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3. Liga
Germany · tier-3 competition · #32 by transfer spend
#32by transfer spend
€46.2mfees paid, all seasons
€25.6mfees received, all seasons
28moves in 3 seasons
The 3. Liga is Germany's tier-3 competition and ranks #32 in the world by disclosed incoming fees across the three most recent seasons. Across the full record it has spent €46.2m and received €25.6m.
| Season | Spent | Received | Net | Incoming moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | €40.1m | €2.5m | +€37.6m | 127 |
| 2025/26 | €1.3m | €7.4m | −€6.1m | 215 |
| 2024/25 | €1.2m | €3.8m | −€2.5m | 334 |
| 2023/24 | €200k | €1.7m | −€1.5m | 296 |
| 2022/23 | €300k | €2.5m | −€2.2m | 285 |
| 2021/22 | €545k | €1.1m | −€505k | 251 |
| 2020/21 | €1.3m | €1.4m | −€35k | 238 |
| 2019/20 | €575k | €2.1m | −€1.5m | 224 |
| 2018/19 | €500k | €2.8m | −€2.3m | 168 |
| 2017/18 | €125k | €425k | −€300k | 39 |
Disclosed fees only. Undisclosed deals are excluded rather than estimated.
Every read on 3. Liga
The Window Ledger
€1.3m in, €7.4m out: 3. Liga's 2025/26 ledger across 215 moves
What the league paid, what it recouped, and the 98% of its business that carried no fee at all.
15 Aug 2026Read →
The Precedent
1st on the list: how Stuttgart's €15.0m for Bilal El Khannouss sits against its own midfielders
The club has bought 7 midfielders for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
14 Aug 2026Read →
The Done Deal
€15.0m at 0.43× his valuation: Bilal El Khannouss to Stuttgart, 1st on 3. Liga's 2026/27 list
Leicester to Stuttgart for €15.0m. What the price says against the 4 other disclosed fees 3. Liga paid that season.
13 Aug 2026Read →
The Fee
€5.3m under the valuation: Alessandro Vogt moved to Hoffenheim at 0.34× his market price
The fee, the valuation, and the 66% gap between them — read against every priced deal 3. Liga did in 2026/27.
12 Aug 2026Read →