The new season in Korean football will kick off this weekend, as defending champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors seek their second straight title in the top flight. The K League 1 season will begin with three matches Saturday, followed by two more on Sunday and one on Monday. The first day will feature Incheon United, promoted back from the K League 2 after one season in the second division, against FC Seoul at 2 p.m. Incheon Football Stadium is in Incheon, just west of the capital city. Jeonbuk will begin their title defense at 2 p.m. Sunday against newly promoted Bucheon FC 1995 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in the southwestern city of Jeonju. The 12 teams in the K League 1 will each play 33 matches and then will be split into Final A for the top six clubs and Final B for the bottom six teams. They will then play five more matches within their groups. The league will go on a World Cup break from the end of May to early July. Jeonbuk, now under new head coach Chung Jung-yong, are widely considered the favorites. Although they have parted ways with several veterans from their 2025 championship sq