10 Richest Soccer Teams In The World In 2022
05. Manchester United
Revenue: $609.52 Million
Manchester United is the 5th richest soccer team in the world.
The English professional soccer team was founded in 1878 and competes in the English Premier League.
They are based in Manchester and play all their home games at Old Trafford. Their stadium, which seats 74,879 people, is the largest in the United Kingdom.
“The Red Devils,” as they’re affectionately known, have an illustrious record, having won more trophies than any other club in English soccer.
They’ve won twenty-one FA Community Shields, twelve FA Cups, five League Cups, and twenty-one league titles. In addition, they have three UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA Europa League, one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup, and one FIFA Club World Cup!
Manchester United became the first English soccer club in history to complete the continental European treble.
The club is owned by the Glazer family and coached by Ralf Rangnick.
04. Barcelona FC
Revenue: $635.85 Million
The Barcelona soccer team is the 04th richest soccer team in the world, down from number 01 last year. They represent the biggest drop with an approximate 2019 revenue of close to $1 billion down to $635 this year.
Barcelona is a professional Spanish soccer club based in Barcelona, Spain.
The club was founded in 1899, and all its home games are held at Camp Nou.
Barcelona FC has won 74 trophies, including 26 La Liga titles, thirty Copa del Reys, thirteen Supercopa de Espana, three Copa Eva Duartes trophies, and two Copa de la Liga trophies.
Barcelona has won twenty European and global titles in soccer, including five UEFA Champions League titles, four UEFA Cup Winner’s Cups, five UEFA Super Cups, three Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, and three FIFA Club World Cups.
In addition to their impressive track record, Barcelona is one of the most popular teams in the world, with the largest social media following of any sports team in the world!
03. Bayern Munich
Revenue: $667.85 Million
Bayern Munich is a German football club based in Munich, Bavaria.
The club was founded in 1900 and competes in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German soccer league system.
FC Bayern plays all its home games at Munich’s Allianz Arena, which seats 75,000 people.
With twenty-nine national titles and nineteen national cups under their belt, they’ve become the most successful soccer club in German history.
Herbert Hainer serves as President of the club, which is chaired by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and managed by Julian Nagelsman.
Bayern Munich is Germany’s largest sports club and third among the most valuable soccer teams in the world.
02. Real Madrid CF
Revenue: $699.86 Million
Real Madrid is a Spanish professional soccer team based in Madrid, Spain. The club was founded in 1902.
The club competes in La Liga, Spain’s top soccer league, and has played all its home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947.
Real Madrid has won 65 domestic soccer trophies, including 33 La Liga titles, nineteen Copa del Rey titles, eleven Supercopa de Espana titles, one Copa Eva Duarte title, and one Copa de la Liga title.
Real Madrid has also won a total of twenty-six trophies in European and international competitions, including the Champions League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cups.
With so many trophies, it’s easy to see why they’re the second richest soccer team in the world.
01. Manchester City F.C.
Revenue: $704.44 Million
The richest soccer team in the world in 2022 is Manchester City F.C. They are a soccer club in the English Premier League based in Manchester, England.
The club was founded in 1880, and its home stadium, the City of Manchester Stadium, has a seating capacity of 55,097.
The current owner is City Football Group, which is chaired by Khaldoon AL Mubarak. Pep Guardiola manages the club.
Manchester City has won 28 major honors throughout its history: 7 league titles, 6 FA Cups, 8 League Cups, 6 FA Charity/Community Shields, and 1 European Cup Winners’ Cup. They became the only team in the Premier League to achieve 100 points in a single season when they won the league in 2018.
Manchester City F.C. also became the first English Men’s team to win the domestic treble.
1 | Manchester City | €644.9m |
2 | Real Madrid | €640.7m |
3 | Bayern Munich | €611.4m |
4 | Barcelona | €582.1m |
5 | Manchester United | €558.0m |
6 | Paris Saint-Germain | €556.2m |
7 | Liverpool | €550.4m |
8 | Chelsea | €493.1m |
9 | Juventus | €433.5m |
10 | Tottenham | €406.2 |
There you have it. The top 10 richest soccer clubs in the world in 2022. Manchester City is the new king. Are you surprised by any of the team placements on this list of the richest soccer teams? Did your team make the list? Please comment below. We will love to hear from you.
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