The 2019 K League 1 was the 37th season of the top division of professional
football
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in South Korea since its establishment in 1983, and the seventh 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 ...
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup S ...
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
Stadiums
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.
League table
Positions by matchday
Round 1–33
Round 34–38
Results
Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.
Matches 23–33
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).
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.
Final A
Final B
Relegation playoffs
Player statistics
Top scorers
Source:
Top assist providers
Source:
Awards
Main awards
The 2019 K League Awards was held on 2 December 2019.
Best XI
Source:
Monthly awards
Player of the Round
Attendance
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
See also
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2019 in South Korean football
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2019 K League 2
The 2019 K League 2 was the seventh season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Its champions could be promoted to the K League 1 the next season, and second, third and fourth-placed team adv ...
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2019 Korean FA Cup
The 2019 Korean FA Cup, known as the 2019 KEB Hana Bank FA Cup, was the 24th edition of the Korean FA Cup.
Daegu FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Gyeongnam FC. Suwon Samsung Bluewings qualified for the ...
References
External links
{{2019 in Asian football (AFC)
K League 1 seasons
South Korea
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2019 in South Korean football