2022 K League 1

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2022 K League 1
Season2022
Dates19 February – 30 October 2022
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Locations of the 2022 K League 1 teams

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)
Daegu FC Daegu Brazil Alexandre Gama 2002 Government of Daegu, Citizen Stockholder DGB Daegu Bank, AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
Gangwon FC Gangwon South Korea Choi Yong-soo 2009 Government of Gangwon, Citizen Stockholder Fila Gangwon Land
Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon South Korea Kim Tae-wan 2021 Republic of Korea Armed Forces, Government of Gimcheon, Citizen Stockholder Kelme Government of Gimcheon
Incheon United Incheon South Korea Kim Han-yoon 2004 Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder Macron Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
Jeju United Jeju-do South Korea Nam Ki-il 1983 SK Energy Fila SK Energy
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk South Korea Kim Sang-sik 1995 Hyundai Motor Company Adidas Hyundai Motor Company
Pohang Steelers Pohang South Korea Kim Gi-dong 1983 POSCO Puma POSCO, Pohang City Hall
Seongnam FC Seongnam South Korea Kim Nam-il 1988 Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder Umbro Government of Seongnam
FC Seoul Seoul South Korea An Ik-soo 1984 GS Group Pro-Specs GS Shop, GS Caltex
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon South Korea Park Kun-ha 1996 Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Puma Samsung Electronics
Suwon FC Suwon South Korea Kim Do-kyun 2013 Government of Suwon, Citizen Stockholder Hummel Government of Suwon
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan South Korea 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
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
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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
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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
Daegu FC Brazil Césinha Brazil Lamas Japan Keita Suzuki Brazil Edgar
Gangwon FC Bulgaria Momchil Tsvetanov Montenegro Dino Islamović Sweden Kevin Höög Jansson Japan Yuki Kobayashi
Incheon United Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Costa Rica Elías Aguilar Australia Harrison Delbridge
Jeju United Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes Sweden Jonathan Ring Poland Oskar Zawada
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors The Gambia Modou Barrow Brazil Gustavo Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko Japan Takahiro Kunimoto
Pohang Steelers Brazil Wanderson Nigeria Moses Ogbu Australia Alex Grant Colombia Manuel Palacios
Seongnam FC Serbia Fejsal Mulić Colombia Manuel Palacios
FC Seoul Spain Osmar Serbia Aleksandar Paločević Brazil Ricardo Silva Australia Ben Halloran
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Netherlands Dave Bulthuis Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvis Sarić Denmark Sebastian Grønning
Suwon FC South Africa Lars Veldwijk Brazil Murilo Finland Urho Nissilä Australia Lachlan Jackson
Ulsan Hyundai Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Brazil Leonardo Hungary Márk Koszta Japan Jun Amano

League table[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams were split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
  2. ^ 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[]

Team ╲ Round123456
Ulsan Hyundai631111
Incheon United45253
Jeju United1210974
Pohang Steelers17322
Gangwon FC236475
Gimcheon Sangmu625355
Daegu FC10981067
Suwon FC8111212108
Suwon Samsung Bluewings8810889
FC Seoul2146810
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors45791111
Seongnam FC101211111212
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: kleague.com

Round 34–38[]

Fixtures and results[]

Matches 1–22[]

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

Home \ Away DGU GWN GCS ICU JJU JHM PHS SNM SEL SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC — 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–2
Gangwon FC 2–0 — 0–1 2–0 0–2
Gimcheon Sangmu — 3–2 2–0
Incheon United 1–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–0
Jeju United 0–0 — 2–0 0–3 0–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 0–1
Pohang Steelers —
Seongnam FC 0–1 — 0–0 2–2 0–2
FC Seoul 1–2 —
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–2 0–1 1–1 — 1–0
Suwon FC 4–3 —
Ulsan Hyundai 0–0 2–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33[]

Teams will play each other once.

Home \ Away DGU GWN GCS ICU JJU JHM PHS SNM SEO SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC —
Gangwon FC —
Gimcheon Sangmu —
Incheon United —
Jeju United —
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors —
Pohang Steelers —
Seongnam FC —
FC Seoul —
Suwon Samsung Bluewings —
Suwon FC —
Ulsan Hyundai —
First match(es) will be played on 22 July 2022. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Round Matches 34–38[]

Teams will play each other once.

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 1v2nd place team of 2022 K League 2
10th place team of 2022 K League 1vWinner of Promotion Play-off 2

Season statistics[]

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