The 2025 K League 1, also known as the

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K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing 43rd season of the top division of professional

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, and the twelfth season of the

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are the three-time defending champions.

Rule changes

The following rules were newly introduced for the 2025 season. # Concussion substitution rule # Homegrown foreign player rule for players of foreign nationality who have spent a significant period of their youth career in South Korea # Domestic foreign player rule for players of foreign nationality who have been registered with a domestic amateur team for at least three consecutive years or a total of five years before their first professional contract # Introduction of a one-off Special Player Registration Period 1–10 June 2025 # Increase in the number of players a club can loan in or out (from five to six), and in the number of players that can be loaned between two clubs (from one to two)

Teams

Team changes

FC Anyang FC Anyang () is a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. The club play their home games at Anyang Sports Complex. H ...

were promoted from the

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for the first time in the club's history.

Incheon United Incheon United FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Incheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 2003, the club is a so-called "community club", with the government of the ...

were relegated to the

, absenting from the top flight of South Korean football for the first time in the club's history.

Locations

The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2025 K League 1.

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Foreign players

Each team may have up to six foreign players registered, but may only field up to five at any given time. As a military-owned team,

Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club () is a South Korean professional football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Sangmu is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Sangmu' ...

are not allowed to sign any foreign players. A

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n player is considered to be a domestic player under

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. As of 2025, K League has a homegrown system under which players of foreign nationality who have grown up in Korea are considered to be domestic players when registering as new players. Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–33

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Matchdays 1-11

Matchdays 12-22

Matches 23–33

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

Matchdays 23-33

Matches 34–38

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

Final A

= Matchdays 34-38

Final B

= Matchdays 34-38

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

Rule changes

Teams

Team changes

Locations

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Foreign players

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–33

Results

Matches 1–22

Matchdays 1-11

Matchdays 12-22

Matches 23–33

Matchdays 23-33

Matches 34–38

Final A

= Matchdays 34-38

Final B

= Matchdays 34-38

Relegation play-offs

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assist providers

Hat-tricks

Awards

Weekly awards

Monthly awards

Attendance

See also

References

External links