South Korean K League 1

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Established
1983 (43 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-05-08

Current Season
2026

Current Round
15

Level Above

Level Below
South Korean K League 2

Sport
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Soccer

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
04 Jul 26	FC AnyanFC Anyang	10:30am	Pohang SPohang Steelers
04 Jul 26	Daejeon Daejeon Hana Citizen	10:30am	Bucheon Bucheon FC 1995
04 Jul 26	Jeonbuk Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	10:30am	Gangwon Gangwon FC
05 Jul 26	GimcheonGimcheon Sangmu	10:30am	Jeju SKJeju SK
05 Jul 26	Gwangju Gwangju FC	10:30am	Ulsan HDUlsan HD
05 Jul 26	FC SeoulFC Seoul	10:30am	Incheon Incheon United
11 Jul 26	GimcheonGimcheon Sangmu	10:30am	Bucheon Bucheon FC 1995
11 Jul 26	Gwangju Gwangju FC	10:30am	Pohang SPohang Steelers
11 Jul 26	Ulsan HDUlsan HD	10:30am	Jeonbuk Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
12 Jul 26	Incheon Incheon United	10:30am	FC AnyanFC Anyang

		Results
17 May 26	Gangwon FGangwon FC	2 - 0	Ulsan HDUlsan HD
17 May 26	Bucheon FBucheon FC 1995	2 - 0	Pohang StPohang Steelers
17 May 26	Jeonbuk HJeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1 - 0	Gimcheon Gimcheon Sangmu
17 May 26	Jeju SKJeju SK	1 - 2	FC AnyangFC Anyang
16 May 26	Incheon UIncheon United	4 - 0	Gwangju FGwangju FC
16 May 26	Daejeon HDaejeon Hana Citizen	1 - 2	FC SeoulFC Seoul
13 May 26	Ulsan HDUlsan HD	2 - 1	Jeju SKJeju SK
13 May 26	Bucheon FBucheon FC 1995	0 - 0	Jeonbuk HJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
13 May 26	FC AnyangFC Anyang	2 - 2	Gimcheon Gimcheon Sangmu
12 May 26	Incheon UIncheon United	0 - 1	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.

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