2019 K League 1#Relegation play-offs

{{Short description|37th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Hana 1Q
K League 1

| logo =

| season = 2019

| dates = {{nowrap|1 March – 1 December 2019}}

| winners = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(7th title)

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Ulsan Hyundai
FC Seoul
Suwon Samsung Bluewings

| relegated = Gyeongnam FC
Jeju United

| best player = Kim Bo-kyung

| league topscorer = Adam Taggart
(20 goals)

| matches = 228

| total goals = 593

| biggest home win = Gangwon 4–0 Sangju
(9 July 2019)

| biggest away win = Jeju 0–5 Ulsan
(3 August 2019)

| highest scoring = Gangwon 5–4 Pohang
(23 June 2019)

| longest wins = 5 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

| longest unbeaten = 18 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

| longest winless = 20 matches
Gyeongnam FC

| longest losses = 5 matches
Gyeongnam FC
Jeju United

| highest attendance = 32,057
Seoul 4–2 Suwon
(16 June 2019)

| lowest attendance = 955
Jeju 3–0 Seongnam
(21 September 2019)

| average attendance = 8,014

| prevseason = 2018

| nextseason = 2020

| updated =

}}

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.{{cite web |title=2019 K League News Letter |url=http://kleague.com/contents/news/14102 |language=en |publisher=K League |access-date=2019-02-03 |archive-date=2020-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629062915/http://kleague.com/contents/news/14102 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=South Korean football news, opinions, match previews and score predictions |url=http://www.kleagueunited.com/search/label/K%20League%201 |publisher=K League United}} 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.{{cite web |title=South Korea » K League 1 2019 » 17. Round » Gangwon FC - Pohang Steelers 5:4 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/k-league-1-2019-gangwon-fc-pohang-steelers/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=29 June 2020}}

Teams

{{Location map+|South Korea|width=250|caption=Locations of the 2019 K League 1 clubs{{cite web |url=http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1006010000 |title=K League club profiles |language=ko |publisher=K League}}

|places=

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.568222 |long=126.897361 |label=

{{nowrap|FC Seoul}}
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.834236 |long=128.534210 |label=

{{nowrap|Daegu FC}}
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.8551677|long=127.690928 |label=

{{nowrap|Gangwon FC}}
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.132422 |long=128.422056 |label=

{{nowrap|Gyeongnam FC}}
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.4656 |long=126.6435 |label=

{{nowrap|Incheon United}}
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.868111 |long=127.064444 |label=

{{nowrap|Jeonbuk Hyundai
Motors
}}
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=33.246139 |long=126.509206 |label=

{{nowrap|Jeju United}}
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.997781 |long=129.384242 |label=

{{nowrap|Pohang Steelers}}
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.432367 |long=128.161655 |label=

{{nowrap|Sangju Sangmu}}
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.408614 |long=127.122256 |label=

{{nowrap|Seongnam FC}}
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.286278 |long=127.036889 |label=

{{nowrap|Suwon Samsung Bluewings}}
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.543306 |long=129.256436 |label=

{{nowrap|Ulsan Hyundai}}
|position=right}}}}

=General information=

= Stadiums =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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

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Pohang Steelers

! Sangju Sangmu

! Seongnam FC

! FC Seoul

! Suwon Samsung
Bluewings

! 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

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=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.

class="wikitable"
Club

! Player 1

! Player 2

! Player 3

! AFC player

! Former players

Daegu FC

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Césinha

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Edgar Silva

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rildo

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsubasa Nishi

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dário Júnior

Gangwon FC

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Nemanja Bilbija

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Valentinos Sielis

|

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takahiro Nakazato

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Uroš Đerić

Gyeongnam FC

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Osman Júnior

| {{flagicon|NED}} Luc Castaignos

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Uroš Đerić

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takahiro Kunimoto

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Negueba
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Mutch

Incheon United

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Gordan Bunoza

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Stefan Mugoša

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Lanre Kehinde

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rashid Mahazi

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jiloan Hamad
{{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyễn Công Phượng

Jeju United

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Magno Cruz

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Elías Aguilar

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Christian Osaguona

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Aleksandar Jovanović

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Marques

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Lopes

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Samuel

|

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bernie Ibini-Isei

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano Michael Jackson
{{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Alves

Pohang Steelers

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Wanderson Carvalho

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Stanislav Iljutcenko

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Paločević

|

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Vladan Adžić

Seongnam FC

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Éder

| {{flagicon|Martinique|natvar}} Mathias Coureur

|

|

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jajá

FC Seoul

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Osmar

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Pešić

|

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Ikromjon Alibaev

|

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Damjanović

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Waguininho

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Antonis

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Taggart

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Elvis Sarić

Ulsan Hyundai

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Júnior Negrão

| {{flagicon|NED}} Dave Bulthuis

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mix Diskerud

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Davidson

|

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=League table

|source=[http://www.kleague.com/rank K League]

|team1=JHM |team2=USH |team3=SEO |team4=PHS |team5=DGU |team6=GWN

|split6=yes |note_header_res=Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.

|team7=SJS |team8=SSB |team9=SFC |team10=ICU |team11=GNM |team12=JJU

|update=complete

|win_DGU=13|draw_DGU=16|loss_DGU=9 |gf_DGU=46|ga_DGU=37|status_DGU=

|win_GNM=6 |draw_GNM=15|loss_GNM=17|gf_GNM=43|ga_GNM=61|status_GNM=R

|win_GWN=14|draw_GWN=8 |loss_GWN=16|gf_GWN=56|ga_GWN=58|status_GWN=

|win_ICU=7 |draw_ICU=13|loss_ICU=18|gf_ICU=33|ga_ICU=54|status_ICU=

|win_JHM=22|draw_JHM=13|loss_JHM=3 |gf_JHM=72|ga_JHM=32|status_JHM=C

|win_JJU=5 |draw_JJU=12|loss_JJU=21|gf_JJU=45|ga_JJU=72|status_JJU=R

|win_PHS=16|draw_PHS=8 |loss_PHS=14|gf_PHS=49|ga_PHS=49|status_PHS=

|win_SEO=15|draw_SEO=11|loss_SEO=12|gf_SEO=53|ga_SEO=49|status_SEO=

|win_SFC=12|draw_SFC=9 |loss_SFC=17|gf_SFC=30|ga_SFC=40|status_SFC=

|win_SJS=16|draw_SJS=7 |loss_SJS=15|gf_SJS=49|ga_SJS=53|status_SJS=

|win_SSB=12|draw_SSB=12|loss_SSB=14|gf_SSB=46|ga_SSB=49|status_SSB=

|win_USH=23|draw_USH=10|loss_USH=5 |gf_USH=71|ga_USH=39|status_USH=

|result1=CLGS |result2=CLGS |result3=CLPO |result8=CLCW

|result11=RPO |result12=REL

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|name_GNM=Gyeongnam FC

|name_GWN=Gangwon FC

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|name_SEO=FC Seoul

|name_SFC=Seongnam FC

|name_SJS=Sangju Sangmu

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS=Qualification for Champions League group stage

|col_CLCW=green1 |text_CLCW=Qualification for Champions League group stage

|col_CLPO=green2 |text_CLPO=Qualification for Champions League play-off round

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for relegation play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to K League 2

|note_res_CLCW=Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

}}

Positions by matchday

{{legend2|#FFD700|Leaders|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#BBF3BB|Qualification for Champions League group stage|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#CCF9CC|Qualification for Champions League play-off round|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Qualification for relegation play-offs|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFBBBB|Relegation to K League 2|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

=Round 1–33=

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable = y|legendpos = br|update = complete

|source = [http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1002020000 K League]

|team1=USH |team2=JHM |team3=SEO |team4=DGU |team5=PHS |team6=GWN |team7=SJS |team8=SSB |team9=SFC |team10=GNM |team11=ICU |team12=JJU

|pos_USH= 3/ 6/ 4/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1

|pos_JHM= 5/ 3/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2

|pos_SEO= 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3

|pos_DGU= 8/ 4/ 3/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4

|pos_PHS=11/11/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 9/10/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 6/ 6/ 5

|pos_GWN=12/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 9/10/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 6/ 5/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 6

|pos_SJS= 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 7/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7

|pos_SSB=10/12/12/10/10/ 8/ 8/ 9/10/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 8

|pos_SFC= 9/10/10/11/ 9/10/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9

|pos_GNM= 4/ 7/ 9/ 9/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 9/10/10/10/11/10/10/10/10/10/10/11/11/11/11/11/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10

|pos_ICU= 6/ 5/ 6/ 6/11/12/12/11/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/11/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/11/11/12/11/11/12/11/11/11

|pos_JJU= 7/ 8/11/12/12/11/11/12/12/11/11/11/10/11/11/11/12/12/11/10/10/10/10/10/12/12/11/12/12/11/12/12/12

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|name_GNM=Gyeongnam FC

|name_GWN=Gangwon FC

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|name_SEO=FC Seoul

|name_SFC=Seongnam FC

|name_SJS=Sangju Sangmu

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai

|color_1 = 1st|color_2 = green1|color_3 = green2|color_11 = red2|color_12 = red1

}}

=Round 34–38=

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br|date=January 2018|update=complete|start_date=31 July 2019

|source=[http://kleague.com/ko/content/dcclubrank K League]

|team1=JHM |team2=USH |team3=SEO |team4=PHS |team5=DGU |team6=GWN |team7=SJS |team8=SSB |team9=SFC |team10=ICU |team11=GNM |team12=JJU

| pos_JHM= 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1

| pos_USH= 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2

| pos_SEO= 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3

| pos_PHS= 6/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 4

| pos_DGU= 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5

| pos_GWN= 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6

| pos_SJS= 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7

| pos_SSB= 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8

| pos_SFC= 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9

| pos_ICU=10/10/10/10/10

| pos_GNM=11/11/11/11/11

| pos_JJU=12/12/12/12/12

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|name_GNM=Gyeongnam FC

|name_GWN=Gangwon FC

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|name_SEO=FC Seoul

|name_SFC=Seongnam FC

|name_SJS=Sangju Sangmu

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai

|firstround=34

|split6=yes

|color_1=1st|color_2=green1|color_3=green2|color_11=red2|color_12=red1

}}

Results

= Matches 1–22 =

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

{{#invoke:sports results|main|update=complete

| source = [http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1002010000 K League]

| matches_style = FBR

|team1 =DGU |name_DGU = Daegu FC

|team2 =GWN |name_GWN = Gangwon FC

|team3 =GNM |name_GNM = Gyeongnam FC

|team4 =ICU |name_ICU = Incheon United

|team5 =JJU |name_JJU = Jeju United

|team6 =JHM |name_JHM = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|team7 =PHS |name_PHS = Pohang Steelers

|team8 =SJS |name_SJS = Sangju Sangmu

|team9 =SFC |name_SFC = Seongnam FC

|team10=SEO |name_SEO = FC Seoul

|team11=SSB |name_SSB = Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|team12=USH |name_USH = Ulsan Hyundai

| match_DGU_GWN = 2–2

| match_DGU_GNM = 1–1

| match_DGU_ICU = 2–1

| match_DGU_JHM = 1–4

| match_DGU_JJU = 2–0

| match_DGU_PHS = 3–0

| match_DGU_SEO = 1–2

| match_DGU_SFC = 1–1

| match_DGU_SJS = 1–0

| match_DGU_SSB = 0–0

| match_DGU_USH = 1–1

| match_GWN_DGU = 0–2

| match_GWN_GNM = 2–1

| match_GWN_ICU = 1–0

| match_GWN_JHM = 2–3

| match_GWN_JJU = 0–1

| match_GWN_PHS = 5–4

| match_GWN_SEO = 1–2

| match_GWN_SFC = 2–1

| match_GWN_SJS = 4–0

| match_GWN_SSB = 0–2

| match_GWN_USH = 0–0

| match_GNM_DGU = 2–1

| match_GNM_GWN = 0–2

| match_GNM_ICU = 1–1

| match_GNM_JHM = 3–3

| match_GNM_JJU = 2–2

| match_GNM_PHS = 1–2

| match_GNM_SEO = 1–2

| match_GNM_SFC = 2–1

| match_GNM_SJS = 1–1

| match_GNM_SSB = 3–3

| match_GNM_USH = 1–3

| match_ICU_DGU = 0–3

| match_ICU_GWN = 1–2

| match_ICU_GNM = 2–1

| match_ICU_JHM = 0–1

| match_ICU_JJU = 1–1

| match_ICU_PHS = 0–1

| match_ICU_SEO = 0–2

| match_ICU_SFC = 0–0

| match_ICU_SJS = 1–2

| match_ICU_SSB = 2–3

| match_ICU_USH = 0–3

| match_JJU_DGU = 1–1

| match_JJU_GWN = 2–4

| match_JJU_GNM = 2–0

| match_JJU_ICU = 1–2

| match_JJU_JHM = 0–1

| match_JJU_PHS = 1–1

| match_JJU_SEO = 4–2

| match_JJU_SFC = 1–2

| match_JJU_SJS = 2–3

| match_JJU_SSB = 1–3

| match_JJU_USH = 1–3

| match_JHM_DGU = 1–1

| match_JHM_GWN = 0–1

| match_JHM_GNM = 4–1

| match_JHM_ICU = 2–0

| match_JHM_JJU = 3–1

| match_JHM_PHS = 2–0

| match_JHM_SEO = 2–1

| match_JHM_SFC = 3–1

| match_JHM_SJS = 2–0

| match_JHM_SSB = 1–1

| match_JHM_USH = 1–1

| match_PHS_DGU = 0–2

| match_PHS_GWN = 1–0

| match_PHS_GNM = 4–1

| match_PHS_ICU = 1–2

| match_PHS_JHM = 1–1

| match_PHS_JJU = 1–1

| match_PHS_SEO = 0–0

| match_PHS_SFC = 1–0

| match_PHS_SJS = 1–2

| match_PHS_SSB = 1–0

| match_PHS_USH = 2–1

| match_SJS_DGU = 2–0

| match_SJS_GWN = 2–0

| match_SJS_GNM = 1–1

| match_SJS_ICU = 2–0

| match_SJS_JHM = 0–3

| match_SJS_JJU = 4–2

| match_SJS_PHS = 1–1

| match_SJS_SEO = 1–3

| match_SJS_SFC = 1–0

| match_SJS_SSB = 0–2

| match_SJS_USH = 0–1

| match_SFC_DGU = 0–1

| match_SFC_GWN = 1–2

| match_SFC_GNM = 1–1

| match_SFC_ICU = 0–0

| match_SFC_JHM = 0–0

| match_SFC_JJU = 1–1

| match_SFC_PHS = 2–0

| match_SFC_SEO = 0–1

| match_SFC_SJS = 1–0

| match_SFC_SSB = 2–1

| match_SFC_USH = 1–4

| match_SEO_DGU = 2–1

| match_SEO_GWN = 2–2

| match_SEO_GNM = 2–1

| match_SEO_ICU = 0–0

| match_SEO_JJU = 0–0

| match_SEO_JHM = 2–4

| match_SEO_PHS = 2–0

| match_SEO_SFC = 3–1

| match_SEO_SJS = 2–0

| match_SEO_SSB = 4–2

| match_SEO_USH = 2–2

| match_SSB_DGU = 0–0

| match_SSB_GWN = 1–1

| match_SSB_GNM = 0–0

| match_SSB_ICU = 2–1

| match_SSB_JHM = 0–4

| match_SSB_JJU = 2–0

| match_SSB_PHS = 3–0

| match_SSB_SEO = 1–1

| match_SSB_SFC = 1–2

| match_SSB_SJS = 0–0

| match_SSB_USH = 1–3

| match_USH_DGU = 0–0

| match_USH_GWN = 2–1

| match_USH_GNM = 2–0

| match_USH_ICU = 1–0

| match_USH_JHM = 2–1

| match_USH_JJU = 2–1

| match_USH_PHS = 1–0

| match_USH_SEO = 2–1

| match_USH_SFC = 0–1

| match_USH_SJS = 2–2

| match_USH_SSB = 2–1

}}

=Matches 23–33=

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).

{{#invoke:sports results|main|update=complete |start_date=6 October 2019

| source = [http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1002010000 K League]

| matches_style = FBR

|team1 =DGU |name_DGU = Daegu FC

|team2 =GWN |name_GWN = Gangwon FC

|team3 =GNM |name_GNM = Gyeongnam FC

|team4 =ICU |name_ICU = Incheon United

|team5 =JJU |name_JJU = Jeju United

|team6 =JHM |name_JHM = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|team7 =PHS |name_PHS = Pohang Steelers

|team8 =SJS |name_SJS = Sangju Sangmu

|team9 =SFC |name_SFC = Seongnam FC

|team10=SEO |name_SEO = FC Seoul

|team11=SSB |name_SSB = Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|team12=USH |name_USH = Ulsan Hyundai

| match_DGU_GWN = 3–1

| match_DGU_GNM = 1–0

| match_DGU_ICU = —

| match_DGU_JHM = —

| match_DGU_JJU = 2–2

| match_DGU_PHS = 0–0

| match_DGU_SEO = —

| match_DGU_SFC = —

| match_DGU_SJS = —

| match_DGU_SSB = 0–2

| match_DGU_USH = —

| match_GWN_DGU = —

| match_GWN_GNM = 2–0

| match_GWN_ICU = 2–2

| match_GWN_JHM = 3–3

| match_GWN_JJU = 2–0

| match_GWN_PHS = 2–1

| match_GWN_SEO = —

| match_GWN_SFC = —

| match_GWN_SJS = —

| match_GWN_SSB = 1–3

| match_GWN_USH = —

| match_GNM_DGU = —

| match_GNM_GWN = —

| match_GNM_ICU = —

| match_GNM_JHM = 1–1

| match_GNM_JJU = —

| match_GNM_PHS = 0–1

| match_GNM_SEO = —

| match_GNM_SFC = 2–0

| match_GNM_SJS = —

| match_GNM_SSB = 2–0

| match_GNM_USH = 3–3

| match_ICU_DGU = 1–1

| match_ICU_GWN = —

| match_ICU_GNM = 1–1

| match_ICU_JHM = 0–0

| match_ICU_JJU = 0–0

| match_ICU_PHS = —

| match_ICU_SEO = —

| match_ICU_SFC = 0–1

| match_ICU_SJS = —

| match_ICU_SSB = —

| match_ICU_USH = 3–3

| match_JJU_DGU = —

| match_JJU_GWN = —

| match_JJU_GNM = 1–2

| match_JJU_ICU = —

| match_JJU_JHM = —

| match_JJU_PHS = —

| match_JJU_SEO = 1–1

| match_JJU_SFC = 3–0

| match_JJU_SJS = 1–4

| match_JJU_SSB = —

| match_JJU_USH = 0–5

| match_JHM_DGU = 0–2

| match_JHM_GWN = —

| match_JHM_GNM = —

| match_JHM_ICU = —

| match_JHM_JJU = 2–2

| match_JHM_PHS = —

| match_JHM_SEO =

| match_JHM_SFC = 1–1

| match_JHM_SJS = 2–1

| match_JHM_SSB = 2–0

| match_JHM_USH = 3–0

| match_PHS_DGU = —

| match_PHS_GWN = —

| match_PHS_GNM = —

| match_PHS_ICU = 5–3

| match_PHS_JHM = 1–2

| match_PHS_JJU = 2–1

| match_PHS_SEO = 2–1

| match_PHS_SFC = 1–0

| match_PHS_SJS = —

| match_PHS_SSB = —

| match_PHS_USH = 2–1

| match_SJS_DGU = 1–1

| match_SJS_GWN = 2–1

| match_SJS_GNM = 2–1

| match_SJS_ICU = 2–3

| match_SJS_JHM = —

| match_SJS_JJU = —

| match_SJS_PHS = 2–1

| match_SJS_SEO = —

| match_SJS_SFC = —

| match_SJS_SSB = —

| match_SJS_USH = —

| match_SFC_DGU = 1–2

| match_SFC_GWN = 1–0

| match_SFC_GNM = —

| match_SFC_ICU = —

| match_SFC_JHM = —

| match_SFC_JJU = —

| match_SFC_PHS = —

| match_SFC_SEO = 1–0

| match_SFC_SJS = 1–0

| match_SFC_SSB = 0–0

| match_SFC_USH = —

| match_SEO_DGU = 2–1

| match_SEO_GWN = 0–0

| match_SEO_GNM = 1–1

| match_SEO_ICU = 3–1

| match_SEO_JJU = —

| match_SEO_JHM = 0–2

| match_SEO_PHS = —

| match_SEO_SFC = —

| match_SEO_SJS = 1–2

| match_SEO_SSB = —

| match_SEO_USH = —

| match_SSB_DGU = —

| match_SSB_GWN = —

| match_SSB_GNM = —

| match_SSB_ICU = 0–1

| match_SSB_JHM = —

| match_SSB_JJU = 1–0

| match_SSB_PHS = 0–2

| match_SSB_SEO = 1–2

| match_SSB_SFC = —

| match_SSB_SJS = 1–1

| match_SSB_USH = 0–2

| match_USH_DGU = 1–1

| match_USH_GWN = 2–0

| match_USH_GNM = —

| match_USH_ICU = —

| match_USH_JHM = —

| match_USH_JJU = —

| match_USH_PHS = —

| match_USH_SEO = 3–1

| match_USH_SFC = 1–0

| match_USH_SJS = 5–1

| match_USH_SSB = —

}}

=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.

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==Final A==

{{#invoke:sports results|main|update=complete |start date=20 October 2019

| source = [http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1002010000 K League]

| matches_style = FBR

|team1 =DGU |name_DGU = Daegu FC

|team2 =GWN |name_GWN = Gangwon FC

|team3 =JHM |name_JHM = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|team4 =PHS |name_PHS = Pohang Steelers

|team5 =SEO |name_SEO = FC Seoul

|team6 =USH |name_USH = Ulsan Hyundai

| match_DGU_GWN = —

| match_DGU_JHM = 0–2

| match_DGU_PHS = —

| match_DGU_SEO = 0–0

| match_DGU_USH = 1–2

| match_GWN_DGU = 2–4

| match_GWN_JHM = —

| match_GWN_PHS = —

| match_GWN_SEO = 3–2

| match_GWN_USH = —

| match_JHM_DGU = —

| match_JHM_GWN = 1–0

| match_JHM_PHS = 3–0

| match_JHM_SEO = 1–1

| match_JHM_USH = —

| match_PHS_DGU = 0–0

| match_PHS_GWN = 2–2

| match_PHS_JHM = —

| match_PHS_SEO = —

| match_PHS_USH = —

| match_SEO_DGU = —

| match_SEO_GWN = —

| match_SEO_JHM = —

| match_SEO_PHS = 0–3

| match_SEO_USH = 0–1

| match_USH_DGU = —

| match_USH_GWN = 2–1

| match_USH_JHM = 1–1

| match_USH_PHS = 1–4

| match_USH_SEO = —

}}

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==Final B==

{{#invoke:sports results|main|update=complete |start date=19 October 2019

| source = [http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1002010000 K League]

| matches_style = FBR

|team1 =GNM |name_GNM = Gyeongnam FC

|team2 =ICU |name_ICU = Incheon United

|team3 =JJU |name_JJU = Jeju United

|team4 =SJS |name_SJS = Sangju Sangmu

|team5 =SNM |name_SNM = Seongnam FC

|team6 =SSB |name_SSB = Suwon Samsung Bluewings

| match_GNM_ICU = 0–0

| match_GNM_JJU = 2–2

| match_GNM_SJS = 0–1

| match_GNM_SNM = —

| match_GNM_SSB = —

| match_ICU_GNM = —

| match_ICU_JJU = —

| match_ICU_SJS = 2–0

| match_ICU_SNM = —

| match_ICU_SSB = 1–1

| match_JJU_GNM = —

| match_JJU_ICU = 2–0

| match_JJU_SJS = —

| match_JJU_SNM = —

| match_JJU_SSB = 2–4

| match_SJS_GNM = —

| match_SJS_ICU = —

| match_SJS_JJU = 2–1

| match_SJS_SNM = 0–1

| match_SJS_SSB = 4–1

| match_SNM_GNM = 1–2

| match_SNM_ICU = 0–1

| match_SNM_JJU = 3–1

| match_SNM_SJS = —

| match_SNM_SSB = —

| match_SSB_GNM = 2–1

| match_SSB_ICU = —

| match_SSB_JJU = —

| match_SSB_SJS = —

| match_SSB_SNM = 0–0

}}

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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.

{{football box

|date = 5 December 2019

|time = 19:00 KST

|team1 = Busan IPark

|score = 0–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/05/korea-republic/play-offs-12/busan-ipark/gyeongnam-fc/3188271/

|team2 = Gyeongnam FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan

|attendance = 8,249

|referee = Kim Dae-yong

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 8 December 2019

|time = 14:00 KST

|team1 = Gyeongnam FC

|score = 0–2

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/08/korea-republic/play-offs-12/gyeongnam-fc/busan-ipark/3188272/

|team2 = Busan IPark

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Changwon Football Center

|attendance = 5,397

|referee = Go Hyung-jin

}}

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=

class=wikitable
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Taggart

| Suwon Samsung Bluewings

| align=center|20

align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Júnior Negrão

| Ulsan Hyundai

| align=center|19

align="center" rowspan=2|3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Cesinha

| Daegu FC

| align=center rowspan=2|15

{{flagicon|BRA}} Wanderson Carvalho

| Pohang Steelers

align="center"|5

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Stefan Mugoša

| Incheon United

| align=center|14

align="center" rowspan=2|6

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Uroš Đerić

| Gangwon FC
Gyeongnam FC

| align=center rowspan=2|13

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung

| Ulsan Hyundai

align="center"|8

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Yong-ji

| Sangju Sangmu

| align=center|12

align="center" rowspan=2|9

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Edgar Silva

| Daegu FC

| align=center rowspan=2|11

{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Lopes

| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Source:{{cite web |url=https://data.kleague.com/ |title=Data center - Official records - Recording room - K League 1 records - Individual record table |publisher=K League Data Portal |language=ko |access-date=2021-08-23}}

=Top assist providers=

class=wikitable
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Assists

align="center" rowspan=2|1

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Seon-min

| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

| align=center rowspan=2|10

{{flagicon|BRA}} Cesinha

| Daegu FC

align="center" rowspan=2|3

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung

| Ulsan Hyundai

| align=center rowspan=2|9

{{flagicon|BRA}} Wanderson Carvalho

| Pohang Steelers

align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Seung-dae

| Pohang Steelers
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

| align=center|8

align="center" rowspan=4|6

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Elvis Sarić

| Suwon Samsung Bluewings

| align=center rowspan=4|7

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Tae-hwan

| Ulsan Hyundai

{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Chu-young

| FC Seoul

{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Lopes

| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

align="center" rowspan=3|10

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yeong-jae

| Gyeongnam FC
Gangwon FC

| align=center rowspan=3|6

{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Seung-yong

| Gangwon FC

{{flagicon|KOR}} Go Yo-han

| FC Seoul

Source:

Awards

= Main awards =

The 2019 K League Awards was held on 2 December 2019.{{cite web |url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=056&aid=0010769453 |script-title=ko:김보경, K리그1 MVP 영예…전북 모라이스 감독상 |publisher=KBS |website=Naver |language=ko |date=2 December 2019 |access-date=28 April 2020}}

class="wikitable"

!Award

!Winner

!Club

Most Valuable Player

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung

|Ulsan Hyundai

Top goalscorer

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Taggart

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Top assist provider

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Seon-min

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Young Player of the Year

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-hyeon

|Gangwon FC

Manager of the Year

|{{flagicon|POR}} José Morais

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

= Best XI =

class="wikitable"

!Position

!Winner

!Club

Goalkeeper

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jo Hyeon-woo

|Daegu FC

rowspan="4" |Defenders

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hong Chul

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

{{flagicon|KOR}} Hong Jeong-ho

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yong

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Tae-hwan

|Ulsan Hyundai

rowspan="4" |Midfielders

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Seon-min

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung

|Ulsan Hyundai

{{flagicon|BRA}} Cesinha

|Daegu FC

{{flagicon|BRA}} Wanderson Carvalho

|Pohang Steelers

rowspan="2" |Forwards

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Taggart

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

{{flagicon|BRA}} Júnior Negrão

|Ulsan Hyundai

Source:

= Monthly awards =

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Month

!colspan="2"|Player of the Month

!colspan="3"|Manager of the Month

!colspan="2"|Goal of the Month

Player

!Club

!Manager

!Club

!Division

!Player

!Club

align=center|March

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cesinha

|Daegu FC

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo

|FC Seoul

|K League 1

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dae-won

|Daegu FC

align=center|April

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jin-hyuk

|Daegu FC

|{{flagicon|POR}} José Morais

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|K League 1

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yeom Ki-hun

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

align=center|May

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Shin-wook

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|bgcolor="darkgray"|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Deok-je

|bgcolor="darkgray"|Busan IPark

|bgcolor="darkgray"|K League 2

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Pešić

|FC Seoul

align=center|June

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Jae-wan

|Gangwon FC

|bgcolor="darkgray"|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Jin-sub

|bgcolor="darkgray"|Gwangju FC

|bgcolor="darkgray"|K League 2

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Jae-wan

|Gangwon FC

align=center|July

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Taggart

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Do-hoon

|Ulsan Hyundai

|K League 1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Éder

|Seongnam FC

align=center|August

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wanderson Carvalho

|Pohang Steelers

|{{flagicon|POR}} José Morais

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|K League 1

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Soo-bin

|Pohang Steelers

align=center|September

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Júnior Negrão

|Ulsan Hyundai

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Gi-dong

|Pohang Steelers

|K League 1

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-hyeon

|Gangwon FC

align=center|October

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Seon-min

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|bgcolor="darkgray"|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Jin-sub

|bgcolor="darkgray"|Gwangju FC

|bgcolor="darkgray"|K League 2

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Seon-min

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

align=center|November

|{{flagicon}}

|

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Gi-dong

|Pohang Steelers

|K League 1

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jin-su

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

= Player of the Round =

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
Round

!Winner

!Club

align=center|1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cesinha

|Daegu FC

align=center|2

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Lopes

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

align=center|3

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Seung-dae

|Pohang Steelers

align=center|4

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Taggart

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

align=center|5

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jin-hyuk

|Daegu FC

align=center|6

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Pešić

|FC Seoul

align=center|7

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim In-sung

|Ulsan Hyundai

align=center|8

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyeon-uk

|Gangwon FC

align=center|9

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Tae-hwan

|Ulsan Hyundai

align=center|10

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Seung-dae

|Pohang Steelers

align=center|11

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Chu-young

|FC Seoul

align=center|12

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wanderson Carvalho

|Pohang Steelers

align=center|13

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Shin-wook

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

align=center|14

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Seon-min

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

align=center|15

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Chu-young

|FC Seoul

align=center|16

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Osmar

|FC Seoul

align=center|17

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Jae-wan

|Gangwon FC

align=center|18

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Jo-gook

|Gangwon FC

align=center|19

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-hyeon

|Gangwon FC

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
Round

!Winner

!Club

align=center|20

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yun Il-lok

|Jeju United

align=center|21

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jo Hyeon-woo

|Daegu FC

align=center|22

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hong Jeong-ho

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

align=center|23

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung

|Ulsan Hyundai

align=center|24

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung

|Ulsan Hyundai

align=center|25

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyo-gi

|Gyeongnam FC

align=center|26

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Taggart

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

align=center|27

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wanderson Carvalho

|Pohang Steelers

align=center|28

|{{flagicon|MNE}} Stefan Mugoša

|Incheon United

align=center|29

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-hyeon

|Gangwon FC

align=center|30

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wanderson Carvalho

|Pohang Steelers

align=center|31

|{{flagicon|MNE}} Stefan Mugoša

|Incheon United

align=center|32

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ryu Seung-woo

|Sangju Sangmu

align=center|33

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Gwang-hyeok

|Pohang Steelers

align=center|34

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Hyeon-sik

|Gangwon FC

align=center|35

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Júnior Negrão

|Ulsan Hyundai

align=center|36

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung

|Ulsan Hyundai

align=center|37

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cesinha

|Daegu FC

align=center|38

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Jun-ho

|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

{{col-end}}

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

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See also

References

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