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!Ref.<!--PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BUDGET PLANS OR COST REPORTS DON'T EQUAL REVENUE AND SHOULDN'T BE USED UNLESS THAT'S SPECIFIED-->|-|_row_count|[[National Football League]] (NFL)||[[American football]]||{{USA}}||[[2022 NFL season|2022]]|1||32||{{nts|285}}|{{nts|18027}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $18.9 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9696 EUR used here for 2022 season.}}||{{nts|563}}|{{nts|63252}}||<ref>{{cite news | last1=Ozanian | first1=Mike | last2=Teitelbaum | first2=Justin | title=NFL Team Valuations 2023 | work=Forbes | date=30 August 2023 | url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/nfl-valuations/?sh=69a466921738 | access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Major League Baseball]] (MLB)||[[Baseball]]||{{USA}}<br />{{CAN}}||[[2023 Major League Baseball season|2023]]|1||30||{{nts|2430}}|{{nts|11319}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $11.6 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9758 EUR used here for 2023 season.}}||{{nts|377}}|{{nts|4658}}||<ref>{{cite web | last=Cohen | first=Andrew | title=MLB Revenue Hits Record $11.6 Billion: Report | website=Heavy.com | date=19 January 2024 | url=https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/sets-revenue-record-11-6-billion/ | access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[National Basketball Association]] (NBA)||[[Basketball]]||{{USA}}<br />{{CAN}}||[[2022–23 NBA season|2022–23]]|1||30||{{nts|1320}}|{{nts|9951}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $10.584 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9402 EUR used here for 2023–23 season.|name=}}||{{nts|331}}|{{nts|7538}}||<ref>{{cite news | last1=Ozanian | first1=Mike | last2=Teitelbaum | first2=Justin | title=NBA Valuations 2023 | work=Forbes | date=26 October 2023 | url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/nba-valuations/?sh=14b45fc66982 | access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Premier League]]||[[Association football]]||{{ENG}}<!--<br />{{WAL}}{{efn|group=n|1=The last Premier League season to date that featured a Welsh side was 2018–19.}}-->||[[2021–22 Premier League|2021–22]]|1||20||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|6453}}||{{nts|322.6}}|{{nts|16982}}|||<ref name="UEFA24">{{cite web |title=The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/028a-1a2f899177e2-b3619612eaa4-1000/uefaeuropeanclubfinanceinvestmentlandscape_150224.pdf |publisher=UEFA |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=15 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=":DL"><!--Note: The source seems to have information that clashes with more primary sources for non-UK leagues [Germany, Spain]--> {{cite web |title=2023 Annual Review of Football Finance |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2023.pdf |publisher=Deloitte UK |access-date=23 June 2023 |date=2023}}</ref><ref name="StatistaB5"/><!--Note: The Statista sources provides estimates, that have a track record for wide inacuracies and need further verification or the original source provided-->|-|_row_count|[[National Hockey League]] (NHL)||[[Ice hockey]]||{{USA}}<br /> {{CAN}}||[[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]|1||32||{{nts|1400}}|{{nts|6069}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $6.432 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9435 EUR used here for 2023–23 season.|name=}}||{{nts|189}}|{{nts|4334}}||<ref>{{cite news | last1=Ozanian | first1=Mike | last2=Teitelbaum | first2=Justin | title=NHL Valuations 2023 | work=Forbes | date=14 December 2023 | url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/nhl-valuations/?sh=47d9ce714109 | access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[La Liga|Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División]] (La Liga)||Association football||{{ESP}}||[[2021–22 La Liga|2021–22]]|1||20||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|4443}}||{{nts|222}}|{{nts|11692}}||<ref name="ES">{{cite news |title=LaLiga revenue bounces back up to €4.84bn in 2021-22 |url=https://www.sportcal.com/financial/laliga-revenue-bounces-back-up-to-e4-84bn-in-2021-22/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Sportcal |date=4 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Aikhoje |first1=Ojeikere |title=LaLiga clubs bounce back to pre-COVID total income in 2021/22 season with almost 5billion Euros |url=https://sportbusinessbrand.com/laliga-clubs-bounce-back-to-pre-covid-total-income-in-2021-22-season-with-almost-5billion-euros/ |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=Sports Business Brand |date=9 May 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Bundesliga|Fußball-Bundesliga]] (Bundesliga)||Association football||{{DEU}}||[[2021–22 Bundesliga|2021–22]]|1||18||{{nts|306}}|{{nts|3610}}||{{nts|200}}|{{nts|11797}}||<ref name="DFL-rep">{{cite web |title=The 2023 Economic Report |url=https://media.dfl.de/sites/3/2023/04/EN_DFL_Wirtschaftsreport_2023_M.pdf |publisher=DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="StatistaB5"/>|-|_row_count|[[Serie A|Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A]] (Serie A)||Association football||{{ITA}}||[[2021–22 Serie A|2021–22]]|1||20||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|2420}}||{{nts|121.5}}|{{nts|7702}}||<ref name="CC23">{{cite book |title=ReportCalcio 2023 |date=3 August 2023 |publisher=Yahoo Sports|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/serie-inks-4-8-billion-222414865.html |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Ligue 1|Championnat de France de football]] (Ligue 1)||Association football||{{FRA}}<br />{{MCO}}||[[2021–22 Ligue 1|2021–22]]|1||20{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 18 in 2023.}}||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|2026}}||{{nts|112.5}}|{{nts|6334}}|<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |title=Forbes India Ligue 1 revenue|url=https://www.https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/the-big-five-european-leagues-have-generated-172-billion-in-2022/85831/1|work=Forbes India |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Major League Soccer]] (MLS)||Association football||{{USA}}<br />{{CAN}}||[[2023 Major League Soccer season|2023]]|1||29{{efn|group=team|The number of teams will expand to 30 in 2025.}}||{{nts|493}}|{{nts|1892}}{{efn|group=n|[[Forbes list of the most valuable MLS clubs|Cited revenue was]] USD $1.892B per Sportico journalist Scott Soshnick Feb 16 and estimated at USD $2.04 billion per Sportico; exchange rate of 0.93euro per USD for 2023 season used here.}}||{{nts|65.2}}|{{nts|3508}}||<ref>{{cite news | last=Birnbaum | first=Justin | title=Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Teams 2024 | work=Forbes | date=2 February 2024 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2024/02/02/major-league-soccers-most-valuable-teams-2024/?sh=3bb23d3a3347 | access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Badenhausen | first=Kurt | title=MLS Team Valuations 2024: Messi Pushes Average Value Near $700M | work=Sportico.com | date=24 January 2024 | url=https://www.sportico.com/valuations/teams/2024/mls-team-values-messi-average-700-million-1234763902/ | access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref><!--{{Cite web |title=Major League Soccer Interactive Franchise Valuations |website=Sportico |date=24 January 2024 |url=https://www.sportico.com/feature/mls-soccer-teams-data-1234689642/ |language=en-US}}-->|-|_row_count|[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB)||Baseball||{{JPN}}||[[2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season|2019]]|1||12||{{nts|878}}|{{nts|1506}}{{Efn|Cited revenue was Yen JPY 180 billion; approximate average exchange rate of 0.008368 EUR for 1 JPY in 2020-06-20 used here.}}||{{nts|125.5}}|{{nts|1715}}||<ref>{{cite news | title=Japan's baseball league places several bets on its future | work=Nikkei Asia | date=20 June 2020 | url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Media-Entertainment/Japan-s-baseball-league-places-several-bets-on-its-future | access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] (Brasileirão)||Association football||{{BRA}}||[[2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2021]]|1||20||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|1,120}}{{efn|Source cites $R 7 billion; exchange rate used for December 2021, 1 Brazilian Real is equivalent to 0.16 EUROs}}||{{nts|56}}|{{nts|2947}}||<ref>{{cite web |title=Revenue of leading soccer clubs in Brazil from 2010 to 2021 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070251/total-revenue-serie-a-soccer-clubs-brazil/ |website=Statista |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Indian Premier League]] (IPL)||[[Twenty20|Twenty20 cricket]]||{{IND}}||[[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]|1||10||{{nts|74}}<!--94 since 2027-->|{{nts|1087}}{{efn|group=n|1=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.}}|{{nts|109}}||{{nts|14694}}||<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL media rights sold for Rs 48,390 crore for a 5-year period: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48390-crore-for-a-five-year-period-bcci-secretary-jay-shah/articleshow/92208961.cms |access-date=25 June 2023 |work=The Economic Times |date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Explained - The IPL business model and how it compares to sports leagues globally |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/explained-the-ipl-business-model-and-how-it-compares-to-sports-leagues-globally/article65547025.ece |access-date=2022-06-24 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 June 2022 |language=en|last1=Munjal |first1=Diksha |last2=Ghosh |first2=Saptaparno }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Bigger Than The EPL: The IPL's Record Multi-Billion Dollar Media Rights Deal, Explained |url=https://wisden.com/stories/global-t20-leagues/indian-premier-league-2022/explained-ipl-gigantic-record-6-2-billion-media-rights-deal-thats-bigger-than-the-epl |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Russian Premier League]] (RPL)||Association football||{{RUS}}||[[2021–22 Russian Premier League|2021–22]]|1||16||{{nts|240}}|{{nts|1050}}||{{nts|65.6}}|{{nts|4375}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[2. Bundesliga|2. Fußball-Bundesliga]] (2. Bundesliga)||Association football||{{DEU}}||[[2021–22 2. Bundesliga|2021–22]]|2||18||{{nts|306}}|{{nts|867.8}}||{{nts|48.2}}|{{nts|2836}}||<ref name="DFL-rep"/>|-|_row_count|[[EFL Championship|English Football League Championship]] (EFL Championship)||Association football||{{ENG}}<br />{{WAL}}||[[2021–22 EFL Championship|2021–22]]|2||24||{{nts|557}}||{{nts|800}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was £676&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.}}||{{nts|33.3}}|{{nts|1449}}||<ref name=":DL" />|-|_row_count|[[J1 League]]||Association football||{{JPN}}||[[2021 J1 League|2021]]|1||20||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|665.4}}{{efn|group=jp|1=Cited revenue was ¥83.178B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.}}||{{nts|33.2}}|{{nts|1751}}||<ref name="jleagues2021">{{cite web|url=https://aboutj.jleague.jp/corporate/wp-content/themes/j_corp/assets/pdf/club-r3kaiji_1_20220728.pdf|script-title=ja:2021年度 J1 クラブ決算一覧 |language=ja |publisher=[[J.League]]|access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[EuroLeague]]||Basketball||{{EUR}}||[[2021–22 EuroLeague|2021–22]]|1 {{Tooltip|(Int.)|International}}||18||{{nts|260}}|{{nts|665}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $650 million; exchange rate of €1.0231 per $1 for 2022-10-19 used here.|name=}}||{{nts|36.9}}|{{nts|2350}}|<ref>{{cite news |title=EuroLeague's New CEO Eyes League Growth in Europe's Premier Cities|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/euroleague-ceo-eyes-league-growth-095500642.html|language=en |publisher=yahoo.com|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Australian Football League]] (AFL)||[[Australian rules football]]||{{AUS}}||[[2023 AFL season|2023]]|1||18||{{nts|216}}|{{nts|974.3}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was AUD$1048.87M; exchange rate of AUD$1 = €0.60 for 2023 season used here.}}||{{nts|35.0}}|{{nts|2913}}||<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian Football League 126th Annual Report 2022 |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2023/03/03/a2ac5fc4-1ce6-4a12-85e6-9d398a960142/2022-AFL_AR_Digital-Doc_150dpi_Low.pdf |publisher=Australian Football League |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Total Revenues of Australian Sports Bodies |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E8olH_eJLJNDRnIIF2n75H_lgvCSO4m8tCN2qP0bLCE/edit?pli=1#gid=0 |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=6 September 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Eredivisie]]||Association football||{{NLD}}||[[2021–22 Eredivisie|2021–22]]|1||18||{{nts|312}}|{{nts|629}}||{{nts|34.9}}|{{nts|2016}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Chinese Basketball Association]] (CBA)||Basketball||{{CHN}}||[[2015–16 Chinese Basketball Association season|2015–16]]|1||20||{{nts|405}}|{{nts|575.8}}{{Efn|Cited revenue was USD 655&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of USD 0.88 per EUR 1 for March 2016 used here.|name=dollar-2016|group=}}|{{nts|28.8}}|{{nts|1422}}|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Comparing the Chinese Basketball Association with the National Basketball Association|s2cid=115034483}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Primeira Liga]]||Association football||{{PRT}}||[[2021–22 Primeira Liga|2021–22]]|1||18||{{nts|306}}|{{nts|557}}||{{nts|30.9}}|{{nts|1820}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Liga MX]]||Association football||{{MEX}}||[[2018–19 Liga MX season|2018–19]]|1||18||{{nts|334}}|{{nts|555}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was 16.B$, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.8329 EUR used here for end of 2017}}||{{nts|30.8}}|{{nts|1662}}||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liga MX Archives|url=https://www.portada-online.com/tag/liga-mx/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Portada|language=en-US}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Süper Lig|Turkish Süper Lig]]||Association football||{{TUR}}||[[2021–22 Süper Lig|2021–22]]|1||20||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|533}}||{{nts|26.6}}|{{nts|1403}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Belgian Pro League]]||Association football||{{BEL}}||[[2021–22 Belgian First Division A|2021–22]]|1||18{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 16 in 2023.}}||{{nts|330}}|{{nts|494}}||{{nts|27.4}}|{{nts|1497}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Argentine Primera División|Liga Profesional de Fútbol]]||Association football||{{ARG}}||[[2018–19 Argentine Primera División|2018–19]]|1||26{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 24 in 2019, expanded to 26 in 2021, 28 in 2022, and contracted to 22 since 2026.}}||{{nts|325}}|{{nts|490.8}}||{{nts|18.9}}|{{nts|1510}}||<ref>{{Cite web|title=La Superliga generó nuevos ingresos para los clubes por $537 millones |language=es |url=https://www.ambito.com/negocios/superliga/la-genero-nuevos-ingresos-los-clubes-537-millones-n5063017|access-date=2020-06-26|website=ambito.com}}</ref>|-|_row_count||[[National Rugby League]] (NRL)||[[Rugby league|Rugby league football]]||{{AUS}}<br />{{nowrap|{{NZL}}}}||[[2023 NRL season|2023]]|1||17||{{nts|213}}|{{nts|427}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was estimated at 700 mln. in AU$; exchange rate of AU$1=€‎0.61 for 2023 season used here.}}||{{nts|25.1}}|{{nts|1,962}}||<ref>{{cite news |title=One-on-one with Andrew Abdo: four months away from the NRL's Vegas dream – three years in the making |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/oneonone-with-andrew-abdo-four-months-away-from-the-nrls-vegas-dream-three-years-in-the-making/news-story/a6ff2902bb7581ae5074aa73c300d4e9 |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=The Australian |date=9 October 2023}}</ref><!--<ref>{{cite web|title=NRL Annual Report 2022 |url=https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/about/annual-reports/nrl-gen22_7113-annual-report-2022_lr.pdf|website=NRL.com |publisher=National Rugby League |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref>-->|-|_row_count|[[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL)||Ice hockey||{{RUS}}<br />{{BLR}}<br />{{CHN}}<br />{{KAZ}}||[[2022–23 KHL season|2022–23]]|1||22{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 23 in 2023.}}||{{nts|748}}|{{nts|425}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at ₽34B; exchange rate of 1 euro per ₽80 for 2022–23 season used here.}}||{{nts|19.3}}|{{nts|568}}||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://shaiba.kz/news/757848 | title=Выручка клубов КХЛ превысила 34 млрд рублей }}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[KBO League|Korea Baseball Organization League]] (KBO League)||Baseball||{{KOR}}||[[2014 Korea Professional Baseball season|2018]]|1||10||{{nts|590}}|{{nts|396.3}}||{{nts|39.6}}|{{nts|672}}|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus and baseball collide in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-Spotlight/Coronavirus-and-baseball-collide-in-Japan-Taiwan-and-South-Korea|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Segunda División|Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División]] (La Liga 2)||Association football||{{ESP}}<br />{{AND}}||[[2021–22 Segunda División|2021–22]]|2||22||{{nts|468}}|{{nts|395.1}}||{{nts|17.9}}|{{nts|855}}|<ref name="ES"/>|-|_row_count|[[Top 14|Championnat de France de rugby à XV]] (Top 14)||[[Rugby union|Rugby union football]]||{{FRA}}||[[2021–22 Top 14 season|2021–22]]|1||14||{{nts|187}}|{{nts|371}}||{{nts|26.5}}|{{nts|1984}}|<ref name="FR.R">{{cite news |title=Boost for finances as recovery continues |url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/columnists/james-harrington/376364/boost-for-finances-as-recovery-continues/ |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=the Rugby Paper |date=7 May 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Serie B|Lega Nazionale Professionisti B]] (Serie B)||Association football||{{ITA}}||[[2021–22 Serie B|2021–22]]|2||20||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|355.2}}||{{nts|17.7}}|{{nts|934}}|<ref name="CC23" />|-|_row_count|[[Ligue 2|Championnat de France de football de Ligue 2]] (Ligue 2)||Association football||{{FRA}}||[[2021–22 Ligue 2|2021–22]]|2||20{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 18 in 2024.}}||{{nts|380}}|{{nts|318}}||{{nts|15.9}}|{{nts|836}}|<ref name="LFP">{{cite web |title=French professional football financial report |url=https://www.lfp.fr/dncg/rapports |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Scottish Premiership]] (SPFL)||Association football||{{SCO}}||[[2021–22 Scottish Premiership|2021–22]]|1||12||{{nts|258}}|{{nts|313}}||{{nts|26.1}}|{{nts|1213}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Danish Superliga]]||Association football||{{DNK}}||[[2021–22 Danish Superliga|2021–22]]|1||12||{{nts|193}}|{{nts|287}}||{{nts|23.9}}|{{nts|1487}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[K League 1]]||Association football||{{KOR}}||[[2019 K League 1|2019]]|1||12||{{nts|228}}|{{nts|287}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was 371.9.B₩, exchange rate of 1296 KRW = 1 EUR used here for end of 2019}}||{{nts|23.9}}|{{nts|1258}}||<ref name="Maeil Business Newspaper">{{cite web|script-title=ko:코로나로 K리그 매출 575억 줄어들듯 |language=ko |date=14 April 2020|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/sports/view/2020/04/393129/|access-date=April 14, 2020|publisher=Maeil Business Newspaper}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Austrian Football Bundesliga]]||Association football||{{AUT}}||[[2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2020–21]]|1||12||{{nts|195}}|{{nts|267}}||{{nts|22.2}}|{{nts|1369}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[J2 League]]||Association football||{{JPN}}||[[2021 J2 League|2021]]|2||22{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 20 in 2024.}}||{{nts|462}}|{{nts|265.5}}{{efn|group=jp|1=Cited revenue was ¥33.192B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.}}||{{nts|12.0}}|{{nts|574}}|<ref name="jleagues2021"/>|-|_row_count|[[Premiership Rugby]]||Rugby union football||{{ENG}}||[[2021–22 Premiership Rugby|2021–22]]|1||13{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 11 in 2022, 10 in 2023.}}||{{nts|159}}|{{nts|262.5}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was £221.7&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.184 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.}}||{{nts|20.2}}|{{nts|1682}}|<ref>{{cite news |title=Professional men's rugby has major financial issues which need to be tackled |url=https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/06/21/professional-mens-rugby-has-major-financial-issues-which-need-to-be-tackled/ |work=The Conversation |access-date=9 July 2023 |date=19 June 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[EFL League One|English Football League One]] (EFL League One)||Association football||{{ENG}}<!--<br />{{WAL}}{{efn|group=n|1=The last League One season to date that featured a Welsh side was 2007–08.}}-->||[[2021–22 EFL League One|2021–22]]|3||24||{{nts|557}}|{{nts|260.3}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was £220&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.}}||{{nts|10.8}}|{{nts|471}}|<ref name=":DL" />|-|_row_count|[[Swiss Super League]]||Association football||{{CHE}}<!--<br />{{nowrap|{{LIE}}}}{{efn|group=n|During the 2016–17 season cited in this table, the Super League included [[FC Vaduz]], based in Liechtenstein (whose football clubs all play in the Swiss league system). 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|url=https://www.agbi.com/analysis/saudi-football-sells-tv-rights-in-hope-of-net-profit/|access-date=2023-12-03|website=www.agbi.com}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Basketball Bundesliga]] (BBL)||Basketball||{{DEU}}||[[2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga|2021–22]]|1||18||{{nts|330}}|{{nts|109.6}}||{{nts|6.1}}|{{nts|332}}|<ref>{{cite web |title=Ligareport 2021/2022 |url=https://bbl-wp-dev.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/easyCreditBBL_Ligareport_2021_22.pdf |publisher=BBL |access-date=26 July 2023 |language=de |date=May 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL)||Association football||{{USA}}||[[2023 National Women's Soccer League season|2023]]|1||12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 14 in 2024.}}||{{nts|132}}|{{nts|106.4}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $112 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.95 EUR used here for 04 October 2023.}}||{{nts|9.7}}|{{nts|806}}||<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sportico.com/valuations/teams/2023/nwsl-team-values-angel-city-1234740928/| title=NWSL Team Values 2023: Angel City Leads At $180M, Average is $66M | work=Sportico |date=4 October 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Handball-Bundesliga]] (HBL)||[[Handball]]||{{DEU}}||[[2018–19 Handball-Bundesliga|2018–19]]|1||18||{{nts|306}}|{{nts|105}}||{{nts|5.8}}|{{nts|343}}|<ref name="sport.de">{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.de/news/ne3813444/del-bbl-und-hbl-steigern-umsaetze/|title=DEL, BBL und HBL steigern Umsätze}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Categoría Primera A]]||Association football||{{COL}}||[[2022 Categoría Primera A season | 2022]]|1||20||{{nts|451}}|{{nts|102}}{{efn|group=cop-jan-2022|Exchange rate of COP 5189.0573 per €1 for 2022 season used here.|name=}}||{{nts|5.1}}|{{nts|226}}|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nacional and Millonarios lead the teams with the most income in 2022|url=https://colombia.as.com/futbol/nacional-y-millonarios-lideran-los-equipos-con-mas-ingresos-en-2022-n/|access-date=2024-01-01|website=colombia.as.com|date=27 September 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Croatian First Football League]] (1. 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The French team that played in the cited 2015 season has remained in the league in every subsequent season.}}||[[Super League XX|2015]]|1||12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 11 in 2020, expanded to 12 in 2021, .}}||{{nts|195}}|{{nts|60}}||{{nts|5.0}}|{{nts|308}}|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easm.net/download/2015/easm2EASM-2015-104-619.pdf |title=Breaking the code; A Financial comparison of Rugby Union and Rugby League in England|date=March 19, 2015|website=Easm.net|access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Championnat National]]||Association football||{{FRA}}||[[2019–20 Championnat National|2019–20]]|3||18||{{nts|223}}|{{nts|57.4}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $68.2 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}}||{{nts|3.2}}|{{nts|257}}|<ref name="FIFII"/>|-|_row_count|[[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA)||Basketball||{{USA}}||[[2022 WNBA season|2022]]|1||12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 13 in 2025.}}||{{nts|220}}|{{nts|57}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $60 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.95 EUR used here for 9 October 2023}}||{{nts|4.75}}|{{nts|259}}||<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA vs WNBA: Revenue, Salaries, Viewership, Attendance and Ratings |url=https://www.wsn.com/nba/nba-vs-wnba/#:~:text=It%20is%20currently%20estimated%20that,was%20up%2035%25%20from%202018. |website=WSN |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Chilean Primera División]]||Association football||{{CHL}}||[[2023 Chilean Primera División|2023]]|1||16||{{nts|240}}|{{nts|55.3}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was CLP$48.151&nbsp;billion; exchange rate of €0.00115 = CLP$1 for 2023 used here.}}||{{nts|3.4}}|{{nts|230}}||<ref>{{cite news |title=Académico de la Universidad de Valparaíso revela que clubes del fútbol profesional chileno invierten menos del uno por ciento en seguridad |url=https://g5noticias.cl/2023/06/06/academico-de-la-universidad-de-valparaiso-revela-que-clubes-del-futbol-profesional-chileno-invierten-menos-del-uno-por-ciento-en-seguridad/ |access-date=6 June 2023 |work=G5noticias |date=6 June 2023 |language=es}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Bangladesh Premier League]]||Twenty20 cricket||{{BGD}}||[[2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League|2016–17]]|1||7{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 6 in 2022, expanded to 7 in 2023.}}||{{nts|46}}|{{nts|53.5}}||{{nts|7.6}}|{{nts|1164}}||<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-22|script-title=bn:বিপিএল থেকে বিসিবির আয় ২৫ কোটি টাকা |language=bn |url=http://www.thebengalitimes.com/sports/2015/12/20/8911|access-date=2020-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222180914/http://www.thebengalitimes.com/sports/2015/12/20/8911|archive-date=2015-12-22}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[South African Premier Division]]||Association football||{{ZAF}}||[[2019–20 South African Premier Division|2019–20]]|1||16||{{nts|240}}|{{nts|53.4}}||{{nts|3.3}}|{{nts|222}}||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://images.supersport.com/content/PSL-2020-Summary-AFS.pdf/ |title=SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2020|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Slovak Super Liga]]||Association football||{{SVK}}||[[2021–22 Slovak First Football League|2021–22]]|1||12||{{nts|195}}|{{nts|51}}||{{nts|4.2}}|{{nts|262}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Azerbaijan Premier League]]||Association football||{{AZE}}||[[2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League|2021–22]]|1||8{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 10 in 2022.}}||{{nts|112}}|{{nts|47}}||{{nts|5.8}}|{{nts|420}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[LNB Pro B]]||Basketball||{{FRA}}||[[2021–22 Pro B season|2021–22]]|2||18||{{nts|326}}|{{nts|46.2}}||{{nts|2.5}}|{{nts|142}}|<ref name=":9"/>|-|_row_count|[[Belarusian Premier League]] (Vyšejšaja Liha)||Association football||{{BLR}}||[[2022 Belarusian Premier League|2022]]|1||16{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 15 in 2023.}}||{{nts|240}}|{{nts|42}}||{{nts|2.6}}|{{nts|175}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Challenger Pro League]]||Association football||{{BEL}}||[[2019–20 Belgian First Division B|2019–20]]|1||8{{efn|group=team|Challenger Pro has expanded to 12 teams in 2022. 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| work=15min | date=14 February 2024 | url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/kita/didieji-klubai-ir-lygos-nenori-vatikano-kokie-lazybu-pinigai-sukasi-lietuvos-sporte-26-2191514 | language=lt | access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kriterijai klubams dalyvavimui LKL |url=https://lkl.lt/failai-atsisiuntimui/kriterijai-klubams-dalyvavimui-lkl.pdf?v=920126 |publisher=LKL |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=lt |date=27 April 2021}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Veikkausliiga]]||Association football||{{FIN}}||[[2022 Veikkausliiga|2022]]|1||12||{{nts|167}}|{{nts|33}}||{{nts|2.7}}|{{nts|198}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Latvian Higher League]]||Association football||{{LVA}}||[[2022 Latvian Higher League|2022]]|1||10||{{nts|180}}|{{nts|29}}||{{nts|2.9}}|{{nts|161}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Persian Gulf Pro League]]||Association football||{{IRN}}||[[2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League|2015–16]]|1||16||{{nts|240}}|{{nts|29}}||{{nts|1.8}}|{{nts|121}}||<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mashreghnews.ir/photo/811160/%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86|script-title=fa:درآمد عجیب فوتبال ایران |language=fa |trans-title=Strange income of Iranian football |website=Mashreq News|date=19 December 2017 }}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Besta deild karla]]||Association football||{{ISL}}||[[2022 Besta deild karla|2022]]|1||12||{{nts|162}}|{{nts|27}}||{{nts|2.2}}|{{nts|167}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[Primera B de Chile]]||Association football||{{CHL}}||[[2020 Primera B de Chile|2020]]|2||15{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 16 in 2021.}}||{{nts|218}}|{{nts|26.92}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $32 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}}||{{nts|1.8}}|{{nts|128}}||<ref name="FIFII"/>|-|_row_count|[[United Rugby Championship]]{{efn|group=n|During the referenced 2017–18 season, this competition was known as Pro14.}}|Rugby union football|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Ireland]]<br />{{ITA}}<br />{{SCO}}<br />{{ZAF}}<br />{{WAL}}|[[2017–18 Pro14|2017–18]]|1 {{Tooltip|(Int.)|International}}||14||{{nts|153}}|{{nts|26.9}}||{{nts|1.9}}|{{nts|176}}||<ref>{{Cite news|last=Coles|first=Ben|date=2018-08-30|title=Pro14 will become the best club competition in the world soon, insists chief executive Martin Anayi|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2018/08/30/pro14-will-become-best-club-competition-world-soon-insists-chief/|access-date=2020-06-27|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[Ekstraliga (speedway)|Ekstraliga]]||[[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]]||{{POL}}||[[2021 Polish speedway season#Ekstraliga|2021]]|1||8||{{nts|64}}|{{nts|26.3}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was zł‎120&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.55 per €1 for 2021 season used here.}}||{{nts|3.3}}|{{nts|471}}||<ref>{{cite news |title=Dysponują gigantycznymi pieniędzmi. Przeskoczyli siatkówkę, a gonią już tylko piłkę nożną |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/997677/dysponuja-gigantycznymi-pieniedzmi-przeskoczyli-siatkowke-a-gonia-juz-tylko-pilk |access-date=5 July 2023 |work=SportoweFakty |date=29 April 2022 |language=pl}}</ref>|-|_row_count|[[League of Ireland Premier Division]]||Association football||{{IRL}}<br />{{NIR}}||[[2022 League of Ireland Premier Division|2022]]|1||10||{{nts|180}}|{{nts|26}}||{{nts|2.6}}|{{nts|144}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />|-|_row_count|[[I liga|I liga polska]]||Association football||{{POL}}||[[2019–20 I liga|2019–20]]|2||18||{{nts|309}}|{{nts|25.6}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $30.4 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}}||{{nts|1.4}}|{{nts|83}}||<ref name="FIFII"/>|-|_row_count|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série C]] (Série C)||Association football||{{BRA}}||[[2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|2020]]|3||20||{{nts|206}}|{{nts|25.2}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $30 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}}||{{nts|1.2}}|{{nts|122}}||<ref name="FIFII"/>|-|_row_count|[[Ecuadorian Serie A|Primera Categoría Serie A]] (Ecuadorian Serie A)||Association football||{{ECU}}||[[2018 Ecuadorian Serie A|2018]]|1||12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 16 in 2019.}}||{{nts|266}}|{{nts|25}}||{{nts|2.1}}|{{nts|94}}||<ref>{{cite web |title=Liga Pro Ecuador |language=es |url=https://ligapro.ec/ |access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref>|-
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| _row_count
|[[National Football League]] (NFL)||[[American football]]|| {{USA}} || [[2022 NFL season|2022]]
|1||32||{{nts|285}}
|{{nts|18027}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $18.9 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9696 EUR used here for 2022 season.}} || {{nts|563}}
|{{nts|63252}}||<ref>{{cite news | last1=Ozanian | first1=Mike | last2=Teitelbaum | first2=Justin | title=NFL Team Valuations 2023 | work=Forbes | date=30 August 2023 | url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/nfl-valuations/?sh=69a466921738 | access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) ||[[Baseball]]|| {{USA}}<br />{{CAN}} || [[2023 Major League Baseball season|2023]]
|1||30||{{nts|2430}}
|{{nts|11319}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $11.6 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9758 EUR used here for 2023 season.}} || {{nts|377}}
|{{nts|4658}}||<ref>{{cite web | last=Cohen | first=Andrew | title=MLB Revenue Hits Record $11.6 Billion: Report | website=Heavy.com | date=19 January 2024 | url=https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/sets-revenue-record-11-6-billion/ | access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) ||[[Basketball]]||{{USA}}<br />{{CAN}}||[[2022–23 NBA season|2022–23]]
|1|| 30 ||{{nts|1320}}
|{{nts|9951}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $10.584 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9402 EUR used here for 2023–23 season.|name=}}||{{nts|331}}
|{{nts|7538}}||<ref>{{cite news | last1=Ozanian | first1=Mike | last2=Teitelbaum | first2=Justin | title=NBA Valuations 2023 | work=Forbes | date=26 October 2023 | url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/nba-valuations/?sh=14b45fc66982 | access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Premier League]]||[[Association football]]|| {{ENG}}<!--<br />{{WAL}}{{efn|group=n|1=The last Premier League season to date that featured a Welsh side was 2018–19.}}--> || [[2021–22 Premier League|2021–22]]
| 1 || 20 ||{{nts|380}}
|{{nts|6453}} || {{nts|322.6}}
|{{nts|16982}}|||<ref name="UEFA24">{{cite web |title=The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/028a-1a2f899177e2-b3619612eaa4-1000/uefaeuropeanclubfinanceinvestmentlandscape_150224.pdf |publisher=UEFA |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=15 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=":DL"><!--Note: The source seems to have information that clashes with more primary sources for non-UK leagues [Germany, Spain]--> {{cite web |title=2023 Annual Review of Football Finance |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-of-football-finance-2023.pdf |publisher=Deloitte UK |access-date=23 June 2023 |date=2023}}</ref><ref name="StatistaB5"/><!--Note: The Statista sources provides estimates, that have a track record for wide inacuracies and need further verification or the original source provided-->
|-
| _row_count
|[[National Hockey League]] (NHL)||[[Ice hockey]]||{{USA}}<br /> {{CAN}}||[[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]
|1||32||{{nts|1400}}
|{{nts|6069}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $6.432 billion, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.9435 EUR used here for 2023–23 season.|name=}} ||{{nts|189}}
|{{nts|4334}}||<ref>{{cite news | last1=Ozanian | first1=Mike | last2=Teitelbaum | first2=Justin | title=NHL Valuations 2023 | work=Forbes | date=14 December 2023 | url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/nhl-valuations/?sh=47d9ce714109 | access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[La Liga|Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División]] (La Liga)||Association football||{{ESP}}||[[2021–22 La Liga|2021–22]]
|1||20||{{nts|380}}
|{{nts|4443}}||{{nts|222}}
|{{nts|11692}}||<ref name="ES">{{cite news |title=LaLiga revenue bounces back up to €4.84bn in 2021-22 |url=https://www.sportcal.com/financial/laliga-revenue-bounces-back-up-to-e4-84bn-in-2021-22/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Sportcal |date=4 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Aikhoje |first1=Ojeikere |title=LaLiga clubs bounce back to pre-COVID total income in 2021/22 season with almost 5billion Euros |url=https://sportbusinessbrand.com/laliga-clubs-bounce-back-to-pre-covid-total-income-in-2021-22-season-with-almost-5billion-euros/ |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=Sports Business Brand |date=9 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Bundesliga|Fußball-Bundesliga]] (Bundesliga)||Association football||{{DEU}}||[[2021–22 Bundesliga|2021–22]]
|1||18||{{nts|306}}
|{{nts|3610}} || {{nts|200}}
|{{nts|11797}} ||<ref name="DFL-rep">{{cite web |title=The 2023 Economic Report |url=https://media.dfl.de/sites/3/2023/04/EN_DFL_Wirtschaftsreport_2023_M.pdf |publisher=DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="StatistaB5"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Serie A|Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A]] (Serie A)|| Association football || {{ITA}} || [[2021–22 Serie A|2021–22]]
|1||20||{{nts|380}}
|{{nts|2420}} || {{nts|121.5}}
|{{nts|7702}}||<ref name="CC23">{{cite book |title=ReportCalcio 2023 |date=3 August 2023 |publisher=Yahoo Sports|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/serie-inks-4-8-billion-222414865.html |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Ligue 1|Championnat de France de football]] (Ligue 1)||Association football||{{FRA}}<br />{{MCO}}|| [[2021–22 Ligue 1|2021–22]]
|1||20{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 18 in 2023.}}||{{nts|380}}
|{{nts|2026}} || {{nts|112.5}}
|{{nts|6334}}
|<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |title=Forbes India Ligue 1 revenue|url=https://www.https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/the-big-five-european-leagues-have-generated-172-billion-in-2022/85831/1|work=Forbes India |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) ||Association football||{{USA}}<br />{{CAN}}||[[2023 Major League Soccer season|2023]]
|1|| 29{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 30 in 2025.}} || {{nts|493}}
|{{nts|1892}}{{efn|group=n|[[Forbes list of the most valuable MLS clubs|Cited revenue was]] USD $1.892B per Sportico journalist Scott Soshnick Feb 16 and estimated at USD $2.04 billion per Sportico; exchange rate of 0.93euro per USD for 2023 season used here.}} || {{nts|65.2}}
|{{nts|3508}}||<ref>{{cite news | last=Birnbaum | first=Justin | title=Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Teams 2024 | work=Forbes | date=2 February 2024 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2024/02/02/major-league-soccers-most-valuable-teams-2024/?sh=3bb23d3a3347 | access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Badenhausen | first=Kurt | title=MLS Team Valuations 2024: Messi Pushes Average Value Near $700M | work=Sportico.com | date=24 January 2024 | url=https://www.sportico.com/valuations/teams/2024/mls-team-values-messi-average-700-million-1234763902/ | access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref><!--{{Cite web |title=Major League Soccer Interactive Franchise Valuations |website=Sportico |date=24 January 2024 |url=https://www.sportico.com/feature/mls-soccer-teams-data-1234689642/ |language=en-US}}-->
|-
| _row_count
|[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB)|| Baseball ||{{JPN}}||[[2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season|2019]]
|1||12||{{nts|878}}
|{{nts|1506}}{{Efn|Cited revenue was Yen JPY 180 billion; approximate average exchange rate of 0.008368 EUR for 1 JPY in 2020-06-20 used here.}}||{{nts|125.5}}
|{{nts|1715}}||<ref>{{cite news | title=Japan's baseball league places several bets on its future | work=Nikkei Asia | date=20 June 2020 | url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Media-Entertainment/Japan-s-baseball-league-places-several-bets-on-its-future | access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] (Brasileirão)||Association football||{{BRA}}||[[2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2021]]
|1||20||{{nts|380}}
|{{nts|1,120}}{{efn|Source cites $R 7 billion; exchange rate used for December 2021, 1 Brazilian Real is equivalent to 0.16 EUROs}}||{{nts|56}}
|{{nts|2947}}||<ref>{{cite web |title=Revenue of leading soccer clubs in Brazil from 2010 to 2021 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070251/total-revenue-serie-a-soccer-clubs-brazil/ |website=Statista |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) || [[Twenty20|Twenty20 cricket]] || {{IND}} || [[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
|1 ||10 ||{{nts|74}}<!--94 since 2027-->
| {{nts|1087}}{{efn|group=n|1=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.}}
| {{nts|109}}|| {{nts|14694}} || <ref>{{cite news |title=IPL media rights sold for Rs 48,390 crore for a 5-year period: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48390-crore-for-a-five-year-period-bcci-secretary-jay-shah/articleshow/92208961.cms |access-date=25 June 2023 |work=The Economic Times |date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Explained - The IPL business model and how it compares to sports leagues globally |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/explained-the-ipl-business-model-and-how-it-compares-to-sports-leagues-globally/article65547025.ece |access-date=2022-06-24 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 June 2022 |language=en|last1=Munjal |first1=Diksha |last2=Ghosh |first2=Saptaparno }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Bigger Than The EPL: The IPL's Record Multi-Billion Dollar Media Rights Deal, Explained |url=https://wisden.com/stories/global-t20-leagues/indian-premier-league-2022/explained-ipl-gigantic-record-6-2-billion-media-rights-deal-thats-bigger-than-the-epl |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
| [[Russian Premier League]] (RPL) ||Association football || {{RUS}} || [[2021–22 Russian Premier League|2021–22]]
| 1 || 16 || {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|1050}} || {{nts|65.6}}
|{{nts|4375}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
| [[2. Bundesliga|2. Fußball-Bundesliga]] (2. Bundesliga)|| Association football || {{DEU}} || [[2021–22 2. Bundesliga|2021–22]]
|2|| 18 ||{{nts|306}}
|{{nts|867.8}} || {{nts|48.2}}
|{{nts|2836}}||<ref name="DFL-rep"/>
|-
| _row_count
| [[EFL Championship|English Football League Championship]] (EFL Championship)|| Association football || {{ENG}}<br />{{WAL}} || [[2021–22 EFL Championship|2021–22]]
|2|| 24 ||{{nts|557}}
||{{nts|800}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was £676&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.}} || {{nts|33.3}}
|{{nts|1449}}||<ref name=":DL" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[J1 League]] || Association football || {{JPN}} || [[2021 J1 League|2021]]
|1|| 20 ||{{nts|380}}
|{{nts|665.4}}{{efn|group=jp|1=Cited revenue was ¥83.178B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.}} || {{nts|33.2}}
|{{nts|1751}}||<ref name="jleagues2021">{{cite web|url=https://aboutj.jleague.jp/corporate/wp-content/themes/j_corp/assets/pdf/club-r3kaiji_1_20220728.pdf|script-title=ja:2021年度 J1 クラブ決算一覧 |language=ja |publisher=[[J.League]]|access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[EuroLeague]] ||Basketball ||{{EUR}} || [[2021–22 EuroLeague|2021–22]]
|1 {{Tooltip|(Int.)|International}} ||18||{{nts|260}}
|{{nts|665}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $650 million; exchange rate of €1.0231 per $1 for 2022-10-19 used here.|name=}} || {{nts|36.9}}
|{{nts|2350}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=EuroLeague's New CEO Eyes League Growth in Europe's Premier Cities|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/euroleague-ceo-eyes-league-growth-095500642.html|language=en |publisher=yahoo.com|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Australian Football League]] (AFL)|| [[Australian rules football]] || {{AUS}} || [[2023 AFL season|2023]]
|1||18 ||{{nts|216}}
|{{nts|974.3}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was AUD$1048.87M; exchange rate of AUD$1 = €0.60 for 2023 season used here.}} || {{nts|35.0}}
|{{nts|2913}}||<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian Football League 126th Annual Report 2022 |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2023/03/03/a2ac5fc4-1ce6-4a12-85e6-9d398a960142/2022-AFL_AR_Digital-Doc_150dpi_Low.pdf |publisher=Australian Football League |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Total Revenues of Australian Sports Bodies |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E8olH_eJLJNDRnIIF2n75H_lgvCSO4m8tCN2qP0bLCE/edit?pli=1#gid=0 |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Eredivisie]]|| Association football ||{{NLD}}||[[2021–22 Eredivisie|2021–22]]
|1|| 18 || {{nts|312}}
|{{nts|629}}||{{nts|34.9}}
|{{nts|2016}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Chinese Basketball Association]] (CBA) ||Basketball ||{{CHN}} || [[2015–16 Chinese Basketball Association season|2015–16]]
|1||20||{{nts|405}}
|{{nts|575.8}}{{Efn|Cited revenue was USD 655&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of USD 0.88 per EUR 1 for March 2016 used here.|name=dollar-2016|group=}}
|{{nts|28.8}}
|{{nts|1422}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Comparing the Chinese Basketball Association with the National Basketball Association|s2cid=115034483}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Primeira Liga]]|| Association football || {{PRT}} || [[2021–22 Primeira Liga|2021–22]]
|1||18||{{nts|306}}
|{{nts|557}}|| {{nts|30.9}}
| {{nts|1820}} ||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Liga MX]] || Association football || {{MEX}} || [[2018–19 Liga MX season|2018–19]]
|1|| 18 ||{{nts|334}}
|{{nts|555}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was 16.B$, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.8329 EUR used here for end of 2017}} || {{nts|30.8}}
|{{nts|1662}}||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liga MX Archives|url=https://www.portada-online.com/tag/liga-mx/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Portada|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Süper Lig|Turkish Süper Lig]]|| Association football|| {{TUR}} || [[2021–22 Süper Lig|2021–22]]
|1||20||{{nts|380}}
|{{nts|533}}||{{nts|26.6}}
|{{nts|1403}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Belgian Pro League]]|| Association football || {{BEL}} || [[2021–22 Belgian First Division A|2021–22]]
|1|| 18{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 16 in 2023.}} ||{{nts|330}}
|{{nts|494}}|| {{nts|27.4}}
|{{nts|1497}} ||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Argentine Primera División|Liga Profesional de Fútbol]]|| Association football ||{{ARG}}||[[2018–19 Argentine Primera División|2018–19]]
|1|| 26{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 24 in 2019, expanded to 26 in 2021, 28 in 2022, and contracted to 22 since 2026.}} || {{nts|325}}
|{{nts|490.8}}||{{nts|18.9}}
|{{nts|1510}}||<ref>{{Cite web|title=La Superliga generó nuevos ingresos para los clubes por $537 millones |language=es |url=https://www.ambito.com/negocios/superliga/la-genero-nuevos-ingresos-los-clubes-537-millones-n5063017|access-date=2020-06-26|website=ambito.com}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
||[[National Rugby League]] (NRL) || [[Rugby league|Rugby league football]] || {{AUS}}<br />{{nowrap|{{NZL}}}} || [[2023 NRL season|2023]]
|1|| 17 || {{nts|213}}
|{{nts|427}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was estimated at 700 mln. in AU$; exchange rate of AU$1=€‎0.61 for 2023 season used here.}} ||{{nts|25.1}}
| {{nts|1,962}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=One-on-one with Andrew Abdo: four months away from the NRL's Vegas dream – three years in the making |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/oneonone-with-andrew-abdo-four-months-away-from-the-nrls-vegas-dream-three-years-in-the-making/news-story/a6ff2902bb7581ae5074aa73c300d4e9 |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=The Australian |date=9 October 2023}}</ref><!--<ref>{{cite web|title=NRL Annual Report 2022 |url=https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/about/annual-reports/nrl-gen22_7113-annual-report-2022_lr.pdf|website=NRL.com |publisher=National Rugby League |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref>-->
|-
| _row_count
|[[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL)|| Ice hockey || {{RUS}}<br />{{BLR}}<br />{{CHN}}<br />{{KAZ}} || [[2022–23 KHL season|2022–23]]
| 1 || 22{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 23 in 2023.}} ||{{nts|748}}
|{{nts|425}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at ₽34B; exchange rate of 1 euro per ₽80 for 2022–23 season used here.}} || {{nts|19.3}}
|{{nts|568}}||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://shaiba.kz/news/757848 | title=Выручка клубов КХЛ превысила 34 млрд рублей }}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[KBO League|Korea Baseball Organization League]] (KBO League)|| Baseball ||{{KOR}}||[[2014 Korea Professional Baseball season|2018]]
|1|| 10 || {{nts|590}}
|{{nts|396.3}}||{{nts|39.6}}
| {{nts|672}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus and baseball collide in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-Spotlight/Coronavirus-and-baseball-collide-in-Japan-Taiwan-and-South-Korea|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Segunda División|Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División]] (La Liga 2) || Association football || {{ESP}}<br />{{AND}} || [[2021–22 Segunda División|2021–22]]
|2 || 22 || {{nts|468}}
|{{nts|395.1}} || {{nts|17.9}}
| {{nts|855}}
|<ref name="ES"/>
|-
| _row_count
| [[Top 14|Championnat de France de rugby à XV]] (Top 14) || [[Rugby union|Rugby union football]] || {{FRA}} || [[2021–22 Top 14 season|2021–22]]
| 1 || 14 || {{nts|187}}
|{{nts|371}} || {{nts|26.5}}
| {{nts|1984}}
|<ref name="FR.R">{{cite news |title=Boost for finances as recovery continues |url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/columnists/james-harrington/376364/boost-for-finances-as-recovery-continues/ |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=the Rugby Paper |date=7 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Serie B|Lega Nazionale Professionisti B]] (Serie B)|| Association football ||{{ITA}}||[[2021–22 Serie B|2021–22]]
|2|| 20 || {{nts|380}}
|{{nts|355.2}}||{{nts|17.7}}
| {{nts|934}}
|<ref name="CC23" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Ligue 2|Championnat de France de football de Ligue 2]] (Ligue 2)|| Association football || {{FRA}} || [[2021–22 Ligue 2|2021–22]]
|2|| 20{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 18 in 2024.}} || {{nts|380}}
|{{nts|318}} || {{nts|15.9}}
| {{nts|836}}
|<ref name="LFP">{{cite web |title=French professional football financial report |url=https://www.lfp.fr/dncg/rapports |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Scottish Premiership]] (SPFL) || Association football || {{SCO}} || [[2021–22 Scottish Premiership|2021–22]]
|1|| 12 || {{nts|258}}
|{{nts|313}}|| {{nts|26.1}}
|{{nts|1213}} ||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Danish Superliga]] || Association football || {{DNK}} || [[2021–22 Danish Superliga|2021–22]]
|1|| 12 ||{{nts|193}}
|{{nts|287}} || {{nts|23.9}}
|{{nts|1487}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[K League 1]] || Association football || {{KOR}} || [[2019 K League 1|2019]]
|1|| 12 || {{nts|228}}
|{{nts|287}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was 371.9.B₩, exchange rate of 1296 KRW = 1 EUR used here for end of 2019}} || {{nts|23.9}}
|{{nts|1258}}||<ref name="Maeil Business Newspaper">{{cite web|script-title=ko:코로나로 K리그 매출 575억 줄어들듯 |language=ko |date=14 April 2020|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/sports/view/2020/04/393129/|access-date=April 14, 2020|publisher=Maeil Business Newspaper}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Austrian Football Bundesliga]] || Association football || {{AUT}} || [[2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2020–21]]
|1|| 12 || {{nts|195}}
|{{nts|267}} || {{nts|22.2}}
|{{nts|1369}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[J2 League]] || Association football || {{JPN}} || [[2021 J2 League|2021]]
|2|| 22{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 20 in 2024.}} || {{nts|462}}
|{{nts|265.5}}{{efn|group=jp|1=Cited revenue was ¥33.192B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.}} || {{nts|12.0}}
| {{nts|574}}
|<ref name="jleagues2021"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Premiership Rugby]] || Rugby union football || {{ENG}} || [[2021–22 Premiership Rugby|2021–22]]
|1|| 13{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 11 in 2022, 10 in 2023.}} || {{nts|159}}
|{{nts|262.5}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was £221.7&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.184 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.}}|| {{nts|20.2}}
| {{nts|1682}}
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Professional men's rugby has major financial issues which need to be tackled |url=https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/06/21/professional-mens-rugby-has-major-financial-issues-which-need-to-be-tackled/ |work=The Conversation |access-date=9 July 2023 |date=19 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
| [[EFL League One|English Football League One]] (EFL League One) || Association football || {{ENG}}<!--<br />{{WAL}}{{efn|group=n|1=The last League One season to date that featured a Welsh side was 2007–08.}}-->|| [[2021–22 EFL League One|2021–22]]
|3|| 24 || {{nts|557}}
|{{nts|260.3}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was £220&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.}} || {{nts|10.8}}
| {{nts|471}}
|<ref name=":DL" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Swiss Super League]] || Association football || {{CHE}}<!--<br />{{nowrap|{{LIE}}}}{{efn|group=n|During the 2016–17 season cited in this table, the Super League included [[FC Vaduz]], based in Liechtenstein (whose football clubs all play in the Swiss league system). Vaduz were relegated at the end of the 2016–17 season, making the Super League once again an all-Swiss circuit.}}--> || [[2021–22 Swiss Super League|2021–22]]
|1|| 10{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 12 in 2023.}} || {{nts|180}}
|{{nts|248}} || {{nts|24.8}}
| {{nts|1378}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[B.League|B1 League]] ||Basketball ||{{JPN}} || [[2021–22 B.League season|2021–22]]
|1||22{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 24 in 2022.}}||{{nts|660}}
|{{nts|227.7}}{{efn|group=jp|1=Cited revenue was ¥29.962B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.0076 for 2021–22 season used here.}} ||{{nts|10.3}}
|{{nts|345}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=B.LEAGUE 2021-22シーズン(2021年度) クラブ決算概要 B1クラブ |url=https://www.bleague.jp/files/user/about/pdf/financial_settlement_2021.pdf |publisher=B.League |access-date=31 May 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Allsvenskan]] || Association football || {{SWE}} || [[2022 Allsvenskan|2022]]
|1|| 16 || {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|210}} || {{nts|13.1}}
| {{nts|875}}
|<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Ekstraklasa]] || Association football || {{POL}} || [[2022–23 Ekstraklasa|2022–23]]
|1|| 18 || {{nts|306}}
|{{nts|206.5}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was zł‎921&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.46 per €1 for 2022–23 season used here.}} || {{nts|11.4}}
| {{nts|674}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title= Finansowa Ekstraklasa: kluby z rekordowym przychodem|url=https://grantthornton.pl/publikacja/finansowa-ekstraklasa-kluby-z-rekordowym-przychodem/#:~:text=Kluby%20PKO%20Bank%20Polski%20Ekstraklasy,oznacza%20poziom%20najwy%C5%BCszy%20w%20historii.|publisher=Grant Thornton |access-date=2 October 2023 |language=pl |date=October 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[3. Liga|3. Fußball-Liga]] (3. Liga)|| Association football || {{DEU}} || [[2021–22 3. Liga|2021–22]]
|3|| 20 || {{nts|373}}
|{{nts|187.6}} || {{nts|9.4}}
| {{nts|503}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/3-liga/saisonreports/ |title=3. Liga Saisonreport 2021/22 |language=de |website=Dfb.de|date=13 December 2021 |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Serie C|Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico]] (Serie C) ||Association football ||{{ITA}} ||[[2021–22 Serie C|2021–22]]
|3 ||59{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 60 in 2022.}} ||{{nts|1151}}
|{{nts|182.2}} ||{{nts|3.1}}
|{{nts|158}}||<ref name="CC23" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Big Bash League]] ||Twenty20 cricket ||{{AUS}} ||[[2018–19 Big Bash League season|2018–19]]
|1 ||8 ||{{nts|59}}
|{{nts|173}}{{efn|group=usd-dec-2018|Exchange rate of €0.8782 per $1 for 2018–19 season used here.|name=}} ||{{nts|21.6}}
|{{nts|2932}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Bash audit: What is the future of the BBL? |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/future-of-bbl-big-bash-league-t20-season-length-international-overseas-players-covid-rules-crowds/2022-02-13 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=cricket.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[National League (ice hockey)|National League]] (NL) || Ice hockey || {{CHE}} || [[2013–14 NLA season|2013–14]]
|1|| 12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 13 in 2021, 14 in 2022.}} || {{nts|339}}
|{{nts|167}} || {{nts|13.9}}
| {{nts|493}}
|<ref name="aargauerzeitung">{{cite web|url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/eishockey/die-halbe-eishockey-liga-der-schweiz-haengt-am-tropf-der-milliardaere-128336793#|title=Die halbe Eishockey-Liga der Schweiz hängt am Tropf der Milliardäre |language=de |website=Aargauerzeitung.ch|date=12 September 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Eliteserien]] || Association football || {{NOR}} || [[2022 Eliteserien|2022]]
|1|| 16 || {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|161}} || {{nts|10.0}}
| {{nts|671}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Swedish Hockey League]] (SHL)|| Ice hockey || {{SWE}} || [[2021–22 SHL season|2021–22]]
|1|| 14 || {{nts|364}}
|{{nts|159.2}} || {{nts|11.3}}
| {{nts|437}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Hur mår svensk elithockey? |url=https://mb.cision.com/Main/1179/3631012/1627417.pdf |publisher=Ernst & Young |access-date=31 May 2023 |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Super League Greece]] || Association football || {{GRC}} || [[2021–22 Super League Greece|2021–22]]
|1|| 14 || {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|159}} || {{nts|11.3}}
| {{nts|663}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]] || Association football || {{HUN}} || [[2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2021–22]]
|1|| 12 || {{nts|198}}
|{{nts|158}} || {{nts|13.1}}
|{{nts|798}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
| [[EFL League Two|English Football League Two]] (EFL League Two) || Association football || {{ENG}}<br />{{WAL}} || [[2021–22 EFL League Two|2021–22]]
|4|| 24 || {{nts|557}}
|{{nts|146.7}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was £124&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.}} || {{nts|6.1}}
| {{nts|265}}
|<ref name=":DL" />
|-
| _row_count
| [[Pro D2|Championnat de France de rugby à XV de 2e division]] (Rugby Pro D2)|| Rugby union football || {{FRA}} || [[2021–22 Rugby Pro D2 season|2021–22]]
| 2 || 16 || {{nts|245}}
|{{nts|144}} || {{nts|9}}
| {{nts|587}}
|<ref name="FR.R"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Canadian Football League]] (CFL)|| [[Canadian football]] || {{CAN}} || [[2018 CFL season|2018]]
|1|| 9 || {{nts|86}}
|{{nts|143}}{{efn|group=cad-euro-2018|1=Cited revenue was 210 million canadian dollars; exchange rate of 1.468 CAD = 1 EUR used here for 2013}} || {{nts|15.9}}
| {{nts|1663}}
|<ref>{{cite tweet |author=David William Naylor |user=TSNDaveNaylor |number=1084895346080317441 |date=2019-01-14 |title=Most people missed the biggest story of Grey Cup week in Ottawa 14 months ago. Which is when commissioner Ambrosie said he wanted to 'double' overall league revenues. So how do you get from $210 million to $420 million? Not with the traditional CFL business model. #CFL |language=en |access-date=2021-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524211742/https://twitter.com/tsndavenaylor/status/1084895346080317441 |archive-date=2021-05-24 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Israeli Premier League]] || Association football || {{ISR}} || [[2021–22 Israeli Premier League|2021–22]]
|1||14||{{nts|240}}
|{{nts|138}}||{{nts|9.8}}
|{{nts|575}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Liga ACB|Liga de la Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto]] (Liga ACB)|| Basketball || {{ESP}}<br/>{{AND}} || [[2021–22 ACB season|2021–22]]
|1|| 18 || {{nts|306}}
|{{nts|136}}||{{nts|7.56}}
| {{nts|444}} ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carretero |first1=Álvaro |title=Los clubes ACB logran unos ingresos récord de 136 millones pero pierden 86,8 millones en 2021-2022 |url=https://www.2playbook.com/clubes/clubes-acb-logran-ingresos-record-136-millones-pero-pierden-868-millones-en-2021-2022_11831_102.html |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=2PLAYBOOK |date=2 May 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Caribbean Premier League]] (CPL) ||Twenty20 cricket ||{{Flag|West Indies}} || [[2022 Caribbean Premier League|2022]]
|1||6||{{nts|34}}
|{{nts|134.7}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $134.7 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 1 EUR used here for 2022 season.}} || {{nts|22.4}}
|{{nts|3961}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Economic impact of Hero CPL passes US$200 Million in 2022 |url=https://sportsmax.tv/cpl/item/116324-economic-impact-of-hero-cpl-passes-us-200-million-in-2022 |access-date=6 July 2023 |work=SportsMax |date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]] (DEL)|| Ice hockey ||{{DEU}}||[[2021–22 DEL season|2021–22]]
|1|| 15{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 14 in 2023.}} || {{nts|420}}
|{{nts|133}}||{{nts|8.8}}
| {{nts|316}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=PENNY DEL peilt Umsatzrekord an, Telekom baut Zusammenarbeit mit Liga aus, Eröffnungsspiel kostenfrei bei MagentaSport |url=https://www.eishockeynews.de/artikel/2022/09/13/penny-del-peilt-umsatzrekord-an-telekom-baut-zusammenarbeit-mit-liga-aus-eroeffnungsspiel-kostenfrei-bei-magentasport/5b32b43e-bcf1-4067-9fcf-f42523ace142.html |access-date=6 July 2023 |work=Eishockey NEWS |date=13 September 2022 |language=de}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Ukrainian Premier League]] (UPL)|| Association football || {{UKR}} || [[2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League|2021–22]]
|1|| 16 || {{nts|143}}
|{{nts|118}} || {{nts|7.3}}
| {{nts|825}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
| [[Liiga]] || Ice hockey || {{FIN}} || [[2021–22 Liiga season|2021–22]]
| 1 || 15 || {{nts|495}}
|{{nts|114.6}} || {{nts|7.6}}
| {{nts|231}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Katsaus SM-liigaseurojen taloudelliseen tilanteeseen |url=https://www.ey.com/fi_fi/assurance/liigaraportti |publisher=EY |access-date=6 July 2023 |language=fi}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Saudi Professional League]] (SPL)|| Association football || {{KSA}} || [[2022–23 Saudi Professional League|2022–23]]
|1||16{{efn|group=team|SPL expanded to 18 teams in 2023.}} || {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|111.1}}{{efn|group=n|Revenue was estimated at SAR450 million; Exchange rate of €0.24698 per 1 SAR for 2023-08-27 used here.|name=}}||{{nts|6.9}}
| {{nts|463}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saudi football sells TV rights in hope of net profit
|url=https://www.agbi.com/analysis/saudi-football-sells-tv-rights-in-hope-of-net-profit/|access-date=2023-12-03|website=www.agbi.com}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Basketball Bundesliga]] (BBL)|| Basketball ||{{DEU}}||[[2021–22 Basketball Bundesliga|2021–22]]
|1|| 18 || {{nts|330}}
|{{nts|109.6}}||{{nts|6.1}}
| {{nts|332}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Ligareport 2021/2022 |url=https://bbl-wp-dev.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/easyCreditBBL_Ligareport_2021_22.pdf |publisher=BBL |access-date=26 July 2023 |language=de |date=May 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL) || Association football || {{USA}} || [[2023 National Women's Soccer League season|2023]]
|1|| 12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 14 in 2024.}}|| {{nts|132}}
|{{nts|106.4}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $112 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.95 EUR used here for 04 October 2023.}}|| {{nts|9.7}}
| {{nts|806}}||<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sportico.com/valuations/teams/2023/nwsl-team-values-angel-city-1234740928/| title=NWSL Team Values 2023: Angel City Leads At $180M, Average is $66M | work=Sportico |date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Handball-Bundesliga]] (HBL) || [[Handball]] || {{DEU}} || [[2018–19 Handball-Bundesliga|2018–19]]
|1|| 18 || {{nts|306}}
|{{nts|105}} || {{nts|5.8}}
| {{nts|343}}
|<ref name="sport.de">{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.de/news/ne3813444/del-bbl-und-hbl-steigern-umsaetze/|title=DEL, BBL und HBL steigern Umsätze}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Categoría Primera A]] || Association football || {{COL}} || [[2022 Categoría Primera A season | 2022]]
|1|| 20 || {{nts|451}}
|{{nts|102}}{{efn|group=cop-jan-2022|Exchange rate of COP 5189.0573 per €1 for 2022 season used here.|name=}} || {{nts|5.1}}
| {{nts|226}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nacional and Millonarios lead the teams with the most income in 2022|url=https://colombia.as.com/futbol/nacional-y-millonarios-lideran-los-equipos-con-mas-ingresos-en-2022-n/|access-date=2024-01-01|website=colombia.as.com|date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Croatian First Football League]] (1. HNL) || Association football || {{CRO}} || [[2021–22 Croatian First Football League|2021–22]]
|1||10 || {{nts|180}}
|{{nts|97}} || {{nts|9.7}}
| {{nts|539}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Czech First League]]|| Association football ||{{CZE}}||[[2021–22 Czech First League|2021–22]]
|1|| 16 ||{{nts|276}}
|{{nts|97}}||{{nts|6.0}}
|{{nts|351}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Cypriot First Division]] || Association football || {{CYP}} || [[2021–22 Cypriot First Division|2021–22]]
|1|| 12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 14 in 2022.}} || {{nts|192}}
|{{nts|95}} || {{nts|7.9}}
|{{nts|495}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Egyptian Premier League]] || Association football || {{EGY}} || –
|1|| 20 || {{nts|306}}
|{{nts|95}} || {{nts|4.7}}
| {{nts|310}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masress.com/search/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A+%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%82+%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA+%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9+%D9%85%D9%86+%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%87+%D9%85%D8%B9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83|script-title=ar:مصرس : نتائج البحث عن : الأفريقي يحقق عائدات قياسية من لقاءه مع الزمالك|language=ar |website=Masress.com}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Super Rugby]] || Rugby union football || {{NZL}}<br />{{AUS}}<br />{{FIJ}}|| [[2018 Super Rugby season|2018]]
|1 {{Tooltip|(Int.)|International}}|| 15{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 10 in 2021, expanded to 12 in 2022.}} || {{nts|127}}
|{{nts|94}}||{{nts|7.0}}
| {{nts|740}}
|<ref name="Super Rugby">{{cite web|url=https://www.futureofsuperrugby.com/financials|title=The Future of Super Rugby}}</ref><ref name="Super Rugby Official">{{cite web|url=https://super.rugby/superrugby/teams/|title=Teams}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[LNB Pro A|Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro A]] (LNB Pro A) ||Basketball ||{{FRA}}<br />{{MCO}}||[[2021–22 Pro A season|2021–22]]
|1 ||18 ||{{nts|328}}
|{{nts|93.5}} || {{nts|5.2}}
|{{nts|285}}
|<!--Don't use LNB's budget estimations as a source here--><ref name=":9">{{cite news |title=RAPPORT DNCCGCP Saison 2021/2022|url=https://lnb.azureedge.net/wp-content/2023/01/LNB-Rapport-DNCCGCP-2021-2022.pdf |access-date=29 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Mexican League|Mexican Baseball League]] (Liga Mexicana de Béisbol; LMB) ||Baseball ||{{MEX}} ||[[2022 Mexican League season|2022]]
|1 ||18{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 20 in 2024.}} || {{nts|900}}
|{{nts|93}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was Mex$2 billion; exchange rate of Mex$21.5 per €1 for 2022 season used here.|name=}} ||{{nts|5.1}}
|{{nts|103}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=La Liga Mexicana de Beisbol generó ingresos de dos mil millones de pesos |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/beisbol/lmb/liga-mexicana-beisbol-genero-ingresos-mil-millones-pesos |access-date=5 July 2023 |work=Mediotiempo |date=15 October 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Liga I]] || Association football || {{ROU}} || [[2021–22 Liga I|2021–22]]
|1|| 16 ||{{nts|316}}
|{{nts|90}} || {{nts|5.6}}
|{{nts|285}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]] (Série B)||Association football||{{BRA}}||[[2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|2020]]
|2||20||{{nts|380}}
|{{nts|84.1}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $100 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}}||{{nts|4.2}}
|{{nts|221}}||<ref name="FIFII">{{cite web |title=Comparative Analysis of second and third division (FINAL - 31.08.2021) |url=https://profootball.fifa.com/pluginfile.php/1761/mod_resource/content/1/Comparative%20Analysis%20of%20second%20and%20third%20division%20%28FINAL%20-%2031.08.2021%29_compressed.pdf |publisher=FIFA |access-date=11 July 2023 |date=31 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Chinese Super League|Chinese Football Association Super League]] (CSL)|| Association football || {{CHN}} || [[2022 Chinese Super League|2022]]
|1|| 16 ||{{nts|240}}
|{{nts|75.8}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at 580 million yuan; Exchange rate 7.65 yuan per €1 used for 5 February 2024.}} || {{nts|4.7}}
|{{nts|316}}||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.jiemian.com/article/10272569.html#:~:text=The%20total%20revenue%20in%202022,caused%20sponsors%20to%20lose%20confidence. |title=Chinese football faces pressing challenges|language=en |publisher=[[Jiemian]]|access-date=February 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Mexican Pacific League]] (Liga Mexicana del Pacífico; LMP)|| Baseball || {{MEX}} || [[:es:Anexo:Temporada 2012-13 de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico|2012–13]]
|1|| 8 || {{nts|306}}
|{{nts|72}} || {{nts|9}}
| {{nts|235}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnnexpansion.com/expansion/2013/06/10/la-lmp-quiere-hacer-home-run-en-2014|title=liga mexicana del pacifico financial report |date=15 June 2013 |language=es |publisher=Expansión|access-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Kazakhstan Premier League]] || Association football || {{KAZ}} || [[2022 Kazakhstan Premier League|2022]]
|1|| 14 || {{nts|182}}
|{{nts|70}} || {{nts|5.0}}
| {{nts|385}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Swiss Challenge League]] || Association football || {{CHE}}<br />{{nowrap|{{LIE}}}} || [[2019–20 Swiss Challenge League|2019–20]]
|2|| 10 || {{nts|180}}
|{{nts|67.1}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $79.8 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}} || {{nts|6.7}}
| {{nts|373}}
|<ref name="FIFII"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[UAE Pro League]]||Association football||{{UAE}}||[[2021–22 UAE Pro League|2021–22]]
|1||14||{{nts|182}}
|{{nts|65.8}}{{efn|group=aed-may-2014|1=Cited revenue was 265 million AED. exchange rate of 1 EUR = 4.0848 AED for March 2022 used here.|name=}}
|{{nts|4.7}}
|{{nts|367}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arabian Gulf League|url=https://www.coliseum-online.com/uae-pro-league-touch-dizzy-heights-of-success/|access-date=2024-01-13|website=www.coliseum-online.com|date=March 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Indian Super League]] (ISL) ||Association football ||{{IND}} ||[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
|1 ||10{{efn|group=team|ISL expanded to 11 teams in 2020–21 season and to 12 teams since 2023–24.}} ||{{nts|95}}
|{{nts|65}} ||{{nts|6.5}}
|{{nts|684}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Can the ISL match up to the European leagues? - ET BrandEquity|url=http://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/media/isl-classico-anybody/60183828|access-date=2021-11-01|website=ETBrandEquity.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Serbian SuperLiga]] || Association football || {{SRB}} || [[2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga|2021–22]]
|1|| 16 || {{nts|296}}
|{{nts|65}} || {{nts|4.0}}
|{{nts|220}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|First Professional Football League]] (Bulgarian First League)|| Association football || {{BUL}} || [[2021–22 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2021–22]]
|1|| 14{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 16 in 2022.}} || {{nts|222}}
|{{nts|64}} || {{nts|4.5}}
|{{nts|288}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[A-League]] || Association football || {{AUS}}<br />{{NZL}} || [[2017–18 A-League|2017–18]]
|1|| 10{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 11 in 2019, 12 in 2020, 14 in 2024.}} || {{nts|140}}
|{{nts|63}}{{efn|group=aud-may-2018|1=Cited revenue was 100M AUS$, exchange rate of 1 AUD = 0.63 EUR used here for May 2018|name=}}||{{nts|6.3}}
|{{nts|450}}||<ref>{{Cite web|title=The price of an independent A-League|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/03/02/the-price-of-an-independent-a-league/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[J3 League]] || Association football || {{JPN}} || [[2021 J3 League|2021]]
|3|| 15{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 18 in 2022, 20 in 2023.}} || {{nts|210}}
|{{nts|60.7}}{{efn|group=jp|1=Cited revenue was ¥7.587B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.}} || {{nts|4.0}}
| {{nts|289}}
|<ref name="jleagues2021"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Super League]] || Rugby league football || {{ENG}}<br />{{FRA}}{{efn|group=n|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.}} || [[Super League XX|2015]]
|1||12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 11 in 2020, expanded to 12 in 2021, .}} || {{nts|195}}
|{{nts|60}} || {{nts|5.0}}
| {{nts|308}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easm.net/download/2015/easm2EASM-2015-104-619.pdf |title=Breaking the code; A Financial comparison of Rugby Union and Rugby League in England|date=March 19, 2015|website=Easm.net|access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Championnat National]] || Association football || {{FRA}} || [[2019–20 Championnat National|2019–20]]
|3||18|| {{nts|223}}
|{{nts|57.4}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $68.2 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}} || {{nts|3.2}}
| {{nts|257}}
|<ref name="FIFII"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) ||Basketball||{{USA}}||[[2022 WNBA season|2022]]
|1||12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 13 in 2025.}}||{{nts|220}}
|{{nts|57}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was $60 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.95 EUR used here for 9 October 2023}}||{{nts|4.75}}
|{{nts|259}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA vs WNBA: Revenue, Salaries, Viewership, Attendance and Ratings |url=https://www.wsn.com/nba/nba-vs-wnba/#:~:text=It%20is%20currently%20estimated%20that,was%20up%2035%25%20from%202018. |website=WSN |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Chilean Primera División]] || Association football || {{CHL}} || [[2023 Chilean Primera División|2023]]
|1|| 16|| {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|55.3}}{{efn|group=n|1=Cited revenue was CLP$48.151&nbsp;billion; exchange rate of €0.00115 = CLP$1 for 2023 used here.}} || {{nts|3.4}}
|{{nts|230}}||<ref>{{cite news |title=Académico de la Universidad de Valparaíso revela que clubes del fútbol profesional chileno invierten menos del uno por ciento en seguridad |url=https://g5noticias.cl/2023/06/06/academico-de-la-universidad-de-valparaiso-revela-que-clubes-del-futbol-profesional-chileno-invierten-menos-del-uno-por-ciento-en-seguridad/ |access-date=6 June 2023 |work=G5noticias |date=6 June 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Bangladesh Premier League]]||Twenty20 cricket||{{BGD}}||[[2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League|2016–17]]
|1||7{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 6 in 2022, expanded to 7 in 2023.}}||{{nts|46}}
|{{nts|53.5}}||{{nts|7.6}}
|{{nts|1164}} ||<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-22|script-title=bn:বিপিএল থেকে বিসিবির আয় ২৫ কোটি টাকা |language=bn |url=http://www.thebengalitimes.com/sports/2015/12/20/8911|access-date=2020-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222180914/http://www.thebengalitimes.com/sports/2015/12/20/8911|archive-date=2015-12-22}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[South African Premier Division]] || Association football || {{ZAF}} || [[2019–20 South African Premier Division|2019–20]]
|1|| 16 || {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|53.4}} || {{nts|3.3}}
|{{nts|222}}||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://images.supersport.com/content/PSL-2020-Summary-AFS.pdf/ |title=SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2020|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Slovak Super Liga]] || Association football || {{SVK}} || [[2021–22 Slovak First Football League|2021–22]]
|1|| 12 || {{nts|195}}
|{{nts|51}} || {{nts|4.2}}
|{{nts|262}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Azerbaijan Premier League]]|| Association football || {{AZE}} || [[2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League|2021–22]]
|1||8{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 10 in 2022.}}||{{nts|112}}
|{{nts|47}} || {{nts|5.8}}
|{{nts|420}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[LNB Pro B]] ||Basketball ||{{FRA}} ||[[2021–22 Pro B season|2021–22]]
|2 ||18 || {{nts|326}}
|{{nts|46.2}} || {{nts|2.5}}
|{{nts|142}}
|<ref name=":9"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Belarusian Premier League]] (Vyšejšaja Liha) || Association football || {{BLR}} || [[2022 Belarusian Premier League|2022]]
|1|| 16{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has contracted to 15 in 2023.}} || {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|42}} || {{nts|2.6}}
|{{nts|175}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
| [[Challenger Pro League]]|| Association football || {{BEL}} || [[2019–20 Belgian First Division B|2019–20]]
|1|| 8{{efn|group=team|Challenger Pro has expanded to 12 teams in 2022. The number of teams will further increase to 16 in 2023.}} || {{nts|114}}
|{{nts|41.2}}|| {{nts|5.1}}
| {{nts|362}}
|<ref name="FIFII"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[DEL2|Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2]] (DEL2)|| Ice hockey ||{{DEU}}||[[2021–22 DEL2 season|2021–22]]
|2|| 14 || {{nts|410}}
|{{nts|40.6}}||{{nts|2.9}}
| {{nts|99}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=DEL 2: Die Fakten und Auffälligkeiten vor dem Start |url=https://www.fnp.de/sport/lokalsport/del-die-fakten-und-auffaelligkeiten-vor-dem-start-91790849.html |access-date=6 July 2023 |work=Frankfurter Neue Presse |date=16 September 2022 |language=de}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Superettan]] || Association football || {{SWE}} || [[2020 Superettan|2020]]
|2|| 16 || {{nts|240}}
|{{nts|39.1}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $46.56 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}} || {{nts|2.4}}
| {{nts|163}} ||<ref name="FIFII"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Women's Super League]] (WSL) || Association football || {{ENG}} || [[2021–22 FA WSL|2021–22]]
|1|| 12
| {{nts|132}}
|{{nts|37.8}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was £32&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.183 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.}}|| {{nts|3.1}}
| {{nts|287}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance - Women's Super League clubs report combined revenues of £32m in record-breaking 2021/22 season |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/press-releases/articles/deloitte-annual-review-of-football-finance-women-s-super-league-clubs-report-combined-revenues-of-32m-in-record-breaking-2021-22-season.html |publisher=Deloitte |access-date=22 June 2023 |date=12 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
| [[Danish 1st Division]] || Association football || {{DNK}} || [[2019–20 Danish 1st Division|2019–20]]
|2|| 12 || {{nts|198}}
|{{nts|35.7}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $42.4 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}} || {{nts|2.9}}
| {{nts|180}}
|<ref name="FIFII"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga]] (LKL) || Basketball || {{LTU}} || [[2023–24 LKL season|2023–24]]
|1||11||{{nts|185}}
|{{nts|34}}||{{nts|3.1}}
|{{nts|184}}||<ref>{{cite news | last=Rimkus | first=Kęstas | title=Didieji klubai ir lygos nenori Vatikano: kokie lažybų pinigai sukasi Lietuvos sporte? | work=15min | date=14 February 2024 | url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/kita/didieji-klubai-ir-lygos-nenori-vatikano-kokie-lazybu-pinigai-sukasi-lietuvos-sporte-26-2191514 | language=lt | access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kriterijai klubams dalyvavimui LKL |url=https://lkl.lt/failai-atsisiuntimui/kriterijai-klubams-dalyvavimui-lkl.pdf?v=920126 |publisher=LKL |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=lt |date=27 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Veikkausliiga]] || Association football || {{FIN}} || [[2022 Veikkausliiga|2022]]
|1|| 12 ||{{nts|167}}
|{{nts|33}} || {{nts|2.7}}
| {{nts|198}} ||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Latvian Higher League]] || Association football || {{LVA}} || [[2022 Latvian Higher League|2022]]
|1|| 10 ||{{nts|180}}
|{{nts|29}} || {{nts|2.9}}
|{{nts|161}} ||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Persian Gulf Pro League]]||Association football||{{IRN}}||[[2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League|2015–16]]
|1||16||{{nts|240}}
|{{nts|29}}||{{nts|1.8}}
|{{nts|121}}||<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mashreghnews.ir/photo/811160/%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86|script-title=fa:درآمد عجیب فوتبال ایران |language=fa |trans-title=Strange income of Iranian football |website=Mashreq News|date=19 December 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Besta deild karla]] || Association football || {{ISL}} || [[2022 Besta deild karla|2022]]
|1|| 12||{{nts|162}}
|{{nts|27}} || {{nts|2.2}}
| {{nts|167}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[Primera B de Chile]] || Association football || {{CHL}} || [[2020 Primera B de Chile|2020]]
|2|| 15{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 16 in 2021.}} || {{nts|218}}
|{{nts|26.92}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $32 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}} || {{nts|1.8}}
|{{nts|128}} ||<ref name="FIFII"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[United Rugby Championship]]{{efn|group=n|During the referenced 2017–18 season, this competition was known as Pro14.}}
|Rugby union football
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Ireland]]<br />{{ITA}}<br />{{SCO}}<br />{{ZAF}}<br />{{WAL}}
|[[2017–18 Pro14|2017–18]]
|1 {{Tooltip|(Int.)|International}} ||14 ||{{nts|153}}
|{{nts|26.9}}||{{nts|1.9}}
|{{nts|176}} ||<ref>{{Cite news|last=Coles|first=Ben|date=2018-08-30|title=Pro14 will become the best club competition in the world soon, insists chief executive Martin Anayi|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2018/08/30/pro14-will-become-best-club-competition-world-soon-insists-chief/|access-date=2020-06-27|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Ekstraliga (speedway)|Ekstraliga]] || [[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]] || {{POL}} || [[2021 Polish speedway season#Ekstraliga|2021]]
|1|| 8 || {{nts|64}}
|{{nts|26.3}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was zł‎120&nbsp;million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.55 per €1 for 2021 season used here.}} || {{nts|3.3}}
| {{nts|471}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Dysponują gigantycznymi pieniędzmi. Przeskoczyli siatkówkę, a gonią już tylko piłkę nożną |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/997677/dysponuja-gigantycznymi-pieniedzmi-przeskoczyli-siatkowke-a-gonia-juz-tylko-pilk |access-date=5 July 2023 |work=SportoweFakty |date=29 April 2022 |language=pl}}</ref>
|-
| _row_count
|[[League of Ireland Premier Division]] || Association football || {{IRL}}<br />{{NIR}} || [[2022 League of Ireland Premier Division|2022]]
|1|| 10||{{nts|180}}
|{{nts|26}} || {{nts|2.6}}
| {{nts|144}}||<ref name="UEFA24" />
|-
| _row_count
|[[I liga|I liga polska]] || Association football || {{POL}} || [[2019–20 I liga|2019–20]]
|2|| 18 || {{nts|309}}
|{{nts|25.6}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $30.4 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}} || {{nts|1.4}}
| {{nts|83}} ||<ref name="FIFII"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série C]] (Série C)||Association football||{{BRA}}||[[2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|2020]]
|3||20||{{nts|206}}
|{{nts|25.2}}{{efn|group=n|Cited revenue was estimated at $30 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.}}||{{nts|1.2}}
|{{nts|122}}||<ref name="FIFII"/>
|-
| _row_count
|[[Ecuadorian Serie A|Primera Categoría Serie A]] (Ecuadorian Serie A) || Association football || {{ECU}} || [[2018 Ecuadorian Serie A|2018]]
|1|| 12{{efn|group=team|The number of teams has expanded to 16 in 2019.}}|| {{nts|266}}
|{{nts|25}} || {{nts|2.1}}
| {{nts|94}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Liga Pro Ecuador |language=es |url=https://ligapro.ec/ |access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
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Revision as of 02:35, 16 May 2024

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 are 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.

List

Rank League Sport Country(ies) Season Tier Level Teams[a] Mat­ches / Games / Events Rev.
(€ mil)
Rev. / team
(€ mil)
Rev. / match
(€ thou­sands)
-| 1|National Football League (NFL) American football  United States 2022|1 32 18,027[b] 63,252 -| 2|Major League Baseball (MLB) Baseball  United States
 Canada
2023|1 30 11,319[c] 4,658 -| 3|National Basketball Association (NBA) Basketball  United States
 Canada
2022–23|1 30 9,951[d] 7,538 -| 4|Premier League Association football  England 2021–22|1 20 6,453 16,982 [4][5][6]|-| 5|National Hockey League (NHL) Ice hockey  United States
 Canada
2022–23|1 32 6,069[e] 4,334 -| 6|Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División (La Liga) Association football  Spain 2021–22|1 20 4,443 11,692 -| 7|Fußball-Bundesliga (Bundesliga) Association football  Germany 2021–22|1 18 3,610 11,797 -| 8|Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A (Serie A) Association football  Italy 2021–22|1 20 2,420 7,702 -| 9|Championnat de France de football (Ligue 1) Association football  France
 Monaco
2021–22|1 20[f] 2,026 6,334|[12]|-| 10|Major League Soccer (MLS) Association football  United States
 Canada
2023|1 29[g] 1,892[h] 3,508 -| 11|Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Baseball  Japan 2019|1 12 1,506[i] 1,715 -| 12|Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brasileirão) Association football  Brazil 2021|1 20 1,120[j] 2,947 -| 13|Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket  India 2023|1 10 1,087[k]|109 14,694 -| 14|Russian Premier League (RPL) Association football  Russia 2021–22|1 16 1,050 4,375 -| 15|2. Fußball-Bundesliga (2. Bundesliga) Association football  Germany 2021–22|2 18 867.8 2,836 -| 16|English Football League Championship (EFL Championship) Association football  England
 Wales
2021–22|2 24 557 800[l] 1,449 -| 17|J1 League Association football  Japan 2021|1 20 665.4[m] 1,751 -| 18|EuroLeague Basketball  Europe 2021–22|1 (Int.) 18 665[n] 2,350|[21]|-| 19|Australian Football League (AFL) Australian rules football  Australia 2023|1 18 974.3[o] 2,913 -| 20|Eredivisie Association football  Netherlands 2021–22|1 18 629 2,016 -| 21|Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Basketball  China 2015–16|1 20 575.8[p]|28.8|1,422|[24]|-| 22|Primeira Liga Association football  Portugal 2021–22|1 18 557 1,820 -| 23|Liga MX Association football  Mexico 2018–19|1 18 555[q] 1,662 -| 24|Turkish Süper Lig Association football  Turkey 2021–22|1 20 533 1,403 -| 25|Belgian Pro League Association football  Belgium 2021–22|1 18[r] 494 1,497 -| 26|Liga Profesional de Fútbol Association football  Argentina 2018–19|1 26[s] 490.8 1,510 -| 27 National Rugby League (NRL) Rugby league football  Australia
 New Zealand
2023|1 17 427[t] 1,962 -| 28|Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Ice hockey  Russia
 Belarus
 China
 Kazakhstan
2022–23|1 22[u] 425[v] 568 -| 29|Korea Baseball Organization League (KBO League) Baseball  South Korea 2018|1 10 396.3 672|[29]|-| 30|Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División (La Liga 2) Association football  Spain
 Andorra
2021–22|2 22 395.1 855|[8]|-| 31|Championnat de France de rugby à XV (Top 14) Rugby union football  France 2021–22|1 14 371 1,984|[30]|-| 32|Lega Nazionale Professionisti B (Serie B) Association football  Italy 2021–22|2 20 355.2 934|[11]|-| 33|Championnat de France de football de Ligue 2 (Ligue 2) Association football  France 2021–22|2 20[w] 318 836|[31]|-| 34|Scottish Premiership (SPFL) Association football  Scotland 2021–22|1 12 313 1,213 -| 35|Danish Superliga Association football  Denmark 2021–22|1 12 287 1,487 -| 36|K League 1 Association football  South Korea 2019|1 12 287[x] 1,258 -| 37|Austrian Football Bundesliga Association football  Austria 2020–21|1 12 267 1,369 -| 38|J2 League Association football  Japan 2021|2 22[y] 265.5[z] 574|[20]|-| 39|Premiership Rugby Rugby union football  England 2021–22|1 13[aa] 262.5[ab] 1,682|[33]|-| 40|English Football League One (EFL League One) Association football  England 2021–22|3 24 260.3[ac] 471|[5]|-| 41|Swiss Super League Association football  Switzerland 2021–22|1 10[ad] 248 1,378 -| 42|B1 League Basketball  Japan 2021–22|1 22[ae] 227.7[af] 345|[34]|-| 43|Allsvenskan Association football  Sweden 2022|1 16 210 875|[4]|-| 44|Ekstraklasa Association football  Poland 2022–23|1 18 206.5[ag] 674|[35]|-| 45|3. Fußball-Liga (3. Liga) Association football  Germany 2021–22|3 20 187.6 503|[36]|-| 46|Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Serie C) Association football  Italy 2021–22|3 59[ah] 182.2 158 -| 47|Big Bash League Twenty20 cricket  Australia 2018–19|1 8 173[ai] 2,932|[37]|-| 48|National League (NL) Ice hockey  Switzerland 2013–14|1 12[aj] 167 493|[38]|-| 49|Eliteserien Association football  Norway 2022|1 16 161 671 -| 50|Swedish Hockey League (SHL) Ice hockey  Sweden 2021–22|1 14 159.2 437|[39]|-| 51|Super League Greece Association football  Greece 2021–22|1 14 159 663 -| 52|Nemzeti Bajnokság I Association football  Hungary 2021–22|1 12 158 798 -| 53|English Football League Two (EFL League Two) Association football  England
 Wales
2021–22|4 24 146.7[ak] 265|[5]|-| 54|Championnat de France de rugby à XV de 2e division (Rugby Pro D2) Rugby union football  France 2021–22|2 16 144 587|[30]|-| 55|Canadian Football League (CFL) Canadian football  Canada 2018|1 9 143[al] 1,663|[40]|-| 56|Israeli Premier League Association football  Israel 2021–22|1 14 138 575 -| 57|Liga de la Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (Liga ACB) Basketball  Spain
 Andorra
2021–22|1 18 136 444 -| 58|Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 cricket  West Indies 2022|1 6 134.7[am] 3,961 -| 59|Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) Ice hockey  Germany 2021–22|1 15[an] 133 316 -| 60|Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) Association football  Ukraine 2021–22|1 16 118 825 -| 61|Liiga Ice hockey  Finland 2021–22|1 15 114.6 231 -| 62|Saudi Professional League (SPL) Association football  Saudi Arabia 2022–23|1 16[ao] 111.1[ap] 463|[45]|-| 63|Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) Basketball  Germany 2021–22|1 18 109.6 332|[46]|-| 64|National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Association football  United States 2023|1 12[aq] 106.4[ar] 806 -| 65|Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) Handball  Germany 2018–19|1 18 105 343|[48]|-| 66|Categoría Primera A Association football  Colombia 2022|1 20 102[as] 226|[49]|-| 67|Croatian First Football League (1. HNL) Association football  Croatia 2021–22|1 10 97 539 -| 68|Czech First League Association football  Czech Republic 2021–22|1 16 97 351 -| 69|Cypriot First Division Association football  Cyprus 2021–22|1 12[at] 95 495 -| 70|Egyptian Premier League Association football  Egypt 1 20 95 310|[50]|-| 71|Super Rugby Rugby union football  New Zealand
 Australia
 Fiji
2018|1 (Int.) 15[au] 94 740|[51][52]|-| 72|Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro A (LNB Pro A) Basketball  France
 Monaco
2021–22|1 18 93.5 285|[53]|-| 73|Mexican Baseball League (Liga Mexicana de Béisbol; LMB) Baseball  Mexico 2022|1 18[av] 93[aw] 103|[54]|-| 74|Liga I Association football  Romania 2021–22|1 16 90 285 -| 75|Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Série B) Association football  Brazil 2020|2 20 84.1[ax] 221 -| 76|Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Association football  China 2022|1 16 75.8[ay] 316 -| 77|Mexican Pacific League (Liga Mexicana del Pacífico; LMP) Baseball  Mexico 2012–13|1 8 72 235|[57]|-| 78|Kazakhstan Premier League Association football  Kazakhstan 2022|1 14 70 385 -| 79|Swiss Challenge League Association football  Switzerland
 Liechtenstein
2019–20|2 10 67.1[az] 373|[55]|-| 80|UAE Pro League Association football  United Arab Emirates 2021–22|1 14 65.8[ba]|4.7|367|[58]|-| 81|Indian Super League (ISL) Association football  India 2018–19|1 10[bb] 65 684|[59]|-| 82|Serbian SuperLiga Association football  Serbia 2021–22|1 16 65 220 -| 83|First Professional Football League (Bulgarian First League) Association football  Bulgaria 2021–22|1 14[bc] 64 288 -| 84|A-League Association football  Australia
 New Zealand
2017–18|1 10[bd] 63[be] 450 -| 85|J3 League Association football  Japan 2021|3 15[bf] 60.7[bg] 289|[20]|-| 86|Super League Rugby league football  England
 France[bh]
2015|1 12[bi] 60 308|[61]|-| 87|Championnat National Association football  France 2019–20|3 18 57.4[bj] 257|[55]|-| 88|Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Basketball  United States 2022|1 12[bk] 57[bl] 259 -| 89|Chilean Primera División Association football  Chile 2023|1 16 55.3[bm] 230 -| 90|Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 cricket  Bangladesh 2016–17|1 7[bn] 53.5 1,164 -| 91|South African Premier Division Association football  South Africa 2019–20|1 16 53.4 222 -| 92|Slovak Super Liga Association football  Slovakia 2021–22|1 12 51 262 -| 93|Azerbaijan Premier League Association football  Azerbaijan 2021–22|1 8[bo] 47 420 -| 94|LNB Pro B Basketball  France 2021–22|2 18 46.2 142|[53]|-| 95|Belarusian Premier League (Vyšejšaja Liha) Association football  Belarus 2022|1 16[bp] 42 175 -| 96|Challenger Pro League Association football  Belgium 2019–20|1 8[bq] 41.2 362|[55]|-| 97|Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2) Ice hockey  Germany 2021–22|2 14 40.6 99|[66]|-| 98|Superettan Association football  Sweden 2020|2 16 39.1[br] 163 -| 99|Women's Super League (WSL) Association football  England 2021–22|1 132|37.8[bs] 287|[67]|-| 100|Danish 1st Division Association football  Denmark 2019–20|2 12 35.7[bt] 180|[55]|-| 101|Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) Basketball  Lithuania 2023–24|1 11 34 184 -| 102|Veikkausliiga Association football  Finland 2022|1 12 33 198 -| 103|Latvian Higher League Association football  Latvia 2022|1 10 29 161 -| 104|Persian Gulf Pro League Association football  Iran 2015–16|1 16 29 121 -| 105|Besta deild karla Association football  Iceland 2022|1 12 27 167 -| 106|Primera B de Chile Association football  Chile 2020|2 15[bu] 26.92[bv] 128 -| 107|United Rugby Championship[bw]|Rugby union football|Ireland Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 South Africa
 Wales|2017–18|1 (Int.)
14 26.9 176 -| 108|Ekstraliga Speedway  Poland 2021|1 8 26.3[bx] 471 -| 109|League of Ireland Premier Division Association football  Ireland
 Northern Ireland
2022|1 10 26 144 -| 110|I liga polska Association football  Poland 2019–20|2 18 25.6[by] 83 -| 111|Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Série C) Association football  Brazil 2020|3 20 25.2[bz] 122 -| 112|Primera Categoría Serie A (Ecuadorian Serie A) Association football  Ecuador 2018|1 12[ca] 25 94 -
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 $18.9 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 will expand to 30 in 2025.
  8. ^ Cited revenue was USD $1.892B per Sportico journalist Scott Soshnick Feb 16 and estimated at USD $2.04 billion per Sportico; exchange rate of 0.93euro per USD for 2023 season used here.
  9. ^ Cited revenue was Yen JPY 180 billion; approximate average exchange rate of 0.008368 EUR for 1 JPY in 2020-06-20 used here.
  10. ^ Source cites $R 7 billion; exchange rate used for December 2021, 1 Brazilian Real is equivalent to 0.16 EUROs
  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 £676 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  13. ^ Cited revenue was ¥83.178B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 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 AUD$1048.87M; exchange rate of AUD$1 = €0.60 for 2023 season used here.
  16. ^ Cited revenue was USD 655 million; approximate average exchange rate of USD 0.88 per EUR 1 for March 2016 used here.
  17. ^ Cited revenue was 16.B$, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.8329 EUR used here for end of 2017
  18. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 16 in 2023.
  19. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 24 in 2019, expanded to 26 in 2021, 28 in 2022, and contracted to 22 since 2026.
  20. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at 700 mln. in AU$; exchange rate of AU$1=€‎0.61 for 2023 season used here.
  21. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 23 in 2023.
  22. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at ₽34B; exchange rate of 1 euro per ₽80 for 2022–23 season used here.
  23. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 18 in 2024.
  24. ^ Cited revenue was 371.9.B₩, exchange rate of 1296 KRW = 1 EUR used here for end of 2019
  25. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 20 in 2024.
  26. ^ Cited revenue was ¥33.192B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.
  27. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 11 in 2022, 10 in 2023.
  28. ^ Cited revenue was £221.7 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.184 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  29. ^ Cited revenue was £220 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  30. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 12 in 2023.
  31. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 24 in 2022.
  32. ^ Cited revenue was ¥29.962B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.0076 for 2021–22 season used here.
  33. ^ Cited revenue was zł‎921 million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.46 per €1 for 2022–23 season used here.
  34. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 60 in 2022.
  35. ^ Exchange rate of €0.8782 per $1 for 2018–19 season used here.
  36. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 13 in 2021, 14 in 2022.
  37. ^ Cited revenue was £124 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.1833 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  38. ^ Cited revenue was 210 million canadian dollars; exchange rate of 1.468 CAD = 1 EUR used here for 2013
  39. ^ Cited revenue was $134.7 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 1 EUR used here for 2022 season.
  40. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 14 in 2023.
  41. ^ SPL expanded to 18 teams in 2023.
  42. ^ Revenue was estimated at SAR450 million; Exchange rate of €0.24698 per 1 SAR for 2023-08-27 used here.
  43. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 14 in 2024.
  44. ^ Cited revenue was $112 million, exchange rate of 1 USD = 0.95 EUR used here for 04 October 2023.
  45. ^ Exchange rate of COP 5189.0573 per €1 for 2022 season used here.
  46. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 14 in 2022.
  47. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 10 in 2021, expanded to 12 in 2022.
  48. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 20 in 2024.
  49. ^ Cited revenue was Mex$2 billion; exchange rate of Mex$21.5 per €1 for 2022 season used here.
  50. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $100 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  51. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at 580 million yuan; Exchange rate 7.65 yuan per €1 used for 5 February 2024.
  52. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $79.8 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  53. ^ Cited revenue was 265 million AED. exchange rate of 1 EUR = 4.0848 AED for March 2022 used here.
  54. ^ ISL expanded to 11 teams in 2020–21 season and to 12 teams since 2023–24.
  55. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 16 in 2022.
  56. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 11 in 2019, 12 in 2020, 14 in 2024.
  57. ^ Cited revenue was 100M AUS$, exchange rate of 1 AUD = 0.63 EUR used here for May 2018
  58. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 18 in 2022, 20 in 2023.
  59. ^ Cited revenue was ¥7.587B; exchange rate of ¥1=€‎0.008 for 2021 season used here.
  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. ^ The number of teams has contracted to 15 in 2023.
  69. ^ Challenger Pro has expanded to 12 teams in 2022. The number of teams will further increase to 16 in 2023.
  70. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $46.56 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  71. ^ Cited revenue was £32 million; approximate average exchange rate of €1.183 per £1 for 2021–22 season used here.
  72. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $42.4 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  73. ^ The number of teams has expanded to 16 in 2021.
  74. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $32 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  75. ^ During the referenced 2017–18 season, this competition was known as Pro14.
  76. ^ Cited revenue was zł‎120 million; approximate average exchange rate of zł‎ 4.55 per €1 for 2021 season used here.
  77. ^ Cited revenue was estimated at $30.4 million; Exchange rate $1.1884 per €1 used for 7 April 2021.
  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.

See also

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