Find out who owns Crystal Palace FC. Owner's net worth, source of wealth, and history.
Crystal Palace is one of the most consistent teams in the English Premier League in the last couple of seasons.
The London-based soccer club has been in the English top flight, which is currently its longest, following years of traversing between the top flight and lower divisions.
That said, Palace is one of the teams with an impressive rating over the last couple of seasons in the Premier League.
Who owns Crystal Palace FC?
As of January 2025, Crystal Palace's majority shareholder is John Textor, who has a 45% stake in the club. Others with a minority stake include Josh Harris, David Blitzer, and Steve Parish.
List of Crystal Palace shareholders and percentage of their shares
John Textor (45%)
Josh Harris (10%)
David Blitzer (10%)
Steve Parish (10%).
Robert Franco?
Other investors?
Who are the Crystal Palace shareholders?
John Textor
John Textor is an American businessman who is famously known for his role in the digital media and entertainment industry that earned him the nickname as "Hollywood's Virtual Reality Guru.".
Source of wealth and net worth
Although there is no clear information regarding his exact net worth, estimates show that John Textor is worth around £3.4 billion. He is the owner of many businesses and sports franchise teams.
John Textor is a businessman with the vision of a multi-football club ownership model. He has several teams across Europe under his flagship company, Eagle Football Holdings Limited.
Through the ownership of Eagle Football Holdings Limited, John Textor has some of the biggest football clubs, including Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Brazil), Olympique Lyonnais (France), and RWD Molenbeek (Belgium).
Outside the ownership of football clubs, he is also involved in the media and entertainment industry and owns fuboTV. He is quite involved in the digital art industry and is involved in the ownership of organisations of brands like JesterDigital, Pulse Evolution, Digital Domain, and BabyUniverse.
Josh Harris
Josh Harris is an American investor whose portfolio includes Apollo Global Management, a private equity firm in the United States, and sports franchises including the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), New Jersey Devils (NHL), and Washington Commanders of the National Football League.
At Crystal Palace, Josh Harris is one of the minority shareholders of the club with about 10% of the shares in the team. He initially bought an 18% stake in the club in December 2015 before it was reduced to 10% as of January 2025.
Josh Harris is not a new name when it comes to the sports business based on his success with various American franchises. He has an estimated net worth of around US$11 billion.
David Blitzer
David Blitzer is an American investor who is part of the private equity firm Blackstone and owns major franchises, including the New Jersey Devils (NHL) and Philadelphia 76ers (NBA).
He has around a 25% share of the MLB team Cleveland Guardians and manages several soccer clubs under Global Football Holdings. At Crystal Palace, he owns a 10% share after initially acquiring around 18% in the club.
David Blitzer has an estimated net worth of around $2 billion.
Steve Parish
Steve Parish is the next Crystal Palace shareholder with a stake of 10%. He led a consortium known as 'CPFC 2010' to acquire the club in 2010.
Robert Franco
Robert Franco is the next investor in Crystal Palace shares in the club.
What has Crystal Palace achieved since 2010 following the investment by John Textor and co?
Crystal Palace has evolved into being more of a competitive and consistent team in the English Premier League. The consortium led by John Textor helped in the revival of the club, which includes the promotion to the English Premier League from the lower division.
One of the biggest highlights of the new owners was in 2016 when the club went on to reach another FA Cup final in 2016 and were runners-up to Manchester United.
Crystal Palace are currently enjoying a consistent performance in the English Premier League.
When was Crystal Palace founded? History
Crystal Palace was founded on the 10th of September 1905.
Club Stadium
Crystal Palace FC currently plays its home games at Selhurst Park, which is located in the London Borough of Croydon. It has a seating capacity of 25,486. It was built in 1924.
Trophies and Achievements
Crystal Palace have won the English football lower divisional title including the EFL Championship Playoffs final. The team was runners-up in the FA Cup twice.