Korea Football League - K League 1

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The K League 1 is one of South Korea's professional association football leagues. At the top of the South Korean football league system and contested by twelve clubs, it is the country's highest level of football competition.

In 1998, Korea's football league was reformed and renamed the K League. The K League was then split into two divisions in 2013, the first division was renamed the K League Classic while the newly created second division was named the K League Challenge and both are now part of the K League structure. Since its creation, the league has expanded from an initial 5 to 22 clubs. Of the five inaugural clubs, only Yukong Elephants, POSCO Dolphins, and Daewoo Royals still competes in the K League; Kookmin Bank FC dropped out of the league at the end of 1984, and Hallelujah FC followed the season after.

On 22 January 2018 the official name was changed to K League 1.

Teams (alphabetical order):

Daegu FC

FC Seoul

Gangwon FC

Gyeongnam FC

Incheon United

Jeju United

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Pohang Steelers

Sangju Sangmu

Seongnam FC

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Ulsan Hyundai