# 2025 K League 1

The 2025 K League 1, also known as the Hana Bank K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 43rd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the twelfth season of the K League 1. Ulsan HD are the three-time defending champions.

## Teams
### Team changes

FC Anyang were promoted from the 2024 K League 2 for 1st time in club history. Incheon United was relegated to 2025 K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.
| Promoted from K League 2 | Relegated to K League 2 |
| FC Anyang (promoted for the first time) | Incheon United (relegated for the first time) |

### Rules changes

The following rules are newly introduced for the 2025 season
* Introduction of Concussion Substitution Rule
* Introduction of Foreign-Born Homegrown Rule for foreign youth players who have spent a significant period developing in South Korea
* Introduction of Domestic foreigners who have been registered with a domestic amateur team for 3consecutive years or a total of 5years before their first professional contract
* Introduction of a one-off Special Player Registration Period 1–10 June 2025
* Increased the number of players a club can loan in or out from 5 to 6 and the number of players that can be loaned between two clubs will be increased from 1 to 2

### Locations

The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2025 K League 1.
| Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
| Daegu FC | Daegu | Daegu |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon | Daejeon |
| FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang |
| Gangwon FC | Gangwon | Gangwon |
| Gimcheon Sangmu | Gimcheon | Gimcheon |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju | Gwangju |
| Jeju SK | Jeju | Jeju |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk | Jeonbuk |
| Pohang Steelers | Pohang | Pohang |
| FC Seoul | Seoul | Seoul |
| Suwon FC | Suwon | Suwon FC |
| Ulsan HD | Ulsan | Ulsan |

### Stadiums

| Daegu FC | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Gangwon FC | Gangwon FC |
| DGB Daegu Bank Park | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Chuncheon Songam Leports Town | Gangneung Stadium |
| Capacity: 12,415 | Capacity: 40,903 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 22,333 |
| FC Anyang | Gimcheon Sangmu | Gwangju FC | Jeju SK |
| Anyang Stadium | Gimcheon Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 40,245 | Capacity: 29,791 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Pohang Steelers | FC Seoul | Suwon FC |
| Jeonju World Cup Stadium | Pohang Steel Yard | Seoul World Cup Stadium | Suwon Stadium |
| Capacity: 42,477 | Capacity: 17,443 | Capacity: 66,704 | Capacity: 11,808 |
| Ulsan HD | | | |
| Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | | | |
| Capacity: 44,102 | | | |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | Other sponsor(s) |
| FC Anyang | Ryu Byeong-hoon | V-EXX | Osang Healthcare | List Front: All Ways Incheon, Ddangyo, Shinhan Bank Back: None Sleeves: 2025 APEC Incheon, Incheon Shorts: None |
| Daegu FC | Park Chang-hyun | Goal Studio | iM Bank | List Front: None Back: Daegu Haany University, Daeguro Sleeves: Powerful Daegu Shorts: None |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Hwang Sun-hong | Puma | Hana Bank | List Front: Hana Capital Back: Hana Securities, Hana Card, Hana Life Sleeves: Hana Savings Bank, CNCITY Energy, Gyeryong Construction, Hana Insurance, Daejeon First-Class Economic City Shorts: None |
| Gangwon FC | Chung Kyung-ho | Fila | High1 Resort | List Front: None Back: Gangwon Hanwoo Sleeves: Kangwon Land, Gangwon State Shorts: None |
| Gimcheon Sangmu | Chung Jung-yong | Kelme | Happy Gimcheon | List Front: Nonghyup Bank Back: Neo Tech, DGB Financial Group, North Gyeongsang Province Sleeves: Aju Steel, Shine Muscat, Gimcheon Shorts: None |
| Gwangju FC | Lee Jung-hyo | Goal Studio | Kwangju Bank | List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: Parangsae Eye Clinic, Gwangju City Shorts: Namhai Honnête |
| Jeju SK | Kim Hak-bum | Fila | SK Energy | List Front: Jeju, SK Muffin Back: Jeju Samdasoo Sleeves: EnClean Solux Plus+, Only Jeju Shorts: None |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Gus Poyet | Adidas | Hyundai N | List Front: Hyundai Motors Back: Hyundai N, Hyundai Motors/Kumho Tire Sleeves: Jeonbuk State, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N/Hyundai Avante N Shorts: None |
| Pohang Steelers | Park Tae-ha | Puma | POSCO | List Front: Pohang, POSCO (away) Back: Lashevan, POSCO E&C Sleeves: Pohang Shorts: None |
| FC Seoul | Kim Gi-dong | Pro-Specs | Xi (home) GS Caltex (away) | List Front: TMON Back: Shinhan SOL Pay, GS Caltex Sleeves: KEF, Seoul My Soul, GS25 Shorts: None |
| Suwon FC | Kim Eun-jung | Hummel | Suwon Special City | List Front: None Back: Industrial Bank of Korea Sleeves: Kiko Luggage, Suwon Special City Shorts: None |
| Ulsan HD | Kim Pan-gon | Adidas | HD Hyundai | List Front: Ulsan, the city of dreams, Ulsan, the corporate city Back: HD Hyundai Oilbank Kazen Sleeves: BNK Kyongnam Bank, Develon, Ulsan Shorts: None |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Gangwon FC | Yoon Jong-hwan | End of Contract | 30 November 2024 | Pre-season | Chung Kyung-ho | 6 December 2024 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Kim Do-heon | Mutual Termination | 16 December 2024 | Pre-season | Gus Poyet | 24 December 2024 |

### Foreign players

The number of allowed foreign players was kept strictly to six per team but could field at most five foreign players at any given time.
As a military-owned team, Gimcheon Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players.
North Korean player is deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law. Starting in 2025, K League will have a homegrown system and players of foreign nationality who have grown up in Korea will be considered domestic players when registering as rookies.
Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Homegrown foreigner |
| FC Anyang | Bruno Mota | Eduardo | Matheus Oliveira | Yago | Thomas Oude Kotte | | |
| Daegu FC | Bruno Lamas | Caio Marcelo | Césinha | Edgar | Kyohei Yoshino | | Isaac Osei |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Aaron Calver | Anton Kryvotsyuk | Kelvin | Victor Bobsin | Masatoshi Ishida | Vladislavs Gutkovskis | |
| Gangwon FC | Vitor Gabriel | Franko Kovačević | Mario Ćuže | Romário Baldé | Marko Tući | | |
| Gwangju FC | Jasir Asani | Bruno Oliveira | Gabriel Tigrão | Reis | | | |
| Jeju SK | Denílson | Evandro | Italo | Yuri | | | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Andrigo | Hernandes Rodrigues | Tiago Orobó | Nana Boateng | Andrea Compagno | | |
| Pohang Steelers | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Jorge Luiz | Juninho Rocha | Oberdan | Wanderson | | |
| FC Seoul | Lucas Rodrigues | Willyan | Marko Dugandžić | Jesse Lingard | Yazan Al-Arab | | Gbato Seloh Samuel |
| Suwon FC | Anderson Oliveira | Luan Dias | Leroy Abanda | Mohamed Ofkir | Pablo Sabbag | | |
| Ulsan HD | Erick Farias | Yago Cariello | Giorgi Arabidze | Darijan Bojanić | Gustav Ludwigson | Matías Lacava | |
* ↑ Left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Ulsan HD | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round |
| 3 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | FC Seoul | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Qualification for Champions League Two group stage |
| 5 | Daegu FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Gangwon FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | FC Anyang | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 8 | Gwangju FC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 9 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Jeju SK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Suwon FC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Pohang Steelers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | Relegation to K League 2 |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
* ↑ Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

## 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

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Gimcheon Sangmu | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| FC Seoul | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Daegu FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Gangwon FC | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| FC Anyang | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Gwangju FC | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Jeju SK | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Suwon FC | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Pohang Steelers | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
* Gwangju vs Pohang Steelers match of Matchday 4 was postponed to 22 March for Gwangju FC's preparation of the matches of round of 16 of AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 season.

## Results
### Matches 1–22

Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
| Home \ Away | AYG | DGU | DHC | GWN | GCS | GJU | JSK | JHM | PHS | SEL | SWN | USH |
| FC Anyang | — | | | | 1–3 | | | | | a | | |
| Daegu FC | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | | | | | | | 3–1 | |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | | | — | | | | | | | | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Gangwon FC | | | | — | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | |
| Gimcheon Sangmu | | | | | — | 0–0 | | | | | | |
| Gwangju FC | 2–1 | | | | | — | | | | | 0–0 | |
| Jeju SK | | | 1–3 | | 2–3 | | — | | | 2–0 | | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | — | 2–2 | a | | a |
| Pohang Steelers | | 0–0 | 0–3 | | | | | | — | | | a |
| FC Seoul | 2–1 | | | | 0–0 | | | a | | — | | |
| Suwon FC | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Ulsan HD | 0–1 | | | | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | a | | | — |

#### Matchdays 1-11

Matchday 1 (15-16 February) :
15 February 2025 (2025-2-15)13:00 UTC+9
Pohang Steelers0–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
32' Choi Geon-ju 87', 90' Joo Min-kyu
Pohang Steel Yard, PohangAttendance: 10,519Referee: Lee Dong-jun
15 February 2025 (2025-2-15)15:30 UTC+9
Jeju SK2–0FC Seoul
Kim Jun-ha 14' Lee Kun-hee 57'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju ProvinceAttendance: 11,049Referee: Choi Gwang-ho
15 February 2025 (2025-2-15)16:30 UTC+9
Gwangju FC0–0Suwon FC
Gwangju World Cup Stadium, GwangjuAttendance: 4,690Referee: Park Byeong-jin
16 February 2025 (2025-2-16)14:00 UTC+9
Ulsan HD0–1FC Anyang
90+1' Mota
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, UlsanAttendance: 18,718Referee: Kim Yong-woo
16 February 2025 (2025-2-16)16:30 UTC+9
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Gimcheon Sangmu
Park Jin-seop 45+6' Jeon Jin-woo 81'
14' Yu Kang-hyun
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, JeonjuAttendance: 19,619Referee: Shin Yong-jun
16 February 2025 (2025-2-16)16:30 UTC+9
Daegu FC2–1Gangwon FC
Bruno Lamas 56' Cesinha 90+3'
44' Vitor Gabriel
iM Bank Park, DaeguAttendance: 12,240Referee: Seol Tae-hwan :
Matchday 2 (22-23 February) :
22 February 2025 (2025-2-22)14:00 UTC+9
Jeju SK2–3Gimcheon Sangmu
Lee Kun-hee 30' Yu In-soo 58'
50' Lee Dong-gyeong 63' Park Sang-hyuk 90' Won Ki-jong
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju ProvinceAttendance: 5,733Referee: Kim Woo-sung
22 February 2025 (2025-2-22)16:30 UTC+9
FC Seoul2–1FC Anyang
Lingard 48' Lucas Rodrigues 79'
90+3' Choe Seong-beom
Seoul World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 41,415Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
22 February 2025 (2025-2-22)16:30 UTC+9
Daegu FC3–1Suwon FC
Bruno Lamas 19' (pen.) Lee Yong 53' (o.g.) Caio Marcelo 70'
90+4' Anderson
iM Bank Park, DaeguAttendance: 12,098Referee: Kim Dae-yong
23 February 2025 (2025-2-23)14:00 UTC+9
Daejeon Hana Citizen0–2Ulsan HD
8' Yoon Jae-seok 59' Heo Yool
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, DaejeonAttendance: 19,628Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
23 February 2025 (2025-2-23)16:30 UTC+9
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–2Gwangju FC
Compagno 21', 66'
14' Asani 66' Oh Hu-seong
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, JeonjuAttendance: 15,393Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
23 February 2025 (2025-2-23)16:30 UTC+9
Gangwon FC2–1Pohang Steelers
Lee Ji-ho 82', 90+3'
44' Lee Ho-jae
Chuncheon Songam Sports Town, ChuncheonAttendance: 6,539Referee: Song Min-seok :
Matchday 3 (1-3 March) :
1 March 2025 (2025-3-1)14:00 UTC+9
Ulsan HD1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Bojanić 65'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, UlsanAttendance: 26,317Referee: Kim Woo-seong
1 March 2025 (2025-3-1)16:30 UTC+9
Pohang Steelers0–0Daegu FC
Pohang Steel Yard, PohangAttendance: 11,207Referee: Kim Yong-woo
1 March 2025 (2025-3-1)16:30 UTC+9
Gwangju FC2–1FC Anyang
Asani 57', 89'
16' Mota
Gwangju World Cup Stadium, GwangjuAttendance: 3,319Referee: Shin Yong-jun
2 March 2025 (2025-3-2)14:00 UTC+9
Daejeon Hana Citizen1–0Suwon FC
Joo Min-kyu 87'
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, DaejeonAttendance: 7,220Referee: Choi Gwang-ho
2 March 2025 (2025-3-2)16:30 UTC+9
Gangwon FC0–0Jeju SK
Chuncheon Songam Sports Town, ChuncheonAttendance: 5,009Referee: Lee Dong-jun
3 March 2025 (2025-3-3)14:00 UTC+9
FC Seoul0–0Gimcheon Sangmu
Seoul World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 24,889Referee: Seol Tae-hwan :
Matchday 4 (8-9, 22 March) :
8 March 2025 (2025-3-8)14:00 UTC+9
Suwon FC0–0FC Seoul
Suwon Sports Complex, SuwonAttendance: 8,661Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
8 March 2025 (2025-3-8)16:30 UTC+9
Daegu FC1–2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Bruno Lamas 71'
7' Joo Min-kyu 10' Choi Geon-ju
iM Bank Park, DaeguAttendance: 12,168Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
8 March 2025 (2025-3-8)16:30 UTC+9
FC Anyang1–3Gimcheon Sangmu
Matheus Oliveira 18'
20' Lee Dong-gyeong 36' Kim Seung-sub 38' Yu Kang-hyun
Anyang Stadium, AnyangAttendance: 13,579Referee: Kim Dae-yong
9 March 2025 (2025-3-9)14:00 UTC+9
Ulsan HD2–0Jeju SK
Heo Yool 32', 70'
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, UlsanAttendance: 16,749Referee: Song Min-seok
9 March 2025 (2025-3-9)16:30 UTC+9
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–1Gangwon FC
89' Kim Gyeong-min
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, JeonjuAttendance: 14,090Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
22 March 2025 (2025-3-22)16:30 UTC+9
Gwangju FCvPohang Steelers
Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju :
Matchday 5 (15-16 March) :
15 March 2025 (2025-3-15)14:00 UTC+9
Jeju SK1–3Daejeon Hana Citizen
Seo Jin-su 56' (pen.)
50' Joo Min-kyu 90+1' Jeong Jae-hee 90+4' Lee Jun-gyu
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju ProvinceAttendance: 4,561Referee: Seol Tae-hwan
15 March 2025 (2025-3-15)16:30 UTC+9
Gangwon FC0–1FC Seoul
19' Cho Young-wook
Chuncheon Songam Sports Town, ChuncheonAttendance: 10,231Referee: Shin Yong-jun
15 March 2025 (2025-3-15)16:30 UTC+9
Daegu FC0–1FC Anyang
20' Chae Hyun-woo
iM Bank Park, DaeguAttendance: 12,183Referee: Kim Woo-sung
16 March 2025 (2025-3-16)14:00 UTC+9
Suwon FC1–1Ulsan HD
Luan Dias 13'
73' Erick Farias
Suwon Sports Complex, SuwonAttendance: 5,557Referee: Kim Yong-woo
16 March 2025 (2025-3-16)16:30 UTC+9
Gimcheon Sangmu0–0Gwangju FC
Gimcheon Stadium, GimcheonAttendance: 3,193Referee: Lee Dong-jun
16 March 2025 (2025-3-16)16:30 UTC+9
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–2Pohang Steelers
Jeon Jin-woo 25' Park Jae-yong 29'
51' Lee Tae-seok 84' Cho Sang-hyeok
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, JeonjuAttendance: 10,442Referee: Ko Hyung-jin :
Matchday 6 (29-30 March) :
29 March 2025 (2025-3-29)14:00 UTC+9
FC SeoulvDaegu FC
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
29 March 2025 (2025-3-29)16:30 UTC+9
Pohang SteelersvUlsan HD
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
29 March 2025 (2025-3-29)16:30 UTC+9
Daejeon Hana CitizenvGwangju FC
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
30 March 2025 (2025-3-30)14:00 UTC+9
Jeju SKvSuwon FC
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju Province
30 March 2025 (2025-3-30)16:30 UTC+9
Gimcheon SangmuvGangwon FC
Gimcheon Stadium, Gimcheon
30 March 2025 (2025-3-30)16:30 UTC+9
FC AnyangvJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Anyang Stadium, Anyang :
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#### Matchdays 12-22

Matchday 12 (5-6 May, TBA) :
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Matchday 13 (10-11 May) :
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Matchday 17 (31 May-1 June) :
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Matchday 18 (1 April, 13-15 June) :
1 April 2025 (2025-4-1)19:30 UTC+9
Ulsan HD FCvDaejeon Hana Citizen
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
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Matchday 19 (23 April, 17-18 June) :
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FC AnyangvUlsan HD FC
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### Matches 23–33

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| Home \ Away | AYG | DGU | DHC | GWN | GCS | GJU | JSK | JHM | PHS | SEL | SWN | USH |
| FC Anyang | — | | | | | | | | | a | | |
| Daegu FC | | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | | | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Gangwon FC | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
| Gimcheon Sangmu | | | | | — | | | | | | | |
| Gwangju FC | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
| Jeju SK | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | | | | | | | | — | | a | | a |
| Pohang Steelers | | | | | | | | | — | | | a |
| FC Seoul | a | | | | | | | a | | — | | |
| Suwon FC | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
| Ulsan HD | | | | | | | | a | a | | | — |

#### Matchdays 23-33

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### Matches 34–38

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#### Final A
##### Matchdays 34-38

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Matchday 36 (8-9 November) :
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Matchday 37 (22-23 November) :
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#### Final B
##### Matchdays 34-38

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## Relegation play-offs

The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team will play against the play-off winners and the runners-up of the K League 2, respectively, in the relegation play-offs.

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |

### Top assist providers

| Rank | Player | Team | Assists |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |

## Awards
### Weekly awards

| Round | Player of the Round | Player of the Round |
| Round | Player | Club |
| 1 | Joo Min-kyu | Daejeon Hana Citizen |
| 2 | Lee Dong-gyeong | Gimcheon Sangmu |
| 3 | Jasir Asani | Gwangju FC |
| 4 | Heo Yool | Ulsan HD |
| 5 | Kim Da-sol | FC Anyang |
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### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club |
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| October | | | | | | |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Save of the Month | Save of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Div. | Player | Club |
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## Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.