2022 K League 1

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Season2022
Dates19 February – 29 October 2022
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai
(3rd title)
RelegatedGimcheon Sangmu
Seongnam FC
Hana 1Q
K League 1
Season2022
Dates19 February – 29 October 2022
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai
(3rd title)
RelegatedGimcheon Sangmu
Seongnam FC
Champions LeagueUlsan Hyundai
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Pohang Steelers
Incheon United
Matches228
Best PlayerLee Chung-yong
Top goalscorerCho Gue-sung
Joo Min-kyu
(17 goals each)
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the tenth season of the K League 1.

After progressing 33 regular rounds as ever, the league was divided into two groups, the top six and the bottom six, and each team played five matches against other teams in its group.

Team changes

League table

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for Champions League group stage
  Qualification for Champions League play-off round
  Qualification for relegation play-offs
  Relegation to K League 2

Round 1–33

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Ulsan Hyundai631111111111111111111111111111111
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors45791111864655323322222222222222222
Pohang Steelers173224433324545455333333333333333
Incheon United452532222243454544555555454444444
Jeju United12109743355432232233444444545555555
Gangwon FC236475778910111010101111109108787778767676
Suwon FC811121210899779101111111088866666666676767
FC Seoul214681011108876677677789978887888888
Daegu FC1098106768101188966766677899991010111111109
Gimcheon Sangmu62535554656779999910910101011101111111010101110
Suwon Samsung Bluewings88108891011111011988881011111111111110111099999911
Seongnam FC101211111212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Source: K League

Round 34–38

Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home \ Away DGU GWN GCS ICU JJU JHM PHS SNM SEL SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC — 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–1
Gangwon FC 2–0 — 3–2 0–1 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–3
Gimcheon Sangmu 1–1 1–0 — 0–1 4–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2
Incheon United 2–2 4–1 1–0 — 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
Jeju United 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 — 2–0 0–3 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 — 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1
Pohang Steelers 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0
Seongnam FC 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–4 — 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–2
FC Seoul 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 — 2–0 3–1 1–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0
Suwon FC 4–3 2–4 3–2 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 3–4 4–3 3–0 — 1–2
Ulsan Hyundai 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Teams played each other once, either at home or away.

Home \ Away DGU GWN GCS ICU JJU JHM PHS SNM SEL SSB SWN USH
Daegu FC — — 0–0 2–3 — 0–5 — 1–0 3–0 1–2 — —
Gangwon FC 1–0 — 0–1 — 2–1 2–1 — — — — 2–3 —
Gimcheon Sangmu — — — 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 — 1–2 — — 1–2
Incheon United — 0–1 — — — 3–1 — — 2–0 — 1–1 0–0
Jeju United 2–2 — — 0–1 — — 5–0 1–2 — 1–2 — 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors — — — — 1–0 — 2–2 1–0 0–0 — — 1–1
Pohang Steelers 4–1 2–1 — 1–1 — — — — 1–2 — — —
Seongnam FC — 0–4 1–4 3–1 — — 1–1 — — — 2–1 2–0
FC Seoul — 1–0 — — 0–2 — — 2–0 — 1–3 2–2 —
Suwon Samsung Bluewings — 2–3 0–0 3–3 — 2–3 0–2 4–1 — — — —
Suwon FC 2–2 — 2–1 — 2–2 0–1 1–0 — — 4–2 — —
Ulsan Hyundai 4–0 2–1 — — — — 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 2–0 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 34–38

Teams played each other once, either at home or away.

Relegation play-offs

The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team played against the play-offs winners and the runners-up of the K League 2, respectively, in the relegation play-offs.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Anyang 1–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Daejeon Hana Citizen 6–1 Gimcheon Sangmu 2–1 4–0
FC Anyang0–0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Report
Attendance: 4,863
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–1 (a.e.t.)FC Anyang
 Report Acosty 55'
Attendance: 12,842
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Daejeon Hana Citizen2–1Gimcheon Sangmu
 Report Mun Ji-hwan 22'
Attendance: 8,545
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Gimcheon Sangmu0–4Daejeon Hana Citizen
Report
Attendance: 2,918

Daejeon Hana Citizen won 6–1 on aggregate and was promoted to K League 1, while Gimcheon Sangmu was relegated to K League 2.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Cho Gue-sung, who appeared in less matches than Joo Min-kyu, won the top goalscorer award.[2]

Rank Player[3] Club Goals
1 South Korea Cho Gue-sung Gimcheon Sangmu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors		 17
South Korea Joo Min-kyu Jeju United
3 Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Incheon United 14
South Korea Lee Seung-woo Suwon FC
5 The Gambia Modou Barrow Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13
South Korea Go Jae-hyeon Daegu FC
South Korea Oh Hyeon-gyu Suwon Samsung Bluewings
8 Brazil Césinha Daegu FC 12
South Korea Um Won-sang Ulsan Hyundai
South Korea Kim Dae-won Gangwon FC

Top assist providers

Rank Player[3] Club Assists
1 South Korea Lee Ki-je Suwon Samsung Bluewings 14
2 South Korea Kim Dae-won Gangwon FC 13
3 South Korea Sin Jin-ho Pohang Steelers 10
4 Brazil Zeca Daegu FC 7
South Africa Lars Veldwijk Suwon FC
South Korea Joo Min-kyu Jeju United
Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes Jeju United
South Korea Lee Yeong-jae Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea Cho Young-wook FC Seoul
10 The Gambia Modou Barrow Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6
Brazil Césinha Daegu FC
South Korea Um Won-sang Ulsan Hyundai

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
South Korea Joo Min-kyu Jeju United Gimcheon Sangmu 3–1 8 May 2022
Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Incheon United Gangwon FC 4–1 22 June 2022

Awards

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