2022 K League 1

Relegated to K League 2

• Gwangju FC

Promoted from K League 2

• Gimcheon Sangmu

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The following twelve clubs will compete in the K League 1 during the 2022 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1006010000|title=K League Official Club Profiles Page}}

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries and a slot for a player from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Gimcheon Sangmu FC, being a military-owned team, is not allowed to sign any foreign players. A team could use five foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation.

North Korean player An Byong-jun was deemed as a native player in K League by South Korean law and passport.

Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.

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{{2022 K League 1 table}}

{{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}}

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

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

|team1=USH |team2=JHM |team3=PHS |team4=ICU |team5=JJU |team6=GWN |team7=SWN |team8=SEO |team9=DGU |team10=GCS |team11=SSB |team12=SNM

|pos_USH= 6/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1

|pos_JHM= 4/ 5/ 7/ 9/11/11/ 8/ 6/ 4/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2

|pos_PHS= 1/ 7/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3

|pos_ICU= 4/ 5/ 2/ 5/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4

|pos_JJU=12/10/ 9/ 7/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5

|pos_GWN= 2/ 3/ 6/ 4/ 7/ 5/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 9/10/11/10/10/10/11/11/10/ 9/10/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 6

|pos_SWN= 8/11/12/12/10/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 9/10/11/11/11/10/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7

|pos_SEO= 2/ 1/ 4/ 6/ 8/10/11/10/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8

|pos_DGU=10/ 9/ 8/10/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 8/10/11/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/10/11/11/11/10/ 9

|pos_GCS= 6/ 2/ 5/ 3/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/ 9/10/10/10/11/10/11/11/11/10/10/10/11/10

|pos_SSB= 8/ 8/10/ 8/ 8/ 9/10/11/11/10/11/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/10/11/11/11/11/11/11/10/11/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/11

|pos_SNM=10/12/11/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|name_GWN=Gangwon FC

|name_GCS=Gimcheon Sangmu

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|name_SEO=FC Seoul

|name_SNM=Seongnam FC

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_SWN=Suwon FC

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai

|color_1 = 1st

|color_2 = green1

|color_3 = green2

|color_10 = red2

|color_11 = red2

|color_12 = red1

}}

{{#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=PHS |team4=ICU |team5=JJU |team6=GWN

|team7=SWN |team8=DGU |team9=SEO |team10=SSB |team11=GCS |team12=SNM

|split6=yes

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

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

|pos_PHS= 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3

|pos_ICU= 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4

|pos_JJU= 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5

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

|pos_SWN= 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7

|pos_DGU= 9/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8

|pos_SEO= 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9

|pos_SSB= 10/10/10/10/10

|pos_GCS= 11/11/11/11/11

|pos_SNM= 12/12/12/12/12

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|name_GWN=Gangwon FC

|name_GCS=Gimcheon Sangmu

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|name_SNM=Seongnam FC

|name_SEO=FC Seoul

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_SWN=Suwon FC

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai

|firstround=34

|color_1 = 1st

|color_2 = green1

|color_3 = green2

|color_10 = red2

|color_11 = red2

|color_12 = red1

}}

Teams played 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 |team2=GWN |team3=GCS |team4=ICU |team5=JJU |team6=JHM |team7=PHS |team8=SNM |team9=SEL |team10=SSB |team11=SWN |team12=USH

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|name_GWN=Gangwon FC

|name_GCS=Gimcheon Sangmu

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|name_SNM=Seongnam FC

|name_SEL=FC Seoul

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_SWN=Suwon FC

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai

| match_DGU_GWN = 3-0

| match_DGU_GCS = 1-0

| match_DGU_ICU = 1-2

| match_DGU_JJU = 1-0

| match_DGU_JHM = 1-1

| match_DGU_PHS = 2-2

| match_DGU_SNM = 3-1

| match_DGU_SEL = 0-2

| match_DGU_SSB = 3-0

| match_DGU_SWN = 0-0

| match_DGU_USH = 1-1

| match_GWN_DGU = 2-0

| match_GWN_GCS = 3-2

| match_GWN_ICU = 0-1

| match_GWN_JJU = 4-2

| match_GWN_JHM = 1-2

| match_GWN_PHS = 1-1

| match_GWN_SNM = 2-0

| match_GWN_SEL = 1-0

| match_GWN_SSB = 1-1

| match_GWN_SWN = 0-2

| match_GWN_USH = 1-3

| match_GCS_DGU = 1-1

| match_GCS_GWN = 1-0

| match_GCS_ICU = 0-1

| match_GCS_JJU = 4-0

| match_GCS_JHM = 1-2

| match_GCS_PHS = 3-2

| match_GCS_SNM = 1-1

| match_GCS_SEL = 2-0

| match_GCS_SSB = 1-1

| match_GCS_SWN = 0-1

| match_GCS_USH = 0-2

| match_ICU_DGU = 2-2

| match_ICU_GWN = 4-1

| match_ICU_GCS = 1-0

| match_ICU_JJU = 2-2

| match_ICU_JHM = 0-1

| match_ICU_PHS = 0-1

| match_ICU_SNM = 1-0

| match_ICU_SEL = 1-1

| match_ICU_SSB = 1-0

| match_ICU_SWN = 0-1

| match_ICU_USH = 1-1

| match_JJU_DGU = 0-0

| match_JJU_GWN = 0-0

| match_JJU_GCS = 3-1

| match_JJU_ICU = 2-1

| match_JJU_JHM = 2-0

| match_JJU_PHS = 0-3

| match_JJU_SNM = 3-2

| match_JJU_SEL = 2-2

| match_JJU_SSB = 0-0

| match_JJU_SWN = 0-0

| match_JJU_USH = 1-2

| match_JHM_DGU = 1-1

| match_JHM_GWN = 1-1

| match_JHM_GCS = 1-1

| match_JHM_ICU = 2-2

| match_JHM_JJU = 0-2

| match_JHM_PHS = 0-1

| match_JHM_SNM = 3-2

| match_JHM_SEL = 1-1

| match_JHM_SSB = 2-1

| match_JHM_SWN = 1-0

| match_JHM_USH = 0-1

| match_PHS_DGU = 1-1

| match_PHS_GWN = 3-1

| match_PHS_GCS = 1-1

| match_PHS_ICU = 2-0

| match_PHS_JJU = 1-1

| match_PHS_JHM = 0-1

| match_PHS_SNM = 1-0

| match_PHS_SEL = 1-1

| match_PHS_SSB = 1-0

| match_PHS_SWN = 2-0

| match_PHS_USH = 2-0

| match_SNM_DGU = 1-1

| match_SNM_GWN = 0-2

| match_SNM_GCS = 0-3

| match_SNM_ICU = 0-1

| match_SNM_JJU = 1-2

| match_SNM_JHM = 0-4

| match_SNM_PHS = 1-4

| match_SNM_SEL = 0-0

| match_SNM_SSB = 2-2

| match_SNM_SWN = 2-2

| match_SNM_USH = 0-2

| match_SEL_DGU = 2-1

| match_SEL_GWN = 2-2

| match_SEL_GCS = 2-2

| match_SEL_ICU = 1-1

| match_SEL_JJU = 1-2

| match_SEL_JHM = 0-1

| match_SEL_PHS = 1-0

| match_SEL_SNM = 0-1

| match_SEL_SSB = 2-0

| match_SEL_SWN = 3-1

| match_SEL_USH = 1-2

| match_SSB_DGU = 1-1

| match_SSB_GWN = 2-2

| match_SSB_GCS = 2-1

| match_SSB_ICU = 0-0

| match_SSB_JJU = 0-1

| match_SSB_JHM = 0-1

| match_SSB_PHS = 1-1

| match_SSB_SNM = 1-0

| match_SSB_SEL = 0-1

| match_SSB_SWN = 1-0

| match_SSB_USH = 1-0

| match_SWN_DGU = 4-3

| match_SWN_GWN = 2-4

| match_SWN_GCS = 3-2

| match_SWN_ICU = 2-2

| match_SWN_JJU = 1-3

| match_SWN_JHM = 0-1

| match_SWN_PHS = 1-0

| match_SWN_SNM = 3-4

| match_SWN_SEL = 4-3

| match_SWN_SSB = 3-0

| match_SWN_USH = 1-2

| match_USH_DGU = 3-1

| match_USH_GWN = 2-1

| match_USH_GCS = 0-0

| match_USH_ICU = 2-2

| match_USH_JJU = 1-0

| match_USH_JHM = 1-3

| match_USH_PHS = 2-0

| match_USH_SNM = 0-0

| match_USH_SEL = 2-1

| match_USH_SSB = 2-1

| match_USH_SWN = 2-1

}}

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

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| update = complete

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

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=DGU |team2=GWN |team3=GCS |team4=ICU |team5=JJU |team6=JHM |team7=PHS |team8=SNM |team9=SEL |team10=SSB |team11=SWN |team12=USH

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|name_GWN=Gangwon FC

|name_GCS=Gimcheon Sangmu

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|name_SEL=FC Seoul

|name_SNM=Seongnam FC

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_SWN=Suwon FC

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai

| match_DGU_GWN = null

| match_DGU_GCS = 0-0

| match_DGU_ICU = 2-3

| match_DGU_JJU = null

| match_DGU_JHM = 0-5

| match_DGU_PHS = null

| match_DGU_SNM = 1-0

| match_DGU_SEL = 3-0

| match_DGU_SSB = 1-2

| match_DGU_SWN = null

| match_DGU_USH = null

| match_GWN_DGU = 1-0

| match_GWN_GCS = 0-1

| match_GWN_ICU = null

| match_GWN_JJU = 2-1

| match_GWN_JHM = 2-1

| match_GWN_PHS = null

| match_GWN_SNM = null

| match_GWN_SEL = null

| match_GWN_SSB = null

| match_GWN_SWN = 2-3

| match_GWN_USH = null

| match_GCS_DGU = null

| match_GCS_GWN = null

| match_GCS_ICU = 1-0

| match_GCS_JJU = 1-2

| match_GCS_JHM = 2-2

| match_GCS_PHS = 0-1

| match_GCS_SNM = null

| match_GCS_SEL = 1-2

| match_GCS_SSB = null

| match_GCS_SWN = null

| match_GCS_USH = 1-2

| match_ICU_DGU = null

| match_ICU_GWN = 0-1

| match_ICU_GCS = null

| match_ICU_JJU = null

| match_ICU_JHM = 3-1

| match_ICU_PHS = null

| match_ICU_SNM = null

| match_ICU_SEL = 2-0

| match_ICU_SSB = null

| match_ICU_SWN = 1-1

| match_ICU_USH = 0-0

| match_JJU_DGU = 2-2

| match_JJU_GWN = null

| match_JJU_GCS = null

| match_JJU_ICU = 0-1

| match_JJU_JHM = null

| match_JJU_PHS = 5-0

| match_JJU_SNM = 1-2

| match_JJU_SEL = null

| match_JJU_SSB = 1-2

| match_JJU_SWN = null

| match_JJU_USH = 1-1

| match_JHM_DGU = null

| match_JHM_GWN = null

| match_JHM_GCS = null

| match_JHM_ICU = null

| match_JHM_JJU = 1-0

| match_JHM_PHS = 2-2

| match_JHM_SNM = 1-0

| match_JHM_SEL = 0-0

| match_JHM_SSB = null

| match_JHM_SWN = null

| match_JHM_USH = 1-1

| match_PHS_DGU = 4-1

| match_PHS_GWN = 2-1

| match_PHS_GCS = null

| match_PHS_ICU = 1-1

| match_PHS_JJU = null

| match_PHS_JHM = null

| match_PHS_SNM = null

| match_PHS_SEL = 1-2

| match_PHS_SSB = null

| match_PHS_SWN = null

| match_PHS_USH = null

| match_SNM_DGU = null

| match_SNM_GWN = 0-4

| match_SNM_GCS = 1-4

| match_SNM_ICU = 3-1

| match_SNM_JJU = null

| match_SNM_JHM = null

| match_SNM_PHS = 1-1

| match_SNM_SEL = null

| match_SNM_SSB = null

| match_SNM_SWN = 2-1

| match_SNM_USH = 2-0

| match_SEL_DGU = null

| match_SEL_GWN = 1-0

| match_SEL_GCS = null

| match_SEL_ICU = null

| match_SEL_JJU = 0-2

| match_SEL_JHM = null

| match_SEL_PHS = null

| match_SEL_SNM = 2-0

| match_SEL_SSB = 1-3

| match_SEL_SWN = 2-2

| match_SEL_USH = null

| match_SSB_DGU = null

| match_SSB_GWN = 2-3

| match_SSB_GCS = 0-0

| match_SSB_ICU = 3-3

| match_SSB_JJU = null

| match_SSB_JHM = 2-3

| match_SSB_PHS = 0-2

| match_SSB_SNM = 4-1

| match_SSB_SEL = null

| match_SSB_SWN = null

| match_SSB_USH = null

| match_SWN_DGU = 2-2

| match_SWN_GWN = null

| match_SWN_GCS = 2-1

| match_SWN_ICU = null

| match_SWN_JJU = 2-2

| match_SWN_JHM = 0-1

| match_SWN_PHS = 1-0

| match_SWN_SNM = null

| match_SWN_SEL = null

| match_SWN_SSB = 4-2

| match_SWN_USH = null

| match_USH_DGU = 4-0

| match_USH_GWN = 2-1

| match_USH_GCS = null

| match_USH_ICU = null

| match_USH_JJU = null

| match_USH_JHM = null

| match_USH_PHS = 1-2

| match_USH_SNM = null

| match_USH_SEL = 1-1

| match_USH_SSB = 1-0

| match_USH_SWN = 2-0

}}

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

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

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

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=GWN |team2=ICU |team3=JJU |team4=JHM |team5=PHS |team6=USH

|name_GWN=Gangwon FC

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai

| match_GWN_ICU = 0-0

| match_GWN_JJU = null

| match_GWN_JHM = null

| match_GWN_PHS = null

| match_GWN_USH = 1-2

| match_ICU_GWN = null

| match_ICU_JJU = 3-1

| match_ICU_JHM = null

| match_ICU_PHS = 1-1

| match_ICU_USH = 0-3

| match_JJU_GWN = 1-2

| match_JJU_ICU = null

| match_JJU_JHM = 1-2

| match_JJU_PHS = null

| match_JJU_USH = null

| match_JHM_GWN = 1-0

| match_JHM_ICU = 2-1

| match_JHM_JJU = null

| match_JHM_PHS = 3-1

| match_JHM_USH = null

| match_PHS_GWN = 1-0

| match_PHS_ICU = null

| match_PHS_JJU = 1-2

| match_PHS_JHM = null

| match_PHS_USH = 1-1

| match_USH_GWN = null

| match_USH_ICU = null

| match_USH_JJU = 1-2

| match_USH_JHM = 2-1

| match_USH_PHS = null

}}

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

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

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=DGU |team2=GCS |team3=SNM |team4=SEL |team5=SSB |team6=SWN

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|name_GCS=Gimcheon Sangmu

|name_SEL=FC Seoul

|name_SNM=Seongnam FC

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_SWN=Suwon FC

| match_DGU_GCS = 1-1

| match_DGU_SNM = null

| match_DGU_SEL = null

| match_DGU_SSB = null

| match_DGU_SWN = 2-1

| match_GCS_DGU = null

| match_GCS_SNM = 1-1

| match_GCS_SEL = null

| match_GCS_SSB = 1-3

| match_GCS_SWN = null

| match_SNM_DGU = 4-4

| match_SNM_GCS = null

| match_SNM_SEL = null

| match_SNM_SSB = 0-2

| match_SNM_SWN = null

| match_SEL_DGU = 2-3

| match_SEL_GCS = 1-1

| match_SEL_SNM = 0-1

| match_SEL_SSB = null

| match_SEL_SWN = null

| match_SSB_DGU = 1-2

| match_SSB_GCS = null

| match_SSB_SNM = null

| match_SSB_SEL = 0-0

| match_SSB_SWN = 3-0

| match_SWN_DGU = null

| match_SWN_GCS = 2-2

| match_SWN_SNM = 2-1

| match_SWN_SEL = 0-2

| match_SWN_SSB = null

}}

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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.

Cho Gue-sung, who appeared in less matches than Joo Min-kyu, won the top goalscorer award.{{cite news |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25111402#home |script-title=ko:'최종전서 16·17호골' 조규성, 주민규 제치고 '역전 득점왕' |publisher=JoongAng Ilbo |language=ko |date=2022-10-23 |access-date=2023-12-27}}

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The 2022 K League Awards was held on 24 October 2022.{{cite web |url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=108&aid=0003099224 |script-title=ko: 울산 이청용 K리그 '최고의 별'... 홍명보는 감독상 영예 (종합) |publisher=Starnews Korea |website=Naver |language=ko |date=24 October 2022 |access-date=24 October 2022}}

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