South Korean K League 1

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Poster

Established
1983 (43 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-05-08

Current Season
2026

Current Round
32

Level Above

Level Below
South Korean K League 2

Sport
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Soccer

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

TV Rights

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		Upcoming
24 Oct 26	FC AnyanFC Anyang	5:00am	Jeonbuk Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
24 Oct 26	Bucheon Bucheon FC 1995	5:00am	Gwangju Gwangju FC
24 Oct 26	GimcheonGimcheon Sangmu	5:00am	Daejeon Daejeon Hana Citizen
24 Oct 26	Incheon Incheon United	5:00am	Jeju SKJeju SK
24 Oct 26	FC SeoulFC Seoul	5:00am	Gangwon Gangwon FC
24 Oct 26	Ulsan HDUlsan HD	5:00am	Pohang SPohang Steelers

		Results
18 Oct 26	Pohang StPohang Steelers	0 - 0	FC AnyangFC Anyang
18 Oct 26	Gangwon FGangwon FC	1 - 1	Incheon UIncheon United
18 Oct 26	FC SeoulFC Seoul	2 - 2	Gimcheon Gimcheon Sangmu
18 Oct 26	Jeonbuk HJeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3 - 2	Jeju SKJeju SK
18 Oct 26	Daejeon HDaejeon Hana Citizen	3 - 2	Gwangju FGwangju FC
17 Oct 26	Ulsan HDUlsan HD	2 - 1	Bucheon FBucheon FC 1995
11 Oct 26	Gwangju FGwangju FC	4 - 3	Ulsan HDUlsan HD
10 Oct 26	Gimcheon Gimcheon Sangmu	0 - 1	FC AnyangFC Anyang
10 Oct 26	FC SeoulFC Seoul	2 - 1	Jeju SKJeju SK
09 Oct 26	Incheon UIncheon United	3 - 0	Pohang StPohang Steelers

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.

Seasons