Rules / Korean Basketball League (KBL)
Korean Basketball League (KBL) rules
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- Import limit (roster)
- 2 foreign players, free-agent signing; combined pay cap US$1,000,000 after tax (max US$700,000 each) source
- On court
- 2026-27: 1 foreigner in Q1 and Q4, 2 in Q2 and Q3 (2025-26: 1 in all quarters) source
- Passport / Cotonou / home-grown
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- Roster size
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- Signing windows & deadlines
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- Salary cap / luxury tax
- Domestic players: ₩3.0bn soft cap (2025-26 and 2026-27). Tax: Clubs over the cap pay a levy: 30% of the excess (≤10% over), 40% (10–20%), 50% (>20%) source
- Minimum salary
- ₩42M domestic minimum (2025-26); Asian-quota player pay cap US$260,000 reported source
- Visa / work permit
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- Official document
- KBL player regulations (official page) (2026-27 season) source
- Transfer / Letter of Clearance
- FIBA has no single global transfer window. International moves need a FIBA Letter of Clearance (Internal Regulations Book 3); the origin federation must respond within 6 days. Each league sets its own registration deadlines. source
- Minimum age / U-player rules
- Not verified yet.
Rules change every season; always confirm with the club or the current official regulations. Spot an error? Send a correction with a source.