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List of professional sports leagues by revenue

List of professional sports leagues by revenue

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This is a list of professional sports leagues by revenue. Individual sports are not included.

The "Season" column refers to the sports league season for which financial data is available and referenced, which is usually not the most recently completed season of competition. Revenue is listed in millions of euros. The "Tier Level" column refers to the importance/division in their respective countries/leagues. For example, Fußball-Bundesliga is the first division/level, compared to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga which is the second division/level.

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  1. Number of teams in the season referenced in this table. Due to league expansion and contraction, does not necessarily match the number of current teams.
  2. Cited revenue was $18.6 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9696 EUR used here for 2022 season.
  3. Cited revenue was $11.6 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9758 EUR used here for 2023 season.
  4. Cited revenue was $10.584 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9402 EUR used here for 2023–23 season.
  5. Cited revenue was $6.432 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9435 EUR used here for 2023–23 season.
  6. The number of teams has contracted to 18 in 2023.
  7. The number of teams has expanded to 30 in 2025.
  8. Cited revenue was USD $1.871B per Forbes and estimated at USD $2.0 billion per Sportico; exchange rate of 0.9245 euro per USD for 2023 season used here.
  9. Source cites $R 9,122 billion; exchange rate used for January, 1st, 2024, 1 Brazilian Real is equivalent to 0.186 EUROs
  10. Cited revenue was Yen JPY 180 billion; approximate average exchange rate of 0.008368 EUR for 1 JPY in 2020-06-20 used here.
  11. Cited revenue was ₹ 96.78B; Exchange rate of ₹ 89 = €‎1 for 2023 season used here. Note that this is only the revenue from the sale of media rights to broadcasters.
  12. Cited revenue was AUD$1048.87M; exchange rate of AUD$1 = €0.60 for 2023 season used here.
  13. Cited revenue was £676 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  14. Cited revenue was estimated at $650 million; exchange rate of €1.0231 per $1 for 2022-10-19 used here.
  15. Cited revenue was USD 655 million; approximate average exchange rate of USD 0.88 per EUR 1 for March 2016 used here.
  16. The number of teams has increased to 20 in 2024.
  17. Cited revenue was ¥86.388B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.00654 for 2023 season used here.
  18. Cited revenue was 16.B$, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.8329 EUR used here for end of 2017
  19. The number of teams has contracted to 16 in 2023.
  20. The number of teams has contracted to 24 in 2019, expanded to 26 in 2021, 28 in 2022, and contracted to 22 since 2026.
  21. Cited revenue was estimated at 700 mln. in AU$; exchange rate of AU$1=€‎0.61 for 2023 season used here.
  22. The number of teams has expanded to 23 in 2023.
  23. Cited revenue was estimated at ₽34B; exchange rate of 1 euro per ₽80 for 2022–23 season used here.
  24. The number of teams has contracted to 18 in 2024.
  25. The number of teams has contracted to 20 in 2024.
  26. Cited revenue was ¥45.045B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.00654 for 2023 season used here.
  27. Cited revenue was 371.9.B₩, exchange rate of 1296 KRW = 1 EUR used here for end of 2019
  28. The number of teams has contracted to 11 in 2022, 10 in 2023.
  29. Cited revenue was £221.7 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.184 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  30. Cited revenue was £220 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  31. The number of teams has expanded to 12 in 2023.
  32. The number of teams has expanded to 24 in 2022.
  33. Cited revenue was ¥29.962B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.0076 for 2021–22 season used here.
  34. Cited revenue was zł‎921 million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.46 per €1 for 2022–23 season used here.
  35. The number of teams has expanded to 60 in 2022.
  36. Exchange rate of €0.8782 per $1 for 2018–19 season used here.
  37. The number of teams has expanded to 13 in 2021, 14 in 2022.
  38. The number of teams has contracted to 14 in 2023.
  39. Cited revenue was £124 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  40. Cited revenue was 210 million canadian dollars; exchange rate of 1.468 CAD = 1 EUR used here for 2013
  41. Cited revenue was $134.7 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 1 EUR used here for 2022 season.
  42. SPL expanded to 18 teams in 2023.
  43. Revenue was estimated at SAR450 million; Exchange rate of €0.24698 per 1 SAR for 2023-08-27 used here.
  44. The number of teams has expanded to 14 in 2024.
  45. Cited revenue was $112 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.95 EUR used here for 04 October 2023.
  46. Exchange rate of COP 5189.0573 per €1 for 2022 season used here.
  47. The number of teams has expanded to 14 in 2022.
  48. The number of teams has contracted to 10 in 2021, expanded to 12 in 2022.
  49. The number of teams has expanded to 20 in 2024.
  50. Cited revenue was Mex$2 billion; exchange rate of Mex$21.5 per €1 for 2022 season used here.
  51. Cited revenue was ¥13.108B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.00654 for 2023 season used here.
  52. Cited revenue was estimated at $100 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  53. Cited revenue was estimated at 580 million yuan; Exchange rate 7.65 yuan per €1 used for 5 February 2024.
  54. Cited revenue was estimated at $79.8 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  55. Cited revenue was 265 million AED. exchange rate of 1 EUR = 4.0848 AED for March 2022 used here.
  56. ISL expanded to 11 teams in 2020–21 season and to 12 teams since 2023–24.
  57. The number of teams has contracted to 16 in 2022.
  58. The number of teams has expanded to 11 in 2019, 12 in 2020, 14 in 2024.
  59. Cited revenue was 100M AUS$, exchange rate of 1 AUD = 0.63 EUR used here for May 2018
  60. Super League's next season in 2020 will include a team from Canada. The French team that played in the cited 2015 season has remained in the league in every subsequent season.
  61. The number of teams has contracted to 11 in 2020, expanded to 12 in 2021, .
  62. Cited revenue was estimated at $68.2 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  63. The number of teams has expanded to 13 in 2025.
  64. Cited revenue was $60 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.95 EUR used here for 9 October 2023
  65. Cited revenue was CLP$48.151 billion; exchange rate of €0.00115 = CLP$1 for 2023 used here.
  66. The number of teams has contracted to 6 in 2022, expanded to 7 in 2023.
  67. The number of teams has expanded to 10 in 2022.
  68. Cited revenue was zł‎194.1 million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.46 per €1 for 2022–23 season used here.
  69. The number of teams has contracted to 15 in 2023.
  70. Challenger Pro has expanded to 12 teams in 2022. The number of teams will further increase to 16 in 2023.
  71. Cited revenue was estimated at $46.56 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  72. Cited revenue was £32 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.183 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  73. Cited revenue was estimated at $42.4 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  74. The number of teams has expanded to 16 in 2021.
  75. Cited revenue was estimated at $32 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  76. During the referenced 2017–18 season, this competition was known as Pro14.
  77. Cited revenue was zł‎120 million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.55 per €1 for 2021 season used here.
  78. Cited revenue was estimated at $30 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  79. The number of teams has expanded to 16 in 2019.

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