K League 1
Association football league in South Korea
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| 2025 | Hwaseong FC and Incheon United join the K League 2, marking their first season in the league. |
| 2025 | FC Anyang becomes the newest member of the K League 1. |
| 2025 | Thomas Oude Kotte is set to begin playing for FC Anyang as a foreign player. |
| 2025 | Gbato Seloh Samuel signed with FC Seoul as a foreign player from Cote d'Ivoire, expected to play through the present season |
| 2025 | Romário Baldé joined Gangwon FC as a foreign player from Guinea-Bissau (with dual Portuguese citizenship). |
| 2025 | Mario Ćuže starts playing for Gangwon FC, further extending Croatian representation in the league |
| 2025 | Matías Lacava signs with Ulsan Hyundai FC (Ulsan HD), becoming a foreign player in the K League 1 from Venezuela. |
| 2025 | Ri Yong-jik began playing for FC Anyang in the K League 1 |
| 2025 | Andrea Compagno began playing for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the K League 1, representing players from Italy. |
| 2024 | FC Anyang wins the K League 2 championship, with Chungnam Asan finishing as runners-up. |
| 2024 | The 2024 K League 1 season begins with twelve teams competing: Daegu FC, Daejeon Hana Citizen, Gangwon FC, Gimcheon Sangmu, Gwangju FC, Incheon United, Jeju United, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Pohang Steelers, FC Seoul, Suwon FC, and Ulsan HD. |
| 2024 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football. |
| 2024 | Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to K League 1 after a one-year absence from the top flight of Korean football. |
| 2024 | Ulsan HD successfully defended their K League 1 title for the second consecutive year in the 42nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea. |
| 2024 | Gimcheon Sangmu joins the current season. Ulsan HD wins the league title. |
| 2024 | Pratama Arhan joined Suwon FC, becoming a foreign player in the K League 1, representing Indonesia in the Korean professional football league. |
| 2024 | New Japanese players enter K League 1, including Takuya Shigehiro at FC Seoul, Yuta Kamiya at Gangwon FC, and Kyohei Yoshino joining Daegu FC. |
| 2024 | New Australian players Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Pohang Steelers), Alexandar Popovic (Gwangju FC), and Henry Hore (Gangwon FC) joined K League 1. |
| 2024 | Ronaldo Tavares joined FC Seoul as a dual citizen of Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe |
| 2024 | Josepablo Monreal joined Suwon FC as a foreign player from Chile, also having experience in K League 2. |
| 2024 | Yazan Al-Arab joins FC Seoul, becoming a foreign player in the K League 1 from Jordan |
| 2024 | Eljon Sota started his tenure as a foreign player for Suwon FC from Albania |
| 2024 | Giorgi Arabidze begins playing for Ulsan Hyundai in the K League 1, continuing the trend of Georgian players in the league. |
| 2024 | An Byong-jun began playing for Suwon FC in the K League 1 |
| 2024 | Jesse Lingard began playing for FC Seoul in the K League 1 |
| 2024 | Rebin Sulaka signed with FC Seoul for the K League 1 season. |
| 2024 | Peniel Mlapa joined Daejeon Hana Citizen in the K League 1, marking his entry as a foreign player from Togo. He has previously played in K League 2 as well. |
| 2024 | Franko Kovačević begins playing for Gangwon FC, representing a continuation of Croatian players in the K League 1 |
| 2024 | Irfan Hadžić begins playing for Gangwon FC, continuing the trend of Bosnian players in the K League 1. |
| November 30 2024 | Gangwon FC manager Yoon Jong-hwan's contract ended while the team was in 2nd place. |
| November 29 2024 | 2024 K League Awards ceremony held, recognizing top performers of the season including Most Valuable Player Jo Hyeon-woo from Ulsan HD, Young Player of the Year Yang Min-hyeok from Gangwon FC, Top Goalscorer Stefan Mugoša from Incheon United, and Manager of the Year Yoon Jung-hwan from Gangwon FC. |
| August 1 2024 | Choi Yung-keun was appointed as the new manager of Incheon United. |
| July 28 2024 | Kim Pan-gon was appointed as the new manager of Ulsan HD. |
| July 11 2024 | Ulsan HD manager Hong Myung-bo left the team after being signed by South Korea, while the team was in 3rd place. |
| July 6 2024 | Incheon United manager Jo Sung-hwan left the team by mutual consent while the team was in 9th place. |
| June 3 2024 | Hwang Sun-hong was appointed as the new manager of Daejeon Hana Citizen. |
| May 27 2024 | Kim Do-heon was appointed as the new manager of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. |
| May 21 2024 | Daejeon Hana Citizen manager Lee Min-sung resigned from his position while the team was in 12th place. |
| May 1 2024 | Korea's Jeong Jae-hee helps Pohang Steelers defeat Gangwon FC 4-2 in a K League 1 match. |
| April 21 2024 | Brazil's Yago Cariello leads Gangwon FC to a dominant 4-1 victory over Incheon United in the K League 1. |
| April 19 2024 | Daegu FC manager Choi Won-kwon resigned from his position while the team was in 11th place. |
| April 6 2024 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors manager Dan Petrescu left the team by mutual consent while the team was in 12th place. |
| 2023 | Cheonan City and Chungbuk Cheongju join the K League 2, both beginning their inaugural season. |
| 2023 | Gimcheon Sangmu wins their second K League 2 championship, with Busan IPark finishing as runners-up. |
| 2023 | Daejeon Hana Citizen and Gwangju FC join the current season of K League 1. |
| 2023 | Beka Mikeltadze joins Gwangju FC in the K League 1 as a Georgian foreign player. |
| 2023 | Lars Veldwijk remained with Suwon FC, maintaining his presence in the K League 1 as a South African and Dutch dual citizen. |
| 2023 | Marko Tući joined Gangwon FC as a foreign player from Montenegro |
| 2023 | Gustav Ludwigson transfers to Ulsan HD from Sweden as a foreign K League 1 player. |
| 2023 | Darijan Bojanić joins Ulsan HD, becoming a foreign player in the K League 1. |
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