About K League 1
The K League 1 (Korean: K리그1) is a professional association football league in South Korea and the highest level of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. It is one of the most successful leagues in the Asian Football Confederation, with its past and present clubs having won a record twelve AFC Champions League titles.
Leaders — 23/24
Standings
| # | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 76 | W D W W D |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 64 | W D L W D |
| 3 | Gwangju | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 59 | L W D W W |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 57 | W L D W D |
| 5 | Incheon United | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 56 | W L W L W |
| 6 | FC Seoul | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 55 | D L L L D |
| 7 | Daegu | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 53 | W D L W W |
| 8 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 51 | D D W L W |
| 9 | Jeju United | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 41 | D L L W L |
| 10 | Gangwon | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 34 | D D W W L |
| 11 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 59 | -24 | 33 | L W L L D |
| 12 | Suwon | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 43 | 73 | -30 | 33 | L D D L L |
Recent results
Upcoming
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Season stats — 2023
No scoring data.
No assist data.
No goalkeeper data for this season.
No discipline data.
No clubs data.
| # | Club | Country | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daegu FC (6504) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 2 | Daejeon Hana Citizen (6499) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 3 | FC Seoul (6500) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 4 | Gangwon FC (21459) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 5 | Gimcheon Sangmu (6505) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 6 | Gwangju FC (30925) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 7 | Jeju SK (19684) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 8 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (6502) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 9 | Pohang Steelers (311) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 10 | Ulsan HD FC (3535) |
Korea, South | 26 |
| 11 | FC Anyang (38898) |
Korea, South | 23 |
| 12 | Suwon FC (31622) |
Korea, South | 23 |
Knockout / other
Home team in rows, away team in columns. Click any score for the match page. Dashes are fixtures not yet played.
| Dae | Dae | FC | Gan | Gwa | Inc | Jej | Jeo | Poh | Suw | Suw | Uls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daegu | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1–0 | — | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| FC Seoul | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Gangwon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Gwangju | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Incheon United | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Jeju United | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Pohang Steelers | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Suwon | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — |
Each team's home record vs away record, ranked by total points.
| # | Club | HOME | AWAY | Total pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP | W | D | L | GF | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | Pts | |||
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 76 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 64 |
| 3 | Gwangju | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 59 |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 57 |
| 5 | Incheon United | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 56 |
| 6 | FC Seoul | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 55 |
| 7 | Daegu | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 53 |
| 8 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 51 |
| 9 | Jeju United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 41 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 34 |
| 11 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 33 |
| 12 | Suwon | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
Largest goal-margins recorded in this competition for 2023.
| # | Date | Stage | Home | Score | Away | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | FC Seoul | 7–2 | Suwon | +5 |
| 2 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Suwon | 0–5 | Jeju United | +5 |
| 3 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Gwangju | 5–0 | Incheon United | +5 |
| 4 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Ulsan Hyundai | 5–1 | Jeju United | +4 |
| 5 | 2023-03-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Gwangju | 4–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | +4 |
| 6 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Suwon | 0–3 | FC Seoul | +3 |
| 7 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Ulsan Hyundai | 3–0 | Suwon | +3 |
| 8 | 2023-03-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Gwangju | 3–0 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | +3 |
| 9 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Daegu | 0–3 | Ulsan Hyundai | +3 |
| 10 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | +3 |
| 11 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 0–3 | Jeju United | +3 |
| 12 | 2022-11-01 | REGULAR SEASON | FC Seoul | 3–0 | Daegu | +3 |
Form-weighted ranking based on last 10 matches — recent matches count more. Synthetic score 0–100.
| # | Club | Matches counted | Power score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incheon United | 10 |
93.7
|
| 2 | Gwangju | 10 |
82.5
|
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai | 10 |
72.2
|
| 4 | Daegu | 10 |
69.1
|
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 10 |
62.0
|
| 6 | Gangwon | 10 |
59.2
|
| 7 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 10 |
55.8
|
| 8 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 10 |
45.2
|
| 9 | FC Seoul | 10 |
10.9
|
| 10 | Jeju United | 10 |
-0.7
|
| 11 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 10 |
-2.1
|
| 12 | Suwon | 10 |
-4.1
|
Top scorer of each season in this competition (across 27 tracked seasons). Ties resolved by player_id order.
| Season | Player | Pos | Nat | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jin-woo Jeon |
Attack - Right Winger | Korea, South |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 14 | 27 |
| 2024 | Attack - Centre-Forward | Montenegro |
Incheon United | 15 | 38 | |
| 2023 | Min-kyu Joo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
Ulsan Hyundai | 15 | 31 |
| 2022 | Min-kyu Joo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
Jeju United | 15 | 32 |
| 2021 | Min-kyu Joo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
Jeju United | 17 | 29 |
| 2020 | Felipe Silva |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Gwangju FC | 11 | 22 |
| 2019 | Adam Taggart |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Australia |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 16 | 28 |
| 2018 | Marcão |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Gyeongnam FC | 26 | 28 |
| 2017 | Johnathan |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 19 | 24 |
| 2016 | Tiago Alves |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Seongnam FC | 13 | 19 |
| 2015 | Shin-wook Kim |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
Ulsan Hyundai | 14 | 33 |
| 2014 | Júnior Santos |
Attack - Second Striker | Brazil |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | 30 |
| 2013 | Pedro Júnior |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Jeju United | 16 | 26 |
| 2012 | Mauricio Molina |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Colombia |
FC Seoul | 15 | 28 |
| 2011 | Jung-woo Kim |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Korea, South |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 15 | 23 |
| 2010 | José Ortigoza |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Paraguay |
Ulsan Hyundai | 17 | 25 |
| 2009 | Sung-kuk Choi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
Gwangju Sangmu | 9 | 26 |
| 2008 | Dudu |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 15 | 26 |
| 2007 | Stevica Ristic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | North Macedonia Serbia | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 | 25 |
| 2003 | Magno Alves |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 27 | 44 |
| 2002 | Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
Busan i.cons | 13 | 25 | |
| 2001 | Attack | Brazil |
Ulsan Hyundai | 11 | 22 | |
| 2000 | Yong-soo Choi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
Anyang LG Cheetahs | 9 | 23 |
| 1999 | Jung-hwan Ahn |
Attack - Second Striker | Korea, South |
Pusan Daewoo Royals | 14 | 19 |
| 1998 | Midfield | Korea, South |
Chonbuk Hyundai Motors FC | 5 | 11 | |
| 1997 | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Korea, South |
Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 10 | |
| 1994 | Midfield | Korea, South |
Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 1 |
Players with the most goals across all seasons of this competition in our dataset.
| # | Player | Position | Nationality | Total goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shin-wook Kim |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
102 | 11 |
| 2 | Min-kyu Joo |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
91 | 8 |
| 3 | Júnior Santos |
Attack - Second Striker | Brazil |
81 | 8 |
| 4 | Attack - Centre-Forward | Montenegro |
78 | 7 | |
| 5 | Stevica Ristic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | North Macedonia Serbia | 72 | 9 |
| 6 | Dong-hyen Yang |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
70 | 9 |
| 7 | Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
62 | 8 | |
| 8 | Eninho |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil |
58 | 9 |
| 9 | Mauricio Molina |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Colombia |
57 | 7 |
| 10 | Keun-ho Lee |
Attack - Left Winger | Korea, South |
57 | 12 |
| 11 | Bit-garam Yoon |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Korea, South |
55 | 14 |
| 12 | Ki-hun Yeom |
Attack - Left Winger | Korea, South |
54 | 12 |
| 13 | Seon-min Moon |
Attack - Left Winger | Korea, South |
48 | 9 |
| 14 | Dzenan Radoncic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Montenegro Croatia | 47 | 7 |
| 15 | Edú |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
47 | 5 |
| 16 | Edgar Bruno |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
47 | 8 |
| 17 | Ricardo Lopes |
Attack - Left Winger | Brazil |
44 | 6 |
| 18 | Chu-young Park |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
41 | 9 |
| 19 | Seung-gi Lee |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Korea, South |
40 | 10 |
| 20 | Jong-ho Lee |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Korea, South |
40 | 7 |
Highest single-season goal hauls in this competition.
| # | Player | Team | Season | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodô |
Ulsan Hyundai | 2003 | 27 |
| 2 | Magno Alves |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2003 | 27 |
| 3 | Marcão |
Gyeongnam FC | 2018 | 26 |
| 4 | Itamar |
Chunnam Dragons | 2003 | 22 |
Daegu FC (6504)
Daejeon Hana Citizen (6499)
FC Seoul (6500)
Gangwon FC (21459)
Gimcheon Sangmu (6505)
Gwangju FC (30925)
Jeju SK (19684)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (6502)
Pohang Steelers (311)
Ulsan HD FC (3535)
FC Anyang (38898)
Suwon FC (31622)
Jin-woo Jeon
Montenegro
Min-kyu Joo
Felipe Silva
Brazil
Adam Taggart
Australia
Marcão
Johnathan
Tiago Alves
Shin-wook Kim
Júnior Santos
Pedro Júnior
Mauricio Molina
Colombia
Jung-woo Kim
José Ortigoza
Paraguay
Sung-kuk Choi
Dudu
Stevica Ristic
Magno Alves
Yong-soo Choi
Jung-hwan Ahn
Dong-hyen Yang
Eninho
Keun-ho Lee
Bit-garam Yoon
Ki-hun Yeom
Seon-min Moon
Dzenan Radoncic
Edú
Edgar Bruno
Ricardo Lopes
Chu-young Park
Seung-gi Lee
Jong-ho Lee
Dodô
Itamar