42nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea
Football league season
Hana 1Q K League 1 Season 2024 Dates 1 March – 24 November 2024 Matches played 198 Goals scored 533 (2.69 per match) Top goalscorer Stefan Mugoša (Incheon United ) (13 goals)Biggest home win Suwon FC 5-0 Jeju United (25 August) Biggest away win Suwon FC 0-6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (14 September) Highest scoring Ulsan HD 5-4 Pohang Steelers (31 August) Longest winning run 6 matches Gangwon FC Longest unbeaten run 6 matches Pohang Steelers Longest winless run 8 matches Incheon United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Longest losing run 6 matches Gwangju Pohang Steelers Highest attendance 52,600 FC Seoul 0-1 Ulsan HD FC (4 May 2024) Lowest attendance 1,085 Gimcheon Sangmu 2-3 Suwon FC (9 July 2024) Total attendance 2,167,715 Average attendance 10,948
All statistics correct as of 6 October 2024.
The 2024 K League 1 , also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing 42nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea , and the twelfth season of the K League 1 . Ulsan HD are the defending champions.[ 1]
Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted from the 2023 K League 2 after a one-year absence from the top flight. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to 2024 K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.[ 2]
Locations of the 2024 K League 1 teams
The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.[ 3]
Daegu FC
Daejeon Hana Citizen
Gimcheon Sangmu
DGB Daegu Bank Park
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Gimcheon Stadium
Capacity: 12,415
Capacity: 40,903
Capacity: 25,000
Gangwon FC
Gwangju FC
Chuncheon Songam Leports Town
Gangneung Stadium
Gwangju Football Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Capacity: 22,333
Capacity: 10,007
Incheon United
Jeju United
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Incheon Football Stadium
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 20,891
Capacity: 29,791
Capacity: 42,477
Pohang Steelers
FC Seoul
Suwon FC
Pohang Steel Yard
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Suwon Stadium
Capacity: 17,443
Capacity: 66,704
Capacity: 11,808
Ulsan HD
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 44,102
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.[ 10]
As a military-owned team, Gimcheon Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players.
North Korean player An Byong-jun , who played for Suwon FC , was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law .
Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. Source:
Soccerway ,
K League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:
^ Left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
^ 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 [ edit ]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 Ocober 2024. Source:
K League
First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2024. Source:
K League
Source:
K League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 8 (20–21 April, 15 May)
Matchday 10 (30 April – 1 May)
Matchday 26 (9–11 August)
Matchday 27 (16–18 August)
Matchday 28 (24–25 August)
Matchday 29 (31 August – 1 September)
Matchday 30 (13–15 September)
Matchday 31 (21–22 September)
Matchday 32 (27–29 September)
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
First match(es) will be played: 19 October 2024. Source:
K League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 34 (19–20 October)
Matchday 35 (26–27 October)
Matchday 36 (2–3 November)
Matchday 37 (10 November)
Matchday 38 (24 November)
First match(es) will be played: 19 October 2024. Source:
K League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchday 34 (19–20 October)
Matchday 35 (26–27 October)
Matchday 36 (2–3 November)
Matchday 37 (10 November)
Matchday 38 (23 November)
Relegation play-offs [ edit ]
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.
Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Winner of promotion PO of K League 2
agg.
10th place of K League 1
28 Nov
1 Dec
Runners-up of K League 2
agg.
11th place of K League 1
28 Nov
1 Dec
Top assist providers [ edit ]
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
FC Seoul
434,426
52,600
13,040
27,152
+19.8% †
2
Ulsan HD
316,081
29,007
9,444
18,593
+2.1% †
3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
240,152
25,782
5,560
15,010
+19.4% †
4
Incheon United
163,583
15,422
6,164
11,190
+25.2% †
5
Daegu FC
190,230
12,133
7,152
11,135
+1.6% †
6
Pohang Steelers
163,263
13,467
5,143
9,604
+11.1% †
7
Daejeon Hana Citizen
161,051
18,473
4,759
9,474
−26.3% †
8
Gangwon FC
140,378
13,170
3,056
8,774
+35.8% †
9
Jeju United
106,897
12,409
3,044
6,288
+4.8% †
10
Suwon FC
85,989
9,557
2,328
5,374
+3.6% †
11
Gwangju FC
83,174
8,091
1,562
4,893
0.0%†
12
Gimcheon Sangmu
51,969
5,848
1,085
3,249
+174.4% †
League total
2,151,617
52,600
1,085
10,867
+1.2% †
Updated to games played on 18 August 2024 Source: K League Notes: † Teams that played previous season in K League 2.
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