K-League Classic Championship and Relegation Round Schedule

After 33 Match Days, the K-League has officially split into Championship and Relegation Rounds where two six-team brackets will determine who's going down, who has to face a single match playoff to stay up, and who's the champion of 2015.

If you're new to K-League this may all seem a bit strange. Unlike the world famous EPL, the K-League doesn't have a single table format from start to finish, but splits in two after 33 rounds and has its own version of a playoff. Teams that finish the first 33 rounds 1st-6th place enter the Championship Round. Each team plays the others once for a total of 5 games each over 5 game weeks. Teams keep their entire Regular Season record going into the Championship Round and the winner of this bracket is the 2015 K League Classic champion. Additionally 1st-3rd place automatically qualify for the 2016 AFC Champions League.

On the other end of the spectrum, teams that finish the 33rd round 7th-12th place enter the Relegation Round. Teams here also play the others once and keep their entire Regular Season record. The big difference comes at the bottom of this table since the winner receives nothing more than 7th place in the final standings. 12th place will automatically be relegated to 2016 K League Challenge, and the 11th place team enters a single match playoff with one K League Challenge team for the last remaining place in 2016 K League Classic.

With the 88th minute heroics of Ricardo Lopes, Jeju United stunned league leaders Jeonbuk and leapfrogged Incheon United to take the 6th and final spot in Championship Round. Here's how the rest of the teams shook out and their Post-Split previews by our staff:

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P	Post-Split Preview
1	Jeonbuk Motors	33	21	5	7	54	35	19	68
2	Suwon Bluewings	33	17	9	7	53	36	17	60	By Steve Price
3	Pohang Steelers	33	15	11	7	43	28	15	56
4	Seongnam FC	33	14	12	7	37	29	8	54
5	FC Seoul	33	15	9	9	44	37	7	54	By John Emanuelson
6	Jeju United	33	13	7	13	51	50	1	46
RELEGATION ROUND
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P	Post-Split Preview
1	Incheon United	33	12	9	12	31	29	2	45
2	Jeonnam Dragons	33	10	12	11	40	43	-3	42	By Ryan Walters
3	Ulsan Hyundai	33	9	13	11	42	39	3	40
4	Gwangju FC	33	8	11	14	31	40	-9	35
5	Busan IPark	33	5	9	19	27	49	-22	24	By Jae-Hyeok Lee
6	Daejeon Citizen	33	2	7	24	27	65	-38	13	By Paul Neat

Although the top of the Championship Round and the bottom of the Relegation Round are near certainties at this point, there's a lot left for teams to fight for. In Relegation Round, Busan needs to win double their season win total to ensure safety or will face the single match playoff against a Challenge team. Gwangju will also be looking to keep to their winning ways and avoid going down again. In Championship Round, Suwon is 8 points behind Jeonbuk and are well setup to fight for the title with the last match of the season at home against Jeonbuk. Meanwhile, Pohang, Seongnam, and FC Seoul will battle for 3rd place and the final AFC Champions League place for next season. While Jeju's likely just happy to be in the top half, they can continue to play spoiler to the bigger clubs lofty goals for the remainder of the season. Here's a look at the final five rounds in the 2015 K-League Classic season:

Date	Kickoff	Division	Home Team		Away Team
10/17/2015	15:00	Championship	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	VS	Pohang Steelers
10/17/2015	14:00	Relegation	Busan IPark	VS	Gwangju FC
10/17/2015	16:00	Relegation	Incheon United	VS	Ulsan Hyundai FC
10/18/2015	14:00	Championship	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	VS	Jeju United
10/18/2015	16:00	Championship	Seongnam FC	VS	FC Seoul
10/18/2015	14:00	Relegation	Daejeon Citizen	VS	Jeonnam Dragons
10/24/2015	14:00	Championship	Pohang Steelers	VS	Jeju United
10/24/2015	16:00	Championship	Seongnam FC	VS	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
10/24/2015	14:00	Relegation	Daejeon Citizen	VS	Busan IPark
10/25/2015	16:00	Championship	FC Seoul	VS	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
10/25/2015	14:00	Relegation	Jeonnam Dragons	VS	Ulsan Hyundai FC
10/25/2015	16:00	Relegation	Gwangju FC	VS	Incheon United
11/7/2015	15:00	Championship	FC Seoul	VS	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
11/7/2015	14:00	Relegation	Jeonnam Dragons	VS	Gwangju FC
11/7/2015	16:00	Relegation	Ulsan Hyundai FC	VS	Daejeon Citizen
11/8/2015	14:00	Championship	Jeju United	VS	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11/8/2015	16:00	Championship	Pohang Steelers	VS	Seongnam FC
11/8/2015	14:00	Relegation	Incheon United	VS	Busan IPark
11/21/2015	15:00	Championship	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	VS	Seongnam FC
11/21/2015	16:00	Championship	Jeju United	VS	FC Seoul
11/21/2015	14:00	Relegation	Daejeon Citizen	VS	Incheon United
11/22/2015	14:00	Championship	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	VS	Pohang Steelers
11/22/2015	14:00	Relegation	Gwangju FC	VS	Ulsan Hyundai FC
11/22/2015	16:00	Relegation	Busan IPark	VS	Jeonnam Dragons
11/28/2015	14:00	Relegation	Gwangju FC	VS	Daejeon Citizen
11/28/2015	14:00	Relegation	Incheon United	VS	Jeonnam Dragons
11/28/2015	14:00	Relegation	Ulsan Hyundai FC	VS	Busan IPark
11/29/2015	14:00	Championship	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	VS	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11/29/2015	14:00	Championship	Pohang Steelers	VS	FC Seoul
11/29/2015	14:00	Championship	Seongnam FC	VS	Jeju United