This is a list of individuals, groups of individuals, and companies who have owned and operated a professional sports organization. The list is organized first by sport, then by franchise or team, then by owner. If an organization has gone through a significant change (e.g. the team has moved and/or changed names), that information is noted after the years of ownership.

Association football club owners

England

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
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Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

Stan Kroenke Enos Stanley Kroenke (; born July 29, 1947) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the owner of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which is the holding company of Arsenal F.C. of the Premier League and Arsenal W.F.C. of the WSL, the Los ...

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Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

*Owned by a large number of shareholders until 1968. Since that time: *

Doug Ellis Sir Herbert Douglas Ellis, (3 January 1924 – 11 October 2018) was an English entrepreneur. He was the chairman of Aston Villa Football Club from 1968 to 1975, and again from 1982 until 2006. Ellis was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours L ...

(largest single shareholder 1968–1975; majority shareholder 1982–2006) *

Randy Lerner Randolph David Lerner (born February 21, 1962) is an American billionaire investor and former sports-team owner. He became the majority owner of the American football team, the Cleveland Browns, of the National Football League, upon the death of hi ...

(2006–2016) * Recon Sports Limited (2016–2019) *NSWE Group (a company owned by

Wes Edens Wesley Robert Edens (born October 30, 1961) is an American billionaire businessman and private equity investor. He is the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy. Edens is co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA fr ...

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Nassef Sawiris Nassef Onsi Sawiris ( ar, ناصف أنسي ساويرس; born January 19, 1961) is an Egyptian billionaire businessman, and the youngest of Onsi Sawiris' three sons (his brothers are Naguib and Samih). As of October 2021, his net worth was e ...

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Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

Roman Abramovich Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (, ; he, רומן ארקדיביץ' אברמוביץ'; born 24 October 1966) is a Russian Russian oligarchs, oligarch and politician. He is the former owner of Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, a Premier League football club ...

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Todd Boehly Todd Boehly (born September 20, 1973) is an American businessman and investor. He is the co-founder, chairman, chief executive officer and controlling member of Eldridge Industries, a holding company headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. He is ...

(Eldridge Industries) (2022–Present) *

Clearlake Capital Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a private equity firm founded in 2006 that focuses on the technology, industrial and consumer sectors. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica with affiliates in Dallas, London and Dublin. In 2022, the firm was ...

(2022–Present) * Hansjoerg Wyss (Wyss Foundation) (2022–Present) *

Mark Walter Mark Walter is an American businessman and the chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, a privately held global financial services firm with more than $325 billion in assets under management and headquarters in Chicago and New York. H ...

(Gugglenheim Baseball Management) (2022–Present) ; Everton * Farhad Moshiri ;

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

* Moores family, among them John Moores and

David Moores David Richard Moores (15 March 1946 – 22 July 2022) was a British football executive, chairman of Liverpool F.C. from 1991 to 2007 and later the club's honorary life president. Liverpool F.C. He became chairman of Liverpool F.C. on 18 Septem ...

(1930s-2007) * George Gillett,

Tom Hicks Thomas Ollis Hicks Sr. (born February 7, 1946), is an American private equity investor and sports team owner living in Dallas, Texas. ''Forbes'' magazine estimated Hicks' wealth at $1 billion in 2009, but it dropped to $700 million in 2010 ...

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Fenway Sports Group Fenway Sports Group Holdings, LLC (FSG), is an American multinational sports holding conglomerate who own Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Premier League club Liverpool F.C., and the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. FSG wa ...

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LeBron James LeBron Raymone James Sr. (; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is widely considered one of the greatest pl ...

acquired a minority interest in April 2011 ;

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

*Manchester City Limited — The club's holding company; owned by a large number of shareholders until 2007 (see

Ownership of Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club dates back to 1894, when ''Ardwick A.F.C.'' dissolved and were reformed as ''Manchester City Football Club Ltd.'' Over recent years, the ownership and finances of Manchester City Football Club have been tumultuous w ...

). Since then, the holding company has been owned by: **

Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, a ...

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Abu Dhabi United Group The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (ADUG; ar, مجموعة أبوظبي الاتحاد للتنمية والاستثمار) is a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based private equity company. It is owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Z ...

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Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

*Manchester United plc (NYSE : MANU) – The club's holding company, owned by shareholders. The primary owner is: * Avram and

Joel Glazer Joel Glazer (born March 31, 1967) is an American businessman and sports team owner. He is part of the Glazer family, who control First Allied Corporation and HRG Group, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), and Manche ...

(brothers who are co-chairmen, 2014–present) ;

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

* Mike Ashley * Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (holds a 80% share) *

Amanda Staveley Amanda Louise Staveley (born 11 April 1973) is a British business executive. She is notable chiefly for her connections with Middle Eastern investors. She helped a Saudi consortium take over Newcastle United in a deal completed in October 2021 ...

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Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

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West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

* Terry Brown (??–2006) *

Björgólfur Guðmundsson Björgólfur Guðmundsson (born 2 January 1941) is an Icelandic businessman and former chairman and owner of West Ham United. Björgólfur was Iceland's second wealthiest businessman worth more than a billion dollars — his son, Björgólfur T ...

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Eggert Magnússon Eggert Magnússon (born 20 February 1947) is an Icelandic businessman and former president of the Football Association of Iceland and ex-chairman of West Ham United. Eggert is a former owner and CEO of an import/export and bread and biscuit manufa ...

(5%), and other minority investors (2006–2007) *

(2007–2009) * CB Holding (formerly 70% owned by

Straumur Investment Bank ALMC hf., formerly Straumur Investment Bank hf. ( is, Straumur Fjárfestingabanki), is a regional investment bank headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland. Founded in 1986 as ''Hlutabréfasjóðurinn'' and rebranded as Straumur in 2004, the bank in ...

and 30% owned by Byr and MP banks; now nationalised by the Icelandic government) (100% 2009–2010; no more than 50% 2010–present) * David Gold and David Sullivan (50% and operational control, 2010–present)

EFL Championship The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the E ...
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Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

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Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

* Steve Gibson (1986–1993 as head of consortium; 1993–present as majority owner) ;

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John Madejski Sir John Robert Madejski, (; born Robert John Hurst; 28 April 1941) is an English businessman, with commercial interests spanning property, broadcast media, hotels, restaurants, publishing and football. He changed his name when his stepfather, ...

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Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

Dave Whelan David Whelan (born 24 November 1936) is an English businessman and former footballer. During his football career, he played for Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra. Whelan is the former owner of club Wigan Athletic, having also been the chai ...

EFL League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
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Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

* Drumaville Consortium (2006–2009) *

Ellis Short Ellis Short (born October 6, 1960) American businessman and founder of Kildare Partners, a private equity fund investing in distressed European real estate assets. Short was also the owner and chairman of English football club Sunderland A.F.C. ...

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Italian Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
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Spain

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
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Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

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Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

: these four clubs are not organised as limited companies, but remain as registered associations due to a

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of the late 1980s. Unlike a limited company, it is not possible to purchase shares in these club, but only membership. Each club member (''socio'') has a vote to elect democratically the club president and board of directors. The club president cannot invest his own money into the club and the club can only spend what it earns, which is mainly derived through merchandise sales, television rights and ticket sales. This means that each club is owned by its own registered supporters. FC Barcelona has over 150.000 ''socios'', Real Madrid counts over 100.000 ''socios'', Athletic Club over 40.000 and Osasuna over 15.000.

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

: major shareholders are the Gil Marin family which owns 50% of the shares, these used to belong to former club president Jesús Gil y Gil; Israeli businessman

Idan Ofer Idan Ofer ( he, עידן עופר; born 2 October 1955) is an Israeli billionaire businessman and philanthropist, with interests in shipping, energy, mining and sports. He is the founder of Eastern Pacific Shipping, and the principal of the Quant ...

, 33%; current president

Enrique Cerezo Enrique Cerezo Torres (born 27 February 1948), is a Spanish film producer and the current president of Atlético Madrid, a position he has held since 2002. Cinematographic career Cerezo began in cinema in 1967 as a camera assistant in the movie ...

10% and the Chinese

Wanda Group Wanda Group (), or the Dalian Wanda Group (), is a Chinese multinational conglomerate founded in Dalian, Liaoning and headquartered in Beijing. It is a private property developer and owner of Wanda Cinemas and the Hoyts Group. With inve ...

a 2%.

Eibar Eibar ( eu, Eibar, es, Éibar) is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is the head town of Debabarrena, one of the '' eskualde / comarca'' of Gipuzkoa. Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants ( Eustat ...

: more than 11.130 shareholders located across 65 countries due to a crowdfunding campaign in 2014. There is no major shareholder with an ownership over 5%.

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...

: Due to club's statutes no shareholder has vote rights over 2% of the shares.

Germany

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
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Bundesliga clubs are required to be majority-owned by German club members (known as the

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to discourage control by a single entity) and operate under tight restrictions on the use of debt for acquisitions (a team only receives an operating license if it has solid financials). *Exceptions: ;

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, th ...

Bayer AG Bayer AG (, commonly pronounced ; ) is a German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer's areas of business include pharmaceutica ...

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VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

Volkswagen Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...

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Dietmar Hopp Dietmar Hopp (; born 26 April 1940) is a German software engineer and billionaire businessman. He was one of the founders of SAP SE in 1972 with other former IBM employees Hans Werner Hector, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther and Hasso Platt ...

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RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bu ...

Red Bull Red Bull is a brand of energy drinks of Austria, Austrian company Red Bull GmbH. With 38% market share, it is the most popular energy drink brand as of 2019. Since its launch in 1987, more than 100 billion cans of Red Bull have been sold worldwid ...

France

Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...
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Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...

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Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the prov ...

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Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...

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Brest Brest may refer to: Places *Brest, Belarus **Brest Region **Brest Airport **Brest Fortress * Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria * Břest, Czech Republic *Brest, France ** Arrondissement of Brest **Brest Bretagne Airport ** Château de Brest *Br ...

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Joseph Oughourlian Joseph Oughourlian (born 1972 in Paris), is a French financial entrepreneur and businessman of Lebanese – Armenian origin. Founder of the activist fund Amber Capital, he invests in companies whose management he then seeks to influence. He is a ...

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Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

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Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginn ...

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Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

John Textor John Textor (born September 30, 1965) is an American businessman. He is the retired Executive Chairman of fuboTV, Inc. (following its merger with Textor's Facebank Group, Inc.), a sports-centric OTT streaming company. Featured by Forbes in 2016 as ...

et Eagle Football Holdings LLC ;

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

Frank McCourt Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book ''Angela's Ashes'', a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood. Early life and education Frank McC ...

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Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

Dmitry Rybolovlev Dmitry Yevgenyevich Rybolovlev (russian: Дмитрий Евгеньевич Рыболовлев; ; born 22 November 1966) is a Russian oligarch, billionaire businessman, and investor. Rybolovlev became chairman of the Russian fertilizer prod ...

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Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

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Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

Waldemar Kita Waldemar Kita (born 1953) is a Polish millionaire businessman residing in France.

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Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

Jim Ratcliffe Sir James Arthur Ratcliffe (born 18 October 1952) is an English billionaire, chemical engineer and businessman. Ratcliffe is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ineos chemicals group, which he founded in 1998 and of which he ...

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Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

Qatar Investment Authority The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA; ar, جهاز قطر للإستثمار) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. The QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the country's economy by diversifying into new asset classes. In 2021 ...

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Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

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Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

François Pinault François Pinault (born 21 August 1936) is a French billionaire businessman, founder of the luxury group Kering and the investment holding company Artémis. Pinault started his business in the timber industry in the early 1960s. Taken public in ...

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Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

Marc Keller Marc Keller (born 14 January 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a midfielder. In his club career he played in France, Germany and England. For the national side he played seven times, scoring one goal agai ...

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Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

City Football Group City Football Group Limited (CFG) is a holding company that administers association football clubs. The group is owned by three organisations; of which 81% is majority owned by Newton Investment and Development LLC, 18% by the American firm Si ...

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Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

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Netherlands

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
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Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...

AFC Ajax N.V. AFC Ajax NV is mostly known as a Football team, football club. Since 17 May 1998 the club is registered as a Naamloze vennootschap (N.V.) listed on the stock exchange Euronext Amsterdam. As a company the club strives to make a profit through tick ...

— The club's holding company; owned by a large number of shareholders. ;

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

*70% of the shares owned by Stichting Continuïteit Feyenoord, 30% are owned by Vrienden van Feyenoord ;

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

Philips Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters i ...

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Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
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ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

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USA / Canada

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
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Austin FC Austin FC is an American professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2018, the club began play in the 2021 season. Their home stadium is Q2 ...

Anthony Precourt Jay Anthony Precourt Jr. (born 1969–70) is an American investor and sports team owner. He is the CEO of Two Oak Ventures (formerly Precourt Sports Ventures), a group that owns Major League Soccer club Austin FC and formerly owned the Columbus ...

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Atlanta United FC Atlanta United FC, commonly known as Atlanta United, is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. Founded in 2014, Atlanta United began pl ...

Arthur Blank Arthur M. Blank (born September 27, 1942) is an American businessman and a co-founder of the home improvement retailer The Home Depot. He also currently owns two professional sports teams based in Atlanta, Georgia - the Atlanta Falcons of the ...

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Charlotte FC Charlotte FC is an American professional soccer club based in Charlotte. The team competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. The team is owned by David Tepper, who was awarded the expansion franchise ...

David Tepper David Alan Tepper (born September 11, 1957) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager. He is the owner of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) and Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer (MLS). Tepper is the founder and p ...

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Chicago Fire FC (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Anschutz Entertainment Group The Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), also known as AEG Worldwide, is an American global sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. It is the world's largest owner of sports teams and sports even ...

– (1997–2007) *

Andrew Hauptman Andrew Hauptman (born 1969) is an American business executive, philanthropist, and civic leader. Hauptman co-founded the investment firm Andell Holdings which he has helmed since its inception in 1998 and has grown into one of the leading family ...

(

Andell Holdings Andell Inc. (formerly known as Andell Holdings, LLC) is a private investment firm and family office. Andell manages assets that grew out of the family’s controlling position of The Seagram Co. Ltd. Andell’s current activities include direct ...

) – (2007–present) ;

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...

– (1995–2003) *

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is an American sports and entertainment holding company based in Denver, Colorado. Originally known as Kroenke Sports Enterprises, it was started in 1999 by businessman Stan Kroenke to be the parent company ...

– (2003–present) ;

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...

Lamar Hunt Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States. He was the principal founder of the American Football League (AFL) and ...

– (1995–2006) *

Clark Hunt Clark Knobel Hunt (born February 19, 1965) is part owner, chairman and CEO of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in Major League Soccer. Hunt is chairman of Hunt Sports Group, where he oversees the ope ...

– (2006–2013) *

(Precourt Sports Ventures LLC) – (2013–2018) *

Dee Haslam Susan "Dee" Haslam (née Bagwell, born July 5, 1954) is an American businesswoman. She is the founder and executive producer of RIVR Media and CEO of the Haslam Sports Group. Dee is a co-owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football Lea ...

Jimmy Haslam James Arthur Haslam III (born March 9, 1954) is an American businessman and sports executive. He is the chairman of the board of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain. He and his wife Dee own the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ...

, JW and Whitney Johnson, Dr. Pete Edwards – (2019–present) ;

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

* Washington Soccer, LP – (1995–2000) *

– (2001–2006) *

William Chang William Chang Suk-ping ( zh, 張叔平; born 12 November 1953) is a Hong Kong production designer, costume designer and film editor. Along with cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Chang is an important collaborator with Hong Kong film director ...

( D.C. United Holdings) – (2006–2012) *William Chang,

Erick Thohir Erick Thohir (born 30 May 1970) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who has served as Indonesia's Minister of State Owned Enterprises since 2019. He is the founder of Mahaka Group, a conglomeration that focuses on media, sports and enter ...

and Jason Levien – (2012–present) ;

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati, commonly known as FC Cincinnati, is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club plays in the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The ...

Carl Lindner III Carl Henry Lindner III is an American businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served as the co-chief executive officer of American Financial Group since January 2005. He has also acted as chief executive officer and majority owner of FC Cincinn ...

– (2018–present) ;

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise be ...

*Major League Soccer – (1995–2001)
Source
*

– (2001–2006) *

– (2006–present) ;

Houston Dynamo FC Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establis ...

– (2005–2008) *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championshi ...

and Gabriel Brener – (2008–2015) * Gabriel Brener,

, Jake Silverstein, Ben Guill (2015–present) **

James Harden James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Harden is regarded as one of the greatest scorers and shooting guards in NBA ...

joined this group in 2019. ;

Inter Miami CF Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami, known as Inter Miami CF or simply Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. Established in 2018, the club began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the 2020 ...

David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham (; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing ability and bending fr ...

Simon Fuller Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer renowned for nurturing and inspiring world class entertainment talent. He is the creator of the ''Idols'' TV format, including the UK s ...

Marcelo Claure Raul Marcelo Claure Bedoya is a Bolivian technology entrepreneur, businessman, and investor. Until early 2022 he was the chief executive officer (CEO) of SoftBank Group International and chief operating officer (COO) of SoftBank Group Corporati ...

, Jorge and José Mas,

Masayoshi Son Masayoshi Son ( ja, 孫正義, translit=Son Masayoshi, ko, 손정의, translit=Son Jeong-ui) (born 11 August 1957) is a Korean-Japanese billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor, financier and philanthropist. A 3rd generation "Zainichi Kore ...

– (2014–present) ; Los Angeles FC *

Peter Guber Howard Peter Guber (born March 1, 1942) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, educator, and author. He is chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment. Guber's most recent films from Mandalay Entertainment include '' The Kids Are All ...

(Executive Chairman), Henry Nguyen,

Tom Penn Tom Penn is an American sports executive who is no longer the president and co-owner of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Football Club. Penn is also an NBA TV analyst, former NBA executive and co-founder of the Sports Leadership Institute. L ...

Ruben Gnanalingam Ruben Emir Gnanalingam (born 16 September 1976) is a Malaysian businessman. Early life Gnanalingam was born on 16 September 1976. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Econo ...

Vincent Tan Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (; born 1952) is a Malaysian Chinese businessman and investor. He is the founder of Berjaya Corporation Berhad, a diversified conglomerate listed on the Malaysian stock exchange. Besides holding stakes through the Berj ...

, Brandon Beck, Larry Berg,

Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 200 ...

Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (; born July 23, 1973) is an American retired Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, third ...

Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra (; born March 17, 1972) is an American retired professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a forward for the U ...

Chad Hurley Chad Meredith Hurley (born January 24, 1977) is an American webmaster and businessman who serves as the advisor and former chief executive officer (CEO) of YouTube. He also co-founded MixBit. In June 2006, he was voted 28th on Business 2.0's "5 ...

Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all-time and has been compared with Stephen Curry. Johnson played 13 seasons in the ...

, Tucker Kain, Kirk Lacob, Mark Leschly, Mike Mahan, Irwin Raij,

Tony Robbins Anthony Jay Robbins (né Mahavoric, born February 29, 1960) is an American author, coach, speaker, and philanthropist. He is known for his infomercials, seminars, and self-help books including the books ''Unlimited Power'' and ''Awaken the Gia ...

, Lon Rosen, Bennett Rosenthal, Paul Schaeffer, Brandon Schneider, Mark Shapiro,

Allen Shapiro Allen Shapiro is a media executive and investor. He is the former executive chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions (DCP), a former chairman of TV Guide, and a former entertainment lawyer. Shapiro was the executive producer of DCP's flagship p ...

, Jason Sugarman, Harry Tsao – (2014–present) ;

LA Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pl ...

* L.A. Soccer Partners, LP – (1995–1997) *

– (1998–present) ;

Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Socc ...

* Bill McGuire,

Jim Pohlad James Pohlad (born 1953) is an American businessman who is the chairman and part-owner of the Minnesota Twins of the American League. He oversees team operations on behalf of the rest of his family, who owns the whole franchise. He is the son of b ...

, Robert Pohlad,

Glen Taylor Glen Allen Taylor (born April 20, 1941) is an American billionaire business magnate and politician from Minnesota. A self-made businessman, Taylor made his fortune from being the founder and owner of Minnesota-based Taylor Corporation, one of th ...

, Wendy Carlson Nelson – (2015–present) ;

CF Montréal CF Montréal is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact (french: Impact de Montréal, links=no), ...

* Joey Saputo – (2010–present) ;

Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club is a Major League Soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The team began play in the league in 2020 as a continuation of the USL club of the same name and plays its home matches at Geodis Park. It is principally owned ...

* John Ingram,

Mark Wilf Mark Wilf (born 1962) is an American businessman who is the president and co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, and chairman and co-owner of Orlando City SC. Biography Born to a Jewish family, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf, who were both Hol ...

Zygi Wilf Zygmunt "Zygi" Wilf (born April 22, 1950) is an American billionaire businessman and real estate developer. He is the chairman and co-owner of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the majority owner of MLS's Orlando City. Early life Wilf was bor ...

Leonard Wilf Leonard A. Wilf (born 1947) is an American businessman, the president of Garden Homes, the co-owner and vice chairman of the Minnesota Vikings football team, and co-owner of the Nashville SC. Early life Leonard Wilf was born in Göggingen, Germ ...

, David Dill, Marcus Whitney, Christopher Redhage – (2017–present) ;

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

Robert Kraft Robert Kenneth Kraft (born June 5, 1941) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, ...

– (1995–present) ;

New York City FC New York City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in New York City that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the highest level of American soccer, as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. The club is co-owned b ...

(majority) &

Yankee Global Enterprises Yankee Global Enterprises, LLC, formerly YankeeNets, LLC, is an American limited liability company (LLC) which owns the New York Yankees baseball team, along with a plurality stake in YES Network and a 20% and 10% stake in New York City FC and AC ...

(minority) – (2013–present) ;

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...

John Kluge John Werner Kluge (; September 21, 1914September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S. Early life and education Kluge was bo ...

and

Stuart Subotnick Stuart Subotnick (born February 10, 1942) is an American businessman and media magnate. He is chief executive officer and president of Metromedia Company, Inc. In 1999, he was the 398th-wealthiest person in the U.S, with a net worth of 650 mil ...

– (1995–01) *

– (2001–06) *

Red Bull GmbH Red Bull GmbH () is an Austrian private company known for its range of energy drinks of the same name. It is also known for its sponsorship of a range of sporting events and teams. The headquarters of Red Bull GmbH are located in Fuschl am S ...

– (2006–present) ;

Orlando City SC Orlando City SC is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida, that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding the USL ...

*Flávio Augusto da Silva – (2013–present) ;

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...

* Keystone Sports & Entertainment, LLC – (2008–present) **

Kevin Durant Kevin Wayne Durant ( ; born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for t ...

joined the ownership group as a minority investor in 2020. ;

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

Merritt Paulson Henry Merritt Paulson III (born 1972/1973) is an American businessman who is the minority owner of Peregrine Sports, LLC, which owns the operating rights to the Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team, and the Portland Thorns FC, a N ...

– (2009–present) ;

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

Dave Checketts David W. Checketts (born 1955) is an American businessman and sports executive with a career spanning four decades. Checketts has served in c-suite roles or been owner of some of the most iconic brands in their respective industries, includi ...

( SCP Worldwide) – (2004–12) *

Dell Loy Hansen Dell Loy Hansen (born ) is an American businessman and sports team owner. He is the founder and CEO of Wasatch Group, a real estate investment firm, and was the owner of Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Career Hansen was born in Salin ...

– (2012–2020) *

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

– (2020–2021) *

David S. Blitzer David S. Blitzer (born September 7, 1969) is global head of tactical opportunities at the private equity firm Blackstone Group and is co-founder of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. He is or has been a co-managing partner and minority owner o ...

and Ryan Smith (Smith Entertainment Group) – (2022–present) ;

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

– (1996–1998) *

– (1999–2000) * Silicon Valley Sports Entertainment – (2001–2002) * Silicon Valley Sports Entertainment and

– (2002–2003) *

– (2003–2005) * Lewis Wolff and John J. Fisher ( Earthquakes Soccer, LLC) – (2007–present) ;

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

Joe Roth Joseph Emanuel Roth is an American film executive, producer and director. He co-founded Morgan Creek Productions in 1988 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989–1993), Caravan Pictures (1993–1994), and Walt Disney Studios (1994–200 ...

(majority),

Adrian Hanauer Adrian Hanauer (born February 7, 1966) is an American businessman and majority owner of Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. He is also one of the minority owners of the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League, and a former minority o ...

, Estate of Paul Allen and

Drew Carey Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actor and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, ''The Drew Carey Show'', an ...

(minority) – (2007–2019) * Hanauer Fútbol (Adrian Hanauer, Paul Barry, Lenore Hanauer—majority); estate of Paul Allen; Drew Carey; and a group of 11 families, among them

Terry Myerson Terry Myerson (born 1972 or 1973) is an American venture partner at Madrona Venture Group and an operating executive at The Carlyle Group. Myerson was previously an Executive Vice President at Microsoft, and head of its Windows and Devices Group. ...

Macklemore Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( ; (formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper and songwriter. A native of Seattle, Washington, he has collaborated with producer Ryan Lewi ...

, and

Russell Wilson Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson is widely regarded ...

and

Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...

– (2019–present) ;

Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and t ...

– (1995–2006) *

Sporting Club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

– (2006–present)
( OnGoal, LLC from 2006 to 2010) ;

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) is a professional sports and commercial real estate company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With assets that include franchises in four of the six major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

– (2006–present) ;

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on Marc ...

*Greg Kerfoot,

Steve Luczo Stephen J. "Steve" Luczo (born February 28, 1957) is the chairman of the board at Seagate. In January 2009, Luczo, Seagate's chairman, was appointed president and chief executive officer, returning him to the role he held at Seagate from 1998 ...

, Jeff Mallett, Steve Nash – (2009–present)

Future MLS owners

; St. Louis City SC * Carolyn Kindle Betz, Jo Ann Taylor Kindle,

Jim Kavanaugh James P. "Jim" Kavanaugh (born 1963) is an American businessman. He is known as the CEO and co-founder of World Wide Technology. Early life Kavanaugh received his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Saint Louis University in 19 ...

– (2019–present)

National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...
(NWSL) owners

;

Angel City FC Angel City Football Club is a National Women's Soccer League expansion team that began play in 2022. The team is based in Los Angeles, California, and was announced on July 21, 2020. The team has many high-profile owners, including Becky G, Natal ...

(starts play in 2022) * Lead investors: Kara Nortman, Alexis and, Serena Williams Ohanian,

Natalie Portman Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving mu ...

Julie Uhrman Julie Uhrman is an American soccer executive and entrepreneur who is president of Angel City FC, a National Women's Soccer League team based in Los Angeles, California, that Uhrman also co-founded. She was previously an executive at Playboy Enterpr ...

* Other investors:

Uzo Aduba Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba (; born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she won an ...

Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. She first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught t ...

Shannon Boxx Shannon Leigh Boxx Spearman (; born June 29, 1977) is an American retired soccer player and former member of the United States women's national soccer team, playing the defensive midfielder position. She last played club soccer for the Chicago Re ...

Sophia Bush Sophia Anna Bush Hughes (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress. She starred as Brooke Davis in The WB/ CW drama series ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012), and as Erin Lindsay in the NBC police procedural drama series ''Chicago P.D.'' (2014– ...

Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. ''Time'' ...

, James Corden,

Amanda Cromwell Amanda Caryl Cromwell (born June 15, 1970) is an American professional soccer coach and former player, and former head coach of Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. Cromwell was previously the coach at the University of Centra ...

, Deirdre DeLany,

Lorrie Fair Lorraine Ming Fair (born August 5, 1978) is a retired American professional soccer midfielder who was a member of the World Cup Champion United States national soccer team. Over the span of ten years, she was a part of one World Cup Team and ...

Ronnie Fair Veronica Fair Sullins (; born August 5, 1978) is an American retired professional soccer player who represented the United States national team, winning three caps. She played professional club soccer for New York Power and San Diego Spirit of ...

Joy Fawcett Joy Lynn Fawcett (; February 8, 1968) is a retired American professional soccer player. She earned 241 caps with the United States women's national soccer team (WNT) and retired from the WNT in 2004 as the highest scoring defender for the U.S. W ...

America Ferrera America Georgina Ferrera (; born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. Born in Los Angeles to Honduran parents, Ferrera developed an interest in acting at a young age, performing in several stage productions at her school. She made her featur ...

Julie Foudy Julie Maurine Foudy ( ; born January 23, 1971) is an American retired soccer midfielder, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. She played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1988 to 2004 ...

Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Compan ...

Lauren Holiday Lauren Cheney Holiday (born Lauren Nicole Cheney; September 30, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and forward for the United States women's national football team from 2007 to 2015. She is a t ...

Angela Hucles Angela Khalia Hucles Mangano (; born July 5, 1978) is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player. Hucles Mangano is currently the vice president of player development and operations at Angel City FC of the National Women's ...

, Cobi Jones,

Ryan Kalil Ryan Joseph Kalil (born March 29, 1985) is an American film and television producer and former NFL center. He played college football at USC, where he was a member of two national championship teams, was named a first-team All-American, and wo ...

Billie Jean King Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States ...

Ilana Kloss Ilana Sheryl Kloss (born 22 March 1956) is a former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and commissioner of World TeamTennis from 2001-21. She was the World's No. 1 ranked doubles player in 1976, and World No. 19 in singles in 1979. She w ...

Eva Longoria Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón ( Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, and director. After a number of guest roles on several television series, she was recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime ...

Shannon MacMillan Shannon Ann MacMillan (born October 7, 1974) is an American retired soccer player, coach, FIFA Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold and silver medalist. Named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year for 2002, MacMillan played for the United Stat ...

Casey Neistat Casey Owen Neistat (; born March 25, 1981) is an American YouTube personality, filmmaker, vlogger and co-founder of the multimedia company Beme, which was later acquired by CNN. In 2018, he founded ''368'', a creative space for creators to c ...

, Alexis Olympia Ohanian,

Candace Parker Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los An ...

Lilly Singh Lilly Saini Singh (born September 26, 1988) is a Canadian YouTuber. Singh began making YouTube videos in 2010. She originally appeared under the pseudonym Superwoman (stylized IISuperwomanII), her YouTube username until 2019. In 2016, she was in ...

P. K. Subban Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban ( ; born May 13, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Between 2009 and 2022, he played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, a ...

Rachel Van Hollebeke Rachel Marie Buehler Van Hollebeke ( ; ; born August 26, 1985) is an American former soccer player who last played as a defender for the Portland Thorns FC and the United States women's national soccer team. In 2015, Van Hollebeke retired from ...

Tisha Venturini Tisha Lea Venturini-Hoch (; born March 3, 1973) is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health. She is a gold medalist in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and a world champion in the 1999 FIFA Wome ...

Lindsey Vonn Lindsey Caroline Vonn ( ; born October 18, 1984) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She won four World Cup overall championships — second only amongst female skiers to Annemarie Moser-Pröll — with three ...

, Abby Wambach,

Saskia Webber Saskia Johanna Webber (born June 13, 1971) is a retired United States, American association football, soccer goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper who previously played for the United States women's national soccer team as well as the New ...

, Lailaa Williams, (2020–present) ;

Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...

* Arnim Whisler (2012–present) ;

Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC. History Establishment On November ...

* Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, Jake Silverstein, Ben Guill (2015–present) **

joined this group in 2019. ;

Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...

* Lead investors: Angie and Chris Long; other minority investors including Jen Gulvik and Brittany Matthews (2020–present; starts play in 2021) ;

NJ/NY Gotham FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 201 ...

Phil Murphy Philip Dunton Murphy (born August 16, 1957) is an American financier, diplomat, and politician serving as the 56th governor of New Jersey since January 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the United States ambassador to Germa ...

(majority), Steven Temares, Thomas Hofstetter (2012–present) ;

North Carolina Courage The North Carolina Courage is a professional women's soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina. It was founded on January 9, 2017, after Stephen Malik acquired National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise rights from the Western New York F ...

Stephen Malik Stephen Malik is the owner and chairman of North Carolina FC of United Soccer League and North Carolina Courage of National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of t ...

(2017–present) **

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam singles champio ...

bought a minority interest in 2021. ;

OL Reign OL Reign is an American professional Women's association football, women's soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded by Bill and Teresa Predmore in 2012 as Seattle Reign FC, it was one of eight inaugural members of the National Women's S ...

* Bill and Teresa Predmore (2012–2019) * Bill and Teresa Predmore (majority), The Baseball Club of Tacoma LLC,

, Lenore Hanauer (minority) (2019–January 2020) * OL Groupe (89.5%), Bill and Teresa Predmore (7.5%),

Tony Parker William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in LNB Pro A. Himself the son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career at Paris Basket Racing in ...

(3%) (January 2020–present) ;

Orlando Pride The Orlando Pride is a professional women's soccer team based in Orlando, Florida. The team joined the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US, for the 2016 season. It became the tenth team to be added to th ...

*Flávio Augusto da Silva (majority) and Phil Rawlins (minority) (2015–2018) *Flávio Augusto da Silva (majority), Phil Rawlins (minority), Albert Friedberg minority (2018–present) ;

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

(2012–present) ;

Racing Louisville FC Racing Louisville Football Club is a National Women's Soccer League team based in Louisville, Kentucky. It began playing in 2021 at Lynn Family Stadium. The team is owned by Soccer Holdings LLC, which also owns Louisville City FC of the USL Cham ...

* Soccer Holdings, LLC (2019–present) ;

Washington Spirit The Washington Spirit is an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that participates in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and cont ...

* Bill Lynch (2012–2018) * Steve Baldwin (majority) and Bill Lynch (minority) (2018–present); other minority investors including

Jenna Bush Hager Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born November 25, 1981) is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of ''Today with Hoda & Jenna'', the fourth hour of NBC's morning news program ''Today (U.S. TV program), Today.'' Hager an ...

Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is an American writer and global health advocate. She is the only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ...

Dominique Dawes Dominique Margaux Dawes (born November 20, 1976) is a retired American artistic gymnast. Known in the gymnastics community as 'Awesome Dawesome', she was a 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior Nati ...

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Alexander Ovechkin Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin ( rus, Александр Михайлович Овечкин, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲetɕkʲɪn; born 17 September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals ...

Greek Superleague The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...
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Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

Evangelos Marinakis Evangelos Marinakis ( el, Ευάγγελος (Βαγγέλης) Μαρινάκης, born 30 July 1967) is a Greek media mogul, shipowner, lyricist and member of the Piraeus city council. He is the owner of the football clubs Olympiacos in Greece ...

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Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

Giannis Alafouzos Giannis Alafouzos ( el, Γιάννης Αλαφούζος, born 2 July 1957) is a Greek businessman, shipowner, and member of the Alafouzos family from Santorini. Early life Giannis Alafouzos was born in 1957 and is the son of businessman, sh ...

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Ivan Savvidis Ivan Ignatyevich Savvidi (russian: Иван Игнатьевич Саввиди, , el, Ιβάν Σαββίδης, translit=Ivan Savvidis, , ka, ივან ეგნატეს ძე სავიდი, ''Ivan Egnates dze Savidi'', , also ...

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AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

Dimitris Melissanidis Dimitris Melissanidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Μελισσανίδης; born 8 March 1951) is a Greek business shipping and oil tycoon who is one of Greece's most successful businessmen. He is the current owner of AEK Athens Football Club. He ...

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Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League 2 due to financial issues. Founded in 1967, Xa ...

Christos Panopoulos Christos may refer to: * Jesus of Nazareth * Christ (title), a title for the Jewish Messiah in Christianity * Christos (surname) * Christos (given name) *, a Greek owned, Liberian flagged cargo ship in service 1962-71 See also * Christ (disamb ...

Auto racing owners & team principals

Formula One team principals

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Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...

* Ferrari S.p.A. ;

Haas F1 Team Haas Formula LLC, competing as Haas F1 Team, is an American-licensed Formula One racing team established by NASCAR Cup Series team co-owner Gene Haas in April 2014. The team originally intended to make its debut at the start of the season b ...

Gene Haas Eugene Francis Haas (born November 12, 1952) is the American founder, president, and sole stockholder of Haas Automation, a CNC machine tool manufacturer. He also has a presence in motorsports, having founded NASCAR team Haas CNC Racing (now kn ...

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McLaren McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor, the second oldest active team, and the second most successful Formul ...

McLaren Group The McLaren Group is a British holding company based in Woking, England, which is involved in Formula One and other motorsport and the manufacture of luxury cars. The group was founded by Ron Dennis shortly after his acquisition of the McLaren ...

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Mumtalakat Holding Company Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat) is the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain. It was established by Royal Decree in 2006 and is wholly owned by the Government. Mumtalakat actively sought investment opportunities local ...

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Mansour Ojjeh Mansour Akram Ojjeh (25 September 1952 – 6 June 2021) ( ar, مَنْصُور أَكْرَم عُجَّة, Manṣūr ʾAkram ʿUjjah) was a French Saudi Arabian-born entrepreneur who owned part of TAG, a Luxembourg-based holding company with in ...

14%,

Michael Latifi Michael Mehrdad Latifi (born October 1962 in Iran) is an Iranian-Canadian businessman. He is the owner, Chairman and CEO of Sofina Foods Inc., a Markham, Ontario-based manufacturer of processed animal products. Sofina acquired Lilydale in a C$1 ...

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Mercedes Grand Prix Mercedes-Benz, a brand of the Mercedes-Benz Group, has been involved in Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1954. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, which is based in Brackley, England, and possesses ...

Daimler AG The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacture ...

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Toto Wolff Torger Christian "Toto" Wolff (, born 12 January 1972) is an Austrian billionaire motorsport executive, investor, and former racing driver. He holds a 33% stake in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and is Team Principal and CEO of the team. Wo ...

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Ineos INEOS Group Limited is a British multinational chemicals company headquartered and registered in London. , it is the fourth largest chemical company in the world. Ineos is organised into about 20 standalone business units, each with its own b ...

33% ;

Aston Martin in Formula One Aston Martin is a British car manufacturer that has participated in Formula One in various forms. The company first participated in Formula One during the 1959 season where they debuted the DBR4 chassis using their own engine but it failed to ...

Lawrence Stroll Lawrence Sheldon Strulović (name later anglicized to Strulovitch) (born 11 July 1959), best known as Lawrence Stroll, is a Canadian billionaire businessman, part-owner and executive chairman of Aston Martin, and the owner of the Aston Martin F1 ...

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Alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National Pa ...

Renault Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufactured ...

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Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing, also simply known as Red Bull or RBR and currently competing as Oracle Red Bull Racing, is a Formula One racing team, racing under an Austrian licence and based in the United Kingdom. It is one of two Formula One teams owned ...

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Sauber Sauber Motorsport AG is a Swiss motorsport engineering company. It was founded in 1970 (as PP Sauber AG) by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in . After operating it u ...

Peter Sauber Peter Sauber (born 13 October 1943) is a retired Swiss motorsport executive. He was the team principal and owner of various motorsports teams, most visibly the eponymous Sauber Motorsport, Sauber Formula One team. Motorsport career After being tr ...

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Monisha Kaltenborn Monisha Kaltenborn ( Narang; born 10 May 1971) is the former team principal of the Sauber Formula One team and held a 33.3% stake in the outfit until it was taken over by Longbow Finance S.A. in July 2016. She was the team's chief executive office ...

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Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, currently racing in Formula One as Williams Racing, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded by former team owner Frank Williams and automotive engineer Patrick Hea ...

* Dorilton Capital 100%

IndyCar Series The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices of ...
team owners

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A. J. Foyt Enterprises A. J. Foyt Racing, officially and historically known as A. J. Foyt Enterprises, is an American racing team in the IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, 1972 Daytona 500 winner, 1967 24 Hours of Le ...

A. J. Foyt Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American retired auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes United States Automobile Club Champ cars, sprint cars, and midget cars. H ...

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Andretti Autosport Andretti Autosport is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, Indy Pro 2000, and Formula E. The team also has a 37.5% ownership stake in the Australian Supercars Championship touring car team, Walkinshaw Andretti ...

Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962) is an American semi-retired auto racing driver and current team owner. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, Andretti won the 1991 CART P ...

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Barry Green Barry Green is an American orchestral and solo double bass player and teacher. He was the principal bassist for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. A contemporary of people such as Gary Karr, he has developed and publicized his own method for double ...

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Arrow McLaren SP The IndyCar Series operation of McLaren Racing competes under the banner of Arrow McLaren SP. This entry is based in Indianapolis and was founded by former driver Sam Schmidt as Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Fellow ex-driver Davey Hamilton joined as ...

Sam Schmidt Samuel Schmidt (born August 15, 1964) is a former Indy Racing League driver and current NTT IndyCar Series and Indy Lights series team owner. Schmidt's brief IndyCar career included a win in 1999, but an accident before the 2000 season left him ...

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Davey Hamilton David Jay "Davey" Hamilton (born June 13, 1962 in Nampa, Idaho) is a race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and Stadium Super Trucks. He has made 56 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second thr ...

– (2011–2016) * Ric Peterson – (2013–present) ;

Bryan Herta Autosport Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and the Michelin Pilot Challenge. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta. The team won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with driver Dan Wheldon. In 2016 ...

Bryan Herta Bryan John Herta (born May 23, 1970) is an American former race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Autosport in the NTT IndyCar Series. His team won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with driver Dan Wheldon and the 2016 Indianapol ...

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Carlin Motorsport Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in five championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, F4 British Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 and E ...

Trevor Carlin Trevor Carlin is a British motorsports team manager and owner. He currently owns Carlin Motorsport in the IndyCar Series. Carlin has had success in the junior motorsport formulas in a period spanning over 25 years. Carlin's career began in Inter ...

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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing, LLC (CGR), also sometimes branded as Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, is an American auto racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series, International Motor Sports Association, IMSA WeatherTech ...

Chip Ganassi Floyd Ganassi Jr. (born May 24, 1958) better known as Chip Ganassi, is a US businessman, former racing driver, current team owner and member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. He has been involved with the North American auto racing scen ...

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Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) is an American professional open-wheel racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series. The team was founded in 1984 and is owned by former driver Dale Coyne. From 1995 to 2000, the team was known as Payton-Coyn ...

Dale Coyne Dale Coyne (born July 8, 1954 in Minooka, Illinois) is an IndyCar Series team owner and former Champ Car auto racing team owner and driver. Driving career Coyne made his CART debut in 1984 at Portland and failed to qualify. He attempted to make ...

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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an automotive racing organization that competes in the IndyCar Series and Nitro Rallycross. The team is owned by Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Mini, and Subaru dealer Dennis Reinbold. Off the track, Dreyer & ...

* Dennis Reinbold – (2000–present) *

Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl (born September 2, 1963) is an American former race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League. He was a color commentator for the IndyCar races on Versus. In 2016, Robbie, along with his brother Tom Buhl, starteBuhl Sport Det ...

– (2000–present) ; Ed Carpenter Racing * Ed Carpenter – (2012–present) ;

Juncos Racing Juncos Hollinger Racing, formerly Juncos Racing, is an Argentine-American racing team competing in the NTT IndyCar Series, Indy Lights and Indy Pro 2000 Championship series in the Road to Indy ladder for IndyCar. Owned by Ricardo Juncos, who form ...

* Ricardo Juncos – (2017–present) ;

Michael Shank Racing Meyer Shank Racing (formerly Michael Shank Racing) is an American auto racing organization that competes in the IndyCar Series and IMSA SportsCar Championship. History Atlantic Championship Michael Shank as an owner of Michael Shank Racing, he ...

Michael Shank Michael Shank (born September 22, 1966) is an American race car team owner and former race car driver born in Columbus, Ohio. Before leaving driving to concentrate on car ownership, he ran one race in the 1996–97 Indy Racing League season, the ...

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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is an auto racing team that has participated in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IndyCar Series. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana and Hilliard, Ohio, it is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 win ...

Bobby Rahal Robert Woodward Rahal (born January 10, 1953) is an American former auto racing driver and team owner. As a driver he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. He also won the 2004 ...

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David Letterman David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982 debut of ''Late Night with David Letterman' ...

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Mike Lanigan Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documen ...

– (2010–present) * Carl Hogan – (1991–1996) ;

Team Penske Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona ...

Roger Penske Roger Searle Penske (born February 20, 1937) is an American businessman and entrepreneur involved in professional auto racing and a retired professional auto racing driver. He is most famous for his ownership of Team Penske, DJR Team Penske, t ...

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NASCAR Cup Series team owners

; 23XI Racing *

Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the g ...

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Denny Hamlin James Dennis Alan Hamlin (born November 18, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver and NASCAR team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He co-owns and ope ...

– (2021–present) ; Gaunt Brothers Racing * Marty Gaunt - (2017–present) * Maurice Gaunt - (2017–present) ;

Front Row Motorsports Front Row Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partners ...

* Bob Jenkins – (2005–present) ; Hendrick Motorsports *

Rick Hendrick Joseph Riddick "Rick" Hendrick III (born July 12, 1949), nicknamed "Mr. H", is an American businessman. He is best known as the owner of the NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports. He is also a co-owner of JR Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Au ...

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Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization owned and operated by former Washington Redskins (today the Washington Commanders) coach Joe Gibbs, which first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991. His s ...

Coy Gibbs Coy Randall Gibbs (December 9, 1972 – November 6, 2022) was an American NASCAR driver, assistant coach with the Washington Redskins, and co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing. He was the son of Joe Gibbs, five-time NASCAR Cup Series championship-winni ...

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J.D. Gibbs Jason Dean "J. D." Gibbs (February 21, 1969 – January 11, 2019) was an American professional stock car racing driver and co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing. He also played college football at the College of William & Mary. Early life and footbal ...

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Joe Gibbs Joe Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is an American auto racing team owner and former professional football coach. In football, he was head coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1992, and a ...

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JTG Daugherty Racing JTG Daugherty Racing (formerly ST Motorsports and JTG Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by former advertising executive Tad Geschickter and his wife Jodi ...

Brad Daugherty Brad Daugherty may refer to: * Brad Daugherty (basketball) (born 1965), American NBA player, currently a television sportscaster * Brad Daugherty (poker player) (born 1951), American poker player {{Hndis, Daugherty, Brad ...

– (2007–present) * Jodi Geschickter - (1995–present) * Tad Geschickter – (1995–present) ;

Petty GMS Motorsports Petty GMS Motorsports, also known as GMS Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series, is an American professional stock car racing team formed by Richard Petty and Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. and operated by GMS Racing. In the NASCAR Cup Series they fiel ...

Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., also known as Maury Gallagher, is a commercial airline entrepreneur and current CEO and Chairman of Allegiant Travel Company. Prior to Allegiant, he co-founded and invested in WestAir and ValuJet. He is also the founder ...

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Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series driving for Petty GMS Motorsports. Johnson's seven Cup championships, ...

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Richard Petty Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "The King", is an American former stock car racing driver who raced from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notabl ...

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Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard ...

* Richard Childress – (1969–present) ;

Rick Ware Racing Rick Ware Racing (RWR) is an American motorsports team which currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the NTT IndyCar Series. History The organizational roots of RWR date back to Ware & Sons Racing wit ...

Rick Ware Richard S. Ware (born August 6, 1963) is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing. When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the BMX class when he was 12. In 1983, he was named Rookie of the Year i ...

- (1998–present) ; Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing *

Jack Roush Jack Roush (born Jackson Earnest Roush on April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is chairman of Roush Enterprises. Roush Enterprises is the ...

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Brad Keselowski Bradley Aaron Keselowski (; born February 12, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and entrepreneur. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang for RFK Racing, a team he also ...

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Spire Motorsports Spire Motorsports is an American auto racing organization competing in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is a subsidiary of Spire Sports + Entertainment. In the Cup Series, the team currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 7 for Cor ...

Spire Sports + Entertainment A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples. A spire may have a square, circular, or polygonal plan, with a roughly conical or pyramidal shape. Spires are ...

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Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed Smoke, is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, and current co-owner of the Superstar Racing Experience. He is a ...

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Trackhouse Racing Team Trackhouse Racing is a professional stock car auto racing organization that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by Trackhouse Entertainment Group, a venture of Justin Marks and Grammy Award-winning rapper Armando Christ ...

* Justin Marks – (2021–present) *

Armando Christian Pérez Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), known professionally by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper and businessman. He began his career in the early 2000s, recording reggaeton, Latin hip hop, and crunk music under a multit ...

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Wood Brothers Racing Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was formed in 1950 by eponymous brothers Glen and Leonard Wood. From 2006 to 2008, the team was merged with Tad a ...

Glen Wood Glenn Alexandria Wood (July 18, 1925 – January 18, 2019) was an American NASCAR driver from Stuart, Virginia. Early life He and brother Leonard Wood co-founded the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team in 1953, and won four races over an elev ...

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Leonard Wood Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a United States Army major general, physician, and public official. He served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba, and Governor-General of the Philippi ...

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Baseball franchise owners

Major League Baseball owners

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Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

Jerry Colangelo Jerry Colangelo (born November 20, 1939) is an American businessman and sports executive. He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Ari ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

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2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

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Ken Kendrick Earl Gentry "Ken" Kendrick, Jr. (born September 2, 1943) is an American businessman who is the principal owner and managing general partner of the National League's Arizona Diamondbacks. He became part-owner with the team's inception in 1995. He h ...

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Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

Ivers Whitney Adams Ivers Whitney Adams (May 20, 1838 – October 10, 1914) was an American baseball executive and businessperson, and founder of the first professional baseball team in Boston, the Boston Red Stockings. Baseball Adams was the founder, organize ...

– (1870–1872): Boston Red Stockings * John Conkey – (1872–1873): Red Stockings * Charles Porter – (1873–1874): Red Stockings *

Nicholas Apollonio Nicholas Taylor Apollonio (April 9, 1843 – April 1, 1911) was the president of the Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps of the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the ...

– (1875–1876): Red Stockings *

Arthur Soden Arthur H. Soden (April 23, 1843 – August 13, 1925) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who was the president/owner of the Boston Base Ball Club of the National League during the 1887–1906 seasons, president of the National Leag ...

– (1876–1909): Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters *

George George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...

& John Dovey – (1907–1909): Boston Beaneaters/Doves * John Dovey – (1909–1910): Doves *

William Hepburn Russell William Hepburn Russell (1812–1872) was a United States businessman. He was a partner, along with Alexander Majors and William B. Waddell, in the freighting firm Russell, Majors, and Waddell and the stagecoach company the Central Overland Ca ...

– (1911): Boston Rustlers * James Gaffney – (1912–1915): Boston Braves *

Percy Haughton Percy Duncan Haughton (July 11, 1876 – October 27, 1924) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as head football coach at Cornell University from 1899 to 1900, at Harvard University from 1908 to 1916, and at Columbia ...

– (1915–1918) * George W. Grant – (1919–1922) * Emil Fuchs – (1922–1935) * Bob Quinn – (1935–1945) *

Lou Perini Louis Robert Perini (November 29, 1903 in Ashland, MassachusettsApril 16, 1972 in West Palm Beach, Florida) was the principal owner of the Boston / Milwaukee Braves of the National League from 1945 through 1962. In 1945, he purchased the club fr ...

– (1945–1962): Boston/Milwaukee Braves * William Bartholomay – (1962–1976): Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves *

Ted Turner Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour United States cable news, cable news ch ...

– (

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

–

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

) *

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

– (

–

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

) *

Liberty Media Liberty Media Corporation (commonly referred to as Liberty Media or just Liberty) is an American mass media company controlled by chairman John C. Malone. The company has three divisions, reflecting the company's ownership stakes in Formula One ...

– (

-present) ;

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

Henry Killilea Henry James Killilea (June 30, 1863January 23, 1929) was an American baseball team owner and attorney. He was one of the founders of baseball's American League. He also played college football and baseball at the University of Michigan. Early y ...

– (1901–1902) Milwaukee Brewers *

Robert Hedges Robert Hedges may refer to: *Robert Hedges (colonial administrator), President of Bengal, 1713–1718 *Robert Hedges (baseball) Robert Hedges (born 1869 in Jackson County, Missouri – died April 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri) was the owner of the ...

– (1902–1915) St. Louis Browns * Phil Ball – (1915–1933) *

Donald Lee Barnes Donald Lee Barnes (May 8, 1894 – July 20, 1962 in St. Louis, Missouri) was the owner of the St. Louis Browns of the American League from through when the team was sold to Richard Muckerman Richard Muckerman (April 9, 1897 – March 15, 1959) ...

– (1936–1945) *

Richard Muckerman Richard Muckerman (April 9, 1897 – March 15, 1959) was a 1912 graduate from Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois. He was the owner of the St. Louis Browns of the American League from through . He sold the Browns to Bill DeWitt after the ...

– (1945–1948) *

Bill DeWitt William Orville DeWitt Sr. (August 3, 1902 — March 4, 1982) was an American professional baseball executive and club owner whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned more than 60 years. His son William Jr. is currently the principal o ...

– (1948–1951) *

Bill Veeck William Louis Veeck Jr. ( ; February 9, 1914 – January 2, 1986), also known as "Sport Shirt Bill", was an American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter. Veeck was at various times the owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Br ...

– (1951–1953) *

Jerold Hoffberger Jerold Charles Hoffberger (April 7, 1919 – April 9, 1999) was an American businessman. He was president of the National Brewing Company from 1946 to 1973. He was also part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles of the American League from 1954 to 1965 ...

& Clarence Miles – (1954–1955) Baltimore Orioles *

James Keelty James S. Keelty Jr. (December 23, 1911 – August 26, 2003) was part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles of the American League from to . Keelty was a Baltimore-area real estate developer who started James Keelty & Co. Inc. with his younger brother ...

– (1955–1959) *

Joe Iglehart Joseph Alexander Wilson Iglehart (November 15, 1891 – November 16, 1979) was an American financier who also served as an executive for the CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and two Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball (MLB) prof ...

– (1959–1965) *

– (1965–1979) *

Edward Bennett Williams Edward Bennett Williams (May 31, 1920 – August 13, 1988) was an American lawyer who became a high-profile defense lawyer and co-founded the law firm of Williams & Connolly. Williams also owned several professional sports teams, including the Ba ...

– (1979–1988) *

Eli Jacobs Eli Solomon Jacobs (born October 5, 1937) is an American financier and attorney, member of the National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office and the former owner of the Baltimore Orioles from 1989 to 1993. Rise to succ ...

– (1989–1993) *

Peter Angelos Peter G. Angelos (born July 4, 1929) is an American trial lawyer and baseball executive from Baltimore, Maryland. Angelos is the majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, a team in the American League of Major League Baseball. Early life and educ ...

– (

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

-present) ;

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

Charles Somers Charles W. Somers (October 13, 1868 – June 29, 1934) was an American executive in the coal industry in Cleveland, Ohio, who also achieved prominence in professional baseball. The financial resources from his business interests allowed Somers to ...

– (1901–1903) *

– (1903–1904) * John I. Taylor – (1904–1914) *

Jimmy McAleer James Robert "Loafer" McAleer (July 10, 1864April 29, 1931) was an American center fielder, manager, and stockholder in Major League Baseball who assisted in establishing the American League. He spent most of his 13-season playing career with t ...

– (1911–1913) *

Joseph Lannin Joseph John Lannin (April 23, 1866 – May 15, 1928) was a Canadian-born American baseball entrepreneur. He was the sole owner of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball for most of the 1914 through 1916 seasons, during which the team won two W ...

– (

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

– 1916) *

Harry Frazee Harry Herbert Frazee (June 29, 1880 – June 4, 1929) was an American theatrical agent, producer, and director, and owner of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923. He is well known for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yanke ...

– (1916–1923) * Bob Quinn – (1923–1933) *

Tom Yawkey Thomas Austin Yawkey, born Thomas Yawkey Austin (February 21, 1903 – July 9, 1976), was an American industrialist, philanthropist, conservationist and Major League Baseball executive. Born in Detroit, Yawkey became president of the Boston Red S ...

– (1933–1976) *

Jean R. Yawkey Jean Remington Yawkey (January 24, 1909 – February 26, 1992) was the wife of Tom Yawkey and owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1976 to her death in 1992. Biography Jean Yawkey was born Jean Hollander in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in Freeport ...

– (1976–1992) *

JRY Trust The JRY Trust (originally JRY Corporation) was an American trust that owned the Boston Red Sox franchise within Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 through 2001. JRY were the initials of Jean R. Yawkey, who had ownership of the team, in part or ...

– (1992–2002) *

(formerly New England Sports Ventures) ( John Henry,

Tom Werner Thomas Charles Werner (born April 12, 1950) is an American television producer and businessman. Through his investment in Fenway Sports Group, he is currently chairman of both Liverpool Football Club and the Boston Red Sox. Werner first became ...

, and other investors, including

The New York Times Company The New York Times Company is an American mass media company that publishes ''The New York Times''. Its headquarters are in Manhattan, New York City. History The company was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. T ...

) – (

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

-Present) ;

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

* William A. Hulbert – (1876–1882) * Albert G. Spalding – (1882–1902) * James Hart – (1902–1905) * Charles W. Murphy – (1905–1914) *

Charles Phelps Taft Charles Phelps Taft (December 21, 1843 – December 31, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as editor of the ''Cincinnati Times-Star'' and owned both the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs baseball teams. From 1895 to 189 ...

– (1914–1916) *

Charles Weeghman Charles Henry Weeghman (March 8, 1874 – November 1, 1938) was a German American restaurant entrepreneur and sports executive. Beginning in 1901, he began opening quick-service lunch counters throughout downtown Chicago. After failing to acquire ...

– (1916–1921) * The Wrigley family – (1921–1981) **

William Wrigley, Jr. William Mills Wrigley Jr. (September 30, 1861 – January 26, 1932) was an American chewing gum industrialist. He was founder of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 1891. Biography William Mills Wrigley Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Penns ...

– (1921–1932) ** Philip K. Wrigley – (1932–1977) **

William Wrigley III William A. Wrigley III (January 21, 1933 – March 8, 1999), known as William Wrigley, was president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, founded by his grandfather William Wrigley Jr., from 1961 until his death from pneumonia in March 1999. His ...

– (1977–1981) *

Tribune Company Tribune Media Company, also known as Tribune Company, was an American multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Through Tribune Broadcasting, Tribune Media was one of the largest television broadcasting companies, owning 39 ...

– (

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

-2009) *

Joe Ricketts John Joseph Ricketts (born July 16, 1941) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade. He has a net worth of US$2.7 billion according to ''Forbes''. He has pursued a variety of ...

family trust, with

Tom Ricketts Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage and film actor and director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the first American film adaptation of ''A Christm ...

exercising day-to-day control (2009–present) ;

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

Charles Comiskey Charles Albert Comiskey (August 15, 1859 – October 26, 1931), nicknamed "Commy" or "The Old Roman", was an American Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League, and was also ...

– (1900–1931) * J. Louis Comiskey – (1931–1940) *

Grace Comiskey Grace Elizabeth Reidy Comiskey (May 15, 1893 – December 10, 1956) was an American businesswoman who was the owner of the Chicago White Sox of the American League from 1939 through 1956. Comiskey was the daughter-in-law of Charles Comiskey and inhe ...

– (1940–1956) *

Dorothy Comiskey Rigney Dorothy Elizabeth Comiskey Rigney (December 26, 1916 – January 22, 1971) was an American businesswoman who owned the Chicago White Sox of the American League from through . She is one of the few women to have served as principal owner of a Major ...

Chuck Comiskey Charles Albert Comiskey II (November 19, 1925 – August 26, 2007) was part-owner of the Chicago White Sox from to . A native of Chicago, Comiskey was the grandson of the team's founder, Charles Comiskey. White Sox ownership Comiskey's father, ...

– (1956–1958) *

– (1958–1961) *

Arthur Allyn, Jr. Arthur Allyn Jr. (December 24, 1913 – March 22, 1985) was the co-owner of the Chicago White Sox of the American League with his brother John Allyn from through . A few years after purchasing the franchise from Bill Veeck, Allyn tried to sel ...

John Allyn John Allyn (May 17, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois – April 29, 1979 in Winnetka, Illinois) was the co-owner of the Chicago White Sox of the American League with his brother Arthur Allyn, Jr. from through , and sole principal owner from through . In ...

– (1961–1969) *

– (1969–1975) *

– (1975–1981) * Aaron Cushman – (1975–1981) * *

Jerry Reinsdorf Jerry Michael Reinsdorf (born February 25, 1936) is the owner of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and MLB's Chicago White Sox. He started his professional life as a tax attorney with the Internal Revenue Service. He has been the owner of the White So ...

– (1981–present) ;

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

Justus Thorner Justus Thorner (March 2, 1848 – October 10, 1928) was a German-born American businessman, the owner of three professional baseball teams; the Cincinnati Stars in 1880, the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA), Cincinnati Red Stockings during 1882 and ...

– (1882–1890) *

John T. Brush John Tomlinson Brush (June 15, 1845 – November 26, 1912) was an American sports executive who is primarily remembered as the principal owner of the New York Giants franchise in Major League Baseball from late in the 1902 season until his death ...

– (1890–1902) *

August Herrmann August "Garry" Herrmann (May 3, 1859 – April 25, 1931) was an American political operative for Cincinnati political boss George B. Cox, an executive of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and president of National Baseball Commission. In 1946, h ...

– (1902–1927) * C. J. McDiarmid – (1927–1929) * Sidney Weil – (1929–1933) *

Powel Crosley, Jr. Powel Crosley Jr. (September 18, 1886 – March 28, 1961) was an American inventor, industrialist, and entrepreneur. He was also a pioneer in radio broadcasting, and owner of the Cincinnati Reds major league baseball team. In addition, Crosl ...

– ( 1933–

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

) *

– (1961–1967) * Francis L. Dale – (1967–1973) *

Louis Nippert Louis Nippert (December 24, 1903 – November 16, 1992) was an American attorney, and majority owner of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from January 1973 to February 1981. Biography Nippert was born in Cincinnati in 1903, a gr ...

– (1973–1980) *

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

& James Williams – (1980–1984) *

Marge Schott Margaret Carolyn Schott (née Unnewehr; August 18, 1928 – March 2, 2004) was an American baseball executive. Serving as managing general partner, president and CEO of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to 1999, she wa ...

– (

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

–

) *

Carl Lindner, Jr. Carl Henry Lindner Jr. (April 22, 1919 – October 17, 2011) was an American businessman from Norwood, Ohio, a member of the Lindner family, and one of the world's richest people. According to the 2006 issue of ''Forbes''s 400 list, Lindner was r ...

– (

–

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

) *

Bob Castellini Robert Castellini (born September 23, 1941) is an American businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 2006, he has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cincinnati Reds, leading a group that purchased a majority share of the Major League Baseba ...

– (

-present) ;

Cleveland Guardians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central division. Since , they have ...

– (1901–1916) * Jim Dunn – (1916–1922) *

Alva Bradley Alva Bradley II (February 28, 1884 – March 30, 1953), was a businessman and baseball team executive. Early life Bradley was born in Cleveland to a prominent family, the eldest of five children of Morris A. Bradley and the former Anna A. Leining ...

– (1927–1946) *

– (1946–1949) * Ellis Ryan – (1949–1952) * Myron H. Wilson – (1952–1956) *

William R. Daley William R. Daley (September 26, 1892 – October 21, 1971) was a businessman and owner of two franchises in Major League Baseball's American League. He was born in Ashtabula, Ohio in 1892. Daley was the principal owner of the Cleveland Indians fro ...

– (1956–1962) *

Gabe Paul Gabriel Howard Paul (January 4, 1910 – April 26, 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who, between 1951 and 1984, served as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt .45s, Cleveland Indians and New York Yanke ...

– (1962–1966) *

Vernon Stouffer Vernon Bigelow Stouffer (August 22, 1901 – July 26, 1974) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist & businessman. Stouffer graduated from The Wharton School in 1923. He was the founder and president of the Stouffer Hotels Co., Stouffer Fr ...

– (1966–1972) *

Nick Mileti Nick James Mileti (born April 22, 1931) is an American author, retired lawyer, former businessman, sports entrepreneur and former sports franchise owner who was, during the 1970s, the owner of the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Clevelan ...

– (1972–1975) *

Ted Bonda Alva Theodore Bonda (1917 - October 22, 2005) was the president of the Cleveland Indians from 1973 to 1978. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, which also served as his death place. He was a partner in Nick Mileti's ownership group who assumed control ...

– (1972–1978) *

Steve O'Neill Stephen Francis O'Neill (July 6, 1891 – January 26, 1962) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, most notably with the Cleveland Indians. As a manager, he led the Detroit Tig ...

– (1978–1983) * Richard Jacobs – (1986–1999) *

Larry Dolan Lawrence J. Dolan (born February 8, 1931) is an American retired attorney and the principal owner of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). Education Dolan attended St. Ignatius High School and got his law degree from Universit ...

– (

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

-present) ;

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...

Jerry McMorris Jerry McMorris (October 9, 1940 – May 8, 2012) was the principal owner of the Colorado Rockies of the National League from through . A limited partner in the ownership group that founded the Rockies in the early 1990s, he joined with meatpacking ...

– (1993–2005) *

Monfort brothers Charles K. Monfort (born October 30, 1959) and Richard L. Monfort (born April 27, 1954) are the primary owners of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team. Both grew up in Greeley, Colorado and are sons to Kenneth Monfort; previous owner of ...

– (

-Present) ;

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

* George Vanderbeck – (1894–1900) * James D. Burns – (1901–1902) * Samuel F. Angus – (1902–1903) *

Bill Yawkey William Hoover Yawkey (August 22, 1875 – March 5, 1919) was an American business executive in the lumber and mining industries. He was the sole owner of the Detroit Tigers of the American League from 1903 through 1908, and majority owner from 1 ...

– (1903–1908) *

Frank Navin Francis Joseph Navin (April 18, 1871 – November 13, 1935) was the president of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball for 27 years, from 1908 to 1935. He was part-owner from 1908 to 1919, and principal owner from 1919 to 1935. He also ser ...

– (1908–1919) *

– (1919–1935) * The Briggs Family (1935–56) ** Walter Sr. – (1935–1952) ** Walter Jr. – (1952–1956) *

Fred Knorr Frederick August Knorr II (July 9, 1913
''Sports Illustrated'', February 18, 1957 – Dec ...

John Fetzer John Earl Fetzer (March 25, 1901 – February 20, 1991) was a radio and television executive who was best known as the owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1961 through 1983. Under his ownership, the 1968 Detroit Tigers season, 1968 Tigers won the 196 ...

– (1956–1961) *

– (1961–1983) *

Tom Monaghan Thomas Stephen Monaghan (born March 25, 1937) is an American entrepreneur who founded Domino's Pizza in 1960. He owned the Detroit Tigers from 1983 to 1992. Monaghan also owns the Domino's Farms Office Park, located in the Ann Arbor Charter Town ...

– (1983–1992) *

Ilitch Holdings Ilitch Holdings, Inc. is an American holding company established in 1999 to provide all companies owned by Mike and Marian Ilitch with professional and technical services. Its privately held businesses include Little Caesars Pizza, the National H ...

– (

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

-Present) **

Mike Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and docume ...

(1992-2017) **

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

(2017–present) ;

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

Roy Hofheinz Roy Mark Hofheinz (April 10, 1912 – November 22, 1982), popularly known as Judge Hofheinz or "The Judge", was a Texas state representative from 1934 to 1936, county judge of Harris County, Texas from 1936 to 1944, and mayor of the city ...

– (1962–1975) *

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...

Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...

– (1975–1979) * John McMullen – (1979–1993) * Drayton McLane, Jr. – (

-2011) *

Jim Crane James Robert Crane (born January 17, 1954) is an American businessman from Houston, Texas. Crane is chairman and chief executive of Crane Capital Group, Crane Worldwide Logistics, and Crane Freight and Shipping. He is also the owner and chairma ...

– (

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

-Present) ;

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

Ewing Kauffman Ewing Marion Kauffman (September 21, 1916 August 1, 1993) was an American pharmaceutical entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Major League Baseball owner. Early life and education Ewing Kauffman was born on September 21, 1916, on a farm near Gard ...

– ( 1969–

) *

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Greater may refer to: *Greatness, the state of being great *Greater than, in inequality (mathematics), inequality *Greater (film), ''Greater'' (film), a 2016 American film *Greater (flamingo), the oldest flamingo on record *Greater (song), "Greate ...

(1993–2000) *

David Glass David Glass may refer to: *David Glass (businessman) (1935–2020), American executive *David Glass (Canadian politician) (1829–1906), Canadian lawyer and political figure * David Glass (Israeli politician) (1936–2014), Israeli politician *Davi ...

– (

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

–

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

) *

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...

– (

–present);

Patrick Mahomes Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). The son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Pat Mahomes, he initially played co ...

became a minority partner in 2020. ;

Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...

Gene Autry Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning s ...

– (

–

) *

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

– (

–

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

) * Arturo Moreno – (

-Present) ;

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

* Charles Byrne,

Ferdinand Abell Ferdinand Augustus "Gus" Abell (July 8, 1833 – November 8, 1913) was an American businessman and one of the original founders of the team that became the Brooklyn Dodgers. A Rhode Island casino owner, he put up most of the money to form the tea ...

– (1883–1890) * Charles Byrne,

George Chauncey George Chauncey (born 1954) is a professor of history at Columbia University. He is best known as the author of '' Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940'' (1994). Life and works Chauncey re ...

– (1891–1897) *

Charles Ebbets Charles Hercules Ebbets, Sr. (October 29, 1859 – April 18, 1925) was an American sports executive who served as co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1897 to 1902 before becoming majority owner of the team, doing so until his death in 1925. He ...

– (1897–1898) *

Harry Von der Horst Harry Von der Horst (c. 1850 – July 28, 1905) was an executive in Major League Baseball and a former owner of the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas. He was one of the principal founders and owners of the old 19th century Baltimore Orioles ...

, Ned Hanlon – (1899–1904) *

, Henry Medicus, Ned Hanlon – (1905–1906) *

, Henry Medicus – (1907–1912) *

Ed McKeever Edward Daniel McKeever MBE (born 27 August 1983) is a British kayak athlete. He is a former European, World and Olympic champion. McKeever won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in the K-1 200m event. He won two medals ...

, Stephen McKeever – (1912–1925) * Stephen McKeever, heirs of Charles Ebbets and Brooklyn Trust Company – (1925–45) *

Branch Rickey Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. Rickey was instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson. He also creat ...

Walter O'Malley Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. In 1958, as owner of the Dodgers, he brought major league b ...

, Andrew J. Schmitz. Other minority owners included: John A. Smith, and the heirs of Steve McKeever – (1945–1950) *

– (1950–1970), majority owner, at 75 percent, with the Mulvey family representing the McKeever interest *

Peter O'Malley Peter O'Malley (born December 12, 1937) is an American former owner (1979–98) and president (1970–98) of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Life and sports O'Malley was born at Carson C. Peck Memorial Hospital in Brookly ...

– (1970–1997) *

News Corporation News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Ne ...

– (1998–2005) *

– (2005–2012) * Guggenheim Baseball Partners – (2012–present) – principal partner

; minority partners

, Stan Kasten, Bobby Patton and

. ;

Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The franc ...

Wayne Huizenga Harry Wayne Huizenga Sr. (; December 29, 1937 – March 22, 2018) was an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He founded AutoNation and Waste Management Inc., and was the owner or co-owner of Blockbuster Video, the Miami ...

– (

–

; Florida Marlins) *

John W. Henry John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and investor and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm. He is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, ''The B ...

– (

–

) *

Jeffrey Loria Jeffrey Harold Loria (born November 20, 1940) is an American art dealer, author, and the former owner of the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals) and Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. Early life Loria was born and raised in a Americ ...

– (

–

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

; Florida/Miami Marlins) * Bruce Sherman – principal partner;

Derek Jeter Derek Sanderson Jeter ( ; born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees ...

– non-controlling (

-present) ;

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...

* William Daley – ( 1969–

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

) — Seattle Pilots *

Bud Selig Allan Huber "Bud" Selig (; born July 30, 1934) is an American baseball executive who currently serves as the Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball. Previously, he served as the ninth Commissioner of Baseball from 1998 to 2015. He initially served as ...

– (

–

) ** Wendy Selig-Prieb (1992–2005; acting owner of the team in place of her father) *

Mark Attanasio Mark L. Attanasio (born September 29, 1957) is an American businessman from The Bronx who is the principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. In September 2004, he reached a deal, on behalf of an investment group, to purchase the Brewers from the fam ...

– (

–present);

Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo; December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Antetokounmpo's country of origin, in addition to his s ...

became a minority partner in 2021. ;

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

Ban Johnson Byron Bancroft Johnson (January 5, 1864 – March 28, 1931) was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL). Johnson developed the AL—a descendant of the mino ...

Fred Postal Frederick Postal was the co-owner of the Washington Senators of the American League with Ban Johnson Byron Bancroft Johnson (January 5, 1864 – March 28, 1931) was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder a ...

– (

1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...

– 1903) – Washington Senators * Thomas C. Noyes – (

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

–

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

) * Benjamin Minor – (

–

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

) – * The Griffith Family (1920–84) *

Clark Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educate ...

– (

–

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

) *

Calvin Calvin may refer to: Names * Calvin (given name) ** Particularly Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States * Calvin (surname) ** Particularly John Calvin, theologian Places In the United States * Calvin, Arkansas, a hamlet * Calvi ...

– (

–

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

) Senators; (

) Minnesota Twins * The Pohlad Family (

- present) **

Carl Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of te ...

– (1984-2009) **

Jim Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring * ''Jim ...

– (

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

-present) ;

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

Joan Whitney Payson Joan Whitney Payson (February 5, 1903 – October 4, 1975) was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was also co-founder and majority owner of ...

– (1962–1975) * Charles Shipman Payson – (1975–1980) * Doubleday & Co. – (1980–1986) * Nelson Doubleday, Jr. &

Fred Wilpon Fred Wilpon (born November 22, 1936) is an American real estate developer and former baseball executive. He was principal owner of the New York Mets from 1987 to 2020. Early life and education Wilpon was raised in a Jewish family

– (1986–2002) *

– (2002–2020) *

Steve Cohen Steve, Steven or Stephen Cohen may refer to: Sportspeople * Stephan Cohen (born 1971), French pocket billiards player * Steve Cohen (gymnast) (born 1946), American Olympic gymnast *Steve Cohen (judoka) (born 1955), American judoka and Olympian *Ste ...

– (2020–present) ;

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

* William Devery and Frank Farrell, co-owners – (1903–1915) *

Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston (July 17, 1867 – March 29, 1938) was an American civil engineer and businessman. He co-owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball with Jacob Ruppert from 1915 to 1923, turning them from one of the worst ...

and

Jacob Ruppert Jacob Ruppert Jr. (August 5, 1867 – January 13, 1939) was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and politician who served for four terms representing New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1907. ...

, co-owners – (1915–1922) *

, sole owner - (1922–1939) *Heirs of

– (1939–1945) **

Ed Barrow Edward Grant Barrow (May 10, 1868 – December 15, 1953) was an American manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. He served as the field manager of the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. He served as business manager (de facto ...

, team president – (1939–1944, chairman 1945) *

Larry MacPhail Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail Sr. (February 3, 1890 – October 1, 1975) was an American lawyer and an executive in Major League Baseball. He served as a high-ranking executive, including club president and general manager, with the Cincin ...

, co-owner — (1945–1947) *

Dan Topping Daniel Reid Topping (June 11, 1912 – May 18, 1974) was a part owner and president of the New York Yankees baseball team from 1945 to 1964. During Topping's tenure as chief executive of the Yankees, the team won 14 American League pennants and ...

, co-owner – (1945–64) * Del Webb, co-owner – (1945–64) *

Columbia Broadcasting System CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...

– (1964–1973) **Team presidents:

, 1964–1966; Michael Burke – 1966–1973 *The Steinbrenner Family – (1973–present) **

, 1973–2010 (Principal Owner, chairperson) **

YankeeNets Yankee Global Enterprises, LLC, formerly YankeeNets, LLC, is an American limited liability company (LLC) which owns the New York Yankees baseball team, along with a plurality stake in YES Network and a 20% and 10% stake in New York City FC and AC ...

, 1999–2004 (Formed after a merger of the business operations of the Yankees and

New Jersey Nets New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

.) ** Yankee Global Enterprises LLC, 2004–present (New name for YankeeNets after the Nets were sold to

Bruce Ratner Bruce Ratner (born January 23, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American philanthropist, real estate developer, and former minority owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. Family and education Ratner was born into a Jewish family in the Cleveland metro ...

. Company owns the Yankees and the

YES Network The Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) is an American pay television regional sports network owned by Yankee Global Enterprises (the largest shareholder with 26%), Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios (which owns 20%), A ...

. ** Brothers

Hank Hank is a male given name. It may have been inspired by the Dutch name Henk,The Origins of 10 Nicknam ...

and

Hal Steinbrenner Harold Steinbrenner (born December 3, 1969) is an American businessman best known as the Chairman and Managing General Partner of Yankee Global Enterprises, which owns the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball and minority shares of America ...

, acting principal owners from 2007 to 2010; principal owners since 2010, with Hank's interest having passed to his heirs after his death in 2020 ;

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

Ben Shibe Benjamin Franklin Shibe (January 23, 1838 – January 14, 1922) was an American sporting goods and baseball executive who was owner and president of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League from 1901 until his death. He is credited with th ...

– (

–

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

) — Philadelphia Athletics *

Connie Mack Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds untoucha ...

– (

–

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

) * Arnold Johnson – (

–

) — Kansas City Athletics *

Charlie Finley Charles Oscar Finley (February 22, 1918 – February 19, 1996), nicknamed Charlie O or Charley O, was an American businessman who owned Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics. Finley purchased the franchise while it was located in Kansas C ...

– (

–

) — Kansas City/Oakland Athletics * Walter Haas – (

–

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

) * Steve Schott and

Ken Hofmann Kenneth Harry Hofmann (February 15, 1923April 22, 2018) was an American builder, real estate developer, and philanthropist. He was an owner of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League from 1988 to 1997, in partnership with Ken Beh ...

– (

–

) * Lewis Wolff – (

–

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

) * John J. Fisher – (

–present) ;

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

Al Reach Alfred James Reach (May 25, 1840 – January 14, 1928) was an Anglo-American sportsman who, after becoming one of the early stars of baseball in the National Association, went on to become an influential executive, publisher, sporting goods manuf ...

& John Rogers – (1883–1899) * John Rogers – (1899–1903) * James Potter – (1903–1905) *

Bill Shettsline William Joseph Shettsline (October 25, 1863 – February 22, 1933) was a baseball executive who served as the business manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League from 1896 to 1926. He also served as club president from 1904 to 1 ...

– (1905–1909) *

Horace Fogel Horace Solomon Fogel (March 2, 1861 – November 15, 1928) was a Major League Baseball manager and executive who served as manager of the Indianapolis Hoosiers and New York Giants and president of the Philadelphia Phillies. Early life Foge ...

– (1909–1913) * William Baker – (1913–1930) *

Gerald Nugent Gerald Paul Nugent, Sr. (October 25, 1892 – November 25, 1970) was the owner of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team of the National League from 1932 through 1942. A Philadelphia native, Nugent graduated from Northeast High School, where ...

– (1931–1942) *

William D. Cox William Drought Cox (1909–1989) was an American businessman and sports executive. Early life Cox was born in 1909, growing up on Riverside Drive on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He graduated from high school at the age of 15, then attended New ...

– (1943) *

R. R. M. Carpenter Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter (July 30, 1877 – June 11, 1949) was an American executive and member of the board of directors of DuPont. Biography He was born on July 30, 1877 to Walter Samuel Carpenter and Bedde Morgan. Known as "Ruly", Carp ...

– (1943–1950) * Robert Carpenter – (1950–1972) *

Ruly Carpenter Robert Ruliph Morgan "Ruly" Carpenter III (June 10, 1940 – September 13, 2021) was an American businessman and baseball executive. He was the principal owner and president of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 to 1981. Early life Carpenter ...

– (1972–1981) * Bill Giles & David Montgomery – (

-2013) * John S. Middleton, David Montgomery, and Jim & Pete Buck — (2013–present) ;

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

* Denny McKnight (1881–1887) – Alleghenys * William A. Nimick (1887–1891) – Alleghenys/Pirates * William Kerr &

Phil Auten Phillip Lesher Auten (February 1840 – March 7, 1919) was an American business executive in the lumber and mining industries, best remembered as controlling owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates professional baseball team of the National League (NL) f ...

(1891–1900) *

Barney Dreyfuss Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23, 1865 – February 5, 1932) was an executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise from 1900 to his death. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. Drey ...

– (1900–1932) * Bill Benswanger – (1932–1946) *

John W. Galbreath John Wilmer Galbreath (August 10, 1897 – July 20, 1988) was an American building contractor and sportsman. Born in Derby, Ohio, he grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio, where he graduated from high school. He then graduated from Ohio University ...

– (1946–1985) * Pittsburgh Associates – (1985–1996) *

Kevin McClatchy Kevin S. McClatchy (born January 13, 1963) is the chairman of McClatchy and former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team. He led a group of investors that purchased the team in 1996, and served as the team's CEO and lead owner until 200 ...

– (1996–2007) * Robert Nutting – (2007–present) ;

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

C. Arnholt Smith Conrad Arnholt Smith (aka Conrad Arnholdt Smith) (March 13, 1899 in Walla Walla, Washington – June 8, 1996 in Del Mar, California) was a leading businessman and civic activist in San Diego, California. Personal life Smith was born in Walla Walla ...

– (–) *

Ray Kroc Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He purchased the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald's, turnin ...

– (–) *

Joan Kroc Joan Beverly Kroc ( Mansfield, previously Smith; August 27, 1928 – October 12, 2003), also known as Joni, was an American philanthropist and third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc. Early life Joan Beverly Mansfield was born on August 27, 19 ...

– (–) *

– (–) * John Moores – (–) *

Ron Fowler Ronald Lee Fowler (born July 23, 1944) is an American businessman. He is the vice chairman of the ownership group of the San Diego Padres franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB) and CEO of Liquid Investments Inc., a San Diego beer distributorship ...

– (–present) ;

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

* John Day – (-) * C. C. Van Cott – (-) *

Andrew Freedman Andrew Freedman (September 1, 1860 – December 4, 1915) was an American businessman who is primarily remembered as the owner of the New York Giants professional baseball team of the National League from 1895 to 1902. He also briefly owned the ...

– (-) * John Brush – (–) *

Harry Hempstead Harry Newton Hempstead (June 25, 1868 – March 26, 1938) was the owner of the New York Giants of the National League from 1912 through 1919. Biography He was born on June 25, 1868 in Philadelphia to Orlando Gordon Hempstead and Elizabeth Ophelia ...

– (–) *

Charles Stoneham Charles Abraham Stoneham (July 5, 1876 – January 6, 1936) was the owner of the New York Giants baseball team, New York Nationals soccer team, the center of numerous corruption scandals and the instigator of the "Soccer Wars" which destroyed ...

– (–) *

Horace Stoneham Horace Charles Stoneham ( ; April 27, 1903 – January 7, 1990) was an American Major League Baseball executive and the owner of the New York / San Francisco Giants from 1936 to 1976. Inheriting the Giants, then one of the most prominent franch ...

– (–) *

Bob Lurie Robert Alfred Lurie (born 1929) is a real estate magnate, philanthropist, and former owner of the San Francisco Giants franchise of Major League Baseball from March 2, 1976, until January 12, 1993. Early life Lurie was born to a Jewish family

– (–) *

Peter Magowan Peter Alden Magowan (April 5, 1942 – January 27, 2019) was an American businessman. He was the managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2008. He was the chief executive officer of Safeway Inc. ...

– (–) *

Bill Neukom William Horlick Neukom (born 1942) is an American former managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants baseball team ownership group. He held this position from May 2008 to December 31, 2011 and he was the managing partner when the Giants ...

– (–present) ;

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League ...

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; yi, דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and ...

– (1977–1980) *

George Argyros George Leon Argyros (born February 4, 1937) is an American former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Spain. He is also a real estate investor and philanthropist. Argyros was the owner of Major League Baseball's Seattle Marine ...

– (1980–1989) *

Jeff Smulyan Jeffrey Howard Smulyan (born April 6, 1947 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is the founder and chief executive officer of Emmis Communications. Early life and education Smulyan is the son of Natalie and Sam Smulyan. He has one brother and one sister. H ...

– (1989–1992) *

Hiroshi Yamauchi was a Japanese businessman and the third president of Nintendo, joining the company in 1949 until stepping down on 24 May 2002, being subsequently succeeded by Satoru Iwata. During his 53-year tenure, Yamauchi transformed Nintendo from a hanafu ...

– (1992–2013) *

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...

– (2013–2016) * First Avenue Entertainment (2016–present) ;

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

* Chris von der Ahe – (1882–1899) *

Frank Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curr ...

& Stanley Robison – (1899–1911) *

Helene Hathaway Britton Helene Hathaway Britton ( née Robison; January 30, 1879 – January 8, 1950) was an American baseball executive. She owned the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League, and was the first woman to own a Major League Baseball franchise. Britt ...

– (1911–1917) *

Sam Breadon Samuel Wilson Breadon (July 26, 1876 – May 8, 1949) was an American executive who served as the president and majority owner of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1920 through 1947. During that time, the Cardinals ro ...

– ( 1917–

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

) *

Robert Hannegan Robert Emmet Hannegan (June 30, 1903 – October 6, 1949) was an American politician who served as Commissioner of Internal Revenue from October 1943 to January 1944. He also served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1944 to 1 ...

– (

–

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

) *

Fred Saigh Frederick Michael Saigh Jr. (pronounced "sigh") (1905–1999) was a lawyer, real estate investor, and owner of the American professional baseball franchise, the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 through 1953. Early life ...

– (

–

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

) *

Anheuser-Busch Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2008, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev), now the world's largest brewing company, which owns multiple glo ...

– (

–

) * William DeWitt, Jr. – (

-present) ;

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

Vince Naimoli Vincent Joseph Naimoli (September 16, 1937 – August 25, 2019) was an American businessman, and the first owner of the Major League Baseball team the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Biography Naimoli's father was an Italian immigrant who worked for the N ...

– (1998–2005) *

Stuart Sternberg Stuart L. Sternberg (born August 8, 1959) is an American Wall Street investor. He is the principal shareholder of the ownership group that owns the Tampa Bay Rays and acts as the team's Managing General Partner since November 2005. Early life T ...

– (2005–present) ; Texas Rangers *

Elwood Richard Quesada Elwood Richard Quesada, CB, CBE (April 13, 1904 – February 9, 1993), nicknamed "Pete", was a United States Air Force Lt. General, FAA administrator, and, later, a club owner in Major League Baseball. Early years Elwood Richard Quesada was bo ...

– (1961–1963) Washington Senators * James Johnston & James Lemon – 1963–1967) * James Lemon – (1967–1968) *

Bob Short Robert Earl Short (July 20, 1917 – November 20, 1982) was an American businessman, sport teams owner, and politician. Background Short graduated from the College of Saint Thomas (now the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), University of St. ...

– (1968–1971) Senators; (1972-1974) Texas Rangers *

Brad Corbett Bradford Gary Corbett (October 15, 1937 – December 24, 2012) was the owner of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball's American League from 1974 to 1980. Corbett was born in the Bronx in 1937. After spending a semes ...

– (1974–1980) *

Eddie Chiles Harrell Edmonds "Eddie" Chiles (May 11, 1910 – August 22, 1993) was the founder of the Western Company of North America and an owner of the Texas Rangers. He was also the paternal uncle of actress Lois Chiles. Eddie Chiles was born in Itas ...

– (1980–1989) *

Richard Rainwater Richard Edward Rainwater (June 15, 1944 – September 27, 2015) was an American investor and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of $3 billion, he ranked 211th on the Forbes 400 in 2015. His investing style was described as "analytically ...

and

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

(managing general partner) – (1989–1998) *

– (1998–2010) * Rangers Baseball Express ( Chuck Greenberg,

Nolan Ryan Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive. Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanning four decades, Ryan ...

, and other investors) – (2010–present) ** Ryan sold his interest in the team to the other partners in 2013. ;

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

Labatt Brewing Company Labatt Brewing Company Limited (french: La Brasserie Labatt Limitée) is a Belgian-owned brewery headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1847, Labatt is the largest brewer in Canada. In 1995, it was purchased by Belgian brewer Int ...

45%; R. Howard Webster (chairman/President, ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'') 45%;

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC; french: Banque canadienne impériale de commerce) is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at CIBC Square in the Financial District of Toronto, Ontario. ...

10% – (1976–1991) * John Labatt Limited 90%;

10% – (1991–1995) * Interbrew S.A. 90%;

10% – (1995–2000) *

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of mobile phone operator, wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet access, Intern ...

80%; Interbrew S.A. 20% – (2000–2004) *

(sole owner) – (2004–present) ;

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Nippon Professional Baseball owners

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Chiba Lotte Marines The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. History The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural ...

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Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011) ...

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Hanshin Tigers The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース ''Hanshin Taigāsu'') are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railwa ...

* Hanshin Electric Railway, Hanshin Electric Railway ;Hiroshima Toyo Carp * Matsuda family (the founding family of Mazda — about 60%); Mazda (34.2%); other minority shareholders ** The "Toyo" name comes from the former corporate name of Mazda, Toyo Kogyo. ;Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters * Senators (1946) – Did not use a corporate name. Owned by retired Japanese statesman Kinkazu Saionji. * Tokyu Flyers (1947) – Tokyu Corporation, Tokyu Corporation (100%) * Kyuei Flyers (1948) – Tokyu and Daiei (50-50) * Tokyu Flyers (1949–1953) – Tokyu (100%) * Toei Flyers (1954–1972) – Toei Company, Toei Company * Nittaku Home Flyers (1973) – Not directly owned by a corporation, but bore a corporate name nonetheless. The team was owned that season by Akitaka Nishimura, owner of Nittaku Home. * Nippon-Ham Fighters (1974–2003), Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2004–present) – Nippon Ham ;Orix Buffaloes * Orix ;Saitama Seibu Lions * Prince Hotels (a part of the Seibu Railway, Seibu Group) ;Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles *Rakuten ;Tokyo Yakult Swallows * Kokutetsu Swallows (1950–1965) – Japanese National Railways, known as Kokutetsu in Japanese * Sankei Swallows (brief period in 1965) – Sankei Shimbun * Sankei Atoms (1965–1968) – Sankei Shimbun * Atoms (1969) – Sankei Shimbun (chose to drop its corporate name from the team) * Yakult Atoms (1970–1973), Yakult Swallows (1974–2005), Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2006–present) – Yakult ;Yokohama DeNA BayStars * Taiyō Whales (1950–52) – Taiyō Fishing Company (100%) * Taiyō-Shōchiku Robins (1953) – Taiyō and Shōchiku (50-50) * Yō-Shō Robins (1954) – Taiyō and Shōchiku (50-50) * Taiyō Whales (1954–1977), Yokohama Taiyō Whales (1978–1992) – Taiyō (100%) * Yokohama BayStars (1993–2011) – Taiyō changed its name to Maruha Corporation, and chose to drop its corporate name from the team. * Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–present) – DeNA ;Yomiuri Giants * Yomiuri Shimbun, Yomiuri Group

Basketball team owners

National Basketball Association owners

;Atlanta Hawks *Ben Kerner (1948–1968, Tri-Cities Blackhawks/Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks) *Tom Cousins/Cousins Corporation, Carl Sanders (1968–1976) *

/Turner Broadcasting (1977–2004; Time-Warner subsidiary, 1996–2004) *Atlanta Spirit, LLC (2004–2015) *Tony Ressler (2015–present) ;Boston Celtics *Walter A. Brown, team founder and original owner (1946–September 7, 1964) *Lou Pieri and Marjorie Brown, wife of team founder (September 7, 1964– June 24, 1965) *Marvin Kratter/Knickerbocker Brewing Company, subsidiary of National Equities (June 24, 1965 – 1968) *Ballantine (brewery), Ballantine Brewery, subsidiary of Investors Funding Corporation (1968–1969) *Trans-National Communications (1969–1971) *Ballantine (brewery), Ballantine Brewery, subsidiary of Investors Funding Corporation (1971–1972) *Irv Levin and Harold Lipton (April 1972-May 1972) ''Sale not approved by NBA'' *Robert Schmertz/Leisure Technology (May 1972–January 1975) *Robert Schmertz/Leisure Technology, Irv Levin, and Harold Lipton (January 1975–November 1975) *Irv Levin and Harold Lipton (November 1975 – 1978) *John Y. Brown, Jr. and Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. (1978–1979) *Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. (1979–1983) *Don Gaston, Alan N. Cohen, Paul Dupee (1983–1993) *Paul Gaston (1993–2002) *Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. — consisting of Wycliffe Grousbeck, Stephen Pagliuca, and H. Irving Grousbeck (2002–present) ;Brooklyn Nets * Arthur Brown (1967–1969) * Roy Boe (1969–1978) (New York Nets/New Jersey Nets) *The "Secaucus Seven", a group of local New Jersey businessmen led by Jay Taub and Alan N. Cohen, Alan Cohen (1978–1998) *Local real estate developers Raymond Chambers and Lewis Katz (1998–1999) *Yankee Global Enterprises LLC, YankeeNets, a joint venture between Chambers and Katz, and

owner George Steinbrenner (1999–2003) *

(principal owner 2003–2010), Jay-Z, Shawn Carter (aka Jay-Z) and other minority owners *Mikhail Prokhorov (principal owner 2010–2019) ** Jay-Z sold his interest (less than 1%) in 2013 so that his management company, Roc Nation Sports, could represent NBA players. ** In October 2017, billionaire businessman Joseph Tsai announced he agreed to buy a 49% stake in the Nets from Prokhorov. At the time, Tsai also took an option to buy the remaining 51% of the team no later than October 2021. * Joseph Tsai (2019–present) – Tsai exercised his option to buy Prokhorov's share of the Nets in August 2019, and the sale closed the next month. ;Charlotte Hornets *Robert L. Johnson (principal owner 2004–2010);

, Nelly, Cornell Haynes, Jr. (aka Nelly) later purchased minority interests *

(majority owner, 2010–present); Johnson retained a minority interest, and Nelly's interest is not known to be affected by Jordan's purchase ;Chicago Bulls *Dick Klein (basketball), Dick Klein (1966–1972) *Arthur Wirtz (1972–1983) *Bill Wirtz (1983–1985) *

(1985–present) ;Cleveland Cavaliers *

(1970–1979) *Joe Zingale (minority owner, ?-1979; majority owner, 1979–1980) *Ted Stepien (1980–1983) *Gordon Gund, Gordon and George Gund III (1983–2004) *Dan Gilbert (businessman), Dan Gilbert, Usher (entertainer), Usher Raymond, Gordon Gund (2004–present) ;Dallas Mavericks *Don Carter (businessman), Don Carter (1980–1996) *H. Ross Perot, Jr. (1996–2000) *Mark Cuban (2000–present) ;Denver Nuggets *Red McCombs (1978–1985) *Sidney Shlenker (1985–1989) *Peter Bynoe, Bertram Lee, and Comsat Video Enterprises (1989–1997) *

(1997–2000) *

(2000–present) ** Stan Kroenke, previously a minority owner of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, Rams, acquired full ownership in 2010. Under the NFL's then-current cross-ownership rules, principal team owners were prohibited from owning controlling interests in teams in any other professional sport (except soccer) in a different NFL market. From late 2010 until the cross-ownership ban was permanently lifted in October 2018, his wife Ann Walton Kroenke technically held a controlling interest in order to comply with these rules; their son Josh runs the team's day-to-day affairs. ;Detroit Pistons *Fred Zollner (1948–1974) *Bill Davidson (businessman), William Davidson (1974–2009) *Karen Davidson (sports owner), Karen Davidson (2009–2011) *Tom Gores (2011–present) ;Golden State Warriors *Pete Tyrell (1946–1952, Philadelphia Warriors) *Eddie Gottlieb (1952–1962, Philadelphia Warriors) *Franklin Mieuli (1962–1986, San Francisco/Golden State Warriors) *Jim Fitzgerald (1986–1995) *Chris Cohan (1995–2010) *

and Joe Lacob (2010–present) ;Houston Rockets *Robert Breitbard (1967–1971, San Diego Rockets) *Billy Goldberg (banker), Billy Goldberg, Wayne Duddlesten, Mickey Herskowitz (1971–1973, Houston Rockets) *Irvin Kaplan 1973–1975 *James Talcott Incorporated (1975–1976)
Kenneth Schnitzer
(1976–1979) *George J. Maloof, Sr. (1979–1980) *Maloof family, Gavin Maloof (1980–1982) *Charlie Thomas (1982–1993) *Leslie Alexander (businessman), Leslie Alexander (1993–2017) *Tilman Fertitta (2017–present) ;Indiana Pacers *Herbert Simon (real estate), Herbert Simon and Melvin Simon ;Los Angeles Clippers *Paul Snyder (basketball), Paul Snyder (1970–1976, Buffalo Braves) *John Y. Brown, Jr. (1976–1978, Buffalo Braves majority owner) **Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. (1976–1978, Buffalo Braves minority owner) *Irv Levin (1978–1981, Buffalo Braves/San Diego Clippers) *Donald Sterling (1981–2014, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers) *Steve Ballmer (2014–present, Los Angeles Clippers) ;Los Angeles Lakers *Ben Berger and Morris Chalfen (1948–1957, Minneapolis Lakers) *

(1957–1965, Minneapolis-Los Angeles Lakers) *Jack Kent Cooke (1965–1979) *Jerry Buss (principal owner, 1979–2013) *Bill Daniels (minority owner, estimated timeframe early 1980s to early 1990s) *

(minority owner, 1999–present) *Magic Johnson, Earvin "Magic" Johnson (4.5% stake, 1994–2010) *Patrick Soon-Shiong (2010–present; acquired Johnson's former interest) *Buss family trust (principal owner, 2013–present) – basketball operations run by Jim Buss and business operations run by Jeanie Buss ;Memphis Grizzlies *Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment (1995–2000) (Vancouver Grizzlies) *Michael Heisley (2000–2012) *Robert J. Pera (2012–present) ;Miami Heat *Ted Arison (1987–1995), as the majority owner, with minority shareholders Billy Cunningham and Lewis Schaffel running day-to-day business operations. *Micky Arison (1995–present) ;Milwaukee Bucks *Milwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (aka Milwaukee Pro), headed by Wesley Pavalon and Marvin Fishman (1968–1976) *Jim Fitzgerald (principal owner, 1976–85) *Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (1985–2014) *Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry (2014–present) ** Aaron Rodgers bought a minority stake in the team in 2018. ;Minnesota Timberwolves *Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner (1989–1994) *

(1994–2023) *Marc Lore & Alex Rodriguez (2023–present) ** Taylor reached a deal with Lore and Rodriguez in April 2021, with the pair initially purchasing 20% with a plan to purchase an additional 20% in 2022 and 40% in 2023, at which time they will be become the principal owners ;New Orleans Pelicans *George Shinn (100%, 1988–2007; Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets) *George Shinn (75%) and Gary Chouest (25%) (2007–2010) *National Basketball Association (2010–2012) — The NBA purchased the team in December 2010 after a planned sale of Shinn's interest to Chouest fell through. *Tom Benson (2012–2018) *Gayle Benson (2018–present) ** Gayle Benson is also the owner of the NFL's New Orleans Saints. At the time of Tom Benson's death, NFL rules allowed team owners to own teams in other sports if the other team(s) were in the same media market. In 2013, Gayle's late predecessor and husband Tom Benson announced that the New Orleans Hornets would permanently change their team nickname to the Pelicans. ;New York Knicks *James L. Dolan, James Dolan ;Oklahoma City Thunder *Sam Schulman – (1967–1983) (Seattle SuperSonics) *Barry Ackerley – (1983–2001) (SuperSonics) *Howard Schultz – (2001–2006) (SuperSonics) *Professional Basketball Club, LLC — principal owner Clay Bennett (businessman), Clay Bennett, minority owners Jeffrey Records, Jr. and George Kaiser ;Orlando Magic *William du Pont III, Jim L. Hewit, and Robert Hewitt (1989–1991) *Richard DeVos (1991–present) ;Philadelphia 76ers *Danny Biasone (1946–1963, Syracuse Nationals) *Irv Kosloff (1963–1976) *Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. (1976–1981) *Harold Katz (1981–1996) *Comcast Spectacor (1996–2011) *Josh Harris (businessman), Josh Harris (2011–present) ;Phoenix Suns *

(1987–2004) *Robert Sarver (2004–present) ** Larry Fitzgerald bought a minority stake in the team in January 2020. ;Portland Trail Blazers *Herman Sarkowsky, Robert Schmertz, and Larry Weinberg (businessman), Larry Weinberg (1970–1972) *Herman Sarkowsky & Larry Weinberg (1972–1975) *Larry Weinberg (1975–1988) *Paul Allen (1988–2018) * Estate of Paul Allen (2018–present) ** From 1997 to 2018, Paul Allen was also the principal owner of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. At the time he purchased the Seahawks in 1997, the NFL had a blanket prohibition of cross-ownership (apart from soccer), but the league soon modified the rule to allow NFL owners to own teams in other leagues under either of the following conditions: *** The other team is in the same market as the owner's NFL team. *** The other team is in a market without an NFL team, as is the case with Portland. ;Sacramento Kings * Jack Harrison, Les Harrison (basketball), Les Harrison (1946-1958, Rochester Royals/Cincinnati Royals) * Thomas E. Wood (1958-1963, Cincinnati Royals) * Louis Jacobs (businessman), Louis Jacobs (1963-1968, Cincinnati Royals) * Jeremy Jacobs, Max Jacobs (1968-1973, Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City/Omaha Kings * Leon Karosen, H. Paul Rosenberg & Robert Margolin (1973-1983, Kansas City Kings) * Joseph Benvenuti, Gregg Lukenbill, Frank Lukenbill, Stephen Cippa, Robert Cook & Frank McCormick (1983-1985, Kansas City Kings) *Gregg Lukenbill and Joe Benvenuti (1985–1992) *Jim Thomas (1992–1999) *Maloof family (53%), Bob Hernreich (12%), and other minority investors (operated by George, Joe and Gavin Maloof) (1999–2013) *Vivek Ranadive (2013–present) ;San Antonio Spurs *Angelo Drossos (1973–1988) *Red McCombs (1988–1993) *Peter Holt (1993–2016) *Julianna Holt (2016–present) ;Toronto Raptors *John Bitove 44%, Allan Slaight (Slaight Communications) 44%, Bank of Nova Scotia 10%, David Peterson 1%, Phil Granovsky 1% (1993–1995) *John Bitove 39.5%, Allan Slaight 39.5%, Bank of Nova Scotia 10%, Isiah Thomas 9%, David Peterson 1%, Phil Granovsky 1% (1995) *Allan Slaight 81%, Bank of Nova Scotia 10%, Isiah Thomas 9% (1996–1997) *Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (1998–present) ;Utah Jazz *Sam Battistone (1974–1985), New Orleans/Utah Jazz *Sam Battistone and Larry H. Miller, Larry Miller (50-50, 1985–1986) *Larry H. Miller, Larry Miller (100%, 1986–2009) *Greg Miller (businessman), Greg Miller and Gail Miller (2009–2020) *Ryan Smith (businessman), Ryan and Ashley Smith (2020–present) ;Washington Wizards *David Trager (1961–1964) — Chicago Packers/Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets *Abe Pollin (majority owner), Earl Foreman, and Arnold Heft (1964–1968) — Baltimore Bullets *Abe Pollin (100%, 1968–1999) — Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, Washington Wizards *Abe Pollin (56%) and Ted Leonsis (44%) (1999–2009) *Estate of Abe Pollin and Ted Leonsis (2009–2010) *Ted Leonsis (2010–present)

Women's National Basketball Association owners

;Atlanta Dream *Ron Terwilliger (2008–2009) *Kathy Betty (2010) *Dream Too LLC, composed of Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler (2011–2021) * Larry Gottesdiener (majority owner), Suzanne Abair, and Renee Montgomery (2021–present) ;Chicago Sky *Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender (2006–present) ;Connecticut Sun *RDV Sports, Inc. (1998–2002), Orlando Miracle *Mohegan Sun (2003–present) ;Dallas Wings * Bill Davidson (businessman), William Davidson (1998–2009), Detroit Shock * Tulsa Pro Hoops LLC, composed of Bill Cameron, David Box, Chris Christian, Sam and Rita Combs, and Paula Marshall (2009–2015), Tulsa Shock * Bill Cameron (majority owner), Chris Christian, and Mark Yancey (2015–present) ;Indiana Fever * Herbert Simon (real estate), Herb and Melvin Simon (2000–2009) * Herbert Simon (real estate), Herb Simon (2009–present) ;Las Vegas Aces * Larry H. Miller (1997–2002), Utah Starzz * Peter Holt (2003–2017), San Antonio Stars * MGM Resorts International (2017–2021) * Mark Davis (American football), Mark Davis (2021–present) ;Los Angeles Sparks *Jerry Buss (1997–2006) *Gemini Basketball LLC, composed of Carla Christofferson, Kathy Goodman, and Lynai Jones (2006–2011) *Williams Group Holdings (Paula Madison) (2011–2014) and Carla Christofferson, Kathy Goodman, and Lisa Leslie (2011–2013) *Sparks LA Sports, LLC (

, Stan Kasten,

and Bobby Patton) (2014–present) ;Minnesota Lynx *

(1999–present) ;New York Liberty * Cablevision (1997–2009) * Madison Square Garden, Inc. (2010–2019) * Joe Tsai (2019–Present) ;Phoenix Mercury *

(1997–2003) *Robert Sarver (2004–present) ;Seattle Storm *Barry Ackerley, Bill and Ginger Ackerley (2000–2001) *Howard Schultz (2001–2006) *Clay Bennett (businessman), Clay Bennett (2007) *Force 10 Hoops LLC, composed of Dawn Trudeau, Lisa Brummel, Virginia Gilder, Ginny Gilder (2008–present) ;Washington Mystics *Abe Pollin (1998–2005) *Ted Leonsis, Monumental Sports & Entertainment/Ted Leonsis (2005–present)

National Basketball League (Australia) owners

;Adelaide 36ers#Ownership, Adelaide 36ers *Grant Kelley (March 2017–present) ;Illawarra Hawks *Dorry Kordahi, Bryan Colangelo & Micahel Proctor ;Perth Wildcats *Jack Bendat

Euroleague (Europe) owners

;Fenerbahçe Basketball, Fenerbahçe *Ali Koç ;Olympiacos B.C., Olympiacos *Panagiotis Angelopoulos-Giorgos Angelopoulos ;Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos *Dimitrios Giannakopoulos ;Olimpia Milano *Giorgio Armani ;ASVEL Basket, ASVEL *

Gridiron football franchise owners

National Football League owners

;Arizona Cardinals * Chris O'Brien (American football), Chris O'Brien (1898–1929) — Morgan Athletic Club (Chicago, 1898–1899?), Racine Normals (still in Chicago, 1899?–1901), Racine Cardinals (1901–1921), Chicago Cardinals (1922–1929) * David Jones (Cardinals owner), Dr. David Jones (1929–1933) * The Bidwill Family (1933–present) ** Charles Bidwill (1933–1947) ** Violet Bidwill Wolfner, Virginia Wolfner (widow) (1947–1962) — Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals ** Bill Bidwill and Charles Jr. (sons of Charles) (1962–1972) ** Bill (1972–2019) (bought out brother) — St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals ** Michael Bidwill (son) (2019–present) ;Atlanta Falcons * The Smith Family (1966-2002) * Rankin M. Smith Sr. – (1966–1997) * Taylor (son) – (1997–2002) *

– (2002–present) — owns over 90%; seven minority partners own the rest, with Warrick Dunn the latest addition in March 2010 ;Baltimore Ravens * Art Modell – 1996–2004 * Steve Bisciotti – 2004–present ;Buffalo Bills * Ralph Wilson – (1959–2014) * Estate of Ralph Wilson (2014) * Terry Pegula, Terrence Pegula and Kim Pegula – (September 2014 – present) ;Carolina Panthers * Jerry Richardson – (1995–2018) *

– (2018–present) ;Chicago Bears * A. E. Staley (1919–1921) — Decatur/Chicago Staleys * George Halas and Edward Sternaman, Dutch Sternaman – (1921–1933) * The Halas Family – (1933–present) ** George Halas (1933–1983) ** Virginia Halas McCaskey, Virginia McCaskey (daughter) – (1983–present) ;Cincinnati Bengals * The Brown family: ** Paul Brown – (1968–1991) ** Mike Brown (football team owner), Mike Brown – (1991–present) ;Cleveland Browns * Arthur B. McBride, Mickey McBride – (1946–1953) * David Jones – (1953–1961) * Art Modell – (1961–1995) * Operations suspended franchise held in "Cleveland Browns Trust" 1996–1998. See Cleveland Browns relocation controversy for more details. * Al Lerner – (1998–2002) *

– (2002–2012) *

– (2012–present) ;Dallas Cowboys * Clint Murchison – (1960–1984) * Bum Bright – (1984–1989) * Jerry Jones – (1989–present) ;Denver Broncos * Bob Howsam – (1959–1961) * Gerald Phipps – (1961–1981) * Edgar Kaiser, Jr, Edgar Kaiser – (1981–1984) * Pat Bowlen – (1984–2019) * Pat Bowlen estate – (2019-2022) * S. Robson Walton, Rob Walton, Carrie Walton Penner & Greg Penner — (2022-present) ;Detroit Lions * George A. Richards – (1934–1940) * Fred Mandel – (1940–1948) * Edwin J. Anderson – (1948–1964) * William Clay Ford, Sr., William Clay Ford family ** William Clay Ford, Sr., William Clay Sr. – (1964–2014) ** Martha Firestone Ford (widow) – (2014–2020) ** Sheila Ford Hamp (daughter) - (2020–present) ;Green Bay Packers * John & J. Emmett Clair, Curly Lambeau, Earl "Curly" Lambeau, George Whitney Calhoun – (1919–1923) * Public company, Community ownership (1923–present) ** Green Bay Football Corporation (1923–1935) ** Green Bay Packers, Inc. (1935–present; non-profit representing ≈360,760 shareholders) ;Houston Texans * The McNair Family ** Robert C. McNair – (2002–2018) ** Janice McNair (widow) – (2018–present) ;Indianapolis Colts * Carroll Rosenbloom – (1953–1972) * The Irsay family – (1972–present) ** Robert Irsay (1972–1997) — Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts ** Jim Irsay (1997–present) ;Jacksonville Jaguars * Wayne Weaver – (1995–2012) * Shahid Khan – (2012–present) ;Kansas City Chiefs * The Hunt family – (1959–present) ** Lamar Hunt, Lamar (1960–2006) — Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs ** Family, led by Clark Hunt, son Clark – (2006–present) ;Las Vegas Raiders * Limited partnership led by Y. Charles (Chet) Soda – (1959–1960) * F. Wayne Valley and Ed McGah – (1961–1966) * Valley, McGah and Al Davis – (1966–1976) * Al Davis and McGah (1976–1983) – Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders * Al Davis (1983–2011) — Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders * Mark Davis (American football), Mark and Carol Davis (American football), Carol Davis – (2011–present) – Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders Note: This list reflects the actual control of the franchise. The ownership structure is considerably more complicated. Notably, it was reported that Al Davis owned only a 47% stake in the team when he died in 2011, although he exercised near-total control as the president of the team's general partner. His widow Carol and son Mark inherited his interest in the team, with Mark exercising day-to-day control. See Las Vegas Raiders#Ownership, administration and financial operations, the relevant section of the team article for more details. ;Los Angeles Chargers * Barron Hilton (1959–1966) — Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers * Eugene V. Klein, Gene Klein (majority owner) and Sam Schulman (1966–1984) — San Diego Chargers * Alex Spanos – (1984–2018) * Dean Spanos – (2018–present) ; Los Angeles Rams * Homer Marshman (1936–1941?) — Cleveland Rams * Dan Reeves (NFL owner), Dan Reeves (1941–1971) — Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams * Robert Irsay – (1971–1972) * Carroll Rosenbloom – (1972–1979) * Georgia Frontiere (1979–1995) — Los Angeles Rams * Georgia Frontiere (60%) and

(40%) (1995–2008) — St. Louis Rams * Chip Rosenbloom, Lucia Rodriguez (combined 60%), and

(40%) – (2008–2010) *

– (2010–present) ;Miami Dolphins * Joseph Robbie, Joe Robbie and Danny Thomas – (1965–1966?) * Joe Robbie – (1966?–1990) * Robbie family and

– (1990–1993) * Wayne Huizenga – (100%, 1993–2008) * Stephen M. Ross (50%) and Huizenga (50%) – (2008–2009) * Ross (up to 95%) and Huizenga (5%) (2009–present) — unknown, but likely small, percentages also owned by Gloria Estefan, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Buffett, Fergie (singer), Fergie, and Serena Williams, Serena and Venus Williams ;Minnesota Vikings * Bill Boyer, H. P. Skoglund, Max Winter, Bernie Ridder, and Ole Haugsrud – (1960–1973) * Skoglund, Winter, Ridder, Haugsrud and Boyer family – (1973–1976) * Skoglund, Winter, Ridder, and Boyer family – (1976–1977) * Winter, Skoglund family and Boyer family – (1977–1988) * Skoglund family, Winter, Boyer family, Carl Pohlad, and Irwin L. Jacobs, Irwin Jacobs – (1988–1991) * Roger Headrick and nine equal partners – (1991–1998) * Red McCombs – (1998–2005) *

and family – (2005–present) ;New England Patriots * Billy Sullivan (American football), Billy Sullivan – (1960–1987) * Victor Kiam – (1987–1992) * James Orthwein – (1992–1994) *

– (1994–present) ;New Orleans Saints * John W. Mecom, Jr. – (1967–1985) * The Benson family (1985–present) ** Tom Benson, Tom – (1985–2018) ** Gayle Benson, Gayle (widow) – (2018–present) ;New York Giants * The Mara Family – (1925–present; 100 percent ownership, 1925–1991, 50 percent ownership since 1991) **Tim Mara, Tim J. – (1925–1959) **Jack Mara, Jack – (1930–1965) **Wellington Mara, Wellington – (1930–2005) **Tim – (1965–1991) **John Mara, John – (2005–present) * The Tisch Family – (1991–present; 50 percent ownership) **Preston Robert Tisch, Bob – (1991–2005) **Jonathan Tisch, Jonathan – (2006–present) ;New York Jets * Harry Wismer (1959–1963) — New York Titans * Sonny Werblin, Leon Hess, Donald C. Lillis, Townsend B. Martin, Philip H. Iselin – (1963–1968) * Leon Hess, Donald C. Lillis, Townsend B. Martin, Philip H. Iselin – (1968) * Leon Hess, Townsend B. Martin, Philip H. Iselin – (1968–1976) * Leon Hess, Townsend B. Martin – (1976–1981) * Leon Hess – (1981–1999) * Estate of Leon Hess – (1999–2000) * Woody Johnson – (2000–present) ;Philadelphia Eagles * Bert Bell and Lud Wray – (1933–1940) * Bell and Alexis Thompson (American football owner), Alexis Thompson – (1940–1946) * Thompson and 63 stockholders (nicknamed the "Happy Hundred") – (1946–1963) * Jerry Wolman – (1963–1969) * Leonard Tose – (1969–1985) * Norman Braman and Ed Leibowitz – (1985) * Norman Braman – (1986–1994) * Jeffrey Lurie – (1994–present) ;Pittsburgh Steelers * The Rooney family: ** Art Rooney, Art – (1933–1988) ** Dan Rooney, Dan – (1988–2017) ** Art Rooney II, Art II – (2017–present) ;San Francisco 49ers * Tony Morabito, Victor Morabito, Allen E. Sorrell and E.J. Turre – (1946) * Tony and Victor Morabito – (1947–1953) * Morabito, Morabito, and Al Ruffo – (1953–1957) * Josephine Morabito, Victor Morabito, and Ruffo – (1957–1964) * Josephine Morabito, Elizabeth Morabito, and Ruffo – (1964–1977) * The DeBartolo Family (1977–present) ** Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. and Denise DeBartolo York (father-daughter) – (1977–2000) ** Denise DeBartolo York and John York (daughter and her husband) – (2000–present) **Jed York (third generation) – (2008–present) ;Seattle Seahawks * Nordstrom family – (1976–1988) * Ken Behring – (1988–1997) * Paul Allen – (1997–2018) * Estate of Paul Allen – (2018–present) ;Tampa Bay Buccaneers * Hugh Culverhouse – (1976–1994) * Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. – (1994–1995) * The Glazer family – (1995–present) ** Malcolm Glazer – (1995–2014) **Bryan Glazer,

, and Ed Glazer – (1995–present) ;Tennessee Titans * Kenneth S. Adams, Jr. family – (1959–present) ** Bud Adams, Kenneth S., Jr. (Bud) (1959–2013) — Houston/Tennessee Oilers, Tennessee Titans ** Amy Adams Strunk (33%), Susan Lewis, Kenneth Adams IV (33%), Barclay Adams (33%) (Lewis is the widow of Amy Strunk and Susie Smith's brother; Kenneth IV and Barclay are Lewis' sons), Thomas and Susie Smith (33%)– (2013–2020) ** Amy Adams Strunk (50%), Kenneth Adams IV (16.67%), Barclay Adams (16.67%) and Susan Lewis (16.67%) – (2020–present) ;Washington Commanders * George Preston Marshall (1932–1969) — Boston Braves, Boston/Washington Redskins *

– (1969–1974) * Jack Kent Cooke and

– (1974–1985) * Jack Kent Cooke – (1985–1997) * Jack Kent Cooke foundation – (1997–1999) * Daniel Snyder – (1999–present)

Canadian Football League owners

;BC Lions *Community ownership (1954–1989) *Murray Pezim (1990–1992) *Canadian Football League (1992) *Bill Comrie (1993–1996) *Nelson Skalbania (1996) *David Braley (1997–2020) *Amar Doman (2021–present) ;Calgary Stampeders * Community ownership (1945–1991) * Larry Ryckman (1991–1996) * Sig Gutsche (1996–2001) * Michael Feterik (2001–2005) * Ted Hellard, Doug Mitchell, & John Forzani (2005–2012) * Calgary Sports and Entertainment
(N. Murray Edwards, chairman) (2012–present) ;Edmonton Elks * Public company, Community ownership (1949–present) ;Hamilton Tiger-Cats * Community ownership (1950–mid. 1970's) * Michael DeGroote (mid. 1970's–1978) * Harold Ballard (1978–1989) * David Braley (1989–1990) * Community ownership (1990–1995) * George Grant (businessman), George Grant and David Macdonald (businessman), David Macdonald (1995–2003) * Canadian Football League, League owned (2003) * Bob Young (businessman), Bob Young (2003–present) ;Montreal Alouettes * Léo Dandurand (1946–1954) * Ted Workman (1954–1967) * Joe Atwell (1967–1969) * Sam Berger (1969–1981) * Nelson Skalbania (1981–1982) *

(1982–1987) ** ''Defunct/Dormant'' (1987–1996) * Jim Speros (1996–1997) * Robert C. Wetenhall (1997–2019) * Canadian Football League, League owned (2019–2020) * S and S Sportsco (Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern) (2020–present) ;Ottawa Redblacks * Community ownership (1876–1930; ''as Ottawa Rough Riders'') * Sam Berger (1930–1968; ''as Ottawa Rough Riders'') * David Loeb (Canadian businessman), David Loeb (1969–1977; ''as Ottawa Rough Riders'') * Allan Waters (1977–?; ''as Ottawa Rough Riders'') * Community ownership (?–1991; ''as Ottawa Rough Riders'') * Bernard Glieberman (1991–1994; ''as Ottawa Rough Riders'') * Bruce Firestone (1994; ''as Ottawa Rough Riders'') * Horn Chen (1995; ''as Ottawa Rough Riders'') ** ''Defunct/Dormant'' (1996–2006) * Bernard Glieberman (2002–2006; ''as Ottawa Renegades'') ** ''Defunct/Dormant'' (2006–2008) * Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group
(Jeff Hunt, chairman) (2008–present) ;Saskatchewan Roughriders * Public company, Community ownership (1911–present) ;Toronto Argonauts * Argonaut Rowing Club (1873–1956) * John Bassett, Charlie Burns, & Eric Cradock (1956–1960) * John Bassett, Charlie Burns, & Len Lumbers (1960–1971) * Baton Broadcasting (1971–1974) * William R. Hodgson (1974–1976) * William R. Hodgson & Carling O'Keefe (1976–1979) * Carling O'Keefe (1979–1988) * Carling O'Keefe & Harry Ornest (1988–1991) * Bruce McNall, John Candy, & Wayne Gretzky (1991–1994) * The Sports Network, TSN (1994–1995) *

(1995–1999) * Sherwood Schwarz (1999–2003) * Canadian Football League, League owned (2003) * Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon (2003–2010) * David Braley (2010–2015) * Larry Tanenbaum & Bell Canada (2015–2017) *

(2018–present) ;Winnipeg Blue Bombers * Public company, Community ownership (1930–present)

Ice Hockey franchise owners

National Hockey League owners

;Anaheim Ducks *

– 1993–2005 (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) *Henry Samueli, Henry & Susan Samueli – 2005–present ;Arizona Coyotes *Barry Shenkarow – 1979-1996 (Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996), Winnipeg Jets) *Steven Gluckstern and Richard Burke – 1996–1998 (Phoenix Coyotes) *Richard Burke – 1998–2001 (Phoenix Coyotes) *Steve Ellman, Wayne Gretzky, and Jerry Moyes – 2001–2006 (Phoenix Coyotes) *Wayne Gretzky and Jerry Moyes – 2006–2009 (Phoenix Coyotes) *Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy, National Hockey League – 2009–2013 (Phoenix Coyotes) *IceArizona – 2013–2017 (team rebranded as Arizona Coyotes in 2014) *Andrew Barroway – 2017–2019 *Alex Meruelo – 2019–present ;Boston Bruins *Charles Adams (ice hockey), Charles Adams – 1924–1947 *Weston Adams, Weston Adams, Sr. – 1947–1951 *Boston Garden-Arena Corporation – 1951–1973 *Storer Communications, Storer Broadcasting – 1973–1975 *Jeremy Jacobs – 1975–present ;Buffalo Sabres *Seymour H. Knox III and Northrup Knox – 1970–1996 *John Rigas – 1996–2002 *National Hockey League – 2002–2003 *Tom Golisano and Larry Quinn (ice hockey), Larry Quinn – 2003–2011 *Pegula Sports and Entertainment (Terry Pegula, Terry and Kim Pegula) – 2011–present ;Calgary Flames *Tom Cousins – 1972-1980 (Atlanta Flames) *Calgary Sports and Entertainment (Harley Hotchkiss, Allan P. Markin, Clayton H. Riddell, Daryl Seaman) – 1980–present ;Carolina Hurricanes *Howard Baldwin, Aetna, Don Conrad and 14 other Hartford-based partners – 1979-1988 (Hartford Whalers) *Richard Gordon and Aetna, Don Conrad – 1988-1989 (Hartford Whalers) *Richard Gordon, and Colonial Whalers (Benjamin J. Sisti, Johnathan N. Googel and Frank Shuch) – 1989-1992 (Hartford Whalers) *Richard Gordon – 1992-1994 (Hartford Whalers) *Peter Karmanos, Jr. – 1994–2018 (Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes) *Thomas Dundon – 2018–present ;Chicago Blackhawks *Frederic McLaughlin – 1926–1944 *Estate of Frederic McLaughlin – 1944–1946 *James E. Norris and Bill Tobin – 1946–1952 *James D. Norris and Arthur Wirtz – 1952–1966 *Wirtz Corporation (1966–present) **Bill Wirtz, William Wadsworth Wirtz – 1966–2007 **Rocky Wirtz, William Rockwell Wirtz – 2007–present ;Colorado Avalanche *Carling O'Keefe – 1979-1990 (Quebec Nordiques) *Marcel Aubut – 1990-1995 (Quebec Nordiques) *COMSAT, COMSAT Entertainment Group (Charlie Lyons) – 1995–2000 *

– 2000–present ** As noted in the NBA section, Stan Kroenke has technically transferred a controlling interest in the Avalanche to his son, Josh Kroenke, in order to comply with NFL cross-ownership rules. ;Columbus Blue Jackets *The McConnell Family – 2000–present **John H. McConnell, John H. – 2000–2008 **John P. McConnell (businessman), John P. – 2008–present ;Dallas Stars *Walter Bush and W. John Driscoll – 1967-1978(Minnesota North Stars) *George Gund III, George and Gordon Gund – 1978-1991(Minnesota North Stars) *Norman Green – 1991–1995 (Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars) *

– 1995–2011 *Tom Gaglardi – 2011–present ;Detroit Red Wings *Charles A. Hughes – 1926–1931 (Detroit Cougars/Detroit Falcons) *Creditors' Committee – 1931–1933 (Detroit Falcons/Detroit Red Wings) *The Norris Family – 1933-1982 **James E. Norris – 1933–1952 **Marguerite Norris – 1952–1955 **Bruce Norris (ice hockey), Bruce Norris – 1955–1982 *The Ilitch family – 1982–present **Mike Ilitch – 1982–2017 **Christopher Ilitch – 2017–present ;Edmonton Oilers *Peter Pocklington – 1979–1998 *Edmonton Investors Group Limited Partnership – 1998–2008 *Daryl Katz – 2008–present ;Florida Panthers *

– 1993–2001 *Alan Cohen and Bernie Kosar – 2001–2009 *Vincent Viola – 2009-present ;Los Angeles Kings *Jack Kent Cooke – 1967–1979 *Jerry Buss – 1979–1987 *Bruce McNall – 1987–1994 *Joseph Cohen and Jeffrey Sudikoff – 1994–1995 *Philip Anschutz and Edward Roski, Jr. (Anschutz Entertainment Group, AEG) – 1995–present ;Minnesota Wild *Bob Naegele, Jr. – 1997–2008 *Craig Leipold – 2008–present ;Montreal Canadiens *Ambrose O'Brien, J. Ambrose O'Brien – 1909–1910 *George Kennedy (sports promoter), George Kennedy – 1910–1921 *Joseph Cattarinich, Leo Dandurand, and Louis Letourneau – 1921–1930 *Joseph Cattarinich and Leo Dandurand – 1930–1935 *Ernest Savard, Maurice Forget, and Louis Gelinas – 1935–1940 *Donat Raymond and William Northey (ice hockey), William Northey – 1940–1957 *Hartland Molson and Tom Molson – 1957–1964 *David Molson, Peter Molson, and William Molson – 1964–1971 *Edward Bronfman and Peter Bronfman – 1971–1978 *Molson, Molson Brewing Company – 1978–2001 *George N. Gillett, Jr. – 2001–2009 *Geoff Molson, Andrew Molson, and Justin Molson – 2009–present ;Nashville Predators *Craig Leipold – 1998–2007 *Predators Holdings LLC, David Freeman – 2007–present ;New Jersey Devils *Edwin G. Thompson – 1974-1976 (Kansas City Scouts) *Vickers Petroleum, Jack Vickers Jr. – (Colorado Rockies (NHL), Colorado Rockies) * John McMullen – 1982–2000 *Yankee Global Enterprises LLC, YankeeNets – 2000–2004 *Jeffrey Vanderbeek – 2004–2013 *Joshua Harris (businessman), Joshua Harris – 2013–present ;New York Islanders *Roy Boe – 1972–1978 *John Pickett (businessman), John Pickett – 1978–1997 *John Spano – 1997 *Howard Milstein and Steven Gluckstern – 1997–2000 *Charles Wang and Sanjay Kumar (business executive), Sanjay Kumar – 2000–2006 *Charles Wang – 2006–2016 *Jon Ledecky and Scott D. Malkin, minority owner Charles Wang – 2016–2018 **Jon Ledecky and Scott D. Malkin – 2018–present ;New York Rangers *Madison Square Garden, Inc. – 1926–present ;Ottawa Senators *Bruce Firestone – 1992 *Rod Bryden – 1992–2003 *Eugene Melnyk – 2003–2022 *Anna Melnyk and Olivia Melnyk – 2022–present ;Philadelphia Flyers *Ed Snider – 1967–1996 *Comcast Spectacor and Ed Snider – 1996–2016 *Comcast Spectacor – 2016–present ;Pittsburgh Penguins * Jack McGregor and Peter Block – 1965–1968 * Donald Parsons – 1968–1971 * Peter Block, Elmore Keener, and Peter Burchfield – 1971–1975 * National Hockey League – 1975 * Al Savill, Otto Frenzel, and Wren Blair – 1975–1976 * Al Savill and Otto Frenzel – 1976–1977 * Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. – 1977–1991 * Howard Baldwin, Morris Belzberg, and Thomas Ruta – 1991–1997 * Howard Baldwin, Morris Belzberg, Thomas Ruta, and Roger Marino – 1997–1999 * Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle – 1999–present ;San Jose Sharks * Gordon Gund and George Gund III, George Gund Gund – 1991–2001 * San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises – 2001–present ;Seattle Kraken * David Bonderman, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Tod Leiweke – 2021–present ;St. Louis Blues * Sid Salomon, Jr., Sid Salomon III, and Robert Wolfson – 1967–1977 * Ralston Purina – 1977–1983 * Harry Ornest – 1983–1986 * Michael Shanahan, Sr. – 1986–1999 * Bill Laurie and Nancy Walton Laurie – 1999–2005 *

– 2005–2012 * Tom Stillman via SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC – 2012–present ;Tampa Bay Lightning *Kokusai Green – 1992–1998 *Arthur L. Williams, Jr. – 1998–1999 *Bill Davidson (businessman), William Davidson – 1999–2007 *Oren Koules and Len Barrie – 2007–2010 *Jeffrey Vinik – 2010–present ;Toronto Maple Leafs *Mutual Street Arena, Toronto Arena Company – 1917–1919 (Toronto Arenas) *Charles Querrie – 1919–1927 (Toronto St. Patricks) *Conn Smythe – 1927–1961 *Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard, and John Bassett – 1961–1970 *Stafford Smythe and Harold Ballard – 1970–1972 *Harold Ballard – 1972–1990 *Estate of Harold Ballard – 1990–1991 *Steve Stavro – 1991–1996 *Steve Stavro and Larry Tanenbaum – 1996–1998 *Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. – 1998–present ;Vancouver Canucks *Thomas Scallen – 1970–1974 *Frank Griffiths – 1974–1988 *Arthur Griffiths (businessman), Arthur Griffiths – 1988–1997 *John McCaw, Jr. – 1997–2004 *John McCaw, Jr. and Francesco Aquilini – 2004–2006 *Francesco Aquilini – 2006–present ;Vegas Golden Knights *Black Knight Sports & Entertainment: William P. Foley, Bill Foley (85%), Maloof family (15%) – 2017–present ;Washington Capitals *Abe Pollin – 1974–1999 *Ted Leonsis#Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Monumental Sports & Entertainment – 1999–present ;Winnipeg Jets *

and

– 1999-2003 (Atlanta Thrashers) *Atlanta Hawks, LLC, Atlanta Spirit Group – 2003-2011 (Atlanta Thrashers) *True North Sports and Entertainment – 2011–present

Rugby League Football club owners

National Rugby League owners

;Brisbane Broncos *

Majority ownership of the Brisbane Broncos (68.9%) ;Melbourne Storm *

Full ownership ;Newcastle Knights *Wests Leagues Club (Newcastle) ;South Sydney Rabbitohs *Russell Crowe *Peter Holmes à Court

Super League owners

Rugby Union Football club owners

Premiership Rugby, Aviva Premiership (England)

;Bath Rugby, Bath * Andrew Brownsword (??–2010) * Bruce Craig (2010–present) ;Bristol Rugby, Bristol * Stephen Lansdown (2012–present) ;Gloucester Rugby, Gloucester * Owned by a large number of investors until 1997 * Tom Walkinshaw (1997–2010) ** Martin St Quinton (minority interest, 2008–2016) * Ryan Walkinshaw (majority interest, December 2010–February 2016) * Martin St Quinton (majority interest, February 2016–present) ;Newcastle Falcons * John Hall (businessman), John Hall (1996–1999) * Dave Thompson (1999–present) ;Sale Sharks * Brian Kennedy (businessman), Brian Kennedy (?-present) ;Wasps RFC, Wasps * Steve Hayes (businessman), Steve Hayes (??–2013) * Derek Richardson and minority investors (2013–present)

Pro14, Guinness Pro14

;Aironi (operated from 2010 to 2012; now defunct) * Eight rugby clubs in Italy: Rugby Viadana 54%, Colorno 15%, Gran Parma Rugby 10%, Rugby Parma 10%, Noceto 5%, Reggio Emilia 2%, Modena 2% and Mantova 2%. ** After the formation of Aironi, Gran Parma, Viadana and Colorno merged to form GranDucato Rugby Parma, and Rugby Parma and Noceto merged to form Crociati Parma Rugby FC, Crociati Parma Rugby. ;Benetton Rugby * Benetton family, Benetton ;Cardiff Blues * Cardiff RFC ;Cheetahs (rugby union), Cheetahs (joined in 2017) * Free State Rugby Union ;Connacht Rugby, Connacht, Leinster Rugby, Leinster, Munster Rugby, Munster and Ulster Rugby, Ulster * All are owned and operated by the respective provincial branches of the Irish Rugby Football Union, the sport's governing body throughout the island of Ireland. ;Dragons (rugby union), Dragons * Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union (2003–2017; 50-50 partnership) * Welsh Rugby Union (2017–present, 100%) ;Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors * Both are owned and operated by the Scottish Rugby Union, the sport's governing body in Scotland. ;Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys * Neath RFC and Swansea RFC (50-50 partnership) ;Scarlets * Llanelli RFC ;Southern Kings (joined in 2017) * Eastern Province Rugby Union ;Zebre (took Aironi's place in the league in 2012) * Italian Rugby Federation

Top 14 and Rugby Pro D2, Pro D2 (France)

;CA Brive, Brive * Daniel Derichebourg ** Derichebourg has put the club up for sale. ;Castres Olympique, Castres * Pierre Fabre ;Montpellier Hérault Rugby, Montpellier * Mohed Altrad ;USA Perpignan, Perpignan * Paul Goze ;Racing 92 * Jacky Lorenzetti ;Stade Français *Max Guazzini (majority owner, 1992–June 2011); unknown percentage also owned by Christophe Dominici in the last years of Guazzini's ownership * Jean-Pierre Savare (majority owner, June 2011–May 2017) * Hans-Peter Wild (May 2017–) ;RC Toulonnais, Toulon *Mourad Boudjellal

Cricket club owners

India

Indian Premier League owners

;Kolkata Knight Riders *Shah Rukh Khan, Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment) *Juhi Chawla *Jay Mehta (Mehta Group) ;Chennai Super Kings *Varun Manian (India Cements) ;Delhi Daredevils *JSW Sports *Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR) ;Kings XI Punjab *Preity Zinta (PZNZ Media) *Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing) *Mohit Burman (Dabur Group) ;Mumbai Indians *Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Group) *Teesta Retail ;Rajasthan Royals *Lachlan Murdoch (Emerging Media) *Shilpa Shetty *Raj Kundra (UK Tradecorp Ltd) ;Royal Challengers Bangalore *UB Group ;Sunrisers Hyderabad *Kalanidhi Maran (Sun Group)

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