South Korea · 2026
K League 1 Referees 2026
K League 1 2026: 13 named referees have taken charge of matches so far; Yong-Jun Shin has refereed the most (23). The league average is 3.9 cards per game. Updated 6 November 2026 (matches to 6 December).
Referees 2026
| Referee | Matches | Cards/G | Yellow/G | Red/G | Fouls/G | Pens | Pens/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yong-Jun Shin | 23 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 0.13 | 23.7 | 7 | 0.30 |
| Byung-Jin Park | 23 | 2.91 | 2.59 | 0.32 | 23.7 | 4 | 0.17 |
| Jong-Hyeok Kim | 22 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 0.10 | 18.2 | 6 | 0.27 |
| Hyung-Jin Ko | 21 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 0.19 | 19.8 | 2 | 0.10 |
| Min-Seok Song | 20 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 0.10 | 23.1 | 9 | 0.45 |
| Dae-Yong Kim | 18 | 3.94 | 3.78 | 0.17 | 21.4 | 3 | 0.17 |
| Tae-Hwan Seol | 17 | 3.82 | 3.65 | 0.18 | 19.5 | 5 | 0.29 |
| Dong-Jun Lee | 16 | 4.19 | 3.88 | 0.31 | 23.9 | 4 | 0.25 |
| Jun Choi Cheol | 14 | 4.79 | 4.57 | 0.21 | 22.3 | 5 | 0.36 |
| Woo-Sung Kim | 13 | 3.15 | 3.08 | 0.08 | 20.9 | 4 | 0.31 |
| Hyun-Jae Choi | 11 | 3.55 | 3.45 | 0.09 | 25.7 | 3 | 0.27 |
| Sang-Hyeop Chae | 5 | 6.00 | 5.50 | 0.50 | 21.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Yong-Woo Kim | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Ordered by matches refereed. Averages from only a few matches are volatile; a dash means the statistic was not recorded for that referee's matches.
Statistics calculated by Sanstari from match data · Updated 6 November 2026 (matches to 6 December) · 18+ · Bet responsibly.