K League 1

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K League 1
K 리그 1
Full name Hana Bank K League 1
Association Korea Football Association
First edition 1983 (until 2012 K-League)
hierarchy 1st League
Teams 12
master Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (7th title)
Record champions Seongnam FC
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(7 wins each)
Current season 2020
Website www.kleague.com
Qualification for AFC Champions League
Korean FA Cup

The K League 1 is the top division in South Korean football .

history

Fans in South Korea

The K League 1 was founded in 1983 as the K-League, making it the oldest professional league in Asian football. The five founding members were Hallelujah , Daewoo , POSCO , Yukong and Kookmin Bank . Hallelujah won the first championship title with one point ahead of Daewoo . The league has been expanded regularly since then.

Most of the teams are owned by South Korean jaebeols (conglomerates) and therefore bear their names. Recently attempts have been made to improve the identification of fans with the clubs by adding place names. So Daewoo z. B. over the years to Daewoo Royals , Busan Daewoo Royals , Busan I'Cons , and finally Busan I'Park .

Until 2012, the K-League was the only professional league in South Korea and, after the last expansion in 2011, comprised 16 teams. From 2007 to 2011 the champion was determined in a complicated play-off system. The first of the table was set for the final, the second for the semifinals. The third plays against the sixth and the fifth against the fourth. The winners of these two games met, the winner of this game met runner-up in the semifinals and this winner was first in the table in the final.

In 2012 the mode was changed. The playoffs were abolished. In 2012, instead, each team initially played a double round (30 game days). The teams in places 1 to 8 then completed a championship round. They played a double round against each other (14 game days). The teams in places 9 to 16 completed a relegation round. They also played a double round against each other (14 game days). The teams in places 15 and 16 relegated to the newly founded K League Challenge . The points from the 30 games were taken completely into the championship and relegation round. In 2013 there is the same mode with 14 teams (places 1–7: championship round; places 8–14: relegation round). The league was reduced again. In 2014 there are therefore only 12 teams left. (Place 1–6: championship round; place 7–12: relegation round). The promotion and relegation between the K League Classic and the K League Challenge took place for the first time in 2013 via a relegation , whereby the champion of the second highest class had to compete against the third from last in the highest class. Gangwon FC played the first two relegation games against Sangju Sangmu FC , with Sangmu, the master of the K League Challenge, prevailing. Since the 2014 season, the champions of the K League Challenge have been promoted directly, while the 2nd to 4th placed players play against each other in the play-offs. The winner of the play-offs plays in the relegation against the second worst placed in the K League Classic. The winner of this relegation will play in the K League Classic the following season.

Due to the introduction of the K League Challenge, the league has been called the K League Classic since 2013 .

The top four teams will take part in the AFC Champions League the following season .

Championship title

Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Champion 2008
rank franchise title Year (s)
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 7th 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Seongnam FC 7th 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006
3 FC Seoul 6th 1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016
4th Pohang Steelers 5 1986, 1988, 1992, 2007, 2013
5 Busan IPark 4th 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4th 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008
7th Ulsan Hyundai 2 1996, 2005
8th Hallelujah FC 1 1983
Jeju United 1 1989

Franchises 2020

coat of arms franchise city Stadion Places
Fc seoul.svg FC Seoul
FC 서울
Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 66,706
Coats of arms of None.svg Gwangju FC
광주 FC
Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 40,000
Ulsan Hyundai
울산 현대 호랑이
Ulsan Ulsan Munsu Stadium 44,466
Suwon samsung bluewings.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
수원 삼성 블루윙즈
Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 43,959
Jeonbuk hyundai motors.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
전북 현대 모터스
Jeonbuk Jeonju World Cup Stadium 42,477
Busan IPark
FC 부산 아이 파크 FC
Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363
Pohang steelers4.svg Pohang Steelers
포항 스틸러스
Pohang Steel Yard Stadium 25,000
Incheon united fc.svg Incheon United
인천 유나이티드
Incheon Incheon football stadium 20,891
Daegu FC.svg Daegu FC
대구 FC
Daegu Daegu Stadium 66,422
Gangwon FC
강원 FC
Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 30,000
Sangju Sangmu FC.png Sangju Sangmu FC
상주 상무 프로 축구단
Sangju Sangju Stadium 15,042
Seongnam FC
성남 FC
Seongnam Tancheon Stadium 16,146

Top scorer

Known players

Audience numbers

In the 2019 regular season, the average attendance was 8,065 people per game.

season cut Games total
2010 10,941 210 2,297,691
2010 finals 22,402 6th 134.410
2011 11,292 240 2,710,056
2011 finals 25,135 6th 150.810
2012 7,523 239 1,797,978
2012 relegation 2,364 42 99,298
2012 championship 8,891 56 497.913
2013 8,440 182 1,536,010
2013 relegation 2,729 42 114,631
2013 championship 9,182 42 385,633
2014 8,249 198 1,633,355
2014 relegation 2,231 15th 33,468
2014 championship 9,588 15th 143,816
2015 7,770 198 1,538,444
2015 relegation 2,423 15th 36,339
2015 championship 12,364 15th 185,460
2016 8,023 198 1,588,460
2016 relegation 4,484 15th 67,262
2016 championship 9,285 15th 139.273
2017 6,459 198 1,278,944
2017 relegation 2,430 15th 36,447
2017 championship 9,845 15th 147,679
2018 5,396 198 1,068,499
2018 relegation 3,894 15th 58,413
2018 championship 6,964 15th 104,461
2019 8,065 198 1,596,805
2019 relegation 4,717 15th 70,749
2019 championship 11,466 15th 171,984
Source: weltfussball.de

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Gangwon, Sangju to clash in playoff . The Korea Herald dated December 2, 2013.
  2. Relegation K-League Classic - South Korea on transfermarkt.at, accessed on January 19, 2014.
  3. K League 1 2018 - spectators. Retrieved January 26, 2019 .