The Korea–Yonsei rivalry ( or ) is the college rivalry between two universities located in Seoul, South Korea, Korea University and Yonsei University. Located within the same city, the campuses are only thirty minutes apart. Korea University's symbol and mascot is the Tiger and Yonsei University's is the Eagle. Hence, match-ups between the two institutions are referred to as "Tigers vs. Eagles".

Since 1956, the annual Yonsei-Korea (Korea-Yonsei) games have served as the most hotly contested collegiate rivalries in the country. The teams meet each year in five main team sports: football, rugby, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey teams compete against each other.http://www.kuleader.net/main.php?top_menu=3&Sub_menu=10 In addition to the annual "friendship games", both universities are members of the Korea University Sports Federation (KUSF) and also regularly compete against each other in the KUSF U-League in football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey.

Such is the importance of the match-ups to school spirit and student life that it garners extensive media coverage in the days leading up the games. Alumni, especially past and present professional athletes, are frequently featured or reference the rivalry in the media. A JoongAng Ilbo article in 1969 compared its historical significance to domestic student sport to that of The Boat Race contested by Oxford and Cambridge universities in the UK and Harvard and Yale's American football rivalry.

A long-running gag between the two universities is the order of the two universities when referring to the rivalry. Yonsei University refers to it as the "Yonsei-Korea" rivalry (연고전), whereas Korea University refers to it as the "Korea-Yonsei" rivalry (고연전). The order of which university is mentioned first in official reports depends on who is the designated away team for that year.

History In the 20th century, the Waseda–Keio rivalry (早慶戦, Sōkeisen) was the model for this match. The rivalry dates back to the Japanese Korea era when Yonsei University was Yonhi College and Korea University was Bosung College. The first sports played between the two institutions were tennis and football. The Joseon Athletic Association was forcibly shut down by the Japanese Imperialist government and match-ups between the two institutions became the main focus of domestic sports and occasionally an outlet of nationalistic fervor for ethnic Koreans in both Korea and Japan who were otherwise forbidden to speak their own language or maintain their distinct cultural identity. Football, basketball and ice hockey were the first sports played while rugby and baseball were added after independence. Both universities have since become known for its athletic traditions and produced numerous professional athletes.

Sports The two institutions regularly play against one another in the U-League in football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey and the rivalry translates to those games. The "friendship games" for all five sports is organized separately each fall semester (September or October) and held over two days, weather conditions permitting.

In 2014, Korea University recorded a clean sweep in all five sports. Three years later, Yonsei University achieved the same feat.

Football The first football match was held at the Gyeongseong Stadium in 1927. From 1927 to 1942: Yonhi College (now Yonsei University) had 14 wins, and Bosung College (now Korea University) also had 14 wins. The All Joseon Football Championship was the predecessor of the National Football Championship.

Year Winner Korea Yonsei Trivia 1965 TIE 1 1 All five events (football, rugby, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey) were held for the first time. 1966 Yonsei 0 2 1967 TIE 0 0 1968 TIE 0 0 1969 Yonsei 0 1 1970 Korea 3 0 1971 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1972 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1973 Korea 2 1 1974 TIE 1 1 1975 – – – Aborted due to vehicle crash in Jinhae, South Korea. 1976 Korea 1 0 1977 TIE 0 0 1978 Yonsei 0 1 1979 Yonsei 1 3 1980 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1981 TIE 0 0 1982 Korea 1 0 1983 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1984 Yonsei 1 2 1985 Korea 4 0 1986 TIE 0 0 1987 Yonsei 2 3 1988 Yonsei 0 3 1989 Korea 5 2 1990 Korea 3 2 1991 Korea 3 1 1992 Korea 1 0 1993 Korea 1 0 1994 Korea 3 1 1995 TIE 2 2 1996 – – – Aborted due to Hanchongryun (South Korean Federation of University Students Councils) incident. 1997 Yonsei 1 2 1998 Yonsei 0 2 1999 Yonsei 1 2 2000 Korea 2 0 2001 Yonsei 0 1 2002 Korea 4 0 2003 TIE 0 0 2004 Korea 2 0 2005 Yonsei 0 2 2006 TIE 1 1 2007 TIE 0 0 2008 Yonsei 0 1 2009 Korea 2 1 2010 Korea 3 0 2011 Korea 3 1 2012 Korea 1 0 2013 Yonsei 2 3 2014 Korea 2 0 2015 TIE 1 1 2016 Korea 3 1 2017 Yonsei 1 2 2018 Yonsei 1 2 2019 – – – Aborted due to access of Typhoon Lingling (2019). 2020 – – – Aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2021 – – – Aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2022 Yonsei 0 1 2023 Korea 3 0 2024 Yonsei 1 2

Basketball Basketball was added in 1930 and was the most popular summer sport along with football contested by the two institutions. Besides the "friendship games", the two teams participate in the Basketball U-League and the annual MBC Cup competition. Prior to the organization of the U-League and the establishment of the Korean Basketball League, both teams participated in the National Basketball Festival () run by the Korean Basketball Association.

Year Winner Korea Yonsei Trivia 1965 Korea 87 84 All five events (football, rugby, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey) were held for the first time. 1966 Yonsei 91 105 1967 Korea 57 53 1968 Korea 87 76 1969 TIE 64 64 1970 Yonsei 71 79 1971 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1972 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1973 Yonsei 62 64 1974 Korea 87 83 1975 – – – Aborted due to vehicle crash in Jinhae, South Korea. 1976 Yonsei 67 90 1977 TIE 86 86 1978 Yonsei 70 72 1979 TIE 80 80 1980 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1981 Korea 77 76 1982 Yonsei 80 81 1983 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1984 Korea 57 51 1985 Yonsei 61 65 1986 TIE 25 21 TIE because of slippery coat that due to milk and bread which Two schools students threw 1987 Korea 67 64 1988 Yonsei 57 69 1989 Yonsei 69 78 1990 Yonsei 57 74 1991 Yonsei 57 69 1992 Yonsei 65 67 1993 Yonsei 60 71 1994 Korea 73 59 1995 Korea 92 87 1996 – – – Aborted due to Hanchongryun (South Korean Federation of University Students Councils) incident. 1997 Yonsei 62 68 1998 Korea 61 58 1999 Yonsei 69 72 2000 Korea 61 54 2001 Korea 98 84 2002 Yonsei 73 75 2003 Yonsei 65 88 2004 Yonsei 74 88 2005 Korea 76 65 2006 Korea 73 65 2007 Korea 90 75 2008 Korea 74 72 2009 Yonsei 58 74 2010 Yonsei 65 74 2011 Korea 67 63 2012 Korea 74 60 2013 Korea 75 62 2014 Korea 61 58 2015 Korea 85 74 2016 TIE 71 71 2017 Yonsei 73 83 2018 Yonsei 69 72 2019 Korea 82 71 2020 – – – Aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2021 – – – Aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2022 Korea 72 64 2023 Korea 64 60 2024 Yonsei 54 57

Ice hockey Ice hockey was added in winter 1940. The sport was introduced to the country in 1928 but did not gain much popularity outside of the Korea University–Yonsei University rivalry matches until the 2018 Winter Olympics. As two of the few universities in the country which sponsor ice hockey, they also play against each other in the U-League.

In October 2014, Korea University won 3–2, its first win over Yonsei since 1997.

Year Winner Korea Yonsei Trivia 1965 TIE 4 4 All five events (football, rugby, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey) were held for the first time. 1966 TIE 6 6 1967 Korea 6 2 1968 Korea 7 5 1969 Korea 6 5 1970 Korea 9 4 1971 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1972 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1973 Korea 4 3 1974 Korea 5 3 1975 – – – Aborted due to vehicle crash in Jinhae, South Korea. 1976 Yonsei 3 9 1977 Korea 4 3 1978 Korea 4 2 1979 Yonsei 3 4 1980 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1981 Yonsei 5 6 1982 Korea 6 3 1983 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1984 Yonsei 3 7 1985 Yonsei 2 11 1986 Yonsei 4 6 1987 Korea 5 4 1988 Korea 5 3 1989 Korea 8 5 1990 TIE 2 2 1991 Yonsei 2 4 1992 Yonsei 3 8 1993 Yonsei 3 4 1994 Yonsei 3 5 1995 Korea 5 3 1996 – – – Aborted due to Hanchongryun (South Korean Federation of University Students Councils) incident. 1997 Korea 5 4 1998 Yonsei 3 6 1999 Yonsei 3 4 2000 Yonsei 2 3 2001 TIE 3 3 2002 TIE 3 3 2003 Yonsei 2 3 2004 Yonsei 3 5 2005 Yonsei 1 3 2006 Yonsei 2 3 2007 – – Aborted due to conflict about appointment refereeing 2008 TIE 1 1 2009 Yonsei 2 4 2010 Yonsei 1 8 2011 TIE 1 1 2012 Yonsei 1 3 2013 TIE 2 2 2014 Korea 5 4 2015 Yonsei 3 4 2016 TIE 3 3 2017 Yonsei 1 5 2018 Korea 2 1 2019 Yonsei 1 4 2020 – – – Aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2021 – – – Aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2022 Korea 4 1 2023 Yonsei 1 4 2024 Korea 4 3

Rugby

Year Winner Korea Yonsei Trivia 1965 Yonsei 3 11 All five events (football, rugby, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey) were held for the first time. 1966 Korea 3 0 1967 Korea 5 3 1968 Korea 16 6 1969 Yonsei 3 5 1970 Yonsei 6 8 1971 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1972 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1973 Korea 13 3 1974 Korea 16 12 1975 – – – Aborted due to vehicle crash in Jinhae, South Korea. 1976 TIE 3 3 1977 Yonsei 7 8 1978 Korea 10 4 1979 Korea 39 16 1980 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1981 Yonsei 12 14 1982 Yonsei 16 21 1983 – – – Aborted due to Hagwon incident. 1984 Yonsei 12 22 1985 Yonsei 0 19 1986 Yonsei 0 3 1987 Yonsei 3 25 1988 Yonsei 10 16 1989 Korea 21 18 1990 Korea 21 7 1991 Yonsei 12 21 1992 Korea 17 11 1993 Korea 3 2 1994 TLE 10 10 1995 Korea 15 13 1996 – – – Aborted due to Hanchongryun (South Korean Federation of University Students Councils) incident. 1997 Yonsei 9 18 1998 Yonsei 23 27 1999 – – – Aborted due to protection ground for football elimination round of 2000 Summer Olympics. 2000 Yonsei 10 22 2001 Yonsei 20 26 2002 Korea 30 24 2003 Korea 19 18 2004 Korea 16 13 2005 Yonsei 14 21 2006 Korea 27 3 2007 Korea 30 32 2008 Yonsei 21 17 2009 Korea 5 4 2010 Yonsei 20 38 2011 Korea 8 5 2012 Yonsei 13 15 2013 Korea 20 17 2014 Korea 33 23 2015 Yonsei 21 24 2016 Yonsei 26 27 2017 Yonsei 21 26 2018 Yonsei 15 31 2019 – – – Aborted due to access of Typhoon Lingling (2019). 2020 – – – Aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2021 – – – Aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2022 Korea 57 24 2023 Korea 41 27 2024 – – – Aborted due to player's death.

Baseball Baseball was added after liberation. The two teams play in the Jamsil Baseball Stadium or Mokdong Baseball Stadium.