2022 K League 1

The 2022 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 40th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as the K League, and the fifth season under its current name, the K League 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the defending champions.

2022 K League 1
Season2022
Dates19 February – 30 October 2022
← 2021
2023 →
Locations of the 2022 K League 1 teams

The 2022 season will be divided into two parts. First, there will be 33 Regular Rounds in which 12 teams play a round robin with 3 rounds (Rounds 1–33). Then there will be a Final A and Final B, each with 6 teams divided based on regular round performance, with each final being a round robin (Rounds 34–38).

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to the 2022 K League 2

Teams promoted from the 2021 K League 2

Participating teams by province

The following twelve clubs will compete in the K League 1 during the 2022 season.[1]

Club City / Area Manager Joined Owner(s) Kit Supplier Sponsor(s)
Daegu FC Daegu Alexandre Gama 2002 Government of Daegu, Citizen Stockholder Goal Studio DGB Daegu Bank, AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
Gangwon FC Gangwon Choi Yong-soo 2009 Government of Gangwon, Citizen Stockholder Fila Gangwon Land
Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Kim Tae-wan 2021 Republic of Korea Armed Forces, Government of Gimcheon, Citizen Stockholder Kelme Government of Gimcheon
Incheon United Incheon Kim Han-yoon 2004 Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder Macron Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
Jeju United Jeju-do Nam Ki-il 1983 SK Energy Fila SK Energy
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Kim Sang-sik 1995 Hyundai Motor Company Adidas Hyundai Motor Company
Pohang Steelers Pohang Kim Gi-dong 1983 POSCO Puma POSCO, Pohang City Hall
Seongnam FC Seongnam Kim Nam-il 1988 Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder Umbro Government of Seongnam
FC Seoul Seoul An Ik-soo 1984 GS Group Pro-Specs GS Shop, GS Caltex
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Lee Byung-keun 1996 Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Puma Samsung Electronics
Suwon FC Suwon Kim Do-kyun 2013 Government of Suwon, Citizen Stockholder Hummel Government of Suwon
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hong Myung-bo 1984 Hyundai Heavy Industries Adidas Hyundai Oil Bank, Hyundai Heavy Industries

Stadiums
Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gimcheon Sangmu FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
DGB Daegu Bank Park Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Gangneung Stadium Gimcheon Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 22,333 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 29,791 Capacity: 42,477
Pohang Steelers Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon Samsung
Bluewings		 Suwon FC Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steel Yard Tancheon Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 11,808 Capacity: 44,102

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries and a slot for a player from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Gimcheon Sangmu FC, being a military-owned team, is not allowed to sign any foreign players. A team could use five foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation. Samuel Pungi of Pohang Steelers was deemed to be a native player as he had been granted South Korean nationality.
The name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player ASEAN Player Former Player
Daegu FC Césinha Lamas Zeca Keita Suzuki Edgar
Gangwon FC Momchil Tsvetanov Dino Islamović Kevin Höög Jansson Yuki Kobayashi
Incheon United Stefan Mugoša Elías Aguilar Harrison Delbridge
Jeju United Gerso Fernandes Jonathan Ring Oskar Zawada
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Modou Barrow Gustavo Stanislav Iljutcenko Takahiro Kunimoto
Pohang Steelers Wanderson Moses Ogbu Alex Grant Manuel Palacios
Seongnam FC Fejsal Mulić Manuel Palacios
FC Seoul Osmar Aleksandar Paločević Ben Halloran Ricardo Silva
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Dave Bulthuis Elvis Sarić Sebastian Grønning
Suwon FC Lars Veldwijk Murilo Urho Nissilä Lachlan Jackson
Ulsan Hyundai Valeri Qazaishvili Leonardo Márk Koszta Jun Amano

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Ulsan Hyundai 9 7 2 0 15 5 +10 23 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Incheon United 9 5 3 1 10 6 +4 18
3 Pohang Steelers 9 4 3 2 12 8 +4 15 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 9 4 2 3 10 7 +3 14
5 Jeju United 9 3 4 2 8 8 0 13
6 Gimcheon Sangmu[lower-alpha 2] 9 3 3 3 12 9 +3 12
7 Suwon FC 9 3 1 5 13 15 −2 10
8 Gangwon FC 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 10
8 FC Seoul 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 10
10 Daegu FC 9 2 2 5 10 15 −5 8 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
11 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 9 1 4 4 7 11 −4 7
12 Seongnam FC 9 1 2 6 7 20 −13 5 Relegation to K League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. Teams were split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
  2. Gimcheon Sangmu are a military team and are not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions.

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for the Champions League group stage
  Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
  Relegation playoffs
  Relegation to the 2023 K League 2

Round 1–33
Team ╲ Round123456789
Ulsan Hyundai631111111
Incheon United452532222
Pohang Steelers173224433
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors45791111864
Jeju United12109743355
Gimcheon Sangmu625355546
Suwon FC8111212108997
Gangwon FC236475778
FC Seoul214681011108
Daegu FC109810676810
Suwon Samsung Bluewings8810889101111
Seongnam FC101211111212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2022. Source: kleague.com

Fixtures and results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home \ Away DGU GWN GCS ICU JJU JHM PHS SNM SEL SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC — 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–2
Gangwon FC 2–0 — 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2
Gimcheon Sangmu — 3–2 2–0 1–1
Incheon United 1–0 — 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Jeju United 0–0 0–0 — 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 0–1
Pohang Steelers — 1–1 2–0
Seongnam FC 0–3 0–1 0–4 — 0–0 2–2 0–2
FC Seoul 2–2 1–2 — 2–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 — 1–0
Suwon FC 4–3 3–2 3–4 —
Ulsan Hyundai 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2022. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Teams will play each other once.

Home \ Away DGU GWN GCS ICU JJU JHM PHS SNM SEO SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC —
Gangwon FC —
Gimcheon Sangmu —
Incheon United —
Jeju United —
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors —
Pohang Steelers —
Seongnam FC —
FC Seoul —
Suwon Samsung Bluewings —
Suwon FC —
Ulsan Hyundai —
First match(es) will be played on 22 July 2022. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Round Matches 34–38

Teams will play each other once.

Relegation playoffs

The Promotion-relegation playoffs will be contested between the 2nd placed team in the K League 2 playoff and the 11th placed team in the K League 1, and between the winners of K League 2 playoff and the 10th placed team in the K League 1. The winners will secure a place in the 2023 K League 1.

11th place team of 2022 K League 1v2nd place team of 2022 K League 2
10th place team of 2022 K League 1vWinner of Promotion Play-off 2

Season statistics
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