List of professional sports team owners

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This is a list of individuals, groups of individuals, and companies who have owned and operated a professional sports organization. The list is organized first by sport, then by franchise or team, then by owner. If an organization has gone through a significant change (e.g. the team has moved and/or changed names), that information is noted after the years of ownership.

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Association football club owners

England

Italian Serie A owners

Spain

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna, Barcelona and Real Madrid : these four clubs are not organised as limited companies, but remain as registered associations due to a grandfather clause of the late 1980s. Unlike a limited company, it is not possible to purchase shares in these club, but only membership. Each club member (socio) has a vote to elect democratically the club president and board of directors. The club president cannot invest his own money into the club and the club can only spend what it earns, which is mainly derived through merchandise sales, television rights and ticket sales. This means that each club is owned by its own registered supporters. FC Barcelona has over 150.000 socios, Real Madrid counts over 100.000 socios, Athletic Club over 40.000 and Osasuna over 15.000.

Atlético Madrid : major shareholders are the Gil Marin family which owns 50% of the shares, these used to belong to former club president Jesús Gil y Gil; Israeli businessman Idan Ofer, 33%; current president Enrique Cerezo 10% and the Chinese Wanda Group a 2%.

Eibar : more than 11.130 shareholders located across 65 countries due to a crowdfunding campaign in 2014. There is no major shareholder with an ownership over 5%.

Real Sociedad : Due to club's statutes no shareholder has vote rights over 2% of the shares.

La Liga 2

AD Alcorcón : David Blitzer (2019–present)

Germany

Bundesliga owners

Bundesliga clubs are required to be majority-owned by German club members (known as the 50+1 rule to discourage control by a single entity) and operate under tight restrictions on the use of debt for acquisitions (a team only receives an operating license if it has solid financials).

  • Exceptions:
Bayer Leverkusen
VfL Wolfsburg
1899 Hoffenheim
RB Leipzig

France

Ligue 1 owners

Ajaccio
Angers
Auxerre
Brest
Clermont
Lens
Lille
Lorient
Lyon
Marseille
Monaco
Montpellier
Nantes
Nice
Paris Saint-Germain
Reims
Rennes
Strasbourg
Troyes
Toulouse

Netherlands

Eredivisie owners

Ajax
  • AFC Ajax N.V. — The club's holding company; owned by a large number of shareholders.
Feyenoord
  • 70% of the shares owned by Stichting Continuïteit Feyenoord, 30% are owned by Vrienden van Feyenoord
PSV Eindhoven
Vitesse
  • Valeriy Oyf

Eerste Divisie owners

ADO Den Haag

USA / Canada

Major League Soccer (MLS) owners

Austin FC
Atlanta United FC
Charlotte FC
Chicago Fire FC
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
FC Cincinnati
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo FC
Inter Miami CF
Los Angeles FC
LA Galaxy
Minnesota United FC
CF Montréal
Nashville SC
New England Revolution
New York City FC
New York Red Bulls
Orlando City SC
  • Flávio Augusto da Silva – (2013–2021)
  • The Wilf family (Mark Wilf, Zygi Wilf, Lenny Wilf; November 2021–present) [3]
Philadelphia Union
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
St. Louis City SC
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC

National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) owners

Angel City FC
Bay FC
Chicago Red Stars
  • Arnim Whisler (2012–2021) [13]
  • Arnim Whisler; a Board of Managers and Advisory Board composed of Kim Vender Moffat (chairwoman), Colleen Mares (advisory board co-chair), Graham Allen, Kirk Allen, Jim Allen, Bela Bajaria, Jessie Becker, Nick Coleman, Josh Dixon, Channing Dungey, Dean Egerter (original investor), Aimee Garcia, Israel Idonije, Devin Johnson and daughter Carys, Ken Kaufman, Keli Lee, Jordan Levin, Abel Lezcano, Jon Moonves, Scott Power, Michael Raimondi, Steve Ritchie (original investor), Kendall Coyne Schofield, Michael Schofield, Sarah Spain, Marie Tillman, Brian Walsh, Kevin Willer, and David M. Zapata (2021–present)
Houston Dash
  • Gabriel Brener (majority); Oscar De La Hoya, Jake Silverstein, Ben Guill (minority) (2015–2021) [1]
  • Ted Segal (majority); Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, Jake Silverstein, Ben Guill, James Harden (minority) (June 2021–present) [2]
Kansas City Current
NJ/NY Gotham FC
North Carolina Courage
Orlando Pride
  • Flávio Augusto da Silva (majority) and Phil Rawlins (minority) (2015–2018)
  • Flávio Augusto da Silva (majority), Phil Rawlins (minority), Albert Friedberg (minority) (2018–2021) [24]
  • The Wilf family (Mark Wilf, Zygi Wilf, Lenny Wilf; November 2021–present) [3]
Portland Thorns FC
  • Merritt Paulson (2012–2021) [4]
  • Merritt Paulson (majority), Arctos Sports Partners (15%) (2021–2024) [5] [6]
  • RAJ Sports (Lisa Bhathal Merage & Alex Bhathal; 2024–present) [25] [26]
Racing Louisville FC
San Diego Wave FC
Seattle Reign FC
Utah Royals
Washington Spirit

Greek Superleague owners

Olympiacos
Panathinaikos
PAOK
AEK Athens
Skoda Xanthi

Auto racing owners & team principals

Formula One team principals

(Listed by Constructor)

Ferrari
Haas F1 Team
McLaren
Mercedes Grand Prix
Aston Martin in Formula One
Alpine
Red Bull Racing
Scuderia AlphaTauri
Sauber
Williams Grand Prix Engineering

IndyCar Series team owners

A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Andretti Autosport
Arrow McLaren SP
Bryan Herta Autosport
Carlin Motorsport
Chip Ganassi Racing
Dale Coyne Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Ed Carpenter Racing
Juncos Racing
Michael Shank Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Team Penske

NASCAR Cup Series team owners

23XI Racing
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Front Row Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports
Joe Gibbs Racing
JTG Daugherty Racing
Petty GMS Motorsports
Richard Childress Racing
Rick Ware Racing
Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
Spire Motorsports
Stewart Haas Racing
Team Penske
Trackhouse Racing Team
Wood Brothers Racing

Baseball franchise owners

Major League Baseball owners

Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Guardians
Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Seattle Mariners
St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Washington Nationals

Nippon Professional Baseball owners

In Japanese baseball, teams are traditionally owned by companies and bear that company's name. Only one team in recent years has not borne a corporate name—the Yokohama BayStars went without a corporate name from 1993 through 2011 because its owner chose not to attach its name to the team. The company identifier is indicated in bold type in the owner list.

Chiba Lotte Marines
Chunichi Dragons
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Hanshin Tigers
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Orix Buffaloes
Saitama Seibu Lions
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Yomiuri Giants

Basketball team owners

National Basketball Association owners

Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards

Women's National Basketball Association owners

Atlanta Dream
Chicago Sky
Connecticut Sun
Dallas Wings
Indiana Fever
Las Vegas Aces
Los Angeles Sparks
Minnesota Lynx
New York Liberty
Phoenix Mercury
Seattle Storm
Washington Mystics

National Basketball League (Australia) owners

Adelaide 36ers
Illawarra Hawks
Perth Wildcats

Euroleague (Europe) owners

Olympiacos
Panathinaikos
Olimpia Milano
ASVEL

Philippine Basketball Association owners

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Blackwater Bossing
Converge FiberXers
Magnolia Hotshots
Meralco Bolts
NLEX Road Warriors
NorthPort Batang Pier
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
San Miguel Beermen
Terrafirma Dyip
TNT Tropang Giga

Gridiron football franchise owners

National Football League owners

Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Baltimore Ravens
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders

Note: This list reflects the actual control of the franchise. The ownership structure is considerably more complicated. Notably, it was reported that Al Davis owned only a 47% stake in the team when he died in 2011, although he exercised near-total control as the president of the team's general partner. His widow Carol and son Mark inherited his interest in the team, with Mark exercising day-to-day control. See the relevant section of the team article for more details.

Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans
Washington Commanders

Canadian Football League owners

BC Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Elks
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Redblacks
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Ice hockey franchise owners

National Hockey League owners

Anaheim Ducks
Arizona Coyotes
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Calgary Flames
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
Columbus Blue Jackets
Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings
Minnesota Wild
Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
San Jose Sharks
Seattle Kraken
St. Louis Blues
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
Vegas Golden Knights
Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets

Rugby League Football club owners

National Rugby League owners

Brisbane Broncos
Melbourne Storm
Newcastle Knights
South Sydney Rabbitohs

Super League owners

Rugby Union Football club owners

Aviva Premiership (England)

Bath
Bristol
Gloucester
Newcastle Falcons
Sale Sharks
Wasps

Guinness Pro14

Aironi (operated from 2010 to 2012; now defunct)
Benetton Rugby
Cardiff Blues
Cheetahs (joined in 2017)
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster
Dragons
Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors
Ospreys
Scarlets
Southern Kings (joined in 2017)
Zebre (took Aironi's place in the league in 2012)

Top 14 and Pro D2 (France)

Brive
Castres
Montpellier
Perpignan
Racing 92
Stade Français
Toulon

Cricket club owners

India

Indian Premier League owners

Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai Super Kings
  • Varun Manian (India Cements)
Delhi Daredevils
Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai Indians
Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad

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