Transfermarkt website has published a ranking of the world's most expensive football leagues. The list is headed by the English Premier League (EPL), ahead of the nearest competitors by a large margin (€10.48 billion).
The second place is occupied by the Spanish championship: the value of all players in La Liga is €4.67 billion. Italy's Serie A comes third. (€4.52 billion).
It should be noted that for the first time in history the Saudi Arabian championship was included in the top 10, the total value of players there exceeded one billion euros. Thus, the Saudi league surpassed the Dutch Eredivisie.
Ranking of leagues by total value of players:
- EPL (20 clubs) - €10.48 billion.
- La Liga (20 clubs) - € 4.67 billion.
- Serie A (20 clubs) - € 4.52 billion.
- Bundesliga (18 clubs) - € 4.14 billion.
- Ligue 1 (18 clubs) - € 3.48 billion.
- Brazilian Championship (20 clubs) - € 1.46 billion.
- MLS (29 clubs) - € 1.29 billion.
- Portuguese Primera Liga (18 clubs) - € 1.24 billion.
- Turkish Super League (20 clubs) - € 1.07 billion.
- Saudi Arabian Championship (18 clubs) - € 1.02 billion.
