List of fan-owned sports teams

This is a partial list of professional or semi-professional sports teams that are owned by fans (via either a collective organisation or where the assumption of majority ownership by a small group is prohibited by the club's constitution or governing documents) from all over the world sorted by home country. Teams playing at every level in each country are shown.

Africa

Mali

• Jeanne D'Arc FC Bamako

Nigeria

• Mighty Jets

Asia

Australia

AFL

• Carlton
• Collingwood
• Essendon
• Geelong
• Gold Coast
• Hawthorn
• Melbourne
• North Melbourne
• Richmond
• St Kilda
• Sydney
• Western Bulldogs

NRL

• Bulldogs
• Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
• Parramatta Eels
• Penrith Panthers
• St. George Illawarra Dragons
• Sydney Roosters
• Wests Tigers

Israel

• Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
• Hapoel Petah-Tikva B.C
• Hapoel Ramat Gan B.C.
• Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
• Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa

Japan

• Yokohama F.C.
• Fujieda MyFC

South Korea

• Bucheon FC 1995
• Seoul United FC

Sri Lanka

• Jaffna Boys

Europe

Austria

• SV Austria Salzburg
• SK Rapid Wien

Belarus

• FC Torpedo-MAZ Minsk

Bulgaria

• Botev Plovdiv
• F.C. Spartak Varna

Croatia

• NK Varteks - One member, one vote basis.

Czech Republic

• Bohemians 1905

England

The majority of supporter-owned clubs in England are run by Supporters' Trusts, which typically operate as an Industrial and Provident Society.

• AFC Liverpool – Cooperative.
• AFC Telford United – Fully owned by Telford United Supporters Trust.
• AFC Wimbledon – Fully owned by The Dons Trust, a Supporters' Trust.
• AFC Rushden & Diamonds
• Aylesbury United F.C.
• Brentford F.C.
• Bromsgrove Sporting F.C.
• Cambridge City F.C. - As of September 2011, the Cambridge City Supporters' Trust (CCST) owned 10% (a minority) of the club. According to the CCST secretary, CCST now only has appointment power for one director position.
• Chelmsford City F.C.
• Chesham United F.C. - As of March 2011, Chesham United Supporters' Trust (CUST) held 43.25% (minority) ownership of the club. CUST committee members currently hold a majority (6 of 11) of the club's board of director positions, thus giving CUST day-to-day control of the club. CUST's ambition is to earn no more than 49.9% of the club, "a safeguard so that no one party has an overall majority stake in the club".
• Chester F.C. Fully owned by CFU - City Fans United.
• Ebbsfleet United F.C. - owned by MyFootballClub, an Industrial and Provident Society in England, but open to anyone around the world. As a member-owned enterprise, it has much in common with many fan-owned teams, but as it explicitly solicits investment and members from fans of other teams, has significant differences to the others, whose ownership is predicated on members being long-term fans of the club.
• Enfield Town F.C.
• Exeter City F.C. - a community club which is majority owned by The Exeter City AFC Supporters’ Society Limited which is an Industrial and Provident Society
• F.C. United of Manchester - Owned by a Community Benefit Society. One member, one vote basis.
• Fisher F.C.
• Hendon F.C. - Fully owned by Hendon Football Club Supporters Trust.
• Lewes F.C.
• Newport (IOW) F.C.
• Prescot Cables F.C.
• Rossendale F.C. - An Industrial and Provident Society, which is now in a position to issue shares.
• Runcorn Linnets F.C.
• Scarborough Athletic F.C.
• Scarborough Town F.C. - The club is run on a democratic basis by a management committee. Membership is open to everyone by payment of an annual fee. All adult members have an equal vote and are encouraged to use this vote at every AGM and EGM.

Germany

All German football clubs—except for some historic works teams that are allowed to maintain their company affiliation, such as Volkswagen's VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer's Bayer 04 Leverkusen—are required to have at least 51% member ownership; when Red Bull purchased the playing license of the Leipzig-area club SSV Markranstädt and renamed the football team RB Leipzig, it could only acquire 49% of the shares, and could not use the full Red Bull name due to other German rules. Member ownership is also the standard in most other professional sports leagues. Apart from the aforementioned Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig, some other football clubs enjoy strong backing of local industries or of deep-pocketed individuals, such as 1899 Hoffenheim (backed by SAP cofounder Dietmar Hopp, who played in the club's youth setup).

In some cases fans have also re-founded bankrupt or otherwise disappeared clubs, one such example is Lokomotive Leipzig.

Greece

• Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Ireland

• Bohemian F.C.
• Cobh Ramblers
• Cork City F.C.
• Finn Harps F.C.
• Shamrock Rovers F.C.
• Sligo Rovers F.C.

Italy

• A.S.D. Aquilotto Cavese

Northern Ireland

• Cliftonville F.C.
• Coleraine FC
• Crusaders F.C.
• Derry City F.C. (located in the North, but play in the Republic's league system)
• Linfield F.C.

Norway

• Rosenborg BK

Poland

• Nowy Hutnik 2010

Portugal

• S.C. Salgueiros 08

Scotland

• Clyde F.C.
• Clydebank F.C.
• Dundee F.C.
• Gretna F.C. 2008
• Stirling Albion F.C.
• Stranraer F.C.

Spain

• Athletic Bilbao
• FC Barcelona
• Real Madrid C.F.
• CA Osasuna

Sweden

All Swedish football clubs are entirely fan owned. No other form of club ownership is allowed.

Turkey

All Turkish football clubs are entirely fan owned. No other form of club ownership is allowed.

United Kingdom

See under England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

Wales

• Merthyr Town F.C.
• Wrexham F.C.
• Monmouth Town F.C.
• Swansea City F.C.

North America

Canada

Canadian Football League

• Edmonton Eskimos
• Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Ice hockey

• Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League)
• Prince Albert Raiders (Western Hockey League)

Soccer

• Victoria Highlanders F.C. - majority owner Alex Campbell Jr. publicly announced that the purchase of season tickets will give supporters "an ownership share in the club and a voice in its direction".

Mexico

• Alianza Unetefan AFC
• Zacatepec - Promotora Deportiva Zacatepec S.C.

United States

• Green Bay Packers (National Football League) — The only fan-owned team in one of the country's five major leagues.
• Memphis Redbirds (Pacific Coast League, AAA baseball)
• Rochester Red Wings (International League, AAA baseball)
• Toledo Mud Hens (International League, AAA baseball)
• Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Midwest League, Class A baseball)
• Burlington Bees (Midwest League, Class A baseball)

Central America

Costa Rica

• LD Alajuelense

South America

Brazil

Almost all Brazilian football clubs are voluntary associations of natural persons, but with external interference of investors through contract basis. Only some smaller teams founded in the last 20 years and playing in lower divisions have private owners.

Other sports like basketball or volleyball have teams with owners in their top leagues.

References

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