CF Montreal is the 27th and penultimate current Major League Soccer (MLS) team in terms of financial value, estimated at $375 million by Forbes magazine on Thursday.
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The Colorado Rapids ($350 million) are dead most recently, while St. Louis City SC, which will play its first season this year, has been suspended from the practice.
Los Angeles City FC tops the charts with a value of $1 billion. Toronto FC is the first Canadian team in sixth place ($690 million).
The ranking also provides an assessment of clubs’ operating revenues and profits. That of the Saputo family would have earned $30 million in revenue in 2022. Only two teams, the Vancouver Whitecaps ($21 million) and the Chicago Fire ($25 million), fared worse in this regard.
However, many teams’ operating income remains negative and the Montreal team is no exception. That’s $12 million in losses that the team would have suffered in 2022.
However, “Forbes” makes some reservations, noting that these were estimates based on public information, interviews with several heads of the circle and statements by some informants. In addition, the value of teams does not include other assets such as stadiums or debt.
Value of MLS teams:
- Los Angeles FC – $1 billion
- Los Angeles Galaxy – $925 million
- Atlanta United FC – $850 million
- New York City FC – $800 million
- DC United – $700 million
- Toronto FC – $690 million
- Austin FC – $680 million
- Seattle Sounders – $660 million
- Portland Timbers – $650 million
- Charlotte FC – $625 million
- Inter Miami CF – $600 million
- Kansas City Sporting – $590 million
- Philadelphia Union – $575 million
- FC Cincinnati – $560 million
- Columbus crew – $550 million
- Minnesota United FC – $540 million
- New York Red Bulls – $525 million
- Nashville SC – $500 million
- New England Revolution – $475 million
- San Jose earthquake – $450 million
- Real Salt Lake – $440 million
- Houston Dynamo – $435 million
- Chicago Fire – $425 million
- Olrando City SC – $420 million
- Vancouver Whitecaps – $410 million
- FC Dallas – $400 million
- CF Montreal – $375 million
- Colorado Rapids – $350 million