The Most Valuable Football Clubs In The World 2022 – Find Out Who’s On Top

With 13 titles, Real Madrid will enter the UEFA Champions League final as Europe’s most successful football club. They are impressively now top of the league in terms of wealth in football world. More importantly, the Spanish champions reclaimed first place in Forbes’ 2022 study of the world’s most valuable soccer (football) clubs, with a $5.1 billion (£4 billion) valuation. This figure is 7% higher than the previous year. It puts “Los Blancos” in the Champions League final ahead of FC Barcelona, Manchester United, and Liverpool.

According to Forbes methodology, the operating income is for the 2020-2021 season. “Team valuations are enterprise values (equity + net debt) based on comparable deals that include the economics of the team’s stadium (but exclude the value of the real estate itself.” According to the research, “sources include team annual reports and documentation, team executives, credit rating agency reports, sports bankers, and the Deloitte Football Money League.”

Here We Look At Which Clubs Comprise The Top Ten:

1 LA LIGA, SPAIN

Real Madrid: $5.1bn (£4bn)

Real Madrid has been named the most valuable football team in six of the magazine’s 18 rankings. According to Forbes, the 13-time European champions last held the top spot in 2019. Real, which club members own, had an operating income of $90 million in 2020-21. Likewise, their $5.1 billion valuation represents a 7% year-on-year increase. Real Madrid is particularly the world’s sixth most valuable sports franchise, trailing only the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, and Los Angeles Lakers. They will earn more than $100 million due to their run to the Champions League final.

2 LA LIGA, SPAIN

FC Barcelona: $5.1bn (£4bn)

According to Forbes, the Catalan giants are the second most high-cost football club and are tied with the New England Patriots for the sixth most valuable team in any sport. Barcelona, which club members own, had an operating income of $17 million last year, and their $5.1 billion valuation represents a 5% increase in one year.

3 PREMIER LEAGUE, ENGLAND

Manchester United: $4.6bn (£3.65bn)

According to Forbes, man United has topped the list 11 times, most recently in 2018. The Red Devils, the Glazer family owns, had an operating income of $128 million last year. Their $4.6 billion valuation represents a 10% increase in one year.

4 PREMIER LEAGUE, ENGLAND

Liverpool: $4.45bn (£3.53bn)

Liverpool, which the Fenway Sports Group owns, had an operating income of $104 million and a $4.45 billion valuation, a 9% increase year on year. According to the Daily Mail, the Reds have benefited from “impressive matchday revenue and on-pitch performances.”

5 BUNDESLIGA, GERMANY

Bayern Munich: $4.275bn (£3.4bn)

Bayern Munich is another club whose members own it. The German champions earned $102 million in operating income last year, resulting in a 1% increase in valuation to $4.275 billion.

6 PREMIER LEAGUE, ENGLAND

Manchester City: $4.25bn (£3.37bn)

Manchester City, under Pep Guardiola, had a good season on the field, defending their English Premier League title by finishing one point ahead of English rivals Liverpool. In addition, off the field, City earned $156 million in operating income last year, and their $4.25 billion valuation represents a 6% increase in one year.

7 LIGUE 1, FRANCE

Paris Saint-Germain: $3.2bn (£2.54bn)

Big-spending PSG has Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Lionel Messi among their ranks. The French champions, which Qatar Sports Investments own, had an operating loss of $102 million last year, and their $3.2 billion valuation represents a 28% increase in one year.

8 PREMIER LEAGUE, ENGLAND

Chelsea: $3.1bn (£2.46bn)

Chelsea is soon to be owned by a consortium. The club was also led by American businessman Todd Boehly and had an operating income of $45 million and a $3.1 billion valuation, a -3% year-on-year change.

9 SERIE A, ITALY

Juventus: $2.45bn (£1.94bn)

Juve nicknamed the “Old Lady,” is owned by the Agnelli family and is valued at $2.45 billion, a 26% increase in one year. Besides, the Italian behemoths earned $26 million in operating income.

10 PREMIER LEAGUE, ENGLAND

Tottenham Hotspur: $2.35bn (£1.86bn)

Spurs will return to the Champions League after being ranked fourth in the Premier League, one place ahead of rivals Arsenal. Furthermore, in the 2020-21 season, they earned $127 million in operating income. Forbes also values the north London club at $2.35 billion, a 2% increase over the previous year.