List of professional sports team owners
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 owners
- Owned by a large number of shareholders until 1968. Since that time:
- Doug Ellis (largest single shareholder 1968–1975; majority shareholder 1982–2006)
- Randy Lerner (2006–2016)
- Recon Sports Limited (2016–2019)
- NSWE Group (a company owned by Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris) (2019–Present)
- Moores family, among them John Moores and David Moores (1930s-2007)
- George Gillett, Tom Hicks (2007–2010)
- Fenway Sports Group (2010–present); LeBron James acquired a minority interest in April 2011
- Manchester City Limited — The club's holding company; owned by a large number of shareholders until 2007 (see Ownership of Manchester City F.C.). Since then, the holding company has been owned by:
- Thaksin Shinawatra (2007–2008)
- Abu Dhabi United Group (2008–present)
- Manchester United plc (NYSE : MANU) – The club's holding company, owned by shareholders. The primary owner is:
- Avram and Joel Glazer (brothers who are co-chairmen, 2014–present)
- Terry Brown (??–2006)
- Björgólfur Guðmundsson (90%), Eggert Magnússon (5%), and other minority investors (2006–2007)
- Björgólfur Guðmundsson (2007–2009)
- CB Holding (formerly 70% owned by Straumur Investment Bank 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 owners
- Steve Gibson (1986–1993 as head of consortium; 1993–present as majority owner)
Italian Serie A owners
La Liga owners
Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna, Barcelona and Real Madrid: these four clubs are not organised as limited companies, but remain as registered associations due to a grandfather clause 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: 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, 33%; current president Enrique Cerezo 10% and the chinese Wanda Group a 2%.
Eibar: more than 11.130 shareholders located across 65 countries due to a crowdfunding campaign in 2014. There is no major shareholder with an owenership over 5%.
Real Sociedad: Due to club's statutes no shareholder has vote rights over 2% of the shares.
France
Ligue 1 owners
- Loïc Féry
Major League Soccer (MLS) owners
- Anthony Precourt (Precourt Sports Ventures) – (2018–present)
- Arthur Blank – (2014–present)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group – (1997–2007)
- Andrew Hauptman (Andell Holdings) – (2007–present)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group – (1995–2003)
- Kroenke Sports & Entertainment – (2003–present)
- Lamar Hunt – (1995–2006)
- Clark Hunt – (2006–2013)
- Anthony Precourt (Precourt Sports Ventures LLC) – (2013–2018)
- Dee Haslam, Jimmy Haslam, JW and Whitney Johnson, Dr. Pete Edwards – (2019–present)
- Washington Soccer, LP – (1995–2000)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group – (2001–2006)
- William Chang (D.C. United Holdings) – (2006–2012)
- William Chang, Erick Thohir and Jason Levien – (2012–present)
- Carl Lindner III – (2018–present)
- Major League Soccer – (1995–2001) (Source)
- Lamar Hunt – (2001–2006)
- Clark Hunt – (2006–present)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group – (2005–2008)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group, Oscar De La Hoya and Gabriel Brener – (2008–2015)
- Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, Jake Silverstein, Ben Guill (2015–present)
- James Harden joined this group in 2019.
- David Beckham, Simon Fuller, Marcelo Claure, Jorge and José Mas, Masayoshi Son – (2014–present)
- Peter Guber (Executive Chairman), Henry Nguyen, Tom Penn, Ruben Gnanalingam, Vincent Tan, Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, Will Ferrell, Nomar Garciaparra, Mia Hamm, Chad Hurley, Magic Johnson, Tucker Kain, Kirk Lacob, Mark Leschly, Mike Mahan, Irwin Raij, Tony Robbins, Lon Rosen, Bennett Rosenthal, Paul Schaeffer, Brandon Schneider, Mark Shapiro, Allen Shapiro, Jason Sugarman, Harry Tsao – (2014–present)
- L.A. Soccer Partners, LP – (1995–1997)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group – (1998–present)
- Bill McGuire, Jim Pohlad, Robert Pohlad, Glen Taylor, Wendy Carlson Nelson – (2015–present)
- Joey Saputo – (2010–present)
- John Ingram, Mark Wilf, Zygi Wilf, Leonard Wilf, David Dill, Marcus Whitney, Christopher Redhage – (2017–present)
- Robert Kraft – (1995–present)
- City Football Group (majority) & Yankee Global Enterprises (minority) – (2013–present)
- John Kluge and Stuart Subotnick – (1995–01)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group – (2001–06)
- Red Bull GmbH – (2006–present)
- Flávio Augusto da Silva – (2013–present)
- Keystone Sports & Entertainment, LLC – (2008–present)
- Kevin Durant joined the ownership group as a minority investor in 2020.
- Merritt Paulson – (2009–present)
- Dave Checketts (SCP Worldwide) – (2004–12)
- Dell Loy Hansen – (2012–present; put team up for sale in 2020)
- Major League Soccer – (1996–1998)
- Robert Kraft – (1999–2000)
- Silicon Valley Sports Entertainment – (2001–2002)
- Silicon Valley Sports Entertainment and Anschutz Entertainment Group – (2002–2003)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group – (2003–2005)
- Lewis Wolff and John J. Fisher (Earthquakes Soccer, LLC) – (2007–present)
- Joe Roth (majority), Adrian Hanauer, Estate of Paul Allen and Drew Carey (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, Macklemore, and Russell Wilson and Ciara – (2019–present)
- Lamar Hunt – (1995–2006)
- Sporting Club – (2006–present)
(OnGoal, LLC from 2006–2010)
- Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment – (2006–present)
- Greg Kerfoot, Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett, Steve Nash – (2009–present)
Future MLS owners
- David Tepper — (2019–present)
- Kevin Nagle and Ronald Burkle – (2019–present)
- Carolyn Kindle Betz, Jo Ann Taylor Kindle, Jim Kavanaugh – (2019–present)
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) owners
- Angel City FC (starts play in 2022)
- Lead investors: Kara Nortman, Alexis Ohanian, Natalie Portman, Julie Uhrman
- Other investors: Uzo Aduba, Becky G, Shannon Boxx, Sophia Bush, Jessica Chastain, James Corden, Amanda Cromwell, Deirdre DeLany, Lorrie Fair, Ronnie Fair, Joy Fawcett, America Ferrera, Julie Foudy, Jennifer Garner, Lauren Holiday, Mia Hamm, Angela Hucles, Cobi Jones, Ryan Kalil, Billie Jean King, Ilana Kloss, Eva Longoria, Shannon MacMillan, Casey Neistat, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Candace Parker, Lilly Singh, P. K. Subban, Rachel Van Hollebeke, Tisha Venturini, Lindsey Vonn, Abby Wambach, Saskia Webber, Lailaa Williams, Serena Williams (2020–present)[1][2]
- Arnim Whisler (2012–present)[3]
- Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, Jake Silverstein, Ben Guill (2015–present)[4]
- James Harden joined this group in 2019.
- Lead investors: Angie and Chris Long; other minority investors including Jen Gulvik and Brittany Matthews (2020–present; starts play in 2021)[5]
- Stephen Malik (2017–present)[6]
- Bill and Teresa Predmore (2012–2019)
- Bill and Teresa Predmore (majority), The Baseball Club of Tacoma LLC, Adrian Hanauer, Lenore Hanauer (minority) (2019–January 2020)
- OL Groupe (89.5%), Bill and Teresa Predmore (7.5%), Tony Parker (3%) (January 2020–present)
- Flávio Augusto da Silva (majority) and Phil Rawlins (minority) (2015–2018)
- Flávio Augusto da Silva (majority), Phil Rawlins (minority), Albert Friedberg minority (2018–present)[7]
- Merritt Paulson (2012–present)[8]
- Soccer Holdings, LLC (2019–present)
- Phil Murphy (majority), Steven Temares, Thomas Hofstetter (2012–present)[9]
Greek Superleague owners
- Christos Panopoulos
Auto racing owners & team principals
Formula One team principals
(Listed by Constructor)
- McLaren Group – Mumtalakat Holding Company 57%, Mansour Ojjeh 14%, Michael Latifi 10%
- Daimler AG 33%
- Toto Wolff 33%
- Ineos 33%
- Peter Sauber 66%
- Monisha Kaltenborn 33%
- Dorilton Capital 100%
IndyCar Series team owners
- A.J. Foyt Enterprises
- A. J. Foyt – (1973–present)
- Michael Andretti – (2001–present)
- Barry Green – (1995–2010)
- Sam Schmidt – (2001–present)
- Davey Hamilton – (2011–2016)
- Ric Peterson – (2013–present)
- Bryan Herta – (2009–present)
- Trevor Carlin – (2018–present)
- Chip Ganassi – (1989–present)
- Dale Coyne – (1986–present)
- Dennis Reinbold – (2000–present)
- Robbie Buhl – (2000–present)
- Ed Carpenter – (2012–present)
- Ricardo Juncos – (2017–present)
- Michael Shank – (2018–present)
- Bobby Rahal – (1991–present)
- David Letterman – (1996–present)
- Mike Lanigan – (2010–present)
- Carl Hogan – (1991–1996)
- Roger Penske – (1968–present)
NASCAR Cup Series team owners
- Michael Jordan – (2021–present)
- Denny Hamlin – (2021–present)
- Teresa Earnhardt – (2009–2014)
- Felix Sabates – (1988–present)
- Chip Ganassi – (2001–present)
- Marty Gaunt - (2017–present)
- Maurice Gaunt - (2017–present)
- Bob Jenkins – (2005–present)
- Rick Hendrick – (1984–present)
- J.D. Gibbs - (1992-2019)
- Joe Gibbs – (1992–present)
- Brad Daugherty – (2007–present)
- Jodi Geschickter - (1995–present)
- Tad Geschickter – (1995–present)
- Jay Robinson - (2000–present)
- Roger Penske – (1972–present)
- Richard Childress – (1969–present)
- Boston Ventures (minority interests) – (2009–2010)
- Richard Petty (minority interests) – (2009–present)
- Andrew M. Murstein (main interests) – (2010–present)
- Jack Roush – (1988–2007)
- Jack Roush (50%) – (2007–present)
- Fenway Sports Group (50%) – (2007–present)
- Spire Sports + Entertainment – (2019–present)
- Derrike Cope - (2017–present)
- Matthew Kohler - (2017–present)
- Michael Kohler - (2017–present)
- William Woehlemann - (2017–present)
- Gene Haas - (2002–present)
- Tony Stewart – (2009–present)
- Justin Marks – (2021–present)
- Armando Christian Pérez – (2021–present)
- Glen Wood and Leonard Wood – (1953–2019)
- Leonard Wood – (2019–present)
Baseball franchise owners
Major League Baseball owners
- Jerry Colangelo – (1998–2005)
- Ken Kendrick – (2005-present)
- Ivers Whitney Adams – (1870–1872): Boston Red Stockings
- John Conkey – (1872–1873): Red Stockings
- Charles Porter – (1873–1874): Red Stockings
- Nicholas Apollonio – (1875–1876): Red Stockings
- Arthur Soden – (1876–1909): Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters
- George & John Dovey – (1907–1909): Boston Beaneaters/Doves
- John Dovey – (1909–1910): Doves
- William Hepburn Russell – (1911): Boston Rustlers
- James Gaffney – (1912–1915): Boston Braves
- Percy Haughton – (1915–1918)
- George W. Grant – (1919–1922)
- Emil Fuchs – (1922–1935)
- Bob Quinn – (1935–1945)
- Lou Perini – (1945–1962): Boston/Milwaukee Braves
- William Bartholomay – (1962–1976): Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves
- Ted Turner – (1976–1996)
- Time Warner – (1996–2007)
- Liberty Media – (2007-present)
- Henry Killilea – (1901–1902) Milwaukee Brewers
- Robert Hedges – (1902–1915) St. Louis Browns
- Phil Ball – (1915–1933)
- Donald Lee Barnes – (1936–1945)
- Richard Muckerman – (1945–1948)
- Bill DeWitt – (1948–1951)
- Bill Veeck – (1951–1953)
- Jerold Hoffberger & Clarence Miles – (1954–1955) Baltimore Orioles
- Jerold Hoffberger & James Keelty – (1955–1959)
- Jerold Hoffberger & Joe Iglehart – (1959–1965)
- Jerold Hoffberger – (1965–1979)
- Edward Bennett Williams – (1979–1988)
- Eli Jacobs – (1989–1993)
- Peter Angelos – (1993-present)
- Charles Somers – (1901–1903)
- Henry Killilea – (1903–1904)
- John I. Taylor – (1904–1914)
- Jimmy McAleer – (1911–1913)
- Joseph Lannin – (1913–1916)
- Harry Frazee – (1916–1923)
- Bob Quinn – (1923–1933)
- Tom Yawkey – (1933–1976)
- Jean R. Yawkey – (1976–1992)
- JRY Trust – (1992–2002)
- Fenway Sports Group (formerly New England Sports Ventures) (John Henry, Tom Werner, and other investors, including The New York Times Company) – (2002-Present)
- William A. Hulbert – (1876–1882)
- Albert G. Spalding – (1882–1902)
- James Hart – (1902–1905)
- Charles W. Murphy – (1905–1914)
- Charles Phelps Taft – (1914–1916)
- Charles Weeghman – (1916–1921)
- The Wrigley family – (1921–1981)
- William Wrigley, Jr. – (1921–1932)
- Philip K. Wrigley – (1932–1977)
- William Wrigley III – (1977–1981)
- Tribune Company – (1981-2009)
- Joe Ricketts family trust, with Tom Ricketts exercising day-to-day control (2009–present)
- Charles Comiskey – (1900–1931)
- J. Louis Comiskey – (1931–1940)
- Grace Comiskey – (1940–1956)
- Dorothy Comiskey Rigney & Chuck Comiskey – (1956–1958)
- Bill Veeck – (1958–1961)
- Arthur Allyn, Jr. & John Allyn – (1961–1969)
- John Allyn – (1969–1975)
- Bill Veeck – (1975–1981)
- Aaron Cushman – (1975–1981) *[12]
- Jerry Reinsdorf – (1981–present)
- Justus Thorner – (1882–1890)
- John T. Brush – (1890–1902)
- August Herrmann – (1902–1927)
- C. J. McDiarmid – (1927–1929)
- Sidney Weil – (1929–1933)
- Powel Crosley, Jr. – (1933–1961)
- Bill DeWitt – (1961–1967)
- Francis L. Dale – (1967–1973)
- Louis Nippert – (1973–1980)
- William & James Williams – (1980–1984)
- Marge Schott – (1984–1998)
- Carl Lindner, Jr. – (1998–2006)
- Robert Castellini – (2006-present)
- Charles Somers – (1901–1916)
- Jim Dunn – (1916–1922)
- Alva Bradley – (1927–1946)
- Bill Veeck – (1946–1949)
- Ellis Ryan – (1949–1952)
- Myron H. Wilson – (1952–1956)
- William R. Daley – (1956–1962)
- Gabe Paul – (1962–1966)
- Vernon Stouffer – (1966–1972)
- Nick Mileti – (1972–1975)
- Ted Bonda – (1972–1978)
- Steve O'Neill – (1978–1983)
- Richard Jacobs – (1986–1999)
- Larry Dolan – (1999-present)
- Jerry McMorris – (1993–2005)
- Monfort brothers – (2005-Present)
- George Vanderbeck – (1894–1900)
- James D. Burns – (1901–1902)
- Samuel F. Angus – (1902–1903)
- Bill Yawkey – (1903–1908)
- Bill Yawkey & Frank Navin – (1908–1919)
- Frank Navin – (1919–1935)
- The Briggs Family (1935–56)
- Walter Sr. – (1935–1952)
- Walter Jr. – (1952–1956)
- Fred Knorr & John Fetzer – (1956–1961)
- John Fetzer – (1961–1983)
- Tom Monaghan – (1983–1992)
- Ilitch Holdings – (1992-Present)
- Mike (1992-2017)
- Christopher (2017–present)
- Roy Hofheinz – (1962–1975)
- General Electric & Ford Motor Company – (1975–1979)
- John McMullen – (1979–1993)
- Drayton McLane, Jr. – (1992-2011)
- Jim Crane – (2011-Present)
- Ewing Kauffman – (1969–1993)
- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (1993–2000)
- David Glass – (2000–2019)
- John Sherman – (2019–present); Patrick Mahomes became a minority partner in 2020.
- Gene Autry – (1961 – 1996)
- The Walt Disney Company – (1996 – 2003)
- Arturo Moreno – (2003-Present)
- Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell – (1883–1890)
- Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, George Chauncey – (1891–1897)
- Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell – (1897–1898)
- Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Harry Von der Horst, Ned Hanlon – (1899–1904)
- Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Henry Medicus, Ned Hanlon – (1905–1906)
- Charles Ebbets, Henry Medicus – (1907–1912)
- Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever – (1912–1925)
- Stephen McKeever, heirs of Charles Ebbets and Brooklyn Trust Company – (1925–45)
- Branch Rickey [1], Walter O'Malley, Andrew J. Schmitz. [2] Other minority owners included: John A. Smith, and the heirs of Steve McKeever – (1945–1950)
- Walter O'Malley – (1950–1970), majority owner, at 75 percent, with the Mulvey family representing the McKeever interest
- Peter O'Malley – (1970–1997)
- News Corporation – (1998–2005)
- Frank McCourt – (2005–2012)
- Guggenheim Baseball Partners – (2012–present) – principal partner Mark Walter; minority partners Magic Johnson, Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly.[13]
- Wayne Huizenga – (1993–1998; Florida Marlins)
- John W. Henry – (1998–2002)
- Jeffrey Loria – (2002–2017; Florida/Miami Marlins)
- Bruce Sherman – principal partner; Derek Jeter – non-controlling (2017-present)
- William Daley – (1969–1970) — Seattle Pilots
- Bud Selig – (1970–2005)
- Wendy Selig-Prieb (1992–2005; acting owner of the team in place of her father)
- Mark Attanasio – (2005-present)
- Ban Johnson & Fred Postal – (1901 – 1903) – Washington
- Thomas C. Noyes – (1904 – 1912) – Washington
- Benjamin Minor – (1912 – 1920) – Washington
- The Griffith Family (1920–84)
- Clark – (1920 – 1955) – Washington
- Calvin – (1955 – 1984)
- The Pohlad Family (1984 - present)
- Joan Whitney Payson – (1962–1975)
- Charles Shipman Payson – (1975–1980)
- Doubleday & Co. – (1980–1986)
- Nelson Doubleday, Jr. & Fred Wilpon – (1986–2002)
- Fred Wilpon – (2002–2020)
- Steve Cohen & Fred Wilpon – (2020–present)
- William Devery and Frank Farrell, co-owners – (1903–1915)
- Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston and Jacob Ruppert, co-owners – (1915–1922)[14]
- Jacob Ruppert, sole owner - (1922–1939)
- Heirs of Jacob Ruppert – (1939–1945)
- Ed Barrow β, team president – (1939–1944, chairman 1945)
- Larry MacPhail β, co-owner — (1945–1947)
- Dan Topping, co-owner – (1945–64)
- Del Webb, co-owner – (1945–64)
- Columbia Broadcasting System – (1964–1973)
- Team presidents: Dan Topping, 1964–1966; Michael Burke – 1966–1973
- The Steinbrenner Family – (1973–present)
- George, 1973–2010 (Principal Owner, Chairperson)
- YankeeNets, 1999–2004 (Formed after a merger of the business operations of the Yankees and New Jersey Nets.)
- Yankee Global Enterprises LLC, 2004–present (New name for YankeeNets after the Nets were sold to Bruce Ratner. Company owns the Yankees and the YES Network.
- Brothers Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, 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
- Ben Shibe – (1901–1922) — Philadelphia Athletics
- Connie Mack – (1922–1954)
- Arnold Johnson – (1954–1960) — Kansas City Athletics
- Charlie Finley – (1960–1981) — Kansas City/Oakland Athletics
- Walter Haas – (1981–1995)
- Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann – (1995–2005)
- Lewis Wolff – (2005–2016)
- John J. Fisher – (2016–present)
- Al Reach & John Rogers – (1883–1899)
- John Rogers – (1899–1903)
- James Potter – (1903–1905)
- Bill Shettsline – (1905–1909)
- Horace Fogel – (1909–1913)
- William Baker – (1913–1930)
- Gerald Nugent – (1931–1942)
- William D. Cox – (1943)
- R. R. M. Carpenter – (1943–1950)
- Robert Carpenter – (1950–1972)
- Ruly Carpenter – (1972–1981)
- Bill Giles & David Montgomery – (1981-2013)
- John S. Middleton, David Montgomery, and Jim & Pete Buck — (2013–present)
- Denny McKnight (1881–1887) – Alleghenys
- William A. Nimick (1887–1891) – Alleghenys/Pirates
- William Kerr & Phil Auten (1891–1900)
- Barney Dreyfuss – (1900–1932)
- Bill Benswanger – (1932–1946)
- John W. Galbreath – (1946–1985)
- Pittsburgh Associates – (1985–1996)
- Kevin McClatchy – (1996–2007)
- Robert Nutting – (2007–present)
- C. Arnholt Smith – (1969–1974)
- Ray Kroc – (1974–1984)
- Joan Kroc – (1984–1990)
- Tom Werner – (1990–1994)
- John Moores – (1994–2012)
- Ron Fowler – (2012–present)
- John Day – (1882-1893)
- C. C. Van Cott – (1893-1895)
- Andrew Freedman – (1895-1902)
- John Brush – (1902–1912)
- Harry Hempstead – (1912–1919)
- Charles Stoneham – (1919–1936)
- Horace Stoneham – (1936–1976)
- Bob Lurie – (1976–1993)
- Peter Magowan – (1993–2008)
- Bill Neukom – (2008–present)
- Danny Kaye – (1977–1980)
- George Argyros – (1980–1989)
- Jeff Smulyan – (1989–1992)
- Hiroshi Yamauchi – (1992–2013)
- Nintendo – (2013–2016)
- First Avenue Entertainment (2016–present)
- Chris von der Ahe – (1882–1899)
- Frank & Stanley Robison – (1899–1911)
- Helene Hathaway Britton – (1911–1917)
- Sam Breadon – (1917–1947)
- Robert Hannegan – (1947–1949)
- Fred Saigh – (1947–1953)
- Anheuser-Busch – (1953–1995)
- William DeWitt, Jr. – (1995-present)
- Vince Naimoli – (1998–2005)
- Stuart Sternberg – (2005–present)
- Elwood Richard Quesada – (1961–1963)
- James Johnston & James Lemon – 1963–1967)
- James Lemon – (1967–1968)
- Bob Short – (1968–1974)
- Brad Corbett – (1974–1980)
- Eddie Chiles – (1980–1989)
- Richard Rainwater and George W. Bush (managing general partner) – (1989–1998)
- Tom Hicks – (1998–2010)
- Rangers Baseball Express (Chuck Greenberg, Nolan Ryan, and other investors) – (2010–present)
- Ryan sold his interest in the team to the other partners in 2013.
- Labatt Brewing Company 45%; R. Howard Webster (chairman/President, The Globe and Mail) 45%; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 10% – (1976–1991)
- John Labatt Limited 10%; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 10% – (1991–1995)
- Interbrew S.A. 90%; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 10% – (1995–2000)
- Rogers Communications 80%; Interbrew S.A. 20% – (2000–2004)
- Rogers Communications – (2004–present)
- Charles Bronfman – (1969–1991) (Montreal Expos)
- Claude Brochu – (1991–1999) (Expos)
- Jeffrey Loria – (1999–2002) (Expos)
- Major League Baseball – (2002–2006)
- Theodore N. Lerner – (2006-present)
Nippon Professional Baseball owners
In Japanese baseball, teams are traditionally owned by companies and bear that company's name. Only one team in recent years has not borne a corporate name—the Yokohama BayStars went without a corporate name from 1993 through 2011 because its owner chose not to attach its name to the team. The company identifier is indicated in bold type in the owner list.
- Nankai Electric Railway (1938–1988)
- Daiei (1988–2005)
- SoftBank Corporation (2005–present)
- 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.
- Senators (1946) – Did not use a corporate name. Owned by retired Japanese statesman Kinkazu Saionji.
- Tokyu Flyers (1947) – Tokyu Corporation (100%)
- Kyuei Flyers (1948) – Tokyu and Daiei (50-50)
- Tokyu Flyers (1949–1953) – Tokyu (100%)
- Toei Flyers (1954–1972) – 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
- Prince Hotels (a part of the Seibu Group)
- 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
- 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
Basketball team owners
National Basketball Association owners
- Ben Kerner (1948–1968, Tri-Cities Blackhawks/Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks)
- Tom Cousins/Cousins Corporation, Carl Sanders (1968–1976)
- Ted Turner/Turner Broadcasting (1977–2004; Time-Warner subsidiary, 1996–2004)
- Atlanta Spirit, LLC (2004–2015)
- Tony Ressler (2015–present)
- 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, subsidiary of Investors Funding Corporation (1968–1969)
- Trans-National Communications (1969–1971)
- Ballantine Brewery, subsidiary of Investors Funding Corporation (1971–1972)
- Irv Levin and Harold Lipton (April 1972-May 1972) Sale not approved by NBA[15]
- Robert Schmertz/Leisure Technology (May 1972–January 1975)
- Robert Schmertz/Leisure Technology, Irv Levin, and Harold Lipton (January 1975–November 1975)[16]
- 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)
- 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 Cohen (1978–1998)
- Local real estate developers Raymond Chambers and Lewis Katz (1998–1999)
- YankeeNets, a joint venture between Chambers and Katz, and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner (1999–2003)
- Bruce Ratner (principal owner 2003–2010), 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.
- Robert L. Johnson (principal owner 2004–2010); Michael Jordan, Cornell Haynes, Jr. (aka Nelly) later purchased minority interests
- Michael Jordan (majority owner, 2010–present); Johnson retained a minority interest, and Nelly's interest is not known to be affected by Jordan's purchase
- Dick Klein (1966–1972)
- Arthur Wirtz (1972–1983)
- Bill Wirtz (1983–1985)
- Jerry Reinsdorf (1985–present)
- Nick Mileti (1970–1979)
- Joe Zingale (minority owner, ?-1979; majority owner, 1979–1980)
- Ted Stepien (1980–1983)
- Gordon and George Gund III (1983–2004)
- Dan Gilbert, Usher Raymond, Gordon Gund (2004–present)
- Don Carter (1980–1996)
- H. Ross Perot, Jr. (1996–2000)
- Mark Cuban (2000–present)
- Red McCombs (1978–1985)
- Sidney Shlenker (1985–1989)
- Peter Bynoe, Bertram Lee, and Comsat Video Enterprises (1989–1997)
- Liberty Media (1997–2000)
- Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (2000–present)
- Stan Kroenke, previously a minority owner of the NFL's 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.[17]
- Fred Zollner (1948–1974)
- William Davidson (1974–2009)
- Karen Davidson (2009–2011)
- Tom Gores (2011–present)
- 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)
- Peter Guber and Joe Lacob (2010–present)
- Robert Breitbard (1967–1971, San Diego Rockets)
- 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)
- Gavin Maloof (1980–1982)
- Charlie Thomas (1982–1993)
- Leslie Alexander (1993–2017)
- Tilman Fertitta (2017–present)
- 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)
- Ben Berger and Morris Chalfen (1948–1957, Minneapolis Lakers)
- Bob Short (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)
- Anschutz Entertainment Group (minority owner, 1999–present)
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson (4.5% stake, 1994–2010)[18]
- Patrick Soon-Shiong (2010–present; acquired Johnson's former interest)[18]
- Buss family trust (principal owner, 2013–present) – basketball operations run by Jim Buss and business operations run by Jeanie Buss[19]
- Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment (1995–2000) (Vancouver Grizzlies)
- Michael Heisley (2000–2012)
- Robert J. Pera (2012–present)
- 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 Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (aka Milwaukee Pro), headed by Wesley Pavalon and Marvin Fishman (1968–1976)
- Jim Fitzgerald (principal owner, 1976–85)
- U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (1985–2014)
- Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry (2014–present)
- Aaron Rodgers bought a minority stake in the team in 2018.[20]
- Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner (1989–1994)
- Glen Taylor (1994–present)
- 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)[21]
- 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.
- Sam Schulman – (1967–1983) (Seattle SuperSonics)
- Barry Ackerley – (1983–2001) (SuperSonics)
- Howard Schultz – (2001–2006) (SuperSonics)
- Professional Basketball Club, LLC — principal owner Clay Bennett, minority owners Jeffrey Records, Jr. and George Kaiser
- William du Pont III, Jim L. Hewit, and Robert Hewitt (1989–1991)
- Richard DeVos (1991–present)[22]
- 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 (2011–present)
- Jerry Colangelo (1987–2004)
- Robert Sarver (2004–present)
- Larry Fitzgerald bought a minority stake in the team in January 2020.[20]
- Herman Sarkowsky, Robert Schmertz, and 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.
- 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:
- 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)
- Angelo Drossos (1973–1988)
- Red McCombs (1988–1993)
- Peter Holt (1993–2016)
- Julianna Holt (2016–present)
- John Bitove 44%, Allan Slaight (Slaight Communications) 44%, Bank of Nova Scotia 10%, David Peterson 1%, Phil Granovsky 1% (1993–1995)
- John Bitove, Allan Slaight, Bank of Nova Scotia, Isiah Thomas 9% (1995)
- Allan Slaight 81%, Bank of Nova Scotia 10%, Isiah Thomas 9% (1996–1997)
- Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (1998–present)
- Sam Battistone (1974–1985), New Orleans/Utah Jazz
- Sam Battistone and Larry Miller (50-50, 1985–1986)
- Larry Miller (100%, 1986–2009)
- Greg Miller and Gail Miller (2009–present)
- 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
- Ron Terwilliger (2008–2009)
- Kathy Betty (2010)
- Dream Too LLC, composed of Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler (2011–present); team for sale as of January 2021
- Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender (2006–present)
- RDV Sports, Inc. (1998–2002), Orlando Miracle
- Mohegan Sun (2003–present)
- 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)
- Herb and Melvin Simon (2000–2009)
- Herb Simon (2009–present)
- Larry H. Miller (1997–2002), Utah Starzz
- Peter Holt (2003–2017), San Antonio Stars
- MGM Resorts International (2017–2021)
- Mark Davis (2021–present)
- 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)[23] and Carla Christofferson, Kathy Goodman, and Lisa Leslie (2011–2013)
- Sparks LA Sports, LLC (Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Todd Boehly and Bobby Patton) (2014–present)[24]
- Glen Taylor (1999–present)
- Cablevision (1997–2009)
- Madison Square Garden, Inc. (2010–2019)
- Joe Tsai (2019–Present)[25]
- Jerry Colangelo (1997–2003)
- Robert Sarver (2004–present)
- Bill and Ginger Ackerley (2000–2001)[26][27]
- Howard Schultz (2001–2006) [28]
- Clay Bennett (2007) [28]
- Force 10 Hoops LLC, composed of Dawn Trudeau, Lisa Brummel, Ginny Gilder (2008–present)[29]
- Abe Pollin (1998–2005)
- Monumental Sports & Entertainment/Ted Leonsis (2005–present)
National Basketball League (Australia) owners
- Grant Kelley (March 2017–present)
- Dorry Kordahi, Bryan Colangelo & Micahel Proctor
Gridiron football franchise owners
National Football League owners
- 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)
- Dr. David Jones (1929–1933)
- Charles Bidwill (1933–1947)
- Violet Bidwill Wolfner (1947–1962) — Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals
- Bill Bidwill and Charles Bidwill, Jr. (1962–1972)
- Bill Bidwill (1972–2019) — St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals
- Michael Bidwill (2019–present)
- Rankin M. Smith Sr. – (1966–1997)
- Taylor Smith – (1997–2002)
- Arthur Blank – (2002–present) — owns over 90%; seven minority partners own the rest, with Warrick Dunn the latest addition in March 2010[30]
- Art Modell – 1996–2004
- Steve Bisciotti – 2004–present
- Ralph Wilson – (1959–2014)
- Estate of Ralph Wilson (2014)
- Terrence Pegula and Kim Pegula – (September 2014 – present)
- Jerry Richardson – (1995–2018)
- David Tepper – (2018–present)
- A. E. Staley (1919–1921) — Decatur/Chicago Staleys
- George Halas and Dutch Sternaman – (1921–1933)
- The Halas Family – (1933–present)
- George Halas (1933–1983)
- Virginia McCaskey (daughter) – (1983–present)
- 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)
- Randy Lerner – (2002–2012)
- Jimmy Haslam – (2012–present)
- Clint Murchison – (1960–1984)
- Bum Bright – (1984–1989)
- Jerry Jones – (1989–present)
- Bob Howsam – (1959–1961)
- Gerald Phipps – (1961–1981)
- Edgar Kaiser – (1981–1984)
- Pat Bowlen – (1984–2019)
- Pat Bowlen estate – (2019–present)
- George A. Richards – (1934–1940)
- Fred Mandel – (1940–1948)
- Edwin J. Anderson – (1948–1964)
- William Clay Ford family
- William Clay Sr. – (1964–2014)
- Martha (widow) – (2014–present)
- J.E. Clair, Earl "Curly" Lambeau, George Whitney Calhoun – (1919–1923)
- Green Bay Packers, Inc. (the publicly owned, non-profit organization that owns the Green Bay Packers, Inc., originally Green Bay Football Corporation; 1923–present)
- Robert C. McNair – (2002–2018)
- Janice McNair – (2018–present)
- Carroll Rosenbloom – (1953–1972)
- The Irsay family – (1972–present)
- Wayne Weaver – (1995–2012)
- Shahid Khan – (2012–present)
- The Hunt family – (1959–present)
- 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 and 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 the relevant section of the team article for more details.
- Barron Hilton (1959–1966) — Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers
- Gene Klein (majority owner) and Sam Schulman (1966–1984) — San Diego Chargers
- Alex Spanos – (1984–2018)
- Dean Spanos – (2018–present)
- Homer Marshman (1936–1941?) — Cleveland Rams
- 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 Stan Kroenke (40%) (1995–2008) — St. Louis Rams
- Chip Rosenbloom, Lucia Rodriguez (combined 60%), and Stan Kroenke (40%) – (2008–2010)
- Stan Kroenke – (2010–present)
- Joe Robbie and Danny Thomas – (1965–1966?)
- Joe Robbie – (1966?–1990)
- Robbie family and Wayne Huizenga – (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 and Emilio Estefan, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Buffett, Fergie, and Serena and Venus Williams
- 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 Jacobs – (1988–1991)
- Roger Headrick and nine equal partners – (1991–1998)
- Red McCombs – (1998–2005)
- Zygi Wilf and family – (2005–present)
- Billy Sullivan – (1960–1987)
- Victor Kiam – (1987–1992)
- James Orthwein – (1992–1994)
- Robert Kraft – (1994–present)
- John W. Mecom, Jr. – (1967–1985)
- Tom Benson – (1985–2018)
- Gayle Benson – (2018–present)
- The Mara Family – (1925–present; 100 percent ownership, 1925–1991, 50 percent ownership since 1991)
- Tim J. – (1925–1959)
- Jack – (1930–1965)
- Wellington – (1930–2005)
- Tim – (1965–1991)
- John – (2005–present)
- The Tisch Family – (1991–present; 50 percent ownership)
- 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)
- Bert Bell and Lud Wray – (1933–1940)
- Bell and Alexis Thompson – (1940–1946)
- Thompson and 63 stockholders – (1946–1963)
- Jerry Wolman – (1963–1969)
- Leonard Tose – (1969–1985)
- Norman Braman and Ed Leibowitz – (1985)
- Norman Braman – (1986–1994)
- Jeffrey Lurie – (1994–present)
- The Rooney family:
- Art – (1933–1988)
- Dan – (1988–2017)
- Art Rooney II – (2017–present)
- 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)
- Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. and Denise DeBartolo York – (1977–2000)
- Denise DeBartolo York and John York – (2000–present)
- Jed York – (2008–present)
- Nordstrom family – (1976–1988)
- Ken Behring – (1988–1997)
- Paul Allen – (1997–2018)
- Estate of Paul Allen – (2018–present)
- Hugh Culverhouse – (1976–1994)
- Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. – (1994–1995)
- The Glazer family – (1995–present)
- Malcolm Glazer – (1995–2014)
- Bryan Glazer, Joel Glazer, and Ed Glazer – (1995–present)
- Kenneth S. Adams, Jr. family – (1959–present)
- Kenneth S., Jr. (Bud) (1959–2013) — Houston/Tennessee Oilers, Tennessee Titans
- Amy Adams Strunk, Kenneth Adams IV, Barclay Adams, Thomas and Susie Smith – (2013–2020)
- Amy Adams Strunk (50%), Kenneth Adams IV, Barclay Adams and Susan Lewis (50%) – (2020–present)
- George Preston Marshall (1932–1969) — Boston Braves, Boston/Washington Redskins
- Edward Bennett Williams – (1969–1974)
- Jack Kent Cooke and Edward Bennett Williams – (1974–1985)
- Jack Kent Cooke – (1985–1997)
- Jack Kent Cooke foundation – (1997–1999)
- Daniel Snyder – (1999–present)
Canadian Football League owners
- Estate of David Braley (2020–present)
- Calgary Sports and Entertainment
(N. Murray Edwards, chairman) (2012–present)
- Publicly owned (1949–present)
- Bob Young (2003–present)
- Bob Wetenhall (1997–2019)
- Canadian Football League (2019–2020)
- S and S Sportsco (Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern) — 2020–present
- Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group
(Jeff Hunt, chairman) (2012–present)
- Publicly owned (1911–present)
- Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (2017–present)
- Publicly owned (1930–present)
Hockey franchise owners
National Hockey League owners
- The Walt Disney Company – 1993–2005
- Henry & Susan Samueli – 2005–present
- Barry Shenkarow – 1979-1996 (in Winnipeg)
- Steven Gluckstern and Richard Burke – 1996–1998
- Richard Burke – 1998–2001
- Steve Ellman, Wayne Gretzky, and Jerry Moyes – 2001–2006
- Wayne Gretzky and Jerry Moyes – 2006–2009
- National Hockey League – 2009–2013
- IceArizona – 2013–2017 (team rebranded as Arizona Coyotes in 2014)
- Andrew Barroway – 2017–2019
- Alex Meruelo – 2019–present
- Charles Adams – 1924–1947
- Weston Adams, Sr. – 1947–1951
- Boston Garden-Arena Corporation – 1951–1973
- Storer Broadcasting – 1973–1975
- Jeremy Jacobs – 1975–present
- Seymour H. Knox III and Northrup Knox – 1970–1996
- John Rigas – 1996–2002
- National Hockey League – 2002–2003
- Tom Golisano and Larry Quinn – 2003–2011
- Pegula Sports and Entertainment (Terry and Kim Pegula) – 2011–present
- Tom Cousins – 1972-1980 (in Atlanta)
- Calgary Sports and Entertainment (Harley Hotchkiss, Allan P. Markin, Clayton H. Riddell, Daryl Seaman) – 1980–present
- Howard Baldwin, Don Conrad and 14 other Hartford based partners – 1979-1988 (in Hartford)
- Richard Gordon and Don Conrad – 1988-1989 (in Hartford)
- Richard Gordon, and Colonial Whalers (Benjamin J. Sisti, Johnathan N. Googel and Frank Shuch) – 1989-1992 (in Hartford)
- Richard Gordon – 1992-1994 (in Hartford)
- Peter Karmanos, Jr. – 1994–2018 (Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes)
- Thomas Dundon – 2018–present
- 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)
- William Wadsworth Wirtz – 1966–2007
- William Rockwell Wirtz – 2007–present
- Carling O'Keefe – 1979-1990 (in Quebec)
- Marcel Aubut – 1990-1995 (in Quebec)
- Charlie Lyons – 1995–2000
- Kroenke Sports & Entertainment – 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.[17]
- Walter Bush and W. John Driscoll – 1967-1991 (in Minnesota)
- Norman Green – 1991–1995 (Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars)
- Tom Hicks – 1995–2011
- Tom Gaglardi – 2011–present
- Charles A. Hughes – 1926–1931
- Creditors' Committee – 1931–1933
- James E. Norris – 1933–1952
- Marguerite Norris – 1952–1955
- Bruce Norris – 1955–1982
- The Ilitch family – 1982–present
- Mike Ilitch – 1982–2017
- Christopher Ilitch – 2017–present
- Peter Pocklington – 1979–1998
- Edmonton Investors Group Limited Partnership – 1998–2008
- Daryl Katz – 2008–present
- Wayne Huizenga – 1993–2001
- Alan Cohen and Bernie Kosar – 2001–2009
- Vincent Viola – 2009-Pres.
- 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. (AEG) – 1995–present
- Bob Naegele, Jr. – 1997–2008
- Craig Leipold – 2008–present
- J. Ambrose O'Brien – 1909–1910
- 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 – 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 Brewing Company – 1978–2001
- George N. Gillett, Jr. – 2001–2009
- Geoff Molson, Andrew Molson, and Justin Molson – 2009–present
- Craig Leipold – 1998–2007
- David Freeman – 2007–present
- Edwin G. Thompson – 1974-1976 (in Kansas City)
- Jack Vickers Jr. – 1976-1982 (in Colorado)
- John McMullen – 1982–2000
- YankeeNets – 2000–2004
- Jeffrey Vanderbeek – 2004–2013
- Joshua Harris – 2013–present
- Roy Boe – 1972–1978
- John Pickett – 1978–1997
- John Spano – 1997
- Howard Milstein and Steven Gluckstern – 1997–2000
- Charles Wang and Sanjay Kumar – 2000–2006
- Charles Wang – 2006–2016
- Jon Ledecky and Scott D. Malkin, minority owner Charles Wang – 2016–present
- Madison Square Garden, Inc. – 1926–present
- Bruce Firestone – 1992
- Rod Bryden – 1992–2003
- Eugene Melnyk – 2003–present
- Ed Snider – 1967–1996
- Comcast Spectacor and Ed Snider – 1996–2016
- Comcast Spectacor – 2016–present
- 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
- Gordon Gund and George Gund Gund – 1991–2001
- San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises – 2001–present
- 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
- Dave Checketts – 2005–2012
- Tom Stillman via SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC – 2012–present
- Kokusai Green – 1992–1998
- Arthur L. Williams, Jr. – 1998–1999
- William Davidson – 1999–2007
- Oren Koules and Len Barrie – 2007–2010
- Jeffrey Vinik – 2010–present
- Toronto Arena Company – 1917–1919
- Charles Querrie – 1919–1927
- 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 Ltd. – 1998–present
- Thomas Scallen – 1970–1974
- Frank Griffiths – 1974–1988
- Arthur Griffiths – 1988–1997
- John McCaw, Jr. – 1997–2004
- John McCaw, Jr. and Francesco Aquilini – 2004–2006
- Francesco Aquilini – 2006–present
- Black Knight Sports & Entertainment: Bill Foley (85%), Maloof family (15%) – 2017–present
- Abe Pollin – 1974–1999
- Monumental Sports & Entertainment – 1999–present
- Ted Turner and Time Warner – 1999-2003 (in Atlanta)
- Atlanta Spirit Group – 2003-2011 (in Atlanta)
- True North Sports and Entertainment – 2011–present
Rugby League Football club owners
National Rugby League owners
- News Corporation Majority ownership of the Brisbane Broncos (68.9%)
- News Corporation Full ownership
- Wests Leagues Club (Newcastle)
Super League owners
Rugby Union Football club owners
Aviva Premiership (England)
- Andrew Brownsword (??–2010)
- Bruce Craig (2010–present)
- Stephen Lansdown (2012–present)
- 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)
- John Hall (1996–1999)
- Dave Thompson (1999–present)
- Brian Kennedy (?-present)
- Steve Hayes (??–2013)
- Derek Richardson and minority investors (2013–present)
Guinness Pro14
- Aironi (operated from 2010–12; 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%.[31]
- After the formation of Aironi, Gran Parma, Viadana and Colorno merged to form GranDucato Rugby Parma,[32] and Rugby Parma and Noceto merged to form Crociati Parma Rugby.[33][34]
- Cheetahs (joined in 2017)
- Free State Rugby Union
- 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.
- Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union (2003–2017; 50-50 partnership)
- Welsh Rugby Union (2017–present, 100%)
- Both are owned and operated by the Scottish Rugby Union, the sport's governing body in Scotland.
- Neath RFC and Swansea RFC (50-50 partnership)
- Southern Kings (joined in 2017)
- Eastern Province Rugby Union
- Zebre (took Aironi's place in the league in 2012)
Top 14 and Pro D2 (France)
- Daniel Derichebourg[35]
- Derichebourg has put the club up for sale.
- Pierre Fabre[36]
- Paul Goze[35]
- Jacky Lorenzetti[38]
- 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)[39]
- Hans-Peter Wild (May 2017–)[40]
Cricket club Owners
Indian Premier League owners
- Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment)
- Juhi Chawla
- Jay Mehta (Mehta Group)
- Varun Manian (India Cements)
- Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR)
- Preity Zinta (PZNZ Media)
- Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing)
- Mohit Burman (Dabur Group)
- Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Group)
- Teesta Retail
- Lachlan Murdoch (Emerging Media)
- Shilpa Shetty
- Raj Kundra (UK Tradecorp Ltd)
- Vijay Mallya (UB Group)
- Kalanidhi Maran (Sun Group)
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