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 usually take place once a year. The top 50 most valuable sports clubs in 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, the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams became the most valuable non-football clubs. All three clubs are American 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 | 1.414b |
Arsenal | London, United Kingdom | Emirates Stadium | 1.241b | |
🏆⭐ | Real Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu | 1.202b |
Paris Saint-Germain | Paris, French Republic | Parc des Princes | 1.059b | |
🏆 | Chelsea | London, United Kingdom | Stamford Bridge | 1.012m |
🏆 | Liverpool FC | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Anfield | 1.008m |
🏆⭐ | Bayern München | Munich, Germany | Allianz Arena | 934m |
🏆⭐ | FC Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 902m |
Tottenham Hotspur | London, United Kingdom | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 849m | |
🏆⭐ | Manchester United | Stretford, United Kingdom | Old Trafford | 775m |
🏆 | Aston Villa | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Villa Park | 701m |
Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen, Germany | BayArena | 694m | |
Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | St. James’ Park | 693m | |
🏆⭐ | Internazionale | Milan, Italian Republic | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 683m |
🏆 | AC Milan | Milan, Italian Republic | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 563m |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton, United Kingdom | American Express Stadium | 547m | |
RB Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany | Red Bull Arena | 539m | |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián, Spain | Reale Arena | 502m | |
🏆 | Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund, Germany | SIGNAL IDUNA PARK | 498m |
🏆⭐ | Juventus | Turin, Italian Republic | Allianz Stadium | 494m |
SSC Napoli | Naples, Italian Republic | 479m | ||
Crystal Palace | London, United Kingdom | Selhurst Park | 472m | |
West Ham United | London, United Kingdom | London Stadium | 470m | |
Brentford FC | Brentford, United Kingdom | Gtech Community Stadium | 443m | |
Atalanta | Bergamo, Italian Republic | 437m | ||
Atlético de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Riyadh Air Metropolitano | 417m | |
🏆 | Nottingham Forest | West Bridgford, United Kingdom | The City Ground | 414m |
AFC Bournemouth | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Vitality Stadium | 411m | |
Sporting | Lisbon, Portuguese Republic | Estádio José Alvalade | 390m | |
AS Monaco | Monaco, Monaco | Stade Louis-II | 388m | |
🏆⭐ | Benfica | Lisbon, Portuguese Republic | Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 383m |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | Molineux Stadium | 373m | |
Everton | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Goodison Park | 354m | |
🏆⭐ | PSV | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Philips Stadion | 354m |
🏆 | Feyenoord | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Stadion Feijenoord | 348m |
Fulham | London, United Kingdom | Craven Cottage | 346m | |
AS Roma | Rome, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico | 342m | |
🏆⭐ | FC Porto | Porto, Portuguese Republic | Estádio do Dragão | 332m |
VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart, Germany | MHPArena | 324m | |
Athletic Club | Bilbao, Spain | San Mamés | 313m | |
Bologna FC | Bologna, Italian Republic | 312m | ||
LOSC | Villeneuve-d’Ascq, French Republic | Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 308m | |
Girona FC | Girona, Spain | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi | 307m | |
Stade rennais | Rennes, French Republic | Roazhon Park | 283m | |
Burnley FC | Burnley, United Kingdom | Turf Moor | 275m | |
OGC Nice | Nice, French Republic | Allianz Riviera | 268m | |
🏆⭐ | Ajax | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Johan Cruijff ArenA | 259m |
Fiorentina | Florence, Italian Republic | 258m | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Deutsche Bank Park | 256m | |
Valencia CF | Valencia, Spain | Mestalla | 256m | |
Olympique lyonnais | Lyon, French Republic | Groupama Stadium | 250m | |
🏆 | Olympique de Marseille | Marseille, French Republic | Orange Vélodrome | 248m |
Villarreal CF | Villarreal, Spain | Estadio de la Cerámica | 244m | |
🏆 | Palmeiras | São Paulo, Brazil | Allianz Parque | 237m |
Lazio | Rome, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico | 236m | |
Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim, Austria | Red Bull Arena | 235m | |
Leeds United | Leeds, United Kingdom | Elland Road Stadium | 229m | |
🏆 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 221m | |
VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg, Germany | Volkswagen Arena | 216m | |
Leicester City | Leicester, United Kingdom | King Power Stadium | 214m | |
Sevilla FC | Seville, Spain | Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán | 208m | |
⭐ | Fenerbahçe | Istanbul, Türkiye | Ülker Stadyumu | 205m |
RC Lens | Lens, French Republic | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 204m | |
Real Betis | Seville, Spain | Estadio Benito Villamarín | 200m | |
Torino FC | Turin, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 196m | |
⭐ | Galatasaray | Istanbul, Türkiye | RAMS Park | 194m |
SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Europa-Park Stadion | 183m | |
🏆 | Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho | 178m |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach, Germany | Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK | 173m | |
Shakhtar Donetsk | Lviv, Ukraine | Arena Lviv | 165m | |
Genoa CFC | Genoa, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Luigi Ferraris | 163m | |
Zenit | St. Petersburg, Russia | Gazprom Arena | 159m | |
1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim, Germany | PreZero Arena | 156m | |
Club Brugge | Bruges, Belgium | Jan Breydelstadion | 153m | |
Southampton FC | Southampton, United Kingdom | St. Mary’s Stadium | 153m | |
Al-Ahli SFC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 152m | |
SC Braga | Braga, Portuguese Republic | Estádio Municipal de Braga | 149m | |
AC Monza | Monza, Italian Republic | U-Power Stadium | 144m | |
🏆⭐ | Celtic | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Celtic Park | 141m |
Udinese | Udine, Italian Republic | Bluenergy Stadium | 140m | |
⭐ | Beşiktaş | Istanbul, Türkiye | Tüpraş Stadyumu | 139m |
1. FC Union | Berlin, Germany | Stadion An der Alten Försterei | 136m | |
RC Strasbourg | Strasbourg, French Republic | 135m | ||
Al-Nassr | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Al-Awwal Park | 133m | |
KRC Genk | Genk, Belgium | Cegeka Arena | 132m | |
Mainz 05 | Mainz, Germany | MEWA ARENA | 132m | |
Sheffield United | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Bramall Lane Stadium | 130m | |
FC Augsburg | Augsburg, Germany | WWK ARENA | 127m | |
Celta de Vigo | Vigo, Spain | 127m | ||
Toulouse FC | Toulouse, French Republic | Stadium de Toulouse | 125m | |
US Sassuolo | Reggio nell’Emilia, Italian Republic | MAPEI STADIUM – Città del Tricolore | 125m | |
⭐ | Anderlecht | Brussels, Belgium | Lotto Park | 124m |
Luton Town | Luton, United Kingdom | Kenilworth Road Stadium | 123m | |
Deportivo Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | Mendizorrotza | 121m | |
UD Las Palmas | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | Estadio de Gran Canaria | 119m | |
🏆 | Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho | 118m |
🏆 | Corinthians | São Paulo, Brazil | Neo Química Arena | 117m |
Stade brestois | Brest, French Republic | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 117m | |
AZ | Alkmaar, Netherlands | AFAS Stadion | 116m | |
Stade de Reims | Reims, French Republic | Stade Auguste-Delaune | 116m | |
Getafe CF | Getafe, Spain | Coliseum | 114m | |
⭐ | Olympiacos | Piraeus, Hellenic Republic | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium | 114m |
FC Krasnodar | Krasnodar, Russia | Krasnodar Stadium | 113m | |
RAFC | Antwerp, Belgium | 113m | ||
🏆⭐ | River Plate | Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic | Estadio Mâs Monumental | 113m |
Werder Bremen | Bremen, Germany | Weserstadion | 111m | |
Frosinone Calcio | Frosinone, Italian Republic | Stadio Benito Stirpe | 110m | |
FC Lorient | Lorient, French Republic | Stade du Moustoir – Yves Allainmat | 107m | |
RUSG | Brussels, Belgium | 105m | ||
Trabzonspor | Trabzon, Türkiye | Papara Park | 104m | |
🏆 | CF Monterrey | Guadalupe, United Mexican States | Estadio BBVA | 103m |
🏆 | Internacional | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Estádio José Pinheiro Borda | 103m |
MHSC | Montpellier, French Republic | Stade de la Mosson | 103m | |
Osasuna | Pamplona, Spain | Estadio El Sadar | 102m | |
⭐ | Rangers | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Ibrox Stadium | 102m |
FC Nantes | Nantes, French Republic | Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau | 100m | |
US Lecce | Lecce, Italian Republic | Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare | 97m | |
🏆 | São Paulo FC | São Paulo, Brazil | MorumBIS | 96m |
🏆 | Club América | Mexico City, United Mexican States | 95m | |
Dynamo Moscow | Moscow, Russia | Dynamo Central Stadium | 95m | |
FC København | Copenhagen, Denmark | Parken | 95m | |
Inter Miami | Fort Lauderdale, United States | Chase Stadium | 95m | |
🏆⭐ | Boca Juniors | Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic | Estadio Alberto J. Armando | 94m |
Sunderland AFC | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Stadium of Light | 94m | |
🏆 | Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Arena MRV | 92m |
🏆 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 91m |
RCD Mallorca | Palma, Spain | Estadi Mallorca Son Moix | 91m | |
⭐ | Spartak Moscow | Moscow, Russia | Lukoil Arena | 91m |
Cagliari Calcio | Cagliari, Italian Republic | Unipol Domus | 89m | |
Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow, Russia | 89m | ||
PAOK | Thessaloniki, Hellenic Republic | PAOK Stadium | 85m | |
Sparta Praha | Prague, Czech Republic | epet ARENA | 85m | |
Hellas Verona | Verona, Italian Republic | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi | 84m | |
Parma Calcio | Parma, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Ennio Tardini | 84m | |
1. FC Köln | Cologne, Germany | RheinEnergieSTADION | 83m | |
CSKA | Moscow, Russia | VEB Arena | 83m | |
Granada CF | Granada, Spain | Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes | 83m | |
Slavia Praha | Prague, Czech Republic | Fortuna Arena | 83m | |
Twente | Enschede, Netherlands | De Grolsch Veste | 83m | |
UD Almería | Almería, Spain | Power Horse Stadium | 83m | |
🏆⭐ | Crvena zvezda | Belgrade, Serbia | Stadion Rajko Mitic | 81m |
🏆 | Grêmio | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Arena do Grêmio | 81m |
Norwich City | Norwich, United Kingdom | Carrow Road Stadium | 81m | |
Red Bull Bragantino | Bragança Paulista, Brazil | Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid | 81m | |
Sturm Graz | Graz, Austria | Merkur Arena | 81m | |
Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | 80m | ||
KAA Gent | Ghent, Belgium | Planet Group Arena | 80m | |
🏆 | Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos | 76m |
Cercle Brugge | Bruges, Belgium | Jan Breydelstadion | 76m | |
Salernitana | Salerno, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Arechi | 75m | |
⭐ | Dynamo Kyiv | Kyiv, Ukraine | 74m | |
Hull City | Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom | MKM Stadium | 74m | |
Panathinaikos | Athens, Hellenic Republic | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 74m | |
🏆 | Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Vasco da Gama | 74m |
AEK | Nea Filadelfeia, Hellenic Republic | OPAP Arena | 73m | |
🏆 | Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto | 73m |
Athletico Paranaense | Curitiba, Brazil | Ligga Arena | 72m | |
Coventry City | Coventry, United Kingdom | 72m | ||
1. FC Heidenheim | Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany | Voith-Arena | 71m | |
Empoli FC | Empoli, Italian Republic | Stadio comunale Carlo Castellani | 71m | |
Havre AC | Le Havre, French Republic | Stade Océane | 71m | |
Young Boys | Bern, Swiss Confederation | Stadion Wankdorf | 70m | |
Standard de Liège | Liège, Belgium | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 68m | |
🏆 | Tigres | San Nicolás, United Mexican States | 68m | |
VfL Bochum | Bochum, Germany | Vonovia Ruhrstadion | 67m | |
🏆 | CD Guadalajara | Zapopan, United Mexican States | 66m | |
Atlanta United | Atlanta, United States | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 65m | |
🏆 | Deportivo Toluca | Toluca, United Mexican States | Estadio Nemesio Díez | 65m |
EC Bahia | Salvador, Brazil | Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova | 65m | |
Nordsjælland | Farum, Denmark | Right to Dream Park | 65m | |
Rayo Vallecano | Madrid, Spain | Campo de fútbol de Vallecas | 65m | |
Al-Ettifaq | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium | 64m | |
FC Famalicão | Famalicão, Portuguese Republic | 62m | ||
Middlesbrough FC | Middlesbrough, United Kingdom | Riverside Stadium | 61m | |
🏆 | Racing Club | Avellaneda, Argentine Republic | Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón | 61m |
Cádiz CF | Cádiz, Spain | Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla | 60m | |
Watford FC | Watford, United Kingdom | Vicarage Road Stadium | 60m | |
Espanyol | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain | RCDE Stadium | 58m | |
FC Metz | Longeville-lès-Metz, French Republic | 58m | ||
NYCFC | New York, United States | Yankee Stadium | 58m | |
Philadelphia Union | Chester, United States | Subaru Park | 58m | |
⭐ | Ferencváros | Budapest, Hungary | Groupama Aréna | 57m |
🏆 | Seattle Sounders | Seattle, United States | Lumen Field | 57m |
Vitória SC | Guimarães, Portuguese Republic | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 57m | |
Hajduk Split | Split, Croatia | 56m | ||
🏆 | LA Galaxy | Carson, United States | Dignity Health Sports Park Soccer Stadium | 56m |
Al-Shabab | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Al-Shabab Club Stadium | 55m | |
Midtjylland | Herning, Denmark | 55m | ||
Talleres | Córdoba, Argentine Republic | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | 55m | |
West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich, United Kingdom | The Hawthorns | 55m | |
FC Dallas | Frisco, United States | Toyota Stadium | 54m | |
🏆 | San Lorenzo | Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic | Estadio Pedro Bidegain | 54m |
Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn, United Kingdom | Ewood Park | 53m | |
Estoril Praia | Estoril, Portuguese Republic | 53m | ||
Brøndby IF | Brøndby, Denmark | Brøndby Stadion | 52m | |
Como 1907 | Como, Italian Republic | Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia | 52m | |
FC Rostov | Rostov, Russia | Rostov Arena | 52m | |
Orlando City | Orlando, United States | Inter&Co Stadium | 52m | |
Clermont Foot | Clermont-Ferrand, French Republic | 51m | ||
Columbus Crew | Columbus, United States | Lower.com Field | 51m | |
🏆 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City, United Mexican States | 51m | |
Ipswich Town | Ipswich, United Kingdom | Portman Road Stadium | 51m | |
Krylia Sovetov | Samara, Russia | Solidarnost Samara Arena | 51m | |
Al-Rayyan SC | Al-Rayyan, Qatar | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 50m | |
FC Utrecht | Utrecht, Netherlands | Stadion Galgenwaard | 50m | |
🏆 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 50m |