Germany | wohninvest WESERSTADION | 97m | |
| 🏆 | CF Monterrey | Guadalupe, United Mexican States | Estadio BBVA | 94m |
| 🏆 | Corinthians | São Paulo, Brazil | Neo Química Arena | 94m |
| MHSC | Montpellier, French Republic | Stade de la Mosson | 93m | |
| Stade de Reims | Reims, French Republic | Stade Auguste-Delaune | 93m | |
| Luton Town | Luton, United Kingdom | Kenilworth Road Stadium | 91m | |
| 🏆 | Club América | Mexico City, United Mexican States | Estadio Azteca | 90m |
| 🏆 | Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Arena MRV | 89m |
| CSKA | Moscow, Russia | VEB Arena | 87m | |
| FC Krasnodar | Krasnodar, Russia | Krasnodar Stadium | 87m | |
| Hellas Verona | Verona, Italian Republic | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi | 86m | |
| AZ | Alkmaar, Netherlands | AFAS Stadion | 85m | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | 85m | ||
| KAA Gent | Ghent, Belgium | Ghelamco Arena | 85m | |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho | 82m | |
| Red Bull Bragantino | Bragança Paulista, Brazil | Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid | 77m | |
| US Lecce | Lecce, Italian Republic | Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare | 77m | |
| 🏆 | Internacional | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Estádio José Pinheiro Borda | 76m |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow, Russia | 76m | ||
| 🏆 | Santos FC | Santos, Brazil | Estádio Urbano Caldeira | 76m |
| 🏆⭐ | Crvena zvezda | Belgrade, Serbia | Stadion Rajko Mitic | 75m |
| Norwich City | Norwich, United Kingdom | Carrow Road Stadium | 75m | |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 74m | |
| 🏆 | CD Guadalajara | Zapopan, United Mexican States | 74m | |
| 🏆 | Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Vasco da Gama | 74m |
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos | 73m | |
| 🏆 | Tigres | San Nicolás, United Mexican States | 73m | |
| 🏆⭐ | Boca Juniors | Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic | Estadio Alberto J. Armando | 72m |
| Dynamo Moscow | Moscow, Russia | Dynamo Central Stadium | 72m | |
| Watford FC | Watford, United Kingdom | Vicarage Road Stadium | 72m | |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Prince Mohammad bin Fahd Stadium | 71m | |
| Atlanta United | Atlanta, United States | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 70m | |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom | MKM Stadium | 70m | |
| Stade brestois | Brest, French Republic | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 70m | |
| Swansea City | Swansea, United Kingdom | Swansea.com Stadium | 70m | |
| Cádiz CF | Cádiz, Spain | Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla | 69m | |
| Granada CF | Granada, Spain | Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes | 69m | |
| 🏆 | Grêmio | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Arena do Grêmio | 69m |
| Espanyol | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain | Stage Front Stadium | 68m | |
| Cagliari Calcio | Cagliari, Italian Republic | Unipol Domus | 67m | |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich, United Kingdom | The Hawthorns | 67m | |
| EC Bahia | Salvador, Brazil | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova | 66m | |
| Sunderland AFC | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Stadium of Light | 66m | |
| AEK | Nea Filadelfeia, Hellenic Republic | OPAP Arena | 65m | |
| Al-Arabi | Doha, Qatar | Grand Hamad Stadium | 65m | |
| 🏆 | Deportivo Toluca | Toluca, United Mexican States | Estadio Nemesio Díez | 64m |
| FC København | Copenhagen, Denmark | Parken | 64m | |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki, Hellenic Republic | PAOK Stadium | 64m | |
| LAFC | Los Angeles, United States | BMO Stadium | 63m | |
| Toulouse FC | Toulouse, French Republic | Stadium de Toulouse | 63m | |
| Middlesbrough FC | Middlesbrough, United Kingdom | Riverside Stadium | 62m | |
| Santos Laguna | Torreón, United Mexican States | Estadio Corona | 62m | |
| Standard de Liège | Liège, Belgium | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 62m | |
| ⭐ | Dynamo Kyiv | Kyiv, Ukraine | Olympic National Sports Complex Stadium | 60m |
| Panathinaikos | Athens, Hellenic Republic | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 60m | |
| Young Boys | Bern, Swiss Confederation | Stadion Wankdorf | 60m | |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Cardiff City Stadium | 59m | |
| VfL Bochum | Bochum, Germany | Vonovia Ruhrstadion | 59m | |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 58m | ||
| Frosinone Calcio | Frosinone, Italian Republic | Stadio Benito Stirpe | 58m | |
| Philadelphia Union | Chester, United States | Subaru Park | 57m | |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn, United Kingdom | Ewood Park | 56m | |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul, Türkiye | 3. İstanbul Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu | 56m | |
| Deportivo Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | Mendizorrotza | 55m | |
| Sturm Graz | Graz, Austria | Merkur Arena | 55m | |
| Clermont Foot | Clermont-Ferrand, French Republic | Stade Gabriel-Montpied | 54m | |
| 🏆 | Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto | 54m |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom | bet365 Stadium | 54m | |
| 🏆 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City, United Mexican States | Estadio Azteca | 53m |
| Hajduk Split | Split, Croatia | 53m | ||
| Havre AC | Le Havre, French Republic | Stade Océane | 53m | |
| NYCFC | New York, United States | Yankee Stadium | 53m | |
| Coventry City | Coventry, United Kingdom | 52m | ||
| 🏆 | Seattle Sounders | Seattle, United States | Lumen Field | 52m |
| Spezia Calcio | La Spezia, Italian Republic | Stadio Alberto Picco | 52m | |
| UD Las Palmas | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | Estadio de Gran Canaria | 52m | |
| Al-Duhail | Doha, Saudi Arabia | Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium | 51m | |
| Al-Rayyan SC | Al-Rayyan, Qatar | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | 51m | |
| FC Cincinnati | Cincinnati, United States | TQL Stadium | 51m | |
| FC Rostov | Rostov, Russia | Rostov Arena | 51m | |
| ⭐ | Ferencváros | Budapest, Hungary | Groupama Aréna | 51m |
| Parma Calcio | Parma, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Ennio Tardini | 51m | |
| 🏆⭐ | Al-Ahly | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo International Stadium | 50m |
| FC Dallas | Frisco, Croatia | Toyota Stadium | 50m |