News: 2024 K League 1 Final A & B Fixtures announced

The K League on Tuesday released the fixtures for the last five matchdays, rounds 34 through 38 for both Final A and B. 

A champion will be round, AFC Champions League berths will be earned, at least one team will suffer relegation. K League is approaching its finale with Final A and Final B.

The former, contested between Ulsan HD, Gimcheon Sangmu, Gangwon FC, Pohang Steelers, FC Seoul, and Suwon FC, sees Ulsan look to earn a third straight K League 1 title for the first time, while unlikely contenders Gimcheon and Gangwon look to make history. FC Seoul are back in Final A for the first time since 2019 and on the hunt for a first ACL spot since 2020.

At the bottom end of the table, at least one team will suffer automatic relegation while two more will have to go through the dreaded promotion-relegation playoffs. K League giants and 11-time champions Jeonbuk currently sit 10th heading into Round 34, having already faced the indignity of a first post-playoff era bottom-half finish in the club's history. Daejeon and Daegu, too, are looking to avoid relegation, and with only six points separating the bottom four, the relegation battle is the tightest it has ever been. Incheon United, the relegation escape artists, sit bottom of the table, three points adrift of Daejeon in 11th, and seven points away from absolute safety. 

Fixtures in Full

Round 34

Final A

Friday 18th October, 19:30 - Pohang Steeler vs. Suwon FC
Saturday 19th October, 16:30 - Gimcheon Sangmu vs. Ulsan HD
Sunday 20th October, 14:00 - Gangwon FC vs. FC Seoul

Final B 

Friday 18th October, 19:30 - Gwangju FC vs. Daegu FC
Saturday 19th October, 14:00 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs. Daejeon Hana Citizen
Saturday 19th October, 16:40 - Incheon United vs. Jeju United

Round 35

Final A

Saturday 26th October, 14:00 - Gangwon FC vs. Gimcheon Sangmu
Saturday 26th October, 16:30 - Suwon FC vs. FC Seoul
Sunday 27th October, 14:00 - Pohang Steelers vs. Ulsan HD

Final B

Sunday 27th October, 14:00 - Daejeon Hana Citizen vs. Daegu FC
Sunday 27th October, 16:30 - Incheon United vs. Gwangju FC
Sunday 27th October, 16:30 - Jeju United vs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Round 36

Final A

Friday 1st November, 19:30 - Ulsan HD vs. Gangwon FC
Saturday 2nd November, 16:30 - FC Seoul vs. Pohang Steelers
Saturday 2nd November, 16:30 - Gimcheon Sangmu vs. Suwon FC

Final B

Saturday 2nd November, 14:00 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs. Incheon United
Saturday 2nd November, 16:30 - Gwangju FC vs. Daejeon Hana Citizen
Sunday 3rd November, 14:00 - Daegu FC vs. Jeju United

Round 37

Final A

Saturday 9th November, 16:30 - Suwon FC vs. Gangwon FC
Sunday 10th November, 14:00 - FC Seoul vs. Ulsan HD
Sunday 10th November, 14:00 - Pohang Steelers vs. Gimcheon Sangmu

Final B

Sunday 10th November, 16:30 - Incheon United vs. Daejeon Hana Citizen
Sunday 10th November, 16:30 - Jeju United vs. Gwangju FC
Sunday 10th November, 16:30 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs. Daegu FC

Round 38

Final A

Saturday 23rd November, 14:00 - Ulsan HD vs. Suwon FC
Saturday 23rd November, 14:00 - Gimcheon Sangmu vs. FC Seoul
Saturday 23rd November, 14:00 - Gangwon FC vs. Pohang Steelers

Final B

Sunday 24th November, 14:00 - Gwangju FC vs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Sunday 24th November, 14:00 - Daegu FC vs. Incheon United
Sunday 24th November, 14:00 - Daejeon Hana Citizen vs. Jeju United

What happens after Round 38?

After Round 38, for the teams that finished 10th and 11th, there are the promotion-relegation playoffs. The team that finishes 11th will have a two-leg playoff with the K League 2 runners-up, with the second leg at the home ground of the K League 1 team. The team that finishes 10th will await the winners of the K League 2 playoffs. Third in K League 2 hosts the winner of fourth versus third over one leg and only needs a draw to advance to the promotion-relegation playoff final.