2025 K League 1
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| Season | 2025 |
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| Dates | February 15 - TBD in 2025 |
← 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
[edit]Team changes
[edit]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]
 Promoted from K League 2
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 Relegated to K League 2
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Locations
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The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2025 K League 1.[4]
| Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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| 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
[edit]| Daegu FC | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Gangwon FC | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Ulsan HD | |||
| Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 44,102 | |||
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Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| Gangwon FC |  Yoon Jong-hwan
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End of Contract | 30 November 2024 | Pre-season | Chung Kyung-ho
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6 December 2024 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Kim Do-heon
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Mutual Termination | 16 December 2024 | Pre-season |  Gus Poyet
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24 December 2024 |
Foreign players
[edit]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.
Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^ Left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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| 1 | FC Anyang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Daegu FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round |
| 3 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Gangwon FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Gwangju FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jeju United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FC Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Suwon FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Ulsan HD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Gimcheon Sangmu[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to K League 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
- ^ Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu cannot qualify for AFC competitions. Additionally, they will be relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.
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]Results
[edit]Matches 1–22
[edit]Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
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.
Statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player[6] | Team | Goals |
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Top assist providers
[edit]| Rank | Player[6] | Team | Assists |
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Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Attendance
[edit]Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "FC Anyang promoted to top football league for 1st time in club history".
- ^ "Incheon United relegated to K League 2 for 1st time". 11 November 2024.
- ^ "기록" [Records]. K League. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "K LEAGUE / Record".