South Korean K League 1

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Established
1983 (42 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-05-08

Current Season
2025

Level Below
South Korean K League 2

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Soccer

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

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29 Mar	FC Seoul	-	Daegu FC	5:00am
29 Mar	Pohang Steel	-	Ulsan HD	7:30am
29 Mar	Daejeon Hana	-	Gwangju FC	7:30am
30 Mar	Jeju SK	-	Suwon FC	5:00am
30 Mar	Sangju Sangm	-	Gangwon FC	7:30am
30 Mar	Anyang	-	Jeonbuk Hyun	7:30am
01 Apr	Ulsan HD	-	Daejeon Hana	10:30am
05 Apr	Ulsan HD	-	FC Seoul	5:00am
05 Apr	Sangju Sangm	-	Daegu FC	7:30am
05 Apr	Daejeon Hana	-	Jeonbuk Hyun	7:30am
Results
22 Mar	Gwangju FC	2 - 3	Pohang Steel
16 Mar	Jeonbuk Hyun	2 - 2	Pohang Steel
16 Mar	Suwon FC	1 - 1	Ulsan HD
16 Mar	Sangju Sangm	0 - 0	Gwangju FC
15 Mar	Gangwon FC	0 - 1	FC Seoul
15 Mar	Daegu FC	0 - 1	Anyang
15 Mar	Jeju SK	1 - 3	Daejeon Hana
09 Mar	Jeonbuk Hyun	0 - 1	Gangwon FC
09 Mar	Ulsan HD	2 - 0	Jeju SK
08 Mar	Suwon FC	0 - 0	FC Seoul

Description

The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs.

The K League season typically begins around March and runs to late November each year. The number of games, clubs and the systems used have varied through the years.

The K League champions, runners-up, and third-placed team gain entry to the AFC Champions League the following season, with the exception of Sangju Sangmu due to their unique status as an army team. The 12th team is automatically relegated, while the 11th team plays a match against the winner of the K League 2 promotion playoffs.

A number of the member clubs are owned by major South Korean chaebols. Those clubs have adopted local city names in an effort to integrate themselves more with the local communities. All other teams are owned by local governments.

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