# 2019 K League 1

The 2019 K League 1 was the 37th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983, and the seventh season of the K League 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the defending champions.
In the 17th round on 23 June, Pohang Steelers were leading Gangwon FC 4–0 away after 70 minutes, but Gangwon scored five unanswered goals including three in injury time to win 5–4.

## Teams
### General information

| Club | City/Province | Manager | Owner(s) | Other sponsor(s) |
| Daegu FC | Daegu | Andre | Daegu Government | DGB Daegu Bank |
| Gangwon FC | Gangwon | Kim Byung-soo | Gangwon Provincial Government | high1 |
| Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Kim Jong-boo | Gyeongnam Provincial Government | |
| Incheon United | Incheon | Yoo Sang-chul | Incheon Government | Shinhan Bank Incheon International Airport |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk | José Morais | Hyundai Motor Company | Hummel |
| Jeju United | Jeju | Jo Sung-hwan | SK Energy | |
| Pohang Steelers | Pohang | Kim Gi-dong | POSCO | Pohang City Hall |
| Sangju Sangmu | Sangju | Kim Tae-wan | Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps |
| Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Nam Ki-il | Seongnam Government | |
| FC Seoul | Seoul | Choi Yong-soo | GS Group | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Lee Lim-saeng | Cheil Worldwide | Samsung Electronics Maeil Dairies Industry |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan | Kim Do-hoon | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Hyundai Oilbank |

### Stadiums

| Daegu FC | Gangwon FC | Gyeongnam FC | Incheon United | Jeju United | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| DGB Daegu Bank Park | Chuncheon Songam Leports Town | Changwon Football Center | Incheon Football Stadium | Jeju World Cup Stadium | Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: 12,415 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 20,245 | Capacity: 20,891 | Capacity: 35,657 | Capacity: 42,477 |
| Pohang Steelers | Sangju Sangmu | Seongnam FC | FC Seoul | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Ulsan Hyundai |
| Pohang Steel Yard | Sangju Civic Stadium | Tancheon Stadium | Seoul World Cup Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 17,443 | Capacity: 15,042 | Capacity: 16,146 | Capacity: 66,704 | Capacity: 44,031 | Capacity: 44,102 |

### Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including at least one player from the AFC confederation. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Former players |
| Daegu FC | Césinha | Edgar Silva | Rildo | Tsubasa Nishi | Dário Júnior |
| Gangwon FC | Nemanja Bilbija | Valentinos Sielis | | Takahiro Nakazato | Uroš Đerić |
| Gyeongnam FC | Osman Júnior | Luc Castaignos | Uroš Đerić | Takahiro Kunimoto | Negueba Jordan Mutch |
| Incheon United | Gordan Bunoza | Stefan Mugoša | Lanre Kehinde | Rashid Mahazi | Jiloan Hamad Nguyễn Công Phượng |
| Jeju United | Magno Cruz | Elías Aguilar | Christian Osaguona | Aleksandar Jovanović | Tiago Marques |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Ricardo Lopes | Samuel | | Bernie Ibini-Isei | Adriano Michael Jackson Tiago Alves |
| Pohang Steelers | Wanderson Carvalho | Stanislav Iljutcenko | Aleksandar Paločević | | Vladan Adžić |
| Seongnam FC | Éder | Mathias Coureur | | | Jajá |
| FC Seoul | Osmar | Aleksandar Pešić | | Ikromjon Alibaev | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Dejan Damjanović | Waguininho | Terry Antonis | Adam Taggart | Elvis Sarić |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Júnior Negrão | Dave Bulthuis | Mix Diskerud | Jason Davidson | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 79 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 79 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | Qualification for Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 56 | |
| 5 | Daegu FC | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 55 | |
| 6 | Gangwon FC | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 50 | |
| 7 | Sangju Sangmu | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 55 | |
| 8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 48 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 9 | Seongnam FC | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 45 | |
| 10 | Incheon United | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 34 | |
| 11 | Gyeongnam FC (R) | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 33 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Jeju United (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 27 | Relegation to K League 2 |
* ↑ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
* ↑ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

## Positions by matchday

Leaders  Qualification for Champions League group stage  Qualification for Champions League play-off round  Qualification for relegation play-offs  Relegation to K League 2

### Round 1–33

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| FC Seoul | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Daegu FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Pohang Steelers | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Gangwon FC | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Sangju Sangmu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Seongnam FC | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Incheon United | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Jeju United | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

### Round 34–38

| Team ╲ Round | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FC Seoul | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Pohang Steelers | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Daegu FC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Gangwon FC | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Sangju Sangmu | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Seongnam FC | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Incheon United | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Jeju United | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Results
### Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.
| Home \ Away | DGU | GWN | GNM | ICU | JJU | JHM | PHS | SJS | SFC | SEO | SSB | USH |
| Daegu FC | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Gangwon FC | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| Incheon United | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Jeju United | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Pohang Steelers | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Sangju Sangmu | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Seongnam FC | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| FC Seoul | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–2 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |

### Matches 23–33

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).
| Home \ Away | DGU | GWN | GNM | ICU | JJU | JHM | PHS | SJS | SFC | SEO | SSB | USH |
| Daegu FC | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–2 | — |
| Gangwon FC | — | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–3 | — |
| Gyeongnam FC | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Incheon United | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 3–3 |
| Jeju United | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–2 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Pohang Steelers | — | — | — | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Sangju Sangmu | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seongnam FC | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
| FC Seoul | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 0–2 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | — |

### Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

## Relegation play-offs

The promotion-relegation play-offs were held between the winners of the 2019 K League 2 play-offs and the 11th-placed club of the 2019 K League 1.
Busan IPark won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League 1, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League 2.

## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Adam Taggart | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 20 |
| 2 | Júnior Negrão | Ulsan Hyundai | 19 |
| 3 | Cesinha | Daegu FC | 15 |
| 3 | Wanderson Carvalho | Pohang Steelers | 15 |
| 5 | Stefan Mugoša | Incheon United | 14 |
| 6 | Uroš Đerić | Gangwon FC Gyeongnam FC | 13 |
| 6 | Kim Bo-kyung | Ulsan Hyundai | 13 |
| 8 | Park Yong-ji | Sangju Sangmu | 12 |
| 9 | Edgar Silva | Daegu FC | 11 |
| 9 | Ricardo Lopes | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 11 |
Source:

### Top assist providers

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Moon Seon-min | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 10 |
| 1 | Cesinha | Daegu FC | 10 |
| 3 | Kim Bo-kyung | Ulsan Hyundai | 9 |
| 3 | Wanderson Carvalho | Pohang Steelers | 9 |
| 5 | Kim Seung-dae | Pohang Steelers Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 |
| 6 | Elvis Sarić | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 7 |
| 6 | Kim Tae-hwan | Ulsan Hyundai | 7 |
| 6 | Park Chu-young | FC Seoul | 7 |
| 6 | Ricardo Lopes | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 7 |
| 10 | Lee Yeong-jae | Gyeongnam FC Gangwon FC | 6 |
| 10 | Jung Seung-yong | Gangwon FC | 6 |
| 10 | Go Yo-han | FC Seoul | 6 |
Source:

## Awards
### Main awards

The 2019 K League Awards was held on 2 December 2019.
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Kim Bo-kyung | Ulsan Hyundai |
| Top goalscorer | Adam Taggart | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Top assist provider | Moon Seon-min | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Young Player of the Year | Kim Ji-hyeon | Gangwon FC |
| Manager of the Year | José Morais | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |

### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Jo Hyeon-woo | Daegu FC |
| Defenders | Hong Chul | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Defenders | Hong Jeong-ho | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Defenders | Lee Yong | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Defenders | Kim Tae-hwan | Ulsan Hyundai |
| Midfielders | Moon Seon-min | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Midfielders | Kim Bo-kyung | Ulsan Hyundai |
| Midfielders | Cesinha | Daegu FC |
| Midfielders | Wanderson Carvalho | Pohang Steelers |
| Forwards | Adam Taggart | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Forwards | Júnior Negrão | Ulsan Hyundai |
Source:

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club | Manager | Club | Division | Player | Club |
| March | Cesinha | Daegu FC | Choi Yong-soo | FC Seoul | K League 1 | Kim Dae-won | Daegu FC |
| April | Kim Jin-hyuk | Daegu FC | José Morais | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | Yeom Ki-hun | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| May | Kim Shin-wook | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Cho Deok-je | Busan IPark | K League 2 | Aleksandar Pešić | FC Seoul |
| June | Cho Jae-wan | Gangwon FC | Park Jin-sub | Gwangju FC | K League 2 | Cho Jae-wan | Gangwon FC |
| July | Adam Taggart | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Kim Do-hoon | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | Éder | Seongnam FC |
| August | Wanderson Carvalho | Pohang Steelers | José Morais | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | Lee Soo-bin | Pohang Steelers |
| September | Júnior Negrão | Ulsan Hyundai | Kim Gi-dong | Pohang Steelers | K League 1 | Kim Ji-hyeon | Gangwon FC |
| October | Moon Seon-min | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Park Jin-sub | Gwangju FC | K League 2 | Moon Seon-min | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| November | | | Kim Gi-dong | Pohang Steelers | K League 1 | Kim Jin-su | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |

### Player of the Round

| Round | Winner | Club |
| 1 | Cesinha | Daegu FC |
| 2 | Ricardo Lopes | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 3 | Kim Seung-dae | Pohang Steelers |
| 4 | Adam Taggart | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 5 | Kim Jin-hyuk | Daegu FC |
| 6 | Aleksandar Pešić | FC Seoul |
| 7 | Kim In-sung | Ulsan Hyundai |
| 8 | Kim Hyeon-uk | Gangwon FC |
| 9 | Kim Tae-hwan | Ulsan Hyundai |
| 10 | Kim Seung-dae | Pohang Steelers |
| 11 | Park Chu-young | FC Seoul |
| 12 | Wanderson Carvalho | Pohang Steelers |
| 13 | Kim Shin-wook | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 14 | Moon Seon-min | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 15 | Park Chu-young | FC Seoul |
| 16 | Osmar | FC Seoul |
| 17 | Cho Jae-wan | Gangwon FC |
| 18 | Jung Jo-gook | Gangwon FC |
| 19 | Kim Ji-hyeon | Gangwon FC |
| Round | Winner | Club |
| 20 | Yun Il-lok | Jeju United |
| 21 | Jo Hyeon-woo | Daegu FC |
| 22 | Hong Jeong-ho | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 23 | Kim Bo-kyung | Ulsan Hyundai |
| 24 | Kim Bo-kyung | Ulsan Hyundai |
| 25 | Kim Hyo-gi | Gyeongnam FC |
| 26 | Adam Taggart | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 27 | Wanderson Carvalho | Pohang Steelers |
| 28 | Stefan Mugoša | Incheon United |
| 29 | Kim Ji-hyeon | Gangwon FC |
| 30 | Wanderson Carvalho | Pohang Steelers |
| 31 | Stefan Mugoša | Incheon United |
| 32 | Ryu Seung-woo | Sangju Sangmu |
| 33 | Lee Gwang-hyeok | Pohang Steelers |
| 34 | Lee Hyeon-sik | Gangwon FC |
| 35 | Júnior Negrão | Ulsan Hyundai |
| 36 | Kim Bo-kyung | Ulsan Hyundai |
| 37 | Cesinha | Daegu FC |
| 38 | Son Jun-ho | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |

## Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | FC Seoul | 324,162 | 32,057 | 7,719 | 17,061 | +47.6%$^†$ |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 278,738 | 20,637 | 10,044 | 13,937 | +16.9%$^†$ |
| 3 | Daegu FC | 203,951 | 12,172 | 8,247 | 10,734 | +205.1%$^†$ |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai | 184,148 | 19,011 | 1,568 | 9,692 | +28.8%$^†$ |
| 5 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 168,024 | 24,019 | 3,353 | 8,843 | +31.8%$^†$ |
| 6 | Incheon United | 161,593 | 18,541 | 4,879 | 8,505 | +92.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Pohang Steelers | 161,134 | 14,769 | 2,486 | 8,481 | +13.3%$^†$ |
| 8 | Seongnam FC | 105,950 | 11,238 | 2,421 | 5,576 | +132.3%$^†$ |
| 9 | Gyeongnam FC | 73,646 | 7,252 | 1,034 | 3,876 | +23.0%$^†$ |
| 10 | Jeju United | 66,741 | 6,034 | 955 | 3,708 | +14.7%$^†$ |
| 11 | Gangwon FC | 54,331 | 5,823 | 1,732 | 2,860 | +110.9%$^†$ |
| 12 | Sangju Sangmu | 44,702 | 6,278 | 1,161 | 2,353 | +78.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,827,120 | 32,057 | 955 | 8,014 | +47.2%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 1 December 2019 Source: K League Notes: $^†$ Teams that played previous season in K League 2.