Manchester City have been revealed as the best-paid team in world sport in a survey conducted by Sporting Intelligence and ESPN the Magazine.
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.
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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
