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41st season of the top division of professional football in South Korea

Football league season
Hana 1Q
K League 1
Season2023
Dates25 February – 3 December 2023
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai
(4th title)
RelegatedSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Champions League EliteUlsan Hyundai
Pohang Steelers
Gwangju FC
Champions League TwoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Matches played174
Goals scored447 (2.57 per match)
Best PlayerKim Young-gwon
Top goalscorerJoo Min-kyu
Tiago Orobó
(17 goals each)
Biggest home winGwangju 5–0 Incheon
(18 March 2023)
Biggest away winSuwon FC 0–5 Jeju
(14 May 2023)
Highest scoringSeoul 7–2 Suwon FC
(12 July 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches
Ulsan Hyundai
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Gwangju FC
Pohang Steelers
Longest winless run15 matches
Gangwon FC
Longest losing run5 matches
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Highest attendance45,007
Seoul 3–0 Daegu
(8 April 2023)
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the eleventh season of the K League 1. Defending champions Ulsan Hyundai successfully defended their title.

After progressing 33 regular rounds as ever, the league was divided into two groups, the top six and the bottom six, and each team played five matches against other teams in its group.

Teams

Team changes

Gwangju FC and Daejeon Hana Citizen (both promoted after absences of one and seven years, respectively) were promoted from the 2022 K League 2. Gimcheon Sangmu and Seongnam FC (both relegated after one and four years in the top flight, respectively) were relegated to 2023 K League 2.

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

Locations

2023 K League 1 is located in South KoreaSeoulSeoulDaeguDaeguGangwon (Chuncheon)Gangwon
(Chuncheon)Gangwon (Gangneung)Gangwon
(Gangneung)IncheonIncheonJeonbukJeonbukDaejeonDaejeonPohangPohangGwangjuGwangjuSuwon, Suwon FCSuwon, Suwon FCUlsanUlsanJejuJejuclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023 K League 1 teams

The following twelve clubs competed in the K League 1 during the 2023 season.

Team City/Province Abbreviation
Daegu FC Daegu Daegu
Daejeon Hana Citizen Daejeon Daejeon
Gangwon FC Gangwon Gangwon
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 Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon
Suwon FC Suwon Suwon FC
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Ulsan

Stadiums

Jeju United Daegu FC Incheon United
Jeju World Cup Stadium DGB Daegu Bank Park Incheon Football Stadium
Capacity: 29,791 Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 20,891
Pohang Steelers Suwon FC Daejeon Hana Citizen
Pohang Steel Yard Suwon Stadium Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 11,808 Capacity: 40,903
FC Seoul Ulsan Hyundai Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Seoul World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 44,102 Capacity: 44,031
Gwangju FC Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gwangju Football Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 10,007 Capacity: 42,477
Gangwon FC
Chuncheon Songam Leports Town Gangneung Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 22,333

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Main sponsor Kit manufacturer Other sponsor(s)
Daegu FC South Korea Choi Won-kwon Daegu Government Goal Studio DGB Daegu Bank
AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
Daejeon Hana Citizen South Korea Lee Min-sung Hana Financial Group Astore
Gangwon FC South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan Gangwon Provincial Government Fila High1 Resort
Gwangju FC South Korea Lee Jung-hyo Gwangju Government Kelme
Incheon United South Korea Jo Sung-hwan Incheon Government Macron Shinhan Bank
Incheon International Airport
Jeju United South Korea Nam Ki-il SK Energy Fila
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Romania Dan Petrescu Hyundai Motor Company Adidas
Pohang Steelers South Korea Kim Gi-dong POSCO Puma Pohang Government
FC Seoul South Korea An Ik-soo GS Group Pro-Specs
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Kim Byung-soo Cheil Worldwide Puma Samsung Electronics
Deutsch Motors
Suwon FC South Korea Kim Do-kyun Suwon Government Hummel
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Hong Myung-bo Hyundai Heavy Industries Adidas Hyundai Oil Bank

Foreign players

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.

North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings, 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 AFC player Former player(s)
Daegu FC Brazil Césinha Brazil Edgar Brazil Lucas Barcellos Brazil Victor Bobsin Japan Keita Suzuki Brazil Daniel Penha
Brazil Marcos Serrato
Daejeon Hana Citizen Azerbaijan Anton Kryvotsyuk Brazil Leandro Ribeiro Brazil Tiago Orobó Latvia Vladislavs Gutkovskis Japan Masatoshi Ishida
Gangwon FC Brazil Galego Brazil Vitor Gabriel Brazil Welinton Júnior Brazil Yago Cariello Montenegro Marko Tući Uzbekistan Ikromjon Alibaev Montenegro Dino Islamović
Sweden Kevin Höög Jansson
Gwangju FC Albania Jasir Asani Brazil Thomás Bedinelli Georgia (country) Beka Mikeltadze Netherlands Timo Letschert Australia Aaron Calver Brazil Sandro Lima
Incheon United Brazil Hernandes Democratic Republic of the Congo Paul-José M'Poku Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Australia Harrison Delbridge
Jeju United Brazil Reis Brazil Yuri Sweden Jonathan Ring
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil André Luis Brazil Gustavo Brazil Rafael Silva Czech Republic Tomáš Petrášek Ghana Nana Boateng Japan Jun Amano
Pohang Steelers Brazil Oberdan Brazil Wanderson Brazil Zeca Australia Alex Grant
FC Seoul Brazil Willyan Norway Bjørn Maars Johnsen Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko Serbia Aleksandar Paločević Spain Osmar Syria Hosam Aiesh
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Brazil Rodrigo Bassani Brazil Werik Popó Ghana Boadu Maxwell Acosty Netherlands Dave Bulthuis Serbia Fejsal Mulić Japan Kazuki Kozuka
Suwon FC Brazil Hugo Gomes Brazil Ricardo Lopes Brazil Walterson Australia Lachlan Jackson Brazil Luan Ferreira
Brazil Murilo Henrique
South Africa Lars Veldwijk
Ulsan Hyundai Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Hungary Martin Ádám Sweden Darijan Bojanić Sweden Gustav Ludwigson Japan Ataru Esaka

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ulsan Hyundai (C) 38 23 7 8 63 42 +21 76 Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
2 Pohang Steelers 38 16 16 6 53 40 +13 64
3 Gwangju FC 38 16 11 11 47 35 +12 59
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 16 9 13 45 35 +10 57 Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
5 Incheon United 38 14 14 10 46 42 +4 56
6 Daegu FC 38 13 14 11 42 43 −1 53
7 FC Seoul 38 14 13 11 63 49 +14 55
8 Daejeon Hana Citizen 38 12 15 11 56 58 −2 51
9 Jeju United 38 10 11 17 43 49 −6 41
10 Gangwon FC (O) 38 6 16 16 30 41 −11 34 Qualification for relegation play-offs
11 Suwon FC (O) 38 8 9 21 44 76 −32 33
12 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (R) 38 8 9 21 35 57 −22 33 Relegation to K League 2
Source: Soccerway, K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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. Since second-placed team Pohang Steelers qualified for the Champions League Elite as the Korean FA Cup champions, the spot given to the second-placed team was passed to the third-placed team.

Positions by matchday

  Leader, and qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
  Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
  Qualification for Champions League 2 group stage
  Qualification for relegation play-offs
  Relegation to K League 2

Round 1–33

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Ulsan Hyundai331111111111111111111111111111111
Pohang Steelers112432232334444422222222222222222
Gwangju FC558555555678998768578865555333333
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors99688797910107877875844444333456574
Daegu FC8896681088789666586785557698764645
Incheon United975779891099101010101099999998876677766
FC Seoul323243424222222333333333444545457
Daejeon Hana Citizen244324343443555657666676767888888
Jeju United66101012107107555333244457789989999999
Suwon FC610799666686678991010101010101010101010101010101010
Gangwon FC121212111011111111111111111111111111111111111112121112121211111111
Suwon Samsung Bluewings111011121112121212121212121212121212121212121211111211111112121212
Source: K League

Round 34–38

Team ╲ Round3435363738
Ulsan Hyundai11111
Pohang Steelers22222
Gwangju FC33333
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors44444
Incheon United55555
Daegu FC66666
FC Seoul77777
Daejeon Hana Citizen88888
Jeju United99999
Gangwon FC1111111010
Suwon FC1010101111
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1212121212
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Home \ Away DGU DHC GWN GJU ICU JJU JHM PHS SEL SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC — 1–0 0–0 3–4 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–3
Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–3 2–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1
Gangwon FC 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–2 1–2 0–1
Gwangju FC 0–2 0–0 0–0 — 5–0 0–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–1
Incheon United 0–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1
Jeju United 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 — 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
Pohang Steelers 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1
FC Seoul 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 7–2 1–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–1 — 1–2 2–3
Suwon FC 1–1 5–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–5 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 — 1–3
Ulsan Hyundai 3–1 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 5–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 1 (25–26 February)
Ulsan Hyundai2–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Munsu Stadium, UlsanAttendance: 28,039
FC Seoul2–1Incheon United
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–1Gwangju FC
Asani 88'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Jeju United0–0Suwon FC
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Pohang Steelers3–2Daegu FC
Pohang Steel Yard, PohangAttendance: 14,089
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–0Gangwon FC
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
  1. Kick-off time was delayed due to the problem of electric power of Pohang Steel Yard.
Matchday 2 (4–5 March)
Incheon United3–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Lee Myung-joo 8'
Hernandes 76'
M'Poku 81'		 Tiago 20'
Kim In-kyun 67', 89'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Suwon FC1–2Pohang Steelers
Murilo 47' Goh Young-joon 20'
Jeong Jae-hee 33'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Daegu FC1–1Jeju United
Barcellos 68' (pen.) Reis 32'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Cho Gue-sung 10' (pen.) Acosty 60'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, JeonjuAttendance: 19,660
Gangwon FC0–1Ulsan Hyundai
Um Won-sang 50'
Chuncheon Songam Sports Town, Chuncheon
Gwangju FC0–2FC Seoul
Osmar 59'
Park Dong-jin 90+1'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Matchday 3 (11–12 March)
Suwon FC2–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Lee Gwang-hyeok 40'
Murilo 52'		 Kim Kyung-jung 68'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–0Pohang Steelers
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Gangwon FC1–1Daegu FC
Marcos Serrato 24' (o.g.) Edgar 11'
Chuncheon Songam Sports Town, Chuncheon
FC Seoul1–2Ulsan Hyundai
Na Sang-ho 53' Joo Min-kyu 55'
Lee Chung-yong 88'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–0Gwangju FC
Moon Seon-min 74', 76'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Incheon United1–0Jeju United
Gerso Fernandes 20'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Matchday 4 (18–19 March)
Pohang Steelers1–1Gangwon FC
Lee Ho-jae 90' Galego 19' (pen.)
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Gwangju FC5–0Incheon United
Asani 9', 69', 72'
Eom Ji-sung 20'
Lee Hee-gyun 50'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Jeju United1–2FC Seoul
Song Ju-Hun 90+2' Kim Bong-soo 67' (o.g.)
Paločević 90+5'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Daegu FC2–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kim Jin-hyuk 11'
Césinha 90+5'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Acosty 68' Lee Jin-hyun 62'
Byun Jun-soo 90'
Kim Min-deok 90+3'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Ulsan Hyundai3–0Suwon FC
Ludwigson 25'
Joo Min-kyu 53'
Seol Young-woo 82'
Ulsan Munsu Stadium, Ulsan
Matchday 5 (1–2 April)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–2Pohang Steelers
Ryu Jae-moon 17' Baek Sung-dong 58'
Zeca 90+9'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Gwangju FC2–0Suwon FC
Lee Min-ki 5'
Park Han-bin 36'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Incheon United0–0Daegu FC
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Daejeon Hana Citizen3–2FC Seoul
Osmar 14' (o.g.)
Cho Yu-min 20'
Ishida 88'		 Iljutcenko 24'
Na Sang-ho 50'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Jeju United1–3Ulsan Hyundai
Yuri 45+2' (pen.) Jung Seung-hyun 7'
Joo Min-kyu 18'
Kang Yun-gu 29'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–1Gangwon FC
Bassani 45+2' Kim Jin-ho 73'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Matchday 6 (8–9 April)
Ulsan Hyundai2–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ludwigson 32', 34' Kim Kyung-jung 79'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
FC Seoul3–0Daegu FC
Hwang Ui-jo 11' (pen.)
Na Sang-ho 32'
Paločević 41'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Pohang Steelers2–0Gwangju FC
Goh Young-joon 47'
Baek Sung-dong 58'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Suwon FC5–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Lee Yong 56'
Veldwijk 66', 70' (pen.)
Yoon Bit-garam 81'
Murilo Henrique 88'		 Lee Hyeon-sik 5'
Tiago 39', 61'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–0Incheon United
Amano 58'
Rafael Silva 89'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Gangwon FC0–1Jeju United
Seo Jin-su 76'
Chuncheon Song-am Sports Town, Chuncheon
Matchday 7 (15–16 April)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–3Jeju United
Bassani 8'
Yu Je-ho 80'		 Yuri 22'
Reis 48', 62' (pen.)
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Pohang Steelers1–1FC Seoul
Kim In-sung 43' Na Sang-ho 2'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Suwon FC1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Veldwijk 27'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Gangwon FC0–2Incheon United
Kim Jun-yeop 22'
Hernandes 85'
Chuncheon Song-am Sports Town, Chuncheon
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–1Ulsan Hyundai
Lee Jin-hyun 9'
Lee Hyeon-sik 45+2'		 Ludwigson 19'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, DaejeonAttendance: 16,359
Daegu FC3–4Gwangju FC
Go Jae-hyeon 64', 78'
Suzuki 81'		 Kim Han-gil 19'
Sandro Lima 43'
Heo Yool 60'
Ha Seung-woon 86'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Matchday 8 (22–23 April)
FC Seoul3–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Na Sang-ho 38'
Hwang Ui-jo 53'
Paločević 82'		 Mulić 89'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Daegu FC1–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Césinha 19' (pen.)
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Ulsan Hyundai2–2Pohang Steelers
Joo Min-kyu 61'
Qazaishvili 90'		 Go Young-joon 14', 55'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Incheon United2–2Suwon FC
Cheon Seong-hoon 19', 60' Veldwijk 57'
Yoon Bit-garam 86'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Gwangju FC0–0Gangwon FC
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Jeju United0–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Song Min-kyu 41'
Han Kyo-won 90'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju
Matchday 9 (25–26 April)
Incheon United0–1Ulsan Hyundai
Martin Ádám 10'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Pohang Steelers1–0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kim Seung-dae 4'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Gwangju FC0–1Jeju United
Seo Jin-su 77'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Gangwon FC3–2FC Seoul
Park Sang-hyeok 25'
Jung Seung-yong 46'
Lee Woong-hee 90+1'		 Lim Sang-hyub 53', 69'
Chuncheon Song-am Sports Town, Chuncheon
Suwon FC1–1Daegu FC
Lee Gwang-hyeok 51' Edgar 76'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Jeong Tae-wook 86' Kryvotsyuk 51'
Lee Jin-hyun 74'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Matchday 10 (29–30 April)
Suwon FC0–3FC Seoul
Han Chan-hee 22'
Na Sang-ho 51' (pen.), 72'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–1Gangwon FC
Yang Hyun-jun 90+5'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–3Jeju United
Kim Oh-gyu 21'
Chung Woon 33'
Kim Bong-soo 78'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Pohang Steelers0–2Incheon United
Mun Ji-hwan 56'
Cheon Seong-hoon 66'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–1Daegu FC
Edgar 54'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Ulsan Hyundai2–1Gwangju FC
Qazaishvili 86'
Joo Min-kyu 90'		 Lee Kang-hyun 81'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Matchday 11 (5–6 May)
FC Seoul1–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Park Dong-jin 78' Gustavo 1'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Daegu FC0–3Ulsan Hyundai
Hwang Jae-hwan 12', 41'
Qazaishvili 39'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Incheon United0–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Lee Ki-je 30'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Jeju United2–1Pohang Steelers
Ha Chang-rae 49' (o.g.)
Kim Bong-soo 56'		 Baek Sung-dong 24'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Suwon FC2–0Gangwon FC
Veldwijk 5'
Murilo 89'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Gwangju FC0–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Gwangju Football Stadium(Gwangju World Cup Stadium 2), Gwangju
Matchday 12 (9–10 May)
Ulsan Hyundai1–0Gangwon FC
Joo Min-kyu 52' (pen.)
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Daegu FC1–1Pohang Steelers
Suzuki 38' Grant 21'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
FC Seoul3–1Gwangju FC
Willyan 10'
Na Sang-ho 66'
Park Dong-jin 87'		 Heo Yool 51'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Jeju United2–0Incheon United
Ahn Hyeon-beom 18'
Reis 90'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Moon Seon-min 1'
Paik Seung-ho 41', 66'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–1Suwon FC
Ishida 16'
Jeon Byung-kwan 57'		 Veldwijk 61'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Matchday 13 (13–14 May)
Pohang Steelers3–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Baek Sung-dong 52'
Grant 67'
Goh Young-joon 90+1'		 Cho Yu-min 54'
Jeon Byung-kwan 77'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Gwangju FC0–2Daegu FC
Park Se-jin 64'
Go Jae-hyeon 78'
Gwangju Football Stadium(Gwangju World Cup Stadium 2), Gwangju
Gangwon FC0–2Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Han Ho-gang 33'
An Byong-jun 58'
Chuncheon Songam Sports Town, Chuncheon
Ulsan Hyundai3–2FC Seoul
Martin Ádám 15'
Qazaishvili 49', 68'		 Kim Sin-jin 46'
Park Soo-il 90+2'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Incheon United0–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Suwon FC0–5Jeju United
Seo Jin-su 43' (pen.), 69'
An Tae-hyun 77'
Kim Ju-gong 84'
Yuri 90'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Matchday 14 (20–21 May)
Incheon United1–1Gwangju FC
Kweon Han-jin 80' Ahn Young-kyu 8'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
FC Seoul1–1Jeju United
Willyan 83' Yuri 78'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–1Daegu FC
Go Jae-hyeon 45+2'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Gangwon FC0–0Pohang Steelers
Chuncheon Songam Sports Town, Chuncheon
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–3Ulsan Hyundai
An Byong-jun 8'
Lee Ki-je 61'		 Ludwigson 5'
Kim Young-gwon 40'
Martin Ádám 86' (pen.)
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3–1Suwon FC
Paik Seung-ho 8'
Song Min-kyu 53'
Park Jin-seop 84'		 Lee Seung-woo 14'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Matchday 15 (27–28 May)
Jeju United2–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Seo Jin-su 21' (pen.)
Lim Chai-min 84'		 An Byong-jun 16'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Daegu FC2–2Incheon United
Edgar 51', 56' Sin Jin-ho 31'
Hong Si-hoo 90+1'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
FC Seoul1–0Gangwon FC
Willyan 28'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Suwon FC0–2Gwangju FC
Letschert 76'
Asani 84'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Ulsan Hyundai3–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Kim Min-deok 21' (o.g.)
Joo Min-kyu 77', 89'		 Leandro Ribeiro 25'
Ishida 33', 43'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Pohang Steelers1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Goh Young-joon 67'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Matchday 16 (3–4 June)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–0Ulsan Hyundai
Cho Gue-sung 84'
Moon Seon-min 90+4'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–2Suwon FC
Han Ho-gang 82' Yoon Bit-garam 44'
Oh In-pyo 67'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Jeju United2–2Gangwon FC
Reis 46'
Yuri 52'		 Kim Dae-won 39'
Park Sang-hyeok 80'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Gwangju FC4–2Pohang Steelers
Oberdan 26' (o.g.)
Doo Hyeon-seok 56'
Eom Ji-sung 65'
Ahn Young-kyu 82'		 Zeca 11'
Lee Ho-jae 75'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–3Incheon United
Tiago Orobó 59' M'Poku 42' (pen.)
Kim Bo-sub 49', 77'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Daegu FC1–0FC Seoul
Césinha 15'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Matchday 17 (6–7 June)
Suwon FC1–3Ulsan Hyundai
Yoon Bit-garam 17' Martin Ádám 70'
Joo Min-kyu 88'
Kazaishvili 90+3'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Pohang Steelers2–1Jeju United
Lee Ho-jae 20'
Park Seung-wook 90+2'		 Reis 81' (pen.)
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Gwangju FC2–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Thomás Bedinelli 68', 90+1' An Byong-jun 40'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–0Daegu FC
Song Min-kyu 57'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Incheon United1–1FC Seoul
Gerso 19' Hwang Ui-jo 52'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Gangwon FC1–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Park Sang-hyeok 49' Tiago Orobó 27'
Ju Se-jong 60'
Chuncheon Song-am Sports Town, Chuncheon
Matchday 18 (10–11 June)
Daegu FC3–1Suwon FC
Lucas Barcellos 49'
Césinha 89'
Hwang Jae-won 90+9'		 Lee Seung-woo 76'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Ulsan Hyundai5–1Jeju United
Qazaishvili 31' (pen.), 90+4'
Esaka 52'
Um Won-sang 54'
Joo Min-kyu 71'		 Yuri 79'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–1Gwangju FC
Kim In-kyun 90+3' Jeong Ho-yeon 40'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Gangwon FC1–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeong Tae-wook 46' (o.g.) Cho Gue-sung 58', 77'
Chuncheon Song-am Sports Town, Chuncheon
FC Seoul1–1Pohang Steelers
Hwang Ui-jo 37' Ha Chang-rae 90+4'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 18,108
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–0Incheon United
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Matchday 19 (24–25 June)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–1FC Seoul
Willyan 87'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Jeju United1–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Kim Seung-sub 76' Tiago Orobó 86'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Gwangju FC2–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Soon-min 19'
Lee Kun-hee 90+1'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Ulsan Hyundai3–1Daegu FC
Kim Tae-hwan 3'
Qazaishvili 66', 90+4'		 Barcellos 87'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Incheon United0–1Pohang Steelers
Zeca 12'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Suwon FC1–1Gangwon FC
Veldwijk 66' Lee Jeong-hyeop 26'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Matchday 20 (1–2 July)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–0Jeju United
Lim Chai-min 10' (o.g.)
Moon Seon-min 84'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Daegu FC1–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Césinha 90' Jo Jin-woo 54' (o.g.)
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
FC Seoul0–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Gwangju FC0–1Ulsan Hyundai
Park Yong-woo 60'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Pohang Steelers3–1Suwon FC
Grant 42'
Zeca 59'
Han Chan-hee 90+2'		 Veldwijk 88'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Incheon United1–0Gangwon FC
Kim Min-seok 5'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Matchday 21 (7–9 July)
Gangwon FC1–1Gwangju FC
Han Kook-young 90+8' Letschert 90+2'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Jeju United1–2Daegu FC
Yeon Je-woon 5' Hong Chul 14'
Jang Seong-won 90'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Pohang Steelers0–1Ulsan Hyundai
Joo Min-kyu 23'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Suwon FC2–2Incheon United
Yoon Bit-garam 9', 33' Cheon Seong-hoon 42'
Hugo Gomes 48' (o.g.)
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1FC Seoul
Cho Gue-sung 67'
Rafael Silva 76'		 Na Sang-ho 90+8' (pen.)
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–2Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kim In-kyun 17'
Shin Sang-eun 28'		 Ko Seung-beom 31'
Mulić 57'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Matchday 22 (11–12 July)
Daegu FC0–0Gangwon FC
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Jeju United0–0Gwangju FC
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Ulsan Hyundai1–2Incheon United
Martin Ádám 90' Kim Bo-sub 55'
Hernandes 90+5'
Ulsan Munsu Stadium, Ulsan
FC Seoul7–2Suwon FC
Na Sang-ho 8', 48'
Kim Sin-jin 14', 56'
Kim Ju-sung 45+4'
Willyan 64'
Kim Gyeong-min 68'		 Yoon Bit-garam 50'
Lee Seung-woo 53'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–1Pohang Steelers
Mulić 62' Zeca 79' (pen.)
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kim In-kyun 76'
Shin Sang-eun 90+2'		 Song Min-kyu 19'
Rafael Silva 90+4'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon

Matches 23–33

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

Home \ Away DGU DHC GWN GJU ICU JJU JHM PHS SEL SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC — — 1–0 — — 1–0 — 0–0 — — 2–2 0–0
Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–0 — — — — 1–0 — — 4–3 3–1 0–1 —
Gangwon FC — 1–1 — — 1–1 — — 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 2–0
Gwangju FC 1–1 3–0 1–0 — — — 0–1 — — 4–0 — —
Incheon United 3–1 2–0 — 2–2 — 2–1 — 0–2 — 2–0 — —
Jeju United — — 1–1 1–2 — — 0–0 — 1–3 — 3–0 —
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–3 1–1 1–3 — 2–0 — — — — 1–1 1–0 —
Pohang Steelers — 4–3 — 1–1 — 4–2 2–1 — — — 2–0 0–0
FC Seoul 2–2 — — 0–1 0–1 — 0–2 2–2 — — — 2–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 — — — — 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 — 0–2 3–1
Suwon FC — — 1–1 0–1 1–2 — — — 1–1 — — 2–3
Ulsan Hyundai — 1–1 — 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 — — — — —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 23 (15–16 July)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings3–1Ulsan Hyundai
Jeon Jin-woo 40'
Fejsal Mulić 74'
Kim Ju-chan 90+1'		 Qazaishvili 90+5'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Gangwon FC1–1FC Seoul
Yu In-soo 31' Osmar Ibáñez 68'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Gwangju FC1–1Daegu FC
Ju Young-jae 16' Lee Keun-ho 23'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–0Suwon FC
Gustavo 13'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Pohang Steelers4–2Jeju United
Go Young-joon 16'
Grant 73'
Wanderson 74'
Kim Seung-dae 90+8'		 Kim Ju-gong 55'
Yeon Je-woon 71'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Incheon United2–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Gerso 84'
Hernandes 90+2'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Matchday 24 (21–22 July)
Pohang Steelers2–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Han Chan-hee 35'
Lee Ho-jae 89'		 Moon Seon-min 47'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Ulsan Hyundai2–1Jeju United
Kim Min-hyeok 30'
Lee Dong-gyeong 35'		 Kim Ju-gong 55'
Ulsan Munsu Stadium, Ulsan
Suwon FC0–1Gwangju FC
44' Doo Hyeon-seok
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Gangwon FC1–2Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Seo Min-woo 41' Kim Ju-chan 23'
Ko Seung-beom 61'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
FC Seoul0–1Incheon United
M'Poku 45'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–0Daegu FC
Bae Jun-ho 62'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Matchday 25 (4–6 August)
FC Seoul2–2Pohang Steelers
Kim Sin-jin 54'
Paločević 68'		 Oberdan 64'
Ha Chang-rae 90+4'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Gwangju FC3–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Kim Han-gil 8'
Jeong Ho-yeon 13'
Lee Kun-hee 63'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–2Suwon FC
Veldwijk 26'
Lee Seung-woo 45+3'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Daegu FC0–0Ulsan Hyundai
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–0Incheon United
Park Jae-yong 15'
Han Kyo-won 45'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Jeju United1–1Gangwon FC
Reis 90+5' (pen.) Park Sang-hyeok 82'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Matchday 26 (12–13 August)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Han Kyo-won 66' Han Ho-gang 31'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Gangwon FC2–0Ulsan Hyundai
Seo Min-woo 38'
Yago Cariello 90+7'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Jeju United3–0Suwon FC
Yuri 35', 45+3'
Reis 63'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Daejeon Hana Citizen4–3FC Seoul
Tiago Orobó 32', 42' (pen.)
Bae Jun-ho 86'
Kang Yoon-sung 90'		 Willyan 45'
Han Seung-gyu 89'
Iljutcenko 90+3'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Incheon United3–1Daegu FC
Mugoša 23'
Mun Ji-hwan 32'
Gerso Fernandes 45+1'		 Césinha 84' (pen.)
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Pohang Steelers1–1Gwangju FC
Goh Young-jun 20' Letschert 67'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Matchday 27 (18–20 August)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–0Jeju United
Bulthuis 85'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, SuwonAttendance: 7,258
Incheon United2–2Gwangju FC
Gerso 49', 59' Asani 78'
Lee Kun-hee 90+2'
Incheon Football Stadium, IncheonAttendance: 5,870
Gangwon FC1–2Suwon FC
Tući 21' Lee Seung-woo 49'
Yoon Bit-garam 90+5'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Ulsan Hyundai1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Um Won-sang 72'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, UlsanAttendance: 30,008
FC Seoul2–2Daegu FC
Oh Seung-hoon 9' (o.g.)
Kim Sin-jin 42'		 Lee Keun-ho 25'
Edgar 82'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Pohang Steelers4–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Zeca 41', 51'
Kim Seung-dae 76'
Hong Yun-sang 90+8'		 Tiago Orobó 80', 83', 90+6'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Matchday 28 (25–27 August)
Suwon FC1–2Incheon United
Lee Seung-woo 46' Cheon Seong-hoon 45+4'
Oh Ban-suk 90+7'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Song Min-kyu 38' Tiago Orobó 33'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Daegu FC1–0Jeju United
Go Jae-hyeon 62'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, DaeguAttendance: 12,136
Gangwon FC1–1Pohang Steelers
Alibaev 34' Hong Yun-sang 17'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
FC Seoul2–2Ulsan Hyundai
Iljutcenko 10'
Willyan 90+7'		 Joo Min-kyu 65', 69'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Gwangju FC4–0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Lee Hee-gyun 19'
Asani 38'
Eom Ji-sung 47', 52'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Matchday 29 (1–3 September)
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–1Suwon FC
Lee Seung-woo 32'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Daegu FC1–0Gangwon FC
Césinha 14'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–1FC Seoul
Iljutcenko 1'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, SuwonAttendance: 22,882Referee: KO Hyung-jin
Incheon United0–2Pohang Steelers
Zeca 64' (pen.)
Wanderson 87' (pen.)
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Ulsan Hyundai0–2Gwangju FC
Lee Kun-hee 17'
Mikeltadze 54'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, UlsanAttendance: 18,358
Jeju United0–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Matchday 30 (16–17 September)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–3Gangwon FC
Gustavo 6' (pen.) Vitor Gabriel 45+1'
Galego 45+3'
Kim Dae-won 76'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Incheon United2–1Jeju United
Lee Myung-joo 30'
Hernandes 90+4'		 Kim Seung-sub 68'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Pohang Steelers2–0Suwon FC
Zeca 29', 45'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Ulsan Hyundai1–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Joo Min-kyu 30' (pen.) Kim In-kyun 1'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
FC Seoul0–1Gwangju FC
Heo Yool 4'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–1Daegu FC
Barcellos 90+'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Matchday 31 (23–24 September)
Daejeon Hana Citizen3–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kim In-kyun 15'
Yu Kang-hyun 37'
Tiago Orobó 90+10'		 Kozuka 58'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Jeju United1–3FC Seoul
Reis 73' Lee Seung-mo 40', 50'
Iljutcenko 66'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Suwon FC2–3Ulsan Hyundai
Oh In-pyo 68'
Walterson 78'		 Lee Dong-gyeong 24'
Esaka 55'
Joo Min-kyu 81'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Gwangju FC0–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ahn Hyeon-beom 73'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Gangwon FC1–1Incheon United
Lee Ji-sol 6' Mugoša 12'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Daegu FC0–0Pohang Steelers
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Matchday 32 (30 September – 1 October)
Suwon FC1–1FC Seoul
Ricardo Lopes 74' (pen.) Ki Sung-yueng 81'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Pohang Steelers0–0Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–3Daegu FC
Boateng 25' Go Jae-hyeon 1', 58'
Barcelos 16'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Incheon United2–0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Mugoša 20' (pen.)
Cheon Seong-hoon 82'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Gangwon FC1–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Kim Dae-won 21' Ishida 19'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Jeju United1–2Gwangju FC
Yuri 81' Eom Ji-sung 65'
Ha Seung-un 90+4'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Matchday 33 (8 October)
Daegu FC2–2Suwon FC
Go Jae-hyeon 31'
Victor Bobsin 70'		 Lee Seung-woo 45+1', 67'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–0Jeju United
Kim Min-deok 41'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Gwangju FC1–0Gangwon FC
Kim Han-gil 50'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
FC Seoul0–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Han Kyo-won 60'
Gustavo 75'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–0Pohang Steelers
Kim Ju-chan 23'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Ulsan Hyundai0–0Incheon United
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Matches 34–38

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

Final A

Home \ Away DGU GJU ICU JHM PHS USH
Daegu FC — 1–1 2–1 1–2 — —
Gwangju FC — — 0–2 — 0–0 1–0
Incheon United — — — 1–1 — 3–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors — 2–0 — — 1–1 —
Pohang Steelers 1–0 — 1–1 — — —
Ulsan Hyundai 2–0 — — 1–0 3–2 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 34 (20–21 October)
Pohang Steelers1–1Incheon United
Zeca 78' (pen.) Gerso 27'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Gwangju FC1–0Ulsan Hyundai
Lee Kun-hee 88'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Daegu FC1–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Edgar 34' Han Kyo-won 30'
Gustavo 90' (pen.)
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Matchday 35 (28–29 October)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–1Pohang Steelers
Gustavo 54' (pen.) Zeca 70' (pen.)
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Gwangju FC0–2Incheon United
Choi Woo-jin 76'
Kim Min-seok 84'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Ulsan Hyundai2–0Daegu FC
Kim Min-hyeok 68'
Jang Si-young 90'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Matchday 36 (11–12 November)
Daegu FC1–1Gwangju FC
Kim Gang-san 40' Mikeltadze 19'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, DaeguAttendance: 12,222
Incheon United1–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kim Do-hyuk 60' Park Jae-yong 68'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Ulsan Hyundai3–2Pohang Steelers
Seol Young-woo 46'
Esaka 50'
Joo Min-kyu 62'		 Kang Hyeon-je 32'
Lee Ho-jae 82' (pen.)
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Matchday 37 (24–25 November)
Incheon United3–1Ulsan Hyundai
Park Seung-ho 51'
Hong Si-hoo 74'
Oh Ban-suk 76'		 Joo Min-kyu 89' (pen.)
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–0Gwangju FC
Ahn Hyeon-beom 17'
Song Min-kyu 45+1'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Pohang Steelers1–0Daegu FC
Lee Ho-jae 89' (pen.)
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Matchday 38 (3 December)
Ulsan Hyundai1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Seol Young-woo 32'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Gwangju FC0–0Pohang Steelers
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Daegu FC2–1Incheon United
Edgar 41', 57' Hernandes Rodrigues 75'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu

Final B

Home \ Away DHC GWN JJU SEL SSB SWN
Daejeon Hana Citizen — 0–1 — 2–2 — 1–1
Gangwon FC — — 1–1 — — 2–0
Jeju United 0–2 — — 0–0 2–0 —
FC Seoul — 2–1 — — 0–1 —
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–2 0–0 — — — —
Suwon FC — — 1–1 3–4 2–3 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 34 (22 October)
FC Seoul2–1Gangwon FC
Na Sang-ho 53'
Ji Dong-won 80'		 Vitor Gabriel 76'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Jeju United2–0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kim Geon-ung 4'
Yuri 25'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–1Suwon FC
Tiago Orobó 62' Kim Hyun 33'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Matchday 35 (28–29 October)
Gangwon FC1–1Jeju United
Vitor Gabriel 51' Chung Woon 90+6'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Kim Ju-chan 21'
Acosty 30'		 Tiago Orobó 81'
Ishida 90+4'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Suwon FC3–4FC Seoul
Ricardo Lopes 30', 90+2' (pen.)
Lee Seung-woo 67'		 Na Sang-ho 57'
Willyan 59'
Johnsen 73'
Kim Gyeong-min 90+3'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Matchday 36 (11–12 November)
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–1Gangwon FC
Kim Dae-won 69'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Jeju United0–0FC Seoul
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Suwon FC2–3Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hugo Gomes 31'
KIM Hyun 61'		 Acosty 45+4'
An Byong-jun 54'
Kim Ju-chan 79'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Matchday 37 (25 November)
Jeju United0–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Shin Sang-eun 84'
Kim In-kyun 90+1'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
FC Seoul0–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Bassani 63'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Gangwon FC2–0Suwon FC
Lee Jeong-hyeop 19'
Kim Jin-ho 82'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Matchday 38 (2 December)
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–2FC Seoul
Tiago Orobó 22'
Shin Sang-eun 90+7'		 Kang Seong-jin 6', 62'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Suwon FC1–1Jeju United
Lee Yeong-jae 50' Kim Geon-ung 6'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–0Gangwon FC
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Relegation play-offs

The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team played against the play-offs 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
Gimpo FC 1–2 Gangwon FC 0–0 1–2
Busan IPark 4–6 Suwon FC 2–1 2–5 (a.e.t.)
Gimpo FC0–0Gangwon FC
Report
Gimpo Solteo Football Field, GimpoAttendance: 3,736Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Gangwon FC2–1Gimpo FC
Vitor Gabriel 51', 76' Report Cho Sung-gwon 59'
Gangneung Stadium, GangneungAttendance: 10,130Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Gangwon FC won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Busan IPark2–1Suwon FC
Bruno Lamas 85' (pen.), 90+9' (pen.) Report Jang Jae-woong 43'
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, BusanAttendance: 4,047Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Suwon FC5–2 (a.e.t.)Busan IPark
Report
Suwon Sports Complex, SuwonAttendance: 6,987Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Suwon FC won 6–4 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Joo Min-kyu, who appeared in less time than Tiago Orobó, won the top goalscorer award.

Rank Player Team Goals
1 South Korea Joo Min-kyu Ulsan Hyundai 17
Brazil Tiago Orobó Daejeon Hana Citizen
3 Brazil Zeca Pohang Steelers 12
South Korea Na Sang-ho FC Seoul
5 Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Ulsan Hyundai 11
6 Brazil Yuri Jeju United 10
South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
8 South Africa Lars Veldwijk Suwon FC 9
Brazil Edgar Daegu FC
South Korea Go Jae-hyeon Daegu FC

Top assist providers

Rank Player Team Assists
1 South Korea Baek Sung-dong Pohang Steelers 8
2 Brazil Leandro Ribeiro Daejeon Hana Citizen 7
South Korea Kim Seung-dae Pohang Steelers
Brazil Tiago Orobó Daejeon Hana Citizen
Brazil Zeca Pohang Steelers
South Korea Doo Hyeon-seok Gwangju FC
7 South Korea Kim In-kyun Daejeon Hana Citizen 6
South Korea Hong Chul Daegu FC
Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes Incheon United
10 7 Players 5

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Albania Jasir Asani Gwangju FC Incheon United 5–0 23 March 2023
Brazil Tiago Orobó Daejeon Hana Citizen Pohang Steelers 3–4 20 August 2023

Awards

Weekly awards

Round Player of the Round
Player Club
1 South Korea Lee Ho-jae Pohang Steelers
2 South Korea Goh Young-joon Pohang Steelers
3 South Korea Moon Seon-min Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
4 Albania Jasir Asani Gwangju FC
5 South Korea Baek Sung-dong Pohang Steelers
6 South Africa Lars Veldwijk Suwon FC
7 South Korea Lee Jin-hyun Daejeon Hana Citizen
8 South Korea Cheon Seong-hoon Incheon United
9 Azerbaijan Anton Kryvotsyuk Daejeon Hana Citizen
10 South Korea Na Sang-ho FC Seoul
11 South Korea Hwang Jae-hwan Ulsan Hyundai
12 South Korea Paik Seung-ho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
13 Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Ulsan Hyundai
14 South Korea Song Min-kyu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
15 South Korea Goh Young-joon Pohang Steelers
16 South Korea Kim Bo-sub Incheon United
17 Brazil Thomás Bedinelli Gwangju FC
18 Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC
19 Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Ulsan Hyundai
Round Player of the Round
Player Club
20 Brazil Oberdan Pohang Steelers
21 South Korea Oh Seung-hoon Daegu FC
22 South Korea Na Sang-ho FC Seoul
23 Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes Incheon United
24 South Korea Ko Seung-beom Suwon Samsung Bluewings
25 South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
26 Brazil Yuri Jeju United
27 Brazil Zeca Pohang Steelers
28 South Korea Eom Ji-sung Gwangju FC
29 Brazil Hugo Gomes Suwon FC
30 Brazil Zeca Pohang Steelers
31 South Korea Lee Seung-mo FC Seoul
32 South Korea Go Jae-hyeon Daegu FC
33 South Korea Kim Ju-chan Suwon Samsung Bluewings
34 South Korea Kim Geon-ung Jeju United
35 Brazil Willyan FC Seoul
36 South Korea Kim Dae-won Gangwon FC
37 South Korea Park Seung-ho Incheon United
38 Brazil Edgar Daegu FC

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Young Player of the Month Goal of the Month
Player Club Player Club Player Club
February/March South Korea Joo Min-kyu Ulsan South Korea Jeong Ho-yeon Gwangju South Korea Lee Jin-hyun Daejeon
April South Korea Na Sang-ho Seoul South Korea Cheon Seong-hoon Incheon South Korea Na Sang-ho Seoul
May South Korea Paik Seung-ho Jeonbuk South Korea Hwang Jae-won Daegu South Korea Lee Ki-je Suwon
June Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Ulsan South Korea Lee Ho-jae Pohang South Korea Joo Min-kyu Ulsan
July South Korea Na Sang-ho Seoul South Korea Kim Ju-chan Suwon South Korea Kim Ju-chan Suwon
August South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC South Korea Eom Ji-sung Gwangju Brazil Tiago Orobó Daejeon
September Brazil Zeca Pohang South Korea Heo Yool Gwangju Georgia (country) Beka Mikeltadze Gwangju
October–December South Korea Seol Young-woo Ulsan South Korea Kim Ju-chan Suwon South Korea Ki Sung-yueng Seoul
Month Manager of the Month Save of the Month
Manager Club Div. Player Club
February/March South Korea Hong Myung-bo Ulsan 1 South Korea Kim Kyeong-min Gwangju
April South Korea Ko Jeong-woon Gimpo 2 South Korea Lee Chang-geun Daejeon
May South Korea Nam Ki-il Jeju 1 South Korea Hwang In-jae Pohang
June South Korea Lee Jung-hyo Gwangju 1 South Korea Lee Chang-geun Daejeon
July South Korea Jo Sung-hwan Incheon 1 South Korea Lee Chang-geun Daejeon
August South Korea Choi Yun-kyum Chungbuk Cheongju 2 South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan
September South Korea Park Jin-sub Busan 2 South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan
October–December South Korea Chung Jung-yong Gimcheon 2 South Korea Lee Chang-geun Daejeon

Annual awards

The 2023 K League Awards was held on 4 December 2023.

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player South Korea Kim Young-gwon Ulsan Hyundai
Young Player of the Year South Korea Jeong Ho-yeon Gwangju FC
Top goalscorer South Korea Joo Min-kyu Ulsan Hyundai
Top assist provider South Korea Baek Sung-dong Pohang Steelers
Manager of the Year South Korea Hong Myung-bo Ulsan Hyundai
Position Best XI
Goalkeeper South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan)
Defenders South Korea Seol Young-woo
(Ulsan) 		Australia Alex Grant
(Pohang) 		South Korea Kim Young-gwon
(Ulsan) 		Brazil Wanderson
(Pohang)
Midfielders South Korea Um Won-sang
(Ulsan) 		South Korea Lee Soon-min
(Gwangju) 		Brazil Oberdan
(Pohang) 		Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes
(Incheon)
Forwards Brazil Zeca (Pohang) South Korea Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan)

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 430,029 45,007 10,236 22,663 +157.9%
2 Ulsan Hyundai 345,990 30,756 5,318 18,210 +108.3%
3 Daejeon Hana Citizen 244,274 20,592 8,377 12,857 +466.4%
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 238,759 27,797 5,067 12,566 +108.8%
5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 224,177 24,932 4,727 11,799 +101.7%
6 Daegu FC 208,340 12,334 6,943 10,965 +71.0%
7 Incheon United 169,826 15,738 5,076 8,938 +69.9%
8 Pohang Steelers 164,295 14,640 3,080 8,647 +81.1%
9 Gangwon FC 122,772 11,084 2,581 6,462 +198.5%
10 Jeju United 114,015 10,041 3,280 6,001 +90.4%
11 Suwon FC 98,580 9,221 1,605 5,188 +64.1%
12 Gwangju FC 86,090 7,357 1,871 4,831 +269.6%
League total 2,447,147 45,007 1,605 10,733 +122.7%

Updated to games played on 1 December 2023
Source: K League
Notes:
Teams that played previous season in K League 2.

See also

References

  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. "K League Official Club Profiles Page".
  3. 광주FC, 아시아 챔피언스리그 엘리트(ACLE) 진출 확정 (in Korean). Gwangju FC. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. "K League Fixtures and Results". K League. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. “사람 마음이 간사한 것 같다”…‘득점왕’ 차지한 주민규의 속마음. Goal.com (in Korean). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ^ "K LEAGUE / Record".
  7. 'K리그 MVP의 눈물' 김영권 "머리가 하얘졌다"+홍명보 '최고 감독'... K리그 빛낸 별들 모두 가려졌다 '2023 K리그 대상 시상식' (종합). Naver.com (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 4 December 2023.

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