K League records and statistics
This article shows the K League records and statistics based on the K League Data Portal.[1] The K League officially includes K League 1, K League 2 and Korean League Cup records in its statistics regardless of competition levels and formats. The standard "top division" excludes K League 2 records.
Players in bold are still playing in K League.
Record holders
[edit]- As of 25 November 2020[1]
| Category | Record holder | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Appearances |  Kim Byung-ji
|
706 |
| Goals | Lee Dong-gook
|
228 |
| Assists | Yeom Ki-hun
|
110 |
| Clean sheets | Kim Byung-ji
|
229 |
| Longest goal | Kwon Jung-hyuk
|
85 m |
| Fastest goal | Bang Seung-hwan
|
00:11 |
| Fastest assist | Lee Jae-sung
|
00:18 |
Most appearances
[edit]- As of 31 December 2023[1]
| Rank | Player | Career | Overall | Top division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Byung-ji
|
1992–2015 | 706 | 706 |
| 2 | Kim Young-kwang
|
2002–present | 605 | 404 |
| 3 | Lee Dong-gook
|
1998–2020 | 548 | 548 |
| 4 | Choi Eun-sung
|
1997–2014 | 532 | 532 |
| 5 | Kim Gi-dong
|
1993–2011 | 501 | 501 |
| 6 | Kim Yong-dae
|
2002–2018 | 460 | 460 |
| 7 | Kim Sang-sik
|
1999–2013 | 458 | 458 |
| 8 | Kang Min-soo
|
2004–2023 | 456 | 429 |
| 9 | Kim Gwang-seok
|
2003–2022 | 451 | 451 |
| 10 | Oh Seung-bum
|
1999–2017 | 446 | 371 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 31 December 2023[1]
| Rank | Player | Overall | Apps | Ratio | Top division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Dong-gook
|
228 | 548 | 0.42 | 228 |
| 2 |  Dejan Damjanović
|
198 | 380 | 0.52 | 198 |
| 3 | Joo Min-kyu
|
134 | 326 | 0.41 | 82 |
| 4 | Kim Shin-wook
|
132 | 350 | 0.38 | 132 |
| 5 | Kim Eun-jung
|
123 | 444 | 0.28 | 120 |
| 6 | Jung Jo-gook
|
121 | 392 | 0.31 | 104 |
| 7 | Woo Sung-yong
|
116 | 439 | 0.26 | 116 |
| 8 | Kim Do-hoon
|
114 | 257 | 0.44 | 114 |
| 9 | Kim Hyun-seok
|
110 | 371 | 0.3 | 110 |
| 10 |  Saša Drakulić
|
104 | 271 | 0.38 | 104 |
Top assist providers
[edit]- As of 31 December 2023[1]
| Rank | Player | Overall | Apps | Ratio | Top division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeom Ki-hun
|
110 | 445 | 0.25 | 99 |
| 2 | Lee Dong-gook
|
77 | 548 | 0.14 | 77 |
| 3 |  Mauricio Molina
|
69 | 209 | 0.33 | 69 |
| 4 | Shin Tae-yong
|
68 | 401 | 0.17 | 68 |
| 5 | Hwang Jin-sung
|
67 | 338 | 0.2 | 67 |
| 6 |  Eninho
|
66 | 231 | 0.29 | 66 |
| 7 |  Denis Laktionov
|
59 | 272 | 0.22 | 59 |
| 8 | Cesinha
|
58 | 232 | 0.25 | 50 |
| 9 | Kim Eun-jung
|
56 | 444 | 0.13 | 55 |
| 10 | Lee Seung-gi
|
55 | 313 | 0.18 | 50 |
Most clean sheets
[edit]The official website ranks goalkeepers on the basis of the numbers of clean sheets only.
- As of 31 December 2023[1]
| Rank | Player | Overall | Apps | Ratio | Top division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Byung-ji
|
229 | 706 | 0.32 | 229 |
| 2 | Kim Young-kwang
|
176 | 605 | 0.29 | 119 |
| 2 | Choi Eun-sung
|
152 | 532 | 0.29 | 152 |
| 4 | Lee Woon-jae
|
140 | 410 | 0.34 | 140 |
| 5 | Kim Yong-dae
|
133 | 460 | 0.29 | 133 |
| 6 |  Shin Eui-son(Valeri Sarychev) |
114 | 320 | 0.36 | 114 |
| Shin Hwa-yong
|
114 | 337 | 0.34 | 114 | |
| Jo Hyeon-woo
|
114 | 347 | 0.33 | 80 | |
| 9 | Jung Sung-ryong
|
108 | 296 | 0.36 | 108 |
| 10 | Kim Ho-jun
|
93 | 320 | 0.29 | 80 |