K League Super Cup

K League Super Cup
Organiser(s)K League Federation
Founded1999 (1999)
RegionSouth Korea
Teams2
Most championshipsSuwon Samsung Bluewings (3 titles)
2026 K League Super Cup

The K League Super Cup is the annual curtain-raiser to the South Korean football season, and is contested between the champions of K League 1 and Korea Cup since 1999.[1] It is currently sponsored by Coupang Play.

History

The K League Super Cup was dropped from the South Korean football calendar in 2007, but was reestablished from 2026 season onwards.[2]

In 2004, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors became the first Korea Cup champions to lift the Super Cup trophy.[3] They are the only club to have won the Super Cup among the Korea Cup champions.

Sponsorship

Season Sponsor Competition
1999–2000 TicketLink TicketLink Super Cup
2001–2002 Posdata Posdata Super Cup
2004–2005 None K League Super Cup
2006 Samsung Electronics Samsung Hauzen Super Cup
2026 Coupang Play Coupang Play K League Super Cup

Rules

  • K League 1 champions and Korea Cup champions participated in a single match.
  • Matches took place at the home venue of the league champions.
  • When the match finished as a draw after normal time, it decided on winners after extra time and a penalty shoot-out.

Results

Date K League 1 champions Score Korea Cup champions Venue
20 March 1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5–1Anyang LG CheetahsSuwon Sports Complex, Suwon
  • Parakhnevych 11'
  • Drakulić 24', 87', 90'
  • Shin Hong-gi 76' (pen.)
 Report Baek Hyung-jin 45' Attendance: 15,077
12 March 2000 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSuwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 14,021
18 March 2001 Anyang LG Cheetahs 2–1 (a.e.t.)Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsAnyang Stadium, Anyang
  • Wang Jung-hyun 26'
  • André 91'
 Choi Jin-cheul 11' Attendance: 20,118
10 March 2002 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–0Daejeon CitizenSeongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Drakulić 90' Attendance: 14,450
16 March 2003 Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaCancelledSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Report
Note: Not held due to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma's schedule for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League[4]
21 March 2004 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Report
  • Namkung Do 18'
  • Edmilson 89'
 Attendance: 15,350
1 March 2005 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0Busan IParkSuwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Nádson 28' Attendance: 21,784
4 March 2006 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1–0Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsUlsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Jang Sang-won 88' Attendance: 7,356
2007 to 2025 Abolished
21 February 2026 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(Double winners)		2–0Daejeon Hana Citizen
(K League 1 runners-up)		Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
  • Mota 32'
  • Orobó 67'
 Report Attendance: 17,937

Titles by club

  • K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.[5]
Club Titles Winning seasons
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 1999, 2000, 2005
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 2004, 2026
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 2002
FC Seoul 1 2001
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1 2006

See also

References

  1. ^ -수퍼컵프로축구- 삼성, 초대챔프 올라. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 20 March 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ 20년 만에 돌아온 '쿠팡플레이 K리그 슈퍼컵 2026', 2월 21일 전북-대전 맞대결 (in Korean). K League. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ 전북, '수퍼컵 첫 우승'. Naver (in Korean). YTN. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ 프로축구 수퍼컵 무기 연기. Daum (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 21 February 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  5. ^ "The Official K-League Almanac" (in Korean). K-League editorial division.
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