2024 K League 1

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Hana Bank
K League 1
Season2024
Dates1 March – 24 November 2024
ChampionsUlsan HD
(5th title)
RelegatedIncheon United
Champions League EliteUlsan HD
Gangwon FC
FC Seoul (play-off round)
Champions League TwoPohang Steelers
Matches played228
Goals scored596 (2.61 per match)
Best PlayerJo Hyeon-woo
Top goalscorerStefan Mugoša
(15 goals)
Biggest home winSuwon FC 5–0 Jeju
(25 August)
Biggest away winSuwon FC 0–6 Jeonbuk
(14 September)
Highest scoringUlsan 5–4 Pohang
(31 August)
Longest winning run6 matches
Gangwon FC
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Pohang Steelers
Longest winless run8 matches
Incheon United
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Longest losing run6 matches
Gwangju FC
Pohang Steelers
Highest attendance52,600
Seoul 0–1 Ulsan
(4 May)
Lowest attendance1,085
Gimcheon 2–3 Suwon FC
(9 July)
Total attendance2,524,673
Average attendance11,073
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024.

The 2024 K League 1, also known as the Hana Bank K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 42nd 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 second consecutive year.[1]

Teams

Team changes

Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted from the 2023 K League 2 after a one-year absence from the top flight. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to 2024 K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.[2]

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

Locations

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Locations of the 2024 K League 1 teams

The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.[3]

Team City/Province Abbreviation
Daegu FC Daegu Daegu
Daejeon Hana Citizen Daejeon Daejeon
Gangwon FC Gangwon Gangwon
Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Gimcheon
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 FC Suwon Suwon FC
Ulsan HD Ulsan Ulsan

Stadiums

Daegu FC Daejeon Hana Citizen Gimcheon Sangmu
DGB Daegu Bank Park Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gimcheon Stadium
Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 40,903 Capacity: 25,000
Gangwon FC Gwangju FC
Chuncheon Songam Leports Town Gangneung Stadium Gwangju Football Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 22,333 Capacity: 10,007
Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 29,791 Capacity: 42,477
Pohang Steelers FC Seoul Suwon FC
Pohang Steel Yard Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon Stadium
Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 11,808
Ulsan HD
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 44,102

Personnel and sponsoring

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
Gangwon FC South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan 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
Incheon United South Korea Choi Yung-keun Macron IFEZ
List
Jeju United 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

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Replaced by Date of appointment
Jeju United South Korea Jung Jo-gook (caretaker) End of interim spell 5 December 2023 Pre-season South Korea Kim Hak-bum 5 December 2023[4]
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Romania Dan Petrescu Mutual consent 6 April 2024[5] 12th South Korea Kim Do-heon 27 May 2024[6]
Daegu FC South Korea Choi Won-kwon Resigned 19 April 2024[7] 11th South Korea Park Chang-hyun 23 April 2024[8]
Daejeon Hana Citizen South Korea Lee Min-sung Resigned 21 May 2024[9] 12th South Korea Hwang Sun-hong 3 June 2024
Incheon United South Korea Jo Sung-hwan Mutual consent 6 July 2024 9th South Korea Choi Yung-keun 1 August 2024
Ulsan HD South Korea Hong Myung-bo Signed by South Korea 11 July 2024 3rd South Korea Kim Pan-gon 28 July 2024
Gangwon FC South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan End of Contract 30 November 2024 2nd South Korea

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.[10]

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 AFC player Former player(s)[a]
Daegu FC Brazil Caio Marcelo Brazil Césinha Brazil Edgar Brazil Ítalo Brazil Lucas Barcellos Japan Kyohei Yoshino Brazil Victor Bobsin
Daejeon Hana Citizen Australia Aaron Calver Azerbaijan Anton Kryvotsyuk Brazil Kelvin Brazil Victor Bobsin Latvia Vladislavs Gutkovskis Japan Masatoshi Ishida Brazil Farley Rosa
Brazil Leandro Ribeiro
Togo Peniel Mlapa
Gangwon FC Bosnia and Herzegovina Irfan Hadžić Brazil Vitor Gabriel Croatia Franko Kovačević Montenegro Marko Tući Australia Henry Hore Brazil Jefferson Galego
Brazil Welinton Júnior
Brazil Yago Cariello
Japan Yuta Kamiya
Gwangju FC Albania Jasir Asani Brazil Bruno Oliveira Brazil Gabriel Tigrão Brazil João Magno Georgia (country) Beka Mikeltadze Australia Alexandar Popovic
Incheon United Croatia Matej Jonjić Democratic Republic of the Congo Paul-José M'Poku Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Australia Harrison Delbridge
Jeju United Brazil Italo Brazil Jefferson Galego Brazil Reis Brazil Yuri Japan Kaina Yoshio Brazil Tales
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Andrigo Brazil Hernandes Rodrigues Brazil Tiago Orobó Ghana Nana Boateng Brazil Marcus Vinícius
Czech Republic Tomáš Petrášek
Pohang Steelers Brazil Jorge Luiz Brazil Oberdan Brazil Wanderson Australia Jonathan Aspropotamitis
FC Seoul Brazil Lucas Rodrigues Brazil Willyan England Jesse Lingard Portugal Ronaldo Tavares Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko Jordan Yazan Al-Arab Iraq Rebin Sulaka
Japan Takuya Shigehiro
Serbia Aleksandar Paločević
Suwon FC Albania Eljon Sota Australia Lachlan Jackson Brazil Anderson Oliveira Indonesia Pratama Arhan Brazil Matheus Trindade
Chile Josepablo Monreal
Ulsan HD Brazil Matheus Sales Brazil Yago Cariello Georgia (country) Giorgi Arabidze Sweden Darijan Bojanić Sweden Gustav Ludwigson Japan Ataru Esaka Brazil Kelvin
Hungary Martin Ádám
  1. ^ Left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Ulsan HD (C) 38 21 9 8 62 40 +22 72 Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
2 Gangwon FC 38 19 7 12 62 56 +6 64
3 Gimcheon Sangmu[b] 38 18 9 11 55 41 +14 63
4 FC Seoul 38 16 10 12 55 42 +13 58 Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round
5 Suwon FC 38 15 8 15 54 57 −3 53
6 Pohang Steelers 38 14 11 13 53 50 +3 53 Qualification for Champions League Two group stage[c]
7 Jeju United 38 15 4 19 38 54 −16 49
8 Daejeon Hana Citizen 38 12 12 14 43 47 −4 48
9 Gwangju FC 38 14 5 19 42 49 −7 47
10 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (O) 38 10 12 16 49 59 −10 42 Qualification for relegation play-offs
11 Daegu FC (O) 38 9 13 16 45 52 −7 40
12 Incheon United (R) 38 9 12 17 38 49 −11 39 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. ^ Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu cannot qualify for AFC competitions.
  3. ^ Qualified as Korea Cup champions.

Positions by matchday

  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

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Ulsan Hyundai221333323222312111122323433221111
Gimcheon Sangmu264122221333233243211212122443222
Gangwon FC5881085545645544424444444211112333
Pohang Steelers953211112111121332333131344666544
FC Seoul12117746679796898997666666666555655
Suwon FC245699854454455555555555555334466
Gwangju FC11247896121189789766878787777777777
Jeju United53686446897810766810787878888888888
Daegu FC912128111111101112121191111121091010101010111011119121111109
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors571111121210868101211101010111212121211111011121210111010910
Daejeon Hana Citizen5910121010121210101110121212111211111111121212121010119991111
Incheon United9109557797567667878999999999121012121212
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. Source: K League

Round 34–38

Team ╲ Round3435363738
Ulsan Hyundai11111
Gangwon FC22232
Gimcheon Sangmu33323
FC Seoul54444
Suwon FC66665
Pohang Steelers45556
Jeju United87777
Daejeon Hana Citizen109998
Gwangju FC78889
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1111111010
Daegu FC910101111
Incheon United1212121212
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Home \ Away USH GCS GWN PHS SEL SWN GJU JJU JHM DGU DHC ICU
Ulsan HD — 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–3
Gimcheon Sangmu 2–3 — 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–2
Gangwon FC 1–0 2–3 — 2–4 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–3 4–1
Pohang Steelers 2–1 0–0 2–0 — 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0
FC Seoul 0–1 5–1 2–0 2–4 — 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–2 2–1 0–0
Suwon FC 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–0 0–2 — 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1
Gwangju FC 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 — 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–3
Jeju United 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 1–0 1–3 — 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–5 2–3 2–1 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 2–2
Daegu FC 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 — 0–0 0–0
Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 — 0–1
Incheon United 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 1 (1–3 March)
Ulsan HD1–0Pohang Steelers
Esaka 51'
Attendance: 28,683
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Ahn Hyeon-beom 86' Gutkovskis 11'
Attendance: 24,758
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Gwangju FC2–0FC Seoul
Lee Hee-gyun 21'
Gabriel 90+5'
Attendance: 7,805
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Gangwon FC1–1Jeju United
Lee Sang-heon 1' Italo 44'
Attendance: 6,021
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Incheon United0–1Suwon FC
Lee Seung-woo 90+10' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,060
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Daegu FC0–1Gimcheon Sangmu
Won Du-jae 78'
Attendance: 12,133
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Matchday 2 (9–10 March)
Suwon FC1–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Seung-woo 47' Tiago 54'
Attendance: 9,557
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Pohang Steelers3–1Daegu FC
Jeon Min-gwang 49'
Kim In-sung 53'
Kim Jong-woo 73'		 Hong Chul 45+1'
Attendance: 10,946
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Gimcheon Sangmu2–3Ulsan HD
Kim Hyeon-ug 58' (pen.), 61' Lee Dong-gyeong 17', 26'
Jang Si-young 29'
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United3–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Yuri 39' (pen.), 45+6' (pen.)
Jin Seong-uk 65'		 Rosa 88'
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
FC Seoul0–0Incheon United
Attendance: 51,670
Gwangju FC4–2Gangwon FC
Gabriel 49', 74'
Lee Kun-hee 62'
Choi Kyoung-rok 90+8' (pen.)		 Yang Min-hyeok 2'
Lee Sang-heon 67' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Matchday 3 (16–17 March)
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–1Gangwon FC
Mlapa 87' Yun Suk-young 62'
Attendance: 17,191
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Daegu FC1–1Suwon FC
Yoshino 25' Jung Jae-min 90+5'
Attendance: 11,997
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
FC Seoul2–0Jeju United
Iljutcenko 20' (pen.)
Ki Sung-yueng 24'
Attendance: 29,536
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gimcheon Sangmu1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kim Hyeon-ug 25'
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Pohang Steelers1–0Gwangju FC
Jeong Jae-hee 90+4'
Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Ulsan HD3–3Incheon United
Ádám 33', 63'
Lee Dong-gyeong 53'		 Mugoša 39', 74' (pen.)
Park Seung-ho 48'
Attendance: 15,233
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Matchday 4 (30–31 March)
Incheon United2–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Gerso 38'
Lee Jeong-taek 47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,581
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–2Ulsan HD
Lee Dong-jun 45+2'
Moon Seon-min 70'		 Lee Dong-gyeong 22'
Kim Ji-hyeon 40'
Attendance: 25,872
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Jeju United0–2Pohang Steelers
Jeong Jae-hee 90+2'
Baek Sung-dong 90+6'
Attendance: 6,036
Suwon FC1–4Gimcheon Sangmu
Ji Dong-won 89' Kim Hyeon-ug 8'
Lee Joong-min 23', 31'
Yu Kang-hyun 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,145
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gangwon FC1–1FC Seoul
Lee Sang-heon 86' Willyan 72'
Attendance: 10,144
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gwangju FC1–2Daegu FC
Moon Min-seo 25' (pen.) Yoshino 45+5'
Edgar 77'
Attendance: 7,313
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Matchday 5 (2–3 April)
Pohang Steelers1–1Suwon FC
Oberdan 45' Jackson 53'
Attendance: 5,143
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–0Ulsan HD
Leandro 49'
Kim In-kyun 60'
Attendance: 7,927
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Jeju United2–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yeo Hong-gyu 29'
Jin Seong-uk 90+8'
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Gangwon FC3–0Daegu FC
Yun Suk-Young 14'
Lee Sang-heon 65', 90+1'
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Gwangju FC2–3Incheon United
Gabriel 67'
Lee Hee-gyun 78'		 Park Seung-ho 33'
Mugoša 50'
Gerso 90+7'
Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
FC Seoul5–1Gimcheon Sangmu
Cho Young-wook 16'
Iljutcenko 34', 39'
Lim Sang-hyub 45+2'
Park Dong-jin 80'		 Kim Min-jun 52'
Attendance: 13,040
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Matchday 6 (6–7 April)
Ulsan HD3–0Suwon FC
Lee Dong-gyeong 18'
Ludwigson 64'
Joo Min-kyu 90+6'
Attendance: 14,125
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Gimcheon Sangmu2–1Gwangju FC
Jung Chi-in 45+3', 58' (pen.) Gabriel 7'
Attendance: 2,978
Incheon United0–1Jeju United
Yuri 69'
Attendance: 9,293
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–3Gangwon FC
Kim Tae-hwan 45+7' (pen.)
Moon Seon-min 90+8'		 Lee Sang-heon 42' (pen.), 74'
Tući 69'
Attendance: 11,125
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Daegu FC0–0FC Seoul
Attendance: 12,088
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–2Pohang Steelers
Leandro 46' Kim In-sung 82'
Jeong Jae-hee 90+2'
Attendance: 10,761
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Matchday 7 (13–14 April)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Gwangju FC
Lee Jae-ik 18'
Song Min-kyu 90+1'		 Lee Kun-hee 83'
Attendance: 11,229
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
FC Seoul2–4Pohang Steelers
Son Seung-beom 45+2'
Willyan 65'		 Heo Yong-joon 15'
Lee Ho-jae 73'
Park Chan-yong 77'
Jeong Jae-hee 90+4'
Attendance: 29,051
Jeju United0–2Gimcheon Sangmu
Kim Hyeon-ug 35'
Kang Hyun-muk 45+4'
Attendance: 4,211
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Ulsan HD4–0Gangwon FC
Joo Min-kyu 9', 61'
Lee Dong-gyeong 43'
Um Won-sang 55'
Attendance: 13,874
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Suwon FC1–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Lee Jae-won 51'
Attendance: 4,961
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Incheon United1–1Daegu FC
Kim Dong-min 22' Yoshino 54'
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Matchday 8 (20–21 April, 15 May)
Suwon FC2–1Jeju United
Lee Yong 62'
Lee Seung-woo 90' (pen.)		 Yeo Hong-gyu 11'
Attendance: 2,522
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Pohang Steelers0–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Attendance: 7,673
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
FC Seoul2–3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Iljutchenko 10'
Paločević 30'		 Song Min-kyu 6'
Lee Yeong-jae 38'
Jeon Byung-kwan 49'
Attendance: 28,048
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gangwon FC4–1Incheon United
Yago 20', 45+2', 54'
Kim Lee-suk 45+4'		 Mugoša 80'
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Daegu FC0–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Attendance: 11,330
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Gwangju FC2–1Ulsan HD
Park Tae-jun 59'
Lee Gang-hyun 82'		 Um Won-sang 85'
Attendance: 8,069
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Matchday 9 (27–28 April)
Daejeon Hana Citizen3–1FC Seoul
Ju Se-jong 14'
Kim Seung-dae 36', 48'		 Iljutcenko 58'
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gimcheon Sangmu1–0Gangwon FC
Lee Joong-min 90'
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Seol Tae-hwan
Gwangju FC1–2Suwon FC
Moon Min-seo 45' Jeong Seung-won 45+2'
Kim Tae-han 90+6'
Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–2Daegu FC
Jeon Byung-kwan 10'
Hernandes 85'		 Park Jae-hyeon 90+3'
Jeong Jae-sang 90+6'
Attendance: 13,642
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Pohang Steelers0–0Incheon United
Attendance: 7,564
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Ulsan HD3–1Jeju United
Kelvin 57'
Lee Dong-gyeong 62'
Um Won-sang 80'		 Kim Tae-hwan 55'
Attendance: 20,253
Matchday 10 (30 April – 1 May)
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Suwon FC0–2FC Seoul
Kim Sin-jin 44'
Ki Sung-yueng 66'
Attendance: 7.570
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Daegu FC1–2Ulsan HD
Park Yong-hee 34' Kang Yun-gu 43'
Choi Kang-min 82'
Attendance: 11,466
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Gangwon FC2–4Pohang Steelers
Yang Min-hyeok 75'
Jung Han-min 83'		 Jeong Jae-hee 33', 52', 62'
Lee Ho-jae 90'
Attendance: 4,157
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Incheon United3–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Delbridge 67'
Kim Do-hyuk 90'
Mugoša 90+6'
Attendance: 10,094
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Jeju United1–3Gwangju FC
An Tae-hyun 71' Eom Ji-sung 45+5' (pen.)
Italo 51' (o.g.)
Lee Hee-gyun 69'
Attendance: 4,502
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Matchday 11 (4–6 May)
FC Seoul0–1Ulsan HD
Ádám 90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 52,600
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Pohang Steelers1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kim Jong-woo 90+5'
Attendance: 13,002
Suwon FC1–2Gangwon FC
Lee Seung-woo 76' Cho Jin-hyeok 82'
Jung Han-min 90+1'
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gimcheon Sangmu2–2Incheon United
Kim Dae-won 6'
Lee Young-jun 57'		 Mugoša 78' (pen.)
Gerso 85'
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Jeju United1–0Daegu FC
Kim Tae-hwan 77'
Attendance: 10,033
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gwangju FC2–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Lee Hee-gyun 52'
Heo Yool 87'		 Kryvotsyuk 15'
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Matchday 12 (11–12 May)
Incheon United1–2FC Seoul
Mugoša 37' Willyan 49', 63'
Attendance: 14,435
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Gangwon FC3–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Yang Min-hyeok 41'
Lee Sang-heon 63'
Yago 72'		 Jeong Gang-min 2'
Lee Jun-gyu 21'
Mlapa 90+12' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Daegu FC3–2Gwangju FC
Park Yong-hee 7'
Jeong Jae-sang 26'
Cesinha 87' (pen.)		 Lee Kun-hee 5'
Byun Joon-soo 10'
Attendance: 11,967
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–3Suwon FC
Moon Seon-min 25'
Park Jae-yong 35' (pen.)		 Lee Seung-woo 57', 80'
Jung Jae-min 84'
Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Pohang Steelers1–1Jeju United
Hong Yun-sang 13' Italo 90'
Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Ulsan HD2–2Gimcheon Sangmu
Ludwigson 3'
Kim Young-gwon 52'		 Kim Dae-won 29' (pen.)
Kim Tae-hyeon 90+4'
Attendance: 16,394
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Matchday 13 (18–19 May)
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–1Incheon United
Mun Ji-hwan 49'
Attendance: 10,535
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gimcheon Sangmu1–0Jeju United
Kim Tae-hyeon 47'
Attendance: 2,279
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gwangju FC0–3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Song Min-kyu 28' (pen.)
Jeon Byung-kwan 31', 47'
Attendance: 8,091
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gangwon FC1–0Ulsan HD
Yago 66'
Attendance: 7,850
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
FC Seoul1–2Daegu FC
Iljutcenko 90+4' Choi Jun 57' (o.g.)
Park Yong-hee 70'
Attendance: 27,365
Suwon FC1–0Pohang Steelers
Jeong Seung-won 46'
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Matchday 14 (25–26 May)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Attendance: 11,726
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Ulsan HD4–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Kim Min-woo 36'
Ludwigson 65', 76'
Joo Min-kyu 90+3'		 Lim Duk-geun 70'
Attendance: 14,676
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Incheon United1–1Gwangju FC
Mugoša 90+9' (pen.) Choi Kyoung-rok 47'
Attendance: 9,107
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Pohang Steelers2–2FC Seoul
Lee Tae-seok 5' (o.g.)
Lee Ho-jae 85' (pen.)		 Iljutcenko 42'
Lim Sang-hyub 87'
Attendance: 13,467
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Daegu FC1–2Gangwon FC
Jang Seong-won 76' Kim Lee-suk 53'
Hwang Mun-ki 90+2'
Attendance: 11,977
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Jeju United1–0Suwon FC
Seo Jin-su 12'
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Matchday 15 (28–29 May)
Gwangju FC0–1Pohang Steelers
Kim Dong-jin 6'
Attendance: 2,687
Gimcheon Sangmu0–0FC Seoul
Attendance: 3,372
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–1Jeju United
Han Jong-mu 46'
Attendance: 4,759
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gangwon FC2–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yang Min-hyeok 4'
Yago 78'		 Lee Yeong-jae 24'
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Incheon United1–1Ulsan HD
M'Poku 48' Um Won-sang 81'
Attendance: 8,413
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Suwon FC2–0Daegu FC
Kang Sang-yoon 59'
Lee Seung-woo 83'
Attendance: 2,328
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Matchday 16 (1–2 June)
Ulsan HD1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Esaka 90+4'
Attendance: 29,007
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Gimcheon Sangmu3–1Pohang Steelers
Kang Hyun-muk 71'
Yu Kang-hyun 90+8' (pen.)
Choi Gi-yun 90+10'		 Jorge Luiz 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,574
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Suwon FC3–1Incheon United
Lee Seung-woo 27'
Jeong Seung-won 45+4'
Jang Young-Woo 90+7'		 Mugoša 66' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United1–2Gangwon FC
An Tae-hyun 73' Song Jun-seok 4'
Yago 42'
Attendance: 6,534
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–0Daegu FC
Mlapa 84'
Attendance: 9,649
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
FC Seoul1–2Gwangju FC
Kwon Wan-kyu 45+1' Lee Kun-hee 23'
Mikeltadze 77'
Attendance: 21,100
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Matchday 17 (15–16 June)
Pohang Steelers1–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Heo Yong-joon 25' Lee Dong-hee 15' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,422
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gwangju FC2–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Park Tae-jun 76'
Eom Ji-sung 89'
Attendance: 4,561
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Gangwon FC3–1Suwon FC
Yu In-soo 13'
Yago 56'
Yang Min-hyeok 66'		 Lee Seung-woo 55'
Attendance: 9,704
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–2Incheon United
Moon Seon-min 9', 71' Kim Do-hyuk 77'
Kim Seong-min 90+1'
Attendance: 11,477
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Ulsan HD2–2FC Seoul
Joo Min-kyu 2'
Lee Tae-seok 43' (o.g.)		 Iljutcenko 52', 77'
Attendance: 23,856
Daegu FC1–0Jeju United
Bobsin 24'
Attendance: 9,885
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Matchday 18 (22–23 June)
Daegu FC3–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yoshino 40'
Cesinha 61' (pen.), 81'
Attendance: 10,540
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Gangwon FC2–3Gimcheon Sangmu
Kim Dae-woo 2'
Cho Jin-hyuk 36'		 Seo Min-woo 24'
Mo Jae-hyeon 40'
Yu Kang-hyun 45+4'
Attendance: 11,578
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–1Gwangju FC
Cheon Seong-hoon 69'
Song Chang-seok 90+5'		 Mikeltadze 5'
Attendance: 7,350
FC Seoul3–0Suwon FC
Park Seong-hoon 22'
Kang Seong-jin 87'
Willyan 90+6'
Attendance: 25,157
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Incheon United1–3Pohang Steelers
Kim Bo-sub 79' Heo Yong-joon 27'
Lee Ho-jae 51', 72'
Attendance: 8,198
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Jeju United2–3Ulsan HD
Reis 23', 78' (pen.) Joo Min-kyu 45+4', 83'
Kim Min-woo 64'
Attendance: 6,557
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Matchday 19 (25–26 June)
Suwon FC1–0Gwangju FC
Jeong Seung-won 75'
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Jeong Song-sik
Gimcheon Sangmu2–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Choi Gi-yun 77', 90+4'
Attendance: 1,925
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Ulsan HD1–0Daegu FC
Bojanić 38'
Attendance: 10,273
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–1Pohang Steelers
Tiago 16' Oberdan 20'
Attendance: 6,546
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
FC Seoul2–0Gangwon FC
Lingard 56' (pen.)
Ryu Jae-moon 73'
Attendance: 13,303
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United1–0Incheon United
Reis 73'
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Choi Gwang-ho
Matchday 20 (29–30 June)
Gimcheon Sangmu2–0Daegu FC
Choi Gi-yun 78'
Park Sang-hyeok 81'
Attendance: 3,832
Referee: Seol Tae-hwan
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–5FC Seoul
Tiago 67' Kwon Wan-kyu 24'
Han Seung-gyu 45+2'
Lee Seung-mo 61'
Kang Seong-jin 89'
Ronaldo Tavares 90+8'
Attendance: 12,508
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–2Suwon FC
Anderson 16'
Jeong Seung-won 82'
Attendance: 5,290
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Pohang Steelers2–1Ulsan HD
Hong Yun-sang 2'
Lee Ho-jae 19' (pen.)		 Ko Seung-beom 25'
Attendance: 13,079
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Gwangju FC2–1Jeju United
Sin Chang-moo 8'
Gabriel 90'		 An Tae-hyun 23'
Attendance: 2,389
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Incheon United0–1Gangwon FC
Yago 71'
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Matchday 21 (5–7 July)
Incheon United1–1Gimcheon Sangmu
Mugoša 90' Park Sang-hyeok 40'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Suwon FC1–1Ulsan HD
Kang Sang-yoon 73' Esaka 61'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 7,378
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United3–2FC Seoul
Seo Jin-su 7'
Rim Chang-woo 24'
Han Jong-moo 89'		 Iljutcenko 53', 72'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Attendance: 12,409
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Daegu FC3–3Pohang Steelers
Cesinha 29', 87'
Edgar 62'		 Jeong Jae-hee 45+6'
Hong Yun-sang 55'
Lee Ho-jae 68'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Attendance: 11,881
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Cheon Seong-hoon 67' (pen.)
Kim Jun-beom 90'		 Song Min-kyu 20'
Tiago 53'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 10,378
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Gangwon FC2–0Gwangju FC
Jeong Han-min 33'
Kim Jin-ho 81' (o.g.)
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Attendance: 10,334
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Matchday 22 (9–10 July)
Daegu FC0–0Incheon United
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Attendance: 7,152
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gimcheon Sangmu2–3Suwon FC
Jang Young-woo 54' (o.g.)
Seo Min-woo 75'		 Kim Dong-heon 10' (o.g.)
Ji Dong-won 45'
Yoon Bit-garam 78'
Gimcheon Stadium, Gimcheon
Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Ulsan HD0–1Gwangju FC
Lee Hee-Gyun 67'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 9,444
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Pohang Steelers2–0Gangwon FC
Oberdan 50'
Yun Min-ho 76'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Attendance: 5,287
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Jeju United
Jeon Byung-kwan 2'
Tiago 69'		 An Tae-hyun 1'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
FC Seoul2–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Cho Young-wook 60'
Lingard 65'		 Mlapa 7'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 15,037

Matches 23–33

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

Home \ Away USH GCS GWN PHS SEL SWN GJU JJU JHM DGU DHC ICU
Ulsan HD — 2–1 2–0 5–4 1–0 1–2 — — — 1–0 — —
Gimcheon Sangmu — — 1–2 — — — 2–0 — 4–0 — 2–2 2–0
Gangwon FC — — — — — 2–2 3–2 4–0 4–2 1–1 — —
Pohang Steelers — 1–2 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 — — — 1–2 — 1–0
FC Seoul — 1–0 2–0 — — 1–0 — 1–0 — — 2–3 —
Suwon FC — 2–4 — — — — — 5–0 0–6 2–2 1–2 —
Gwangju FC 0–1 — — 2–1 3–1 1–0 — 0–2 — — — 0–2
Jeju United 1–0 1–0 — 2–1 — — — — — 0–4 2–1 0–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0 — — 2–1 0–0 — 0–1 2–1 — — — —
Daegu FC — 3–0 — — 1–1 — 0–1 — 4–3 — 1–1 1–2
Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–1 — 1–1 1–2 — — 2–0 — 0–0 — — 2–1
Incheon United 0–0 — 1–3 — 0–1 1–4 — — 0–1 — — —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 23 (13–14 July)
Ulsan HD1–0FC Seoul
Joo Min-kyu 90+3'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 21,064
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–1Gangwon FC
Park Jeong-in 28' Yu In-soo 78'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Jeju United2–1Pohang Steelers
Reis 63'
Yuri 90+11' (pen.)		 Hong Yun-sang 60'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Gwangju FC0–2Incheon United
Jonjić 44'
Gabriel 83' (o.g.)
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Attendance: 2,969
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Suwon FC2–2Daegu FC
Ji Dong-won 43'
Kwon Kyung-won 90'		 Edgar 54'
Park Sae-jin 66'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 5,594
Referee: Seol Tae-hwan
Gimcheon Sangmu4–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Dong-gyeong 31' (pen.)
Kim Dae-won 69'
Park Sang-hyeok 90+3'
Maeng Seong-ung 90+6'
Gimcheon Stadium, Gimcheon
Attendance: 3,524
Matchday 24 (20–21 July)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–0Ulsan HD
Tiago 78'
Andrigo 90+7'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 18,753
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gangwon FC4–0Jeju United
Chung Woon 14' (o.g.)
Yang Min-hyeok 24', 65'
Kovačević 28'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Attendance: 10,710
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Incheon United1–4Suwon FC
Mugoša 49' Kang Sang-yoon 15'
Jeong Seung-won 27'
Park Cheol-woo 78'
Lee Seung-woo 90+2'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Attendance: 10,303
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Daegu FC0–1Gwangju FC
Mikeltadze 35'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Attendance: 10,721
FC Seoul1–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Iljutcenko 51'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 18,577
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–2Pohang Steelers
Kim Jun-beom 2' Hong Yun-sang 47'
Lee Ho-jae 48'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 6,635
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Matchday 25 (26–28 July)
Jeju United1–0Ulsan HD
Hong Joon-ho 90+2'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
Attendance: 7,346
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gangwon FC4–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yang Min-hyeok 33'
Kim Kyung-min 55', 63'
Jin Jun-seo 86'		 Song Min-kyu 62'
Kim Jin-gyu 71'
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Attendance: 12,272
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Gwangju FC1–0Suwon FC
Gabriel 5'
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju
Attendance: 4,239
Referee: Song Min-seok
Daegu FC1–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Yoshino 16' Kelvin 45'
DGB Daegu Bank Park, Daegu
Attendance: 11,373
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Incheon United0–1FC Seoul
Kang Ju-hyeok 47'
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Attendance: 15,213
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Pohang Steelers1–2Gimcheon Sangmu
Lee Ho-jae 86' (pen.) Kim Dae-won 22'
Yu Kang-hyun 55'
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Attendance: 13,221
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Matchday 26 (9–11 August)
Gimcheon Sangmu1–2Gangwon FC
Kim Young-bin 36' (o.g.) Lee Sang-heon 45+2', 65'
Attendance: 3,402
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–1Gwangju FC
Asani 70'
Attendance: 15,178
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Ulsan HD1–0Daegu FC
Ko Myeong-seok 30' (o.g.)
Attendance: 17,372
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Jeju United0–1Incheon United
Mugoša 90+2'
Attendance: 6271
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Suwon FC1–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Jeong Seung-won 43' (pen.) Ishida 12' (pen.), 51'
Attendance: 5,223
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Pohang Steelers1–2FC Seoul
Jeon Min-gwang 50' Cho Young-wook 4'
Lee Seung-mo 61'
Attendance: 10,730
Matchday 27 (16–18 August)
Daegu FC3–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Cesinha 58', 84'
Jung Chi-in 60'
Attendance: 9,817
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
FC Seoul1–0Jeju United
Lucas 22'
Attendance: 18,029
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Pohang Steelers
Andrigo 44'
Kwon Chang-hoon 90+10'		 Wanderson 72'
Attendance: 14,814
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–1Incheon United
Kim Jae-woo 36'
Gutkovskis 90+6'		 Mugoša 61'
Attendance: 8,618
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Gangwon FC3–2Gwangju FC
Kovačević 45+4', 50'
Hore 74'		 Asani 14' (pen.)
Tući 22' (o.g.)
Attendance: 13,170
Ulsan HD1–2Suwon FC
Ludwigson 71' Son Jun-ho 42'
Anderson 54'
Attendance: 13,204
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Matchday 28 (24–25 August)
Pohang Steelers1–2Daegu FC
Baek Sung-dong 71' Hwang Jae-won 49'
Caio Marcelo 50'
Attendance: 10,691
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Incheon United0–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kim Jin-gyu 7'
Attendance: 15,422
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
FC Seoul2–0Gangwon FC
Lee Seung-mo 31'
Lingard 40'
Attendance: 34,086
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Gimcheon Sangmu2–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Lee Dong-gyeong 43'
Yu Kang-hyun 47'		 Park Seung-wook 71' (o.g.)
Kim Hyun-woo 90+1'
Attendance: 3,261
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Gwangju FC0–1Ulsan HD
Yago 87'
Attendance: 5,081
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Suwon FC5–0Jeju United
Anderson 7', 45+4'
Ji Dong-won 60'
Ha Jeong-woo 88'
Jeong Seung-won 90+1'
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Matchday 29 (31 August – 1 September)
Ulsan HD5–4Pohang Steelers
Arabidze 5', 36'
Yago 57'
Ludwigson 78'
Kim Young-gwon 88'		 Hong Yun-sang 9'
Jorge Luiz 83'
Eo Jeong-won 89'
Lee Tae-seok 90+2'
Attendance: 22,106
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Daegu FC1–2Incheon United
Jung Chi-in 17' Mugoša 49'
Kim Do-hyuk 63'
Attendance: 11,994
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United1–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Yuri 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,469
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–0Gwangju FC
Yun Do-young 1'
Kim In-kyun 79'
Attendance: 7,445
Referee: Choi Gyu-hyeon
Gangwon FC2–2Suwon FC
Son Jun-ho 3' (o.g.)
Kovačević 48'		 Anderson 21'
Choi Kyu-baek 90+5'
Attendance: 12,292
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–0FC Seoul
Attendance: 22,749
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Matchday 30 (13–15 September)
Gwangju FC2–1Pohang Steelers
Gabriel 48'
Choi Kyoung-rok 71'		 Wanderson 89'
Attendance: 3,136
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Ulsan HD2–0Gangwon FC
Kang Yun-gu 14'
Esaka 79'
Attendance: 22,010
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
FC Seoul2–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Choi Jun 9'
Lingard 48'		 Ishida 4'
Choi Geon-ju 6'
Kim Hyeon-ug 83'
Attendance: 26,790
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Jeju United0–4Daegu FC
Jeong Chi-in 54'
Cesinha 62'
Go Jae-hyeon 81'
Ítalo 90+1'
Attendance: 7,746
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Suwon FC0–6Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Yeong-jae 18'
Song Min-kyu 53' (pen.)
Andrigo 69'
Jeon Jin-woo 87'
Lee Seung-woo 90+2'
Hernandes 90+4'
Attendance: 9,136
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Gimcheon Sangmu2–0Incheon United
Lee Dong-jun 60'
Kim Dae-won 90+7'
Attendance: 3,315
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Matchday 31 (21–22 September)
Suwon FC2–4Gimcheon Sangmu
Ji Dong-won 45+3'
Anderson 71'		 Lee Seung-won 27'
Kim Seung-sub 38'
Park Sang-hyeok 51'
Lee Dong-gyeong 89'
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Daegu FC1–1FC Seoul
Cesinha 90+8' Iljutcenko 80'
Attendance: 11,837
Gwangju FC0–2Jeju United
Yoshio 67'
Seo Jin-su 90+2'
Attendance: 3,468
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Pohang Steelers2–1Gangwon FC
Tući 6' (o.g.)
Jorge Luiz 90+5'		 Yang Min-hyeok 90+4'
Attendance: 9,427
Referee: Song Min-seok
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 18,473
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Incheon United0–0Ulsan HD
Attendance: 13,888
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Matchday 32 (27–29 September)
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–1Ulsan HD
Bojanić 19' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,219
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Pohang Steelers1–0Incheon United
Jorge Luiz 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,332
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gangwon FC1–1Daegu FC
Hwang Mun-ki 69' Cesinha 74'
Attendance: 12,677
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Gimcheon Sangmu2–0Gwangju FC
Mo Jae-hyeon 48'
Lee Dong-gyeong 74'
Attendance: 3,238
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Jeju United
Kim Jin-gyu 60'
Jeon Jin-woo 90+6'		 Yuri 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 21,386
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
FC Seoul1–0Suwon FC
Iljutcenko 67'
Attendance: 31,037
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Matchday 33 (6 October)
Ulsan HD2–1Gimcheon Sangmu
Ko Seung-beom 76'
Yago 80'		 Mo Jae-hyeon 22'
Attendance: 24,417
Gwangju FC3–1FC Seoul
Heo Yool 73'
Lee Kun-hee 79'
Asani 90+7'		 Lingard 85'
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Daegu FC4–3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Cesinha 7'
Ítalo 36'
Edgar 90+3'
Park Sae-jin 90+7'		 Lee Yeong-jae 59'
Ahn Hyeon-beom 79'
Moon Seon-min 87'
Attendance: 12,072
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Incheon United1–3Gangwon FC
Hong Si-hoo 72' Yang Min-hyeok 34'
Lee Sang-heon 85', 90+2'
Attendance: 14,434
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United2–1Daejeon Hana Citizen
Yuri 45'
Kim Ju-gong 90+1'		 Lim Chai-min 35' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,766
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Pohang Steelers1–1Suwon FC
An Jae-jun 43' Ji Dong-won 90+1'
Attendance: 9,513
Referee: Shin Yong-jun

Matches 34–38

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

Final A

Home \ Away GWN GCS PHS SEL SWN USH
Gangwon FC — 1–0 1–0 1–0 — —
Gimcheon Sangmu — — — 1–3 1–0 0–0
Pohang Steelers — 0–3 — — 1–1 0–2
FC Seoul — — 1–1 — — 1–1
Suwon FC 4–0 — — 0–1 — —
Ulsan HD 2–1 — — — 4–2 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 34 (18–20 October)
Pohang Steelers1–1Suwon FC
Wanderson 33' 37' Kim Ju-yeop
Attendance: 4,611
Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Gimcheon Sangmu0–0Ulsan HD
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Gangwon FC1–0FC Seoul
Kim Young-bin 46'
Attendance: 12,742
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Matchday 35 (26–27 October)
Gangwon FC1–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Yang Min-hyeok 64'
Attendance: 9,383
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Suwon FC0–1FC Seoul
31' Lucas
Attendance: 7,971
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Pohang Steelers0–2Ulsan HD
33' Ko Seung-beom
64' Joo Min-kyu
Attendance: 13,212
Matchday 36 (1–3 November)
Ulsan HD2–1Gangwon FC
Ludwigson 36'
Joo Min-kyu 54'		 59' Lee Sang-heon
Attendance: 13,438
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
FC Seoul1–1Pohang Steelers
Kang Sang-woo 32' 36' Wanderson
Attendance: 29,377
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gimcheon Sangmu1–0Suwon FC
Mo Jae-hyeon 21'
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Matchday 37 (9-10 November)
Suwon FC4–0Gangwon FC
Jeong Seung-won 5'
Kim Tae-han 41'
Jung Seung-bae 68'
Anderson 75'
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
FC Seoul1–1Ulsan HD
Lingard 62' 45+3' Ko Seung-beom
Attendance: 37,288
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Pohang Steelers0–3Gimcheon Sangmu
47' Lee Dong-gyeong
52' Seo Min-woo
71' Kim Seung-sub
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Matchday 38 (23 November)
Ulsan HD4–2Suwon FC
Yago 4' (pen.)
Kim Min-jun 52'
Esaka 84'
Park Chu-young 90'		 43', 63' Jeong Seung-won
Attendance: 24,096
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gimcheon Sangmu1–3FC Seoul
Yu Kang-hyun 71' 46' Cho Young-wook
62' Lim Sang-hyub
90+1' Ronaldo Tavares
Attendance: 5,943
Gangwon FC1–0Pohang Steelers
Yang Min-hyeok 35'
Attendance: 11,426
Referee: Kim Woo-sung

Final B

Home \ Away DGU DHC GJU ICU JJU JHM
Daegu FC — — — 1–3 2–2 —
Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–0 — — — 2–1 —
Gwangju FC 1–1 0–0 — — — 1–1
Incheon United — 1–2 1–0 — 1–2 —
Jeju United — — 0–0 — — 1–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 0–2 — 0–0 — —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 34 (18–20 October)
Gwangju FC1–1Daegu FC
Byun Joon-soo 78' Edgar 85'
Attendance: 2,447
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Kim Jun-beom 42', 90+4'
Attendance: 18,261
Incheon United1–2Jeju United
Gerso 69' Jefferson Galego 50'
Italo 88'
Attendance: 7,138
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Matchday 35 (26-27 October)
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–0Daegu FC
Ishida 24'
Attendance: 13,405
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Incheon United1–0Gwangju FC
Mugoša 25'
Attendance: 8,257
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Jeju United1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Song Ju-hun 70'
Attendance: 6,376
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Matchday 36 (1–3 November)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–0Incheon United
Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gwangju FC0–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
Attendance: 4,666
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Daegu FC2–2Jeju United
Barcellos 41'
Jang Seong-won 57'		 Kim Ju-gong 53', 88'
Attendance: 11,940
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Matchday 37 (10 November)
Incheon United1–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Gerso 45' Ishida 6'
Krivotsyuk 15'
Attendance: 14,633
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Jeju United0–0Gwangju FC
Attendance: 7,651
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3–1Daegu FC
Kim Jin-gyu 69'
Kwon Chang-hoon 85'
Lee Seung-woo 89'		 Hwang Jae-won 90+6' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,985
Matchday 38 (24 November)
Gwangju FC1–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Sin Chang-moo 90+3' (pen.) 75' Tiago
Attendance: 7,957
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Daegu FC1–3Incheon United
Park Jae-hyeon 90+5' 43', 50' Gerso
90+8' Ji Eon-hak
Attendance: 11,812
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Daejeon Hana Citizen2–1Jeju United
Ishida 30'
Lim Chai-min 44' (o.g.)		 Lee Ju-yong 10'
Attendance: 12,743
Referee: Shin Yong-jun

Relegation play-offs

The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team played the play-off 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
Chungnam Asan 5–6 Daegu FC 4–3 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Seoul E-Land 2–4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 1–2
Chungnam Asan4–3Daegu FC
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Daegu FC3–1 (a.e.t.)Chungnam Asan
 Juninho Rocha 90+8' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,973
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

Daegu FC won 6–5 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Seoul E-Land1–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Osmar 49'
Attendance: 13,205
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Seoul E-Land
 Bruno Silva 45+1'
Attendance: 23,772
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player[11] Team Goals
1 Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Incheon United 15
2 Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko FC Seoul 14
3 Brazil Yago Cariello Gangwon FC
Ulsan HD 		13
South Korea Lee Sang-heon Gangwon FC
5 South Korea Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan HD
Gimcheon Sangmu 		12
South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon FC
8 Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC 11
South Korea Jeong Seung-won Suwon FC
10 South Korea Joo Min-kyu Ulsan HD 10

Top assist providers

Rank Player[11] Team Assists
1 Brazil Anderson Oliveira Suwon FC 13
2 South Korea Kim Dae-won Gimcheon Sangmu 8
Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC
4 South Korea Hwang Mun-ki Gangwon FC 7
5 South Korea Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan HD
Gimcheon Sangmu 		6
South Korea Song Min-kyu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Lee Sang-heon Gangwon FC
South Korea Jeong Seung-won Suwon FC
South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon FC

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Brazil Yago Cariello Gangwon FC Incheon United 4–1 21 April 2024
South Korea Jeong Jae-hee Pohang Steelers Gangwon FC 4–2 1 May 2024

Awards

Weekly awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Young Player of the Month Goal of the Month
Player Club Player Club Player Club
March South Korea Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan South Korea Park Seung-ho Incheon South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
April South Korea Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon South Korea Jeon Byung-kwan Jeonbuk
May South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon South Korea Jang Seong-won Daegu
June Brazil Anderson Oliveira Suwon FC South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon Brazil Cesinha Daegu
July South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon
August Brazil Anderson Oliveira Suwon FC South Korea Hwang Jae-won Daegu South Korea Kim Jae-woo Daejeon
September Brazil Cesinha Daegu South Korea Kim Geon-hee Incheon South Korea Kim Jin-gyu Jeonbuk
October South Korea Ko Seung-beom Ulsan South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon Brazil Wanderson Pohang
Month Manager of the Month Save of the Month
Manager Club Div. Player Club
March South Korea Park Tae-ha Pohang 1 South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan
April South Korea Yeom Ki-hun Suwon 2 South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan
May South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan Gangwon 1 South Korea Jeong Min-ki Jeonbuk
June South Korea Chung Jung-yong Gimcheon 1 South Korea Kim Dong-jun Jeju
July South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan Gangwon 1 South Korea Kim Jeong-hoon Jeonbuk
August South Korea Kim Gi-dong Seoul 1 South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu Seoul
September South Korea Kim Hyun-seok Chungnam Asan 2 South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu Seoul
October South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan Gangwon 1 South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu Seoul

Annual awards

The 2024 K League Awards was held on 29 November 2024.[12]

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan HD
Young Player of the Year South Korea Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon FC
Top goalscorer Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Incheon United
Top assist provider Brazil Anderson Oliveira Suwon FC
Manager of the Year South Korea Yoon Jung-hwan Gangwon FC
Position Best XI
Goalkeeper South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan)
Defenders South Korea Hwang Mun-ki
(Gangwon) 		South Korea Kim Kee-hee
(Ulsan) 		South Korea Park Seung-wook
(Gimcheon) 		South Korea Lee Myung-jae
(Ulsan)
Midfielders South Korea Yang Min-hyeok
(Gangwon) 		Brazil Oberdan
(Pohang) 		South Korea Ko Seung-beom
(Ulsan) 		Brazil Anderson Oliveira
(Suwon FC)
Forwards South Korea Lee Sang-heon (Gangwon) South Korea Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan, Gimcheon)

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 501,091 52,600 13,040 27,838 +22.8%†
2 Ulsan HD 353,615 29,007 9,444 18,611 +2.2%†
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 295,642 25,782 5,560 16,425 +30.7%†
4 Daegu FC 213,982 12,133 7,152 11,262 +2.7%†
5 Incheon United 208,045 15,422 6,164 10,950 +22.5%†
6 Daejeon Hana Citizen 187,199 18,473 4,759 9,853 −23.4%†
7 Pohang Steelers 189,718 13,467 4,611 9,486 +9.7%†
8 Gangwon FC 173,929 13,170 3,056 9,154 +41.7%†
9 Jeju United 120,924 12,409 3,044 6,364 +6.0%†
10 Suwon FC 100,738 9,557 2,328 5,597 +7.9%†
11 Gwangju FC 98,244 8,091 1,562 4,912 +0.4%†
12 Gimcheon Sangmu 65,458 5,943 1,085 3,445 +191.0%†
League total 2,508,585 52,600 1,085 11,003 +2.5%†

Updated to games played on 18 August 2024
Source: K League
Notes:
† Teams that played previous season in K League 2.

See also

References

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