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 eight 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)[]

Main article: Korean National Semi-Professional Football League
  • 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 .
Season Champions Runners-up Most Valuable Player Top goalscorer Ref.
1964 Spring (1)
Cheil Industries (1) 		— Unknown Unknown
Autumn (2) Korea Tungsten
1965 Spring (3)
Korea Tungsten (1)
Korea Electric Power (1) 		—
Autumn Korea Tungsten (2)
1966 Spring (1) Korea Electric Power
Autumn Korea Tungsten (3)
(2) 		—
1967 Spring (3)
Autumn Korea Electric Power (2) Cheil Industries
1968 Spring Korea Tungsten (4) Korea Electric Power
Autumn Cheil Industries (2)
ROK Army Quartermaster Corps (1) 		—
1969 Spring Korea Electric Power (3) Korea Tungsten
Autumn Unknown[a]
1970 Spring Cheil Industries (3) Korea Tungsten
Autumn Chohung Bank (1)
1971 Spring (1)
Korea Housing Bank
Autumn ROK Marine Corps (1)
Chohung Bank
1972 Spring Korea Housing Bank (1) ROK Marine Corps South Korea Kim Jae-han (8) [2]
Autumn Korea Housing Bank (2) ROK Marine Corps Unknown
1973 Spring ROK Marine Corps (2) Kookmin Bank
Autumn (2) ROK Army South Korea South Korea (3) [3]
1974 Spring Chohung Bank (2) ROK Army South Korea South Korea (?) [4]
Autumn (1)
ROK Army (1) 		— South Korea South Korea (9) [5]
1975 Spring POSCO (1) ROK Army South Korea Lee Yi-woo South Korea (11) [6]
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea (1) South Korea Kim Jin-kook South Korea (7) [7]
1976 Spring (1)
(3) 		— South Korea Cha Bum-kun South Korea (5) [8]
Autumn Ceased [9]
1977
 Single ROK Army (2) POSCO South Korea South Korea (12) [10]
1978 Spring Seoul City (1)
ROK Navy (3) 		— South Korea South Korea (5)
South Korea (5) 		[11]
Autumn (1) Seoul City South Korea Lee Kang-jo South Korea Park Byung-chul (3)[b]
South Korea Lee Kang-min (3)[b]
South Korea (3)[b] 		[12]
1979 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea (2) ROK Army South Korea Unknown [13]
Autumn Ceased[c]
1980 Spring Seoul City (2)
ROK Army (3) 		— South Korea Park Chang-sun South Korea Lee Tae-yeop (5) [15]
Autumn (2)
ROK Air Force (1) 		— South Korea South Korea (3)
South Korea (3) 		[16]
1981 Spring Daewoo (1) ROK Navy South Korea South Korea (5) [17]
Autumn POSCO (2) ROK Army South Korea Kim Chul-soo South Korea Lee Jung-il (4)
South Korea Park Chang-sun (4)
South Korea (4) 		[18]
1982
 Single POSCO (3) Kookmin Bank South Korea Park Chang-sun South Korea Lee Tae-yeop (13) [19]
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Not awarded officially.
  3. ^ All South Korean sports events were ceased at that time because of president's assassination on 26 October 1979.[14]

K League (1983–2012)[]

Main article: K League
  • Professional and semi-professional football clubs competed together between 1983 and 1986. Since 1987, only professional football clubs competed in the league.
  • The league was founded with the name "Super League". It was renamed "Korean Professional Football League" in 1987, and "K League" in 1998.
Season Champions Runners-up Most Valuable Player Top goalscorer
1983
 Hallelujah FC (1) Daewoo Royals South Korea Park Sung-hwa South Korea Park Yoon-ki (9)
1984
 Daewoo Royals (2) Yukong Elephants South Korea Park Chang-sun South Korea Baek Jong-chul (16)
1985
 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (1) POSCO Atoms South Korea Han Moon-bae Thailand Piyapong Pue-on (12)
1986
 POSCO Atoms (4) Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso South Korea Lee Heung-sil South Korea Chung Hae-won (10)
1987
 Daewoo Royals (3) POSCO Atoms South Korea Chung Hae-won South Korea Choi Sang-kook (15)
1988
 POSCO Atoms (5) Hyundai Horang-i South Korea Park Kyung-hoon South Korea Lee Kee-keun (12)
1989
 Yukong Elephants (1) Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso South Korea Noh Soo-jin South Korea Cho Keung-yeon (20)
1990
 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (2) Daewoo Royals South Korea Choi Jin-han South Korea Yoon Sang-chul (12)
1991
 Daewoo Royals (4) Hyundai Horang-i South Korea Chung Yong-hwan South Korea Lee Kee-keun (16)
1992
 POSCO Atoms (6) Ilhwa Chunma South Korea Hong Myung-bo South Korea Lim Keun-jae (10)
1993
 Ilhwa Chunma (1) LG Cheetahs South Korea Lee Sang-yoon South Korea Cha Sang-hae (10)
1994
 Ilhwa Chunma (2) Yukong Elephants South Korea Ko Jeong-woon South Korea Yoon Sang-chul (21)
1995
 Ilhwa Chunma (3) Pohang Atoms South Korea Shin Tae-yong South Korea Roh Sang-rae (15)
1996
 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1) Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Kim Hyun-seok South Korea Shin Tae-yong (18)
1997
 Busan Daewoo Royals (5) Jeonnam Dragons South Korea Kim Joo-sung South Korea Kim Hyun-seok (9)
1998
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1) Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea Ko Jong-soo South Korea Yoo Sang-chul (14)
1999
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2) Busan Daewoo Royals South Korea Ahn Jung-hwan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Drakulić (18)
2000
 Anyang LG Cheetahs (3) Bucheon SK South Korea Choi Yong-soo South Korea Kim Do-hoon (12)
2001
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (4) Anyang LG Cheetahs South Korea Shin Tae-yong Brazil Sandro Cardoso (13)
2002
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (5) Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea Kim Dae-eui Portugal Edmilson (14)
2003
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (6) Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea Kim Do-hoon South Korea Kim Do-hoon (28)
2004
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (3) Pohang Steelers Brazil Nádson Brazil Mota (14)
2005
 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (2) Incheon United South Korea Lee Chun-soo Brazil Leandro Machado (13)
2006
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (7) Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Kim Do-heon South Korea Woo Sung-yong (16)
2007
 Pohang Steelers (7) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Brazil Tavares Brazil Cabore (17)
2008
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4) FC Seoul South Korea Lee Woon-jae Brazil Dudu (15)
2009
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea Lee Dong-gook South Korea Lee Dong-gook (20)
2010
 FC Seoul (4) Jeju United South Korea Kim Eun-jung South Korea Yoo Byung-soo (22)
2011
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Lee Dong-gook Montenegro Dejan Damjanović (23)
2012
 FC Seoul (5) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Montenegro Dejan Damjanović (31)

K League 1 (2013–present)[]

Main article: K League 1
  • 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.
Season Champions Runners-up Most Valuable Player Top goalscorer
2013
 Pohang Steelers (8) Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Kim Shin-wook Montenegro Dejan Damjanović (19)
2014
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (3) Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Lee Dong-gook Brazil Júnior Santos (14)
2015
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (4) Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Lee Dong-gook South Korea Kim Shin-wook (18)
2016
 FC Seoul (6) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Jung Jo-gook South Korea Jung Jo-gook (20)
2017
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (5) Jeju United South Korea Lee Jae-sung Brazil Johnathan (22)
2018
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (6) Gyeongnam FC Brazil Marcão Brazil Marcão (26)
2019
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (7) Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Kim Bo-kyung Australia Adam Taggart (20)
2020
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (8) Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Son Jun-ho Brazil Júnior Negrão (26)
2021
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (9) Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Hong Jeong-ho South Korea Joo Min-kyu (22)

Statistics[]

All-time (1964–present)[]

  • In South Korea, professional era records are generally accepted.

Titles by club[]

As of 5 December 2021
  • 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
ROK Army 1 (1977) 1 (1980*) 1 (1974*) 3
— 2 (1964*, 1965*) 1 (1964) 3
[e] — 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[f] — 2 (1973, 1978*) 1 (1971) 3
Ulsan Hyundai[g] 2 (1996, 2005) — — 2
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
— — 2 (1978, 1980*) 2
Hallelujah FC 1 (1983) — — 1
Jeju United[h] 1 (1989) — — 1
ROK Army Quartermaster Corps — — 1 (1968*) 1
— — 1 (1974) 1
— 1 (1976*) — 1
ROK Air Force — — 1 (1980*) 1
  1. ^ Including POSCO, and POSCO Atoms
  2. ^ Including Ilhwa Chunma, and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
  3. ^ Including Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, and Anyang LG Cheetahs
  4. ^ Including Daewoo, Daewoo Royals, and Busan Daewoo Royals
  5. ^ Including Seoul Police Department
  6. ^ Including ROK Marine Corps
  7. ^ Including Hyundai Horang-i, and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
  8. ^ Including Yukong Elephants

Professional era (1983–present)[]

Titles by club[]

Titles won by club (%)

  Jeonbuk – 9 (21.1%)
  Seongnam – 7 (18.4%)
  FC Seoul – 6 (15.8%)
  Pohang – 5 (13.2%)
  Busan – 4 (10.5%)
  Suwon Samsung – 4 (10.5%)
  Ulsan – 2 (5.3%)
  Others – 2 (5.3%)
As of 5 December 2021
  • K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history and records.[20]
Club Champions Runners-up Winning seasons Runners-up seasons
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
9
2
 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 2012, 2016
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]
2
10
 1996, 2005 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
  1. ^ Including Ilhwa Chunma, and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
  2. ^ Including Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, LG Cheetahs, and Anyang LG Cheetahs
  3. ^ Including POSCO Atoms, and Pohang Atoms
  4. ^ Including Daewoo Royals, and Busan Daewoo Royals
  5. ^ Including Hyundai Horang-i, and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
  6. ^ Including Yukong Elephants, and Bucheon SK

Titles by city/province[]

As of 5 December 2021
  • 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.
City/Province Titles Clubs
Jeonbuk
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)
Seongnam
 4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006)
Suwon
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1998, 1999, 2004, 2008)
Pohang
 Pohang Steelers (1988, 1992, 2007, 2013)
Busan
 2 Busan Daewoo Royals (1991, 1997)
Ulsan
 Ulsan Hyundai (1996, 2005)
Busan–Gyeongnam
 1 Daewoo Royals (1987)
Incheon–Gyeonggi
 Yukong Elephants (1989)
Anyang
 Anyang LG Cheetahs (2000)

Titles by region[]

As of 5 December 2021
  • 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) 		9 Pohang (4) Pohang Steelers (1988, 1992, 2007, 2013)
Busan (2) Busan Daewoo Royals (1991, 1997)
Ulsan (2) Ulsan Hyundai (1996, 2005)
Busan–Gyeongnam (1) Daewoo Royals (1987)
Honam region
(Jeolla)
9
 Jeonbuk (9) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

See also[]

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