South Korea - List of Champions
South Korea - List of Champions
See the file on the
All Joseon Football Championship
for data prior to World War II.
Amateur Adult Football Conference
NB: main competition in Korea until the creation of the professional
league; continued for nearly two decades afterwards until turning
into a qualifier for the Korean FA Cup in 2001
champions runners-up
1946 Jo-il Brewery College of Commerce
1947 Jo-il Brewery Songkyunkwan University
1948 Yonhee University Songkyunkwan University
1949 Joseon Dockyard Yonhee University
1950 cancelled due to the Korean War
1951 Joseon Construction Korean Air Force
1952 cancelled due to the Korean War
1953 Quartermaster Corps Marine Corps [*1]
1954 Military Police Army Special Forces College
1955 competition result declared invalid [*2]
1956 Quartermaster Corps Military Police
1957 CIC Marine Corps
1958 Quartermaster Corps Marine Corps
1959 Army Special Forces College Marine Corps and Military Police
1960 Army Special Forces College Quartermaster Corps
1961 Kyunghee University Military Police
1962 Korea Electric Power Korea Tungsten
1963 Korea University Quartermaster Corps
1964 Coal Mining Company Korea Electric Power
1965 Korea Electric Power Keumseong Textile
1966 Jae-il Fabric Jungang University
1967 Jae-il Fabric Korea Electric Power
1968 Sunshine Korean Tungsten
1969 Korean Army Marine Corps
1970 Korean Army Korea Housing & Commercial Bank
1971 Korea University Korea Housing & Commercial Bank
1972 cancelled
1973 Korean Navy and Chohung Bank (shared)
1974 Korea University Yonsei University
1975 Korean Army Korea University
1976 Korea University Korean Air Force
1977 Konkuk University POSCO
1978 Kookmin Bank Jungang University
1979 Loyalty Myeongji University
1980 Seoul City Hall Korea Electric Power
1981 Konkuk University Korea University
1982 Seoul City Hall Korea Electric Power
1983 Hanyang University Seoul Trust Bank
1984 Yonsei University Jungang University
1985 Korea University POSCO
1986 Seoul City Hall Aju University
1987 Songkyunkwan University Yonsei University
1988
Lucky-Goldstar Daewoo
1989 Daewoo Hyundai
1990 Daewoo Incheon University
1991 Industrial Bank Hallelujah
1992
Hanyang University 0-0 Daegu University [3-2 pen]
1993 Industrial Bank Daegu University
1994 E-Land Hallelujah
1995 E-Land Hallelujah
1996 Sangmu E-Land
1997 Hanil Life Insurance Hallelujah
1998 Hanil Life Insurance Hallelujah
1999 Aju University Ulsan Hyundai
2000 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Korea National Railroad
2001 competition merged into the opening rounds of the Korean FA Cup
after creation of
K2-League
[*1] CIC was defeated by Chosun Bangjik
[*2] the semifinal between CIC and PMH was abandoned at 0-1 when CIC demanded a
different referee; the KFA ordered a replay but PMH (understandably) refused
to play that; the championship was suspended without a winner being declared
National Semi-Professional Football League
NB: created in 1964; in most years, two competitions were contested, one in spring and
one in autumn; teams finishing equal on points were usually not separated resulting
in a fairly large number of shared titles. After the creation of the professional
league in 1983, it continued as a de facto second level league (without promotion or
relegation) until 2002, when an official second level was created.
Year Season Winner Runners-Up
1964
Spring shared: Keumseong Textile Company FC, Cheil Industries FC
Autumn Keumseong Textile Company FC Korea Tungsten Company FC
1965
Spring shared: Keumseong Textile Company FC, Korea Tungsten Company FC, Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Autumn Korea Tungsten Company FC Korea Coal Corporation FC
1966
Spring Seoul Police Department FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Autumn shared: Korea Tungsten Company FC, Seoul Police Department FC
1967 Spring National Police Department FC Ssangyong Cement FC
Autumn Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Cheil Industries FC
1968 Spring Korea Tungsten Company FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Autumn shared: Cheil Industries FC, Army Logistics Command FC
1969 1st Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Korea Tungsten Company FC
2nd not known
1970 Spring Cheil Industries FC Korea Tungsten Company FC
Autumn Chohung Bank FC Korea Trust Bank FC
1971 Spring Korea Trust Bank FC Korea Exchange Bank FC and Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Autumn Marine Corps FC Korea Trust Bank FC and Chohung Bank FC
1972 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Marine Corps FC
Autumn Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Marine Corps FC
1973 Spring Marine Corps FC Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn Korea Trust Bank FC Army FC
1974 Spring Chohung Bank FC Army FC
Autumn shared: Commercial Bank of Korea FC, Army FC
1975 Spring POSCO FC Army FC
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Automobile Insurance Company FC
1976 Spring shared: Korea Exchange Bank FC, Korea Trust Bank FC
Autumn not contested
1977 Army FC POSCO FC
1978 Spring shared: Seoul FC, Navy FC
Autumn Korea Automobile Insurance FC Seoul FC
1979 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Army Chungeui FC
Autumn not contested
1980 Spring shared: Seoul FC, Army Chungeui FC
Autumn shared: Korea Automobile Insurance FC, Air Force Seongmu FC
1981 Spring Daewoo FC Navy Haeryong FC
Autumn POSCO Army Chungeui FC
1982 POSCO FC Kookmin Bank FC
1983 Hanil Bank FC Ungbi FC
1984 Sangmu FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
1985 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn Seoul FC Seoul Trust Bank
1986 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Hyundai (semi-professional)
Autumn POSCO FC (semi-professional) Hallelujah FC
1987 Spring Hanil Bank FC Hallelujah FC
Autumn Kookmin Bank FC Sangmu FC
1988 1st Seoul FC Industrial Bank of Korea FC
2nd POSCO FC (semi-professional) Commercial Bank of Korea FC
1989 1st Industrial Bank of Korea FC POSCO FC (semi-professional)
2nd Seoul FC Korea First Bank FC
1990 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Autumn shared: Industrial Bank of Korea FC, Hallelujah FC
1991 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Hallelujah FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Kookmin Bank FC
1992 Spring Sangmu FC Hallelujah FC
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
1993 Spring Hallelujah FC Sangmu FC
Autumn Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Hallelujah FC
1994 Spring Sangmu FC Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
1995 Spring E-Land Puma FC Hallelujah FC
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korail FC
1996 Spring E-Land Puma FC Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
1997 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC E-Land Puma FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Hanil Life Insurance FC
1998 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Hanil Life Insurance FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Police FC
1999 Spring Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Sangmu FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Korail FC
2000 Spring Korail FC Sangmu FC
Autumn Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Gangneung City FC
2001 Spring Kookmin Bank FC Police FC
Autumn Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Police FC
2002 Spring Sangmu FC Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC
Autumn Police FC Gangneung City FC
professional league (K-League)
champions (current name if different)
1983
Hallelujah
1984
Daewoo Royals (Busan I'Park)
1985
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (FC Seoul)
1986
POSCO Atoms (Pohang Steelers)
1987
Daewoo Royals (Busan I'Park)
1988
POSCO Atoms (Pohang Steelers)
1989
Yukong Elephants (Jeju United)
1990
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (FC Seoul)
1991
Daewoo Royals (Busan I'Park)
1992
POSCO Atoms (Pohang Steelers)
1993
Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)
1994
Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)
1995
Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)
1996
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan HD)
1997
Pusan Daewoo Royals (Busan I'Park)
1998
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1999
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2000
Anyang LG Cheetahs (FC Seoul)
2001
Songnam Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)
2002
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)
2003
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)
2004
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2005
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan HD)
2006
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)
2007
Pohang Steelers
2008
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2009
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2010
FC Seoul
2011
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2012
FC Seoul
2013
Pohang Steelers
2014
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2015
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2016
FC Seoul
2017
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2018
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2019
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2020
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2021
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2022
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan HD)
2023
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan HD)
2024
Number of (professional) Championships (41)
9 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
7 Seongnam FC (1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006)
6 FC Seoul (1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016)
5 Pohang Steelers (1986, 1988, 1992, 2007, 2013)
4 Busan I'Park (1984, 1987, 1991, 1997)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1998, 1999, 2004, 2008)
Ulsan HD (1996, 2005, 2022, 2023)
1 Hallelujah (1983)
Jeju United (1989)
About this document
Sources for AAFC:
[Lee 16]
,
ROK Football
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