Auckland City FC players with the lowest value at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup - Photo: ACFC
This club is Auckland City FC (New Zealand) - the team that holds the record of 4 consecutive wins of the OFC Men's Champions League (the highest club level tournament in Oceania).
According to the reputable transfer site transfermarkt, the total value of Auckland City FC's squad is 5.20 million euros, the lowest among the 32 teams participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
This total transfer value is even lower than the reigning Vietnamese champion Nam Dinh Steel (5.66 million euros) and Hanoi Police Club (5.41 million euros), slightly higher than Hanoi Club (5.08 million euros).
The most expensive players in Auckland City FC's squad are Mario Ilich, Michael den Heijer, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Lobo.
However, these four players have only reached the threshold of 275,000 euros. If compared to the top teams of V-League, the quality of Auckland City FC players cannot be compared. Both Nam Dinh and Cong An Ha Noi have many players worth over half a million euros.
Auckland City FC players are excited to play against the world's top teams - Photo: ACFC
With such a low squad quality, Auckland City FC is considered the weakest team at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. In this tournament, Auckland City FC will become the "underdog" team in Group C, where Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors and Benfica are present.
The New Zealand national team has a transfer value of more than 26 million euros. However, the national team players of this country are all playing abroad. Auckland City FC players are only composed of average local players, plus less famous foreign stars. That is why their squad value is low.
Since Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), New Zealand has been the "big guy" of the Oceania region. The remaining teams are not capable of competing with New Zealand football, so it is no surprise that the not-so-strong Auckland City FC is taking Oceania football by storm.
There are 2 Auckland teams
Besides Auckland City FC of New Zealand, there is another club named Auckland. That is Auckland FC, a club also based in New Zealand but currently playing in the Australian Championship. World football fans often confuse these two clubs.
It is worth mentioning that Auckland FC has just won the Australian championship with many New Zealand national players. Auckland FC has a transfer value of up to 8.55 million euros.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/club-co-gia-chuyen-nhuong-thap-hon-nam-dinh-va-cong-an-ha-noi-du-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-20250603124843302.htm
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