South Korean K League 1

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Poster

Established
1983 (42 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-05-08

Current Season
2025

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Level Below
South Korean K League 2

Sport
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Soccer

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

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18 Jun	Jeju SK	10:30am	Gwangju F
18 Jun	Daejeon H	10:30am	Sangju Sa
21 Jun	Gangwon F	10:00am	Daegu FC
21 Jun	Pohang St	10:00am	Jeju SK
21 Jun	Jeonbuk H	10:00am	FC Seoul
22 Jun	Sangju Sa	10:00am	Anyang
22 Jun	Gwangju F	10:00am	Daejeon H
27 Jun	Sangju Sa	10:30am	Jeonbuk H
27 Jun	Daejeon H	10:30am	Jeju SK
28 Jun	Suwon FC	10:00am	Gangwon F
Results
17 Jun	FC Seoul	1 - 1	Gangwon F
17 Jun	Daegu FC	1 - 1	Pohang St
17 Jun	Jeonbuk H	3 - 2	Suwon FC
14 Jun	Sangju Sa	1 - 0	Pohang St
14 Jun	Jeju SK	2 - 1	Daegu FC
14 Jun	Suwon FC	1 - 2	Anyang
13 Jun	Gangwon F	0 - 3	Jeonbuk H
13 Jun	Gwangju F	1 - 3	FC Seoul
01 Jun	Pohang St	2 - 1	Gangwon F
01 Jun	Sangju Sa	1 - 1	Suwon FC

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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