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The South Korean football champions are the winners of the highest league in South Korean football, which is currently the K League 1 .
Seongnam FC has won seven titles, the record for most titles won. FC Seoul and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors have won the league on six occasions, followed by Pohang Steelers with five titles. Seongnam FC is the only teams to have won the League title for three consecutive seasons, in 1993–95 and 2001–03.
List of champions
K League (1983–2012)
Professional football clubs and semi-professional football clubs competed together between 1983 and 1986. Since 1987, only professional football clubs competed in the league. The league was renamed to K League in 1998.
K League Classic (2013–2017)
K League 1 (2018–present)
Top flight league was renamed to K League 1 starting with the 2018 season.
Total titles won
In South Korea, Professional era records are generally accepted.
All-time (1964–present)
Club
Champions
Runners-up
Winning seasons
Runners-up seasons
Pohang Steelers
8
5
1975s, 1981a, 1982, 1986 , 1988 , 1992 , 2007 , 2013
1977, 1985 , 1987 , 1995 , 2004
Seongnam FC
7
3
1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2006
1992 , 2007 , 2009
FC Seoul
6
5
1985 , 1990 , 2000 , 2010 , 2012 , 2016
1986 , 1989 , 1993 , 2001 , 2008
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
6
2
2009 , 2011 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 , 2018
2012 , 2016
Busan IPark
5
3
1981s, 1984 , 1987 , 1991 , 1997
1983 , 1990 , 1999
Army FC (including Army Logistics Command FC )
4
5
1968a , 1974a , 1977, 1980s
1973a, 1974s, 1975s, 1979s, 1981a
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4
4
1998 , 1999 , 2004 , 2008
1996 , 2006 , 2014 , 2015
Korea Tungsten Company FC
4
3
1965s , 1965a, 1966a , 1968s
1964a, 1969s, 1970s
Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
3
2
1965s , 1967a, 1969s
1966s, 1968s
Seoul Trust Bank FC (including Korea Trust Bank FC )
3
2
1971s, 1973a, 1976s
1970a, 1971a
Cheil Industries FC
3
1
1964s , 1968a , 1970s
1967a
Keumseong Textile Company FC
3
0
1964s , 1964a, 1965s
Police FC (including Seoul Police Department FC National Police Department FC )
3
0
1966s, 1966a , 1967s
Ulsan Hyundai
2
7
1996 , 2005
1988 , 1991 , 1998 , 2002 , 2003 , 2011 , 2013
Marine Corps FC
2
2
1971a, 1973s
1972s, 1972a
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
2
1
1972s, 1972a
1971s
Chohung Bank FC
2
1
1970a, 1974s
1971a
Seoul City FC
2
1
1978s , 1980s
1978a
Korea Automobile Insurance Company FC
2
1
1978a, 1980a
1975a
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
2
0
1975a, 1979s
Jeju United
1
5
1989
1984 , 1994 , 2000 , 2010 , 2017
Korea Exchange Bank FC
1
1
1976s
1971s
Navy FC
1
1
1978s
1981s
Commercial Bank of Korea FC
1
0
1974a
Air Force FC
1
0
1980a
Hallelujah FC
1
0
1983
Kookmin Bank FC
0
2
1973s, 1982
Korea Coal Corporation FC
0
1
1965a
Ssangyong Cement FC
0
1
1967s
Chunnam Dragons
0
1
1997
Incheon United
0
1
2005
Professional era (1983–present)
K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history and records.[5]
Club
Champions
Runners-up
Winning Seasons
Runners-up Seasons
Seongnam FC [a]
7
3
1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2006
1992 , 2007 , 2009
FC Seoul [b]
6
5
1985 , 1990 , 2000 , 2010 , 2012 , 2016
1986 , 1989 , 1993 , 2001 , 2008
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
6
2
2009 , 2011 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 , 2018
2012 , 2016
Pohang Steelers [c]
5
4
1986 , 1988 , 1992 , 2007 , 2013
1985 , 1987 , 1995 , 2004
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4
4
1998 , 1999 , 2004 , 2008
1996 , 2006 , 2014 , 2015
Busan IPark [d]
4
3
1984 , 1987 , 1991 , 1997
1983 , 1990 , 1999
Ulsan Hyundai [e]
2
7
1996 , 2005
1988 , 1991 , 1998 , 2002 , 2003 , 2011 , 2013
Jeju United [f]
1
5
1989
1984 , 1994 , 2000 , 2010 , 2017
Hallelujah FC
1
0
1983
Jeonnam Dragons
0
1
1997
Incheon United
0
1
2005
Titles by city / area
This is the number of regional championships since the 1987 season, in which the official regional affiliation system was used for the first time.
City / Area
Titles
Clubs
Seoul
7
FC Seoul (1990 , 2010 , 2012 , 2016 )
Ilhwa Chunma (1993 , 1994 , 1995 )
Jeonbuk
6
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2009 , 2011 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 , 2018 )
Pohang
4
Pohang Steelers (1988 , 1992 , 2007 , 2013 )
Suwon
4
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1998 , 1999 , 2004 , 2008 )
Seongnam
4
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2006 )
Busan
2
Pusan Daewoo Royals (1991 , 1997 )
Ulsan
2
Ulsan Hyundai (1996 , 2005 )
Anyang
1
Anyang LG Cheetahs (2000 )
Busan & Gyeongnam
1
Daewoo Royals (1987 )
Incheon & Gyeonggi
1
Yukong Elephants (1989 )
This is the number of regional championships since the 1987 season, in which the official regional affiliation system was used for the first time.
Province
Titles
City / Area
Clubs
Capital region
17
(7) Seoul
FC Seoul (1990 , 2010 , 2012 , 2016 )
Ilhwa Chunma (1993 , 1994 , 1995 )
(4) Suwon
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1998 , 1999 , 2004 , 2008 )
(4) Seongnam
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2006 )
(1) Anyang
Anyang LG Cheetahs (2000 )
(1) Incheon & Gyeonggi
Yukong Elephants (1989 )
Gyeongsang region
9
(4) Pohang
Pohang Steelers (1988 , 1992 , 2007 , 2013 )
(2) Busan
Pusan Daewoo Royals (1991 , 1997 )
(2) Ulsan
Ulsan Hyundai (1996 , 2005 )
(1) Busan & Gyeongnam
Daewoo Royals (1987 )
Jeolla region
6
(6) Jeonbuk
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2009 , 2011 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 , 2018 )
Chungcheong region
0
Gangwon region
0
Jeju region
0
^ Previously known as Ilhwa Chunma, Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
^ Previously known as Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, LG Cheetahs and Anyang LG Cheetahs
^ Previously known as POSCO Dolphins and POSCO Atoms
^ Previously known as Daewoo Royals and Pusan Daewoo Royals
^ Previously known as Hyundai Horang-i and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
^ Previously known as Yukong, Puchon Yukong and Bucheon SK
See also
References
0000 A. a b Also won the League Cup and Supplementary League Cup .
0000 B. a b Also won the Super Cup .
0000 C. a b Also won the League Cup .
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