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K League 1
Korea, South · top flight · #41 by transfer spend
#41by transfer spend
€40.1mfees paid, all seasons
€89.4mfees received, all seasons
471moves in 3 seasons
The K League 1 is Korea, South's top flight and ranks #41 in the world by disclosed incoming fees across the three most recent seasons. Across the full record it has spent €40.1m and received €89.4m.
| Season | Spent | Received | Net | Incoming moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | €0 | €0 | +€0 | 41 |
| 2025/26 | €2.4m | €5.9m | −€3.5m | 236 |
| 2024/25 | €8.5m | €10.0m | −€1.5m | 194 |
| 2023/24 | €6.0m | €22.4m | −€16.4m | 141 |
| 2022/23 | €5.2m | €4.6m | +€596k | 117 |
| 2021/22 | €8.4m | €9.3m | −€927k | 103 |
| 2020/21 | €5.5m | €6.4m | −€872k | 108 |
| 2019/20 | €2.9m | €14.6m | −€11.6m | 84 |
| 2018/19 | €563k | €15.6m | −€15.1m | 56 |
| 2017/18 | €700k | €700k | +€0 | 51 |
Disclosed fees only. Undisclosed deals are excluded rather than estimated.
Every read on K League 1
The Done Deal
€638k at 0.64× his valuation: Bong-soo Kim to Daejeon Hana C., 1st on the K League 1's 2025/26 list
Jeju SK to Daejeon Hana C. for €638k. What the price says against the 8 other disclosed fees the K League 1 paid that season.
14 Aug 2026Read →
The Window Ledger
€2.4m in, €5.9m out: the K League 1's 2025/26 ledger across 236 moves
What the league paid, what it recouped, and the 97% of its business that carried no fee at all.
13 Aug 2026Read →