List of professional sports leagues by revenue

Table columns:
League
Sport
Country(ies)
Season
Teams[a]
Revenue (€ mil)
Rev. / team (€ mil)
Ref.

Table rows:
cells: National Football League
American football
United States
2016
32
10,700
333.1
[1][2]
cells: Major League Baseball
Baseball
United States  Canada
2017
30
7,683
256.1
[3]
cells: National Basketball Association
Basketball
United States  Canada
2016–17
30
5,940
198.0
[4]
cells: Premier League
Association football
England  Wales
2016-17
20
5,211
260.5
[5]
cells: National Hockey League
Ice hockey
United States  Canada
2016–17
30 [b]
3,700
123.3
[1]
cells: Bundesliga
Association football
Germany
2016–17
18
3,375
187.5
[6][7]
cells: La Liga
Association football
Spain
2016–17
20
3,363
168.2
[8]
cells: Serie A
Association football
Italy
2016–17
20
2,267
113.4
[9]
cells: Formula One
Auto racing
World
2017
10
1,830
166.4
[10]
cells: Ligue 1
Association football
France  Monaco
2016–17
20
1,644
82.2
[11]
cells: Campeonato Brasileiro
Association football
Brazil
2016
20
1,298
64.9
[12]
cells: Nippon Professional Baseball
Baseball
Japan
2012
12
1,253
104.0
[13]
cells: Chinese Super League
Association football
China
2016
16
945
59.0
[14]
cells: Major League Soccer
Association football
United States  Canada
2017
23 [c]
851
37.0
[15][16]
cells: Kontinental Hockey League
Ice hockey
Russia See also
2016–17
29
820
28.3
[17]
cells: Australian Football League
Australian rules football
Australia
2017
18
754
41.9
[18] [19]
cells: Süper Lig
Association football
Turkey
2015–16
18
734
40.8
[6]
cells: EFL Championship
Association football
England  Wales
2015–16
24
723 [d]
30.1
[20]
cells: Russian Premier League
Association football
Russia
2015–16
16
701
43.8
[6]
cells: NASCAR
Auto racing
United States
2017
20
660.8
33.0
[21]
cells: 2. Bundesliga
Association football
Germany
2016–17
18
635
35.3
[7]
cells: Korea Professional Baseball
Baseball
South Korea
2014
10
563
56.0
[22]
cells: J1 League
Association football
Japan
2015
18
532
30.0
[23]
cells: K League
Association football
South Korea
2014
12
509
26.0
[24]
cells: Liga MX
Association football
Mexico
–
18
509
28.0
[25]
cells: Eredivisie
Association football
Netherlands
2015–16
18
481
26.7
[6][20]
cells: Indian Premier League
Twenty20 cricket
India
2016
8
480 [e]
42.6
[26]
cells: Primeira Liga
Association football
Portugal
2015–16
18
366
20.3
[6]
cells: Belgian Pro League [f]
Association football
Belgium
2015–16
16
359
22.4
[6]
cells: Top 14
Rugby union football
France
2016–17
14
339.7
24.3
[27]
cells: Primera División Argentina
Association football
Argentina
–
20
338
17.0
[25]
cells: Segunda División
Association football
Spain
2016–17
22
299.7
13.6
[8]
cells: Serie B
Association football
Italy
2011–12
22
276
12.5
[28]
cells: J2 League
Association football
Japan
2015
22
262
11.9
[23]
cells: Saudi Professional League
Association football
Saudi Arabia
2016–17
14
254.61 [unreliable source?]
18.2
[29]
cells: English Premiership
Rugby union football
England
2015–16
12
245 [g]
20.4
[30]
cells: National Rugby League
Rugby league football
Australia  New Zealand
2015
16
241
14.0
[31]
cells: Swiss Super League
Association football
Switzerland  Liechtenstein[h]
2015–16
10
227
22.7
[6]
cells: Ligue 2
Association football
France
2016–17
20
219
11.0
[11]
cells: Danish Superliga
Association football
Denmark
2015–16
12 [i]
203
16.9
[6][20]
cells: Canadian Football League
Canadian football
Canada
2015
9
200
22.0
[32]
cells: Swedish Hockey League
Ice hockey
Sweden
2016–17
14
186
13.3
[33]
cells: EFL League One
Association football
England
2015–16
24
177 [j]
7.4
[20]
cells: Categoria Primera A
Association football
Colombia
–
18
176
10.0
[25]
cells: National League
Ice hockey
Switzerland
2013–14
12
167
13.9
[34]
cells: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Association football
Austria
2015–16
10
163
16.3
[6][20]
cells: 3. Liga
Association football
Germany
2016–17
20
155
8.6
[35]
cells: Allsvenskan
Association football
Sweden
2016
16
150
9.4
[6]
cells: Scottish Premiership
Association football
Scotland
2015–16
12
148
12.3
[6][20]
cells: Tippeligaen [k]
Association football
Norway
2016
16
146
9.1
[6]
cells: Superleague Greece
Association football
Greece
2015–16
16
142
8.9
[6]
cells: Ekstraklasa
Association football
Poland
2015–16
16
125
7.8
[6]
cells: Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Ice hockey
Germany
2016–17
14
117
8.4
[36]
cells: Chilean Primera Division
Association football
Chile
–
18
113
6.3
[25]
cells: EFL League Two
Association football
England  Wales
2015–16
24
112 [l]
4.7
[20]
cells: South African Premier Division
Association football
South Africa
–
16
111
6.9
[37]
cells: Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball
Germany
2016–17
18
110
6.1
[38]
cells: Kazakhstan Premier League
Association football
Kazakhstan
2016
12
105
8.7
[6]
cells: Handball-Bundesliga
Handball
Germany
2016–17
18
103
5.7
[39]
cells: Rugby Pro D2
Rugby union football
France
2016–17
16
99.7
6.2
[40]
cells: Egyptian Premier League
Association football
Egypt
–
20
95
4.7
[41]
cells: Ukrainian Premier League
Association football
Ukraine
2015–16
14
94
6.7
[6]
cells: SM-liiga
Ice hockey
Finland
2016–17
15
94
6.3
[42]
cells: Israeli Premier League
Association football
Israel
2015–16
14
91
6.5
[6]
cells: Mexican Pacific League
Baseball
Mexico
2012–13
8
72
9.0
[43]
cells: Czech First League
Association football
Czech Republic
2015–16
16
71
4.4
[6]
cells: A-League
Association football
Australia  New Zealand
2012–13
10
63
6.3
[44]
cells: Indian Super League
Association football
India
2017
10
62
6.2
[45]
cells: Eerste Divisie
Association football
Netherlands
2014–15
20
61
3.1
[46]
cells: Hungary First League
Association football
Hungary
2015–16
12
60
5.0
[6]
cells: Super League
Rugby league football
England  France
2015
12
60
5.0
[47]
cells: Liga I
Association football
Romania
2015–16
14
58
4.1
[6]
cells: Chinese Basketball Association
Basketball
China
2012–13
17
53
3.1
[48]
cells: Croatian First Football League
Association football
Croatia
2015–16
10
47
4.7
[6]
cells: Cypriot First Division
Association football
Cyprus
2015–16
14
46
3.3
[6]
cells: A Group
Association football
Bulgaria
2015–16
10
41
4.1
[6]
cells: J3 League
Association football
Japan
2015
12
35
2.9
[49]
cells: Belarusian Premier League
Association football
Belarus
2016
16
35
2.2
[6]
cells: Azerbaijan Premier League
Association football
Azerbaijan
2015–16
10
32
3.2
[6]
cells: Liga ACB
Basketball
Spain  Andorra
2016–17
18
30
1.7
[50]
cells: Slovak Super Liga
Association football
Slovakia
2015–16
12
30
2.5
[6]
cells: Veikkausliiga
Association football
Finland
2016
12
24
2.0
[6]
cells: Mexican League
Baseball
Mexico
2016
16
23
1.5
[51]
cells: Serbian SuperLiga
Association football
Serbia
2015–16
16
20
1.3
[6]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who makes the most money in the sports industry
answer: answerTexts: National Football League