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2023 K League 1

41st season of the top division of professional football in South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 2023 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the eleventh season of the K League 1. Defending champions Ulsan Hyundai successfully defended their title.[1]

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After progressing 33 regular rounds as ever, the league was divided into two groups, the top six and the bottom six, and each team played five matches against other teams in its group.

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Teams

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Team changes

Gwangju FC and Daejeon Hana Citizen (both promoted after absences of one and seven years, respectively) were promoted from the 2022 K League 2. Gimcheon Sangmu and Seongnam FC (both relegated after one and four years in the top flight, respectively) were relegated to 2023 K League 2.

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Locations

The following twelve clubs competed in the K League 1 during the 2023 season.[2]

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Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

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.

North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.

Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.

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League table

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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. Since second-placed team Pohang Steelers qualified for the Champions League Elite as the Korean FA Cup champions, the spot given to the second-placed team was passed to the third-placed team.[3]
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Positions by matchday

  Leader, and qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
  Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
  Qualification for Champions League 2 group stage
  Qualification for relegation play-offs
  Relegation to K League 2

Round 1–33

More information Team ╲ Round, Ulsan Hyundai ...
Source: K League

Round 34–38

More information Team ╲ Round, Ulsan Hyundai ...
Source: K League

Results

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Matches 1–22

Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.[4]

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Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
More information Matchday 1 (25–26 February), Ulsan Hyundai ...
More information Matchday 2 (4–5 March), Incheon United ...
More information Matchday 3 (11–12 March), Suwon FC ...
More information Matchday 4 (18–19 March), Pohang Steelers ...
More information Matchday 5 (1–2 April), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ...
More information Matchday 6 (8–9 April), Ulsan Hyundai ...
More information Matchday 7 (15–16 April), Suwon Samsung Bluewings ...
More information Matchday 8 (22–23 April), FC Seoul ...
More information Matchday 9 (25–26 April), Incheon United ...
More information Matchday 10 (29–30 April), Suwon FC ...
More information Matchday 11 (5–6 May), FC Seoul ...
More information Matchday 12 (9–10 May), Ulsan Hyundai ...
More information Matchday 13 (13–14 May), Pohang Steelers ...
More information Matchday 14 (20–21 May), Incheon United ...
More information Matchday 15 (27–28 May), Jeju United ...
More information Matchday 16 (3–4 June), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ...
More information Matchday 17 (6–7 June), Suwon FC ...
More information Matchday 18 (10–11 June), Daegu FC ...
More information Matchday 19 (24–25 June), Suwon Samsung Bluewings ...
More information Matchday 20 (1–2 July), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ...
More information Matchday 21 (7–9 July), Gangwon FC ...
More information Matchday 22 (11–12 July), Daegu FC ...

Matches 23–33

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

More information Home \ Away, DGU ...
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
More information Matchday 23 (15–16 July), Suwon Samsung Bluewings ...
More information Matchday 24 (21–22 July), Pohang Steelers ...
More information Matchday 25 (4–6 August), FC Seoul ...
More information Matchday 26 (12–13 August), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ...
More information Matchday 27 (18–20 August), Suwon Samsung Bluewings ...
More information Matchday 28 (25–27 August), Suwon FC ...
More information Matchday 29 (1–3 September), Daejeon Hana Citizen ...
More information Matchday 30 (16–17 September), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ...
More information Matchday 31 (23–24 September), Daejeon Hana Citizen ...
More information Matchday 32 (30 September – 1 October), Suwon FC ...
More information Matchday 33 (8 October), Daegu FC ...

Matches 34–38

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

Final A

More information Home \ Away, DGU ...
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
More information Matchday 34 (20–21 October), Pohang Steelers ...
More information Matchday 35 (28–29 October), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ...
More information Matchday 36 (11–12 November), Daegu FC ...
More information Matchday 37 (24–25 November), Incheon United ...
More information Matchday 38 (3 December), Ulsan Hyundai ...

Final B

More information Home \ Away, DHC ...
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
More information Matchday 34 (22 October), FC Seoul ...
More information Matchday 35 (28–29 October), Gangwon FC ...
More information Matchday 36 (11–12 November), Daejeon Hana Citizen ...
More information Matchday 37 (25 November), Jeju United ...
More information Matchday 38 (2 December), Daejeon Hana Citizen ...
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Relegation play-offs

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The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team played against the play-offs winners and the runners-up of the K League 2, respectively, in the relegation play-offs.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
More information Gimpo FC, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 3,736
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
More information Gangwon FC, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 10,130
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Gangwon FC won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.


More information Busan IPark, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 4,047
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
More information Suwon FC, 5–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 6,987

Suwon FC won 6–4 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

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Statistics

Top goalscorers

Joo Min-kyu, who appeared in less time than Tiago Orobó, won the top goalscorer award.[5]

Top assist providers

Hat-tricks

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Awards

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Weekly awards

Monthly awards

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More information Month, Manager of the Month ...

Annual awards

The 2023 K League Awards was held on 4 December 2023.[7]

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Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

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Updated to games played on 1 December 2023
Source: K League
Notes:
Teams that played previous season in K League 2.

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