This article shows a summary of the 2025 football season in South Korea.

National teams

FIFA World Cup qualification

EAFF Championship Men's tournament

Women's tournament

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Friendlies Senior team

Under-23 team

Women's team

Leagues K League 1

K League 2

Regular season

Promotion play-offs

K3 League

K4 League

Regular season

Promotion play-off The promotion play-off was contested between the 15th-placed team of K3 League and the runners-up of K4 League.

WK League

Regular season

Championship play-offs

Final table

Domestic cups Korea Cup

International cups

AFC Champions League Elite 2024–25 season The previous six league stage matches were held in 2024.

Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent Gwangju FC Quarter-finals League East Fourth place 1–3 Cancelled Away Shandong Taishan 2–2 Home Buriram United Round of 16 3–2 0–2 Away Vissel Kobe 3–0 Home Quarter-finals 0–7 0–7 — Al-Hilal Pohang Steelers League stage League East Ninth place 0–4 Home Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Away Johor Darul Ta'zim Ulsan HD League stage League East Tenth place 1–2 Away Buriram United Cancelled Home Shandong Taishan

2025–26 season The other two league stage matches and the next rounds were held in 2026.

Team Round Score Venue Opponent FC Seoul League East 1–1 Away Machida Zelvia 3–0 Home Buriram United 0–2 Away Shanghai Shenhua 0–0 Home Chengdu Rongcheng 3–1 Away Shanghai Port 1–1 Home Melbourne City Gangwon FC League East 2–1 Home Shanghai Shenhua 0–1 Away Chengdu Rongcheng 4–3 Home Vissel Kobe 0–1 Away Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Home Machida Zelvia 2–2 Away Buriram United Ulsan HD League East 2–1 Home Chengdu Rongcheng 1–1 Away Shanghai Shenhua 1–0 Home Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Away Vissel Kobe 0–0 Home Buriram United 1–3 Away Machida Zelvia

AFC Champions League Two 2024–25 season The previous group stage matches were held in 2024. Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Quarter-finals Round of 16 5–0 4–0 Away Port 1–0 Home Quarter-finals 2–5 0–2 Home Sydney FC 2–3 Away

2025–26 season The next rounds after the group stage were held in 2026.

Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent Pohang Steelers Knockout stage Group H Runners-up 1–0 Away BG Pathum United 2–0 Home 2–0 Home Kaya–Iloilo 1–0 Away 0–1 Away Tampines Rovers 1–1 Home

FIFA Club World Cup

Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent Ulsan HD Group stage Group F Fourth place 0–1 — Mamelodi Sundowns 2–4 — Fluminense 0–1 — Borussia Dortmund

AFC Women's Champions League 2024–25 season The previous group stage matches were held in 2024.

Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Semi-finals Quarter-finals 1–0 1–0 — Bam Khatoon Semi-finals 0–1 0–1 — Melbourne City

2025–26 season The next rounds after the group stage were held in 2026.

Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent Suwon FC Knockout stage Group C Third place 5–0 — ISPE 0–3 — Naegohyang 0–0 — Tokyo Verdy Beleza

See also Football in South Korea Women's football in South Korea

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