2024 K League 1
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Season | 2024 |
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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 |
←2023 2025→
All statistics correct as of 6 October 2024. |
The2024 K League 1,also known as theHana 1QK League 1for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing 42nd season of the top division of professionalfootballinSouth Korea,and the twelfth season of theK League 1.Ulsan HDare the defending champions.[1]
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]Gimcheon Sangmuwere promoted from the2023 K League 2after a one-year absence from the top flight.Suwon Samsung Bluewingswere relegated to2024 K League 2in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.[2]
Promoted fromK League 2 | Relegated toK League 2 |
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Locations
[edit]The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.[3]
Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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Daegu FC | Daegu | Daegu |
Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon | Daejeon |
Gangwon FC | Gangwon | Gangwon |
Gimcheon Sangmu | Gimcheon | Gimcheon |
Gwangju FC | Gwangju | Gwangju |
Incheon United | Incheon | Incheon |
Jeju United | 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
[edit]Daegu FC | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Gimcheon Sangmu |
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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 |
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Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | ||
Capacity:44,102 | ||
Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Jeju United | Jung Jo-gook(caretaker) | End of interim spell | 5 December 2023 | Pre-season | Kim Hak-bum | 5 December 2023[4] |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Dan Petrescu | Mutual consent | 6 April 2024[5] | 12th | Kim Do-heon | 27 May 2024[6] |
Daegu FC | Choi Won-kwon | Resigned | 19 April 2024[7] | 11th | Park Chang-hyun | 23 April 2024[8] |
Daejeon Hana Citizen | Lee Min-sung | Resigned | 21 May 2024[9] | 12th | Hwang Sun-hong | 3 June 2024 |
Incheon United | Jo Sung-hwan | Mutual consent | 6 July 2024 | 9th | Choi Yung-keun | 1 August 2024 |
Ulsan HD | Hong Myung-bo | Signed bySouth Korea | 11 July 2024 | 3rd | Kim Pan-gon | 28 July 2024 |
Foreign players
[edit]The number of allowed foreign players was kept strictly to six per team, including a guaranteed slot for a player from theAsian Football Confederationcountries. 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 Sangmuare not allowed to sign any foreign players.
North KoreanplayerAn Byong-jun,who played forSuwon FC,was deemed as a native player bySouth Korean nationality law.
Players inboldwere registered during the mid-season transfer window.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[b] |
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1 | Ulsan HD | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 61 | Qualification forChampions League Elite league stage |
2 | Gimcheon Sangmu[c] | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 56 | |
3 | Gangwon FC | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Qualification forChampions League Elite play-off round |
4 | Pohang Steelers | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 51 | Qualification forChampions League Two group stage |
5 | FC Seoul | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 50 | |
6 | Suwon FC | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 49 | |
7 | Gwangju FC | 33 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 43 | |
8 | Jeju United | 33 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 41 | |
9 | Daegu FC | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 38 | |
10 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 37 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
11 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 35 | |
12 | Incheon United | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 32 | Relegation toK League 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:
Positions by matchday
[edit]Leaders, qualification forChampions League Elite league stage
Qualification forChampions League Elite play-off round
Qualification forChampions League Two group stage
Qualification forrelegation play-offs
Relegation toK League 2
Round 1–33
[edit]Round 34–38
[edit]Results
[edit]Matches 1–33
[edit]Matchdays 1–33
[edit]Matchday 1 (1–3 March)
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Matchday 9 (27–28 April)
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Matchday 10 (30 April – 1 May)
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Matchday 13 (18–19 May)
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Matchday 14 (25–26 May)
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Matchday 17 (15–16 June)
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Matchday 19 (25–26 June)
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Matchday 21 (5–7 July)
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Incheon Football Stadium,Incheon Attendance: 7,012 Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Suwon Sports Complex,Suwon Attendance: 7,378 Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Daejeon World Cup Stadium,Daejeon Attendance: 10,378 Referee: Choi Hyeon-jae
Gangneung Stadium,Gangneung Attendance: 10,334 Referee: Kim Woo-sung |
Matchday 22 (9–10 July)
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DGB Daegu Bank Park,Daegu Attendance: 7,152 Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gimcheon Stadium,Gimcheon Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium,Ulsan Attendance: 9,444 Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Pohang Steel Yard,Pohang Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Park Byeong-jin
Jeonju World Cup Stadium,Jeonju Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop |
Matchday 23 (13–14 July)
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Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium,Ulsan Attendance: 21,064 Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Daejeon World Cup Stadium,Daejeon Attendance: 7,147 Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Jeju World Cup Stadium,Seogwipo, Jeju Province Attendance: 4,412 Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Suwon Sports Complex,Suwon Attendance: 5,594 Referee: Seol Tae-hwan |
Matchday 24 (20–21 July)
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Jeonju World Cup Stadium,Jeonju Attendance: 18,753 Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gangneung Stadium,Gangneung Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Incheon Football Stadium,Incheon Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Seoul World Cup Stadium,Seoul Attendance: 18,577 Referee: Kim Yong-woo
Daejeon World Cup Stadium,Daejeon Attendance: 6,635 Referee: Lee Dong-jun |
Matchday 25 (26–28 July)
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Jeju World Cup Stadium,Seogwipo, Jeju Province Attendance: 7,346 Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Gwangju Football Stadium,Gwangju Attendance: 4,239 Referee: Song Min-seok
DGB Daegu Bank Park,Daegu Attendance: 11,373 Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Incheon Football Stadium,Incheon Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Pohang Steel Yard,Pohang Attendance: 13,221 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop |
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Matches 34–38
[edit]Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
Final A
[edit]Matchday 34 (18–20 October)
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Matchday 35 (26–27 October)
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Matchday 36 (1–3 November)
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Matchday 37 (9-10 November)
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Matchday 38 (23 November)
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Final B
[edit]Matchday 34 (18–20 October)
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Matchday 35 (26-27 October)
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Matchday 38 (24 November)
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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 theK League 2,respectively, in the relegation play-offs.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |
Winner of Promotion play-off of K League 2 | v | 10th place team of K League 1 |
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10th place team of K League 1 | v | Winner of Promotion play-off of K League 2 |
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2nd place team of K League 2 | v | 11th place team of K League 1 |
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11th place team of K League 1 | v | 2nd place team of K League 2 |
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Statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Top assist providers
[edit]Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Yago | Gangwon FC | Incheon United | 4–1 | 21 April 2024 |
Jeong Jae-hee | Pohang Steelers | Gangwon FC | 4–2 | 1 May 2024 |
Awards
[edit]Weekly awards
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Monthly awards
[edit]Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
March | Lee Dong-gyeong | Ulsan | Park Seung-ho | Incheon | Lee Seung-woo | Suwon FC |
April | Lee Dong-gyeong | Ulsan | Yang Min-hyeok | Gangwon | Jeon Byung-kwan | Jeonbuk |
May | Lee Seung-woo | Suwon FC | Yang Min-hyeok | Gangwon | Jang Seong-won | Daegu |
June | Anderson | Suwon FC | Yang Min-hyeok | Gangwon | Cesinha | Daegu |
July | Yang Min-hyeok | Gangwon | Yang Min-hyeok | Gangwon | Yang Min-hyeok | Gangwon |
August | Anderson | Suwon FC | Hwang Jae-won | Daegu | Kim Jae-woo | Daejeon |
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March | Park Tae-ha | Pohang | 1 | Jo Hyeon-woo | Ulsan |
April | Yeom Ki-hun | Suwon | 2 | Jo Hyeon-woo | Ulsan |
May | Yoon Jong-hwan | Gangwon | 1 | Jeong Min-ki | Jeonbuk |
June | Chung Jung-yong | Gimcheon | 1 | Kim Dong-jun | Jeju |
July | Yoon Jong-hwan | Gangwon | 1 | Kim Jeong-hoon | Jeonbuk |
August | Kim Gi-dong | Seoul | 1 | Kang Hyeon-mu | Seoul |
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Attendance
[edit]Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Defending champions to take on runners-up to kick off 2023 K League football season".Yonhap News Agency.13 January 2023.Retrieved13 January2023.
- ^"Ulsan repeat as champions, Suwon Samsung suffer relegation in K League for 1st time".The Korea Times.11 December 2023.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^"기록"[Records].K League.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^[오피셜] 제주, 제 17대 사령탑으로 김학범 감독 선임… "자신감 심어주고 싶다"(in Korean). InterFootball. 5 December 2023.Retrieved5 December2023.
- ^"[공식발표] '유일 무승' 단 페트레스쿠 감독, 전북과 결별...자진 사임→국내 코치진 대행 체제".
- ^"Jeonbuk name ex-Premier League midfielder Kim Do-heon as new head coach".
- ^"[오피셜] 대구 최원권 감독, 자진 사임...성적 부진 이유, 대전전 정선호 코치 임시 감독 수행".
- ^"[오피셜] 대구FC, 제14대 사령탑으로 박창현 감독 선임…" 파이널A 안착하겠다 "".
- ^"Lee Min-sung resigns as manager of Daejeon Hana Citizen".
- ^Paik, Ji-hwan (6 December 2023)."K League to relax Asian quota in 2025, count 'homegrown' foreign players as Korean".Korea JoongAng Daily.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^ab"K LEAGUE / Record".