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2025 K League 1

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The 2025 K League 1, also known as the Hana Bank K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing 43rd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the twelfth season of the K League 1. Ulsan HD are the three-time defending champions.[1]

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Rule changes

The following rules were newly introduced for the 2025 season.[citation needed]

  1. Concussion substitution rule
  2. Homegrown foreign player rule for players of foreign nationality who have spent a significant period of their youth career in South Korea
  3. Domestic foreign player rule for players of foreign nationality who have been registered with a domestic amateur team for at least three consecutive years or a total of five years before their first professional contract
  4. Introduction of a one-off Special Player Registration Period 1–10 June 2025
  5. Increase in the number of players a club can loan in or out (from five to six), and in the number of players that can be loaned between two clubs (from one to two)
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Teams

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Team changes

FC Anyang were promoted from the K League 2 for the first time in the club's history.[2] Incheon United were relegated to the K League 2, absenting from the top flight of South Korean football for the first time in the club's history.[3]

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Locations

The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2025 K League 1.[4]

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Locations of the 2025 K League 1 teams in the Seoul Capital Area

Stadiums

More information Daegu FC, Daejeon Hana Citizen ...

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager ...

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Foreign players

Each team may have up to six foreign players registered, but may only field up to five at any given time.[10] As a military-owned team, Gimcheon Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players.

A North Korean player is considered to be a domestic player under South Korean nationality law. As of 2025, K League has a homegrown system under which players of foreign nationality who have grown up in Korea are considered to be domestic players when registering as new players.

Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players in italics left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.

  1. Left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
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League table

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Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: Soccerway K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(X) Qualification for the top six group (Final A)
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.

Positions by matchday

  Leaders, qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
  Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round
  Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
  Qualification for relegation play-offs
  Relegation to K League 2

Round 1–33

More information Team ╲ Round, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ...
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: K League
Notes:
  • Matchday 4 (8–9 March): The match between Gwangju FC and Pohang Steelers was postponed to 22 March due to Gwangju FC's schedule for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite.
  • Matchday 10 (26–27 April): The match between Gwangju FC and Daegu FC was held in advance on 9 April due to Gwangju FC's schedule for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite.
  • Matchday 18 (13–14 June): The match between Ulsan HD and Daejeon Hana Citizen was held in advance on 1 April due to Ulsan HD's schedule for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
  • Matchday 19 (17–18 June): The match between FC Anyang and Ulsan HD was held in advance on 23 April due to Ulsan HD's schedule for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
  • Matchday 20 (21–22 June): The match between Ulsan HD and Suwon FC was postponed to 2 August due to Ulsan HD's schedule for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
  • Matchday 21 (28–29 June): The match between Ulsan HD and Daegu FC was postponed to 12 July due to Ulsan HD's schedule for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
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Results

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Matches 1–22

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

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Updated to match(es) played on 2 August 2025. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchdays 1-11

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More information Matchday 2 (22-23 February), Jeju SK ...
More information Matchday 3 (1-3 March), Ulsan HD ...
More information Matchday 4 (8-9, 22 March), Suwon FC ...
More information Matchday 5 (15-16 March), Jeju SK ...
More information Matchday 6 (29-30 March), FC Seoul ...
More information Matchday 7 (5-6 April), Ulsan HD ...
More information Matchday 8 (12-13 April), Suwon FC ...
More information Matchday 9 (19-20 April), Ulsan HD ...
More information Matchday 10 (9, 26–27 April), Gwangju FC ...
More information Matchday 11 (2-3 May), Ulsan HD ...

Matchdays 12-22

More information Matchday 12 (5-6 May), Gwangju FC ...
More information Matchday 13 (10-11 May), Pohang Steelers ...
More information Matchday 14 (17-18 May), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ...
More information Matchday 15 (23-25 May), Jeju SK ...
More information Matchday 16 (27-28 May), Suwon FC ...
More information Matchday 17 (31 May-1 June), FC Seoul ...
More information Matchday 18 (1 April, 13–14 June), Ulsan HD ...
More information Matchday 19 (23 April, 17–18 June), FC Anyang ...
More information Matchday 20 (21-22 June, 2 August), Gangwon FC ...
More information Matchday 21 (27-29 June, 12 July), Gimcheon Sangmu ...
More information Matchday 22 (18-20 July), Suwon FC ...

Matches 23–33

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

More information Home \ Away, AYG ...
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchdays 23-33

More information Matchday 23 (22-23 July), Pohang Steelers ...
More information Matchday 24 (26-27 July), Gimcheon Sangmu ...
More information Matchday 25 (8-10 August), FC Seoul ...
More information Matchday 26 (15-17 August), Jeju SK ...
More information Matchday 27 (23-24 August), Gimcheon Sangmu ...
More information Matchday 28 (30-31 August), Ulsan HD ...
More information Matchday 29 (13-14 September), v ...
More information Matchday 30 (20-21 September), v ...
More information Matchday 31 (27-28 September), v ...
More information Matchday 32 (3-5 October), v ...
More information Matchday 33 (18 October), v ...

Matches 34–38

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

Final A

Matchdays 34-38
More information Matchday 34 (25-26 October), v ...
More information Matchday 35 (1-2 November), v ...
More information Matchday 36 (8-9 November), v ...
More information Matchday 37 (22-23 November), v ...
More information Matchday 38 (29-30 November), v ...

Final B

Matchdays 34-38
More information Matchday 34 (25-26 October), v ...
More information Matchday 35 (1-2 November), v ...
More information Matchday 36 (8-9 November), v ...
More information Matchday 37 (22-23 November), v ...
More information Matchday 38 (29-30 November), v ...
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Relegation play-offs

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

Statistics

Top goalscorers

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 ...
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Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

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Updated to games played on August 11 2025
Source: K League
Notes:
Teams that played previous season in K League 2.

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