K-League

FM12 Update

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Competition
-1 / 200Reputation
—League games
16Clubs
—Total squad value

Competition

Code
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Nation
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Confederation
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Type
Top division
Level
1
Reputation
-1 / 200
Status
Active
Season
— – —
Colours
—
Short name
—
Parent competition
—
Crowd tendencies
0
Reputation stars
—
Share of top division
—
Continental rank
—
Reputation rankable
—

Format

Partial export
Teams
16
League games
—
Promoted in
—
Relegated
—
Champions League
—
Europa League
—
Conference League
—
Play-offs
—
Maximum games
—
Joined since 2010–11
None
Left since 2010–11
None

Squad rules

Partial export
Registered squad
—
Home-grown
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Club-trained
—
Foreign players
—
Under-21
—
Loans
—

Most titles

29 recorded titlesFMDB calculation
7Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2006, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1995, 1994, 1993
4FC Seoul2010, 2000, 1990, 1985
4Suwon Samsung Blue Wings2008, 2004, 1999, 1998
4Pohang Steelers2007, 1992, 1988, 1986
4Busan I'PARK1997, 1991, 1987, 1984
2Ulsan Hyundai2005, 1996

Counted over every recorded season of this competition, not the page of the roll of honour below. Placings point at teams rather than clubs, because international tournaments are won by national teams. Confirmed overall winners in every recorded season; abandoned, cancelled and no-data seasons are excluded and stage placings are counted separately.

Season table

In the export
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Points
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 30 18 3 9 67 32 35 63
2 Pohang Steelers 30 17 5 8 59 33 26 59
3 FC Seoul 30 16 7 7 56 38 18 55
4 Suwon Samsung Blue Wings 30 17 9 4 51 33 18 55
5 Busan I'PARK 30 13 10 7 49 43 6 46
6 Ulsan Hyundai 30 13 10 7 33 29 4 46
7 Chunnam Dragons 30 11 9 10 33 29 4 43
8 Gyeongnam FC 30 12 12 6 41 40 1 42
9 Jeju United 30 10 10 10 44 45 -1 40
10 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 30 9 13 8 43 47 -4 35
11 Gwangju FC 30 9 13 8 32 43 -11 35
12 Daegu FC 30 8 13 9 35 46 -11 33
13 Incheon United 30 6 10 14 31 40 -9 32
14 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 30 7 15 8 36 53 -17 29
15 Daejeon Citizen 30 6 15 9 31 59 -28 27
16 Gangwon FC 30 3 21 6 14 45 -31 15

Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.

2010–11 — full season table. Showing 16 of 16 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.

League strength

FMDB calculation
Member clubs with the figures that size them up
Busan I'PARK5250—————————
Chunnam Dragons5000—————————
Daegu FC41006571105——£0———
Daejeon Citizen42507272101——£0———
FC Seoul57509293112——£0———
Gangwon FC40003030———£0———
Gwangju FC3500—————————
Gyeongnam FC44006874102——£0———
Incheon United40506772103——£0———
Jeju United450088113128——£0———
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors57508282106——£0———
Pohang Steelers585085102117——£0———
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix3750—————————
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma60008488109——£0———
Suwon Samsung Blue Wings5850103114130——£0———
Ulsan Hyundai5400—————————

Every club naming this competition as its current division, with the squad of the team that shares the club uid. Average ability, CA16, PA16, average age, squad value and wage bill are the FMDB's own figures over each club's whole squad; hover one for the population it was computed from. CA16 and PA16 are the means of the sixteen highest abilities and potentials, a coded potential counted at its band midpoint as on the club page. Balance is the club's authored club_finance_detail.cash; reputation, capacity and attendance are stored club figures.

Best in the league

FMDB calculation

Roll of honour

Placings point at teams, not clubs
One row per season: winner, runner-up and third, from comp_history
Season Winner Runner-up Third Top scorer From awards Player of the season See awards
2011Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsUlsan HyundaiPohang SteelersDejan Damjanovic (23)FC Seoul—
2010FC SeoulJeju UnitedJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsYoo Byung-Soo (22)Incheon United—
2009Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaPohang SteelersLee Dong-Gook (21)Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors—
2008Suwon Samsung Blue WingsFC SeoulUlsan HyundaiDudu (16)Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma—
2007Pohang SteelersSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma—Caboré (18)Gyeongnam FC—
2006Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSuwon Samsung Blue Wings—Woo Sung-Yong (16)Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma—
2005Ulsan HyundaiIncheon United—Leandro Machado (13)Ulsan Hyundai—
2004Suwon Samsung Blue WingsPohang Steelers—Mota (14)Chunnam Dragons—
2003Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaUlsan HyundaiSuwon Samsung Blue WingsKim Do-Hoon (28)Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma—
2002Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaUlsan HyundaiSuwon Samsung Blue WingsEdmilson Dias de Lucena (14)Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors—
2001Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaFC SeoulSuwon Samsung Blue WingsSandro (17)Suwon Samsung Blue Wings—
2000FC SeoulJeju UnitedSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaKim Do-Hoon (15)Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma—
1999Suwon Samsung Blue WingsBusan I'PARKJeju UnitedSasa Drakulic (18)Suwon Samsung Blue Wings—
1998Suwon Samsung Blue WingsPohang SteelersUlsan HyundaiYoo Sang-Chul (14)Ulsan Hyundai—
1997Busan I'PARKChunnam DragonsUlsan HyundaiNoh Sang-Rae (9)Pohang Steelers—
1996Ulsan HyundaiSuwon Samsung Blue Wings—Shin Tae-Yong (18)Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma—
1995Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaPohang Steelers—Noh Sang-Rae (15)Chunnam Dragons—
1994Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaJeju United—Yoon Sang-Chul (21)FC Seoul—
1993Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaFC Seoul—Sang-Hae Choi (10)—
1992Pohang SteelersSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma—Im Keun-Jae (10)—
1991Busan I'PARKUlsan HyundaiPohang SteelersKee-Keun Lee (16)—
1990FC SeoulBusan I'PARKPohang SteelersYoon Sang-Chul (12)—
1989Jeju UnitedFC SeoulBusan I'PARKCho Keung-Yun (20)—
1988Pohang SteelersUlsan HyundaiJeju UnitedKee-Keun Lee (12)—
1987Busan I'PARKPohang SteelersJeju UnitedChoi Sang-Kook (15)—

A season links to its league table only where team_league_history records one. The top scorer is the rank-1 winner of the one award of type “Most goals scored” scoped to this competition, with the goals it records; no single award can be identified as the player of the season, so that column points to the Awards panel.

Across versions

Recorded
K-League reputation across versions-10050200 CM0102 RFM06 RFM10 RFM13 RFM16 RFM19 RFM22 RFM26 UReputation, CM0102 Release: 12 Reputation, CM0203 Release: 12 Reputation, CM0304 Release: 11 Reputation, CM0304 Update: 11 Reputation, FM05 Release: 110 Reputation, FM05 Update: 110 Reputation, FM06 Release: 110 Reputation, FM07 Release: 110 Reputation, FM07 Update: 110 Reputation, FM08 Release: 110 Reputation, FM09 Release: 110 Reputation, FM09 Update: 110 Reputation, FM10 Release: -1 Reputation, FM10 Update: 110 Reputation, FM11 Release: -1 Reputation, FM11 Update: 110 Reputation, FM12 Release: -1 Reputation, FM12 Update: -1 Reputation, FM13 Release: 115 Reputation, FM14 Release: 115 Reputation, FM14 Update: 115 Reputation, FM15 Release: 115 Reputation, FM15 Update: 115 Reputation, FM16 Release: 115 Reputation, FM16 Update: 115 Reputation, FM17 Release: 115 Reputation, FM17 Update: 115 Reputation, FM18 Release: 115 Reputation, FM18 Update: 115 Reputation, FM19 Release: 115 Reputation, FM19 Update: 115 Reputation, FM20 Release: 115 Reputation, FM20 Update: 115 Reputation, FM21 Release: 115 Reputation, FM21 Update: 115 Reputation, FM22 Release: 118 Reputation, FM23 Release: 118 Reputation, FM24 Update: 127 Reputation, FM26 Release: 122 Reputation, FM26 Update: 122
Recorded reputation in each database where this uid resolves. Missing values remain gaps. Raw export scales may differ between versions.
Version Name as recorded
CM0102 ReleaseKorean League
CM0203 ReleaseKorean League
CM0304 ReleaseKorean K-League
CM0304 UpdateKorean K-League
FM05 ReleaseKorean K-League
FM05 UpdateKorean K-League
FM06 ReleaseKorean K-League
FM07 ReleaseK-League
FM07 UpdateK-League
FM08 ReleaseK-League
FM09 ReleaseK-League
FM09 UpdateK-League
FM10 ReleaseK-League
FM10 UpdateK-League
FM11 ReleaseK-League
FM11 UpdateK-League
FM12 ReleaseK-League
FM12 UpdateK-League
FM13 ReleaseK-League
FM14 ReleaseK LEAGUE CLASSIC
FM14 UpdateK League Classic
FM15 ReleaseHyundai Oilbank K League Classic
FM15 UpdateHyundai Oilbank K League Classic
FM16 ReleaseHyundai Oilbank K LEAGUE Classic
FM16 UpdateHyundai Oilbank K LEAGUE Classic
FM17 ReleaseHyundai Oilbank K LEAGUE Classic
FM17 UpdateHyundai Oilbank K LEAGUE Classic
FM18 ReleaseKEB Hanabank K LEAGUE Classic
FM18 UpdateKEB Hanabank K LEAGUE Classic
FM19 ReleaseKEB Hana Bank K LEAGUE 1
FM19 UpdateKEB Hana Bank K LEAGUE 1
FM20 ReleaseHana 1Q K LEAGUE 1
FM20 UpdateHana 1Q K LEAGUE 1
FM21 ReleaseHana 1Q K LEAGUE 1
FM21 UpdateHana 1Q K LEAGUE 1
FM22 ReleaseKorean Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 1
FM23 ReleaseHana 1Q K LEAGUE 1
FM24 UpdateHana 1Q K LEAGUE 1
FM26 ReleaseHana Bank K League 1
FM26 UpdateHana Bank K League 1

Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.

Awards

18 scoped to this competitionRecorded
Awards the export scopes to this competition, with the latest recorded winner
Award Type Editions Latest Latest winner Value
K-League Defender of the YearIgnore41994Shin Eui-SonSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma—
K-League Fair Play Team of the YearFair play72011seoulFC Seoul—
K-League FAN'tastic Player of the YearHighest reputation32011Lee Dong-GookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors—
K-League Goalkeeper of the YearHighest average rating232011Kim Young-KwangUlsan Hyundai—
K-League Manager of the YearBest manager292011Choi Kang-HeeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors—
K-League Most Assists of the YearMost assists292011Lee Dong-GookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors15
K-League Player of the YearHighest average rating292011Lee Dong-GookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors—
K-League Players' Player of the YearIgnore42010Dejan DamjanovicFC Seoul—
K-League Referee of the YearBest referee262011Gwang-Bo Choi—
K-League Top Goalscorer of the YearMost goals scored292011Dejan DamjanovicFC Seoul23
K-League Young Player of the YearHighest average rating272011Lee Seung-KiGwangju FC—
K-League Defender of the MonthHighest average rating0———
K-League Foreign Player of the YearIgnore0———
K-League Goal of the MonthBest goal0———
K-League Goal of the YearBest goal0———
K-League Goalkeeper of the MonthHighest average rating0———
K-League Player of the MonthHighest average rating0———
K-League Team of the YearHighest average rating0———

Awards whose award_scope names this competition. Editions flagged as having no data or not taking place are not counted. “Latest” is the award's stored season year; where that season has several editions — one per slot of a team of the year — the award page lists them.

Media prediction

Recorded
The media's predicted finish for each member club
Predicted Club Last position
—No member club carries a recorded prediction.—

The predicted finish is the authored club_media_expectation.expected_league_finish. Last position is club_team.last_position as stored, in whatever competition the team last played, so for a club that has just joined it is not a place in this division.

Derbies in this division

0 between member clubs
Derbies whose two clubs both name this competition as their division
Derby Clubs W–D–L National reputation
No derby in this version is between two of this competition's clubs.

Derbies between two clubs that both name this competition as their current division. derby.competition_uid is empty in every loaded export, so this is the only way a derby belongs to a league. W–D–L is the first-named club's record as stored.

All-time records

FMDB calculation

Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.

It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.

See the all-time records

Member teams

Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.

Teams recorded as members of this competition
Team Membership Last position Manager
Ulsan HyundaiPrevious season6Kim Ho-Kon
Sangju Sangmu PhoenixPrevious season14Park Hang-Su
Chunnam DragonsPrevious season7Jung Hae-Sung
Suwon Samsung Blue WingsPrevious season4Yoon Sung-Hyo
Jeju UnitedPrevious season9Park Kyung-Hoon
Pohang SteelersPrevious season2Hwang Sun-Hong
Daejeon CitizenPrevious season15Yoo Sang-Chul
Busan I'PARKPrevious season5Ahn Ik-Soo
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsPrevious season1Lee Heung-Sil
FC SeoulPrevious season3Choi Yong-Soo
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaPrevious season10Shin Tae-Yong
Daegu FCPrevious season12Moacir Pereira
Incheon UnitedPrevious season13Heo Jung-Moo
Gyeongnam FCPrevious season8Choi Jin-Han
Gyeongnam FCNext season8Choi Jin-Han
Gangwon FCPrevious season16Kim Sang-Ho

Data wishlist for this page

13 data pointsWhole site
  • club_media_expectation, club_finance_detail Media prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them.
  • player_history.division_uid All-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated.
  • derby, club.division_uid Derbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division.
  • comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tables Format, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places.
  • competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreement Registration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules.
  • competition income and prize schedules Prize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts.
  • competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uid Current champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases.
  • team_league_history Recorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved.
  • club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squads League strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow.
  • person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_year Best young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked.
  • award_scope, award_type, award_history_winner Top scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope.
  • comp_history and Honours Titles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated.
  • competition across versions, export_value_scale Recorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.

Reviewed 30 September 2026 against the current schema and page implementation. “Now live” means implemented where data is recorded; “Exported; UI pending” means the schema has data this page does not yet use. Tables and coverage vary by version. Missing values stay blank.