The world's 50 most valuable sports teams 2019

[Kailash Kumar]

The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2019

Jul 22, 2019

50 | New Orleans Saints (NFL)

• Value: $2.08 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 4%
• Owner: Gayle Benson
• Operating Income*: $115 million

49 | Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)

• Value: $2.08 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owner: Shahid Khan
• Operating Income: $63 million

47 (tie) | Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)

• Value: $2.1 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owners: Lamar Hunt family
• Operating Income: $60 million

47 (tie) | St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)

• Value: $2.1 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 11%
• Owner: William DeWitt Jr.
• Operating Income: $65 million

46 | Arizona Cardinals (NFL)

• Value: $2.15 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owner: William Bidwill
• Operating Income: $74 million

45 | Liverpool (Soccer)

• Value: $2.18 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 12%
• Owners: John Henry, Tom Werner
• Operating Income: $128 million

44 | Los Angeles Clippers (NBA)

• Value: $2.2 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 2%
• Owner: Steve Ballmer
• Operating Income: $40 million

43 | Dallas Mavericks (NBA)

• Value: $2.25 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 18%
• Owner: Mark Cuban
• Operating Income: $99 million

42 | Arsenal (Soccer)

• Value: $2.27 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 1%
• Owner: Stanley Kroenke
• Operating Income: $102 million

41 | Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)

• Value: $2.28 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owners: Spanos Family
• Operating Income: $48 million

38 (tie) | New York Mets (MLB)

• Value: $2.3 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 10%
• Owners: Fred & Jeff Wilpon, Saul Katz
• Operating Income: $30 million

38 (tie) | Carolina Panthers (NFL)

• Value: $2.3 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owner: David Tepper
• Operating Income: $62 million

38 (tie) | Houston Rockets (NBA)

• Value: $2.3 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 5%
• Owner: Tilman Fertitta
• Operating Income: $103 million

37 | Brooklyn Nets (NBA)

• Value: $2.35 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 2%
• Owners: Mikhail Prokhorov, Joe Tsai
• Operating Income: $53 million

36 | Indianapolis Colts (NFL)

• Value: $2.38 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owner: James Irsay
• Operating Income: $67 million

35 | Minnesota Vikings (NFL)

• Value: $2.4 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owner: Zygmunt Wilf
• Operating Income: $90 million

34 | Oakland Raiders (NFL)

• Value: $2.42 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 2%
• Owner: Mark Davis
• Operating Income: $25 million

33 | Miami Dolphins (NFL)

• Value: $2.58 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owner: Stephen Ross
• Operating Income: $56 million

32 | Chelsea (Soccer)

• Value: $2.58 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 25%
• Owner: Roman Abramovich
• Operating Income: $127 million

31 | Seattle Seahawks (NFL)

• Value: $2.58 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 6%
• Owners: Paul Allen Trust
• Operating Income: $71 million

30 | Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)

• Value: $2.585 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 5%
• Owners: Daniel Rooney Trust, Art Rooney II
• Operating Income: $85 million

29 | Baltimore Ravens (NFL)

• Value: $2.59 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 4%
• Owner: Stephen Bisciotti
• Operating Income: $107 million

28 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL)

• Value: $2.6 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 5%
• Owner: Arthur Blank
• Operating Income: $113 million

27 | Green Bay Packers (NFL)

• Value: $2.63 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 3%
• Owners: Shareholder-owned
• Operating Income: $62 million

26 | Denver Broncos (NFL)

• Value: $2.65 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 2%
• Owners: Pat Bowlen Trust
• Operating Income: $106 million

25 | Manchester City (Soccer)

• Value: $2.69 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 9%
• Owner: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Operating Income: $168 million

24 | Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)

• Value: $2.75 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 4%
• Owners: Jeffrey Lurie
• Operating Income: $114 million

22 (tie) | Boston Celtics (NBA)

• Value: $2.8 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 12%
• Owners: Wycliffe & Irving Grousbeck, Robert Epstein, Stephen Pagliuca
• Operating Income: $100 million

22 (tie) | Houston Texans (NFL)

• Value: $2.8 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owner: Janice McNair
• Operating Income: $161 million

21 | New York Jets (NFL)

• Value: $2.85 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 4%
• Owner: Robert Wood Johnson IV
• Operating Income: $130 million

19 (tie) | Chicago Bears (NFL)

• Value: $2.9 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 2%
• Owners: McCaskey family
• Operating Income: $100 million

19 (tie) | Chicago Bulls (NBA)

• Value: $2.9 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 12%
• Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf
• Operating Income: $115 million

18 | San Francisco Giants (MLB)

• Value: $3 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 5%
• Owner: Charles Johnson
• Operating Income: $84 million

17 | Bayern Munich (Soccer)

• Value: $3.02 billion
• 1-Year % Change: –1%
• Owners: Club members
• Operating Income: $129 million

16 | San Francisco 49ers (NFL)

• Value: $3.05 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owners: Denise DeBartolo York, John York
• Operating Income: $106 million

14 (tie) | Chicago Cubs (MLB)

• Value: $3.1 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 7%
• Owners: Ricketts family
• Operating Income: $87 million

14 (tie) | Washington Redskins (NFL)

• Value: $3.1 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owner: Daniel Snyder
• Operating Income: $122 million

12 (tie) | Los Angeles Rams (NFL)

• Value: $3.2 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 7%
• Owner: Stanley Kroenke
• Operating Income: $68 million

12 (tie) | Boston Red Sox (MLB)

• Value: $3.2 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 14%
• Owners: John Henry, Thomas Werner
• Operating Income: $84 million

10 (tie) | Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)

• Value: $3.3 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 10%
• Owners: Guggenheim Baseball Management
• Operating Income: $95 million

10 (tie) | New York Giants (NFL)

• Value: $3.3 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 0%
• Owners: John Mara, Steven Tisch
• Operating Income: $149 million

9 | Golden State Warriors (NBA)

• Value: $3.5 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 13%
• Owners: Joe Lacob, Peter Guber
• Operating Income: $103 million

8 | Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

• Value: $3.7 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 12%
• Owners: Jerry Buss Family Trusts, Philip Anschutz
• Operating Income: $147 million

7 | New England Patriots (NFL)

• Value: $3.8 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 3%
• Owner: Robert Kraft
• Operating Income: $235 million

6 | Manchester United (Soccer)

• Value: $3.81 billion
• 1-Year % Change: -8%
• Owners: Glazer family
• Operating Income: $238 million

5 | New York Knicks (NBA)

• Value: $4 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 11%
• Owner: Madison Square Garden Company
• Operating Income: $155 million

4 | Barcelona (Soccer)

• Value: $4.02 billion
• 1-Year % Change: -1%
• Owners: Club members
• Operating Income: -$37 million

3 | Real Madrid (Soccer)

• Value: $4.24 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 4%
• Owners: Club members
• Operating Income: $112 million

2 | New York Yankees (MLB)

• Value: $4.6 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 15%
• Owners: Steinbrenner family
• Operating Income: $30 million

1 | Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

• Value: $5 billion
• 1-Year % Change: 4%
• Owner: Jerry Jones
• Operating Income: $365 million

Source of the graphic:
https://howmuch.net/articles/worlds-most-valuable-sport-teams

Source of the list:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtba...most-valuable-sports-teams-2019/#7a03462d283d

 

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