SK, the owners of a K-League team based in Bucheon (Bucheon SK), surprised many when, with little warning, they moved the whole club to the island of Jeju, renaming the club Jeju United FC. The club based itself in Seogwipo where it took over the vacant Jeju World Cup Stadium.
Gyeongnam FC from the city of Changwon, joined the K-league, increasing the number of clubs to fourteen.
K-League
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (as Stage 1 winners) and Suwon Samsung Bluewings (as Stage 2 winners) qualify for the championship play-offs, along with the next best two teams in the above table, Pohang Steelers and FC Seoul.