This is a list of KBO League seasons, providing the final ranking of teams in the KBO League at the end of each season, based on the final regular-season standings plus postseason play including the Korea Series. Sections below are divided based on the number of teams in the league and the season format:
No. of Teams 1982–1985: 6 teams 1986–1990: 7 teams 1991–2012: 8 teams 2013–2014: 9 teams 2015–present: 10 teams
Season format From 1982 to 1988, the regular season was divided into two — a spring season and a fall season — with a first-half pennant winner and a latter-half pennant winner. In 1999–2000, the KBO had two divisions of four teams each — the Dream League and the Magic League. From 1989 to 1998, and from 2001 onward, the KBO featured a single division.
1982–1985: 6 teams, 2 half-seasons The league began play in 1982 with six teams. There were no changes to the league through 1985, except for the Sammi Superstars being renamed as the Chungbo Pintos that season.
Year Half-season 1 2 3 4 5 61982 1st OB Bears Samsung Lions MBC Chungyong Haitai Tigers Lotte Giants Sammi Superstars 2nd Samsung Lions OB Bears MBC Chungyong Lotte Giants Haitai Tigers Sammi Superstars Overall OB Bears Samsung Lions MBC Chungyong Haitai Tigers Lotte Giants Sammi Superstars 1983 1st Haitai Tigers Sammi Superstars MBC Chungyong Lotte Giants Samsung Lions OB Bears 2nd MBC Chungyong Sammi Superstars Samsung Lions Haitai Tigers OB Bears Lotte Giants Overall Haitai Tigers MBC Chungyong Sammi Superstars Samsung Lions OB Bears Lotte Giants 1984 1st Samsung Lions OB Bears MBC Chungyong Lotte Giants Haitai Tigers Sammi Superstars 2nd Lotte Giants Haitai Tigers MBC Chungyong OB Bears Samsung Lions Sammi Superstars Overall Lotte Giants Samsung Lions OB Bears MBC Chungyong Haitai Tigers Sammi Superstars 1985 1st Samsung Lions OB Bears Haitai Tigers Lotte Giants MBC Chungyong Chungbo Pintos 2nd Samsung Lions Lotte Giants Haitai Tigers MBC Chungyong OB Bears Chungbo Pintos Overall Samsung Lions Lotte Giants Haitai Tigers OB Bears MBC Chungyong Chungbo Pintos
1986–1988: 7 teams, 2 half-seasons The league expanded to seven teams in 1986 with the addition of the Binggrae Eagles. In 1988, the Chungbo Pintos were renamed the Pacific Dolphins.
Year Half-season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1986 1st Samsung Lions Haitai Tigers Lotte Giants MBC Chungyong OB Bears Chungbo Pintos Binggrae Eagles 2nd OB Bears Haitai Tigers MBC Chungyong Samsung Lions Lotte Giants Binggrae Eagles Chungbo Pintos Overall Haitai Tigers Samsung Lions MBC Chungyong OB Bears Lotte Giants Chungbo Pintos Binggrae Eagles 1987 1st Samsung Lions OB Bears Haitai Tigers Lotte Giants MBC Chungyong Binggrae Eagles Chungbo Pintos 2nd Samsung Lions Haitai Tigers Lotte Giants OB Bears MBC Chungyong Binggrae Eagles Chungbo Pintos Overall Haitai Tigers Samsung Lions Lotte Giants OB Bears MBC Chungyong Binggrae Eagles Chungbo Pintos 1988 1st Haitai Tigers Binggrae Eagles OB Bears Lotte Giants Samsung Lions Pacific Dolphins MBC Chungyong 2nd Haitai Tigers Samsung Lions Binggrae Eagles Lotte Giants OB Bears MBC Chungyong Pacific Dolphins Overall Haitai Tigers Binggrae Eagles Lotte Giants Samsung Lions OB Bears MBC Chungyong Pacific Dolphins
1989–1990: 7 teams The league discontinued half-season schedules for the 1989 season, while maintaining the same teams. In 1990, MBC Chungyong was renamed LG Twins.
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1989 Haitai Tigers Binggrae Eagles Pacific Dolphins Samsung Lions OB Bears MBC Chungyong Lotte Giants 1990 LG Twins Samsung Lions Haitai Tigers Binggrae Eagles Pacific Dolphins Lotte Giants OB Bears
1991–1998: 8 teams The league expanded to eight teams with the addition of the Ssangbangwool Raiders in 1991. In 1994, the Binggrae Eagles were renamed the Hanwha Eagles, and in 1996, the Pacific Dolphins were renamed the Hyundai Unicorns.
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1991 Haitai Tigers Binggrae Eagles Samsung Lions Lotte Giants Pacific Dolphins LG Twins Ssangbangwool Raiders OB Bears 1992 Lotte Giants Binggrae Eagles Haitai Tigers Samsung Lions OB Bears Pacific Dolphins LG Twins Ssangbangwool Raiders 1993 Haitai Tigers Samsung Lions OB Bears LG Twins Binggrae Eagles Lotte Giants Ssangbangwool Raiders Pacific Dolphins 1994 LG Twins Pacific Dolphins Hanwha Eagles Haitai Tigers Samsung Lions Lotte Giants OB Bears Ssangbangwool Raiders 1995 OB Bears Lotte Giants LG Twins Haitai Tigers Samsung Lions Hanwha Eagles Pacific Dolphins Ssangbangwool Raiders 1996 Haitai Tigers Hyundai Unicorns Ssangbangwool Raiders Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants Samsung Lions LG Twins OB Bears 1997 Haitai Tigers LG Twins Ssangbangwool Raiders Samsung Lions OB Bears Hyundai Unicorns Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants 1998 Hyundai Unicorns LG Twins Samsung Lions OB Bears Haitai Tigers Ssangbangwool Raiders Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants
1999–2000: 8 teams, 2 divisions In 1999, the OB Bears were renamed the Doosan Bears. The Ssangbangwool Raiders dissolved after the 1999 season, and were replaced in 2000 by SK Wyverns. During these two seasons, the league operated with two divisions of four teams each.
Division Dream League Magic League Year 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1999 Doosan Bears Lotte Giants Hyundai Unicorns Haitai Tigers Samsung Lions Hanwha Eagles LG Twins Ssangbangwool Raiders 2000 Hyundai Unicorns Doosan Bears Samsung Lions Haitai Tigers LG Twins Lotte Giants Hanwha Eagles SK Wyverns
2001–2012: 8 teams The league discontinued use of divisions in 2001. The Hyundai Unicorns dissolved after the 2007 season, and were replaced in 2008 by the Woori Heroes. Due to issues with sponsorship, the team was known simply as "Heroes" for part of that season and all of the 2009 season, then became the Nexen Heroes in 2010.
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2001 Doosan Bears Samsung Lions Hyundai Unicorns Hanwha Eagles KIA Tigers LG Twins SK Wyverns Lotte Giants 2002 Samsung Lions LG Twins KIA Tigers Hyundai Unicorns Doosan Bears SK Wyverns Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants 2003 Hyundai Unicorns SK Wyverns KIA Tigers Samsung Lions Hanwha Eagles LG Twins Doosan Bears Lotte Giants 2004 Hyundai Unicorns Samsung Lions Doosan Bears KIA Tigers SK Wyverns LG Twins Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants 2005 Samsung Lions Doosan Bears SK Wyverns Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants LG Twins Hyundai Unicorns KIA Tigers 2006 Samsung Lions Hanwha Eagles Hyundai Unicorns KIA Tigers Doosan Bears SK Wyverns Lotte Giants LG Twins 2007 SK Wyverns Doosan Bears Hanwha Eagles Samsung Lions LG Twins Hyundai Unicorns Lotte Giants KIA Tigers 2008 SK Wyverns Doosan Bears Lotte Giants Samsung Lions Hanwha Eagles KIA Tigers Heroes LG Twins 2009 KIA Tigers SK Wyverns Doosan Bears Lotte Giants Samsung Lions Heroes LG Twins Hanwha Eagles 2010 SK Wyverns Samsung Lions Doosan Bears Lotte Giants KIA Tigers LG Twins Nexen Heroes Hanwha Eagles 2011 Samsung Lions SK Wyverns Lotte Giants KIA Tigers Doosan Bears Hanwha Eagles LG Twins Nexen Heroes 2012 Samsung Lions SK Wyverns Doosan Bears Lotte Giants KIA Tigers Nexen Heroes LG Twins Hanwha Eagles
2013–2014: 9 teams The league expanded to nine teams in 2013 with the addition of NC Dinos.
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2013 Samsung Lions Doosan Bears LG Twins Nexen Heroes Lotte Giants SK Wyverns NC Dinos KIA Tigers Hanwha Eagles 2014 Samsung Lions Nexen Heroes NC Dinos LG Twins SK Wyverns Doosan Bears Lotte Giants KIA Tigers Hanwha Eagles
2015–present: 10 teams The league expanded to 10 teams in 2015 with the addition of KT Wiz. In 2019, the Nexen Heroes we renamed as the Kiwoom Heroes, and in 2021, SK Wyverns were renamed as SSG Landers.
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2015 Doosan Bears Samsung Lions NC Dinos Nexen Heroes SK Wyverns Hanwha Eagles KIA Tigers Lotte Giants LG Twins KT Wiz 2016 Doosan Bears NC Dinos Nexen Heroes LG Twins KIA Tigers SK Wyverns Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants Samsung Lions KT Wiz 2017 KIA Tigers Doosan Bears Lotte Giants NC Dinos SK Wyverns LG Twins Nexen Heroes Hanwha Eagles Samsung Lions KT Wiz 2018 SK Wyverns Doosan Bears Hanwha Eagles Nexen Heroes KIA Tigers Samsung Lions Lotte Giants LG Twins KT Wiz NC Dinos 2019 Doosan Bears Kiwoom Heroes SK Wyverns LG Twins NC Dinos KT Wiz KIA Tigers Samsung Lions Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants 2020 NC Dinos Doosan Bears KT Wiz LG Twins Kiwoom Heroes KIA Tigers Lotte Giants Samsung Lions SK Wyverns Hanwha Eagles 2021 KT Wiz Doosan Bears Samsung Lions LG Twins Kiwoom Heroes SSG Landers NC Dinos Lotte Giants KIA Tigers Hanwha Eagles2022SSG LandersKiwoom HeroesLG TwinsKT WizKIA TigersNC DinosSamsung LionsLotte GiantsDoosan BearsHanwha Eagles2023LG TwinsKT WIzSSG LandersNC DinosDoosan BearsKIA TigersLotte GiantsSamsung LionsHanwha EaglesKiwoom Heroes2024KIA TigersSamsung LionsLG TwinsDoosan BearsKT WIzSSG LandersLotte GiantsHanwha EaglesNC DinosKiwoom Heroes2025LG TwinsHanwha EaglesSSG LandersSamsung LionsNC DinosKT WIzLotte GiantsKIA TigersDoosan BearsKiwoom Heroes2026In progress