The European Soccer season is upon us and it got me thinking, how many soccer leagues are there in the world.
League Country Squad Value
Premier League England €13.22bn
Serie A Italy €5.80bn
LaLiga Spain €5.61bn
Bundesliga Germany €5.04bn
Ligue 1 France €4.18bn
Série A Brazil €1.99bn
Liga Portugal Portugal €1.81bn
Süper Lig Türkiye €1.56bn
MLS United States €1.42bn
Eredivisie Netherlands €1.33bn
Saudi Pro League Saudi Arabia €1.19bn
Primera División Argentina €1.04bn
Liga MX Mexico €1.00bn
Premier Liga Russia €1.00bn
Jupiler Pro League Belgium €975.50m
Super League 1 Greece €594.98m
Premier Liga Ukraine €445.64m
Chance Liga Czech Republic €430.90m
Superliga Denmark €407.60m
Scottish Premiership Scotland €376.98m
Ekstraklasa Poland €374.40m
Super League Switzerland €352.39m
Eliteserien Norway €345.20m
Bundesliga Austria €340.09m
UAE Pro League United Arab Emirates €328.77m
J1 League Japan €302.58m
Super liga Srbije Serbia €301.08m
Qatar Stars League Qatar €291.10m
Allsvenskan Sweden €262.46m
SuperLiga Romania €223.69m
Liga DIMAYOR Colombia €207.38m
SuperSport HNL Croatia €203.16m
efbet Liga Bulgaria €197.64m
LigaPro Serie A Ecuador €172.21m
Liga de Primera Chile €170.68m
Ligat ha'Al Israel €170.59m
Egyptian Premier League Egypt €164.25m
Chinese Super League China €162.33m
Betway Premiership South Africa €153.83m
Liga AUF Uruguay €153.46m
Cyprus League Cyprus €139.75m
Nemzeti Bajnokság Hungary €136.85m
Liga 1 Peru €132.65m
Botola Pro Inwi Morocco €131.76m
Persian Gulf Pro League Iran €127.28m
K League 1 Korea, South €120.98m
Premyer Liqa Azerbaijan €116.75m
Niké Liga Slovakia €104.68m
Uzbekistan Super League Uzbekistan €95.54m
Iraq Stars League Iraq €95.50m
Ligue 1 Algeria €94.80m
Premier Liga Kazakhstan €94.58m
Liga FUTVE Venezuela €88.02m
División Profesional Bolivia €83.03m
Super League Indonesia €81.39m
A-League Men Australia €81.15m
Ligue 1 Tunisia €79.45m
Thai League Thailand €78.58m
Vysheyshaya Liga Belarus €73.35m
Libyan Premier League Libya €72.54m
Prva Liga Slovenia €65.35m
Toplyga Lithuania €56.85m
Virsliga Latvia €55.30m
Premier League Armenia €52.83m
Malaysia Super League Malaysia €52.38m
Premijer Liga Bosne i Hercegovine Bosnia-Herzegovina €50.98m
Kategoria Superiore Albania €50.63m
Premier League Opening Round Malta €48.28m
V.League 1 Vietnam €47.79m
Veikkausliiga Finland €46.68m
Primera División Costa Rica €43.67m
Jogorku Liga Kyrgyzstan €41.40m
Erovnuli Liga Georgia €41.18m
Superliga e Kosovës Kosovo €40.75m
Oman Jindal League Oman €39.49m
National League Apertura Guatemala €38.96m
Uganda Premier League Uganda €37.22m
League of Ireland Premier Division Ireland €37.18m
Liga Nacional Apertura Honduras €33.66m
Indian Super League India €33.36m
Liga Panameña de Fútbol Panama €32.79m
Primera División El Salvador €31.86m
Ethiopian Premier League Ethiopia €31.11m
Besta deild Iceland €29.79m
Lebanese Premier League Lebanon €28.84m
Prva liga North Macedonia €28.75m
Meridianbet 1. CFL Montenegro €28.72m
Premium Liiga Estonia €27.74m
Ligue 1 Senegal €25.83m
Premiership Northern Ireland €25.81m
Nigeria Professional Football League Nigeria €25.04m
Primera Divisió Andorra €24.93m
Jordanian Pro League Jordan €24.21m
Ghana Premier League Ghana €23.53m
Vysshaya Liga Tajikistan €22.96m
Canadian Premier League Canada €22.57m
Super Liga Moldova €22.49m
BGL Ligue Luxembourg €21.32m
Singapore Premier League Singapore €19.83m
National League - North New Zealand €17.88m
Cambodian Premier League Cambodia €17.56m
Hong Kong Premier League Hong Kong €16.98m
Meistaradeildin Faroe Islands €15.21m
Liga Primera Nicaragua €13.99m
Bangladesh Football League Bangladesh €13.75m
Cymru Premier Wales €11.39m
Gibraltar Football League Gibraltar €10.94m
Jamaica Premier League Jamaica €750k
Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Dominican Republic €675k
Liga Puerto Rico Puerto Rico €375k
Liga Premier de Belice Belize €350k
Campionato Sammarinese San Marino N/A
What is interesting to note that out of the top 78 countries, the Canadian league which is only about seven years old is the 68th highest spending league in the world. There are a few caveats' to this list however. Firstly, transfer market doesn't tell the whole story, some players are really good but decrease their signing fee because they naturally get older. The other important thing to note is not all leagues have the same amount of teams which make the league grad total fluctuate. For instance, MLS has 30ish teams but most leagues only have 20 tops.
In a different set of rankings, football league fandom ranks the 196 listed soccer countries that have a league all time and this is what the system came up with.
As illustrated below, Canada (CPL) is 84th. Middle of the pack.
With the EPL starting next Friday, lets get the new year underway!
All-time ranking
