2024 K League 1

The 2024 K League 1, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing 42nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea, and the twelfth season of the K League 1. Ulsan HD are the defending champions.

Team changes
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.

Locations
The following twelve clubs are competing in the 2024 K League 1.

Foreign players
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.

Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players in italics left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.

Matches 34–38
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.

Relegation play-offs
The tenth-placed team and the eleventh-placed team will play against the play-off winners and the runners-up of the K League 2, respectively, in the relegation play-offs. 



Attendance
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.