2025 K League 1

Hana Bank
K League 1
Season	2025
Dates	15 February - 30 November 2025
Matches played	43
Goals scored	90 (2.09 per match)
Top goalscorer	Joo Min-kyu (Daejeon Hana Citizen); (6 goals)
Biggest home win	Jeju SK 2-0 FC Seoul (15 February 2025); Daegu FC 3-1 Suwon FC (22 February 2025)
Biggest away win	Pohang Steelers 0-3 Daejeon Hana (15 February 2025)
Highest scoring	FC Seoul 3-2 Daegu (29 March 2025); Ulsan HD 2-3 Daejeon Hana (1 April 2025)
Longest winning run	3 ; Daejeon Hana Citizen
Longest unbeaten run	5 ; Daejeon Hana Citizen
Longest winless run	7 ; Suwon FC
Longest losing run	4 ; Daegu FC
Highest attendance	41,415; FC Seoul 2-1 FC Anyang (22 February 2025)
Lowest attendance	2,026; Gimcheon Sangmu 1-0 Gangwon (30 March 2025)
Total attendance	504,308
Average attendance	11,728
	← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 6 April 2025.

Last updated April 07, 2025

The 2025 K League 1, also known as the Hana Bank K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 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]

Teams

Team changes

FC Anyang were promoted from the 2024 K League 2 for 1st time in club history.^[2] Incheon United was relegated to 2025 K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.^[3]

Promoted from K League 2	Relegated to K League 2
FC Anyang (promoted for the first time)	Incheon United (relegated for the first time)

Rules changes

The following rules are newly introduced for the 2025 season

Introduction of Concussion Substitution Rule
Introduction of Foreign-Born Homegrown Rule for foreign youth players who have spent a significant period developing in South Korea
Introduction of Domestic foreigners who have been registered with a domestic amateur team for 3consecutive years or a total of 5years before their first professional contract
Introduction of a one-off Special Player Registration Period 1–10 June 2025
Increased the number of players a club can loan in or out from 5 to 6 and the number of players that can be loaned between two clubs will be increased from 1 to 2

Locations

Seoul

Daegu

Gangwon
(Chuncheon)

Gangwon
(Gangneung)

Jeonbuk

Daejeon

Gimcheon

Pohang

Gwangju

Suwon FC

Ulsan

Jeju SK

Anyang

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Locations of the 2025 K League 1 teams

14km
8.7miles

Suwon FC

Seoul

Anyang

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

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

Team	City/Province	Abbreviation
Daegu FC	Daegu	Daegu
Daejeon Hana Citizen	Daejeon	Daejeon
FC Anyang	Anyang	Anyang
Gangwon FC	Gangwon	Gangwon
Gimcheon Sangmu	Gimcheon	Gimcheon
Gwangju FC	Gwangju	Gwangju
Jeju SK	Jeju	Jeju
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonbuk	Jeonbuk
Pohang Steelers	Pohang	Pohang
FC Seoul	Seoul	Seoul
Suwon FC	Suwon	Suwon FC
Ulsan HD	Ulsan	Ulsan

Stadiums

Daegu FC	Daejeon Hana Citizen	Gangwon FC
DGB Daegu Bank Park	Daejeon World Cup Stadium	Chuncheon Songam Leports Town	Gangneung Stadium
Capacity: 12,415	Capacity: 40,903	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 22,333

FC Anyang	Gimcheon Sangmu	Gwangju FC	Jeju SK
Anyang Stadium	Gimcheon Stadium	Gwangju World Cup Stadium	Jeju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 17,143	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 40,245	Capacity: 29,791

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Pohang Steelers	FC Seoul	Suwon FC
Jeonju World Cup Stadium	Pohang Steel Yard	Seoul World Cup Stadium	Suwon Stadium
Capacity: 42,477	Capacity: 17,443	Capacity: 66,704	Capacity: 11,808

Ulsan HD
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 44,102

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor	Other sponsor(s)
FC Anyang	Ryu Byeong-hoon	V-EXX	Osang Healthcare	List Front: All Ways Incheon, Ddangyo, Shinhan Bank Back:None Sleeves: 2025 APEC Incheon, Incheon Shorts:None
Daegu FC	Park Chang-hyun	Goal Studio	iM Bank	List Front:None Back: Daegu Haany University, Daeguro Sleeves: Powerful Daegu Shorts:None
Daejeon Hana Citizen	Hwang Sun-hong	Puma	Hana Bank	List Front: Hana Capital Back: Hana Securities, Hana Card, Hana Life Sleeves: Hana Savings Bank, CNCITY Energy, Gyeryong Construction, Hana Insurance, Daejeon First-Class Economic City Shorts:None
Gangwon FC	Chung Kyung-ho	Fila	High1 Resort	List Front:None Back: Gangwon Hanwoo Sleeves: Kangwon Land, Gangwon State Shorts:None
Gimcheon Sangmu	Chung Jung-yong	Kelme	Happy Gimcheon	List Front: Nonghyup Bank Back: Neo Tech, DGB Financial Group, North Gyeongsang Province Sleeves: Aju Steel, Shine Muscat, Gimcheon Shorts:None
Gwangju FC	Lee Jung-hyo	Goal Studio	Kwangju Bank	List Front:None Back:None Sleeves: Parangsae Eye Clinic, Gwangju City Shorts: Namhai Honnête
Jeju SK	Kim Hak-bum	Fila	SK Energy	List Front: Jeju, SK Muffin Back: Jeju Samdasoo Sleeves: EnClean Solux Plus+, Only Jeju Shorts:None
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Gus Poyet	Adidas	Hyundai N	List Front: Hyundai Motors Back: Hyundai N, Hyundai Motors/Kumho Tire Sleeves: Jeonbuk State, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N/Hyundai Avante N Shorts:None
Pohang Steelers	Park Tae-ha	Puma	POSCO	List Front: Pohang, POSCO (away) Back: Lashevan, POSCO E&C Sleeves: Pohang Shorts:None
FC Seoul	Kim Gi-dong	Pro-Specs	Xi (home) GS Caltex (away)	List Front: TMON Back: Shinhan SOL Pay, GS Caltex Sleeves: KEF, Seoul My Soul, GS25 Shorts:None
Suwon FC	Kim Eun-jung	Hummel	Suwon Special City	List Front:None Back: Industrial Bank of Korea Sleeves: Kiko Luggage, Suwon Special City Shorts:None
Ulsan HD	Kim Pan-gon	Adidas	HD Hyundai	List Front: Ulsan, the city of dreams, Ulsan, the corporate city Back: HD Hyundai Oilbank Kazen Sleeves: BNK Kyongnam Bank, Develon, Ulsan Shorts:None

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Gangwon FC	Yoon Jong-hwan ^[5]	End of Contract	30 November 2024	Pre-season	Chung Kyung-ho ^[6]	6 December 2024
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Kim Do-heon ^[7]	Mutual Termination	16 December 2024	Pre-season	Gus Poyet ^[8]	24 December 2024

Foreign players

The number of allowed foreign players was kept strictly to six per team but could field at most five foreign players at any given time.^[9]

As a military-owned team, Gimcheon Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players.

North Korean player is deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law. Starting in 2025, K League will have a homegrown system and players of foreign nationality who have grown up in Korea will be considered domestic players when registering as rookies.

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

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Homegrown foreigner
FC Anyang	Bruno Mota	Eduardo	Matheus Oliveira	Yago	Thomas Oude Kotte
Daegu FC	Bruno Lamas	Caio Marcelo	Césinha	Edgar	Kyohei Yoshino		Isaac Osei
Daejeon Hana Citizen	Aaron Calver	Anton Kryvotsyuk	Kelvin	Victor Bobsin	Masatoshi Ishida	Vladislavs Gutkovskis
Gangwon FC	Vitor Gabriel	Franko Kovačević	Mario Ćuže	Romário Baldé	Marko Tući
Gwangju FC	Jasir Asani	Bruno Oliveira	Gabriel Tigrão	Reis
Jeju SK	Denílson	Evandro	Italo	Yuri
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Andrigo	Hernandes Rodrigues	Tiago Orobó	Nana Boateng	Andrea Compagno
Pohang Steelers	Jonathan Aspropotamitis	Jorge Luiz	Juninho Rocha	Oberdan	Wanderson
FC Seoul	Lucas Rodrigues	Willyan	Marko Dugandžić	Jesse Lingard	Yazan Al-Arab		Gbato Seloh Samuel
Suwon FC	Anderson Oliveira	Luan Dias	Leroy Abanda	Mohamed Ofkir	Pablo Sabbag
Ulsan HD	Erick Farias	Yago Cariello	Giorgi Arabidze	Darijan Bojanić	Gustav Ludwigson	Matías Lacava

↑ Left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Daejeon Hana Citizen	8	5	1	2	13	9	+4	16	Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
2	Gimcheon Sangmu ^[b]	7	4	2	1	10	5	+5	14
3	FC Seoul	7	3	3	1	6	5	+1	12	Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round
4	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	7	3	2	2	9	7	+2	11	Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
5	Ulsan HD	8	3	2	3	8	6	+2	11
6	Gwangju FC	7	2	4	1	8	7	+1	10
7	Pohang Steelers	7	2	3	2	8	10	−2	9
8	FC Anyang	7	3	0	4	7	8	−1	9
9	Daegu FC	7	2	1	4	8	10	−2	7
10	Jeju SK	7	2	1	4	6	9	−3	7	Qualification for relegation play-offs
11	Gangwon FC	7	2	1	4	4	7	−3	7	Qualification for relegation play-offs
12	Suwon FC	7	0	4	3	3	7	−4	4	Relegation to K League 2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. Source: Soccerway K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:

↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
↑ Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

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

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Team ╲ Round
Daejeon Hana Citizen	1	5	2	1	1	1	1
Gimcheon Sangmu	8	4	7	3	3	2	2
FC Seoul	11	9	9	7	4	3	3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3	2	6	8	9	5	4
Ulsan Hyundai	10	7	3	2	2	4	5
Gwangju FC	6	10	4	7	8	8	6
Pohang Steelers	12	12	12	10	12	6	7
FC Anyang	5	8	10	10	7	11	8
Daegu FC	3	1	1	4	5	7	9
Jeju SK	2	3	5	8	10	9	10
Gangwon FC	8	6	8	5	6	10	11
Suwon FC	6	11	11	11	11	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. Source: K League

Gwangju vs Pohang Steelers match of Matchday 4 was postponed to 22 March for Gwangju FC's preparation of the matches of round of 16 of AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 season.
Gwangju vs Daegu match of Matchday 10 was changed in advance to 9 April for Gwangju FC's participating in the quarter-finals match of AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 season.
Ulsan HD vs Daejeon Hana Citizen match of matchday 18 was changed in advance to 1 April for Ulsan HD's participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
FC Anyang vs Ulsan HD match of matchday 19 was changed in advance to 23 April for Ulsan HD's participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Home \ Away	AYG	DGU	DHC	GWN	GCS	GJU	JSK	JHM	PHS	SEL	SWN	USH
FC Anyang	—			2–0	1–3			0–1		a
Daegu FC	0–1	—	1–2	2–1							3–1
Daejeon Hana Citizen			—			1–1		0–2			1–0	0–2
Gangwon FC				—			0–0		2–1	0–1
Gimcheon Sangmu		2–0		1–0	—	0–0
Gwangju FC	2–1					—	1–0		2–3		0–0
Jeju SK			1–3		2–3		—			2–0	1–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors				0–1	2–1	2–2		—	2–2	a		a
Pohang Steelers		0–0	0–3						—			1–0
FC Seoul	2–1	3–2			0–0			a		—
Suwon FC									1–1	0–0	—	1–1
Ulsan HD	0–1		2–3				2–0	1–0	a	0–0		—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchdays 1-11

Matchday 1 (15-16 February)

15 February 2025

13:00 UTC+9

Pohang Steelers	0–3	Daejeon Hana Citizen
		32' Choi Geon-ju 87', 90' Joo Min-kyu

Pohang Steel Yard , Pohang

Attendance: 10,519

Referee: Lee Dong-jun

15 February 2025

15:30 UTC+9

Jeju SK	2–0	FC Seoul
Kim Jun-ha 14' Lee Kun-hee 57'

Jeju World Cup Stadium , Seogwipo, Jeju Province

Attendance: 11,049

Referee: Choi Gwang-ho

15 February 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gwangju FC	0–0	Suwon FC

Gwangju World Cup Stadium , Gwangju

Attendance: 4,690

Referee: Park Byeong-jin

16 February 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Ulsan HD	0–1	FC Anyang
		90+1' Mota

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium , Ulsan

Attendance: 18,718

Referee: Kim Yong-woo

16 February 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2–1	Gimcheon Sangmu
Park Jin-seop 45+6' Jeon Jin-woo 81'		14' Yu Kang-hyun

Jeonju World Cup Stadium , Jeonju

Attendance: 19,619

Referee: Shin Yong-jun

16 February 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Daegu FC	2–1	Gangwon FC
Bruno Lamas 56' Cesinha 90+3'		44' Vitor Gabriel

iM Bank Park , Daegu

Attendance: 12,240

Referee: Seol Tae-hwan

Matchday 2 (22-23 February)

22 February 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Jeju SK	2–3	Gimcheon Sangmu
Lee Kun-hee 30' Yu In-soo 58'		50' Lee Dong-gyeong 63' Park Sang-hyuk 90' Won Ki-jong

Jeju World Cup Stadium , Seogwipo, Jeju Province

Attendance: 5,733

Referee: Kim Woo-sung

22 February 2025

16:30 UTC+9

FC Seoul	2–1	FC Anyang
Lingard 48' Lucas Rodrigues 79'		90+3' Choe Seong-beom

Seoul World Cup Stadium , Seoul

Attendance: 41,415

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

22 February 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Daegu FC	3–1	Suwon FC
Bruno Lamas 19' (pen.) Lee Yong 53' (o.g.) Caio Marcelo 70'		90+4' Anderson

iM Bank Park , Daegu

Attendance: 12,098

Referee: Kim Dae-yong

23 February 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Daejeon Hana Citizen	0–2	Ulsan HD
		8' Yoon Jae-seok 59' Heo Yool

Daejeon World Cup Stadium , Daejeon

Attendance: 19,628

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

23 February 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2–2	Gwangju FC
Compagno 21', 66'		14' Asani 66' Oh Hu-seong

Jeonju World Cup Stadium , Jeonju

Attendance: 15,393

Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop

23 February 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gangwon FC	2–1	Pohang Steelers
Lee Ji-ho 82', 90+3'		44' Lee Ho-jae

Chuncheon Songam Sports Town , Chuncheon

Attendance: 6,539

Referee: Song Min-seok

Matchday 3 (1-3 March)

1 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Ulsan HD	1–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Bojanić 65'

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium , Ulsan

Attendance: 26,317

Referee: Kim Woo-sung

1 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Pohang Steelers	0–0	Daegu FC

Pohang Steel Yard , Pohang

Attendance: 11,207

Referee: Kim Yong-woo

1 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gwangju FC	2–1	FC Anyang
Asani 57', 89'		16' Mota

Gwangju World Cup Stadium , Gwangju

Attendance: 3,319

Referee: Shin Yong-jun

2 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Daejeon Hana Citizen	1–0	Suwon FC
Joo Min-kyu 87'

Daejeon World Cup Stadium , Daejeon

Attendance: 7,220

Referee: Choi Gwang-ho

2 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gangwon FC	0–0	Jeju SK

Chuncheon Songam Sports Town , Chuncheon

Attendance: 5,009

Referee: Lee Dong-jun

3 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

FC Seoul	0–0	Gimcheon Sangmu

Seoul World Cup Stadium , Seoul

Attendance: 24,889

Referee: Seol Tae-hwan

Matchday 4 (8-9, 22 March)

8 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Suwon FC	0–0	FC Seoul

Suwon Sports Complex , Suwon

Attendance: 8,661

Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop

8 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Daegu FC	1–2	Daejeon Hana Citizen
Bruno Lamas 71'		7' Joo Min-kyu 10' Choi Geon-ju

iM Bank Park , Daegu

Attendance: 12,168

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

8 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

FC Anyang	1–3	Gimcheon Sangmu
Matheus Oliveira 18'		20' Lee Dong-gyeong 36' Kim Seung-sub 38' Yu Kang-hyun

Anyang Stadium , Anyang

Attendance: 13,579

Referee: Kim Dae-yong

9 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Ulsan HD	2–0	Jeju SK
Heo Yool 32', 70'

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium , Ulsan

Attendance: 16,749

Referee: Song Min-seok

9 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0–1	Gangwon FC
		89' Kim Gyeong-min

Jeonju World Cup Stadium , Jeonju

Attendance: 14,090

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

22 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gwangju FC	2–3	Pohang Steelers
Cho Sung-gwon 7' Reis 90+2'		22' Oberdan 68' (pen.) Lee Ho-jae 90+11' Kang Hyun-je

Gwangju World Cup Stadium , Gwangju

Attendance: 4,544

Referee: Park Byeong-jin

Matchday 5 (15-16 March)

15 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Jeju SK	1–3	Daejeon Hana Citizen
Seo Jin-su 56' (pen.)		50' Joo Min-kyu 90+1' Jeong Jae-hee 90+4' Lee Jun-gyu

Jeju World Cup Stadium , Seogwipo, Jeju Province

Attendance: 4,561

Referee: Seol Tae-hwan

15 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gangwon FC	0–1	FC Seoul
		19' Cho Young-wook

Chuncheon Songam Sports Town , Chuncheon

Attendance: 10,231

Referee: Shin Yong-jun

15 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Daegu FC	0–1	FC Anyang
		20' Chae Hyun-woo

iM Bank Park , Daegu

Attendance: 12,183

Referee: Kim Woo-sung

16 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Suwon FC	1–1	Ulsan HD
Luan Dias 13'		73' Erick Farias

Suwon Sports Complex , Suwon

Attendance: 5,557

Referee: Kim Yong-woo

16 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gimcheon Sangmu	0–0	Gwangju FC

Gimcheon Stadium , Gimcheon

Attendance: 3,193

Referee: Lee Dong-jun

16 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2–2	Pohang Steelers
Jeon Jin-woo 25' Park Jae-yong 29'		51' Lee Tae-seok 84' Cho Sang-hyeok

Jeonju World Cup Stadium , Jeonju

Attendance: 10,442

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

Matchday 6 (29-30 March)

29 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

FC Seoul	3–2	Daegu FC
Lingard 45+4' (pen.) Jeong Seung-won 90+' Moon Seon-min 90+3'		57' Yoshino 79' Jung Chi-in

Seoul World Cup Stadium , Seoul

Attendance: 25,258

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

29 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Pohang Steelers	1–0	Ulsan HD
Lee Ho-jae 79'

Pohang Steel Yard , Pohang

Attendance: 12,565

Referee: Kim Dae-yong

29 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Daejeon Hana Citizen	1–1	Gwangju FC
Kim In-gyun 61'		33' Reis

Daejeon World Cup Stadium , Daejeon

Attendance: 11,469

Referee: Song Min-seok

30 March 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Jeju SK	1–0	Suwon FC
Kim Jun-ha 22'

Jeju World Cup Stadium , Seogwipo, Jeju Province

Attendance: 10,778

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

30 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gimcheon Sangmu	1–0	Gangwon FC
Lee Dong-gyeong 76'

Gimcheon Stadium , Gimcheon

Attendance: 2,026

Referee: Park Byeong-jin

30 March 2025

16:30 UTC+9

FC Anyang	0–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
		53' (pen.) Compagno

Anyang Stadium , Anyang

Attendance: 10,031

Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop

Matchday 7 (5-6 April)

5 April 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Ulsan HD	0 - 0	FC Seoul

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium , Ulsan

Attendance: 20,358

Referee: GOH Hyung-jin

5 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gimcheon Sangmu	2 - 0	Daegu FC
KIM Seung-sub 33' Yu Kang-hyun 45'

Gimcheon Stadium , Gimcheon

Attendance: 3,740

Referee: KIM Yong-woo

5 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Daejeon Hana Citizen	0 - 2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
		46' Jeon Jin-woo 90' JEON Byung-kwan

Daejeon World Cup Stadium , Daejeon

Attendance: 14,622

Referee: LEE Dong-jun

5 April 2025

19:00 UTC+9

Suwon FC	1 - 1	Pohang Steelers
Sabbag 13'		50' Oberdan

Suwon Sports Complex , Suwon

Attendance: 2,924

Referee: KIM Jong-hyeok

6 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

FC Anyang	2 - 0	Gangwon FC
CHOI Kyu-hyeon 83' Oude Kotte 90+2'

Anyang Stadium , Anyang

Attendance: 8,127

Referee: SEOL Tae-hwan

6 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gwangju FC	1 - 0	Jeju SK
Reis 90'

Gwangju World Cup Stadium , Gwangju

Attendance: 3,858

Referee: SHIN Yong-jun

Matchday 8 (12-13 April)

12 April 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Suwon FC	v	Gimcheon Sangmu

Suwon Sports Complex , Suwon

12 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

FC Seoul	v	Daejeon Hana Citizen

Seoul World Cup Stadium , Seoul

12 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Pohang Steelers	v	FC Anyang

Pohang Steel Yard , Pohang

13 April 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Gangwon FC	v	Gwangju FC

Chuncheon Songam Sports Town , Chuncheon

13 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	v	Jeju SK

Jeonju World Cup Stadium , Jeonju

13 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Daegu FC	v	Ulsan HD

Daegu iM Bank Park , Daegu

Matchday 9 (19-20 April)

19 April 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Ulsan HD	v	Gangwon FC

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium , Ulsan

19 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gimcheon Sangmu	v	Daejeon Hana Citizen

Gimcheon Stadium , Gimcheon

19 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

FC Anyang	v	Suwon FC

Anyang Stadium , Anyang

19 April 2025

19:00 UTC+9

FC Seoul	v	Gwangju FC

Seoul World Cup Stadium , Seoul

20 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Jeju SK	v	Pohang Steelers

Jeju World Cup Stadium , Seogwipo, Jeju Province

20 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	v	Daegu FC

Jeonju World Cup Stadium , Jeonju

Matchday 10 (9, 26-27 April)

9 April 2025

19:30 UTC+9

Gwangju FC	v	Daegu FC

Gwangju World Cup Stadium , Gwangju

26 April 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Suwon FC	v	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Suwon Sports Complex , Suwon

26 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

FC Anyang	v	Jeju SK

Anyang Stadium , Anyang

27 April 2025

14:00 UTC+9

Pohang Steelers	v	FC Seoul

Pohang Steel Yard , Pohang

27 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Gimcheon Sangmu	v	Ulsan HD

Gimcheon Stadium , Gimcheon

27 April 2025

16:30 UTC+9

Daejeon Hana Citizen	v	Gangwon FC

Daejeon World Cup Stadium , Daejeon

Matchday 11 (2-3 May, TBA)

2025

Month	Player of the Month		Young Player of the Month		Goal of the Month
Month	Player	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

v t e K League seasons
K League 1	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
K League 2	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Championship	1984 1986 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

v t e 2024–25 in Asian football (AFC)
« 2023–24 2025–26 »
Domestic leagues	Afghanistan ('25) Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan '24 '25 Brunei Cambodia China '24 '25 East Timor '24 '25 Guam '24 '25 Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan '24 '25 Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan '24 '25 Laos Lebanon Macau ('25) Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Mariana Islands '24 '25 Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines '24 '24–'25 Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea '24 '25 Sri Lanka '24 '25 Syria Taiwan '24 '25 Tajikistan '24 '25 Thailand Turkmenistan '24 '25 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan '24 '25 Vietnam Yemen '24 '25
Domestic cups	Australia '24 '25 Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan '24 '25 Brunei Cambodia '24 '25 China '24 '25 East Timor '24 '25 Guam '24 '25 Hong Kong India '24 '25 Iran Iraq Japan '24 '25 Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyszstan '24 '25 Laos '24 '25 Lebanon Macau ('24) Malaysia '24 '25 Maldives '24 '25 Mongolia '24 '25 Myanmar '24 '25 Nepal '24 '25 North Korea '24 '25 Oman Pakistan '24 '25 Palestine Philippines '24 '25 Qatar '24 '25 Saudi Arabia Singapore '24 '25 South Korea '24 '25 Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan '24 '25 Tajikistan '24 '25 Thailand Turkmenistan '24 '25 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan '24 '25 Vietnam Yemen '24 '25
League cups	Bahrain Bangladesh Hong Kong Shield India '24 '25 Japan '24 '25 Jordan '24–'25 '25 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Federation Cup Laos Lebanon Malaysia Cup Challenge Cup Maldives '24 '25 Oman Philippines Qatar Syria Thailand Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates
Super Cups	Bahrain Bangladesh '24 '25 China East Timor Iran Japan Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Qatar–UAE Challenge Cup '25 Qatar–UAE Super Cup '25 Saudi Arabia Tajikistan Thailand United Arab Emirates UAE–Qatar Challenge Shield '25 UAE–Qatar Super Shield '25 Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship 2025 CAFA Silk Way Cup
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Elite Qualifying play-offs League stage Knockout stage Final AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Challenge League Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final
National team competitions	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2025 FIFA Arab Cup 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification 2024 ASEAN Championship Final 2025 SAFF Championship

v t e 2025 in South Korean football
« 2024 2026 »
National teams	AFC Asian Cup FIFA World Cup qualification AFC U-23 Asian Cup WAFF U-23 Championship Friendlies
Leagues	K League 1 K League 2 K3 League K4 League WK League
Domestic cups	Korea Cup
International cups	AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League Two
Club seasons	Anyang Daegu Daejeon Hana Citizen Gangwon FC Gimcheon Sangmu Gwangju Jeju FC Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Pohang Steelers FC Seoul Suwon Ulsan HD

2025 K League 1

Contents

Teams

Team changes

Rules changes

Locations

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Foreign players

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–33

Results

Matches 1–22

Matchdays 1-11

Matchdays 12-22

Matches 23–33

Matchdays 23-33

Matches 34–38

Final A

Matchdays 34-38

Final B

Matchdays 34-38

Relegation play-offs

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assist providers

Hat-tricks

Awards

Weekly awards

Monthly awards

Attendance

See also

References

External links