The 2024 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing 42nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the twelfth season of the K League 1. Ulsan HD are the defending champions.[1]

Hana 1Q
K League 1
Season2024
Dates1 March – 24 November 2024
Matches played96
Goals scored253 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerMontenegro Stefan Mugoša (Incheon United FC)
(9 goals)
Biggest home winFC Seoul 5-1 Gimcheon Sangmu
(3 April)
Ulsan HD 4-0 Gangwon
(13 April)
Biggest away winSuwon FC 1-4 Gimcheon Sangmu
(30 March)
Highest scoringGwangju 4-2 Gangwon
(10 March)
Ulsan HD 3-3 Incheon United
(17 March)
FC Seoul 5-1 Gimcheon Sangmu
(3 April)
Gangwon HD 3-3 Daejeon Hana Citizen
(11 May)
Longest winning run3 matches
Pohang Steelers
Ulsan HD
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Pohang Steelers
Longest winless run6 matches
Gwangju, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Longest losing run6 matches
Gwangju
Highest attendance52,600
FC Seoul 0-1 Ulsan HD FC
(4 May 2024)
Lowest attendance1,562
Gwangju 2-3 Incheon United
(3 April 2024)
Total attendance1,080,019
Average attendance11,250
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 2 June 2024.

Teams edit

Team changes edit

Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted from the 2023 K League 2 after a one year absence from the top flight. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to 2024 K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.[2]

  Promoted from K League 2   Relegated to K League 2

Locations edit

The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.[3]

Team City/Province Abbreviation
Daegu FC Daegu Daegu
Daejeon Hana Citizen Daejeon Daejeon
Gangwon FC Gangwon Gangwon
Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Gimcheon
Gwangju FC Gwangju Gwangju
Incheon United Incheon Incheon
Jeju United Jeju Jeju
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Jeonbuk
Pohang Steelers Pohang Pohang
FC Seoul Seoul Seoul
Suwon FC Suwon Suwon FC
Ulsan HD Ulsan Ulsan

Stadiums edit

Daegu FC Daejeon Hana Citizen Gimcheon Sangmu
DGB Daegu Bank Park Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gimcheon Stadium
Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 40,903 Capacity: 25,000
   
Gangwon FC Gwangju FC
Chuncheon Songam Leports Town Gangneung Stadium Gwangju Football Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 22,333 Capacity: 10,007
   
Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 29,791 Capacity: 42,477
     
Pohang Steelers FC Seoul Suwon FC
Pohang Steel Yard Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon Stadium
Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 11,808
     
Ulsan HD
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 44,102
 

Personnel and sponsoring edit

Team Manager Main sponsor Kit manufacturer Other sponsor(s)
Daegu FC   Park Chang-hyun Daegu Government Goal Studio DGB Daegu Bank
AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
Daejeon Hana Citizen Hana Financial Group Puma
Gangwon FC   Yoon Jong-hwan Gangwon Provincial Government Fila High1 Resort
Gimcheon Sangmu   Chung Jung-yong Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Gimcheon Government
Kelme NH Nonghyup
Gwangju FC   Lee Jung-hyo Gwangju Government Kelme Gwangju Bank
Incheon United   Jo Sung-hwan Incheon Government Macron Shinhan Bank
Incheon International Airport
Jeju United   Kim Hak-bum SK Energy Fila
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   Kim Do-heon Hyundai Motor Company Adidas Kumho Tyres
Pohang Steelers   Park Tae-ha POSCO Puma Pohang Government
FC Seoul   Kim Gi-dong GS Group Pro-Specs
Suwon FC   Kim Eun-jung Suwon Government Hummel Sunin Motors
Industrial Bank of Korea
Ulsan HD   Hong Myung-bo HD Hyundai Group Adidas

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Replaced by Date of appointment
Jeju United   Jung Jo-gook (caretaker) End of interim spell 5 December 2023 Pre-season   Kim Hak-bum 5 December 2023[4]
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   Dan Petrescu Mutual consent 6 April 2024 [5] 12th   Kim Do-heon 27 May 2024[6]
Daegu FC   Choi Won-kwon Resigned 19 April 2024 [7] 11th   Park Chang-hyun 23 April 2024 [8]
Daejeon Hana Citizen   Lee Min-sung Resigned 21 May 2024 [9] 12th   Hwang Sun-hong 3 June 2024

Foreign players edit

The number of allowed foreign players was kept strictly to six per team, including a guaranteed slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries. Teams could field at most five foreign players at any given time, including at least one player from the AFC confederation.[10]

As a military-owned team, Gimcheon Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players.

Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC player Former player(s)
Daegu FC   Lucas Barcellos   Victor Bobsin   Césinha   Edgar   Kyohei Yoshino
Daejeon Hana Citizen   Anton Kryvotsyuk   Leandro Ribeiro   Farley Rosa   Vladislavs Gutkovskis   Peniel Mlapa   Aaron Calver
Gangwon FC   Yago Cariello   Vitor Gabriel   Jefferson Galego   Welinton Júnior   Marko Tući   Yuta Kamiya
Gwangju FC   Jasir Asani   João Magno   Gabriel Tigrão   Beka Mikeltadze   Alexandar Popovic
Incheon United   Matej Jonjić   Paul-José M'Poku   Gerso Fernandes   Stefan Mugoša   Harrison Delbridge
Jeju United   Italo   Reis   Tales   Yuri
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   Hernandes   Tiago Orobó   Marcus Vinícius   Tomáš Petrášek   Nana Boateng
Pohang Steelers   Jorge Luiz   Oberdan   Wanderson   Jonathan Aspropotamitis
FC Seoul   Willyan   Jesse Lingard   Rebin Sulaka   Stanislav Iljutcenko   Aleksandar Paločević   Takuya Shigehiro
Suwon FC   Anderson Oliveira   Matheus Trindade   Josepablo Monreal   Pratama Arhan   Lachlan Jackson
Ulsan HD   Kelvin   Matheus Sales   Martin Ádám   Darijan Bojanić   Gustav Ludwigson   Ataru Esaka

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Ulsan HD 16 9 4 3 31 18 +13 31 Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
2 Gimcheon Sangmu[b] 16 8 6 2 22 15 +7 30
3 Pohang Steelers 16 8 5 3 23 15 +8 29 Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round
4 Gangwon FC 16 8 4 4 29 26 +3 28 Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
5 Suwon FC 16 8 3 5 20 20 0 27
6 Jeju United 16 6 2 8 15 20 −5 20
7 Gwangju FC 16 6 1 9 24 26 −2 19
8 Incheon United 16 4 7 5 20 21 −1 19
9 FC Seoul 16 4 5 7 21 22 −1 17
10 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 16 3 5 8 19 25 −6 14 Qualification for relegation play-offs
11 Daejeon Hana Citizen 16 3 5 8 15 22 −7 14
12 Daegu FC 16 3 5 8 14 23 −9 14 Relegation to K League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: Soccerway, K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
  2. ^ Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

Positions by matchday edit

  Leaders, qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
  Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round
  Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
  Qualification for relegation play-offs
  Relegation to K League 2

Round 1–33 edit

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516
Ulsan Hyundai2213333232223121
Gimcheon Sangmu FC2641222213332332
Pohang Steelers9532111121111213
Gangwon FC58810855456455444
Suwon FC2456998544544555
Jeju United53686446897810766
Gwangju FC112478961211897897
Incheon United91095577975676678
FC Seoul121177466797968989
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors571111121210868101211101010
Daejeon Hana Citizen591012101012121010111012121211
Daegu FC91212811111110111212119111112
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: K League

Round 34–38 edit

Team ╲ Round
First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2024. Source: K League

Results edit

Matches 1–33 edit

Home \ Away DGU DHC GWN GCS GJU ICU JJU JHM PHS SEL SWN USH DGU DHC GWN GCS GJU ICU JJU JHM PHS SEL SWN USH
Daegu FC 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–2
Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–0
Gangwon FC 3–0 3–3 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–4 1–1 1–0
Gimcheon Sangmu 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–3
Gwangju FC 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–3 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1
Incheon United 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–1
Jeju United 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 a 2–3 2–2
Pohang Steelers 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 a
FC Seoul 1–2 5–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–3 2–4 0–1
Suwon FC 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–2
Ulsan HD 4–1 4–0 2–2 3–3 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchdays 1–33 edit

Matchday 1 (1–3 March)
Ulsan HD1–0Pohang Steelers
Esaka   51'
Attendance: 28,683
Referee: Kim Woo-seong
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Ahn Hyeon-beom   86' Gutkovskis   11'
Attendance: 24,758
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Gwangju FC2–0FC Seoul
Lee Hee-gyun   21'
Gabriel   90+5'
Attendance: 7,805
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Gangwon FC1–1Jeju United
Yang Min-hyeok   1'   44' Italo
Incheon United0–1Suwon FC
  90+10' (pen.) Lee Seung-woo
Attendance: 15,060
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Daegu FC0–1Gimcheon Sangmu
  78' Won Du-jae
Attendance: 12,133
Referee: Kim Dae-yong

Matchday 2 (9–10 March)
Suwon FC1–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Seung-woo   47'   54' Tiago
Attendance: 9,557
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Pohang Steelers3–1Daegu FC
Jeon Min-gwang   49'
Kim In-sung   53'
Kim Jong-woo   73'
  45+1' Hong Chul
Attendance: 10,946
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Gimcheon Sangmu2–3Ulsan HD
Kim Hyeon-ug   58' (pen.), 61'   17', 26' Lee Dong-gyeong
  29' Jang Si-young
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United3–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Yuri   39' (pen.), 45+6' (pen.)
Jin Seong-uk   65'
  88' Rosa
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
FC Seoul0–0Incheon United
Attendance: 51,670
Gwangju FC4–2Gangwon FC
Gabriel   49', 74'
Lee Kun-hee   62'
Choi Kyoung-rok   90+8' (pen.)
  2' Yang Min-hyeok
  67' (pen.) Lee Sang-heon
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae

Matchday 3 (16–17 March)
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–1Gangwon FC
Mlapa   87'   62' Yun Suk-young
Attendance: 17,191
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Daegu FC1–1Suwon FC
Yoshino   25'   90+5' Jung Jae-min
Attendance: 11,997
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
FC Seoul2–0Jeju United
Iljutcenko   20' (pen.)
Ki Sung-yueng   24'
Attendance: 29,536
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gimcheon Sangmu1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kim Hyeon-ug   25'
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Kim Woo-seong
Pohang Steelers1–0Gwangju FC
Jeong Jae-hee   90+4'
Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Ulsan HD3–3Incheon United
Ádám   33', 63'
Lee Dong-gyeong   53'
  39', 74' (pen.) Mugoša
  48' Park Seung-ho
Attendance: 15,233
Referee: Park Byeong-jin

Matchday 4 (30–31 March)
Incheon United2–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Gerso   38'
Lee Jeong-taek   47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,581
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–2Ulsan HD
Lee Dong-jun   45+2'
Moon Seon-min   70'
  22' Lee Dong-gyeong
  40' Kim Ji-hyeon
Attendance: 25,872
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Jeju United0–2Pohang Steelers
  90+2' Jeong Jae-hee
  90+6' Baek Sung-dong
Suwon FC1–4Gimcheon Sangmu
Ji Dong-won   89'   8' Kim Hyeon-ug
  23', 31' Lee Joong-min
  90+3' (pen.) Yu Kang-hyun
Attendance: 6,145
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gangwon FC1–1FC Seoul
Lee Sang-heon   86'   72' Willyan
Gwangju FC1–2Daegu FC
Moon Min-seo   25' (pen.)   45+5' Yoshino
  77' Edgar
Attendance: 7,313
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop

Matchday 5 (2–3 April)
Pohang Steelers1–1Suwon FC
Oberdan   45'   53' Jackson
Attendance: 5,143
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–0Ulsan HD
Leandro   49'
Kim In-kyun   60'
Jeju United2–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yeo Hong-gyu   29'
Jin Seong-uk   90+8'
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Kim Woo-seong
Gangwon FC3–0Daegu FC
Yun Suk-Young   14'
Lee Sang-heon   65', 90+1'
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Gwangju FC2–3Incheon United
Gabriel   67'
Lee Hee-gyun   78'
  33' Park Seung-ho
  50' Mugoša
  90+7' Gerso
Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
FC Seoul5–1Gimcheon Sangmu
Cho Young-wook   16'
Iljutcenko   34', 39'
Lim Sang-hyub   45+2'
Park Dong-jin   80'
  52' Kim Min-jun
Attendance: 13,040
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik

Matchday 6 (6–7 April)
Ulsan HD3–0Suwon FC
Lee Dong-gyeong   18'
Ludwigson   64'
Joo Min-kyu   90+6'
Attendance: 14,125
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Gimcheon Sangmu2–1Gwangju FC
Jung Chi-in   45+3', 58' (pen.)   7' Gabriel
Attendance: 2,978
Incheon United0–1Jeju United
  69' Yuri
Attendance: 9,293
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–3Gangwon FC
Kim Tae-hwan   45+7' (pen.)
Moon Seon-min   90+8'
  42' (pen.), 74' Lee Sang-heon
  69' Tući
Attendance: 11,125
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Daegu FC0–0FC Seoul
Attendance: 12,088
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–2Pohang Steelers
Leandro   46'   82' Kim In-sung
  90+2' Jeong Jae-hee
Attendance: 10,761
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Matchday 7 (13–14 April)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Gwangju FC
Lee Jae-ik   18'
Song Min-kyu   90+1'
  83' Lee Kun-hee
Attendance: 11,229
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
FC Seoul2–4Pohang Steelers
Son Seung-beom   45+2'
Willyan   65'
  15' Heo Yong-joon
  73' Lee Ho-jae
  77' Park Chan-yong
  90+4' Jeong Jae-hee
Attendance: 29,051
Jeju United0–2Gimcheon Sangmu
  35' Kim Hyeon-ug
  45+4' Kang Hyun-muk
Attendance: 4,211
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Ulsan HD4–0Gangwon FC
Joo Min-kyu   9', 61'
Lee Dong-gyeong   43'
Um Won-sang   55'
Attendance: 13,874
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Suwon FC1–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Lee Jae-won   51'
Attendance: 4,961
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Incheon United1–1Daegu FC
Kim Dong-min   22'   54' Yoshino
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Matchday 8 (20–21 April, 15 May)
Suwon FC2–1Jeju United
Lee Yong   62'
Lee Seung-woo   90' (pen.)
  11' Yeo Hong-gyu
Attendance: 2,522
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Pohang Steelers0–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Attendance: 7,673
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
FC Seoul2–3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Iljutchenko   10'
Paločević   30'
  6' Song Min-kyu
  38' Lee Yeong-jae
  49' Jeon Byung-kwan
Attendance: 28,048
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gangwon FC4–1Incheon United
Yago   20', 45+2', 54'
Kim Lee-suk   45+4'
  80' Mugoša
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Daegu FC0–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Attendance: 11,330
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Gwangju FC2 - 1Ulsan HD
Park Tae-jun   59'
Lee Gang-hyun   82'
  85' Um Won-sang
Attendance: 8,069
Referee: LEE Dong-jun

Matchday 9 (27–28 April)
Daejeon Hana Citizen3–1FC Seoul
Ju Se-jong   14'
Kim Seung-dae   36', 48'
  58' Iljutcenko
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gimcheon Sangmu1–0Gangwon FC
Lee Joong-min   90'
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Seol Tae-hwan
Gwangju FC1–2Suwon FC
Moon Min-seo   45'   45+2' Jeong Seung-won
  90+6' Kim Tae-han
Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–2Daegu FC
Jeon Byung-kwan   10'
Hernandes Rodrigues   85'
  90+3' Park Jae-hyeon
  90+6' Jeong Jae-sang
Attendance: 13,642
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Pohang Steelers0–0Incheon United
Attendance: 7,564
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Ulsan HD3–1Jeju United
Kelvin   57'
Lee Dong-gyeong   62'
Um Won-sang   80'
  55' Kim Tae-hwan

Matchday 10 (30 April – 1 May)
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Suwon FC0–2FC Seoul
  44' Kim Sin-jin
  66' Ki Sung-yueng
Attendance: 7.570
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Daegu FC1–2Ulsan HD
Park Yong-hee   34'   43' Kang Yun-gu
  82' Choi Kang-min
Attendance: 11,466
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Gangwon FC2–4Pohang Steelers
Yang Min-hyeok   75'
Jung Han-min   83'
  33', 52', 62' Jeong Jae-hee
  90' Lee Ho-jae
Attendance: 4,157
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Incheon United3–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Delbridge   67'
Kim Do-hyuk   90'
Mugoša   90+6'
Attendance: 10,094
Referee: Kim Woo-seong
Jeju United1–3Gwangju FC
An Tae-hyun   71'   45+5' (pen.) Eom Ji-sung
  51' (o.g.) Italo
  69' Lee Hee-gyun
Attendance: 4,502
Referee: Kim Yong-woo

Matchday 11 (4–6 May)
FC Seoul0–1Ulsan HD
  90+2' (pen.) Ádám
Attendance: 52,600
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Pohang Steelers1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kim Jong-woo   90+5'
Attendance: 13,002
Suwon FC1–2Gangwon FC
Lee Seung-woo   76'   82' Cho Jin-hyeok
  90+1' Jung Han-min
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gimcheon Sangmu2–2Incheon United
Kim Dae-won   6'
Lee Young-jun   57'
  78' (pen.) Mugoša
  85' Gerso
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Jeju United1–0Daegu FC
Kim Tae-hwan   77'
Attendance: 10,033
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gwangju FC2–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Lee Hee-gyun   52'
Heo Yool   87'
  15' Kryvotsyuk
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Shin Yong-jun

Matchday 12 (11–12 May)
Incheon United1–2FC Seoul
Mugoša   37'   49', 63' Willyan
Attendance: 14,435
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Gangwon FC3–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Yang Min-hyeok   41'
Lee Sang-heon   63'
Yago   72'
  2' Jeong Gang-min
  21' Lee Jun-gyu
  90+12' (pen.) Mlapa
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Daegu FC3–2Gwangju FC
Park Yong-hee   7'
Jeong Jae-sang   26'
Cesinha   87' (pen.)
  5' Lee Kun-hee
  10' Byun Joon-soo
Attendance: 11,967
Referee: Kim Woo-seong
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–3Suwon FC
Moon Seon-min   25'
Park Jae-yong   35' (pen.)
  57', 80' Lee Seung-woo
  84' Jung Jae-min
Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Pohang Steelers1–1Jeju United
Hong Yun-sang   13'   90' Italo
Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Ulsan HD2–2Gimcheon Sangmu
Ludwigson   3'
Kim Young-gwon   52'
  29' (pen.) Kim Dae-won
  90+4' Kim Tae-hyeon
Attendance: 16,394
Referee: Park Byeong-jin

Matchday 13 (18–19 May)
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–1Incheon United
  49' Mun Ji-hwan
Attendance: 10,535
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gimcheon Sangmu1–0Jeju United
Kim Tae-hyeon   47'
Attendance: 2,279
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gwangju FC0–3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
  28' (pen) Song Min-kyu
  31', 47' Jeon Byung-kwan
Attendance: 8,091
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gangwon FC1–0Ulsan HD
Yago   66'
Attendance: 7,850
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
FC Seoul1–2Daegu FC
Iljutcenko   90+4'   57' (o.g.) Choi Jun
  70' Park Yong-hee
Attendance: 27,365
Suwon FC1–0Pohang Steelers
Jeong Seung-won   46'
Referee: Shin Yong-jun

Matchday 14 (25–26 May)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Attendance: 11,726
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Ulsan HD4–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Kim Min-woo   36'
Ludwigson   65', 76'
Joo Min-kyu   90+3'
  70' Lim Duk-geun
Attendance: 14,676
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Incheon United1–1Gwangju FC
Mugoša   90+9' (pen)   47' Choi Kyoung-rok
Attendance: 9,107
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Pohang Steelers2–2FC Seoul
Lee Tae-seok   5' (o.g.)
Lee Ho-jae   85' (pen.)
  42' Iljutcenko
  87' Lim Sang-hyub
Attendance: 13,467
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Daegu FC1–2Gangwon FC
Jang Seong-won   76'   53' Kim Lee-suk
  90+2' Hwang Mun-ki
Attendance: 11,977
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Jeju United1–0Suwon FC
Seo Jin-su   12'
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Kim Woo-sung

Matchday 15 (28–29 May)
Gwangju FC0–1Pohang Steelers
  6' Kim Dong-jin
Gimcheon Sangmu0–0FC Seoul
Attendance: 3,372
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–1Jeju United
  46' Han Jong-mu
Attendance: 4,759
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gangwon FC2–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yang Min-hyeok   4'
Yago   78'
  24' Lee Yeong-jae
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Incheon United1–1Ulsan HD
M'Poku   48'   81' Um Won-sang
Attendance: 8,413
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Suwon FC2–0Daegu FC
Kang Sang-yoon   59'
Lee Seung-woo   83'
Attendance: 2,328
Referee: Kim Dae-yong

Matchday 16 (1–2 June)
Ulsan HD1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Esaka   90+4'
Gimcheon Sangmu3–1Pohang Steelers
Kang Hyun-muk   71'
Yu Kang-hyun   90+8' (pen.)
Choi Gi-yun   90+10'
  90' (pen.) Jorge Luiz
Attendance: 4,574
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Suwon FC3–1Incheon United
Lee Seung-woo   27'
Jeong Seung-won   45+4'
Jang Young-Woo   90+7'
  66' (pen.) Mugoša
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United1–2Gangwon FC
Ahn Tae-hyun   73'   4' SONG Jun-Seok
  42' Yago Cariello
Attendance: 6,534
Referee: JEONG Dong-shik
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–0Daegu FC
Peniel Mlapa   84'
Attendance: 9,649
Referee: PARK Byeong-jin
FC Seoul1–2Gwangju FC
Kwon Wan-kyu   45+1'   23' LEE Kun-hee
  77' Mikeltadze
Attendance: 21,100
Referee: KIM Woo-seong

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Matchday 19 (25–26 June)
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Matchday 21 (5–7 July)
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Matchday 23 (13–14 July)
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Matches 34–38 edit

Teams played each other once, either at home or away.

Final A edit

Home \ Away TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
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First match(es) will be played: 19 October 2024. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Final B edit

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First match(es) will be played: 19 October 2024. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Matchday 38 (23 November)
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Relegation play-offs edit

The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team will play against the play-off winners and the runners-up of the K League 2, respectively, in the relegation play-offs.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner of promotion PO of K League 2 agg. 10th place of K League 1 28 Nov 1 Dec
Runners-up of K League 2 agg. 11th place of K League 1 28 Nov 1 Dec
Winner of Promotion play-off of K League 2v10th place team of K League 1
10th place team of K League 1vWinner of Promotion play-off of K League 2

2nd place team of K League 2v11th place team of K League 1
11th place team of K League 1v2nd place team of K League 2

Statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player[11] Team Goals
1   Stefan Mugoša Incheon United 9
2   Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC 8
  Lee Sang-heon Gangwon FC
4   Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan HD 7
  Jeong Jae-hee Pohang Steelers
  Yago Gangwon FC
  Stanislav Iljutcenko FC Seoul
8   Kim Hyeon-ug Gimcheon Sangmu 5
9 9 Players 4

Top assist providers edit

Rank Player[11] Team Assists
1   Anderson Suwon FC 7
2   Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan HD 5
  Song Min-kyu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
4   Gerso Fernandes Incheon United 4
  Ki Sung-yueng FC Seoul
6 10 Players 3

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Yago Gangwon FC Incheon United 4–1 21 April 2024
  Jeong Jae-hee Pohang Steelers Gangwon FC 4–2 1 May 2024

Awards edit

Weekly awards edit

Monthly Awards edit

Month Player of the Month Young Player of the Month Goal of the Month
Player Club Player Club Player Club
March   Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan   Park Seung-ho Incheon   Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
April   Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan   Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon   Jeon Byung-kwan Jeonbuk
May
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September
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Month Manager of the Month Save of the Month
Manager Club Div. Player Club
March   Park Tae-ha Pohang 1   Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan
April   Yeom Ki-hun Suwon 2   Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan
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Attendance edit

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 252,410 52,600 13,040 31,551 +39.2%
2 Ulsan Hyundai 152,335 29,007 13,874 19,041 +4.6%
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 111,361 25,782 11,215 15,909 +26.6%
4 Daegu FC 82,958 12,133 11,330 11,851 +8.1%
5 Incheon United 87,383 15,060 8,413 10,923 +22.2%
6 Daejeon Hana Citizen 78,496 17,191 4,759 9,812 −23.7%
7 Pohang Steelers 76,559 13,467 5,143 9,570 +10.7%
8 Gangwon FC 47,641 10,144 3,056 5,955 −7.8%
9 Jeju United 46,877 10,033 3,052 5,860 −2.3%
10 Gwangju FC 50,974 8,091 1,562 5,664 +17.2%
11 Suwon FC 48,728 9,557 2,328 5,414 +4.4%
12 Gimcheon Sangmu 28,387 5,848 2,279 3,548 +199.7%
League total 1,064,109 52,600 1,562 11,085 +3.3%

Updated to games played on 2 June 2024
Source: K League
Notes:
Teams that played previous season in K League 2.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Defending champions to take on runners-up to kick off 2023 K League football season". Yonhap News Agency. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Ulsan repeat as champions, Suwon Samsung suffer relegation in K League for 1st time". The Korea Times. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  4. ^ [오피셜] 제주, 제 17대 사령탑으로 김학범 감독 선임…"자신감 심어주고 싶다" (in Korean). InterFootball. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ "[공식발표] '유일 무승' 단 페트레스쿠 감독, 전북과 결별...자진 사임→국내 코치진 대행 체제".
  6. ^ "Jeonbuk name ex-Premier League midfielder Kim Do-heon as new head coach".
  7. ^ "[오피셜] 대구 최원권 감독, 자진 사임...성적 부진 이유, 대전전 정선호 코치 임시 감독 수행".
  8. ^ "[오피셜] 대구FC, 제14대 사령탑으로 박창현 감독 선임…"파이널A 안착하겠다"".
  9. ^ "Lee Min-sung resigns as manager of Daejeon Hana Citizen".
  10. ^ Paik, Ji-hwan (6 December 2023). "K League to relax Asian quota in 2025, count 'homegrown' foreign players as Korean". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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