K League 1
K League 1 K 리그 1 |
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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
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
rank | franchise | title | Year (s) |
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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 |
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FC Seoul FC 서울 |
Seoul | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 66,706 | |
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 수원 삼성 블루윙즈 |
Suwon | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 43,959 | |
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 Steelers 포항 스틸러스 |
Pohang | Steel Yard Stadium | 25,000 | |
Incheon United 인천 유나이티드 |
Incheon | Incheon football stadium | 20,891 | |
Daegu FC 대구 FC |
Daegu | Daegu Stadium | 66,422 | |
Gangwon FC 강원 FC |
Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium | 30,000 | |
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
- Ahn Jung-hwan ( Busan IPark )
- Lee Young-pyo ( FC Seoul )
- Alpay Özalan ( Incheon United )
- Hong Myung-bo ( Pohang Steelers )
- Li Weifeng ( Suwon Samsung Bluewings )
- Ognjen Koroman ( Incheon United )
- Frank Lieberam ( Ulsan Hyundai )
- Paulo Rink ( Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors )
- Lee Jae-sung ( Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors )
- Server Djeparov ( FC Seoul )
- Rade Bogdanović ( Pohang Steelers )
- Edu ( Suwon Samsung Bluewings )
Audience numbers
In the 2019 regular season, the average attendance was 8,065 people per game.
season | cut | Games | total |
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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
- Official Website (Korean)
- South Korean Football Association (English)
- ROKfootball.com (English)
- K-League History and Statistics (English & French) ( Memento from May 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gangwon, Sangju to clash in playoff . The Korea Herald dated December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Relegation K-League Classic - South Korea on transfermarkt.at, accessed on January 19, 2014.
- ↑ K League 1 2018 - spectators. Retrieved January 26, 2019 .