2026 season · football
K League 1 2026 table, title, ACL and relegation scenarios
Standings for the K League 1 with clinch and elimination numbers for the title, AFC Champions League places and relegation, tallied from results every day.
As of 2026-09-13 · Top 3 to the AFC Champions League · Bottom 1 relegated
As of 2026-09-13, FC Seoul (62pts, 19W-5L) leads K League 1, with Ulsan HD second.
📊 Standings
| # | Standings | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GD | F:A | Last 5 | Streak | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 62 | +32 | 55:23 | 4-1 | 1W | 9 |
| 2 | Ulsan HD | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 47 | +6 | 44:38 | 3-1 | 2W | 9 |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 43 | +10 | 36:26 | 1-1 | 1L | 9 |
| 4 | Jeju SK | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 43 | +5 | 34:29 | 2-1 | 1D | 9 |
| 5 | Gangwon FC | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 42 | +9 | 36:27 | 1-0 | 2D | 10 |
| 6 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | +9 | 45:36 | 3-1 | 1D | 9 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 37 | +3 | 35:32 | 1-3 | 1L | 10 |
| 8 | Pohang Steelers | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 37 | -7 | 26:33 | 1-1 | 2D | 9 |
| 9 | FC Anyang | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 35 | -10 | 36:46 | 1-2 | 1D | 9 |
| 10 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -7 | 31:38 | 0-3 | 1D | 9 |
| 11 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -8 | 28:36 | 0-1 | 3D | 9 |
| 12 | Gwangju FC | 29 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 14 | -42 | 19:61 | 0-2 | 1D | 9 |
Ranked by points (win 3, draw 1, loss 0). Ties are broken by goal difference, then goals scored. · Top 3 to the AFC Champions League · Bottom 1 relegated
✅ Recent results
Sep 13Gangwon FC2 : 2Gimcheon Sangmu
Sep 13FC Anyang1 : 1Gwangju FC
Sep 12Jeju SK2 : 2Bucheon FC 1995
Sep 12Pohang Steelers2 : 2Daejeon Hana Citizen
Sep 12FC Seoul2 : 1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Sep 12Incheon United1 : 2Ulsan HD
🗓️ Upcoming fixtures
Sep 19Gimcheon Sangmu@Bucheon FC 1995
Sep 19Ulsan HD@FC Anyang
Sep 20FC Seoul@Pohang Steelers
Sep 20Gwangju FC@Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Sep 20Daejeon Hana Citizen@Incheon United
Sep 20Jeju SK@Gangwon FC
🎯 Title, ACL and relegation scenarios — the points that settle it
Arithmetic, not probability: the minimum points that clinch regardless of every other result, and how many more losses make it mathematically impossible.
| # | Standings | Left | Title clinch pts | Out of title race in | Pts to clinch ACL | To miss ACL | Safety clinch pts | Relegated in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul | 9 | 12 | - | 8 | - | Safe | - |
| 2 | Ulsan HD | 9 | - | 5 | 23 | - | Safe | - |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | Safe | - |
| 4 | Jeju SK | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | Safe | - |
| 5 | Gangwon FC | 10 | - | 4 | 28 | 10 | Safe | - |
| 6 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 9 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | - |
| 7 | Incheon United | 10 | - | 2 | - | 9 | 4 | - |
| 8 | Pohang Steelers | 9 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | - |
| 9 | FC Anyang | 9 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 6 | - |
| 10 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 9 | - | Eliminated | - | 6 | 9 | - |
| 11 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 9 | - | Eliminated | - | 5 | 11 | - |
| 12 | Gwangju FC | 9 | - | Eliminated | - | Eliminated | - | 4 |
📉 Rank over time
FC SeoulUlsan HDJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeju SKGangwon FCDaejeon Hana CitizenIncheon UnitedPohang SteelersFC AnyangBucheon FC 1995Gimcheon SangmuGwangju FC
🔁 Head-to-head
Row team's W-L against column team. Parentheses: meetings left.
| Seoul | HD | Motors | SK | FC | Citizen | United | Steelers | Anyang | 1995 | Sangmu | FC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul | — | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 (1) | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 (1) | 3-0 |
| Ulsan HD | 2-1 | — | 0-3 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 2-0 (1) | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0-2 | 3-0 | — | 1-1 (1) | 0-1 | 1-0 (1) | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 (1) |
| Jeju SK | 1-1 (1) | 0-2 | 1-1 (1) | — | 0-0 (1) | 2-0 | 0-1 (1) | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Gangwon FC | 0-1 (1) | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 (1) | — | 2-1 | 1-0 (2) | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 (1) | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 (1) | 0-2 | 1-2 | — | 1-0 (1) | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 (1) | 2-0 (1) |
| Incheon United | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 (2) | 0-1 (1) | — | 0-1 (1) | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Pohang Steelers | 0-2 (1) | 1-1 (1) | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) | — | 1-1 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-0 |
| FC Anyang | 0-1 | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 (1) | — | 1-1 | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 0-3 | 0-2 (1) | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | — | 0-1 (1) | 1-0 (1) |
| Gimcheon Sangmu | 1-0 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 (1) | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | — | 0-0 |
| Gwangju FC | 0-3 | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 (1) | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 (1) | 0-0 | — |
🧭 Team profiles
FC Seoul
- This season
- #1 · 62 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 @ Pohang Steelers
Ulsan HD
- This season
- #2 · 47 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 @ FC Anyang
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- This season
- #3 · 43 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 vs Gwangju FC
Jeju SK
- This season
- #4 · 43 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 @ Gangwon FC
Gangwon FC
- This season
- #5 · 42 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 vs Jeju SK
Daejeon Hana Citizen
- This season
- #6 · 39 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 @ Incheon United
Incheon United
- This season
- #7 · 37 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 vs Daejeon Hana Citizen
Pohang Steelers
- This season
- #8 · 37 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 vs FC Seoul
FC Anyang
- This season
- #9 · 35 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 vs Ulsan HD
Bucheon FC 1995
- This season
- #10 · 32 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 vs Gimcheon Sangmu
Gimcheon Sangmu
- This season
- #11 · 30 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 @ Bucheon FC 1995
Gwangju FC
- This season
- #12 · 14 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 @ Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
❓ Frequently asked questions
How many K League 1 teams qualify for the Champions League?
Twelve clubs play 33 rounds, then split into a top six and a bottom six for five more games each — 38 in total.
How is the K League 1 table ranked?
Ranked by points (win 3, draw 1, loss 0). Ties are broken by goal difference, then goals scored.
🪜 European places & relegation
- 1.Twelve clubs play 33 rounds, then split into a top six and a bottom six for five more games each — 38 in total.
- 2.After the split, every club in the top six finishes above every club in the bottom six.
- 3.The leading clubs take the AFC Champions League Elite and Two places (the Korea Cup winner also qualifies; the number of places can change by season).
- 4.The bottom club is relegated to K League 2, and the club above it plays a promotion-relegation playoff.
Dates and times are in Korea Standard Time (KST).