| Year | 1982-83 to 1997-98 | Year | 1998-99 to 2014 | South Korean Champions (10 Clubs) | K-League Classic 2014 (Pts) | |||||||||||
| 1983 | Hallelujah | 1999 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 7 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Pohang Steelers | 25 | |||||||||
| 1984 | Daewoo Royals | 2000 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 5 | Pohang Steelers (POSCO Atoms) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 21 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 2001 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4 | Busan I'Park (Daewoo Royals) | Jeju United | 21 | |||||||||
| 1986 | POSCO Atoms | 2002 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Jeonnam Dragons | 20 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Daewoo Royals | 2003 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 19 | |||||||||
| 1988 | POSCO Atoms | 2004 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 19 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Yukong Elephants | 2005 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Busan IPark | 13 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 2006 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2 | FC Seoul | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 12 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Daewoo Royals | 2007 | Pohang Steelers | 1 | Bucheon SK (Yukong Elephants) | FC Seoul | 12 | |||||||||
| 1992 | POSCO Atoms | 2008 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | Hallelujah FC | Gyeongnam FC | 12 | |||||||||
| 1993 | Ilhwa Chunma | 2009 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 31 | Total Championships | Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | 11 | |||||||||
| 1994 | Ilhwa Chunma | 2010 | FC Seoul | Incheon United | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1995 | Ilhwa Chunma | 2011 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Correct to 26th May 2014 | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2012 | FC Seoul | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Busan Daewoo Royals | 2013 | Pohang Steelers | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2014 | ||||||||||||||