List of South Korean football champions
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The South Korean football champions are the winners of the highest league in South Korean football, which is currently the K League 1.
Since the league turned professional in 1983, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors has won nine titles, the record for most titles won. Seongnam FC has won the league seven times, followed by FC Seoul on six occasions, and Pohang Steelers with five titles. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors is also the only team that won the title for four consecutive seasons.
National Semi-professional League (1964–1982)[edit]
- Before a professional football league was founded in South Korea, there was a semi-professional league held twice a year. South Korean companies, banks and militaries’ football clubs qualified for the Semi-professional League, but university clubs didn’t participate in it unlike the National Football Championship. Instead, they could enter the National University League.
- ^ There is an article about the second round of Autumn season,[1] but no record after that. It might be stopped because of many international football matches.
- ^ a b c Not awarded officially.
- ^ All South Korean sports events were ceased at that time because of president’s assassination on 26 October 1979.[2]
K League (1983–2012)[edit]
- Professional and semi-professional football clubs competed together between 1983 and 1986. Since 1987, only professional football clubs competed in the league.
- This league was founded with the name “Super League”. It was renamed “Football Festival” in 1986, “Korean Professional Football League” in 1987, “Korean League” in 1994, “Professional Football League” in 1996, and “K League” in 1998.
K League 1 (2013–present)[edit]
- The K League was split into two divisions in 2013.
- The first division was originally named “K League Classic”, but it was renamed “K League 1” in 2018.
Statistics[edit]
All-time (1964–present)[edit]
- In South Korea, professional era records are generally accepted.
Titles by club[edit]
- Clubs in green background are extant.
- Clubs in bold are competing in the K League.
- The asterisk means co-winners.
| Club | Single league | Spring season | Autumn season | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 9 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) | — | — | 9 |
| Pohang Steelers[a] | 6 (1982, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2007, 2013) | 1 (1975) | 1 (1981) | 8 |
| Seongnam FC[b] | 7 (1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006) | — | — | 7 |
| FC Seoul[c] | 6 (1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016) | — | — | 6 |
| Busan IPark[d] | 4 (1984, 1987, 1991, 1997) | 1 (1981) | — | 5 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 (1998, 1999, 2004, 2008) | — | — | 4 |
| Korea Tungsten | — | 2 (1965*, 1968) | 2 (1965, 1966*) | 4 |
| Ulsan Hyundai[e] | 3 (1996, 2005, 2022) | — | — | 3 |
| ROK Army | 1 (1977) | 1 (1980*) | 1 (1974*) | 3 |
| Keumsung Textile | — | 2 (1964*, 1965*) | 1 (1964) | 3 |
| National Police Department[f] | — | 2 (1966, 1967) | 1 (1966*) | 3 |
| Korea Electric Power | — | 2 (1965*, 1969) | 1 (1967) | 3 |
| Cheil Industries | — | 2 (1964*, 1970) | 1 (1968*) | 3 |
| Korea Trust Bank | — | 2 (1971, 1976*) | 1 (1973) | 3 |
| ROK Navy[g] | — | 2 (1973, 1978*) | 1 (1971) | 3 |
| Korea Housing Bank | — | 1 (1972) | 1 (1972) | 2 |
| Chohung Bank | — | 1 (1974) | 1 (1970) | 2 |
| Industrial Bank of Korea | — | 1 (1979) | 1 (1975) | 2 |
| Seoul City | — | 2 (1978*, 1980*) | — | 2 |
| Korea Automobile Insurance | — | — | 2 (1978, 1980*) | 2 |
| Hallelujah FC | 1 (1983) | — | — | 1 |
| Jeju United[h] | 1 (1989) | — | — | 1 |
| ROK Army Quartermaster Corps | — | — | 1 (1968*) | 1 |
| Commercial Bank of Korea | — | — | 1 (1974) | 1 |
| Korea Exchange Bank | — | 1 (1976*) | — | 1 |
| ROK Air Force | — | — | 1 (1980*) | 1 |
- ^ Including POSCO FC and POSCO Atoms
- ^ Including Ilhwa Chunma and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
- ^ Including Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso and Anyang LG Cheetahs
- ^ Including Daewoo FC, Daewoo Royals, and Busan Daewoo Royals
- ^ Including Hyundai Horang-i and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
- ^ Including Seoul Police Department
- ^ Including ROK Marine Corps
- ^ Including Yukong Elephants
Professional era (1983–present)[edit]
Titles by club[edit]
Titles won by club (%)
Jeonbuk – 9 (22.5%)
Seongnam – 7 (17.5%)
Seoul – 6 (15%)
Pohang – 5 (12.5%)
Busan – 4 (10%)
Suwon – 4 (10%)
Ulsan – 3 (7.5%)
Others – 2 (5%)
- In accordance with the official K League policy, the current clubs inherit the history and records of the predecessor clubs.[3]
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
9 |
3 |
2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | 2012, 2016, 2022 |
| Seongnam FC[a] |
7 |
3 |
1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 | 1992, 2007, 2009 |
| FC Seoul[b] |
6 |
5 |
1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016 | 1986, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2008 |
| Pohang Steelers[c] |
5 |
4 |
1986, 1988, 1992, 2007, 2013 | 1985, 1987, 1995, 2004 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
4 |
4 |
1998, 1999, 2004, 2008 | 1996, 2006, 2014, 2015 |
| Busan IPark[d] |
4 |
3 |
1984, 1987, 1991, 1997 | 1983, 1990, 1999 |
| Ulsan Hyundai[e] |
3 |
10 |
1996, 2005, 2022 | 1988, 1991, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Jeju United[f] |
1 |
5 |
1989 | 1984, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2017 |
| Hallelujah FC |
1 |
0 |
1983 | — |
| Jeonnam Dragons |
0 |
1 |
— | 1997 |
| Incheon United |
0 |
1 |
— | 2005 |
| Gyeongnam FC |
0 |
1 |
— | 2018 |
- ^ Including Ilhwa Chunma and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
- ^ Including Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, LG Cheetahs, and Anyang LG Cheetahs
- ^ Including POSCO Atoms and Pohang Atoms
- ^ Including Daewoo Royals and Busan Daewoo Royals
- ^ Including Hyundai Horang-i and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
- ^ Including Yukong Elephants and Bucheon SK
Titles by city/province[edit]
- In early years, hometowns of K League clubs were determined, but they were pointless in substance because the clubs played games by going around all stadiums together.
- The current home and away system is being operated since the 1987 season.
| City/Province | Titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
|
9 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) | |
| Seoul | 7 | FC Seoul (1990, 2010, 2012, 2016) |
| Ilhwa Chunma (1993, 1994, 1995) | ||
| 4 | Pohang Steelers (1988, 1992, 2007, 2013) | |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1998, 1999, 2004, 2008) | |
| 4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006) | |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai (1996, 2005, 2022) | |
| 2 | Busan Daewoo Royals (1991, 1997) | |
| 1 | Daewoo Royals (1987) | |
| 1 | Yukong Elephants (1989) | |
| 1 | Anyang LG Cheetahs (2000) |
Titles by region[edit]
- In early years, hometowns of K League clubs were determined, but they were pointless in substance because the clubs played games by going around all stadiums together.
- The current home and away system is being operated since 1987 season.
| Region | Titles | City/Province | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyeonggi region (Seoul Capital Area) |
17 | Seoul (7) | FC Seoul (1990, 2010, 2012, 2016) |
| Ilhwa Chunma (1993, 1994, 1995) | |||
| Seongnam (4) | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006) | ||
| Suwon (4) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1998, 1999, 2004, 2008) | ||
| Anyang (1) | Anyang LG Cheetahs (2000) | ||
| Incheon–Gyeonggi (1) | Yukong Elephants (1989) | ||
| Yeongnam region (Gyeongsang) |
10 | Pohang (4) | Pohang Steelers (1988, 1992, 2007, 2013) |
| Ulsan (3) | Ulsan Hyundai (1996, 2005, 2022) | ||
| Busan (2) | Busan Daewoo Royals (1991, 1997) | ||
| Busan–Gyeongnam (1) | Daewoo Royals (1987) | ||
| Honam region (Jeolla) |
9 |
Jeonbuk (9) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
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