2025 in South Korean football
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This article shows a summary of the 2025 football season in South Korea.
FIFA World Cup qualification
Leagues
Domestic cups
Korea Cup
| Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Final (Seventh round) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Suwon FC | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwangju FC (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwangju FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulsan HD | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulsan HD | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Incheon United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwangju FC | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gimpo FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gimpo FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucheon FC 1995 (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gimcheon Sangmu | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwangju FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daejeon Korail | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gangwon FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FC Anyang | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daegu FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daegu FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gangwon FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gangwon FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Siheung Citizen | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Away |  Shandong Taishan | |
| 2–2 | Home |  Buriram United | ||||
| Round of 16 | 3–2 | 0–2 | Away |  Vissel Kobe | ||
| 3–0 (a.e.t.) | 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 |
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 |