English Professional Football Championship
The 2023-24 England second division is broadcast on "Coupang Play". K League All-Star Bae Joon-ho (20, Daejeon Hana Citizen) is reportedly set to join Stoke City in the championship.
The English Premier League (EPL), which is considered the No. 1 player in the UEFA rankings, is also famous in Korea. He is a global leader not only on a level but also on a commercial scale.
According to the transfer market media "Transfermarkt," England's second division is also one of the "club soccer leagues with a total value of more than 1 billion euros (about 1.4341 trillion won) in the world."
The remaining 11 club football stages are all in the first division. In terms of economics, you can see how unique the English Championship is in the second division.
The only club football stage larger than England's second division is EPL, Spain, La Liga, Italy, Serie A, Germany, Bundesliga, and France League 1, which can be called the "European TOP 5" on a commercial scale.
South America's Brazilian Serie A and North America's Major League Soccer (MLS) also have less player market value than the English Championship. Portugal, Turkiye, and the Netherlands' first division economic power is also lower than that of England's second division.
Saudi Arabia, ranked No. 1 in the 2023-24 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) league, is rapidly growing in size by taking famous stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo (38, Portugal).
The summer transfer market of Saudi Arabia's first division will close on September 20. Although there are still four weeks left, as of August 24, Korean time, the total value of players is 1.02 billion euros (1.462.7 trillion won), which is 59.6% of the English second division (1.71 billion euros, 2.452.2 trillion won).
World Ranking of Club Football League Market Size
As of August 24th
a unit of EUR 1 billion
01st place England First Division 10.48
02nd place Spain 1st Division 4.66
03rd place Italian first division 4.53
04th place German First Division 4.14
05th place French First League 3.49
06th place England Second Division 1.71
07th place Brazil 1st Division 1.46
08th place Major League Soccer 1.29
09th place Portugal 1st Division 1.24
10th place Turkiye First Division 1.07
11th place Saudi First League 1.02
12th place Netherlands First Division 1.01
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