K League Championship
have adopted both Regular season format and playoffs format.
K League Championship is official name of K League playoffs since 2009.
Championship Format
Split Season + Final
Single Season + Top 4 Playoffs + Final
Split Season + Top 4 Playoffs + Final
Single Season + Top 6 Playoffs + Final
Final Results
Championship Appearances Statistics
Appearances By Club
- K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's
| Club | Numbers |
| Pohang Steelers | 9 |
| Seongnam FC | 8 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 8 |
| FC Seoul | 7 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 5 |
| Jeju United | 4 |
| Chunnam Dragons | 4 |
| Busan IPark | 4 |
| Incheon United | 2 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 2 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 1 |
Appearances By City / Area
- Since 1987 season : K-League introduced home and away matches system in 1987.
| City / Area | Numbers | Club |
| Pohang Atoms, Pohang Steelers | ||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, Ulsan Hyundai | ||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | ||
| Ilhwa Chunma | ||
| FC Seoul | ||
| Jeonnam Dragons | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| Pusan Daewoo Royals, Busan I'Park | ||
| Bucheon SK | ||
| Incheon United | ||
| Gyeongnam FC | ||
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | ||
| Daejeon Citizen | ||
| Jeju United |
Appearances By Province
- Since 1987 season : K League introduced home and away matches system in 1987.
| Province | Numbers | City / Area | Club |
| Capital Region | Suwon | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Capital Region | Seongnam | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
| Capital Region | Seoul | Ilhwa Chunma | |
| Capital Region | Seoul | FC Seoul | |
| Capital Region | Bucheon | Bucheon SK | |
| Capital Region | Incheon | Incheon United | |
| Capital Region | Anyang | Anyang LG Cheetahs | |
| Gyeongsang Region | Pohang | POSCO Atoms, Pohang Steelers | |
| Gyeongsang Region | Ulsan | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, Ulsan Hyundai | |
| Gyeongsang Region | Busan | Pusan Daewoo Royals, Busan I'Park | |
| Gyeongsang Region | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam FC | |
| Jeolla Region | Jeonnam | Jeonnam Dragons | |
| Jeolla Region | Jeonbuk | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| Chungcheong Region | Daejeon | Daejeon Citizen | |
| Jeju Region | Jeju | Jeju United | |
| Gangwon Region |