who owns sunderland football club

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Nature

Sunderland Football Club is owned by Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Juan Sartori, with Louis-Dreyfus holding the majority stake.

Current owners

Kyril Louis-Dreyfus is the majority shareholder and chairman of Sunderland AFC, owning about 64% of the club. Juan Sartori, a Uruguayan businessman and politician, owns the remaining 36% of the shares, making the pair joint owners in terms of total control.

Ownership timeline

Louis-Dreyfus first acquired a 41% stake and became chairman in February 2021, later increasing his share to a controlling stake. By 2023 he and Sartori had bought out previous owner Stewart Donald’s remaining shares, giving them 100% control between them.