List of sports clubs by membership

This page lists the sports clubs with the largest number of members in the world. In many European countries, professional football teams are not organized as clubs, but as corporations. This includes all teams in the English Premier League and most teams in the Spanish Primera División and the Italian Serie A. They therefore do not appear on this list, although they sometimes offer interested persons the opportunity to become 'members' for a fee, which gives them advantages in the purchase of tickets and merchandise. In the big four sports leagues in the United States and Canada, clubs are usually franchises owned by private investors. In Germany, most professional sport teams are organized as corporations (GmbH or Aktiengesellschaft); however, in accordance with the 50+1 rule, the majority of votes lies with the registered associations (e. V.), which have members.

List of largest sports clubs This list contains all clubs with a current membership of 75,000 or more, provided this is sufficiently documented. There may be other clubs that meet this criterion. The data is based on various sources and may therefore vary in terms of the survey period or the standards applied, which may limit comparability. The inclusion of inactive members who have stopped paying their membership fees alongside active members who actually pay their fees is another factor that can distort the reliability of this list. +Sports clubs with more than 75,000 membersRankSports clubSportPlaceMembersDate1S.L. BenficaAssociation footballLisbon, 436,451February 20262FC Bayern MunichAssociation footballMunich, 432,500November 20253Club Atlético River PlateAssociation footballBuenos Aires, 352,712December 20244Boca JuniorsAssociation footballBuenos Aires, 282,644January 20265FC Schalke 04Association footballGelsenkirchen, 220,000 July 1st 20266Borussia DortmundAssociation footballDortmund, 218,000November 20247Tasmania Football ClubAustralian rules footballTasmania, 210,000May 20258German Alpine Club Munich sectionMountaineeringMunich, 179,391December 20239Sporting CPAssociation footballLisbon, 179,208June 202510FC PortoAssociation footballPorto, 170,000December 2025111. FC KölnAssociation footballCologne, 160,000January 202612FC BarcelonaAssociation footballBarcelona, 150,317 May 202313AFC AjaxAssociation footballAmsterdam, 150,000August 202514Eintracht FrankfurtAssociation footballFrankfurt, 150,000February 202515Hamburger SVAssociation footballHamburg, 140,000November 202516SC InternacionalAssociation footballPorto Alegre, 135,000March 202417HNK Hajduk SplitAssociation footballSplit, 120,951December 202518Grêmio FBPAAssociation footballPorto Alegre, 112,425September 202319Collingwood Football ClubAustralian rules footballMelbourne, 110,102202420Racing Club de AvellanedaAssociation footballAvellaneda, 102,707January 202621West Coast EaglesAustralian rules footballPerth, 103,275 202322Austrian Alpine Club Edelweiss sectionMountaineeringVienna, 102,435December 2022Jahresbericht 2022 p. 1623Richmond Football ClubAustralian rules footballMelbourne, 101,349 202324VfB StuttgartAssociation footballStuttgart, 100,0003rd May 202425Borussia MönchengladbachAssociation footballMönchengladbach, 111,250July 2026 26Real Madrid CFAssociation footballMadrid, 99,781December 202327Carlton Football ClubAustralian rules footballMelbourne, 100,743 202528Club Atlético IndependienteAssociation footballAvellaneda, 95,173August 202329CR FlamengoAssociation footballRio de Janeiro, 89,859March 202330Essendon Football ClubAustralian rules footballMelbourne, 86,274 202331Feyenoord RotterdamAssociation footballRotterdam, 85,000May 202432CR Vasco da GamaAssociation footballRio de Janeiro, 82,611January 202133Geelong Football ClubAustralian rules footballGeelong, 82,155 202334Hawthorn Football ClubAustralian rules footballMelbourne, 80,698 202335San Lorenzo de AlmagroAssociation footballBuenos Aires, 80,410August 202336SC FreiburgAssociation footballFreiburg im Breisgau, 79,000October 202537Austrian Alpine Club Austria sectionMountaineeringVienna, 78,211December 2022

List of largest association football clubs

+Association football clubs with more than 100,000 membersRankClubPlaceMembersDate1S.L. BenficaLisbon, 436,451February 20262FC Bayern MunichMunich, 432,500November 20253Club Atlético River PlateBuenos Aires, 350,000December 20244Boca JuniorsBuenos Aires, 335,000August 20235FC Schalke 04Gelsenkirchen, 220,000July 20266Borussia DortmundDortmund, 218,000November 20247Sporting CPLisbon, 179,208June 20258FC PortoPorto, 170,000December 20259FC BarcelonaBarcelona, 150,317 May 202310Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt, 150,000February 202511SC InternacionalPorto Alegre, 135,000March 2024121. FC KölnCologne, 132,439September 202313HNK Hajduk SplitSplit, 120,951December 202514Grêmio FBPAPorto Alegre, 113,425September 2023

List of largest Australian rules football clubs

+Australian rules football clubs with more than 75,000 membersRankClubPlaceMembersDate1Tasmania Football ClubTasmania, 210,000+May 20252Collingwood Football ClubMelbourne, 110,102 20243West Coast EaglesPerth, 103,275 20234Richmond Football ClubMelbourne, 101,349 20235Carlton Football ClubMelbourne, 95,277 20236Essendon Football ClubMelbourne, 86,274 20237Geelong Football ClubGeelong, 82,155 20238Hawthorn Football ClubMelbourne, 80,698 2023

List of sports clubs by membership

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