2023 K League 1

Hana 1Q
K League 1
Season2023
Dates25 February – 3 December 2023
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai
(4th title)
RelegatedSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Champions League EliteUlsan Hyundai
Pohang Steelers
Gwangju FC
Champions League TwoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Matches played174
Goals scored447 (2.57 per match)
Best PlayerKim Young-gwon
Top goalscorerJoo Min-kyu
Tiago Orobó
(17 goals each)
Biggest home winGwangju 5–0 Incheon
(18 March 2023)
Biggest away winSuwon FC 0–5 Jeju
(14 May 2023)
Highest scoringSeoul 7–2 Suwon FC
(12 July 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches
Ulsan Hyundai
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Gwangju FC
Pohang Steelers
Longest winless run15 matches
Gangwon FC
Longest losing run5 matches
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Highest attendance45,007
Seoul 3–0 Daegu
(8 April 2023)
2022
2024

The 2023 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the eleventh season of the K League 1. Defending champions Ulsan Hyundai successfully defended their title.[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.

  1. ^ "Defending champions to take on runners-up to kick off 2023 K League football season". Yonhap News Agency. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.