Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs
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This is a list of the richest football clubs in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine on their worth in United States dollars.
Contents [hide]
1 2010 rankings
2 2009 rankings
3 2008 rankings
4 2007 rankings
5 See also
6 References
[edit] 2010 rankings
Rankings as of April 2010.[1][2]
Rank Team Country Value ($m)[3] Debt as
% of value[4] % change
on year Revenue ($m) Operating
income ($m)[5]
1 Manchester United England 1,835 46 -2 459 150
2 Real Madrid Spain 1,323 54 -2 563 130
3 Arsenal England 1,181 41 -2 369 102
4 FC Barcelona Spain 1,000 0 4 513 113
5 Bayern Munich Germany 990 14 -11 406 61
6 Liverpool England 822 47 -19 304 37
7 AC Milan Italy 800 0 -19 276 41
8 Juventus Italy 656 3 9 285 57
9 Chelsea England 646 8 -19 340 -73
10 Internazionale Italy 413 0 12 276 -14
11 Schalke 04 Germany 384 50 -25 175 -7
12 Tottenham Hotspur England 372 29 -16 186 35
13 Olympique Lyonnais France 333 10 -21 196 5
14 Hamburger SV Germany 329 0 0 206 41
15 AS Roma Italy 308 0 -19 205 25
16 Werder Bremen Germany 274 0 -6 161 24
17 Olympique de Marseille France 262 0 9 187 19
18 Borussia Dortmund Germany 261 32 -20 145 8
19 Manchester City England 258 0 -17 143 -56
20 Newcastle United England 198 8 -30 142 -49
[edit] 2009 rankings
Rankings as of April 2009.[6]
Rank Team Country Value ($m)[3] Debt as
% of value[4] % change
on year Revenue ($m) Operating
income ($m)[5]
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 AC Milan Italy 990 0 24 330 58
7 FC Barcelona Spain 960 7 22 487 108
8 Chelsea England 800 92 5 424 -13
9 Juventus Italy 600 5 18 264 46
10 Schalke 04 Germany 510 38 9 234 41
11 Tottenham Hotspur England 445 29 12 228 70
12 Olympique Lyonnais France 423 18 4 245 94
13 AS Roma Italy 381 9 -12 276 69
14 Internazionale Italy 370 77 -8 272 27
15 Hamburger SV 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 VfB Stuttgart Germany 264 0 not reported 176 18
21 Aston Villa England 240 10 26 150 1
21 Olympique de 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
here is the list with a better view
England had 9 of the 24 richest clubs in 2009.