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K League 1
Season2025
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024.

The 2025 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 43rd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the twelfth season of the K League 1. Ulsan HD defended their title for the third consecutive year.[1]

Teams

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Team changes

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FC Anyang were promoted from the 2024 K League 2 for 1st time in club history. [2] Incheon United was relegated to 2025 K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.[3]

Increase Promoted from K League 2 Decrease Relegated to K League 2

Locations

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Locations of the 2025 K League 1 teams
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Seoul World Cup Stadium
Anyang Sports Complex
Locations of the 2025 K League 1 teams in the Seoul Capital Area

The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2025 K League 1.[4]

Team City/Province Abbreviation
Daegu FC Daegu Daegu
Daejeon Hana Citizen Daejeon Daejeon
FC Anyang Anyang Anyang
Gangwon FC Gangwon Gangwon
Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Gimcheon
Gwangju FC Gwangju Gwangju
Jeju SK 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

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Daegu FC Daejeon Hana Citizen Gangwon FC
DGB Daegu Bank Park Daejeon World Cup Stadium Chuncheon Songam Leports Town Gangneung Stadium
Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 40,903 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 22,333
FC Anyang Gimcheon Sangmu Gwangju FC Jeju SK
Anyang Stadium Gimcheon Stadium Gwangju Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 10,007 Capacity: 29,791
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Pohang Steelers FC Seoul Suwon FC
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Pohang Steel Yard Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon Stadium
Capacity: 42,477 Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 11,808
Ulsan HD
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 44,102

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Other sponsor(s)
Daegu FC South Korea Park Chang-hyun Goal Studio iM Bank
List
Daejeon Hana Citizen South Korea Hwang Sun-hong Puma Hana Bank
List
FC Anyang South Korea Ryu Byeong-hoon Osang Healthcare V-EXX
List
Gangwon FC South Korea Chung Kyung-ho Fila High1 Resort
List
Gimcheon Sangmu South Korea Chung Jung-yong Kelme Happy Gimcheon
List
Gwangju FC South Korea Lee Jung-hyo Kelme Kwangju Bank
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: Parangsae Eye Clinic, Gwangju City
    • Shorts: Namhai Honnête
Jeju SK South Korea Kim Hak-bum Fila SK Energy
List
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Kim Do-heon Adidas Hyundai N
List
Pohang Steelers South Korea Park Tae-ha Puma POSCO
List
FC Seoul South Korea Kim Gi-dong Pro-Specs Xi (home)
GS Caltex (away)
List
Suwon FC South Korea Kim Eun-jung Hummel Suwon Special City
List
Ulsan HD South Korea Kim Pan-gon Adidas HD Hyundai
List

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Replaced by Date of appointment
Gangwon FC South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan End of Contract 30 November 2024 Pre-season South Korea Chung Kyung-ho 6 December 2024

Foreign players

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The number of allowed foreign players was kept strictly to six per team but could field at most five foreign players at any given time.[5]

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

North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Suwon FC, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.

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

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Former player(s)[a]
Daegu FC Brazil Caio Marcelo Brazil Césinha Brazil Edgar Brazil Lucas Barcellos Japan Kyohei Yoshino
Daejeon Hana Citizen Australia Aaron Calver Azerbaijan Anton Kryvotsyuk Brazil Kelvin Brazil Victor Bobsin Japan Masatoshi Ishida Latvia Vladislavs Gutkovskis
FC Anyang Brazil Matheus Oliveira Brazil Nicolas Careca Brazil Yago César
Gangwon FC Bosnia and Herzegovina Irfan Hadžić Brazil Vitor Gabriel Montenegro Marko Tući
Gwangju FC Albania Jasir Asani Australia Alexandar Popovic Brazil Bruno Oliveira Brazil Gabriel Tigrão Brazil João Magno Georgia (country) Beka Mikeltadze
Jeju SK Brazil Italo Brazil Jefferson Galego Brazil Reis Brazil Yuri
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Andrigo Brazil Hernandes Rodrigues Brazil Tiago Orobó Ghana Nana Boateng
Pohang Steelers Australia Jonathan Aspropotamitis Brazil Jorge Luiz Brazil Oberdan Brazil Wanderson
FC Seoul Brazil Lucas Rodrigues Brazil Willyan England Jesse Lingard Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko Jordan Yazan Al-Arab
Suwon FC Albania Eljon Sota Australia Lachlan Jackson Brazil Anderson Oliveira Indonesia Pratama Arhan
Ulsan HD Brazil Matheus Sales Brazil Yago Cariello Georgia (country) Giorgi Arabidze Japan Ataru Esaka Sweden Darijan Bojanić Sweden Gustav Ludwigson
  1. ^ Left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.


Positions by matchday

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  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

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Team ╲ Round
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. Source: K League

Results

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Matches 1–22

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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.

Relegation play-offs

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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.

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player[6] Team Goals

Top assist providers

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Rank Player[6] Team Assists

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date

Attendance

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Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "FC Anyang promoted to top football league for 1st time in club history".
  3. ^ "Incheon United relegated to K League 2 for 1st time". 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "기록" [Records]. K League. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "K LEAGUE / Record".


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