The 2024 K League 1, also known as the Hana Bank K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 42nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the twelfth season of the K League 1. Ulsan HD defended their title for the second consecutive year.
Teams
Team changes
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.
Locations
The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.
Stadiums
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
Foreign players
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.
As a military-owned team, Gimcheon Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players.
North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Suwon FC, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.
Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
League table
Positions by matchday
Leaders, qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round
Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to K League 2
Round 1–33
Round 34–38
Results
Matches 1–22
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
Matches 23–33
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
Matches 34–38
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
Final A
Final B
Relegation play-offs
The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team played the play-off winners and the runners-up of the K League 2, respectively, in the relegation play-offs.
Daegu FC won 6–5 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Top assist providers
Hat-tricks
Awards
Weekly awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
The 2024 K League Awards was held on 29 November 2024.
Attendance
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
See also
- 2024 in South Korean football
- 2024 Korean FA Cup
- 2024 K League 2
References
External links
- 2024 K League Technical Report (Archived)
