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K League 1

vr.tr.k-league-1 · ACT.EVT

Let an agent identify K League 1 as the top football league of South Korea, relay its format, season, clubs and governing bodies from official sources, and route results and player questions to current data.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent identify K League 1 as the top football league of South Korea, relay its format, season, clubs and governing bodies from official sources, and route results and player questions to current data.

The top division of professional association football in South Korea, run by the K League organisation under the Korea Football Association; founded in 1983 as the K League and split into two tiers in 2013, it is played by twelve clubs in a season with a split into championship and relegation groups, with promotion and relegation to K League 2 and qualification to the AFC club competitions.

What it is for: Organising top-level club football competition in South Korea.

It can be explain the format and season; relay the current clubs and standings from official sources; explain promotion, relegation and continental qualification; route match and player questions to current data.

Distinguishing features

National top division of South Korea

Split format into upper and lower groups late in the season

Promotion and relegation with K League 2 since 2013

AFC qualification places

What it looks like

Not a physical object; seen as fixtures, tables and stadiums.

Physical character

clubs: 12 clubs - as of recent seasons

season: February or March to November calendar - with a late-season split

founded: 1983 year - as the K League

How it is recognised

Top tier of South Korean club football

Run by the K League under the Korea Football Association

K League 2 and the Korean FA Cup are separate entries

Related models

is a kind of - the category

national football championship

is organised by - the league body

K League

feeds - qualification

AFC club competitions

is related to - the second tier

K League 2

In practice

Families and kinds

regular season rounds

final round split groups

relegation play-offs

seasons by year

Identifiers

official name K League 1 sponsor names may be attached

Standards and regulation

K League competition regulations

Korea Football Association and AFC club licensing rules

FIFA statutes

Failure modes and hazards

Stale standings and club lists

Confusing the league with the cup or K League 2

Governance and integrity issues reported in the press

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity What the league is.

Identity and structure.

What

The competition.

What

What.

  1. What is K League 1, who organises it, and how many clubs take part? definition
  2. Is the question about the league, the cup or K League 2? boundary

Format

Season format.

Format

Format.

  1. How is the season structured, including the split, and how do relegation and AFC places work? definition
  2. Where are the official regulations published? provenance
Current Standings and clubs.

Data must be current.

Standings

Table and results.

Standings

Standings.

  1. What are the current standings and results, from official sources? measurement
  2. Is the data current and sourced? boundary

Clubs

Member clubs.

Clubs

Clubs.

  1. Which clubs are in the league this season, and where do they play? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific club? action
History Past seasons.

The league has a record.

Champions

Champions and records.

Champions

Champions.

  1. Who has won the league, and what records stand? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Origins

Origins.

Origins

Origins.

  1. How did the league develop from 1983 and the 2013 split into two tiers? provenance
  2. Which entry fits South Korean football generally? action
Context Governance and media.

Context.

Governance

Governance and licensing.

Governance

Governance.

  1. How are clubs licensed and the league governed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits AFC licensing? action

Media

Broadcast and following.

Media

Media.

  1. Where is the league broadcast and followed? provenance
  2. Is the question about betting, which the model does not handle? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each season be a separate entry?
  • How should official results feeds be linked?
  • How should club entries be linked?