- Source: List of South Korean football champions
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 have won nine titles, the record for most titles won. Seongnam FC have won the league seven times, followed by FC Seoul on six occasions, and Pohang Steelers and Ulsan HD with five titles each. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are also the only team that won the title for five consecutive seasons.
National Semi-professional League (1964–1982)
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 National University League.
K League (1983–2012)
Professional and semi-professional clubs competed together between 1983 and 1986. Since 1987, only professional clubs competed in the league.
The league was initially called Super League. It was renamed as Football Festival in 1986, Korean Professional Football League in 1987, Korean League in 1994, Professional Football League in 1996, and K League in 1998.
K League 1 (2013–present)
The K League was split into two divisions in 2013.
The first division was originally named K League Classic, and was renamed K League 1 in 2018.
Statistics
= All-time (1964–present)
=In South Korea, professional era records are generally accepted.
Titles by club
Clubs in green background are extant.
Clubs in bold are competing in the K League.
The asterisk means co-winners.
= Professional era (1983–present)
=Titles by club
In accordance with the official K League policy, the current clubs inherit the history and records of the predecessor clubs.
Titles by city/province
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 the 1987 season.
Titles by region
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.
See also
Football in South Korea
South Korean football league system
List of Korean FA Cup winners
References
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- Liga Champions AFC 2018
- K League 1
- Washington, D.C.
- 2020-an
- List of South Korean football champions
- South Korean football league system
- Football in South Korea
- South Korea national football team
- Son Heung-min
- North Korea national football team
- Sport in South Korea
- South Korea national under-23 football team
- South Korea women's national football team
- Ulsan HD FC
