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 72 Goals scored 203 (2.82 per match) Top goalscorer Lee Sang-heon (Gangwon FC ) (5 goals)Biggest home win FC Seoul 5-1 Gimcheon Sangmu (3 April) Ulsan HD 4-0 Gangwon (13 April) Biggest away win Suwon FC 1-4 Gimcheon Sangmu (30 March) Highest scoring Gwangju 4-2 Gangwon (10 March) Ulsan HD 3-3 Incheon United (17 March) FC Seoul 5-1 Gimcheon Sangmu (3 April) Gangwon HD 3-3 Daejeon Hana Citizen (11 May) Longest winning run 3 matches Pohang Steelers Ulsan HD Longest unbeaten run 7 matches Pohang Steelers Longest winless run 6 matches Gwangju, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Longest losing run 6 matches Gwangju Highest attendance 52,600 FC Seoul 0-1 Ulsan HD FC (4 May 2024) Lowest attendance 1,562 Gwangju 2-3 Incheon United (3 April 2024) Total attendance 849,029 Average attendance 11,792
All statistics correct as of 15 May 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]
Team changes [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Locations of the 2024 K League 1 teams
The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.[3]
Stadiums [ edit ]
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
Personnel and sponsoring [ edit ]
Managerial changes [ edit ]
Foreign players [ edit ]
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.[8]
As a military-owned team, Gimcheon Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players.
Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
League table [ edit ]
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 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:
^ 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 2 group stage
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to K League 2
Round 1–33 [ edit ]
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2024. Source:
K League
Round 34–38 [ edit ]
First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2024. Source:
K League
Results [ edit ]
Matches 1–33 [ edit ]
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2024. Source:
K League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matchdays 1–33 [ edit ]
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)
Matches 34–38 [ edit ]
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
Final A [ edit ]
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)
Final B [ edit ]
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
Statistics [ edit ]
Top goalscorers [ edit ]
Top assist providers [ edit ]
Hat-tricks [ edit ]
Weekly awards [ edit ]
Round
Player of the Round
Player
Club
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
Monthly Awards [ edit ]
Month
Manager of the Month
Save of the Month
Manager
Club
Div.
Player
Club
March
Park Tae-ha
Pohang
1
Jo Hyeon-woo
Ulsan
April
Yeom Ki-hun
Suwon
2
May
June
July
August
September
October–December
Attendance [ edit ]
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
FC Seoul
203,945
52,600
13,040
33,991
+50.0% †
2
Ulsan Hyundai
108,652
28,683
13,874
18,108
−0.6% †
3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
99,635
25,782
11,215
16,605
+32.1% †
4
Daegu FC
70,981
12,133
11,330
11,830
+7.9% †
5
Incheon United
69,863
15,060
9,293
11,644
+30.3% †
6
Daejeon Hana Citizen
53,553
17,191
4,974
10,711
−16.7% †
7
Pohang Steelers
63,092
13,002
5,143
9,013
+4.2% †
8
Jeju United
37,291
10,033
3,426
6,215
+3.6% †
9
Gwangju FC
40,196
8,069
1,562
5,742
+18.9% †
10
Suwon FC
33,763
9,557
2,522
5,627
+8.5% †
11
Gangwon FC
33,666
10,144
3,056
5,611
−13.2% †
12
Gimcheon Sangmu
18,162
5,848
2,651
3,632
+206.8% †
League total
832,799
52,600
1,562
11,567
+7.8% †
Updated to games played on 6 May 2024 Source: K League Notes: † Teams that played previous season in K League 2.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
National teams Leagues Domestic cups International cups Club seasons
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Super Cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions