The 2024 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing 42nd season of the top division of professional

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, and the twelfth season of the

K League 1 The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. History The South Korean professional football league was founded in 1 ...

. Ulsan HD are the defending champions.

Teams

Team changes

Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional association football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. ...

were promoted from the

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after a one year absence from the top flight.

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were relegated to 2024 K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.

Locations

The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The number of allowed foreign players was kept strictly to six per team, including a guaranteed slot for a player from the

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countries. Teams could field at most five foreign players at any given time, including at least one player from the AFC confederation. As a military-owned team,

are not allowed to sign any foreign players.

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n player

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, who played for

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, was deemed as a native player by

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. Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–33

Round 34–38

Results

Matches 1–33

Matchdays 1–33

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Matches 34–38

Teams played each other once, either at home or away.

Final A

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Final B

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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.

Teams

Team changes

Locations

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Foreign players

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–33

Round 34–38

Results

Matches 1–33

Matchdays 1–33

Matches 34–38

Final A

Final B

Relegation play-offs

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assist providers

Hat-tricks

Awards

Weekly awards

Monthly awards

Attendance

See also

References

External links