10 Most Expensive Football Trophies in the World & Their Price

The English Premier League (EPL) trophy is one of the world’s costliest football trophies, with an estimated worth of $10,000.

It is the most coveted prize in English football and is made of silver, gilded silver, and malachite – a semi-precious gemstone primarily found in Africa.

To ensure that both winning teams can have a keep sake, two Premier League trophies are created for each season; one being given to the champions and the other held in reserve for potential future winners who finish level on points, goal difference or head-to-head match.

Fight for the EPL title spans over 20 clubs every season as promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL) creates balance between teams.

The UEFA Champions League trophy is one of the most expensive awards in sports. It was created back in 1968 by Jürg Stadelmann and is known as “Old Big Ears” thanks to the size of its handles resembling human ears.

This award stands at 73.5 centimeters tall and weighs a hefty 7.5 kilograms, making it one of the tallest and heaviest football trophies out there.

There have been several version modifications over the years, but the current design is the fifth iteration which is sure to last for many more years to come.

The Bundesliga Meisterschale is one of the most expensive football trophies in the world.

It has been awarded to the winners of Germany’s top-flight football league since 1964 and is a shield-like trophy with the names of all German league winners since 1903 engraved on it.

The trophy was designed and created in Kölner Werkschulen by art professor Elisabeth Treskow, and a silver ring was added to it in 1981 for more teams’ titles to be engraved. The Meisterschale can fit titleholder names till 2027, and is insured up to €50,000 (about $57,102).

Ranked seventh in the world for most expensive football trophies, the Serie A trophy stands at 58 centimeters tall, weighs 8 kilos, and recently underwent a makeover.

Awarded to the top league winner of Italian football, this trophy is often mistakenly referred to as the “Scudetto,” and since 1960-61 season, each team that has won has had their name engraved on it.

Valued at $66,000, it is one of the most celebrated cup awards.

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is one of the most valuable football trophies in the world, worth around $150,000.

It’s taken home by the winning nation every time they win the tournament three consecutive times.

There have been three versions of this prestigious trophy in its history: the Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem Trophy made of silver was awarded initially; then came the “Trophy of African Unity” or “Africa Unity Cup”; and finally the third and current Oscar-style design which Egypt won forever in 2002 after their third consecutive championship.

Each winner receives a copy of the original whose measurements match that of the original trophy.

The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious individual football award, with many of the world’s elite players striving to receive it.

Awarded since 1956 by France Football magazine, it is a trophy that has been crafted and created from engraving, polishing, writing and jewelling by Mellerio dits Meller who are renowned French jewelers.

Production of the trophy begins with patiently fusing two brass hemispheres with a blowtorch.

Although its true value will never be known, Cristiano Ronaldo famously sold one of them at a charity auction for £600,000 (approx. $805,439), making it one of the most expensive football trophies in the world.

The oldest national football tournament, the FA Cup, is also one of the most expensive trophies in the world.

Constructed out of 925 sterling silver and standing 61.5 centimeters tall, this impressive trophy underwent a painstaking process of polishing, hand graving, hand chasing, and casting over 250 hours in order to be brought to life.

Valued at around $1.18 million dollars, it stands as an iconic representation of football success even today.

The UEFA Europa League Trophy is the 3rd most expensive football trophy in existence. Valued at an incredible $4.5 million, this trophy is awarded to the winner of the second-tier European club football competition each year.

Weighing an impressive 15 kg and measuring 65 cm tall, it is one of the heaviest sports trophies in the world and stands out from other European awards due to its lack of handles.

Designed by Bertoni when the competition was founded in 1972, it consists primarily of silver, with a yellow marble base for support.

The Copa Libertadores trophy holds the title of second most expensive soccer award in the world, valued at an impressive $8.5 million.

Bearing a sterling silver crest atop a hardwood pedestal and with the option for one victor to keep it permanently, this illustrious award is presented annually to the winners of Copa Libertadores de America competition.

These lucky few are allowed to retain the trophy only until that season’s draw – whereupon they are given a duplicate and required to return the original design – however if a team can win this title 3 times in succession, they enter into an elite list of teams who get to keep their original trophy without having to ever part with it.

At the top of the list of most expensive football trophies in the world is the iconic FIFA World Cup trophy, worth a hefty $20 million.

Designed in 1974 by Silvio Gazzaniga and crafted from malachite and 18-karat gold, this magnificent piece of sporting art stands at 36.5 cm tall and weighs 6.175 kg.

It is presented to the victorious team every four years and bears the names of all former winners on its base.

Most recently, France lifted the trophy after winning the 2018 World Cup in Russia, making them its current owners.

This article was updated 1 month ago