K-League

FM13 Release

Competition
115Reputation
—League games
16Clubs
—Total squad value

Competition

Code
K-L
Confederation
Asia
Type
Top division
Level
1
Reputation
115
Status
Active
Season
— – —
Colours
#000000 #80C848
Short name
K-League
Parent competition
—
Crowd tendencies
—

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
—
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. Every recorded season in this version. It records no cancelled, abandoned or joint-winner flags, so none are excluded.

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 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'PARK10599111125——£19,098,642—600007242
Chunnam Dragons10097106124——£10,287,768—200006852
Daegu FC8294106120——£5,328,026—658579023
Daejeon Citizen8591102120——£8,869,331—4100014237
FC Seoul115109125137——£51,022,928—6608027815
Gangwon FC8095106124——£10,255,748—330005844
Gwangju FC7094106115——£4,153,843—391188779
Gyeongnam FC8897109127——£9,910,138—150749068
Incheon United81103110128——£4,307,689—203007562
Jeju United90105114128——£7,310,225—348664609
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors115110121131——£57,336,781—4247715082
Pohang Steelers117101113125——£13,168,865—2500013681
Sangju Sangmu75102114127——£11,526,718—150008440
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma12092108119——£11,379,858—190005797
Suwon Samsung Blue Wings117108123134——£69,375,529—4395924021
Ulsan Hyundai108109119128——£22,676,036—5215215253

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 Not in this export Player of the season See awards
2011Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsUlsan HyundaiPohang Steelers——
2010FC SeoulJeju UnitedJeonbuk Hyundai Motors——
2009Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaPohang Steelers——
2008Suwon Samsung Blue WingsFC SeoulUlsan Hyundai——
2007Pohang SteelersSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma———
2006Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSuwon Samsung Blue Wings———
2005Ulsan HyundaiIncheon United———
2004Suwon Samsung Blue WingsPohang Steelers———
2003Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaUlsan HyundaiSuwon Samsung Blue Wings——
2002Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaUlsan HyundaiSuwon Samsung Blue Wings——
2001Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaFC SeoulSuwon Samsung Blue Wings——
2000FC SeoulJeju UnitedSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma——
1999Suwon Samsung Blue WingsBusan I'PARKJeju United——
1998Suwon Samsung Blue WingsPohang SteelersUlsan Hyundai——
1997Busan I'PARKChunnam DragonsUlsan Hyundai——
1996Ulsan HyundaiSuwon Samsung Blue Wings———
1995Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaPohang Steelers———
1994Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaJeju United———
1993Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaFC Seoul———
1992Pohang SteelersSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma———
1991Busan I'PARKUlsan HyundaiPohang Steelers——
1990FC SeoulBusan I'PARKPohang Steelers——
1989Jeju UnitedFC SeoulBusan I'PARK——
1988Pohang SteelersUlsan HyundaiJeju United——
1987Busan I'PARKPohang SteelersJeju United——

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 versions0100200 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: 110 Reputation, FM10 Update: 110 Reputation, FM11 Release: 110 Reputation, FM11 Update: 110 Reputation, FM12 Release: 115 Reputation, FM12 Update: 115 Reputation, FM13 Release: 115 Reputation, FM13 Update: 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 Release: 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
FM13 UpdateK-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 ReleaseHana 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

Not in this export

No award scope in this export

Only the modern exports record which competition an award belongs to (award_scope). Sharing a nation with a competition does not make an award that competition's, so none is listed.

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

Not in this export

No media predictions in this export

club_media_expectation is part of the modern exports only.

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

7 between member clubs
Derbies whose two clubs both name this competition as their division
Derby Clubs W–D–L National reputation
SoodogwonSuwon Samsung Blue Wings v FC Seoul26–14–20170
MagyedaejeonSuwon Samsung Blue Wings v Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma22–18–17160
GumbbalPohang Steelers v FC Seoul46–43–42150
DonghaeanPohang Steelers v Ulsan Hyundai51–44–40110
GyeonginFC Seoul v Incheon United9–11–4110
JeolladoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Chunnam Dragons20–21–18110
JecheolPohang Steelers v Chunnam Dragons20–19–20110

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

Current members from club.division_uid; no comp_membership rows are recorded.

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
Busan I'PARKCurrent division5—
Chunnam DragonsCurrent division7—
Daegu FCCurrent division12—
Daejeon CitizenCurrent division15—
FC SeoulCurrent division3Choi Yong-Soo
Gangwon FCCurrent division16Kim Hak-Bum
Gwangju FCCurrent division11—
Gyeongnam FCCurrent division8Choi Jin-Han
Incheon UnitedCurrent division13—
Jeju UnitedCurrent division9Arthur Bernardes
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsCurrent division1—
Pohang SteelersCurrent division2—
Sangju SangmuCurrent division14—
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaCurrent division10Kim Hyung-Yul
Suwon Samsung Blue WingsCurrent division4Yoon Sung-Hyo
Ulsan HyundaiCurrent division2—

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.