2022 K League 1

Team changes Relegated to K League 2 • Gwangju FC Promoted from K League 2 • Gimcheon Sangmu Locations The following twelve clubs will compete in the K League 1 during the 2022 season. Stadiums Personnel and sponsoring Foreign players 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. ==League table==

Round 1–33 Round 34–38 == Results ==

Matches 1–22 Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. Matches 23–33 Teams played each other once, either at home or away. Matches 34–38 Teams played each other once, either at home or away. Final A Final B ==Relegation play-offs==

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. Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues. ---- Daejeon Hana Citizen won 6–1 on aggregate and was promoted to K League 1, while Gimcheon Sangmu was relegated to K League 2. == Statistics ==

Top goalscorers Cho Gue-sung, who appeared in less matches than Joo Min-kyu, won the top goalscorer award. Top assist providers Hat-tricks ==Awards==

Weekly awards Monthly Awards Annual awards The 2022 K League Awards was held on 24 October 2022. ==See also==