The 2024 K League 1, also known as the Hana Bank K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the 42nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the twelfth season of the K League 1. Ulsan HD defended their title for the second consecutive year.
Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted from the 2023 K League 2 after a one-year absence from the top flight. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to 2024 K League 2 in the club's first absence from the top flight of Korean football.
The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.
The number of allowed foreign players was kept strictly to six per team, including a guaranteed slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries. Teams could field at most five foreign players at any given time, including at least one player from the AFC confederation.
As a military-owned team, Gimcheon Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players.
North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Suwon FC, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.
Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team played the play-off winners and the runners-up of the K League 2, respectively, in the relegation play-offs. <section begin=Details />
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Daegu FC won 6âÂÂ5 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
The 2024 K League Awards was held on 29 November 2024.
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.