2022 K League 1

The 2022 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 40th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as the K League, and the fifth season under its current name, the K League 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the defending champions.

2022 K League 1
Season2022
Dates19 February – 29 October
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai
(3rd title)
RelegatedGimcheon Sangmu
Seongnam FC
Champions LeagueUlsan Hyundai
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Pohang Steelers
Incheon United
Matches played228
Top goalscorerCho Gue-sung (17 goals)
← 2021
2023 →
Locations of the 2022 K League 1 teams

The 2022 season will be divided into two parts. First, there will be 33 Regular Rounds in which 12 teams play a round robin with 3 rounds (Rounds 1–33). Then there will be a Final A and Final B, each with 6 teams divided based on regular round performance, with each final being a round robin (Rounds 34–38).

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to the 2022 K League 2

Teams promoted from the 2021 K League 2

Participating teams by province

The following twelve clubs will compete in the K League 1 during the 2022 season.[1]

Club City / Area Manager Joined Owner(s) Kit Supplier Sponsor(s)
Daegu FC Daegu South Korea Choi Won-kwon (C) 2002 Government of Daegu, Citizen Stockholder Goal Studio DGB Daegu Bank, AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
Gangwon FC Gangwon South Korea Choi Yong-soo 2009 Government of Gangwon, Citizen Stockholder Fila Gangwon Land
Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon South Korea Kim Tae-wan 2021 Republic of Korea Armed Forces, Government of Gimcheon, Citizen Stockholder Kelme Government of Gimcheon
Incheon United Incheon South Korea Jo Sung-hwan 2004 Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder Macron Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
Jeju United Jeju-do South Korea Nam Ki-il 1983 SK Energy Fila SK Energy
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk South Korea Kim Sang-sik 1995 Hyundai Motor Company Adidas Hyundai Motor Company
Pohang Steelers Pohang South Korea Kim Gi-dong 1983 POSCO Puma POSCO, Pohang City Hall
Seongnam FC Seongnam South Korea Chung Kyung-ho (C) 1988 Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder Umbro Government of Seongnam
FC Seoul Seoul South Korea An Ik-soo 1984 GS Group Pro-Specs GS Shop, GS Caltex
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon South Korea Lee Byung-keun 1996 Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Puma Samsung Electronics
Suwon FC Suwon South Korea Kim Do-kyun 2013 Government of Suwon, Citizen Stockholder Hummel Government of Suwon
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan South Korea Hong Myung-bo 1984 Hyundai Heavy Industries Adidas Hyundai Oil Bank, Hyundai Heavy Industries

Stadiums
Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gimcheon Sangmu FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
DGB Daegu Bank Park Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Gangneung Stadium Gimcheon Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 22,333 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 29,791 Capacity: 42,477
Pohang Steelers Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon Samsung
Bluewings		 Suwon FC Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steel Yard Tancheon Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 11,808 Capacity: 44,102

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries and a slot for a player from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Gimcheon Sangmu FC, being a military-owned team, is not allowed to sign any foreign players. A team could use five foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation. North Korea An Byong-jun, playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings, was deemed to be a native player.
The name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player ASEAN Player Left mid-season
Daegu FC Brazil Césinha Brazil Zeca Brazil Daniel Penha Japan Keita Suzuki Brazil Edgar
Brazil Lamas
Gangwon FC Sweden Kevin Höög Jansson Montenegro Balša Sekulić Brazil Galego Montenegro Dino Islamović
Bulgaria Momchil Tsvetanov
Japan Yuki Kobayashi
Incheon United Costa Rica Elías Aguilar Brazil Hernandes Australia Harrison Delbridge Montenegro Stefan Mugoša
Jeju United Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes Sweden Jonathan Ring Poland Oskar Zawada
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors The Gambia Modou Barrow Brazil Gustavo Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko
Japan Takahiro Kunimoto
Pohang Steelers Brazil Wanderson Australia Alex Grant Colombia Manuel Palacios
Nigeria Moses Ogbu
Seongnam FC Serbia Fejsal Mulić Colombia Manuel Palacios Montenegro Miloš Raičković
FC Seoul Spain Osmar Serbia Aleksandar Paločević Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko Japan Keijiro Ogawa Brazil Ricardo Silva
Australia Ben Halloran
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Netherlands Dave Bulthuis Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvis Sarić Japan Manabu Saitō Denmark Sebastian Grønning
Suwon FC South Africa Lars Veldwijk Brazil Murilo Finland Urho Nissilä Australia Lachlan Jackson
Ulsan Hyundai Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Brazil Leonardo Hungary Martin Ádám Japan Jun Amano Hungary Márk Koszta

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Ulsan Hyundai (C) 38 22 10 6 57 33 +24 76 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 21 10 7 56 36 +20 73
3 Pohang Steelers 38 16 12 10 52 41 +11 60
4 Incheon United 38 13 15 10 46 42 +4 54 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Jeju United 38 14 10 14 52 50 +2 52
6 Gangwon FC 38 14 7 17 50 52 −2 49
7 Suwon FC 38 13 9 16 56 63 −7 48
8 Daegu FC 38 10 16 12 52 59 −7 46
9 FC Seoul 38 11 13 14 43 47 −4 46
10 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (O) 38 11 11 16 44 49 −5 44 Qualification for Relegation play-offs 2
11 Gimcheon Sangmu (R) 38 8 14 16 45 48 −3 38 Qualification for Relegation play-offs 1
12 Seongnam FC (R) 38 7 9 22 37 70 −33 30 Relegation to K League 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Teams were split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
  2. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors qualified to the AFC Champions League as 2022 Korean FA Cup champions.

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for the Champions League group stage
  Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
  Relegation playoffs
  Relegation to the 2023 K League 2

Round 1–33
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Ulsan Hyundai631111111111111111111111111111111
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors45791111864655323322222222222222222
Pohang Steelers173224433324545455333333333333333
Incheon United452532222243454544555555454444444
Jeju United12109743355432232233444444545555555
Gangwon FC236475778910111010101111109108787778767676
Suwon FC811121210899779101111111088866666666676767
FC Seoul214681011108876677677789978887888888
Daegu FC1098106768101188966766677899991010111111109
Gimcheon Sangmu62535554656779999910910101011101111111010101110
Suwon Samsung Bluewings88108891011111011988881011111111111110111099999911
Seongnam FC101211111212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2022. Source: kleague.com

Round 34–38
Source: kleague.com

Fixtures and results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home \ Away DGU GWN GCS ICU JJU JHM PHS SNM SEL SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC — 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–1
Gangwon FC 2–0 — 3–2 0–1 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–3
Gimcheon Sangmu 1–1 1–0 — 0–1 4–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2
Incheon United 2–2 4–1 1–0 — 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
Jeju United 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 — 2–0 0–3 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 — 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1
Pohang Steelers 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0
Seongnam FC 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–4 — 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–2
FC Seoul 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 — 2–0 3–1 1–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0
Suwon FC 4–3 2–4 3–2 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 3–4 4–3 3–0 — 1–2
Ulsan Hyundai 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Teams will play each other once.

Home \ Away DGU GWN GCS ICU JJU JHM PHS SNM SEL SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC — — 0–0 2–3 — 0–5 — 1–0 3–0 1–2 — —
Gangwon FC 1–0 — 0–1 — 2–1 2–1 — — — — 2–3 —
Gimcheon Sangmu — — — 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 — 1–2 — — 1–2
Incheon United — 0–1 — — — 3–1 — — 2–0 — 1–1 0–0
Jeju United 2–2 — — 0–1 — — 5–0 1–2 — 1–2 — 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors — — — — 1–0 — 2–2 1–0 0–0 — — 1–1
Pohang Steelers 4–1 2–1 — 1–1 — — — — 1–2 — — —
Seongnam FC — 0–4 1–4 3–1 — — 1–1 — — — 2–1 2–0
FC Seoul — 1–0 — — 0–2 — — 2–0 — 1–3 2–2 —
Suwon Samsung Bluewings — 2–3 0–0 3–3 — 2–3 0–2 4–1 — — — —
Suwon FC 2–2 — 2–1 — 2–2 0–1 1–0 — — 4–2 — —
Ulsan Hyundai 4–0 2–1 — — — — 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 2–0 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Round Matches 34–38

Teams will play each other once.

Relegation play-offs

The Promotion-relegation playoffs will be contested between the 2nd placed team in the K League 2 playoff and the 11th placed team in the K League 1, and between the winners of K League 2 playoff and the 10th placed team in the K League 1. The winners will secure a place in the 2023 K League 1.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Anyang (PO2 Winners) 1–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (K1 10th) 0–0 1–2
Daejeon Hana Citizen (K2 2nd) 6–1 Gimcheon Sangmu (K1 11th) 2–1 4–0

First leg
Daejeon Hana Citizen (K2 2nd)2–1Gimcheon Sangmu (K1 11th)
 Report Mun Ji-hwan 22'
Attendance: 8,545
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
FC Anyang (PO2 Winners)0–0Suwon Samsung Bluewings (K1 10th)
Report
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Second leg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (K1 10th)2–1 (a.e.t.)FC Anyang (PO2 Winners)
An Byong-jun 17'
Oh Hyeon-gyu 120'		 Report Acosty 55'
Attendance: 12,842
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their K League 1 spot. Anyang remained in K League 2.

Gimcheon Sangmu (K1 11th)0–4Daejeon Hana Citizen (K2 2nd)
Report Lee Jin-hyun 31', 53'
Kim In-gyun 74'
Kim Seung-sub 84'
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Daejeon Hana Citizen won 6–1 on aggregate and was promoted to K League 1. Gimcheon Sangmu was relegated to K League 2.

Season statistics

Goals
As of 23 October 2022[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 South Korea Cho Gue-sung Gimcheon Sangmu / Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 17
South Korea Joo Min-kyu Jeju United
3 Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Incheon United 14
South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
5 The Gambia Modou Barrow Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13
South Korea Go Jae-hyeon Daegu FC
South Korea Oh Hyeon-gyu Suwon Samsung Bluewings
8 Brazil Césinha Daegu FC 12
South Korea Um Won-sang Ulsan Hyundai
South Korea Kim Dae-won Gangwon FC

Assists
As of 23 October 2022[2]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 South Korea Lee Ki-je Suwon Samsung Bluewings 14
2 South Korea Kim Dae-won Gangwon FC 13
3 South Korea Sin Jin-ho Pohang Steelers 10
4 Brazil Zeca Daegu FC 7
South Africa Lars Veldwijk Suwon FC
South Korea Joo Min-kyu Jeju United
Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes Jeju United
South Korea Lee Yeong-jae Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea Cho Young-wook FC Seoul
10 The Gambia Modou Barrow Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6
Brazil Césinha Daegu FC
South Korea Um Won-sang Ulsan Hyundai

Hat-tricks
Player For Against Score Date
South Korea Joo Min-kyu Jeju United Gimcheon Sangmu 3-1 8 May 2022
Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Incheon United Gangwon 4-1 22 June 2022

Awards

Most Valuable Player of the Round

Monthly Awards
Month Player of the Month Young Player of the Month Manager of the Month Goal of the Month Performance of the Month
Player Club Player Club Manager Club Division Player Club Player Club
February Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Incheon United South Korea Jeon Seong-soo Seongnam FC South Korea Hong Myung-bo Ulsan Hyundai K League 1 Japan Jun Amano Ulsan Hyundai Not awarded
March South Korea Cho Gue-sung Gimcheon Sangmu Not awarded
April Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Incheon United South Korea Yang Hyun-jun Gangwon FC South Korea Lee Jung-hyo Gwangju FC K League 2 South Korea Kim Gyeong-min Gimcheon Sangmu Not awarded
May Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC South Korea Hwang Jae-won Daegu FC South Korea Nam Ki-il Jeju United K League 1 South Korea Joo Min-kyu Jeju United South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
June South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC South Korea Yang Hyun-jun Gangwon FC South Korea Kim Do-kyun Suwon FC K League 1 South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC South Korea Choi Young-jun Jeju United
July Brazil Gustavo Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Yang Hyun-jun Gangwon FC South Korea Kim Sang-sik Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League 1 South Korea Yang Hyun-jun Gangwon FC South Korea Yang Hyun-jun Gangwon FC
August Brazil Hernandes Incheon United South Korea Kim Jin-ho Gangwon FC South Korea Jo Sung-hwan Incheon United K League 1 South Korea Kim Hyun Suwon FC South Korea Jeon Jin-woo Suwon Samsung Bluewings
September The Gambia Modou Barrow Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Yang Hyun-jun Gangwon FC South Korea Lee Jung-hyo Gwangju FC K League 2 South Korea Oh Hyeon-gyu Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Sin Jin-ho Pohang Steelers
October Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC South Korea Hong Si-hoo Incheon United South Korea Choi Won-kwon Daegu FC K League 1 South Korea Um Won-sang Ulsan Hyundai Not awarded

Season Awards

The 2022 K League Awards was held on 24 October 2022.

K League Most Valuable Player

K League Young Player

K League Top Scorer

K League Top Assistor

K League Best XI
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan Hyundai
Defender South Korea Kim Jin-su Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defender South Korea Kim Young-gwon Ulsan Hyundai
Defender South Korea Park Jin-seop Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defender South Korea Kim Tae-hwan Ulsan Hyundai
Midfielder South Korea Kim Dae-won Gangwon FC
Midfielder South Korea Sin Jin-ho Pohang Steelers
Midfielder Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC
Midfielder South Korea Lee Chung-yong Ulsan Hyundai
Forward South Korea Cho Gue-sung Gimcheon Sangmu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forward South Korea Joo Min-kyu Jeju United

K League Manager of the Year

Notes
  1. CC : Chuncheon
  2. CC : Chuncheon
  3. GN : Gangneung
  4. GN : Gangneung

See also

References
  1. "K League Official Club Profiles Page".
  2. "K LEAGUE / Record".
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