The 2019 K League 1 was the 37th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983, and the seventh season of the K League 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 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 Club City/Province Manager Owner(s) Other sponsor(s) Daegu FC Daegu Andre Daegu Government DGB Daegu Bank Gangwon FC Gangwon Kim Byung-soo Gangwon Provincial Government high1 Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Kim Jong-boo Gyeongnam Provincial Government Incheon United Incheon Yoo Sang-chul Incheon Government Shinhan BankIncheon International Airport Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk José Morais Hyundai Motor Company Hummel Jeju United Jeju Jo Sung-hwan SK Energy Pohang Steelers Pohang Kim Gi-dong POSCO Pohang City Hall Sangju Sangmu Sangju Kim Tae-wan Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Seongnam FC Seongnam Nam Ki-il Seongnam Government FC Seoul Seoul Choi Yong-soo GS Group Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Lee Lim-saeng Cheil Worldwide Samsung ElectronicsMaeil Dairies Industry Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Kim Do-hoon Hyundai Heavy Industries Hyundai Oilbank
Stadiums Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gyeongnam FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors DGB Daegu Bank Park Chuncheon Songam Leports Town Changwon Football Center Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,245 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 35,657 Capacity: 42,477 Pohang Steelers Sangju Sangmu Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon SamsungBluewings Ulsan Hyundai Pohang Steel Yard Sangju Civic Stadium Tancheon Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 15,042 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 44,102
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.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players Daegu FC Césinha Edgar Silva Rildo Tsubasa Nishi Dário Júnior Gangwon FC Nemanja Bilbija Valentinos Sielis Takahiro Nakazato Uroš Đerić Gyeongnam FC Osman Júnior Luc Castaignos Uroš Đerić Takahiro Kunimoto Negueba Jordan Mutch Incheon United Gordan Bunoza Stefan Mugoša Lanre Kehinde Rashid Mahazi Jiloan Hamad Nguyễn Công Phượng Jeju United Magno Cruz Elías Aguilar Christian Osaguona Aleksandar Jovanović Tiago Marques Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Ricardo Lopes Samuel Bernie Ibini-Isei Adriano Michael Jackson Tiago Alves Pohang Steelers Wanderson Carvalho Stanislav Iljutcenko Aleksandar Paločević Vladan Adžić Seongnam FC Éder Mathias Coureur Jajá FC Seoul Osmar Aleksandar Pešić Ikromjon Alibaev Suwon Samsung Bluewings Dejan Damjanović Waguininho Terry Antonis Adam Taggart Elvis Sarić Ulsan Hyundai Júnior Negrão Dave Bulthuis Mix Diskerud Jason Davidson
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 play-offs The promotion-relegation play-offs were held between the winners of the 2019 K League 2 play-offs and the 11th-placed club of the 2019 K League 1.
Busan IPark won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League 1, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League 2.
Player statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Adam Taggart Suwon Samsung Bluewings202 Júnior Negrão Ulsan Hyundai193 Cesinha Daegu FC15 Wanderson Carvalho Pohang Steelers5 Stefan Mugoša Incheon United146 Uroš Đerić Gangwon FCGyeongnam FC13 Kim Bo-kyung Ulsan Hyundai8 Park Yong-ji Sangju Sangmu129 Edgar Silva Daegu FC11 Ricardo Lopes Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Source:
Top assist providers RankPlayerClubAssists1 Moon Seon-min Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors10 Cesinha Daegu FC3 Kim Bo-kyung Ulsan Hyundai9 Wanderson Carvalho Pohang Steelers 5 Kim Seung-dae Pohang SteelersJeonbuk Hyundai Motors86 Elvis Sarić Suwon Samsung Bluewings7 Kim Tae-hwan Ulsan Hyundai Park Chu-young FC Seoul Ricardo Lopes Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors10 Lee Yeong-jae Gyeongnam FCGangwon FC6 Jung Seung-yong Gangwon FC Go Yo-han FC Seoul Source:
Awards Main awards The 2019 K League Awards was held on 2 December 2019.
AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player Kim Bo-kyungUlsan HyundaiTop goalscorer Adam TaggartSuwon Samsung BluewingsTop assist provider Moon Seon-minJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsYoung Player of the Year Kim Ji-hyeonGangwon FCManager of the Year José MoraisJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Best XI PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeper Jo Hyeon-wooDaegu FCDefenders Hong ChulSuwon Samsung Bluewings Hong Jeong-hoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Lee YongJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Kim Tae-hwanUlsan HyundaiMidfielders Moon Seon-minJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Kim Bo-kyungUlsan Hyundai CesinhaDaegu FC Wanderson CarvalhoPohang SteelersForwards Adam TaggartSuwon Samsung Bluewings Júnior NegrãoUlsan Hyundai Source:
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthGoal of the MonthPlayerClubManagerClubDivisionPlayer ClubMarch CesinhaDaegu FC Choi Yong-sooFC SeoulK League 1 Kim Dae-wonDaegu FCApril Kim Jin-hyukDaegu FC José MoraisJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsK League 1 Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung BluewingsMay Kim Shin-wookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Cho Deok-jeBusan IParkK League 2 Aleksandar PešićFC SeoulJune Cho Jae-wanGangwon FC Park Jin-subGwangju FCK League 2 Cho Jae-wanGangwon FCJuly Adam TaggartSuwon Samsung Bluewings Kim Do-hoonUlsan HyundaiK League 1 ÉderSeongnam FCAugust Wanderson CarvalhoPohang Steelers José MoraisJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsK League 1 Lee Soo-binPohang SteelersSeptember Júnior NegrãoUlsan Hyundai Kim Gi-dongPohang SteelersK League 1 Kim Ji-hyeonGangwon FCOctober Moon Seon-minJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Park Jin-subGwangju FCK League 2 Moon Seon-minJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsNovember Kim Gi-dongPohang SteelersK League 1 Kim Jin-suJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Player of the Round
RoundWinnerClub1 CesinhaDaegu FC2 Ricardo LopesJeonbuk Hyundai Motors3 Kim Seung-daePohang Steelers4 Adam TaggartSuwon Samsung Bluewings5 Kim Jin-hyukDaegu FC6 Aleksandar PešićFC Seoul7 Kim In-sungUlsan Hyundai8 Kim Hyeon-ukGangwon FC9 Kim Tae-hwanUlsan Hyundai10 Kim Seung-daePohang Steelers11 Park Chu-youngFC Seoul12 Wanderson CarvalhoPohang Steelers13 Kim Shin-wookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors14 Moon Seon-minJeonbuk Hyundai Motors15 Park Chu-youngFC Seoul16 OsmarFC Seoul17 Cho Jae-wanGangwon FC18 Jung Jo-gookGangwon FC19 Kim Ji-hyeonGangwon FC
RoundWinnerClub20 Yun Il-lokJeju United21 Jo Hyeon-wooDaegu FC22 Hong Jeong-hoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors23 Kim Bo-kyungUlsan Hyundai24 Kim Bo-kyungUlsan Hyundai25 Kim Hyo-giGyeongnam FC26 Adam TaggartSuwon Samsung Bluewings27 Wanderson CarvalhoPohang Steelers28 Stefan MugošaIncheon United29 Kim Ji-hyeonGangwon FC30 Wanderson CarvalhoPohang Steelers31 Stefan MugošaIncheon United32 Ryu Seung-wooSangju Sangmu33 Lee Gwang-hyeokPohang Steelers34 Lee Hyeon-sikGangwon FC35 Júnior NegrãoUlsan Hyundai36 Kim Bo-kyungUlsan Hyundai37 CesinhaDaegu FC38 Son Jun-hoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
See also 2019 in South Korean football 2019 K League 2 2019 Korean FA Cup
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