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K League Super Cup

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K League Super Cup
Organiser(s)K League Federation
Founded1999; 27 years ago (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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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Date K League 1 champions Score Korea Cup champions Venue
20 March 1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5–1Anyang LG CheetahsSuwon Sports Complex, Suwon
 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
 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
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
 Report Attendance: 17,937

Titles by club

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  • 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

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References

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  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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