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.

Auto racing owners & team principals

Formula One team principals

(Listed by Constructor);BMW Sauber
*Bayerische Motoren Werke AG;Ferrari
*Ferrari S.p.A.;Force India-Ferrari
* Vijay Mallya and Michiel Mol (main owners);Honda
*Honda Motor Company, Limited;McLaren-Mercedes
*McLaren Group - Daimler AG 40%, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company 30%, Ron Dennis 15% and Mansour Ojjeh 15%;Red Bull-Renault
* Red Bull GmbH;Renault
* Renault S.A.;Toro Rosso-Ferrari
* Red Bull GmbH 50%, Gerhard Berger 50%;Super Aguri-Honda
* Aguri Suzuki;Toyota
* Toyota Corporation;Williams-Toyota
* Sir Frank Williams

NASCAR team owners

; BAM Racing
* Beth Ann Morgenthau - (2002-Present)

; Bill Davis Racing
* Bill Davis - (1993-Present)

; Chip Ganassi Racing
* Felix Sabates - (1989-2000)
* Chip Ganassi - (2001-Present)

; Dale Earnhardt Inc.
* Dale Earnhardt - (1996-2001)
* Teresa Earnhardt - (2001-Present)

; Gillett Evernham Motorsports
* Ray Evernham - (2000-Present)
* George Gillett - (2007-Present)

; Front Row Motorsports
* Brad Jenkins - (2005-Present)

; Furniture Row Racing
* Barney Visser - (2005-Present)

; Haas CNC Racing
* Gene Haas - (2002-Present)

; Hall of Fame Racing
* Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, Bill Saunders - (2006-Present)
* Jeff Moorad, Tom Garfinkel - (2007-Present)

; Hendrick Motorsports
* Rick Hendrick - (1984-Present)

; Joe Gibbs Racing
* Joe Gibbs - (1992-Present)

; Michael Waltrip Racing
* Michael Waltrip - (2002-Present)

; Morgan-McClure Motorsports "currently on hiatus"
* Larry McClure, Tim Morgan - (1983-Present)

; Penske Racing
* Roger Penske - (1972-Present)

; Petty Enterprises
* Lee Petty - (1949-1964)
* Richard Petty - (1965-Present)

; Richard Childress Racing
* Richard Childress - (1969-Present)

; Robby Gordon Motorsports
* Robby Gordon - (2005-Present)

; Roush-Fenway Racing
* Jack Roush - (1988-Present)

; Team Red Bull
* Dietrich Mateschitz - (2007-Present)

; Wood Brothers Racing
* Glen Wood - (1953-Present)

; Yates Racing
* Robert Yates - (1989-2007)
* Doug Yates - (2008-Present)

Baseball Franchise owners

Major League Baseball owners

;Arizona Diamondbacks
* Jerry Colangelo - (1998-2005)
* Jeff Moorad - (2005-Present)

;Atlanta Braves
* Dovey Brothers - (Years Not Determined): Boston Beaneaters/Doves/Braves
* Emil Fuchs - 1914-1935
* Lou Perini - 1944-1962): Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves
* William Bartholomay - 1962-1976): Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves
* Ted Turner - (1976-1996)
* Time Warner - (1996-2007)
* Liberty Media - (2007-Present)

;Baltimore Orioles
* Robert Hedges - (Years Not Determined): St. Louis Browns
* Phillip Ball -
* Peter Angelos - (1993-Present)

;Boston Red Sox
* Tom Yawkey - (1934-1976)
* John Henry and Tom Werner - (2002-Present)
* Joe Lannin - (Years Not Determined)

;Chicago Cubs
* 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 - (1981-2007)
* Sam Zell - (Acting)

;Chicago White Sox
* Charles Comiskey - 1900 - 1931
* J. Louis Comiskey - 1931 - 1940
* Grace Comiskey - 1940 - 1956
* Dorothy Comiskey - 1956 - 1958
* Bill Veeck - 1958 - 1961
* John Allyn - 1961 - 1975
* Bill Veeck - 1975 - 1981
* Jerry Reinsdorf - 1981 - Present

;Cincinnati Reds
* Powel Crosley - (1933-1961)
* Marge Schott - (1984-1998)
* Carl Lindner - (1998-2006)
* Robert Castellini - (2006-Present)

Cleveland Indians
* Bill Veeck - 1946-1949
* Richard Jacobs - 1986-1999
* Larry Dolan - (1999-Present)

;Colorado Rockies
* Charlie Monfort - (1993-Present)

;Detroit Tigers
* Tom Monaghan - 1983-1992
* Mike Ilitch - (1992-Present)

;Florida Marlins
* Wayne Huizenga (1993-1998)
* John W. Henry (1998-2002)
* Jeffrey Loria (2002-Present)

;Houston Astros
* Drayton McLane, Jr. - (1992-present)

;Kansas City Royals
* Ewing Kauffman - (1969-1993)
* David Glass - (2000-Present)

;Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
* Gene Autry - (1961 - 1996)
* The Walt Disney Company - (1996 - 2003)
* Arturo Moreno - (2003-Present)

;Los Angeles Dodgers
* Walter O'Malley (1950–1979) — Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers
* Peter O'Malley (1979–1997)
* News Corporation (1997 - 2004)
* Frank McCourt - (2004 - Present)

;Milwaukee Brewers
* 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)

;Minnesota Twins
* Ban Johnson & Fred Postal - (1901 - 1903) - Washington
* Thomas C. Noyes - (1904 - 1912) - Washington
* Benjamin Minor - (1912 - 1920) - Washington
* Clark Griffith - (1920 - 1955) - Washington
* Calvin Griffith - (1955 - 1984)
* Carl Pohlad - (1984-Present)

;New York Mets
* Fred Wilpon - (2002-Present)

;New York Yankees
*William Devery and Frank Farrell, co-owners 1903-1915
*Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston and Jacob Ruppert, co-owners 1915-1922 [cite web |url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/history/timeline1.jsp |title=Yankees Timeline |accessdate=2007-06-18 |quote=May 21, 1922: Col. Ruppert buys out Col. Huston for $1.5 million.|publisher=Major League Baseball ]
*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
*George Steinbrenner, 1973-present (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. Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, acting principal owners since 2007)

;Oakland Athletics
* Ben Shibe (1901–1909) — Philadelphia Athletics
* Connie Mack (1909–1954)
* 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-present)

;Philadelphia Phillies
* William Cox
* Robert Carpenter - 1943-1981
* Bill Giles - (1981-Present)

;Pittsburgh Pirates
* Robert Nutting - (1996-Present)

;San Diego Padres
* C. Arnholt Smith (by|1969–by|1974)
* Ray Kroc (by|1974–by|1984)
* Joan Kroc (by|1984–by|1990)
* Tom Werner (by|1990–by|1994)
* John Moores (by|1994–present)

;San Francisco Giants
*John Day - (by|1882-by|1893)
*C.C. Van Cott - (by|1893-by|1895)
*Andrew Freedman - (by|1895-by|1902)
*John Brush - (by|1902-by|1912)
*Harry Hempstead - (by|1912-by|1919)
*Charles Stoneham - (by|1919-by|1936)
*Horace Stoneham - (by|1936-by|1976)
*Bob Lurie - (by|1976-by|1993)
*Peter Magowan - (by|1993-Present)

;Seattle Mariners
* Hiroshi Yamauchi

;St. Louis Cardinals
* Sam Breadon (1920-1947)
* Robert Hannegan (1947-1949)
* Fred Saigh (1947-1953)
* Anheuser-Busch (1953-1995)
* William DeWitt, Jr. (1995-present)

;Tampa Bay Devil Rays
* Stuart Sternberg

;Texas Rangers
* Robert Short - 1969-1973
* Brad Corbett
* Eddie Chiles
* Richard Rainwater and George W. Bush (managing general partner)
* Tom Hicks

;Toronto Blue Jays
* Blue Jays Holdco Inc. owned by Rogers Communications (2000-Present)

;Washington Nationals
* Charles Bronfman (1969 - 1991) (Montreal Expos)
* Consortium led by Claude Brochu (1991-1999) (Expos)
* Jeffrey Loria (1999-2002) (Expos)
* Major League Baseball (2002-2006)
* Theodore N. Lerner (2006-Present)

Basketball team owners

Continental Basketball Association owners

National Basketball Association owners

;Atlanta Hawks
*Atlanta Spirit, LLC

;Boston Celtics
*Wycliffe Grousbeck, H. Irving Grousbeck, Stephen Pagliuca

;Charlotte Bobcats
*Robert L. Johnson (principal owner), Michael Jordan, Cornell Haynes, Jr. (aka Nelly)

;Chicago Bulls
*Jerry Reinsdorf

;Cleveland Cavaliers
*Nick Mileti (1970-1979)
*Joe Zingale (minority owner, ?-1979; majority owner, 1979-1980)
*Ted Stepien (1980-1983)
*Gordon and George Gund (1983-2004)
*Dan Gilbert, David Katzman, Usher Raymond, Gordon Gund (2004-present)

;Dallas Mavericks
*Mark Cuban

;Denver Nuggets
*Stan Kroenke

;Detroit Pistons
*Fred Zollner (1948-1974)
*William Davidson (1974-present)

;Golden State Warriors
*Chris Cohan

;Houston Rockets
*Les Alexander

;Indiana Pacers
*Herbert and Melvin Simon

;Los Angeles Clippers
*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-present, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers)

;Los Angeles Lakers
*Bob Short (1959-1965, Minneapolis-Los Angeles Lakers)
*Jack Kent Cooke (1965-1979)
*Jerry Buss (principal owner, 1979-present)
*Bill Daniels (minority owner, estimated timeframe early 1980s to early 1990s)
*Anschutz Entertainment Group (minority owner, 1999-present)
*Earvin "Magic" Johnson (minority owner, 1992-present)

;Memphis Grizzlies
*Michael Heisley

;Miami Heat
*Micky Arison

;Milwaukee Bucks
*U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (1985-present)

;Minnesota Timberwolves
*Glen Taylor (1994-present)

;New Jersey Nets
*Forest City Enterprises (principal owner), Shawn Carter (aka Jay-Z)

;New Orleans Hornets
*George Shinn

;New York Knicks
*James Dolan

;Oklahoma City Thunder
*Professional Basketball Club, LLC — principal Clay Bennett

;Orlando Magic
*Rich DeVos

;Philadelphia 76ers
*Comcast-Spectacor

;Phoenix Suns
*Robert Sarver

;Portland Trail Blazers
*Paul Allen

;Sacramento Kings
*Maloof family (operated by Joe and Gavin Maloof)

;San Antonio Spurs
*Peter Holt

;Toronto Raptors
*Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.

;Utah Jazz
*Larry Miller

;Washington Wizards
*Abe Pollin

American football franchise owners

National Football League owners

Teams with a complete ownership history listed in this article are indicated by "bold italics".;"Arizona Cardinals"
* Chris O'Brien (1898–1929) — Morgan Athletic Club (Chicago, 1898–1899?), Racine Normals (still in Chicago, 1899?–1901), Racine Cardinals (1901–1921), Chicago Cardinals (1922–1959)
* Dr. David Jones (1929–1933)
* Charles Bidwill (1933–1947)
* Violet Bidwill, later Violet Bidwill Wolfner (1947–1962) — Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals
* Bill Bidwill and Charles Bidwill, Jr. (1962–1972)
* Bill Bidwill (1972–present) — St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals

;"Atlanta Falcons"
* Rankin M. Smith, Sr. (1966-1997)
* Taylor Smith (1997-2002)
* Arthur Blank (2002-present)

;"Baltimore Ravens"
* Art Modell - 1996-2004
* Steve Bisciotti - 2004-present

;"Buffalo Bills"
* Ralph Wilson (1960–present)

;"Carolina Panthers"
* Jerry Richardson (1995–present)

;"Chicago Bears"
* A. E. Staley (1919–1921) — Decatur/Chicago Staleys
* George Halas (1921–1983)
* Virginia Halas McCaskey (1983–present)

;"Cincinnati Bengals"
* Paul Brown (1968–1991)
* Mike Brown (1991–present)

;"Cleveland Browns"
* Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride (1946–1953)
* David Jones (1953–1961)
* Art Modell (1961–1995)
* Operations suspended franchise held in "Cleveland Browns Trust" 1996–1998
* Al Lerner (1998–2002)
* Randy Lerner (2002–present)

;"Dallas Cowboys"
* Clint Murchison (1960–1984)
* Bum Bright (1984–1989)
* Jerry Jones (1989–present)

;"Denver Broncos"
* Bob Howsam (1960-1961)
* Gerald Phipps (1961-1981)
* Edgar Kaiser (1981-1984)
* Pat Bowlen (1984-present)

;"Detroit Lions"
* George A. Richards (1934-1940)
* Fred Mandel (1940-1948)
* Edwin J. Anderson (1948-1964)
* William Clay Ford, Sr. (1964-present)

;"Green Bay Packers"
* J.E. Clair, Earl Lambeau, George Whitney Calhoun (1919-1922)
* The "Hungry Five" (Lambeau, Andrew B. Turnbull, Gerald Francis Clifford, Dr. W. Webber Kelly and Leland H. Joannes; 1922- 1935)
* Green Bay Packers Board of Directors (the group responsible for the operations of the publicly-owned Green Bay Packers, Inc., originally Green Bay Football Corporation; 1935-present)

;"Houston Texans"
* Robert C. McNair (2002–present)

;"Indianapolis Colts"
* Carroll Rosenbloom (1953–1972)
* Robert Irsay (1972–1997) — Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts
* Jim Irsay (1997–present)

;"Jacksonville Jaguars"
* Wayne Weaver (1995–present)

;"Kansas City Chiefs"
* Lamar Hunt (1960–2006) — Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs
* Hunt family, led by Clark Hunt (2006–present)

;"Miami Dolphins"
* Joe Robbie and Danny Thomas (1965–1966?)
* Joe Robbie (1966?–1990)
* Robbie family and Wayne Huizenga (1990–1993)
* Wayne Huizenga (1993–present)
* Wayne Huizenga and Stephen M. Ross (2008-present)

;"Minnesota Vikings"
* Bill Boyer, H. P. Skoglund, Max Winter, Bernie Ridder, and Ole Haugsrud (1961-1972)
* Skolung, Winter, Ridder, and Haugsrud (1972-1976)
* Skolung, Winter, and Ridder (1976-1988)
* Skolung, Winter, Ridder, Carl Pohlad, and Irwin Jacobs (1988-1991)
* Roger Headrick (1991-1998)
* Red McCombs (1998-2005)
* Zygi Wilf and family, and Reggie Fowler (2005-present)

;"New England Patriots"
* Billy Sullivan (1960–1987)
* Victor Kiam (1987–1992)
* James Orthwein (1992–1994)
* Robert Kraft (1994–present)

;"New Orleans Saints"
* John W. Mecom, Jr. (1967–1985)
* Tom Benson (1985–present)

;"New York Giants"
* The Mara Family (1925-present; 100 percent ownership, 1925-1991, 50 percent ownership since 1991)
**Tim (1925-1959)
**Jack (1930-1963)
**Wellington (1930-2005)
**John (2005-present)
* The Tisch Family (1991-present; 50 percent ownership)
**Bob (1991-2005)
**Jonathan (2006-present)

;"New York Jets"
* Harry Wismer (1960–1964)
* Leon Hess, Sonny Werblin, Phil Iselin (1964–1977)
* Leon Hess (1977–1999)
* Estate of Leon Hess (1999–2000)
* Woody Johnson (2000–present)

;"Oakland Raiders"
* Limited partnership lead by Y. Charles (Chet) Soda (1960)
* F. Wayne Valley and Ed McGah (1961-1966)
* Valley, McGah and Al Davis (1966–1976)
* Davis and McGah (1976-1983) - Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
* Davis (1983-present) — Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders

;"Philadelphia Eagles"
* 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)
* Braman (1986-1994)
* Jeffrey Lurie (1994-present)

;"Pittsburgh Steelers"
* Art Rooney (1933–1988)
* Dan Rooney (1988–present)

;"St. Louis Rams"
* Homer Marshman (1936–1941?) — Cleveland Rams
* Dan Reeves (1941–1971) — Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams
* Robert Irsay (1971–1972)
* Carroll Rosenbloom (1972–1979)
* Georgia Frontiere (1979–2008) — Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams

;"San Diego Chargers"
* Barron Hilton (1960–1966)
* Gene Klein (majority owner) and Sam Schulman (1966–1984)
* Alex Spanos (1984–present)

;"San Francisco 49ers"
* 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)

;"Seattle Seahawks"
* Nordstrom family (1976–1988)
* Ken Behring (1988–1997)
* Paul Allen (1997–present)

;"Tampa Bay Buccaneers"
* Hugh Culverhouse (1976-1994)
* Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. (1994-1995)
* Malcolm Glazer, Bryan Glazer, Joel Glazer, and Ed Glazer (1995-present)

;"Tennessee Titans"
* Bud Adams (1960–present) — Houston/Tennessee Oilers, Tennessee Titans

;"Washington Redskins"
* 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

Hockey franchise owners

National Hockey League owners

;Anaheim Ducks
*Henry & Susan Samueli

;Boston Bruins
*Jeremy Jacobs

;Buffalo Sabres
*Thomas Golisano

;Calgary Flames
*Harley Hotchkiss, Allan P. Markin ,
Clayton H. Riddell ,Daryl Seaman

;Carolina Hurricanes
*Peter Karmanos

;Chicago Blackhawks
*William R. "Rocky" Wirtz

;Colorado Avalanche
*E. Stanley Kroenke

;Dallas Stars
*Tom Hicks

;Detroit Red Wings
*Mike Ilitch

;Edmonton Oilers
*Daryl Katz

;Florida Panthers
*Alan Cohen, Bernie Kosar

;Los Angeles Kings
*Philip Anschutz, Edward Roski, Jr. (Anschutz Entertainment Group)

;Minnesota Wild
*Craig Leipold

;Montreal Canadiens
*George N. Gillett, Jr.

;Nashville Predators
*William “Boots” Del Biaggio III

;New Jersey Devils
*Jeffrey Vanderbeek

;New York Islanders
*Charles Wang

;New York Rangers
*James Dolan

;Ottawa Senators
*Eugene Melnyk

;Philadelphia Flyers
*Comcast-Spectacor

;Phoenix Coyotes
*Wayne Gretzky, Jerry Moyes

;Pittsburgh Penguins
* Mario Lemieux - 1999-present
* Ron Burkle

;St. Louis Blues
* Dave Checketts - 2006-present

;Tampa Bay Lightning
*William Davidson

;Toronto Maple Leafs
*Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.

;Vancouver Canucks
*Canucks Sports and Entertainment

;Washington Capitals
*Ted Leonsis

Football (soccer) club/franchise owners

Premier League owners

;Arsenal
*

;Aston Villa
*Randy Lerner

;Birmingham City
*Birmingham City Football Club plc (largest owner: Carson Yeung)

;Blackburn Rovers
*

;Bolton Wanderers
*

;Chelsea
*Roman Abramovich

;Derby County
*

;Everton
*

;Fulham
*Mohamed Al-Fayed

;Liverpool
*George Gillett, Tom Hicks

;Manchester City
*Abu Dhabi United Group

;Manchester United
*Malcolm Glazer

;Middlesbrough
*

;Newcastle United
*Mike Ashley

;Portsmouth
*Alexandre Gaydamak

;Reading
*John Madejski

;Sunderland
*Drumaville Consortium

;Tottenham Hotspur
*ENIC Sports plc (Joe Lewis)

;West Ham United
*Björgólfur Guðmundsson

;Wigan Athletic
*David Whelan

Major League Soccer owners

;Chicago Fire
*Anschutz Entertainment Group

;Chivas USA
*Antonio Cue, Jorge Vergara

;Colorado Rapids
*Stan Kroenke

;Columbus Crew
*Hunt family, led by Clark Hunt

;D.C. United
*D.C. United Holdings

;FC Dallas
*Hunt family, led by Clark Hunt

;Houston Dynamo
*Anschutz Entertainment Group

;Kansas City Wizards
*OnGoal, LLC

;Los Angeles Galaxy
*Anschutz Entertainment Group

;New England Revolution
*Robert Kraft

;Real Salt Lake
*SCP Worldwide

;Red Bull New York
*Red Bull

;San Jose Earthquakes
*Earthquakes Soccer, LLC (Lewis Wolff, John Fisher)

;Toronto FC
*Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

= Greek Super League owners =

;Olympiakos Piraeus
*Socratis Kokkalis

;Panathinaikos FC
*Giannis Vardinogiannis

;Panionios
*Constantinos Tsakiris