2022 K League 1
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Season | 2022 |
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Dates | 19 February – 30 October 2022 |
← 2021 → |
The 2022 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 40th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as the K League, and the fifth season under its current name, the K League 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the defending champions.
The 2022 season will be divided into two parts. First, there will be 33 Regular Rounds in which 12 teams play a round robin with 3 rounds (Rounds 1–33). Then there will be a Final A and Final B, each with 6 teams divided based on regular round performance, with each final being a round robin (Rounds 34–38).
Promotion and relegation[]
Teams relegated to the 2022 K League 2
Teams promoted from the 2021 K League 2
- Gimcheon Sangmu
Participating teams by province[]
The following twelve clubs will compete in the K League 1 during the 2022 season.[1]
Club | City / Area | Manager | Joined | Owner(s) | Kit Supplier | Sponsor(s) |
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Daegu FC | Daegu | Alexandre Gama | 2002 | Government of Daegu, Citizen Stockholder | DGB Daegu Bank, AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd. | |
Gangwon FC | Gangwon | Choi Yong-soo | 2009 | Government of Gangwon, Citizen Stockholder | Fila | Gangwon Land |
Gimcheon Sangmu | Gimcheon | Kim Tae-wan | 2021 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces, Government of Gimcheon, Citizen Stockholder | Kelme | Government of Gimcheon |
Incheon United | Incheon | Kim Han-yoon | 2004 | Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder | Macron | Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport |
Jeju United | Jeju-do | Nam Ki-il | 1983 | SK Energy | Fila | SK Energy |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk | Kim Sang-sik | 1995 | Hyundai Motor Company | Adidas | Hyundai Motor Company |
Pohang Steelers | Pohang | Kim Gi-dong | 1983 | POSCO | Puma | POSCO, Pohang City Hall |
Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Kim Nam-il | 1988 | Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder | Umbro | Government of Seongnam |
FC Seoul | Seoul | An Ik-soo | 1984 | GS Group | Pro-Specs | GS Shop, GS Caltex |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Park Kun-ha | 1996 | Cheil Worldwide in Samsung | Puma | Samsung Electronics |
Suwon FC | Suwon | Kim Do-kyun | 2013 | Government of Suwon, Citizen Stockholder | Hummel | Government of Suwon |
Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan | Hong Myung-bo | 1984 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Adidas | Hyundai Oil Bank, Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Stadiums[]
Daegu FC | Gangwon FC | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | Incheon United | Jeju United | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
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DGB Daegu Bank Park | Chuncheon Songam Sports Town | Gangneung Stadium | Gimcheon Stadium | Incheon Football Stadium | Jeju World Cup Stadium | Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
Capacity: 12,415 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 22,333 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,891 | Capacity: 29,791 | Capacity: 42,477 |
Pohang Steelers | Seongnam FC | FC Seoul | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
Suwon FC | Ulsan Hyundai | |
Pohang Steel Yard | Tancheon Stadium | Seoul World Cup Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium | Suwon Stadium | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | |
Capacity: 17,443 | Capacity: 16,146 | Capacity: 66,704 | Capacity: 44,031 | Capacity: 11,808 | Capacity: 44,102 | |
Foreign players[]
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries and a slot for a player from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Gimcheon Sangmu FC, being a military-owned team, is not allowed to sign any foreign players. A team could use five foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation. Samuel Pungi of Pohang Steelers was deemed to be a native player as he had been granted South Korean nationality.
The name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | ASEAN Player | Former Player |
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Daegu FC | Césinha | Lamas | Keita Suzuki | Edgar | ||
Gangwon FC | Momchil Tsvetanov | Dino Islamović | Kevin Höög Jansson | Yuki Kobayashi | ||
Incheon United | Stefan Mugoša | Elías Aguilar | Harrison Delbridge | |||
Jeju United | Gerso Fernandes | Jonathan Ring | Oskar Zawada | |||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Modou Barrow | Gustavo | Stanislav Iljutcenko | Takahiro Kunimoto | ||
Pohang Steelers | Wanderson | Moses Ogbu | Alex Grant | Manuel Palacios | ||
Seongnam FC | Fejsal Mulić | Manuel Palacios | ||||
FC Seoul | Osmar | Aleksandar Paločević | Ricardo Silva | Ben Halloran | ||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Dave Bulthuis | Elvis Sarić | Sebastian Grønning | |||
Suwon FC | Lars Veldwijk | Murilo | Urho Nissilä | Lachlan Jackson | ||
Ulsan Hyundai | Valeri Qazaishvili | Leonardo | Márk Koszta | Jun Amano |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Incheon United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 13 | |
3 | Jeju United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 11 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
4 | Pohang Steelers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | |
5 | Gangwon FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
6 | Gimcheon Sangmu[b] | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
7 | Daegu FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
8 | Suwon FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
9 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
10 | FC Seoul | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
11 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | |
12 | Seongnam FC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | Relegation to K League 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
- ^ Teams were split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
- ^ Gimcheon Sangmu are a military team and are not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions.
Positions by matchday[]
Leaders
Qualification for the Champions League group stage
Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
Relegation playoffs
Relegation to the 2023 K League 2
Round 1–33[]
Round 34–38[]
Fixtures and results[]
Matches 1–22[]
Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.
Matches 23–33[]
Teams will play each other once.
Final Round Matches 34–38[]
Teams will play each other once.
Final A
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Final B
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Relegation playoffs[]
The Promotion-relegation playoffs will be contested between the 2nd placed team in the K League 2 playoff and the 11th placed team in the K League 1, and between the winners of K League 2 playoff and the 10th placed team in the K League 1. The winners will secure a place in the 2023 K League 1.
11th place team of 2022 K League 1 | v | 2nd place team of 2022 K League 2 |
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10th place team of 2022 K League 1 | v | Winner of Promotion Play-off 2 |
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Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]Top assists[]Awards[]Most Valuable Player of the Round[]
Monthly Awards[]
See also[]References[] |
- K League 1 seasons
- 2022 in Asian association football leagues
- 2022 in South Korean football