2013 Forbes' Football Clubs list: Real Madrid overtake Manchester United

Spanish giants Real Madrid have moved to the top of the Forbes magazines rich list of the Most Valuable Football Clubs in the world ahead of Manchester United, who have been top of this ranking since it was first released in 2004.

Real Madrid is now valued at US$ 3.3 Billion ahead of Manchester United second in valuation at US$ 3.165 Billion and Barcelona at US$ 2.6 Billion. The top five is completed by FC Arsenal and FC Bayern Munich, who both are the two other clubs valued at over a Billion US$.

Forbes determined its valuations by combining its own review of financial documents and interviews with sports bankers along with Deloitte LLP's annual 'Football Money League' report, which in February 2013 ranked Real Madrid as the richest club by sales/turnover ahead of FC Barcelona and Manchester United.


2013 Forbes' list of the Most Valuable Football Clubs

1. Real Madrid - 3,300 Million USD
1. Manchester United - 3,165 Million USD
3. FC Barcelona - 2,600 Million USD
4. FC Arsenal London - 1,326 Million USD
5. FC Bayern Munich - 1,309 Million USD
6. AC Milan - 945 Million USD
7. Chelsea FC - 901 Million USD
8. Juventus Torino - 694 Million USD
9. Manchester City - 689 Million USD
10. Liverpool FC - 651 Million USD
11. Tottenham Hotspurs - 520 Million USD
12. FC Schalke 04 - 498 Million USD
13. Borussia Dortmund - 456 Million USD
12. Internazionale Milan - 401 Million USD
15. Olympique Lyonnais - 368 Million USD
16. Corinthians Paulista - 358 Million USD
17. SSC Napoli - 330 Million USD
18. Hamburger SV - 300 Million USD
19. Olympique Marseille - 285 Million USD
20. Newcastle United - 263 Million USD