Chinese Super League
China · top flight · #38 by transfer spend
The Chinese Super League is China's top flight and ranks #38 in the world by disclosed incoming fees across the three most recent seasons. Across the full record it has spent €581m and received €178m.
| Season | Spent | Received | Net | Incoming moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | €1.6m | €109k | +€1.4m | 24 |
| 2025/26 | €11.1m | €1.7m | +€9.4m | 265 |
| 2024/25 | €10.7m | €3.6m | +€7.0m | 312 |
| 2023/24 | €3.4m | €2.7m | +€735k | 326 |
| 2022/23 | €1.1m | €0 | +€1.1m | 290 |
| 2021/22 | €14.7m | €5.1m | +€9.6m | 310 |
| 2020/21 | €49.2m | €21.2m | +€28.0m | 226 |
| 2019/20 | €107m | €31.4m | +€75.4m | 110 |
| 2018/19 | €235m | €45.3m | +€190m | 130 |
| 2017/18 | €148m | €66.4m | +€81.2m | 118 |
Disclosed fees only. Undisclosed deals are excluded rather than estimated.
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€2.0m among 19 priced deals: Alexandru Mitriță to Zhejiang, 1st on the Chinese Super League's 2025/26 list
Universitatea Craiova to Zhejiang for €2.0m. What the price says against the 19 other disclosed fees the Chinese Super League paid that season.
€11.1m in, €1.7m out: the Chinese Super League's 2025/26 ledger across 265 moves
What the league paid, what it recouped, and the 93% of its business that carried no fee at all.
€11.0m in, €1.7m out: the Chinese Super League's 2025/26 ledger across 250 moves
What the league paid, what it recouped, and the 93% of its business that carried no fee at all.
€2.0m among 17 priced deals: Rafael Ratão to Shanghai Shenhua, 1st on the Chinese Super League's 2025/26 list
Esporte Clube Bahia to Shanghai Shenhua for €2.0m. What the price says against the 17 other disclosed fees the Chinese Super League paid that season.