2014 K League Classic

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2014 K League Challenge

Teams promoted from the 2013 K League Challenge

Participating clubs

The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2014 season.

Stadiums

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country.

League table

Updated to games played on 5 December 2015.
Source: []
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by matchday

  Leader & 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
  Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
  Relegation playoffs
  Relegation to the 2015 K League Challenge

Round 1–22

Source: kleague.com

Round 23–38

Split rounds are from round 34 to round 38

Last updated: 30 November 2014
Source: kleague.com

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Updated to games played on 24 August 2014.
Source: K League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Matches 23–33

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).

Updated to games played on 26 October 2014.
Source: K League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between the winner of 2014 K League Challenge Playoff and 11th club of 2014 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into 2015 K League Classic.

Second leg

Gwangju FC secure promotion to the 2015 K League Classic season, 4:2 on aggregate.

Attendance

Updated to games played on 30 November 2014
Source: K League Classic
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
^† Team played previous season in K League Challenge.

Awards

The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.

K League Most Valuable Player

K League Young Player

K League Top Scorer

K League Top Assistor

K League Manager of the Year

K League Youth Team of the Year

K League Fair Play Award

K League Special Award

'FAN'tastic Player