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K League 1

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Also known as K League Classic

top division in South Korean football

Key facts

Organising body
K League Federation
Founded
1983 ; 43 years ago ( 1983 )
Country
South Korea
Confederation
AFC
Relegation to
K League 2
Domestic cup s
Korea Cup , K League Super Cup
International cup s
AFC Champions League Elite , AFC Champions League Two
Current champions
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors , ( 2025 )
Most championships
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (10 titles)
Broadcaster s
JTBC Golf&Sports , IB Sports, Sky Sports (South Korea) , Coupang Play , Next Level Sports
Website
kleague.com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Part of
K League
Official website
www.kleague.com
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season ends
November
sponsor
Hana Bank
number of matches played/races/starts
228
native label
K리그1
number of participants
12
inception
1983-00-00
event interval
1
league level below
K League 2
social media followers
334000
operating area
South Korea
season starts
February
topic's main category
Category:K League 1
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

The K League 1 (Korean: K리그1) is a professional association football league in South Korea and the highest level of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. It is one of the most successful leagues in the Asian Football Confederation, with its past and present clubs having won a record twelve AFC Champions League titles.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “K League 1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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