Findings · 9 of 14
Takeovers
When today’s private owners took control
Of 295 clubs with a recorded start date, 49% got their current owner in 2023 or later. Another 135 clubs have no date recorded and are excluded.
- Owner from the club's country
- Owner from abroad
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How it’s counted & sources
First teams controlled by a person, family, company or fund. Missing dates mean this sample cannot establish the age of all current ownerships. "Before 2010" gathers every earlier year. The year is when the owner's controlling holding in the company that fields the team began.
Read as a table
| Took control | From the club's country | From abroad |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2010 | 19 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 11 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 19 |
| 2023 | 13 | 20 |
| 2024 | 19 | 18 |
| 2025 | 18 | 20 |
| 2026 | 18 | 19 |