Amateur Adult Football ConferenceNB: main competition in Korea until the creation of the professional league; continued for nearly two decades afterwards until turning into a qualifier for the Korean FA Cup in 2001 champions runners-up1946 Jo-il Brewery College of Commerce1947 Jo-il Brewery Songkyunkwan University1948 Yonhee University Songkyunkwan University1949 Joseon Dockyard Yonhee University1950 cancelled due to the Korean War1951 Joseon Construction Korean Air Force1952 cancelled due to the Korean War1953 Quartermaster Corps Marine Corps [*1]1954 Military Police Army Special Forces College1955 competition result declared invalid [*2]1956 Quartermaster Corps Military Police 1957 CIC Marine Corps1958 Quartermaster Corps Marine Corps1959 Army Special Forces College Marine Corps and Military Police1960 Army Special Forces College Quartermaster Corps1961 Kyunghee University Military Police1962 Korea Electric Power Korea Tungsten1963 Korea University Quartermaster Corps1964 Coal Mining Company Korea Electric Power1965 Korea Electric Power Keumseong Textile1966 Jae-il Fabric Jungang University1967 Jae-il Fabric Korea Electric Power1968 Sunshine Korean Tungsten1969 Korean Army Marine Corps1970 Korean Army Korea Housing & Commercial Bank1971 Korea University Korea Housing & Commercial Bank1972 cancelled1973 Korean Navy and Chohung Bank (shared) 1974 Korea University Yonsei University1975 Korean Army Korea University1976 Korea University Korean Air Force1977 Konkuk University POSCO1978 Kookmin Bank Jungang University1979 Loyalty Myeongji University1980 Seoul City Hall Korea Electric Power1981 Konkuk University Korea University1982 Seoul City Hall Korea Electric Power1983 Hanyang University Seoul Trust Bank1984 Yonsei University Jungang University1985 Korea University POSCO1986 Seoul City Hall Aju University1987 Songkyunkwan University Yonsei University1988 Lucky-Goldstar Daewoo1989 Daewoo Hyundai1990 Daewoo Incheon University1991 Industrial Bank Hallelujah1992 Hanyang University 0-0 Daegu University [3-2 pen]1993 Industrial Bank Daegu University1994 E-Land Hallelujah1995 E-Land Hallelujah1996 Sangmu E-Land1997 Hanil Life Insurance Hallelujah1998 Hanil Life Insurance Hallelujah1999 Aju University Ulsan Hyundai2000 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Korea National Railroad2001 competition merged into the opening rounds of the Korean FA Cup after creation ofK2-League[*1] CIC was defeated by Chosun Bangjik[*2] the semifinal between CIC and PMH was abandoned at 0-1 when CIC demanded a different referee; the KFA ordered a replay but PMH (understandably) refused to play that; the championship was suspended without a winner being declaredNational Semi-Professional Football LeagueNB: created in 1964; in most years, two competitions were contested, one in spring and one in autumn; teams finishing equal on points were usually not separated resulting in a fairly large number of shared titles. After the creation of the professional league in 1983, it continued as a de facto second level league (without promotion or relegation) until 2002, when an official second level was created.Year Season Winner Runners-Up1964 Spring shared: Keumseong Textile Company FC, Cheil Industries FC Autumn Keumseong Textile Company FC Korea Tungsten Company FC1965 Spring shared: Keumseong Textile Company FC, Korea Tungsten Company FC, Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Autumn Korea Tungsten Company FC Korea Coal Corporation FC1966 Spring Seoul Police Department FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Autumn shared: Korea Tungsten Company FC, Seoul Police Department FC1967 Spring National Police Department FC Ssangyong Cement FC Autumn Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Cheil Industries FC 1968 Spring Korea Tungsten Company FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Autumn shared: Cheil Industries FC, Army Logistics Command FC1969 1st Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Korea Tungsten Company FC 2nd not known 1970 Spring Cheil Industries FC Korea Tungsten Company FC Autumn Chohung Bank FC Korea Trust Bank FC 1971 Spring Korea Trust Bank FC Korea Exchange Bank FC and Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Autumn Marine Corps FC Korea Trust Bank FC and Chohung Bank FC1972 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Marine Corps FC Autumn Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Marine Corps FC 1973 Spring Marine Corps FC Kookmin Bank FC Autumn Korea Trust Bank FC Army FC 1974 Spring Chohung Bank FC Army FC Autumn shared: Commercial Bank of Korea FC, Army FC1975 Spring POSCO FC Army FC Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Automobile Insurance Company FC 1976 Spring shared: Korea Exchange Bank FC, Korea Trust Bank FC Autumn not contested1977 Army FC POSCO FC 1978 Spring shared: Seoul FC, Navy FC Autumn Korea Automobile Insurance FC Seoul FC 1979 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Army Chungeui FC Autumn not contested1980 Spring shared: Seoul FC, Army Chungeui FC Autumn shared: Korea Automobile Insurance FC, Air Force Seongmu FC1981 Spring Daewoo FC Navy Haeryong FC Autumn POSCO Army Chungeui FC 1982 POSCO FC Kookmin Bank FC 1983 Hanil Bank FC Ungbi FC 1984 Sangmu FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC 1985 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Kookmin Bank FC Autumn Seoul FC Seoul Trust Bank 1986 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Hyundai (semi-professional) Autumn POSCO FC (semi-professional) Hallelujah FC 1987 Spring Hanil Bank FC Hallelujah FC Autumn Kookmin Bank FC Sangmu FC 1988 1st Seoul FC Industrial Bank of Korea FC 2nd POSCO FC (semi-professional) Commercial Bank of Korea FC 1989 1st Industrial Bank of Korea FC POSCO FC (semi-professional) 2nd Seoul FC Korea First Bank FC 1990 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Autumn shared: Industrial Bank of Korea FC, Hallelujah FC1991 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Hallelujah FC Autumn Sangmu FC Kookmin Bank FC 1992 Spring Sangmu FC Hallelujah FC Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC 1993 Spring Hallelujah FC Sangmu FC Autumn Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Hallelujah FC 1994 Spring Sangmu FC Industrial Bank of Korea FC Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC 1995 Spring E-Land Puma FC Hallelujah FC Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korail FC 1996 Spring E-Land Puma FC Kookmin Bank FC Autumn Sangmu FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC 1997 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC E-Land Puma FC Autumn Sangmu FC Hanil Life Insurance FC 1998 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Hanil Life Insurance FC Autumn Sangmu FC Police FC 1999 Spring Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Sangmu FC Autumn Sangmu FC Korail FC 2000 Spring Korail FC Sangmu FC Autumn Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Gangneung City FC 2001 Spring Kookmin Bank FC Police FC Autumn Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Police FC 2002 Spring Sangmu FC Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Autumn Police FC Gangneung City FCprofessional league (K-League) champions (current name if different)1983 Hallelujah1984 Daewoo Royals (Busan I'Park)1985 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (FC Seoul)1986 POSCO Atoms (Pohang Steelers)1987 Daewoo Royals (Busan I'Park)1988 POSCO Atoms (Pohang Steelers)1989 Yukong Elephants (Jeju United)1990 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (FC Seoul)1991 Daewoo Royals (Busan I'Park)1992 POSCO Atoms (Pohang Steelers)1993 Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)1994 Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)1995 Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)1996 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan HD)1997 Pusan Daewoo Royals (Busan I'Park)1998 Suwon Samsung Bluewings1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings2000 Anyang LG Cheetahs (FC Seoul)2001 Songnam Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)2002 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)2003 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings2005 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan HD)2006 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam FC)2007 Pohang Steelers2008 Suwon Samsung Bluewings2009 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2010 FC Seoul2011 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2012 FC Seoul2013 Pohang Steelers2014 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2016 FC Seoul2017 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2018 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2019 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2020 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2021 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2022 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan HD)2023 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Ulsan HD)2024 Ulsan HD2025 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Number of (professional) Championships (43)10 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025) 7 Seongnam FC (1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006) 6 FC Seoul (1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016) 5 Pohang Steelers (1986, 1988, 1992, 2007, 2013) Ulsan HD (1996, 2005, 2022, 2023, 2024) 4 Busan I'Park (1984, 1987, 1991, 1997) Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1998, 1999, 2004, 2008) 1 Hallelujah (1983) Jeju United (1989)
Sources for AAFC:[Lee 16],ROK Football
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