Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs

This is a list of the richest association football clubs in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine on their worth in U.S. dollars.

Current ranking

2020 rankings

    As of 27 June 2018

    Rank Team Country Value
    in millions    		 % change
    on year    		 Debt as
    % of value    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Real Madrid Spain 4,231 4 1 896
    2 FC Barcelona Spain 4,021 -1 0 824
    3 Manchester United England 3,983 -8 19 795
    4 F.C.Bayern Munich Germany 3,024 -1 0 751
    5 Manchester City England 2,688 9 0 678
    6 Chelsea England 2,576 25 0 597
    7 Arsenal England 2,267 1 11 520
    8 Liverpool England 2,183 12 3 613
    9 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. England 1,624 31 37 511
    10 Juventus Italy 1,512 3 9 480
    11 Paris Saint-Germain France 1,092 12 0 646
    12 Atlético Madrid Spain 953 12 23 363
    13 Borussia Dortmund Germany 896 -1 0 379
    14 Schalke 04 Germany 683 -3 12 291
    15 Internazionale Italy 672 11 50 335
    16 Roma Italy 622 1 41 298
    17 West Ham United England 616 -18 10 236
    18 Milan Italy 583 -5 42 248
    19 Everton England 476 32 0 254
    20 Newcastle United England 381 - 0 240

    Historic rankings

    2018 rankings

    As of 15 June 2018[1]

    Rank Team Country Value
    in millions    		 Debt as
    % of value[2]    		 % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Manchester United England 4,123 18 12 737
    2 Real Madrid Spain 4,088 2 14 735
    3 Barcelona Spain 4,060 1 12 706
    4 Bayern Munich Germany 3,063 0 13 640
    5 Manchester City England 2,474 0 19 575
    6 Arsenal England 2,238 12 16 531
    7 Chelsea England 2,062 0 12 466
    8 Liverpool England 1,944 5 30 462
    9 Juventus Italy 1,472 6 17 442
    10 Tottenham Hotspur England 1,237 19 17 387
    11 Paris Saint-Germain France 917 0 16 529
    12 Borussia Dortmund Germany 901 0 12 362
    13 Atlético Madrid Spain 848 3 16 297
    14 West Ham United England 754 8 19 232
    15 Schalke 04 Germany 707 11 12 251
    16 Roma Italy 618 44 9 191
    17 Milan Italy 612 101 -24 213
    18 Internazionale Italy 606 58 13 285
    19 Leicester City England 500 0 21 295
    20 Napoli Italy 471 0 24 219

    2017 rankings

    As of 1 June 2017[3]

    Rank Team Country Value
    in millions    		 Debt as
    % of value[4]    		 % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Manchester United England 3,690 6 11 850
    2 Barcelona Spain 3,635 6 2 688
    3 Real Madrid Spain 3,580 3 -2 688
    4 Bayern Munich Germany 2,713 0 1 657
    5 Manchester City England 2,083 5 8 650
    6 Arsenal England 1,932 16 -4 572
    7 Chelsea England 1,845 0 11 583
    8 Liverpool England 1,492 7 -4 523
    9 Juventus Italy 1,258 7 -3 379
    10 Tottenham Hotspur England 1,058 17 4 377
    11 Paris Saint-Germain France 841 0 3 578
    12 Borussia Dortmund Germany 808 0 -3 315
    13 A.C. Milan Italy 802 73 -3 238
    14 Atlético Madrid Spain 732 9 16 234
    15 West Ham United England 634 11 17 213
    16 Schalke 04 Germany 629 7 -4 249
    17 Roma Italy 569 3 -2 242
    18 Inter Milan Italy 537 37 -4 199
    19 Leicester City England 413 0 - 191
    20 Napoli Italy 379 0 -4 158

    2016 rankings

    As of 1 May 2016[5]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] Debt as
    % of value[4]    		 % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Real Madrid Spain 3,645 3 12 694
    2 Barcelona Spain 3,549 2 12 675
    3 Manchester United England 3,317 20 7 625
    4 Bayern Munich Germany 2,678 0 14 570
    5 Arsenal England 2,017 17 54 524
    6 Manchester City England 1,921 0 40 558
    7 Chelsea England 1,661 0 21 505
    8 Liverpool England 1,548 5 58 471
    9 Juventus Italy 1,299 4 55 390
    10 Tottenham Hotspur England 1,017 2 69 310
    11 Borussia Dortmund Germany 836 0 19 338
    12 A.C. Milan Italy 825 32 6 240
    13 Paris Saint-Germain France 814 0 28 578
    14 Schalke 04 Germany 655 21 15 264
    15 Atlético Madrid Spain 633 22 45 225
    16 Inter Milan Italy 559 43 27 198
    17 West Ham United England 542 6 76 194
    18 Roma Italy 508 36 N/A 217
    19 Napoli Italy 396 0 12 151
    20 Newcastle United England 383 0 10 104

    2015 rankings

    As of 6 May 2015[7]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] Debt as
    % of value[8]    		 % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Real Madrid Spain 3,260 4 -5 746
    2 Barcelona Spain 3,160 3 -1 657
    3 Manchester United England 3,100 20 10 703
    4 Bayern Munich Germany 2,350 0 27 661
    5 Manchester City England 1,380 0 60 562
    6 Chelsea England 1,370 0 58 526
    7 Arsenal England 1,310 30 -2 487
    8 Liverpool England 982 10 39 415
    9 Juventus Italy 837 9 -2 379
    10 A.C. Milan Italy 775 44 -9 339
    11 Borussia Dortmund Germany 700 6 17 355
    12 Paris Saint-Germain France 634 0 53 643
    13 Tottenham Hotspur England 600 9 17 293
    14 Schalke 04 Germany 572 0 -1 290
    15 Inter Milan Italy 439 56 -9 222
    16 Atlético Madrid Spain 436 53 33 231
    17 Napoli Italy 353 0 19 224
    18 Newcastle United England 349 0 N/A 210
    19 West Ham United England 309 12 N/A 186
    20 Galatasaray Turkey 294 17 -15 220

    2014 rankings

    As of 15 July 2014[9]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Real Madrid Spain 3,440 4 675
    2 Barcelona Spain 3,200 23 627
    3 Manchester United England 2,810 -11 551
    4 Bayern Munich Germany 1,850 41 561
    5 Arsenal England 1,331 0 370
    6 Chelsea England 868 -4 394
    7 Manchester City England 863 25 411
    8 A.C. Milan Italy 856 -9 343
    9 Juventus Italy 850 22 354
    10 Liverpool England 704 8 313
    11 Borussia Dortmund Germany 599 31 333
    12 Schalke 04 Germany 580 16 258
    13 Tottenham Hotspur England 514 -1 224
    14 Inter Milan Italy 483 20 219
    15 Paris Saint-Germain France 415 N/A 518
    16 Galatasaray Turkey 347 N/A 204
    17 Atlético Madrid Spain 328 33 156
    18 Hamburg Germany 326 9 176
    19 Roma Italy 307 19 162
    20 Napoli Italy 296 -10 156

    2013 rankings

    As of 17 April 2013[10]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Real Madrid Spain 3,300 76 650
    2 Manchester United England 3,165 61 502
    3 Barcelona Spain 2,600 99 613
    4 Arsenal England 1,326 3 368
    5 Bayern Munich Germany 1,309 6 468
    6 A.C. Milan Italy 945 -4 326
    7 Chelsea England 901 18 409
    8 Juventus Italy 694 17 248
    9 Manchester City England 689 56 362
    10 Liverpool England 651 5 296
    11 Tottenham Hotspur England 520 -8 226
    12 Schalke 04 Germany 498 -15 221
    13 Borussia Dortmund Germany 436 11 240
    14 Inter Milan Italy 401 -18 236
    15 Lyon France 368 -4 167
    16 Corinthians Brazil 358 - 119
    17 Napoli Italy 330 17 188
    18 Hamburg Germany 300 -15 154
    19 Marseille France 285 -18 167
    20 Newcastle United England 263 9 146

    2012 rankings

    As of 19 April 2012[11]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Manchester United England 1,965 5 532
    2 Real Madrid Spain 1,877 34 695
    3 Barcelona Spain 1,307 34 653
    4 Arsenal England 1,292 8 364
    5 Bayern Munich Germany 1,235 12 466
    6 A.C. Milan Italy 989 18 341
    7 Chelsea England 761 16 362
    8 Liverpool England 619 12 295
    9 Juventus Italy 591 -6 223
    10 Schalke 04 Germany 587 56 293
    11 Tottenham Hotspur England 564 37 262
    12 Inter Milan Italy 490 11 307
    13 Manchester City England 443 52 246
    14 Borussia Dortmund Germany 394 52 197
    15 Lyon France 385 8 193
    16 Hamburg Germany 355 4 187
    17 Roma Italy 354 38 208
    18 Marseille France 349 26 218
    19 Valencia Spain 288 - 186
    20 Napoli Italy 283 - 167

    2011 rankings

    As of 20 April 2011[12]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M)
    1 Manchester United England 1,864 1 428
    2 Real Madrid Spain 1,400 10 537
    3 Arsenal England 1,200 1 336
    4 Bayern Munich Germany 1,100 6 396
    5 Barcelona Spain 975 -2 488
    6 A.C. Milan Italy 838 5 289
    7 Chelsea England 658 2 313
    8 Juventus Italy 628 -4 251
    9 Liverpool England 552 -33 276
    10 Inter Milan Italy 441 7 275
    11 Tottenham Hotspur England 412 11 179
    12 Schalke 04 Germany 377 -2 171
    13 Lyon France 358 8 179
    14 Hamburg Germany 340 3 179
    15 Manchester City England 291 13 153
    16 Stuttgart Germany 281 0 141
    17 Werder Bremen Germany 279 2 147
    18 Marseille France 277 6 173
    19 Atlético Madrid Spain 275 6 153
    20 Borussia Dortmund Germany 260 -1 124

    2010 rankings

    As of April 2010[13][14]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] Debt as
    % of value[15]    		 % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M) Operating
    income ($m)[16]
    1 Manchester United England 1,835 46 -2 459 150
    2 Real Madrid Spain 1,323 54 -2 563 130
    3 Arsenal England 1,181 41 -2 369 102
    4 Barcelona Spain 1,000 58 4 513 113
    5 Bayern Munich Germany 990 14 -11 406 61
    6 Liverpool England 822 47 -19 304 37
    7 A.C. Milan Italy 800 0 -19 276 41
    8 Juventus Italy 656 3 9 285 57
    9 Chelsea England 646 8 -19 340 -73
    10 Inter Milan Italy 413 0 12 276 -14
    11 Schalke 04 Germany 384 50 -25 175 -7
    12 Tottenham Hotspur England 372 29 -16 186 35
    13 Lyon France 333 10 -21 196 5
    14 Hamburg Germany 329 0 0 206 41
    15 Roma Italy 308 0 -19 205 25
    16 Werder Bremen Germany 274 0 -6 161 24
    17 Marseille France 262 0 9 187 19
    18 Borussia Dortmund Germany 261 32 -20 145 8
    19 Manchester City England 258 0 -17 143 -56
    20 Newcastle United England 198 8 -30 142 -49

    2009 rankings

    As of April 2009[17]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] Debt as
    % of value[15]    		 % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M) Operating
    income ($m)[16]
    1 Manchester United England 1,870 54 4 512 160
    2 Real Madrid Spain 1,353 23 5 576 81
    3 Arsenal England 1,200 107 0 349 80
    4 Bayern Munich Germany 1,110 0 21 465 59
    5 Liverpool England 1,010 59 -4 332 50
    6 A.C. Milan Italy 990 0 24 330 58
    7 Barcelona Spain 960 43 22 487 108
    8 Chelsea England 800 92 5 424 -13
    9 Juventus Italy 600 5 18 264 46
    10 Schalke Germany 510 38 9 234 41
    11 Tottenham Hotspur England 445 29 12 228 70
    12 Lyon France 423 18 4 245 94
    13 Roma Italy 381 9 -12 276 69
    14 Inter Milan Italy 370 77 -8 272 27
    15 Hamburg Germany 330 0 13 202 44
    16 Borussia Dortmund Germany 325 33 1 183 9
    17 Manchester City England 310 0 62 164 -16
    18 Werder Bremen Germany 292 0 12 177 27
    19 Newcastle United England 285 96 -5 198 -13
    20 Stuttgart Germany 264 0 not reported 176 18
    21 Aston Villa England 240 10 26 150 1
    21 Marseille France 240 0 28 200 20
    23 Celtic Scotland 218 14 -4 145 11
    24 Everton England 207 49 5 151 14
    25 Rangers Scotland 194 86 not reported 128 15

    2008 rankings

    As of April 2008[18]

    Rank Team Country Value ($M)[6] Debt as
    %of value[15]    		 % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M) Operating
    income($m)[16]
    1 Manchester United England 1,800 60 24 394 111
    2 Real Madrid Spain 1,285 27 24 474 112
    3 Arsenal England 1,200 43 31 329 77
    4 Liverpool England 1,050 65 131 269 60
    5 Bayern Munich Germany 917 0 9 302 72
    6 A.C. Milan Italy 798 0 -3 307 54
    7 Barcelona Spain 784 27 47 392 92
    8 Chelsea England 764 0 42 382 -5
    9 Juventus Italy 510 5 -10 196 35
    10 Schalke Germany 470 48 0 154 36
    11 Roma Italy 434 12 94 213 48
    12 Tottenham Hotspur England 414 15 70 207 64
    13 Lyon France 408 7 19 190 15
    14 Inter Milan Italy 403 0 -27 207 21
    15 Borussia Dortmund Germany 323 57 63 122 31
    16 Newcastle United England 300 43 16 175 12
    17 Hamburg Germany 293 0 32 163 41
    18 Werder Bremen Germany 262 0 n/a 131 11
    19 Valencia Spain 254 159 31 145 -45
    20 Celtic Scotland 227 11 23 151 48
    21 Everton England 197 30 24 103 -1
    22 West Ham United England 195 23 25 115 -22
    23 Manchester City England 191 63 -8 114 27
    24 Aston Villa England 190 12 36 106 -40
    25 Marseille France 187 0 19 134 13
    • Manchester United increased from $1.2 billion to $1.8 billion still remaining at top. While Real Madrid remains second due to an increase of $400 million. Arsenal also remain third after an approximate increase of $350 million.

    2007 rankings

    This is the list released in March 2007.[19]

    # Team Country Value ($M)[6] Debt as
    %of value[15]    		 % change
    on year    		 Revenue ($M) Operating
    income($m)[16]
    1 Manchester United England 1,453 84 6 310 92
    2 Real Madrid Spain 1,036 10 2 000 83
    3 Arsenal England 915 53 9 246 20
    4 Bayern Munich Germany 838 0 9 262 62
    5 A.C. Milan Italy 824 0 -10 305 46
    6 Juventus Italy 567 17 -18 321 45
    7 Inter Milan Italy 555 n/a 10 264 26
    8 Liverpool England 537 28 6 283 -37
    9 Barcelona Spain 503 12 22 331 12
    10 Schalke Germany 471 53 45 157 37
    11 Chelsea England 454 18 28 225 37
    12 Lyon France 343 n/a 65 163 10
    13 Newcastle United England 260 46 -14 159 11
    14 Tottenham Hotspur England 243 0 27 137 9
    15 Roma Italy 224 0 -15 162 53
    16 Hamburg Germany 221 n/a n/a 130 31
    17 Manchester City England 208 83 -6 114 9
    18 Borussia Dortmund Germany 199 126 61 114 1
    19 Ajax Netherlands 196 0 13 95 9
    20 Celtic Scotland 185 14 18 106 -8
    21 Everton England 165 32 34 107 -15
    22 Marseille France 157 n/a n/a 105 6
    23 West Ham United England 156 27 n/a 111 6
    24 Rangers Scotland 147 7 32 113 12
    25 Aston Villa England 140 16 16 91 -21

    See also

    References
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    16. Revenue before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
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