The top 100 most financially powerful clubs | OneFootball

Manchester City seem to be top of every list worth being top of at the moment, so it is no surprise to see that they have more financial muscle than any other club in the world.

Soccerex released their Football Finance 100 on Wednesday, which ranks the 100 clubs in the world with the most economic firepower.

The clubs are rated according to five fancy economic variables that we don’t really understand – playing assets, fixed assets, money in the bank, potential owner investment and net debt.

But they did produce some major surprises.

Most notably, Arsenal are the second most financially powerful club in the world. The study backs up the view of many fans that Arsenal have the capability to be more aggressive in their transfer spending, saying: “This position of financial strength means Arsenal could invest significantly should the hierarchy at the club choose to change their business strategy.”

English clubs dominate the upper echelons of the rankings, with five Premier League sides featuring in the top ten in the world.

Chinese Super League power Guangzhou Evergrande make an appearance in the top five, coming in at number four, just behind Paris Saint-Germain.

MLS’s LA Galaxy feature at number 14, following Zenit St Petersburg, RB Leipzig, and Barcelona, respectively.

Overall, the study noted the shift of power away from traditional European clubs.

David Wright, the Soccerex Marketing Director, said: “The results highlight how the global football landscape has shifted over the past two decades.”

Here is the full list of the top 100 clubs:

1 – Manchester City — UK 2 – Arsenal — UK 3 – Psg — FRA 4 – Guangzhou Evergrande — CHI 5 – Tottenham Hotspur — UK 6 – Real Madrid — SPA 7 – Manchester United — UK 8 – Juventus — ITA 9 – Chelsea — UK 10 – Bayern Munich — GER 11 – Zenit St.Petersburg — RUS 12 – RB Leipzig — GER 13 – Barcelona — SPA 14 – LA Galaxy — USA 15 – Atletico Madrid — SPA 16 – Liverpool — UK 17 – Borussia Dortmund — GER 18 – Olympique Lyonnais — FRA 19 – Monaco — FRA 20 – Leicester City — UK 21 – Bayer Leverkusen — GER 22 – Shakhtar Donetsk — UKR 23 – New York Red Bulls — USA 24 – Seattle Sounders — USA 25 – New York City — USA 26 – Napoli — ITA 27 – Everton — UK 28 – New England Revolution — USA 29 – Valencia — SPA 30 – Inter Milan — ITA 31 – Hebei China Fortune — CHI 32 – Southampton — UK 33 – Stoke City — UK 34 – AC Milan — ITA 35 – West Ham United — UK 36 – Newcastle United — UK 37 – Orlando City — USA 38 – Jiangsu Suning — CHI 39 – Athletic Bilbao — SPA 40 – América — MEX 41 – Dynamo Kiev — UKR 42 – Toronto FC — USA 43 – Deportivo Guadalajara — MEX 44 – Houston Dynamo — USA 45 – Portland Timbers — USA 46 – Ajax — NED 47 – Monterrey — MEX 48 – Schalke 04 — GER 49 – Sporting — POR 50 – Spartak Moscow — RUS 51 – Roma — ITA 52 – Porto — POR 53 – Sevilla — SPA 54 – Sporting Kansas City — USA 55 – Crystal Palace — UK 56 – Shangai Sipg — CHI 57 – San Jose Earthquakes — USA 58 – Colorado Rapids — USA 59 – Chicago Fire — USA 60 – Swansea City — UK 61 – Lazio — ITA 62 – Atlético-PR — BRA 63 – Benfica — POR 64 – Internacional — BRA 65 – Bournemouth — UK 66 – Girona — SPA 67 – Tijuana — MEX 68 – Olympique Marseille — FRA 69 – Pumas — MEX 70 – Corinthians — BRA 71 – Tigres — MEX 72 – Beijing Guon — CHI 73 – Burnley — UK 74 – Malaga — SPA 75 – Cruz Azul — MEX 76 – Boca Juniors — ARG 77 – River Plate — ARG 78 – Shandong Luneg Taishan — CHI 79 – Shangai Greenland Shenhua — CHI 80 – Feyenoord — NED 81 – Pachuca — MEX 82 – Chongqing Lifan — CHI 83 – São Paulo — BRA 84 – Tianjin Quanjian — CHI 85 – Cruzeiro — BRA 86 – Sunderland — UK 87 – Palmeiras — BRA 88 – Toluca — MEX 89 – Granada — SPA 90 – Brighton — UK 91 – Aston Villa — UK 92 – Fluminense — BRA 93 – Independiente — ARG 94 – Flamengo — BRA 95 – Grêmio — BRA 96 – Atlético-MG — BRA 97 – Besiktas — TUR 98 – Santos — BRA 99 – Fenerbahçe — TUR 100 – CSKA Moscow — RUS