🤑 Libertadores in numbers! ranking of the + valuable, XI and facts
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I don’t think anyone would be surprised if we said that the top 5 most valuable clubs in the 2026 Libertadores are Brazilian, right?
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But have you ever wondered whether there might be a surprise in the best XI with the most valuable players by position, or in the ranking of the market value of the 32 clubs?
Well, OneFootball did this research on Transfermarket, and you can check out the result below!
Best XI
GK: Hugo Souza (Corinthians) - 11 million euros
RB: Giay (Palmeiras) - 10 million euros
CB: Léo Ortiz (Flamengo) - 14 million euros
CB: Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro) - 12 million euros
LB: Kaiki (Cruzeiro) - 12 million euros
DM: Breno Bidon (Corinthians) - 22 million euros
DM: Gerson (Cruzeiro) - 20 million euros
AM: Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo) - 35 million euros
FW: Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) - 25 million euros
FW: Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) - 26 million euros
FW: Vitor Roque (Palmeiras) - 38 million euros
Interesting facts in the Libertadores
1. Financial gulf
Palmeiras’ squad (€223 million), the most expensive in the Libertadores, is almost 31 times more valuable than Always Ready’s squad (€7.2 million), which sits at the bottom of the ranking.
2. Vitor Roque x Always Ready
Vitor Roque, the most expensive player in the competition (€38 million), by himself is worth more than 5 times the combined value of all the players in Always Ready’s squad.
3. Lucas Paquetá’s value
Lucas Paquetá’s individual market value (€35 million) is worth more than entire teams such as Independiente del Valle (€31m), Mirassol (€29m), and LDU (€25.5m).
4. 'The 100 Million Euro Club'
Only 5 teams are worth more than €100 million in squad value, and all of them are Brazilian (Palmeiras, Flamengo, Cruzeiro, Corinthians, and Fluminense).
The richest foreign team is Boca Juniors (€90.85m), which still trails the 5th-placed team by almost €22 million.
5. A trio worth an entire team (and then some)
If we add up only Corinthians’ top 3 players (Yuri Alberto, Breno Bidon, and André), we get €63 million.
That value for just three players is higher than the entire Rosario Central squad (€52.05m), which is the 7th most valuable team in the tournament.
6. Palmeiras x Flamengo
The difference in value between leaders Palmeiras and runners-up Flamengo is exactly €3.8 million.
Curiously, that is the exact market value of Brian Aguirre, the third most valuable player at Estudiantes de La Plata.
7. Mirassol tops giants
Mirassol, making its debut and coming from the countryside of São Paulo, has a squad (€29m) more valuable than those of traditional Libertadores champions such as LDU Quito (€25.5m) and Uruguay’s Club Nacional (€18.45m).
8. Most expensive player x cheapest
Vitor Roque (€38m) is valued at 69 times more than Iván Colman, Pedro Díaz, and Carlos Gamarra (€550k each), who are the most valuable players at Cusco FC.
9. Two clubs against the rest of America
The combined value of Palmeiras and Flamengo (€442.2 million) is greater than the combined value of the 19 least valuable clubs in the competition put together (from 14th-placed Platense to 32nd-placed Always Ready).
10. One club’s ceiling is another club’s floor
Always Ready’s most valuable player, Hector Cuellar (€750k), is so cheap by top-of-the-table standards that he would not even make Bolívar’s top 3, even though Bolívar is only 28th overall in the ranking
Ranking of the most valuable teams
1. Palmeiras (🇧🇷)
- Squad Value: €223 million (R$1.32 billion)
- Top 3:
. Vitor Roque: €38.00m (R$226.10m)
. Flaco López: €22.00m (R$130.90m)
. Ramón Sosa/Jhon Árias/Andreas Pereira/Allan: €15.00m (R$89.25m)
2. Flamengo (🇧🇷)
- Squad Value: €219.20m (R$1.30 billion)
- Top 3:
. Lucas Paquetá: €35.00m (R$208.25m)
. Pedro/Samuel Lino: €17.00m (R$101.15m)
. De Arrascaeta: €15.00m (R$89.25m)
3. Cruzeiro (🇧🇷)
- Squad Value: €166.55m (R$990.97m)
- Top 3:
. Kaio Jorge: €26.00m (R$154.70m)
. Gerson: €20.00m (R$119.00m)
. Matheus Pereira: €14.00m (R$83.30m)
4. Corinthians (🇧🇷)
- Squad Value: €154.30m (R$918.08m)
- Top 3:
. Yuri Alberto: €25.00m (R$148.75m)
. Breno Bidon: €22.00m (R$130.90m)
. André: €16.00m (R$95.20m)
5. Fluminense (🇧🇷)
- Squad Value: €112.63m (R$670.14m)
- Top 3:
. Martinelli: €16.00m (R$95.20m)
. Hércules: €12.00m (R$71.40m)
. Jefferson Savarino: €8.00m (R$47.60m)
6. Boca Juniors (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- Squad Value: €90.85m (R$540.5 million)
- Top 3:
. Santiago Ascacíbar (€7m / R$41.65m)
. Exequiel Zeballos (€7m / R$41.65m)
. Milton Delgado (€7m / R$41.65m)
7. Rosario Central (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- Squad Value: €52.05m (R$309.6 million)
- Top 3:
. Jaminton Campaz (€5.5m / R$32.72m)
. Franco Ibarra (€5m / R$29.75m)
. Julián Fernández (€4m / R$23.80m)
8. Estudiantes de La Plata (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- Squad Value: €42.43m (R$252.4 million)
- Top 3:
. Tiago Palacios (€4.5m / R$26.77m)
. Tomás Palacios (€4.5m / R$26.77m)
. Brian Aguirre (€3.8m / R$22.61m)
9. Peñarol (🇺🇾 Uruguay)
- Squad Value: €41.03m (R$244.1 million)
- Top 3:
. Leonardo Fernández (€7.5m / R$44.62m)
. Matías Arezo (€6m / R$35.70m)
. Nahuel Herrera (€4.5m / R$26.77m)
10. Lanús (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- Squad Value: €39.23m (R$233.4 million)
- Top 3:
. Marcelino Moreno (€5m / R$29.75m)
. Augustín Medina (€4.5m / R$26.77m)
. Nahuel Losada (€3.5m / R$20.82m)
11. Independiente Rivadavia (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- Squad Value: €33.08m (R$196.8 million)
- Top 3:
. Sebastián Villa (€6m / R$35.70m)
. Sheyko Studer (€4.5m / R$26.77m)
. Álex Arce (€3m / R$17.85m)
12. Independiente del Valle (🇪🇨 Ecuador)
- Squad Value: €31.00m (R$184.4 million)
- Top 3:
. Patrik Mercado (€5.5m / R$32.72m)
. Justin Lerma (€3m / R$17.85m)
. Darwin Guagua (€2m / R$11.90m)
13. Mirassol (🇧🇷 Brazil)
- Squad Value: €29.00m (R$172.5 million)
- Top 3:
. Antonio Galeano (€4m / R$23.80m)
. Negueba (€3m / R$17.85m)
. Neto Moura (€2m / R$11.90m)
14. Platense (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- Squad Value: €28.08m (R$167.0 million)
- Top 3:
. Ignacio Vázquez (€2.8m / R$16.66m)
. Matías Borgogno (€2.8m / R$16.66m)
. Maximiliano Amarfil (€2m / R$11.90m)
15. Cerro Porteño (🇵🇾 Paraguay)
- Squad Value: €27.98m (R$166.4 million)
- Top 3:
. Lucas Quintana (€4m / R$23.80m)
. Matías Pérez (€2.8m / R$16.66m)
. Ignacio Aliseda (€2.5m / R$14.87m)
16. LDU Quito (🇪🇨 Ecuador)
- Squad Value: €25.50m (R$151.7 million)
- Top 3:
. Gonzalo Valle (€1.8m / R$10.71m)
. Alexander Alvarado (€1.5m / R$8.92m)
. Janner Corozo (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
17. Libertad (🇵🇾 Paraguay)
- Squad Value: €21.48m (R$127.8 million)
- Top 3:
. Matías Rojas (€2.5m / R$14.87m)
. Alexis Duarte (€2m / R$11.90m)
. Rodrigo Villalba (€2m / R$11.90m)
18. Club Nacional (🇺🇾 Uruguay)
- Squad Value: €18.45m (R$109.7 million)
- Top 3:
. Maximiliano Silvera (€2m / R$11.90m)
. Maxi Gómez (€2m / R$11.90m)
. Luciano Boggio (€2m / R$11.90m)
19. Barcelona SC (🇪🇨 Ecuador)
- Squad Value: €17.18m (R$102.2 million)
- Top 3:
. Jefferson Intriago (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
. Álex Rangel (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
. Miguel Parrales (€1m / R$5.95m)
20. Junior Barranquilla (🇨🇴 Colombia)
- Squad Value: €16.70m (R$99.3 million)
- Top 3:
. Joel Canchimbo (€2m / R$11.90m)
. Cristian Barrios (€1.4m / R$8.33m)
. Luis Muriel (€900k / R$5.35m)
21. Universitario (🇵🇪 Peru)
- Squad Value: €16.05m (R$95.5 million)
- Top 3:
. Jairo Concha (€1.6m / R$9.52m)
. César Inga (€1.5m / R$8.92m)
. Jesús Castillo (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
22. Independiente Medellín (🇨🇴 Colombia)
- Squad Value: €14.85m (R$88.3 million)
- Top 3:
. Halam Loboa (€2.2m / R$13.09m)
. Kevin Mantilla (€1.5m / R$8.92m)
. Francisco Chaverra (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
23. Universidad Católica (🇪🇨 Ecuador)
- Squad Value: €13.80m (R$82.1 million)
- Top 3:
. Gregori Anangonó (€1.3m / R$7.73m)
. Diego Palacios (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
. Azarias Londoño (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
24. Sporting Cristal (🇵🇪 Peru)
- Squad Value: €13.33m (R$79.3 million)
- Top 3:
. Santiago González (€1.8m / R$10.71m)
. Luis Abram (€1.3m / R$7.73m)
. Diego Enríquez (€1m / R$5.95m)
25. Deportes Tolima (🇨🇴 Colombia)
- Squad Value: €12.90m (R$76.7 million)
- Top 3:
. Élan Ricardo (€1.5m / R$8.92m)
. Juan Torres (€900k / R$5.35m)
. Brayan Rovira (€800k / R$4.76m)
26. Independiente Santa Fe (🇨🇴 Colombia)
- Squad Value: €12.55m (R$74.6 million)
- Top 3:
. Jáder Obrian (€1.5m / R$8.92m)
. Nahuel Bustos (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
. Yilmar Velásquez (€900k / R$5.35m)
27. Coquimbo Unido (🇨🇱 Chile)
- Squad Value: €12.43m (R$73.9 million)
- Top 3:
. Francisco Salinas (€1.5m / R$8.92m)
. Benjamín Chandía (€1.2m / R$7.14m)
. Sebastián Galani (€1m / R$5.95m)
28. Club Bolívar (🇧🇴 Bolivia)
- Squad Value: €12.08m (R$71.8 million)
- Top 3:
. Christian Alemán (€1m / R$5.95m)
. Xavier Arreaga (€800k / R$4.76m)
. Brian Oyola (€800k / R$4.76m)
29. Cusco FC (🇵🇪 Peru)
- Squad Value: €8.55m (R$50.8 million)
- Top 3:
. Iván Colman (€550k / R$3.27m)
. Pedro Díaz (€550k / R$3.27m)
. Carlos Gamarra (€550k / R$3.27m)
30. Universidad Central (🇻🇪 Venezuela)
- Squad Value: €7.98m (R$47.4 million)
- Top 3:
. Juan Manuel Cuesta (€850k / R$5.05m)
. Samuel Sosa (€700k / R$4.16m)
. Juan Camilo Zapata (€600k / R$3.57m)
31. Deportivo La Guaira (🇻🇪 Venezuela)
- Squad Value: €7.53m (R$44.8 million)
- Top 3:
. Jorge Gutiérrez (€750k / R$4.46m)
. Flabián Londoño (€600k / R$3.57m)
. Yackson Rivas (€550k / R$3.27m)
32. Always Ready (🇧🇴 Bolivia)
- Squad Value: €7.2m (R$42.8 million)
- Top 3:
. Hector Cuellar (€750k / R$4.46m)
. Marcelo Suárez (€700k / R$4.16m)
. Dario Torrico (€650k / R$3.86m)
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