The 2005 K League was the 23rd season of the K League, South Korea's professional football league, from 15 May to 4 December. The format of the regular season and championship playoffs was the same as the one used in the 2004 season.
Busan IPark won the first stage, and the second stage was won by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Two winners were guaranteed their slot in the end-of-season playoffs. Incheon United and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i also joined the playoffs according to the overall table after two stages. In the semi-finals Ulsan defeated Seongnam 2âÂÂ1, and Incheon defeated Busan 2âÂÂ0. The two victorious teams faced each other in the two-legged championship final. Ulsan won the first leg 5âÂÂ1 at the Incheon stadium, and though Incheon won the second leg 2âÂÂ1, Ulsan lifted their second league title 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.
The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.
The top two teams in the overall table qualified for the championship playoffs. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>
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This list includes goals of the championship playoffs.
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