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U League

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Most championships
  
Yonsei University (2)

Current champion
  
Korea University

Founded
  
2008

Domestic cup
  
Korean FA Cup

Website
  
www.kfa.or.kr

Number of teams
  
85 (2017 season)

Country
  
South Korea

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Current champions
  
Korea University (2016)

The U League is a university football competition in South Korea. Created in 2008 it is the first organized league competition for university and college football teams and operates outside the regular Korean football league structure.

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History

In 2008, the U-League operated on an experimental basis with ten university teams from the Seoul region involved. Since it was successful, the league system was spread across the country.

Number of teams

  • 2008 : 10 teams
  • 2009 : 22 teams
  • 2010 : 67 teams
  • 2011 : 70 teams
  • 2012 : 72 teams
  • 2013 : 76 teams
  • 2014 : 77 teams
  • 2015 : 78 teams
  • 2016 : 79 teams
  • 2017 : 85 teams
  • Participating teams (2017)

    The 2017 season is participated by 85 teams, divided into 11 groups.

    References

    U-League Wikipedia