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 league season for which financial data is available and referenced, which is usually not the most recently completed season of competition. Revenue are listed in millions of euros. The "Tier Level" 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).

AT&T Stadium, the home of Dallas Cowboys, the most valuable American football team in the United States in 2023
Yankee Stadium, the home of New York Yankees, the most valuable baseball team in the world in 2023
Chase Center, the home of Golden State Warriors, the most valuable basketball team in the world in 2023
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the home of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, the most valuable association football team in the world in 2023
Scotiabank Arena, the home of Toronto Maple Leafs, the most valuable ice hockey team in the world in 2023
Wankhede Stadium, the home of Mumbai Indians, the most valuable Twenty20 cricket team in the world in 2023

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Rank League Sport Country(ies) Season Tier Level Teams[a] Mat­ches  \ Games \ Events Reve­nue
(€ mil) 		Rev. / team
(€ mil) 		Rev. / match
(€ thou­sands) 		Ref.
1 National Football League (NFL) American football  United States 2022 1 32 285 17,035[b] 532 59,772 [1][2]
2 Major League Baseball (MLB) Baseball  United States
 Canada		 2022 1 30 2,430 10,476[c] 349 4,311 [3]
3 Premier League (EPL) Association football  England 2021–22 1 20 380 6,442 322 16,952 [4][5]
4 National Basketball Association (NBA) Basketball  United States
 Canada		 2023–24 1 30 1,324 5,301[d] 176.7 4,004 [6]
5 National Hockey League (NHL) Ice hockey  United States
 Canada		 2021–22 1 32 1,358 4,920[e] 153 3,608 [7][8]
6 Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División (La Liga) Association football  Spain 2021–22 1 20 380 4,443 222 11,692 [9][10]
7 Fußball-Bundesliga (Bundesliga) Association football  Germany 2021–22 1 18 306 3,610 200 11,797 [5][11]
8 Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A (Serie A) Association football  Italy 2020–21 1 20 380 2,564 128 6,747 [12][5]
9 Championnat de France de football (Ligue 1) Association football  France
 Monaco		 2021–22 1 20 380 2,407 120 6,334 [13]
10 Major League Soccer (MLS) Association football  United States
 Canada		 2022 1 28[f] 489 1,479[g] 52.8 3,025 [14][15][16][17]
11 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Baseball  Japan 2016 1 12 880 1,184[h] 99 1,345 [18]
12 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brasileirão) Association football  Brazil 2021 1 20 380 1,120[i] 56 2,947 [19]
13 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket  India 2023 1 10 74 1,087[j] 109 14,694 [20][21][22]
14 Australian Football League (AFL) Australian rules football  Australia 2022 1 18 207 1,068.7[k] 59.4 5,163 [23][24]
15 Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Association football  China 2016 1 16 240 945 59 3,938 [25]
16 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (2. Bundesliga)
 Association football  Germany 2021–22 2 18 306 867.8 48.2 2,836 [11]
17 Russian Premier League (RPL) Association football  Russia 2020–21 1 16 240 821 51.3 3,420 [12]
18 English Football League Championship (EFL Championship) Association football  England
 Wales		 2021–22 2 24 557 800[l] 33.3 1,449 [4]
19 Saudi Professional League (SPL) Association football  Saudi Arabia 2021–22 1 16[m] 240 694.2[n] 43.4 2,898 [26][27]
20 J1 League Association football  Japan 2021 1 20 380 665.4[o] 33.2 1,751 [28]
21 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Basketball  China 2015–16 1 20 405 575.8[p] 28.8 1,422 [29]
22 Liga MX Association football  Mexico 2018–19 1 18 334 555[q] 30.8 1,662 [30]
23 Turkish Süper Lig Association football  Turkey 2020–21 1 21 420 531 25.2 1,264 [12]
24 Liga Profesional de Fútbol Association football  Argentina 2018–19 1 26 325 490.8 18.9 1,510 [31]
25 Eredivisie Association football  Netherlands 2020–21 1 18 306 477 26.5 1,558 [12]
26 EuroLeague Basketball  Europe 2018–19 1 (Int.) 16[r] 260 450.2[s] 28.1 1,731 [32]
27 Primeira Liga Association football  Portugal 2020–21 1 18 306 427 23.7 1,395 [12]
28 Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Ice hockey  Russia
 Belarus
 China
 Kazakhstan		 2022–23 1 22 748 425[t] 19.3 568 [33]
29 Belgian Pro League Association football  Belgium 2020–21 1 18 306 402 22.3 1,313 [12]
30 Korea Baseball Organization League (KBO League) Baseball  South Korea 2018 1 10 590 396.3 39.6 672 [34]
31 Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División (La Liga 2) Association football  Spain
 Andorra		 2021–22 2 22 468 395.1 17.9 855 [9]
32 National Rugby League (NRL) Rugby league football  Australia
 New Zealand		 2022 1 16 201 394.4[u] 24.6 1,962 [35]
33 Championnat de France de rugby à XV (Top 14) Rugby union football  France 2021–22 1 14 187 371 26.5 1,984 [36]
34 Lega Nazionale Professionisti B (Serie B) Association football  Italy 2020–21 2 20 380 350.2 17.5 921 [37]
35 Championnat de France de football de Ligue 2 (Ligue 2) Association football  France 2021–22 2 20 380 318 15.9 836 [13]
36 K League 1 Association football  South Korea 2019 1 12 228 287[v] 23.9 1,258 [38]
37 J2 League Association football  Japan 2021 2 22 462 265.5[w] 12.0 574 [28]
38 Premiership Rugby Rugby union football  England 2021–22 1 13 159 262.5[x] 20.2 1,682 [39]
39 English Football League One (EFL League One) Association football  England 2021–22 3 24 557 260.3[y] 10.8 471 [4]
40 Swiss Super League Association football   Switzerland 2020–21 1 10 180 235 23.5 1,305 [12]
41 B1 League Basketball  Japan 2021–22 1 22 660 227.7[z] 10.3 345 [40]
42 Austrian Football Bundesliga Association football  Austria 2020–21 1 12 192 227 18.9 1,182 [12]
43 Danish Superliga Association football  Denmark 2020–21 1 12 192 226 18.8 1,177 [12]
44 Scottish Premiership (SPFL) Association football  Scotland 2020–21 1 12 228 202 16.8 886 [12]
45 Liga de la Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (Liga ACB) Basketball  Spain
 Andorra		 2021–22 1 18 306 191.8 10.6 627 [41]
46 3. Fußball-Liga (3. Liga) Association football  Germany 2021–22 3 20 373 187.6 9.4 503 [42]
47 Allsvenskan Association football  Sweden 2021 1 16 240 187 11.6 779 [12]
48 Ekstraklasa Association football  Poland 2021–22 1 18 306 186.7[aa] 10.3 610 [43]
49 Super League Greece Association football  Greece 2020–21 1 14 240 181 12.9 754 [12]
50 Categoría Primera A Association football  Colombia – 1 18 452 176 10 389 [citation needed]
51 Big Bash League Twenty20 cricket  Australia 2018–19 1 8 59 173[ab] 21.6 2,932 [44]
52 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Association football  Hungary 2020–21 1 12 198 172 14.3 868 [12]
53 National League (NL) Ice hockey   Switzerland 2013–14 1 12 339 167 13.9 493 [45]
54 Swedish Hockey League (SHL) Ice hockey  Sweden 2021–22 1 14 364 159.2 11.3 437 [46]
55 Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Serie C) Association football  Italy 2020–21 3 59 1,141 154.5 2.6 140 [37]
56 English Football League Two (EFL League Two) Association football  England
 Wales		 2021–22 4 24 557 146.7[ac] 6.1 265 [4]
57 Championnat de France de rugby à XV de 2e division (Rugby Pro D2) Rugby union football  France 2021–22 2 16 245 144 9 587 [36]
58 Canadian Football League (CFL) Canadian football  Canada 2018 1 9 86 143[ad] 15.9 1,663 [47]
59 Eliteserien Association football  Norway 2021 1 16 240 139 8.6 579 [12]
60 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 cricket  West Indies 2022 1 6 34 134.7[ae] 22.4 3,961 [48]
61 Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) Ice hockey  Germany 2021–22 1 15 420 133 8.8 316 [49]
62 Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) Association football  Ukraine 2020–21 1 14 182 126 9 692 [12]
63 Liiga Ice hockey  Finland 2021–22 1 15 495 114.6 7.6 231 [50]
64 Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) Basketball  Germany 2021–22 1 18 330 109.6 6.1 332 [51]
65 Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) Handball  Germany 2018–19 1 18 306 105 5.8 343 [52]
66 Israeli Premier League Association football  Israel 2020–21 1 14 240 97 6.9 404 [12]
67 Egyptian Premier League Association football  Egypt – 1 20 306 95 4.7 310 [53]
68 Super Rugby Rugby union football  Australia
 New Zealand
 Fiji		 2018 1 (Int.) 15 127 94 7.0 740 [54][55]
69 Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro A (LNB Pro A) Basketball  France
 Monaco		 2021–22 1 18 328 93.5 5.2 285 [56]
70 Mexican Baseball League (Liga Mexicana de Béisbol; LMB) Baseball  Mexico 2022 1 18 900 93[af] 5.1 103 [57]
71 Czech First League Association football  Czech Republic 2020–21 1 18 306 87 4.8 284 [12]
72 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Série B) Association football  Brazil 2020 2 20 380 84.1[ag] 4.2 221 [58]
73 Kazakhstan Premier League Association football  Kazakhstan 2021 1 14 182 79 5.6 434 [12]
74 Mexican Pacific League (Liga Mexicana del Pacífico; LMP) Baseball  Mexico 2012–13 1 8 306 72 9 235 [59]
75 Swiss Challenge League Association football   Switzerland
 Liechtenstein		 2019–20 2 10 180 67.1[ah] 6.7 373 [58]
76 Croatian First Football League (1. HNL) Association football  Croatia 2020–21 1 10 180 65 6.5 361 [12]
77 Indian Super League (ISL) Association football  India 2018–19 1 10[ai] 95 65 6.5 684 [60]
78 Liga I Association football  Romania 2020–21 1 16 256 65 4 254 [12]
79 Cypriot First Division Association football  Cyprus 2020–21 1 14 268 64 4.5 238 [12]
80 A-League Association football  Australia
 New Zealand		 2017–18 1 10 140 63[aj] 6.3 450 [61]
81 J3 League Association football  Japan 2021 3 15 210 60.7[ak] 4.0 289 [28]
82 Super League Rugby league football  England
 France[al]		 2015 1 12 195 60 5.0 308 [62]
83 Serbian SuperLiga Association football  Serbia 2020–21 1 20 380 58 2.9 152 [12]
84 Championnat National Association football  France 2019–20 3 18 223 57.4[am] 3.2 257 [58]
85 Chilean Primera División Association football  Chile 2023 1 16 240 55.3[an] 3.4 230 [63]
86 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Basketball  United States 2019 1 12 220 53.8 4.5 245 [64]
87 Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 cricket  Bangladesh 2016–17 1 7 46 53.5 7.6 1,164 [65]
88 South African Premier Division Association football  South Africa 2019–20 1 16 240 53.4 3.3 222 [66]
89 First Professional Football League (Bulgarian First League) Association football  Bulgaria 2020–21 1 14 221 53 3.7 239 [12]
90 LNB Pro B Basketball  France 2021–22 2 18 326 46.2 2.5 142 [56]
91 Slovak Super Liga Association football  Slovakia 2020–21 1 12 192 44 3.6 229 [12]
92 Challenger Pro League Association football  Belgium 2019–20 1 8[ao] 114 41.2 5.1 362 [58]
93 Belarusian Premier League (Vyšejšaja Liha) Association football  Belarus 2021 1 16 240 41 2.5 170 [12]
94 Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2) Ice hockey  Germany 2021–22 2 14 410 40.6 2.9 99 [67]
95 Superettan Association football  Sweden 2020 2 16 240 39.1[ap] 2.4 163 [58]
96 Women's Super League (WSL) Association football  England 2021–22 1 12 132 37.8[aq] 3.1 287 [68]
97 Danish 1st Division Association football  Denmark 2019–20 2 12 198 35.7[ar] 2.9 180 [58]
98 UAE Pro League Association football  United Arab Emirates 2013–14 1 14 182 34.7[as] 2.5 191 [69]
99 Persian Gulf Pro League Association football  Iran 2015–16 1 16 240 29 1.8 121 [70]
100 Azerbaijan Premier League Association football  Azerbaijan 2020–21 1 8 112 28 3.5 250 [12]
101 Moldovan Super Liga Association football  Moldova 2020–21 1 10 180 28 2.8 155 [12]
102 Veikkausliiga Association football  Finland 2021 1 12 162 28 2.3 172 [12]
103 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) Basketball  Lithuania 2022–23 1 12 198 26.95 2.245 136 [71][72]
104 Primera B de Chile Association football  Chile 2020 1 15 218 26.92[at] 1.8 128 [58]
105 United Rugby Championship[au] Rugby union football Ireland Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 South Africa
 Wales 		2017–18 1 (Int.) 14 153 26.9 1.9 176 [73]
106 Ekstraliga Speedway  Poland 2021 1 8 64 26.3[av] 3.3 471 [74]
107 I liga polska Association football  Poland 2019–20 2 18 309 25.6[aw] 1.4 83 [58]
108 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Série C) Association football  Brazil 2020 2 20 206 25.2[ax] 1.2 122 [58]
109 Primera Categoría Serie A (Ecuadorian Serie A) Association football  Ecuador 2018 1 12 266 25 2.1 94 [75]
110 Besta deild karla Association football  Iceland 2021 1 12 132 24 2 181 [12]
111 Liga Portugal 2 Association football  Portugal 2019–20 2 18 216 23.6[ay] 1.3 109 [58]
112 Russian Volleyball Super League (RVSL) Volleyball  Russia 2017 1 14 201 21.9[az] 1.6 109 [76]
113 Women's Premier League (cricket) (WPL) Twenty20 cricket  India 2023 1 5 23 21.4[ba] 4.3 930 [77]
114 USL Championship (USL) Association football  United States 2018 2 33 561 21[bb] 0.64 37.5 [78]
115 League of Ireland Premier Division Association football  Ireland 2021 1 10 180 20 2 111 [12]
116 Israeli Basketball Premier League (ISBL) Basketball  Israel 2018–19 1 12 215 20[bc][bd] 1.7 93 [79][80][81][82][83]
117 Ettan Fotboll (Ettan) Association football  Sweden 2020 3 32 480 19.9[be] 0.6 41 [58]
118 Pro Kabaddi League Kabaddi  India 2021–22 1 12 137 19.6[bf] 1.6 143 [84][85]
Notes
  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 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9464 EUR used here for 30 June 2022
  3. ^ Cited revenue was $10.8 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.97 EUR used here for 2022
  4. ^ Cited revenue was $5.7 Billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.93 EUR used here for September 2023
  5. ^ Cited revenue was $5.2 Billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9464 EUR used here for 30 June 2022
  6. ^ MLS expanded to 28 teams in 2022. The number of teams has expanded to 29 in 2023 and is scheduled to increase further to 30 in 2025.
  7. ^ Estimated revenue was USD $1.55B; exchange rate of 0.955 euro per USD for 2022 season used here.
  8. ^ Cited revenue was USD 1300 million; approximate average exchange rate of USD 1.098 per EUR 1 for October 2016 used here.
  9. ^ Source cites $R 7 billion; Exchange rate used for December 2021, 1 Brazilian Real is equivalent to 0.16 EUROs
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Cited revenue was AUD$1798.749M; exchange rate of AUD$1 = €0.59 for 2022 season used here.
  12. ^ Cited revenue was £676 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  13. ^ SPL expanded to 18 teams in 2023.
  14. ^ Revenue was estimated at $780 million; Exchange rate of €0.89 per $1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  15. ^ Cited revenue was ¥83.178B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.
  16. ^ Cited revenue was USD 655 million; approximate average exchange rate of USD 0.88 per EUR 1 for March 2016 used here.
  17. ^ Cited revenue was 16.B$, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.8329 EUR used here for end of 2017
  18. ^ EuroLeague has expanded to 18 teams in 2019
  19. ^ Revenue was estimated at $511 million; exchange rate of $1.135 per €1 for 2018–19 season used here.
  20. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at ₽34B; exchange rate of 1 euro per ₽80 for 2022–23 season used here.
  21. ^ 585,374,000 in AU$; exchange rate of AU$1=€‎0.6738 for 2022 season used here.
  22. ^ Cited revenue was 371.9.B₩, exchange rate of 1296 KRW = 1 EUR used here for end of 2019
  23. ^ Cited revenue was ¥33.192B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.
  24. ^ Cited revenue was £221.7 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.184 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  25. ^ Cited revenue was £220 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  26. ^ Cited revenue was ¥29.962B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.0076 for 2021–22 season used here.
  27. ^ Cited revenue was zł‎861 million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.61 per €1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  28. ^ Exchange rate of €0.8782 per $1 for 2018–19 season used here.
  29. ^ Cited revenue was £124 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  30. ^ Cited revenue was 210 million canadian dollars; exchange rate of 1.468 CAD = 1 EUR used here for 2013
  31. ^ Cited revenue was $134.7 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 1 EUR used here for 2022 season.
  32. ^ Cited revenue was Mex$2 billion; exchange rate of Mex$21.5 per €1 for 2022 season used here.
  33. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $100 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  34. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $79.8 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  35. ^ ISL expanded to 11 teams in 2020–21 season and to 12 teams since 2023–24.
  36. ^ Cited revenue was 100M AUS$, exchange rate of 1 AUD = 0.63 EUR used here for May 2018
  37. ^ Cited revenue was ¥7.587B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.
  38. ^ 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.
  39. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $68.2 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  40. ^ Cited revenue was CLP$48.151 billion; exchange rate of €0.00115 = CLP$1 for 2023 used here.
  41. ^ Challenger Pro has expanded to 12 teams in 2022. The number of teams will further increase to 16 in 2023.
  42. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $46.56 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  43. ^ Cited revenue was £32 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.183 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  44. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $42.4 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  45. ^ Cited revenue was 177 million AED. exchange rate of 1 EUR = 5.0967 AED for May 2014 used here.
  46. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $32 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  47. ^ During the referenced 2017–18 season, this competition was known as Pro14.
  48. ^ Cited revenue was zł‎120 million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.55 per €1 for 2021 season used here.
  49. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $30.4 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  50. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $30 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  51. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $28.05 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  52. ^ Cited revenue was 1512.1 million rubles. exchange rate of 69.1649 RUB per €1 for December 2017 used here.
  53. ^ This is only broadcast revenue of INR 9.51bn for a period of 5 years which equates to 106.9mn Euro at the time of announcement
  54. ^ Cited revenue is 23.8 million in USD
  55. ^ exchange rate of 1 ILS per 0.23293€ for December 2018 used here.
  56. ^ Sum was taken from multiple sources - sponsors were not included
  57. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $23.7 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  58. ^ This is only broadcast revenue of INR 9.05bn for a period of 5 years which equates to 98mn Euro at the time of announcement

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