2017 K League Classic

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The 2017 K League Classic was the 35th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K League and the fifth season in its current name, the K League Classic.

FC Seoul were the defending champions.

Video 2017 K League Classic

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2017 K League Challenge

• Suwon FC
• Seongnam FC

Teams promoted from the 2016 K League Challenge

• Daegu FC
• Gangwon FC

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Participating clubs by province

The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2017 season.

• K League Classic's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.
• K League Official Club Profiles Page

Stadiums

• Primary venues used in the K League Classic:

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 confederation.

As of 13 July 2017

• ^1 Éder owns Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the K League.

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League table

Positions by matchday

  Leader & 2018 AFC Champions League Group stage
  Qualification to 2018 AFC Champions League Group stage
  Relegation playoffs
  Relegation to the 2018 K League Challenge

Round 1-22

Last updated: 19 July 2017
Source: kleague.com

Round 23-38

Split rounds are from round 34 to round 38

Last updated: 19 November 2017
Source: kleague.com

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Results

Matches 1-22

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

Updated to games played on 2 September 2017.
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 8 October 2017.
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.

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Promotion-relegation playoffs

Promotion and relegation playoffs was held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge playoff and 11th club of the 2017 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2018 K League Classic.

First leg

Second leg

Sangju Sangmu retained its 2018 K League Classic spot, 5:4 on penalties.

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Season statistics

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Attendance

Updated to games played on 19 November 2017
Source: K League Classic
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
⁺ Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge.

Top 10 Season Attendances

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Awards

Most Valuable Player of The Round

Manager of the Month

Season Awards

The 2017 K League Awards was held on 20 November 2017.

K League Most Valuable Player

• The K League Most Valuable Player award was won by Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

K League Young Player

• The K League Young Player award was won by Kim Min-jae (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

K League Top Scorer

• The K League Top Scorer award was won by Johnathan (Suwon Samsung Bluewings).

K League Top Assistor

• The K League Top Assistor award was won by Son Jun-ho (Pohang Steelers).

K League Best XI

K League Manager of the Year

• The K League Manager of the Year award was won by Choi Kang-hee (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

'FAN'tastic Player

• The K League 'FAN'tastic Player was won by Johnathan (Suwon Samsung Bluewings).

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External links

• Official K League website (in English)
• Official K League Website (in Korean)

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