What is K League?
{{Infobox football league |name=K League |logo= |country={{flagicon|KOR}}[[South Korea]] |confed=[[AFC]] |founded=1983 |folded= |level=1–2 |divisions=[[K League 1]]<br>[[K League 2]] |teams=22 |promotion= |relegation= |domest_cup=[[Korean FA Cup]] |confed_cup=[[AFC Champions League]] |champions=[[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] ([[K League 1]])<br>[[Gimcheon Sangmu]] ([[K League 2]]) |season=2021 |most successful club=[[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] (9) |tv partners= |website=[http://www.kleague.com kleague.com] |current= }} The '''K League''' (Korea Professional Football League) is [[South Korea]]'s professional [[association football]] league. It includes the first division [[K League 1]], known as the K League Classic until 2017, and the second division [[K League 2]], known as the K League Challenge until 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2953950 |title=In search of Korea’s disappearing Red Devils-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily |publisher=Koreajoongangdaily.joins.com |date=2012-06-06 |accessdate=2014-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= South Korean Teams Fight for Attention at Home|publisher= [[The New York Times]]|url= http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/south-korean-soccer-teams-fight-for-attention-at-home/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|accessdate=2014-02-02}}</ref> Both divisions with very similar names had caused some degree of confusion and controversy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/soccer/1143741.htm|title=위원석의 하프타임 'K리그'에 새로운 이름을 붙여주자|publisher=The Daily Sports Seoul|date=February 19, 2013|access-date=August 15, 2014|archive-date=December 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211180244/http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/soccer/1143741.htm|url-status=dead}}{{in lang|ko}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Multistub|Sport|Asia}} [[Category:Football leagues in Asia]] [[Category:Football in South Korea]] [[Category:Sports organizations of South Korea]]