Compared with the leagues of China, Japan and South Korea, the value gap is still widening

The reporter reported coldly At the end of the 2024 season, the total value of the 16 teams in the Chinese Super League is 131 million euros, and the total value of the 16 teams in the Super League is even worse than that of the 12-team K1 League (148 million euros), and only 45.6% of the total value of the 20-team J1 League (286 million euros).

In terms of the average value of the team, the Chinese Super League is only 8.16 million euros, and last year there were 13.5 million euros. This year, the average total value of the Chinese Super League is only 66% of that of the K1 league (12.34 million euros) and 57% of the J1 league (14.32 million euros). There are as many as 19 teams in the J1 league worth more than 10 million euros, and only Sagan Tosu (9.43 million euros) has less than 10 million euros. J1 has nine teams worth more than €15 million, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima (€20.25 million) is the only team in the three major leagues worth more than €20 million. The K1 League has 7 teams worth more than 10 million euros, 3 of which are more than 15 million euros. The lowest value of K1 is Daegu FC, which also has 8.5 million euros, which is more than the average value of Chinese Super League teams.

There are also seven teams in the Chinese Super League worth more than 10 million euros, but only Shanghai Port (18.61 million euros) is worth more than 15 million euros. There are as many as seven teams in the Super League worth less than €5 million and four teams under €3 million. You must know that among the 20 teams in the J2 League, Ehime FC, which is the least expensive, has 4.59 million euros, ranking twelfth in the Chinese Super League. The highest value in the J2 League, Shimizu Agitation (12.8 million euros), ranks third in the Chinese Super League, behind Shanghai Port and Shandong Taishan. Similarly, the lowest-priced Ansan Green Men (€4.18 million) in the K2 League are in twelfth place in the Chinese Super League, ahead of Cangzhou Lions, Nantong Zhiyun, Meizhou Hakka and Qingdao Manatee. Suwon Samsung (8.3 million euros), the most expensive player in the K2 League, is in eighth place in the Chinese Super League. Most of the teams in the Chinese Super League are worth the same as the J2 League, and even the middle and lower reaches of the Chinese Super League are comparable to the K2 League teams, which is the gap between the Chinese Super League and the Japanese and Korean leagues.

The value gap between the top league teams of China, Japan and South Korea is mainly reflected in the value of local players. Among the three leagues, the Chinese Super League has the highest value of foreign players, with Vargas (5 million euros, Shanghai Port) surpassing Jesse Lingard (4 million euros, FC Seoul) in the K1 league and Gustavsson (2.8 million euros, Urawa Red Diamonds) in the J1 league.

Among the local players of the three leagues, Wu Lei, who has the highest value in the Chinese Super League, is only 1.2 million euros, ranking joint 18th in the total value list of the Chinese Super League. The most valuable homegrown player in the K1 league is Gangwon FC's 18-year-old winger Liang Min Ge (3.5 million euros), which is almost three times that of Wu Lei. The most expensive homegrown player in the J1 league is Sanfrecce Hiroshima's midfielder Hayao Kawabe (4 million euros), who is also the most expensive player in the J1 league. Among the local players in the Chinese Super League, only Wu Lei is worth more than 1 million euros, followed by Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong only 900,000 euros. There are 5 local players in the K1 league who are worth 1 million euros or more, and 35 players in the J1 league, accounting for 59% of all players in the J1 league who are worth more than 1 million euros, of which 15 are local players who are worth more than 1.2 million euros.