Northampton TownEngland, tier 430 September 2026Invenciveis UK Limited (England) took control
70%stakePrice not publicHigh confidence
Takeovers
Every change of control and investment in a club Clubs DB covers, newest first. A price is shown only when a party to the deal disclosed it or the press reported it, and it says which. Where the money had several parts, each is shown on its own.
Year by year
49 completed takeovers recorded in 2025
In 2025, 39% of recorded buyers were based abroad, including 6 in the United States. Older deals are less fully recorded, so this is not a measure of market growth.
- Buyer from the club's country
- Buyer from abroad
- Buyer's country not recorded
49
39
How it’s counted & sources
Counts completed changes of control at first teams, not unique clubs. 2026 runs to the latest completed deal on record. Announced and pending deals are not counted until they complete. A buyer's country is where the person is from or where the buying company is run.
Read as a table
| Year | From the club's country | From abroad | of which United States | Not recorded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 27 |
| 2023 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 35 |
| 2024 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
| 2025 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 49 |
| 2026 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 39 |
Every deal
338 changes of control, minority stakes and investments, newest first.
338 deals
202662 deals
Northampton TownEngland, tier 430 September 2026
JuventusItaly, tier 129 September 2026A buyer invested announced
Medium confidence
- Capital put in€250.0mdisclosed
- Investment promised€170.0mreported
CD EldenseSpain, tier 217 September 2026Lionel Messi (Argentina) took control from Grupo TH announced
Price not publicMedium confidence
KAS EupenBelgium, tier 217 September 2026Qatar Sports Investments (Qatar) took control from Aspire Zone Foundation
100%stakePrice not publicHigh confidence
RC Celta de VigoSpain, tier 117 September 2026A buyer invested announced
4%stake€10mprice, reportedMedium confidence
- Capital put in€10.0mreported
- Valuation (100%)€250.0mreported
ChelseaEngland, tier 116 September 2026Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (United States) and Hansjörg Wyss (Switzerland) bought a minority stake from Todd Boehly and Mark Walter announced
£950mprice, reportedHigh confidence
1. FC SlováckoCzechia, tier 14 September 2026Global Energy Investments a.s. (Czechia) took control
100%stakePrice not publicHigh confidence
Hamburger SVGermany, tier 1September 2026Hanse & Raute GmbH (Germany) bought a minority stake from Kühne Holding AG
4.5%stakePrice not publicMedium confidence
Randers FCDenmark, tier 128 August 2026Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. (Japan) took control
80%stakePrice not publicHigh confidence
CF Estrela da AmadoraPortugal, tier 125 August 2026ADvantage, LEAD and KI Group consortium (Germany) took control
90%stake€40mprice, reportedHigh confidence
- Paid for the shares (90%)€40.0mreported
LiverpoolEngland, tier 114 August 20261892 Holdings (England) bought a minority stake from Fenway Sports Group, LLC announced
Price not publicHigh confidence
CD AlcoyanoSpain, tier 46 August 2026A buyer invested announced
Medium confidence
- Capital put in€4.00mreported
Valencia CFSpain, tier 16 August 2026Peter Lim (Singapore) invested announced
Price not publicMedium confidence
PerugiaItaly, tier 33 August 2026Arenacuri S.r.l. (Italy) took control from Javier Faroni pending
100%stakeHigh confidence
- Proposal€1reported
RWDM BrusselsBelgium1 August 2026Thierry Dailly (Belgium) took control from Eagle Football Holdings Bidco Limited
100%stakePrice not publicMedium confidence
Royal Antwerp FCBelgium, tier 124 July 2026Wouter Vandenhaute (Belgium) took control from Paul Gheysens
Price not publicMedium confidence
Casa Pia ACPortugal, tier 117 July 2026Krause Group (United States) took control from Casa Pia Atlético Clube announced
Price not publicMedium confidence
Real ZaragozaSpain, tier 314 July 2026A.GAIN (IDC Network) took control from Jorge Mas and Juan Forcén
75%stakePrice not publicHigh confidence
CD GuadalajaraSpain, tier 412 July 2026Rovirosa Desarrollos, S.L. took control pending
Price not publicMedium confidence
RegginaItaly, tier 49 July 2026Claudio Lotito (Italy) took control
100%stakePrice not publicHigh confidence
TrevisoItaly, tier 36 July 2026Goal Capital Partners S.r.l. (Italy) took control
90%stakePrice not publicMedium confidence
Cádiz CFSpain, tier 23 July 2026Christian Septien (Mexico) took control from Locos por el Balón, S.L.
Price not publicMedium confidence
Granada CFSpain, tier 23 July 2026Big League Advantage (United States) took control from Wuhan DDMC pending
98.1%stakePrice not publicMedium confidence
FrosinoneItaly, tier 1July 2026Clara Vista Investment Partners (United States) took control from Maurizio Stirpe
80%stake€41.5mprice, reportedMedium confidence
- Investment promised (80%)€41.5mreported
Pro PatriaItaly, tier 4July 2026Estrella Football Group (Netherlands) took control
Price not publicHigh confidence
MonzaItaly, tier 126 June 2026Beckett Layne Ventures (United States) bought a minority stake from Fininvest S.p.A.
20%stakePrice not publicHigh confidence
Olympique LyonnaisFrance, tier 126 June 2026Olympe Bidco SAS (France) took control from Eagle Football Holdings Bidco Limited
Price not publicHigh confidence
PiacenzaItaly, tier 416 June 2026Kirill Bosov (Switzerland) bought a minority stake
49%stakePrice not publicHigh confidence
CD LeganésSpain, tier 21 June 2026885 Capital (United Arab Emirates) took control from Blue Crow Sports Group
84.2%stake€100mprice, reportedHigh confidence
- Paid for the shares (84.2%)€100.0mreported
Clermont FootFrance, tier 2June 2026ABL Finance (France) took control from Core Sports Capital AG
94.3%stakePrice not publicMedium confidence