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K League Challenge | |
| Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup |
|---|---|
| International cup(s) | AFC Champions League |
| Current champions | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2017) |
| Most championships | Seongnam FC (7 titles) |
| TV partners | KBS, MBC Sports Plus, SPOTV |
| Website | Official Website |
| Current: 2017 K League Classic | |
| K League 1 | |
| Hangul | K리그 클래식 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | K rigeu keullaesik |
| McCune–Reischauer | K rigŭ k'ŭllaesik |
The K League Classic (
History
The K League Classic was founded in 1983 as the Korean Super League, with five member clubs. The initial five clubs were
In 1998, Korea's football league was reformed and renamed the K League. (K-League was official orthography by 2012) The K League was then split into two divisions in 2013, the first division was renamed the K League Classic while the newly created second division was named the K League Challenge and both are now part of the
Structure
Below the K League Classic, there is the
There was no official system of promotion and relegation. However, beginning in 2013, the champions of K League Challenge is eligible for promotion to the K League Classic, provided they had met certain criteria. In 2012 season, two teams from K League Classic were relegated to K League Challenge, and in 2013, two teams will be relegated to K League Challenge, and 11th placed team from K League Classic and the first placed team from K League Challenge will have a relegation play-off.
League summary
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, runner-up and third place gain entry to the
A number of the member clubs are owned by major Korean
In 1996, K League
Following the
In the 2009 season,
On 5 April 2010, Gwangju City has announced a plan to establish a football club by end of 2010 & to join the league from the 2011 season. On 12 October 2010, the club was approved to join the league as 16th member club.
On 5 October 2011, the league announced a plan to introduce a relegation system from 2012 season. A number of teams of the league will decreased to 12 teams from 2013 season. 4 teams will be relegated to next level league based on the standing of 2012 season. And, the league introduced a split system like the Scottish Premier League from the 2012 season.
The league introduced the relegation system from the 2012 season. According to new relegation rule, 2 teams each will be relegated to lower level league based on the standing of 2012 and 2013 season, respectively (total: 4 teams). The league also changed the amount of entrance fee from 1 billion to 500 million Korean won.
Clubs
Note: Seasons in top flight are updated as of the end of the 2017 season.
| Club | Hometown | Stadium | First season in the top flight |
Current spell in the top flight |
Seasons in top flight |
Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daegu FC | Daegu | Daegu Stadium | 2003 | 2017– | 12 | — |
| Gangwon FC | Gangwon
|
Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium | 2009 | 2017– | 6 | — |
| Gyeongnam FC | Changwon | Changwon Football Center | 2006 | 2018– | 9 | — |
| Incheon United | Incheon | Incheon Football Stadium | 2004 | 2004– | 14 | — |
| Jeju United | Jeju | Jeju World Cup Stadium | 1983 | 1983– | 35 | 1989 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | North Jeolla | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 1995 | 1995– | 23 | 2017 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | South Jeolla | Gwangyang Football Stadium | 1995 | 1995– | 23 | — |
| Pohang Steelers | Pohang | Pohang Steel Yard | 1983 | 1983– | 35 | 2013 |
Sangju Sangmu
|
Sangju | Sangju Civic Stadium | 2011 | 2016– | 5 | — |
| FC Seoul | Seoul | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 1984 | 1984– | 34 | 2016 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 1996 | 1996– | 22 | 2008 |
Ulsan Hyundai
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Ulsan | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | 1984 | 1984– | 34 | 2005 |
Champions
- For details on K League Champions, see List of South Korean football champions.
Seongnam FC are the most successful team in terms of championship victories, having lifted the title on seven occasions.
Titles by season
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Winning seasons | Runners-up | Runners-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seongnam FC | 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 | 1992, 2007, 2009 | ||
| FC Seoul | 2012, 2016
|
1986, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2008 | ||
| Pohang Steelers | 1986, 1988, 1992, 2007, 2013 | 1985, 1987, 1995, 2004 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2012, 2016
| |||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008 | 1996, 2006, 2014, 2015 | ||
| Busan IPark | 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997 | 1983, 1990, 1999 | ||
Ulsan Hyundai
|
1996, 2005 | 2011, 2013
| ||
| Jeju United | 1989 | 2010, 2017
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| Hallelujah FC | 1983 | |||
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1997 | |||
| Incheon United | 2005 |
See also
- K League
- K League All-Star Game
- Korean football league system
- List of foreign K League Classic players
References
- ^ "The World Cup 2006 in TIME Europe Magazine". Time. 7 October 2006.
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