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This is a ranking list of seasons of KBO League , divided into sections relating to the number of teams in the league and the season format:
No. of Teams
1982–1985: 6 teams
1986–1990: 7 teams
1991–2012: 8 teams
2013–2014: 9 teams
2015–present: 10 teams
Season format
From 1982 to 1988, the regular season was divided into two — a spring season and a fall season — with a first-half pennant winner and a latter-half pennant winner. In 1999–2000, the KBO had two divisions of four teams each — the Dream League and the Magic League. From 1989 to 1998, and from 2001 onward, the KBO featured a single division.
1982–1985: 6 teams, 2 half-seasons [ ]
Year
Half-season
1
2
3
4
5
6
1st
OB Bears
Samsung Lions
MBC Chungyong
Haitai Tigers
Lotte Giants
Sammi Superstars
2nd
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Lotte Giants
Haitai Tigers
Sammi Superstars
Overall
OB Bears
Samsung Lions
MBC Chungyong
Haitai Tigers
Lotte Giants
Sammi Superstars
1st
Haitai Tigers
Sammi Superstars
MBC Chungyong
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
2nd
MBC Chungyong
Sammi Superstars
Samsung Lions
Haitai Tigers
OB Bears
Lotte Giants
Overall
Haitai Tigers
MBC Chungyong
Sammi Superstars
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
Lotte Giants
1st
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Lotte Giants
Haitai Tigers
Sammi Superstars
2nd
Lotte Giants
Haitai Tigers
MBC Chungyong
OB Bears
Samsung Lions
Sammi Superstars
Overall
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Haitai Tigers
Sammi Superstars
1st
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
Haitai Tigers
Lotte Giants
MBC Chungyong
Chungbo Pintos
2nd
Samsung Lions
Lotte Giants
Haitai Tigers
MBC Chungyong
OB Bears
Chungbo Pintos
Overall
Samsung Lions
Lotte Giants
Haitai Tigers
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Chungbo Pintos
1986–1988: 7 teams, 2 half-seasons [ ]
Year
Half-season
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1st
Samsung Lions
Haitai Tigers
Lotte Giants
MBC Chungyong
OB Bears
Chungbo Pintos
Binggrae Eagles
2nd
OB Bears
Haitai Tigers
MBC Chungyong
Samsung Lions
Lotte Giants
Binggrae Eagles
Chungbo Pintos
Overall
Haitai Tigers
Samsung Lions
MBC Chungyong
OB Bears
Lotte Giants
Chungbo Pintos
Binggrae Eagles
1st
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
Haitai Tigers
Lotte Giants
MBC Chungyong
Binggrae Eagles
Chungbo Pintos
2nd
Samsung Lions
Haitai Tigers
Lotte Giants
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Binggrae Eagles
Chungbo Pintos
Overall
Haitai Tigers
Samsung Lions
Lotte Giants
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Binggrae Eagles
Chungbo Pintos
1st
Haitai Tigers
Binggrae Eagles
OB Bears
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
Pacific Dolphins
MBC Chungyong
2nd
Haitai Tigers
Samsung Lions
Binggrae Eagles
Lotte Giants
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Pacific Dolphins
Overall
Haitai Tigers
Binggrae Eagles
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Pacific Dolphins
1989–1990: 7 teams [ ]
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Haitai Tigers
Binggrae Eagles
Pacific Dolphins
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
MBC Chungyong
Lotte Giants
LG Twins
Samsung Lions
Haitai Tigers
Binggrae Eagles
Pacific Dolphins
Lotte Giants
OB Bears
1991–1998: 8 teams [ ]
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Haitai Tigers
Binggrae Eagles
Samsung Lions
Lotte Giants
Pacific Dolphins
LG Twins
Ssangbangwool Raiders
OB Bears
Lotte Giants
Binggrae Eagles
Haitai Tigers
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
Pacific Dolphins
LG Twins
Ssangbangwool Raiders
Haitai Tigers
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
LG Twins
Binggrae Eagles
Lotte Giants
Ssangbangwool Raiders
Pacific Dolphins
LG Twins
Pacific Dolphins
Hanwha Eagles
Haitai Tigers
Samsung Lions
Lotte Giants
OB Bears
Ssangbangwool Raiders
OB Bears
Lotte Giants
LG Twins
Haitai Tigers
Samsung Lions
Hanwha Eagles
Pacific Dolphins
Ssangbangwool Raiders
Haitai Tigers
Hyundai Unicorns
Ssangbangwool Raiders
Hanwha Eagles
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
LG Twins
OB Bears
Haitai Tigers
LG Twins
Ssangbangwool Raiders
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
Hyundai Unicorns
Hanwha Eagles
Lotte Giants
Hyundai Unicorns
LG Twins
Samsung Lions
OB Bears
Haitai Tigers
Ssangbangwool Raiders
Hanwha Eagles
Lotte Giants
1999–2000: 8 teams, 2 divisions [ ]
Division
Dream League
Magic League
Year
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Doosan Bears
Lotte Giants
Hyundai Unicorns
Haitai Tigers
Samsung Lions
Hanwha Eagles
LG Twins
Ssangbangwool Raiders
Hyundai Unicorns
Doosan Bears
Samsung Lions
Haitai Tigers
LG Twins
Lotte Giants
Hanwha Eagles
SK Wyverns
2001–2012: 8 teams [ ]
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Doosan Bears
Samsung Lions
Hyundai Unicorns
Hanwha Eagles
KIA Tigers
LG Twins
SK Wyverns
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
LG Twins
KIA Tigers
Hyundai Unicorns
Doosan Bears
SK Wyverns
Hanwha Eagles
Lotte Giants
Hyundai Unicorns
SK Wyverns
KIA Tigers
Samsung Lions
Hanwha Eagles
LG Twins
Doosan Bears
Lotte Giants
Hyundai Unicorns
Samsung Lions
Doosan Bears
KIA Tigers
SK Wyverns
LG Twins
Hanwha Eagles
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
Doosan Bears
SK Wyverns
Hanwha Eagles
Lotte Giants
LG Twins
Hyundai Unicorns
KIA Tigers
Samsung Lions
Hanwha Eagles
Hyundai Unicorns
KIA Tigers
Doosan Bears
SK Wyverns
Lotte Giants
LG Twins
2007
SK Wyverns
Doosan Bears
Hanwha Eagles
Samsung Lions
LG Twins
Hyundai Unicorns
Lotte Giants
KIA Tigers
2008
SK Wyverns
Doosan Bears
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
Hanwha Eagles
KIA Tigers
Heroes
LG Twins
2009
KIA Tigers
SK Wyverns
Doosan Bears
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
Heroes
LG Twins
Hanwha Eagles
2010
SK Wyverns
Samsung Lions
Doosan Bears
Lotte Giants
KIA Tigers
LG Twins
Nexen Heroes
Hanwha Eagles
2011
Samsung Lions
SK Wyverns
Lotte Giants
KIA Tigers
Doosan Bears
Hanwha Eagles
LG Twins
Nexen Heroes
2012
Samsung Lions
SK Wyverns
Doosan Bears
Lotte Giants
KIA Tigers
Nexen Heroes
LG Twins
Hanwha Eagles
2013–2014: 9 teams [ ]
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2013
Samsung Lions
Doosan Bears
LG Twins
Nexen Heroes
Lotte Giants
SK Wyverns
NC Dinos
KIA Tigers
Hanwha Eagles
2014
Samsung Lions
Nexen Heroes
NC Dinos
LG Twins
SK Wyverns
Doosan Bears
Lotte Giants
KIA Tigers
Hanwha Eagles
2015–present: 10 teams [ ]
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2015
Doosan Bears
Samsung Lions
NC Dinos
Nexen Heroes
SK Wyverns
Hanwha Eagles
KIA Tigers
Lotte Giants
LG Twins
KT Wiz
2016
Doosan Bears
NC Dinos
Nexen Heroes
LG Twins
KIA Tigers
SK Wyverns
Hanwha Eagles
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
KT Wiz
2017
KIA Tigers
Doosan Bears
Lotte Giants
NC Dinos
SK Wyverns
LG Twins
Nexen Heroes
Hanwha Eagles
Samsung Lions
KT Wiz
2018
SK Wyverns
Doosan Bears
Hanwha Eagles
Nexen Heroes
KIA Tigers
Samsung Lions
Lotte Giants
LG Twins
KT Wiz
NC Dinos
2019
Doosan Bears
Kiwoom Heroes
SK Wyverns
LG Twins
NC Dinos
KT Wiz
KIA Tigers
Samsung Lions
Hanwha Eagles
Lotte Giants
2020
NC Dinos
Doosan Bears
KT Wiz
LG Twins
Kiwoom Heroes
KIA Tigers
Lotte Giants
Samsung Lions
SK Wyverns
Hanwha Eagles
2021
KT Wiz
Doosan Bears
Samsung Lions
LG Twins
Kiwoom Heroes
SSG Landers
NC Dinos
Lotte Giants
KIA Tigers
Hanwha Eagles
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