Manchester City have been revealed as the best-paid team in world sport in a survey conducted by Sporting Intelligence and ESPN the Magazine.
The Capital One Cup winners’ first-team players earn on average $8.1 million (5.3 million pounds) per year, putting them just ahead of two baseball teams, the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
City’s overall team payroll, of 202 million dollars, is the third highest, behind the Yankees and the Dodgers, who spent 241 million dollars on salaries, but the 2012 Premier League champions’ average income is the highest.
It represents a 256 percent increase in salaries over the last five years at the Etihad Stadium, although the mean wage for a first-team player only rose 0.6 percent in the 2012-13 season.
Their biggest earners that year, when they were runners-up in the Premier League and the FA Cup and failed to get out of the Champions League group stages, included Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero, Mario Balotelli, David Silva and Yaya Toure.
The survey comes at a time when City’s finances are under scrutiny amid reports they will fail UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations, although the club are confident they will pass the test.
After City, the football clubs with the highest average salaries are Real Madrid and Barcelona, where players’ incomes of $7.58 million and $7.44 million respectively put them fourth and fifth in the sporting world, while Bayern Munich are seventh.
Manchester United are the second Premier League club to feature on the list. They stood eighth after the average wage went up to $6.56 million per year when they acquired Robin van Persie.
However, Chelsea dropped two places to 10th on the list after a three percent reduction in the average wage to $6.05 million.
Arsenal, at $5.92 million per player, were ranked 11th while the current league leaders Liverpool, at $5.17 million, were only 20th.
Wigan, who won the FA Cup and were relegated last season, had the lowest average payroll of any Premier League club in 2012-13, with wages of $1.75 million per player putting them 166th in the table.
The survey took into account 294 teams in seven sports, across 15 leagues and 12 countries, and covered 8,663 sportsmen who earned a total of 16.15 billion dollars between them.
All figures for English, Spanish, Italian and German football clubs relate to the 2012-13 season.
| Rank | (Last year) | Team, league | Avg annual pay $ | % change avg annual from 2013 survey |
Total wage bill $ | Total rank | Avg player 5-yr earnings | % diff in 5-yr annual pay, Y1-Y5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Manchester City, EPL | 8,109,912 | 0.6 | 202,747,812 | 3 | 31,660,772 | 265 |
| 2 | (5) | New York Yankees, MLB | 8,031,948 | 12.3 | 208,830,659 | 2 | 35,789,052 | 5 |
| 3 | (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB | 7,778,336 | 4.1 | 241,128,402 | 1 | 26,226,200 | 79 |
| 4 | (3) | Real Madrid, La Liga | 7,586,438 | 3.7 | 189,660,944 | 5 | 36,995,660 | 9 |
| 5 | (4) | Barcelona, La Liga | 7,446,562 | 2.4 | 193,610,600 | 4 | 37,975,600 | 12 |
| 6 | (16) | Brooklyn Nets, NBA | 6,814,067 | 23.6 | 102,211,009 | 51 | 24,108,812 | 65 |
| 7 | (9) | Bayern Munich, Bundesliga | 6,689,311 | 8.7 | 173,922,091 | 7 | 29,919,552 | 36 |
| 8 | (12) | Manchester United, EPL | 6,566,775 | 8.9 | 164,169,367 | 8 | 27,985,256 | 38 |
| 9 | (19) | Chicago Bulls, NBA | 6,055,463 | 14.5 | 78,721,016 | 76 | 24,709,880 | 51 |
| 10 | (8) | Chelsea, EPL | 6,053,686 | -3.0 | 151,342,140 | 12 | 30,990,544 | 3 |
| 11 | (15) | Arsenal, EPL | 5,928,172 | 5.1 | 148,204,312 | 15 | 25,892,620 | 38 |
| 12 | (20) | NY Knicks, NBA | 5,867,808 | 13.5 | 88,017,120 | 67 | 24,425,648 | 10 |
| 13 | (14) | Detroit Tigers, MLB | 5,824,233 | 2.0 | 163,078,526 | 9 | 24,444,264 | 31 |
| 14 | (11) | Philadelphia Phillies, MLB | 5,791,002 | -5.5 | 179,521,056 | 6 | 27,555,684 | 43 |
| 15 | (22) | Boston Red Sox, MLB | 5,717,792 | 13.9 | 154,380,395 | 11 | 26,406,068 | 25 |
| 16 | (17) | Miami Heat, NBA | 5,568,543 | 1.3 | 83,528,143 | 72 | 23,380,396 | 54 |
| 17 | (23) | San Francisco Giants, MLB | 5,490,339 | 9.6 | 148,239,158 | 14 | 21,697,572 | 89 |
| 18 | (35) | Juventus, Serie A | 5,336,821 | 16.2 | 149,431,000 | 13 | 20,990,372 | 139 |
| 19 | (7) | LA Lakers, NBA | 5,182,926 | -17.6 | 77,743,891 | 78 | 29,883,100 | -7 |
| 20 | (21) | Liverpool, EPL | 5,171,351 | 0.2 | 129,283,779 | 20 | 24,648,884 | 25 |
| 21 | (18) | Boston Celtics, NBA | 5,087,128 | -6.2 | 71,219,789 | 86 | 26,422,812 | -5 |
| 22 | (26) | Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA | 5,024,550 | 2.3 | 70,343,704 | 87 | 20,886,632 | 47 |
| 23 | (38) | Indiana Pacers, NBA | 4,994,377 | 13.1 | 69,921,277 | 88 | 21,167,692 | 15 |
| 24 | (33) | Mumbai Indians, IPL | 4,964,375 | 6.5 | 12,220,000 | 218 | 21,698,248 | 26 |
| 25 | (58) | Roma, Serie A | 4,937,720 | 35.3 | 123,443,000 | 22 | 17,336,800 | 236 |
| 26 | (24) | LA Clippers, NBA | 4,929,758 | -0.3 | 73,946,375 | 84 | 21,818,264 | 43 |
| 27 | (6) | Milan, Serie A | 4,872,750 | -26.0 | 155,928,000 | 10 | 26,529,984 | 47 |
| 28 | (30) | Golden State Warriors, NBA | 4,803,879 | 1.3 | 67,254,306 | 98 | 21,512,296 | 37 |
| 29 | (41) | Washington Nationals, MLB | 4,798,812 | 9.4 | 134,366,735 | 16 | 15,697,292 | 185 |
| 30 | (55) | Toronto Blue Jays, MLB | 4,793,619 | 26.4 | 129,427,700 | 19 | 15,125,188 | 163 |
| 31 | (10) | Internazionale, Serie A | 4,640,714 | -25.1 | 129,940,000 | 18 | 25,662,988 | 49 |
| 32 | (66) | New Orleans Pelicans, NBA | 4,605,265 | 39.4 | 64,473,705 | 106 | 20,708,116 | 3 |
| 33 | (13) | Memphis Grizzlies, NBA | 4,581,088 | -19.9 | 68,716,326 | 90 | 22,709,544 | 57 |
| 34 | (54) | Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA | 4,512,792 | 18.1 | 67,691,881 | 94 | 18,810,272 | 12 |
| 35 | (42) | Denver Nuggets, NBA | 4,488,293 | 5.2 | 67,324,401 | 96 | 23,446,072 | -3 |
| 36 | (43) | Dallas Mavericks, NBA | 4,485,331 | 7.0 | 67,279,965 | 97 | 24,320,660 | -23 |
| 37 | (45) | Sacramento Kings, NBA | 4,437,526 | 7.3 | 62,125,365 | 120 | 18,964,192 | 12 |
| 38 | (31) | LA Angels, MLB | 4,415,397 | -6.8 | 128,046,500 | 21 | 23,172,448 | 5 |
| 39 | (32) | Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL | 4,390,750 | -7.1 | 10,808,000 | 222 | 22,543,976 | -9 |
| 40 | (28) | Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL | 4,387,500 | -9.4 | 11,475,000 | 221 | 22,398,168 | -11 |
| 41 | (29) | Delhi Daredevils, IPL | 4,296,094 | -11.2 | 10,575,000 | 225 | 20,270,952 | 4 |
| 42 | (25) | San Antonio Spurs, NBA | 4,291,217 | -13.1 | 64,368,261 | 107 | 21,936,512 | 32 |
| 43 | (50) | Washington Wizards, NBA | 4,267,204 | 5.1 | 64,008,065 | 110 | 20,217,132 | -3 |
| 44 | (48) | Chennai Super Kings, IPL | 4,217,772 | 2.5 | 11,680,000 | 220 | 20,206,524 | -11 |
| 45 | (40) | Toronto Raptors, NBA | 4,179,418 | -5.0 | 62,691,270 | 115 | 20,714,200 | -8 |
| 46 | (60) | Portland Trail Blazers, NBA | 4,173,291 | 17.1 | 62,599,372 | 116 | 21,026,460 | -10 |
| 47 | (56) | Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga | 4,158,080 | 14.2 | 103,952,000 | 45 | n/a | n/a |
| 48 | (49) | Texas Rangers, MLB | 4,140,362 | 1.6 | 132,491,596 | 17 | 18,435,248 | 72 |
| 49 | (36) | Detroit Pistons, NBA | 4,126,684 | -8.3 | 61,900,253 | 122 | 22,668,620 | -25 |
| 50 | (81) | Houston Rockets, NBA | 4,125,552 | 50.8 | 61,883,276 | 123 | 19,751,680 | 0 |
| 51 | (61) | Schalke, Bundesliga | 4,074,918 | 15.0 | 101,872,960 | 52 | n/a | n/a |
| 52 | (65) | Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA | 4,072,630 | 22.1 | 61,089,456 | 124 | 19,654,596 | -25 |
| 53 | (47) | Charlotte Bobcats, NBA | 4,054,756 | -1.9 | 60,821,336 | 126 | 19,799,676 | 21 |
| 54 | (51) | Tottenham, EPL | 4,037,692 | -0.1 | 100,942,292 | 53 | 16,327,740 | 95 |
| 55 | (57) | Pune Warriors, IPL | 3,877,656 | 6.6 | 9,545,000 | 229 | n/a | n/a |
| 56 | (53) | St Louis Cardinals, MLB | 3,857,870 | -2.9 | 108,020,360 | 40 | 20,092,228 | -13 |
| 57 | (34) | Atlanta Hawks, NBA | 3,807,731 | -17.5 | 57,115,966 | 139 | 22,474,920 | -16 |
| 58 | (79) | Milwaukee Brewers, MLB | 3,804,605 | 37.6 | 102,724,338 | 48 | 16,113,760 | 30 |
| 59 | (44) | Milwaukee Bucks, NBA | 3,788,245 | -9.2 | 56,823,668 | 140 | 20,483,424 | -3 |
| 60 | (37) | Utah Jazz, NBA | 3,772,348 | -15.3 | 56,585,215 | 141 | 22,630,712 | -15 |
| 61 | (71) | Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB | 3,726,628 | 25.5 | 111,798,833 | 33 | 13,505,232 | 72 |
| 62 | (78) | Colorado Rockies, MLB | 3,688,114 | 33.3 | 99,579,071 | 54 | 15,463,448 | 26 |
| 63 | (52) | Orlando Magic, NBA | 3,525,842 | -11.6 | 52,887,627 | 149 | 23,079,108 | -24 |
| 64 | (62) | Phoenix Suns, NBA | 3,435,551 | 1.5 | 48,097,710 | 157 | 20,251,556 | -32 |
| 65 | (46) | Cincinnati Reds, MLB | 3,405,417 | -17.6 | 112,378,771 | 32 | 15,160,184 | 58 |
| 66 | (82) | Minnesota Twins, MLB | 3,396,500 | 25.5 | 84,912,500 | 69 | 16,762,720 | 27 |
| 67 | (67) | Baltimore Orioles, MLB | 3,389,810 | 8.0 | 105,084,121 | 44 | 14,300,520 | 101 |
| 68 | (69) | Kansas City Royals, MLB | 3,351,167 | 11.0 | 90,481,500 | 62 | 12,359,256 | 28 |
| 69 | (39) | Chicago White Sox, MLB | 3,316,740 | -24.8 | 89,551,982 | 65 | 19,794,944 | -4 |
| 70 | (91) | Queens Park Rangers, EPL | 3,255,259 | 25.0 | 81,381,487 | 75 | n/a | n/a |
| 71 | (68) | Atlanta Braves, MLB | 3,156,635 | 2.0 | 97,855,673 | 56 | 16,055,936 | -14 |
| 72 | (95) | New York Mets, MLB | 3,121,519 | 23.3 | 84,281,011 | 70 | 17,276,324 | -17 |
| 73 | (77) | Seattle Mariners, MLB | 3,087,574 | 11.4 | 89,539,642 | 66 | 15,047,656 | -9 |
| 74 | (92) | Cleveland Indians, MLB | 3,055,585 | 17.9 | 82,500,800 | 73 | 11,999,520 | 52 |
| 75 | (64) | Aston Villa, EPL | 3,044,799 | -8.8 | 76,119,969 | 81 | 17,219,644 | 4 |
| 76 | (83) | Chicago Blackhawks, NHL | 2,998,854 | 11.0 | 71,972,500 | 85 | 13,872,716 | 23 |
| 77 | (129) | San Diego Padres, MLB | 2,899,410 | 33.9 | 89,881,695 | 63 | 9,477,156 | 202 |
| 78 | (86) | Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB | 2,883,185 | 8.7 | 77,845,999 | 77 | 10,065,900 | 265 |
| 79 | (100) | Philadelphia Flyers, NHL | 2,864,519 | 16.3 | 74,477,500 | 83 | 13,069,212 | 13 |
| 80 | (27) | Philadelphia 76ers, NBA | 2,862,461 | -41.6 | 42,936,909 | 167 | 22,120,280 | -38 |
| 81 | (96) | LA Kings, NHL | 2,860,000 | 13.9 | 68,640,000 | 91 | 12,023,648 | 42 |
| 82 | (76) | Minnesota Wild, NHL | 2,838,043 | 2.0 | 65,275,000 | 105 | 12,431,432 | 22 |
| 83 | (133) | Tampa Bay Rays, MLB | 2,828,810 | 31.9 | 82,035,490 | 74 | 11,141,312 | 23 |
| 84 | (121) | Nashville Predators, NHL | 2,705,217 | 22.3 | 62,220,000 | 118 | 10,736,180 | 41 |
| 85 | (84) | Vancouver Canucks, NHL | 2,699,960 | 0.2 | 67,499,000 | 95 | 12,965,368 | 18 |
| 86 | (104) | Fulham, EPL | 2,678,222 | 10.3 | 66,955,551 | 99 | 10,967,944 | 91 |
| 87 | (85) | New York Rangers, NHL | 2,675,417 | 0.7 | 64,210,000 | 108 | 13,233,844 | -4 |
| 88 | (75) | Newcastle, EPL | 2,664,731 | -4.3 | 66,618,266 | 100 | 14,557,140 | -24 |
| 89 | (59) | Chicago Cubs, MLB | 2,662,370 | -26.0 | 74,546,356 | 82 | 19,283,888 | -43 |
| 90 | (155) | Napoli, Serie A | 2,658,772 | 35.3 | 69,128,080 | 89 | 8,491,704 | 363 |
| 91 | (147) | Atletico Madrid, La Liga | 2,634,559 | 28.8 | 65,863,987 | 103 | n/a | n/a |
| 92 | (80) | Boston Bruins, NHL | 2,628,077 | -4.7 | 68,330,000 | 92 | 12,907,856 | 24 |
| 93 | (98) | Everton, EPL | 2,622,287 | 5.1 | 65,557,187 | 104 | 11,953,188 | 17 |
| 94 | (90) | Montreal Canadiens, NHL | 2,614,792 | -0.4 | 62,755,000 | 113 | 12,261,392 | 24 |
| 95 | (87) | San Jose Sharks, NHL | 2,551,891 | -3.4 | 66,349,166 | 101 | 12,648,376 | 5 |
| 96 | (115) | Lazio, Serie A | 2,530,008 | 9.7 | 86,020,280 | 68 | 8,697,572 | 168 |
| 97 | (122) | Detroit Red Wings, NHL | 2,527,685 | 14.4 | 68,247,500 | 93 | 12,600,744 | 6 |
| 98 | (-) | Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL | 2,524,438 | n/a | 6,214,000 | 249 | n/a | n/a |
| 99 | (112) | Carolina Hurricanes, NHL | 2,508,600 | 7.4 | 62,715,000 | 114 | 11,270,896 | 21 |
| 100 | (139) | Oakland Athletics, MLB | 2,490,997 | 19.1 | 77,220,900 | 79 | 10,274,160 | 70 |
| 101 | (99) | Washington Capitals, NHL | 2,488,600 | 0.9 | 62,215,000 | 119 | 12,400,596 | 7 |
| 102 | (88) | Valencia, La Liga | 2,484,453 | -6.6 | 62,111,320 | 121 | n/a | n/a |
| 103 | (63) | Kings XI Punjab, IPL | 2,478,125 | -26.1 | 6,100,000 | 250 | 16,717,584 | -36 |
| 104 | (111) | St Louis Blues, NHL | 2,467,660 | 5.1 | 64,159,167 | 109 | 10,363,912 | 30 |
| 105 | (93) | Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL | 2,456,452 | -4.5 | 76,150,000 | 80 | 12,233,624 | 4 |
| 106 | (117) | Dallas Stars, NHL | 2,447,917 | 8.2 | 58,750,000 | 136 | 10,875,852 | 35 |
| 107 | (135) | Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga | 2,440,184 | 15.2 | 65,884,960 | 102 | n/a | n/a |
| 108 | (72) | Werder Bremen, Bundesliga | 2,436,625 | -17.5 | 58,479,000 | 137 | n/a | n/a |
| 109 | (73) | Sunderland, EPL | 2,431,002 | -15.4 | 60,775,039 | 127 | 11,160,968 | 74 |
| 110 | (125) | Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL | 2,427,800 | 10.4 | 60,695,000 | 128 | 12,086,932 | -10 |
| 111 | (101) | Wolfsburg, Bundesliga | 2,390,896 | -2.8 | 59,772,400 | 129 | n/a | n/a |
| 112 | (118) | Stoke, EPL | 2,360,048 | 4.5 | 59,001,195 | 135 | n/a | n/a |
| 113 | (149) | Stuttgart, Bundesliga | 2,342,918 | 16.1 | 60,915,872 | 125 | n/a | n/a |
| 114 | (131) | Phoenix Coyotes, NHL | 2,339,583 | 8.9 | 56,150,000 | 142 | 10,225,436 | 42 |
| 115 | (153) | Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 2,315,053 | 15.5 | 122,697,830 | 23 | 11,679,668 | 2 |
| 116 | (162) | Seattle Seahawks, NFL | 2,303,317 | 26.0 | 122,075,805 | 24 | 10,627,968 | 43 |
| 117 | (127) | West Bromwich Albion, EPL | 2,301,740 | 5.7 | 57,543,488 | 138 | n/a | n/a |
| 118 | (113) | Winnipeg Jets, NHL | 2,296,769 | -0.6 | 59,716,000 | 131 | 10,013,536 | 19 |
| 119 | (97) | Anaheim Ducks, NHL | 2,294,519 | -8.5 | 59,657,500 | 132 | 11,233,456 | 7 |
| 120 | (103) | Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL | 2,264,790 | -7.6 | 63,414,125 | 112 | 11,542,232 | 14 |
| 121 | (107) | Chicago Bears, NFL | 2,235,822 | -6.4 | 118,498,578 | 25 | 11,523,876 | 2 |
| 122 | (89) | Buffalo Sabres, NHL | 2,234,896 | -15.0 | 53,637,500 | 146 | 12,668,292 | -7 |
| 123 | (124) | Colorado Avalanche, NHL | 2,225,000 | 0.9 | 53,400,000 | 147 | 9,461,192 | 22 |
| 124 | (102) | Edmonton Oilers, NHL | 2,222,200 | -9.5 | 55,555,000 | 143 | 10,869,248 | -2 |
| 125 | (110) | Denver Broncos, NFL | 2,213,884 | -5.7 | 117,335,842 | 26 | 9,810,580 | 37 |
| 126 | (128) | New Jersey Devils, NHL | 2,212,315 | 1.8 | 59,732,500 | 130 | 11,082,396 | 11 |
| 127 | (137) | Ottawa Senators, NHL | 2,211,771 | 4.5 | 53,082,500 | 148 | 11,403,080 | -12 |
| 128 | (164) | Hamburg, Bundesliga | 2,198,933 | 20.7 | 59,371,200 | 134 | n/a | n/a |
| 129 | (130) | Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL | 2,196,009 | 1.5 | 63,684,275 | 111 | 10,805,028 | 11 |
| 130 | (145) | New Orleans Saints, NFL | 2,195,643 | 7.8 | 116,369,072 | 27 | 11,529,544 | -2 |
| 131 | (-) | West Ham, EPL | 2,186,148 | n/a | 54,653,688 | 145 | 9,759,464 | -20 |
| 132 | (105) | Kansas City Chiefs, NFL | 2,171,845 | -10.4 | 115,107,799 | 28 | 9,889,256 | 45 |
| 133 | (152) | Tennessee Titans, NFL | 2,155,103 | 7.5 | 114,220,438 | 29 | 10,318,464 | -4 |
| 134 | (132) | Green Bay Packers, NFL | 2,153,098 | 0.3 | 114,114,214 | 30 | 10,799,620 | 35 |
| 135 | (134) | Philadelphia Eagles, NFL | 2,138,436 | 0.3 | 113,337,103 | 31 | 10,756,408 | 11 |
| 136 | (141) | Sevilla, La Liga | 2,113,136 | 0.9 | 52,828,406 | 150 | n/a | n/a |
| 137 | (142) | Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL | 2,095,226 | 1.0 | 111,046,989 | 34 | 11,575,980 | 1 |
| 138 | (157) | Cincinnati Bengals, NFL | 2,090,424 | 9.0 | 110,792,462 | 35 | 9,324,224 | 18 |
| 139 | (116) | New York Giants, NFL | 2,089,848 | -8.3 | 110,761,966 | 36 | 10,864,984 | 12 |
| 140 | (106) | San Francisco 49ers, NFL | 2,083,685 | -12.8 | 110,435,293 | 37 | 11,020,516 | 0 |
| 141 | (175) | Norwich, EPL | 2,063,147 | 32.7 | 51,578,685 | 151 | n/a | n/a |
| 142 | (154) | Houston Texans, NFL | 2,056,137 | 3.7 | 108,975,238 | 38 | 10,415,444 | 19 |
| 143 | (176) | Indianapolis Colts, NFL | 2,043,495 | 32.6 | 108,305,221 | 39 | 9,814,688 | 27 |
| 144 | (74) | Calgary Flames, NHL | 2,033,000 | -28.0 | 54,891,000 | 144 | 12,128,740 | -18 |
| 145 | (119) | Tampa Bay Bucs, NFL | 2,032,390 | -9.2 | 107,716,659 | 41 | 9,632,480 | 13 |
| 146 | (158) | St Louis Rams, NFL | 2,029,308 | 6.9 | 107,553,299 | 42 | 10,378,004 | 4 |
| 147 | (-) | Reading, EPL | 2,021,930 | n/a | 50,548,252 | 152 | n/a | n/a |
| 148 | (150) | San Diego Chargers, NFL | 1,987,919 | -1.1 | 105,359,681 | 43 | 10,261,524 | 0 |
| 149 | (161) | New England Patriots, NFL | 1,946,943 | 5.2 | 103,187,963 | 46 | 9,308,468 | 30 |
| 150 | (109) | Detroit Lions, NFL | 1,939,243 | -18.2 | 102,779,899 | 47 | 10,763,740 | 23 |
| 151 | (165) | Fiorentina, Serie A | 1,939,105 | 5.7 | 50,416,720 | 153 | 8,546,408 | 200 |
| 152 | (138) | Baltimore Ravens, NFL | 1,932,871 | -8.5 | 102,442,174 | 49 | 10,239,164 | 30 |
| 153 | (174) | Swansea, EPL | 1,930,169 | 22.8 | 48,254,220 | 155 | n/a | n/a |
| 154 | (114) | Atlanta Falcons, NFL | 1,928,775 | -16.1 | 102,225,091 | 50 | 10,147,280 | 20 |
| 155 | (-) | Southampton, EPL | 1,893,656 | n/a | 47,341,388 | 158 | n/a | n/a |
| 156 | (156) | Dallas Cowboys, NFL | 1,875,631 | -3.4 | 99,408,451 | 55 | 11,786,164 | -32 |
| 157 | (123) | Florida Panthers, NHL | 1,850,206 | -16.2 | 48,105,357 | 156 | 10,283,156 | -13 |
| 158 | (140) | Washington Redskins, NFL | 1,842,903 | -11.6 | 97,673,836 | 57 | 10,619,232 | -5 |
| 159 | (108) | New York Jets, NFL | 1,810,373 | -23.8 | 95,949,754 | 58 | 10,934,508 | -10 |
| 160 | (151) | Buffalo Bills, NFL | 1,801,940 | -10.2 | 95,502,828 | 59 | 9,919,884 | -9 |
| 161 | (-) | Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga | 1,787,974 | n/a | 44,699,360 | 161 | n/a | n/a |
| 162 | (144) | Cleveland Browns, NFL | 1,784,230 | -13.5 | 94,564,171 | 60 | 10,437,700 | -19 |
| 163 | (146) | Miami Dolphins, NFL | 1,768,309 | -13.1 | 93,720,356 | 61 | 10,345,088 | -7 |
| 164 | (163) | Athletic Bilbao, La Liga | 1,760,947 | -4.3 | 44,023,672 | 162 | n/a | n/a |
| 165 | (160) | New York Islanders, NHL | 1,755,500 | -6.2 | 43,887,500 | 163 | 7,706,712 | 26 |
| 166 | (168) | Wigan, EPL | 1,754,850 | 2.8 | 43,871,260 | 164 | 8,810,204 | 6 |
| 167 | (169) | Celtic, SPL | 1,746,198 | 2.7 | 43,654,958 | 165 | 8,201,804 | 26 |
| 168 | (148) | Borussia Monchengladbach, Bundesliga | 1,741,196 | -14.1 | 43,529,900 | 166 | n/a | n/a |
| 169 | (179) | Hannover 96, Bundesliga | 1,724,204 | 16.8 | 44,829,300 | 160 | n/a | n/a |
| 170 | (94) | Rajasthan Royals, IPL | 1,716,406 | -33.1 | 4,225,000 | 268 | 12,071,384 | -28 |
| 171 | (170) | Hoffenheim, Bundesliga | 1,715,208 | 2.4 | 42,880,200 | 168 | n/a | n/a |
| 172 | (181) | Malaga, La Liga | 1,704,813 | 20.5 | 42,620,320 | 169 | n/a | n/a |
| 173 | (143) | Carolina Panthers, NFL | 1,690,263 | -18.3 | 89,583,962 | 64 | 10,575,656 | -16 |
| 174 | (205) | Houston Astros, MLB | 1,606,636 | 96.6 | 44,985,800 | 159 | 10,658,908 | -54 |
| 175 | (120) | Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL | 1,576,899 | -29.1 | 83,575,663 | 71 | 9,561,760 | -16 |
| 176 | (185) | Miami Marlins, MLB | 1,549,515 | 36.4 | 41,836,900 | 170 | 10,576,540 | 17 |
| 177 | (-) | Sampdoria, Serie A | 1,434,153 | n/a | 38,722,120 | 171 | 4,812,236 | 150 |
| 178 | (-) | Guangzhou Evergrande, CSL | 1,432,353 | n/a | 48,700,000 | 154 | n/a | n/a |
| 179 | (167) | Genoa, Serie A | 1,341,166 | -24.9 | 37,552,660 | 172 | 7,358,208 | 36 |
| 180 | (187) | Mainz, Bundesliga | 1,247,424 | 10.2 | 31,185,600 | 175 | n/a | n/a |
| 181 | (180) | Nuremberg, Bundesliga | 1,237,484 | -13.5 | 30,937,100 | 176 | n/a | n/a |
| 182 | (173) | Oakland Raiders, NFL | 1,178,657 | -26.1 | 62,468,795 | 117 | 10,726,976 | -54 |
| 183 | (183) | Yomiuri Giants, NPB | 1,178,036 | -8.4 | 31,806,977 | 174 | 6,354,816 | -25 |
| 184 | (182) | Getafe, La Liga | 1,157,194 | -16.8 | 28,929,842 | 179 | n/a | n/a |
| 185 | (204) | Real Sociedad, La Liga | 1,157,194 | 34.3 | 28,929,842 | 180 | n/a | n/a |
| 186 | (184) | Palermo, Serie A | 1,126,147 | -5.7 | 30,405,960 | 178 | 5,857,488 | 53 |
| 187 | (159) | Arizona Cardinals, NFL | 1,123,249 | -40.6 | 59,532,174 | 133 | 9,461,972 | -48 |
| 188 | (188) | Bologna, Serie A | 1,118,272 | -1.1 | 36,902,960 | 173 | n/a | n/a |
| 189 | (198) | Mallorca, La Liga | 1,106,881 | 18.8 | 27,672,022 | 182 | n/a | n/a |
| 190 | (196) | Atalanta, Serie A | 1,099,849 | 13.9 | 30,795,780 | 177 | n/a | 251 |
| 191 | (194) | Udinese, Serie A | 1,059,511 | 6.3 | 27,547,280 | 184 | 4,285,684 | 221 |
| 192 | (189) | Espanyol, La Liga | 1,056,568 | -1.8 | 26,414,203 | 185 | n/a | n/a |
| 193 | (200) | Granada, La Liga | 1,006,255 | 9.1 | 25,156,384 | 187 | n/a | n/a |
| 194 | (192) | Parma, Serie A | 983,831 | -3.4 | 27,547,280 | 183 | 3,421,496 | 120 |
| 195 | (-) | Torino, Serie A | 952,893 | n/a | 28,586,800 | 181 | n/a | n/a |
| 196 | (201) | Freiburg, Bundesliga | 935,568 | 5.5 | 23,389,200 | 189 | n/a | n/a |
| 197 | (203) | Augsburg, Bundesliga | 883,592 | 2.6 | 22,089,800 | 192 | n/a | n/a |
| 198 | (208) | Osasuna, La Liga | 875,442 | 18.3 | 21,886,054 | 193 | n/a | n/a |
| 199 | (-) | SpVgg Greuther Furth, Bundesliga | 850,182 | n/a | 21,254,546 | 194 | n/a | n/a |
| 200 | (195) | Chunichi Dragons, NPB | 820,198 | -14.8 | 22,145,349 | 191 | 4,716,868 | -18 |
| 201 | (193) | Siena, Serie A | 818,622 | -19.6 | 24,558,660 | 188 | 3,261,752 | 111 |
| 202 | (202) | Catania, Serie A | 806,524 | -9.1 | 23,389,200 | 190 | 4,268,472 | 99 |
| 203 | (-) | Fortuna Dusseldorf, Bundesliga | 805,628 | n/a | 20,140,700 | 198 | n/a | n/a |
| 204 | (191) | Cagliari, Serie A | 794,633 | -23.1 | 20,660,460 | 195 | 4,170,868 | 246 |
| 205 | (-) | Shandong Luneng, CSL | 770,588 | n/a | 26,200,000 | 186 | n/a | n/a |
| 206 | (207) | Real Betis, La Liga | 754,692 | -2.9 | 18,867,288 | 200 | n/a | n/a |
| 207 | (212) | Chievo, Serie A | 737,874 | 9.0 | 20,660,460 | 196 | n/a | n/a |
| 208 | (197) | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, NPB | 732,903 | -21.7 | 19,788,372 | 199 | 4,964,232 | -34 |
| 209 | (217) | Deportivo La Coruna, La Liga | 730,541 | 33.3 | 18,263,535 | 201 | n/a | n/a |
| 210 | (166) | Valladolid, La Liga | 694,316 | -33.2 | 17,357,905 | 202 | n/a | n/a |
| 211 | (172) | Zaragoza, La Liga | 654,066 | -50.4 | 16,351,650 | 204 | n/a | n/a |
| 212 | (210) | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, NPB | 624,677 | -8.2 | 16,866,279 | 203 | 3,821,844 | -22 |
| 213 | (213) | Celta Vigo, La Liga | 603,753 | -9.6 | 15,093,830 | 207 | n/a | n/a |
| 214 | (252) | Toronto FC, MLS | 599,552 | 256.4 | 16,187,908 | 206 | 1,487,096 | 218 |
| 215 | (-) | Guizhou Renhe, CSL | 597,647 | n/a | 20,320,000 | 197 | n/a | n/a |
| 216 | (-) | Pescara, Serie A | 561,341 | n/a | 14,033,520 | 209 | n/a | n/a |
| 217 | (222) | Levante, La Liga | 553,440 | 22.9 | 13,836,011 | 210 | n/a | n/a |
| 218 | (219) | Rayo Vallecano, La Liga | 553,440 | 3.4 | 13,836,011 | 211 | n/a | n/a |
| 219 | (211) | Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB | 549,612 | -18.5 | 14,839,535 | 208 | 3,489,720 | -24 |
| 220 | (209) | Chiba Lotte Marines, NPB | 511,563 | -26.3 | 13,812,209 | 212 | 3,573,232 | -44 |
| 221 | (214) | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, NPB | 510,336 | -22.2 | 13,779,070 | 213 | 3,407,196 | -28 |
| 222 | (206) | Saitama Seibu Lions, NPB | 509,001 | -35.6 | 13,743,023 | 214 | 3,733,964 | -40 |
| 223 | (216) | Orix Buffaloes, NPB | 489,449 | -13.0 | 13,215,116 | 215 | 2,902,328 | -37 |
| 224 | (190) | Hanshin Tigers, NPB | 488,544 | -52.4 | 13,190,698 | 216 | 5,193,500 | -61 |
| 225 | (-) | Guangzhou R&F, CSL | 476,471 | n/a | 16,200,000 | 205 | n/a | n/a |
| 226 | (220) | Hiroshima Toyo Carp, NPB | 450,474 | -11.2 | 12,162,791 | 219 | 2,536,560 | -17 |
| 227 | (224) | Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars, NPB | 394,488 | -1.1 | 10,651,163 | 224 | 2,862,704 | -47 |
| 228 | (225) | New York Red Bulls, MLS | 385,644 | -0.6 | 10,798,041 | 223 | 1,576,016 | 161 |
| 229 | (-) | Dalian Aerbin, CSL | 382,353 | n/a | 13,000,000 | 217 | n/a | n/a |
| 230 | (248) | Seattle Sounders, MLS | 376,546 | 89.6 | 10,166,740 | 226 | 994,708 | 187 |
| 231 | (226) | LA Galaxy, MLS | 340,847 | -1.5 | 9,884,571 | 227 | 2,043,392 | -6 |
| 232 | (223) | Heart of Midlothian, SPL | 253,245 | -40.3 | 6,331,113 | 248 | 1,805,232 | -34 |
| 233 | (237) | Sydney Swans, AFL | 250,166 | 17.9 | 9,506,302 | 230 | n/a | n/a |
| 234 | (232) | Collingwood, AFL | 240,617 | 10.4 | 9,143,454 | 235 | n/a | n/a |
| 235 | (228) | Aberdeen, SPL | 239,624 | 3.1 | 5,990,598 | 251 | 1,241,344 | -1 |
| 236 | (227) | Greater Western Sydney, AFL | 238,939 | -0.3 | 9,557,559 | 228 | n/a | n/a |
| 237 | (229) | Gold Coast, AFL | 230,398 | 0.1 | 9,215,910 | 231 | n/a | n/a |
| 238 | (239) | West Coast Eagles, AFL | 229,685 | 8.8 | 9,187,380 | 232 | n/a | n/a |
| 239 | (234) | Carlton, AFL | 229,473 | 7.2 | 9,178,916 | 233 | n/a | n/a |
| 240 | (233) | Hawthorn, AFL | 228,950 | 6.2 | 9,157,994 | 234 | n/a | n/a |
| 241 | (242) | St Kilda, AFL | 228,500 | 9.1 | 9,140,013 | 236 | n/a | n/a |
| 242 | (235) | Essendon, AFL | 228,024 | 7.2 | 9,120,956 | 237 | n/a | n/a |
| 243 | (236) | Geelong, AFL | 228,013 | 7.2 | 9,120,516 | 238 | n/a | n/a |
| 244 | (238) | Richmond, AFL | 227,995 | 7.5 | 9,119,798 | 239 | n/a | n/a |
| 245 | (231) | Adelaide Crows, AFL | 227,646 | 2.4 | 9,105,835 | 240 | n/a | n/a |
| 246 | (241) | Melbourne, AFL | 227,535 | 8.7 | 9,101,393 | 241 | n/a | n/a |
| 247 | (240) | Fremantle, AFL | 226,193 | 8.0 | 9,047,738 | 242 | n/a | n/a |
| 248 | (244) | Brisbane Lions, AFL | 224,107 | 8.1 | 8,964,283 | 243 | n/a | n/a |
| 249 | (246) | Western Bulldogs, AFL | 215,098 | 5.7 | 8,603,909 | 244 | n/a | n/a |
| 250 | (243) | Port Adelaide, AFL | 212,663 | 2.3 | 8,506,534 | 245 | n/a | n/a |
| 251 | (245) | North Melbourne, AFL | 210,229 | 1.7 | 8,409,159 | 246 | n/a | n/a |
| 252 | (230) | Hibernian, SPL | 202,669 | -9.6 | 5,066,729 | 257 | 1,356,888 | 15 |
| 253 | (249) | Montreal Impact, MLS | 199,219 | 5.5 | 5,179,693 | 256 | n/a | n/a |
| 254 | (-) | Beijing Guoan, CSL | 191,176 | n/a | 6,500,000 | 247 | n/a | n/a |
| 255 | (254) | Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS | 181,843 | 13.4 | 4,727,924 | 261 | n/a | n/a |
| 256 | (-) | Tianjin Taida, CSL | 170,588 | n/a | 5,800,000 | 252 | n/a | n/a |
| 257 | (247) | Dundee United, SPL | 167,842 | -16.2 | 4,196,057 | 269 | 872,820 | 31 |
| 258 | (-) | Shanghai Shenhua, CSL | 167,647 | n/a | 5,700,000 | 253 | n/a | n/a |
| 259 | (-) | Changchun Yatai, CSL | 164,118 | n/a | 5,580,000 | 254 | n/a | n/a |
| 260 | (262) | Portland Timbers, MLS | 163,259 | 32.8 | 4,244,737 | 265 | n/a | n/a |
| 261 | (-) | Shanghai Shenxin, CSL | 159,529 | n/a | 5,424,000 | 255 | n/a | n/a |
| 262 | (256) | Chicago Fire, MLS | 157,131 | 5.1 | 4,085,412 | 272 | 897,624 | -27 |
| 263 | (251) | Kilmarnock, SPL | 149,893 | -17.6 | 3,747,335 | 275 | 854,672 | 11 |
| 264 | (-) | Qingdao Zhongneng, CSL | 142,353 | n/a | 4,840,000 | 259 | n/a | n/a |
| 265 | (268) | San Jose Earthquakes, MLS | 140,586 | 25.1 | 3,795,819 | 273 | 570,700 | 53 |
| 266 | (260) | Philadelphia Union, MLS | 134,364 | 1.6 | 3,762,180 | 274 | n/a | n/a |
| 267 | (263) | Real Salt Lake, MLS | 133,110 | 9.5 | 3,593,965 | 277 | 598,364 | 51 |
| 268 | (259) | Houston Dynamo, MLS | 128,203 | -5.1 | 3,205,068 | 282 | 623,324 | 27 |
| 269 | (258) | DC United, MLS | 126,912 | -9.0 | 3,299,713 | 279 | 631,592 | 12 |
| 270 | (257) | FC Dallas, MLS | 123,142 | -13.0 | 3,694,248 | 276 | 626,600 | 19 |
| 271 | (-) | Liaoning Hongyun, CSL | 122,353 | n/a | 4,160,000 | 271 | n/a | n/a |
| 272 | (255) | St Johnstone, SPL | 121,094 | -21.2 | 3,027,357 | 285 | n/a | n/a |
| 273 | (250) | Motherwell, SPL | 120,329 | -34.5 | 3,008,214 | 286 | 800,904 | -17 |
| 274 | (253) | St Mirren, SPL | 120,092 | -25.2 | 3,002,301 | 287 | 668,876 | 33 |
| 275 | (273) | Saskatchewan Roughriders, CFL | 119,221 | 14.0 | 5,007,297 | 258 | n/a | n/a |
| 276 | (267) | Colorado Rapids, MLS | 115,669 | -0.5 | 3,123,066 | 283 | 564,980 | 19 |
| 277 | (261) | Sporting Kansas City, MLS | 115,191 | -8.7 | 3,225,356 | 281 | 562,328 | 33 |
| 278 | (269) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats, CFL | 113,462 | 6.1 | 4,765,413 | 260 | n/a | n/a |
| 279 | (275) | Montreal Alouettes, CFL | 110,543 | 15.0 | 4,642,800 | 262 | 289,588 | n/a |
| 280 | (271) | Calgary Stampeders, CFL | 108,502 | 3.7 | 4,557,084 | 263 | n/a | n/a |
| 281 | (265) | New England Revolution, MLS | 108,369 | -9.6 | 3,034,331 | 284 | 1,024,660 | -2 |
| 282 | (276) | Chivas USA, MLS | 106,512 | 14.4 | 2,875,829 | 289 | 548,392 | 30 |
| 283 | (-) | Jiangsu Shuntian, CSL | 102,941 | n/a | 3,500,000 | 278 | n/a | n/a |
| 284 | (266) | Toronto Argonauts, CFL | 102,900 | -12.2 | 4,321,794 | 264 | n/a | n/a |
| 285 | (270) | BC Lions, CFL | 101,019 | -3.6 | 4,242,807 | 266 | n/a | n/a |
| 286 | (274) | Edmonton Eskimos, CFL | 100,981 | 0.9 | 4,241,181 | 267 | n/a | n/a |
| 287 | (272) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CFL | 99,300 | -5.0 | 4,170,594 | 270 | 307,892 | n/a |
| 288 | (-) | Wuhan Zhuoer, CSL | 96,471 | n/a | 3,280,000 | 280 | n/a | n/a |
| 289 | (264) | Columbus Crew, MLS | 93,440 | -22.5 | 2,896,635 | 288 | 541,684 | -20 |
| 290 | (-) | Hangzhou Greentown, CSL | 83,529 | n/a | 2,840,000 | 290 | n/a | n/a |
| 291 | (278) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, SPL | 80,847 | 6.0 | 2,021,164 | 291 | 381,264 | 23 |
| 292 | (-) | Dundee, SPL | 71,572 | n/a | 1,789,307 | 292 | n/a | n/a |
| 293 | (-) | Ross County, SPL | 59,114 | n/a | 1,477,850 | 293 | n/a | n/a |
| 294 | (-) | Shanghai Dongya, CSL | 42,353 | n/a | 1,440,000 | 294 | n/a | n/a |