List of the most valuable football clubs in the Americas
This is a list of the most valuable association football clubs in the Americas as ranked by Fox Sports and Forbes Mexico, and their worth in U.S. dollars.
2022 rankings[edit]
According to Forbes from Feb 2, 2023[1]
| Rank | Team | Country | Value (million US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC |  United States
|
1,000 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | United States
|
925 |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | United States
|
850 |
| 4 | New York City FC | United States
|
800 |
| 5 | D.C. United | United States
|
700 |
| 6 | Toronto FC |  Canada
|
690 |
| 7 | Austin FC | United States
|
680 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | United States
|
660 |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | United States
|
650 |
| 10 | Charlotte FC | United States
|
625 |
2020 rankings[edit]
According to Forbes Mexico, as of 22 February 2021[2]
| Rank | Team | Country | Value (million US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | United States
|
1,400 |
| 2 | Corinthians |  Brazil
|
582.3 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | Brazil
|
525.1 |
| 4 | Los Angeles FC | United States
|
474.1 |
| 5 | New England Revolution | United States
|
352.7 |
| 6 | D.C. United | United States
|
311.5 |
| 7 | C.F. Monterrey |  Mexico
|
311 |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City | United States
|
278.7 |
| 9 | River Plate |  Argentina
|
270 |
| 10 | Grêmio | Brazil
|
246.4 |
MLS team valuations according to Sportico, as of 14 July 2021[3]
| Rank | Team | Country | Value (million US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | United States
|
860 |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC | United States
|
845 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | United States
|
835 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | United States
|
705 |
| 5 | New York City FC | United States
|
655 |
| 6 | Toronto FC | Canada
|
650 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | United States
|
635 |
| 8 | D.C. United | United States
|
630 |
| 9 | Austin FC | United States
|
575 |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | United States
|
550 |
Historical rankings[edit]
2018 rankings[edit]
According to Forbes Mexico, as of 26 July 2018[4]
| Rank | Team | Country | Value (million US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | Brazil
|
462.2 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | Brazil
|
424.1 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | United States
|
406 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | United States
|
351.2 |
| 5 | Grêmio | Brazil
|
313 |
| 6 | C.D. Guadalajara | Mexico
|
297.1 |
| 7 | C.F. Monterrey | Mexico
|
281.8 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | United States
|
264.1 |
| 9 | River Plate | Argentina
|
219.1 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | Argentina
|
213.1 |
| 11 | Internacional | Brazil
|
201.1 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Galaxy | United States
|
200.1 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | United States
|
188.1 |
| 14 | Flamengo | Brazil
|
175.8 |
| 15 | Club América | Mexico
|
60.00 |
2016 rankings[edit]
According to Fox Sports, as of 29 December 2016[5]
| Rank | Team | Country | Value (million US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | Brazil
|
532.7 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | Brazil
|
480.1 |
| 3 | Grêmio | Brazil
|
320.9 |
| 4 | CD Guadalajara | Mexico
|
273.1 |
| 5 | Monterrey | Mexico
|
270 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Galaxy | United States
|
265 |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | United States
|
260 |
| 8 | New York City FC | United States
|
255 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | United States
|
240 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | United States
|
215 |
| 11 | São Paulo | Brazil
|
188.3 |
| 12 | Club America | Mexico
|
187.6 |
| 13 | Portland Timbers | United States
|
185 |
| 14 | Toronto FC | Canada
|
180 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | United States
|
165 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Birnbaum, Justin. "Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Clubs 2023: LAFC Is The First Billion-Dollar Franchise". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Zendrón, Martín. "Atlanta United tops list of the most valuable soccer teams in the Americas 2020". Futbol Sites. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "LOS ANGELES FC TOPS SPORTICO'S 2021 MLS VALUATIONS AT $860 MILLION". Sportico.
- ^ Perez, Ivan. "Los 50 equipos de futbol más valiosos de América en 2018". Forbes Mexico. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Murray, Caitlin. "The 15 most valuable soccer clubs in the Americas". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2018.