Which top European leagues have gained and lost the most market value in 2025?

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Football is ultimately a sport won by individual brilliance and the collective effort of the whole team. But that doesn’t mean that rivalries can’t form between entire leagues. And due to the modern make up of the sport, with coefficient points awarded by continental associations and the transfer market pitting one nation’s clubs against the other via their chequebooks, there have never been more comparisons to be made between Europe’s top flights. And here at Transfermarkt we’ve decided to add to that by taking a look at which of the continent’s top leagues have gained or lost the most market value across 2025.

Premier League dominates Europe’s top five leagues in 2025

To no great surprise, the richest league in Europe is also the one that has seen the biggest rise in overall market value over the course of 2025 to date. Whether through signing players in the January and summer transfer windows or by simply developing young talents to reach new heights on the pitch, the English top-flight has added an eye-watering €1.31 billion in market value to its total market value, which now stands at €12.8b. Which is, roughly the equivalent of the Premier League adding the entire market value of the Turkish Süper Lig to its existing market value over the course of the last eight months. LaLiga, which sits second on our list, added a very impressive €418m in market value in 2025 but is still worth less than half the Premier League.

Speaking of the Turkish top-flight, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce & Co. have certainly upped their game in 2025 and as a result the aforementioned top-flight has added an impressive €277m in market value to its ranks this year. That, surprisingly, beats out all other top leagues in Europe with Ligue 1 coming fourth (+€203m) and the Bundesliga coming fifth (+€172m). Another interesting high-flyer on the list is none other than the Polish Ekstraklasa, which came sixth among Europe’s top 15 top-flights for most market value added in 2025, with €121m being added to its squads. Which puts it ahead of Serie A (+€96m), Liga Portugal (+€86m), and the Dutch Eredivisie (+€79m).

However, not all of Europe’s top leagues have added market value in 2025. Due to the simple fact that many of European football’s top-flights are frequented shop windows for the deep pockets of the Premier League, it’s little surprise that some notable divisions are still reeling from busy transfer windows. This is evident in Belgium, where the Jupiler Pro League has so far lost €3m in market value. Similarly, the Czech Chance Liga has lost €18m in market value and the Danish Superliga has lost a notable €31m in market value. However, none of Europe’s top 15 leagues have lost more market value than the Austrian Bundesliga, which is currently sitting on a deficit of €64m in terms of total market value based on where it was on January 1 of this year.