Forbes have today issued the top 25 football teams in the world by the estimated value of each club - and Newcastle United are in 16th position.
Michael Owen - this is picture on special piece on Newcastle United
In a similar report that Deloitte Touche brings out every year, Newcastle were in 13th position, rated by annual revenue (turnover) of each club.
Here is the full list, with Manchester United in top place.
Rank Team Country Value Debt/Value Revenue Income
$M % $M Change%
1 Man United England 1,800 60 394 111
2 Real Madrid Spain 1,285 27 474 112
3 Arsenal England 1,200 43 329 77
4 Liverpool England 1,050 65 269 60
5 Bayern Munich Germany 917 0 302 72
6 AC Milan Italy 798 0 307 54
7 Barcelona Spain 784 7 392 92
8 Chelsea England 764 0 382 -5
9 Juventus Italy 510 5 196 35
10 Schalke 04 Germany 470 48 154 36
11 AS Roma Italy 434 12 213 48
12 Tottenham England 414 15 207 64
13 Lyonnais France 408 7 190 15
14 Inter Milan Italy 403 0 207 21
15 Borussia Dort Germany 323 57 122 31
16 Newcastle U England 300 43 175 12
17 Hamburg SV Germany 293 0 163 41
18 Werder Bremen Germany 262 0 131 11
19 Valencia Spain 254 159 145 -49
20 Celtic Scotland 227 11 151 48
21 Everton England 197 30 103 -1
22 West Ham England 195 23 115 -22
23 Man City England 191 63 114 27
24 Aston Villa England 190 12 106 -40
25 Marseille France 187 0 134 13
This is the piece that Forbes has specifically on Newcastle United.
Newcastle’s greatest success came a century ago, when it won three English league titles and reached the F.A. Cup final five times between 1905 and 1911. After a long period of scant achievement, the Magpies repeatedly show stuttering signs of revival.
But the club is still searching for a league title they haven’t won since 1926-27, and which their fans, the Toon Army, crave.
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Newcastle have 43% debt to value rating which means that we still have debts of $129M which is around £65M. The revenue of the club was $175M which is about £87M.
Newcastle are valued at around $300M which is good news for owner Mike Ashley because that’s around £150M, about £17M more than he paid for the club. Of course Mike has pumped a lot more money into the club since he bought Newcastle United last summer.
We’re surprised we still owe £65M - since we thought Mike Ashley had paid that debt off - at least that’s what was reported.
We’ll have some more of the Forbes report tomorrow.
Comments welcome.
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1 ToonTex // May 1, 2008 at 20:33
Argh — Those tabs give me a headhurt!
No not those kind of tabs.
Howay!
2 Ed Harrison // May 1, 2008 at 20:41
ToonTex - tried to clean it up a bit.
3 Hammy // May 1, 2008 at 20:52
I’m no accountant but how the fook Tottenshite are worth more than they owe is beyond me….they are spending their gold bars like there is no tomorrow……..not that I am bitter or anything like that.
4 Tom_Toon // May 1, 2008 at 20:54
Tottenham are owned by ENIC and ther owner has over 3 bn compared to about 1.8 of mike ashley.
5 catawbamag // May 1, 2008 at 20:56
Those numbers were generated using figures from the 06-07 season. They wouldnt reflect Ashley’s cash injection that Mort stated put Newcastle in a debt free position.
From the small print:
“Revenues and operating income are for the 2006-07 season, converted into U.S. dollars based on June 30, 2007 exchange rates.”
6 Hammy // May 1, 2008 at 20:57
Tom Toon
Is there anything you do not know about the planet’s greatest game?
7 Tom_Toon // May 1, 2008 at 20:58
there has to be. Thing like that, i just seem to have this gift of glancing at it and remebering everything.
8 Chris F // May 1, 2008 at 21:11
um, just to let you lads know, this forbes list was compiled from data one the 2006/7 season, which was before Mike Ashley bought the club.
not that i expect the club’s value or turnover to have gone up, but the debt will have gone.
9 Tom_Toon // May 1, 2008 at 21:14
Yep, i was wondering why there is debt there.
10 valle // May 1, 2008 at 21:14
Like that girl from heroes…
11 Geordie Lumberjack // May 1, 2008 at 22:07
Maybe we should raid Valencia for some talent.
Villa? If only it were that easy. I can dream though.
12 Punk Skunk // May 1, 2008 at 22:11
So, in forbes view, it’s how much your owners worth?..Odd!..
…Thought spuds was on the stock market?..
13 Leo // May 1, 2008 at 22:16
yeah i thought it was old lol. either that or more debt is appearing that ffs hidden
14 Mick G // May 1, 2008 at 22:17
Of track but Cueller as been top class for Rangers tonight
15 i Toon // May 1, 2008 at 22:21
Inter Milan 14 NUFC hmmm
16 i Toon // May 1, 2008 at 22:26
sorry Inter 14 & NUFC 16
17 Chris F // May 1, 2008 at 22:29
what’s your point itoon?
english clubs bring in a lot more revenue globally than italian, and then there’s the obscene tv money they get as well.
18 Punk Skunk // May 1, 2008 at 22:36
Chris F, I thought that was what he meant???..
i.e. How are inter above the Toon?..Maybe not tho’?..
19 Chris F // May 1, 2008 at 22:41
because theyve done a hell of a lot better in europe than us?
20 Punk Skunk // May 1, 2008 at 22:43
Yea, but they’re probably in a hell of a lot more debt than us, like all italian clubs…
…& the banks ‘own Real’s ass’ in spain, etc, etc!..
21 Hadrian // May 1, 2008 at 23:07
6th in the prem by a good margin , lets hope the results on the field start looking the same as off ehh . as it stands theres only one person gaining atm , not thousands .
@ Mick g , aye cuellar was good like , lets hope ramos wasnt watching .
22 valle // May 1, 2008 at 23:15
Btw… Juve in number 9 tells you that you shouldnt underestimate global shirt sales compared to Europe.
23 valle // May 1, 2008 at 23:16
And btw, if it was meassured by owners as previously mentioned, then Chelski would surely lie in 1st place.
24 Gloryhunter // May 2, 2008 at 1:29
Peanuts! Tanner a bag!
25 Toon_Ksk // May 2, 2008 at 1:49
Tom_Toon rocks!! The football encyclopedia…
26 Cyprus Toon // May 2, 2008 at 8:20
Now isn’t Mike Ashley worth £1.9b sterling, which at current exchange rate is nearly $3.8b?? if so, doens’t that make him richer than Spurts owner Joe Lewis, who has just lost $900m in the Bear Sterns Bank collapse in the State’s??
Anyhow, as its been pointed out, these figure were before Mike Ashley became a Multi Billionaire & brought the TOON, so not very aquarate!!!
27 Taiwantoon // May 2, 2008 at 8:27
I just hope we match the spending power as the table suggested.
28 HeronMag // May 2, 2008 at 8:44
Punk Skunk is right. Although some of the massive clubs have a huge amount of spending power they rely on shareholders and bank loans for finance. Real were almost bankrupt a few years ago. It took the Spanish National government to intervene! (they have the advantage of being a national institution!)
With Ashley here we have a man who wants to make the club his own. Keegan will be well financed this summer. I can’t wait to see who he brings in.
29 ELFER // May 2, 2008 at 8:59
nice…but I’m still more interested in the DERDYOK story! our fantastic swiss youngster - would luv it to see him at the club that fills my heart!
30 RicH // May 2, 2008 at 14:17
The debt really isn’t a bad thing though. The majority of businesses rely on debt to finance themselves. Just as long as we’re paying it back in time!
31 Gordon Oliver // May 2, 2008 at 16:34
Hey Ed this is not a list of the Richest Clubs but of the most valuable squads!
The Article is called Soccer Team Valuations
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Soccer-Team-Valuations_Rank.html
Read for your selves
32 robertsa // May 3, 2008 at 9:38
IF WE ARE THIS RICH THEN WHY ARNT WE NOT GETTING PLAYERS LIKE MODRIC
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