K League Super Cup
| Organiser(s) | K League Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Region | South Korea |
| Teams | 2 |
| Most championships | Suwon 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 | 5–1 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | Suwon 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 Chunma | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon |
| Attendance: 14,021 |
| 18 March 2001 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Anyang Stadium, Anyang |
|
Choi Jin-cheul 11' | Attendance: 20,118 |
| 10 March 2002 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | Daejeon Citizen | Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam |
| Drakulić 90' | Attendance: 14,450 |
| 16 March 2003 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Cancelled | Suwon 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 Chunma | 0–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam |
| Report |
|
Attendance: 15,350 |
| 1 March 2005 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–0 | Busan IPark | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon |
| Nádson 28' | Attendance: 21,784 |
| 4 March 2006 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan |
| Jang Sang-won 88' | Attendance: 7,356 |
| 2007 to 2025 | Abolished |
| 21 February 2026 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Double winners) | 2–0 | Daejeon Hana Citizen (K League 1 runners-up) | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju |
| 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
- ^ -수퍼컵프로축구- 삼성, 초대챔프 올라. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 20 March 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ 20년 만에 돌아온 '쿠팡플레이 K리그 슈퍼컵 2026', 2월 21일 전북-대전 맞대결 (in Korean). K League. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ 전북, '수퍼컵 첫 우승'. Naver (in Korean). YTN. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ 프로축구 수퍼컵 무기 연기. Daum (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 21 February 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "The Official K-League Almanac" (in Korean). K-League editorial division.