[no_name]

Total value of all major league sports teams (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL):

Metros #teams total Value ($M)

New York 9 3671
Washington-Baltimore 5 2319
San Francisco 6 2011
Dallas 4 1757
Boston 4 1741
Chicago 5 1704
Los Angeles 6 1600
Denver 4 1425
Philadelphia 4 1406
Detroit 4 1375
Houston 3 1373
Atlanta 4 1273
Cleveland 3 1248
Seattle 3 1202
Phoenix 4 1166
Miami 4 1137
Minneapolis 4 1069
St. Louis 3 1057
Tampa 3 952
Pittsburgh 3 946
Indianapolis 2 793
San Diego 2 787
Cincinnati 2 785
New Orleans 2 757
Kansas City 2 754
Nashville 2 721
Buffalo 2 659
Charlotte 1 642
Green Bay 1 609
Jacksonville 1 569
Milwaukee 2 374
Portland 1 270
Sacramento 1 259
San Antonio 1 242
Salt Lake City 1 226
Memphis 1 198
Orlando 1 197
Columbus 1 144
Raleigh 1 109

(edit: how do you align with tabs in a post?)

I'm still trying to find CFL data but without that Toronto ranks at $646 million - shows how much the lack of an NFL team hurts.
Montreal 2 283

Just NHL:
Vancouver 125
Ottawa 117
Calgary 97
Edmonton 91


A ranking of just the NFL Teams- the big money makers:

Rank Franchise/Principal Owner(s) (year acquired) CURRENT* ($mil) 1-YEAR change Annualized change** DEBT/
Value^ REVENUES ($mil) Operating Income^^ ($mil)


1 Washington Redskins/Daniel Snyder ('99) $952 13% 6% 70% $227 $87.8
2 Dallas Cowboys/Jerral Jones ('89) 851 9 13 12 198 52.3
3 Houston Texans/Robert McNair ('99) 791 NA 3 49 193 47.6
4 New England Patriots/Robert Kraft ('94)
756 32 19 61 189 67.3
5 Cleveland Browns/Randy Lerner ('98) 695 12 6 8 174 40.4
6 Denver Broncos/Patrick Bowlen ('84) 683 13 12 29 171 48.8
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Malcolm Glazer ('95) 671 11 17 21 168 45.5
8 Baltimore Ravens/Arthur Modell ('61)/Stephen Bisciotti ('00) 649 7 13/NM 23 155 42.6
9 Carolina Panthers/Jerry Richardson ('93) 642 5 12 19 161 44.9
10 Miami Dolphins/Wayne Huizenga ('93) 638 15 17 31 159 31.5
11 Detroit Lions/William Ford ('64) 635 25 14 32 159 36.8
12 Chicago Bears/McCaskey family ('20) 621 15 21 32 132 15.5
13 Tennessee Titans/Kenneth Adams Jr ('59) 620 13 26 9 155 42.3
14 Philadelphia Eagles/Jeffrey Lurie ('94)
617 19 14 57 134 3.9
15 Seattle Seahawks/Paul Allen ('97) 610 14 21 21 153 32.8
16 Green Bay Packers/Community owned ('21) 609 28 NA 6 152 30.4
17 Pittsburgh Steelers/Daniel Rooney ('33) $608 9% 19% 19% $152 $11.4
18 St Louis Rams/Georgia Frontiere ('72)/Stanley Kroenke ('95) 602 11 12/15 17 150 30.9
19 Kansas City Chiefs/Lamar Hunt family ('60) 601 30 26 9 150 31.4
20 New Orleans Saints/Thomas Benson ('85) 585 22 13 21 146 43.1
21 Oakland Raiders/Allen Davis ('66) 576 37 24 9 144 15.5
22 New York Giants/Wellington Mara ('25)/Preston Tisch ('91) 573 11 20/12 11 143 15.6
23 Jacksonville Jaguars/Wayne Weaver ('93) 569 9 11 19 142 36.5
24 San Francisco 49ers/Denise DeBartolo York ('77) 568 23 16 13 142 16.0
25 New York Jets/Robert Wood Johnson ('00) 567 11 NM 18 142 7.7
26 Buffalo Bills/Ralph Wilson Jr ('59) 564 23 26 12 141 35.4
27 Cincinnati Bengals/Michael Brown ('66) 562 11 12 12 141 32.9
28 San Diego Chargers/Alexander Spanos ('84) 561 26 12 13 140 32.9
29 Indianapolis Colts/James Irsay ('72) 547 31 12 16 137 17.8
30 Minnesota Vikings/Billy Joe McCombs ('98) 542 24 17 23 135 35.2
31 Atlanta Falcons/Arthur Blank ('02) 534 31 NM 51 133 0.4
32 Arizona Cardinals/William Bidwill ('32) 505 35 14 11 126 12.8

LEAGUE AVERAGE $628 19% 15% 24% $155 $32.7


List of value of teams from all 4 leagues (http://home.graffiti.net/x-city:graffiti.net/sportsForbes.doc)

source: forbes.com

[twincities01]

It will be interesting to see how the value of Vikings and Twins jump once they get their new stadiums built:) . The Metrodump only seats around 65,000 for football. Isn't the average about 70,000?

[DARRELL]

There are few cities missing from this list.....San Antonio and Columbus and maybe more.

[LouisianaRush]

Raleigh and Memphis

[no_name]

I originally excluded them because they're way down on the list but now I've added them in. I also didn't realize that the Carolina Hurricanes were in the Raleigh area, not Charlotte. :P

[Sounder]

Green Bay should be on the list. Since NFL teams are worth the most, this list totally skews towards NFL cities (SF over LA for example).

[Sounder]

Portland is missing too. The Jail Blazers, despite their problems are one of the most valuble NBA teams.

[Canuck]

Is the Toronto figure correct? $646 million?

Less than Montreal?

[no_name]

Is the Toronto figure correct? $646 million?

Less than Montreal?

You misread it ---- I meant 2 teams in Montreal, totalling $283 million.

[SacTownAndy]

hmm, Sacramento is mysteriously missing as well :sly

Looks like it should fall between Portland and San Antonio. The Kings after all did just pay for the new Palms casino in Vegas. 8)

[no_name]

Looks like I'm losing brownie points as far as stats are concerned. :apple:

[grasscat]

Yeah, this is kind of worthless because different leagues have different priorities/histories as to the locations of teams, etc. Of course every league would want to have teams in NYC or Chicago. Fewer would have wanted them in San Antonio or Orlando.

Also, "Michael Brown" has not been running the Bengals since 1966. Paul Brown started ownership of the Bengals in 1968. Mike Brown didn't assume ownership until around the time of Paul's death in the early 90s.

[Warren]

The last purchase price isn't always the current value of a team. Also teams that sell more tickets and more memoribellia. Some teams were last purchased decades ago.

[Lucky 24]

Hmmm.....it's funny how Cleveland, Baltimore, and Houston are in the top third in NFL franchise value....even though their teams are relatively new.

I'm assuming the new stadiums are the biggest factor since 14 of the top 15 teams have new stadiums. (Built in the last 8 years)

[Lexy]

New stadiums will raise the value of a team drastically. That would most likely be a reason. They increase the value of these teams and then when they sell them, they get more money out of them. Its kinda like buying an old house and re-doing it and then turning around and selling it after a while. You get better market value for the house than what you paid for it in the first place.

[cascraperdude]

Lucky--the high price of those new teams is probably what's behind that high valuation?