The Bundesliga is the fourth-most valuable league in world football, valued at €4.95bn at the time of writing.
Only the Premier League (€13.18bn), LaLiga (€5.88bn) and Serie A (€5.87bn) are more valuable per Transfermarkt, but which clubs have the highest and lowest squad values?
Here, FootballWhispers provides squad values for all 18 Bundesliga teams, as well as each club's average value by squad size.
| Club | Squad Value | Size | Avg/Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | €1.04bn | 24 | €43.33m |
| Borussia Dortmund | €564.45m | 30 | €18.82m |
| RB Leipzig | €492.95m | 30 | €16.43m |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | €480.95m | 29 | €16.58m |
| VfB Stuttgart | €385.95m | 30 | €12.87m |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | €288.25m | 26 | €11.09m |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | €285.95m | 28 | €10.21m |
| SC Freiburg | €211.40m | 27 | €7.83m |
| FC Augsburg | €177.80m | 28 | €6.35m |
| 1.FSV Mainz 05 | €164.20m | 26 | €6.32m |
| 1.FC Köln | €154.10m | 29 | €5.31m |
| Hamburger SV | €152.95m | 28 | €5.46m |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | €138.55m | 30 | €4.62m |
| SV Werder Bremen | €122.08m | 32 | €3.81m |
| 1.FC Union Berlin | €115.78m | 30 | €3.86m |
| FC Schalke 04 | €70.13m | 27 | €2.60m |
| SV 07 Elversberg | €58.05m | 27 | €2.15m |
| SC Paderborn 07 | €48.38m | 32 | €1.51m |
Bayern Munich top the charts with Borussia Dortmund in second
Unsurprisingly, Bayern Munich (€1.04bn) have the highest squad value, nearly €440m above Borussia Dortmund (€564.45m) in second!
RB Leipzig (€492.95m) completes the podium, with Bayer Leverkusen (€480.95m) in fourth.
In terms of notable valuable players, Michael Olise (€170.00m) is the most valuable in the Bundesliga, followed by his Bayern teammates Jamal Musiala (€100.00m) and Aleksandar Pavlovic (€90.00m).
Frankfurt edge Hoffenheim in top half
Missing out on the top four in fifth is Stuttgart (€385.95m), while Frankfurt (€288.25m) and Hoffenheim (€285.95m) are separated by just a couple million euros.
Freiburg (€211.40m) and Augsburg (€177.80m) make up the top half.
In terms of notable valuable players, Angelo Stiller (€45.00m) is Stuttgart's most valuable, while his teammates Jamie Leweling (€40.00m), Finn Jeltsch and Bilal El Khannouss (both €35.00m) are not far behind.
Koln edge Hamburg in bottom half
Mainz (€164.20m) top the bottom half, followed by Koln (€154.10m) and Hamburg (€152.95m), with the latter separated by just a couple million euros.
Borussia Monchengladbach (€138.55m), Werder Bremen (€122.08m) and Union Berlin (€115.78m) are the only other teams with values above €100.00m.
In terms of notable valuable players, Mainz's Kaishu Sano (€50.00m) and Koln's Said El Mala (€45.00m) are among the Bundesliga's most valuable.
Paderborn pip Elversberg as least valuable Bundesliga club
Schalke (€70.13m) and Elversberg (€58.05m) make up two of the bottom three.
Paderborn (€48.38m) is the least valuable Bundesliga club.
In terms of notable valuable players, Soufiane El-Faouzi (€9.00m), Francis Onyeka (€10.00m) and Santiago Castaneda (€5.00m) are the most valuable at Schalke, Elversberg and Paderborn respectively.