Valuation of Clubs and Upcoming Changes in the Women's Game

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

This week’s deep dive into women’s football has so far looked at the finances of the WSL in 2022/23, then how the women’s game can grow to the next level.

The third and final part of this trilogy will today focus on the valuations of women’s clubs and some of the upcoming changes in the game.

Club Valuations

Angel City

Eyebrows were raised this month when Disney chief executive Bob Iger and his wife Willow Bay become the new controlling owners of Angel City in a deal valuing the NWSL franchise at $250m.

This made the Los Angeles club the most valuable in women’s football, more than doubling the previous record of $120m paid for the San Diego Wave when it was acquired by the Levine Leichtman family in March.

This was all the more impressive, given that Angel City only joined the NWSL in 2022, but they have quickly established themselves as a major commercial force in women’s football, registering the second highest average attendances in the league in 2023.