SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA: every playable competition in the World 2026-27, with its format.

K LEAGUE 1
12 clubs · triple round robin (33 matchdays) · after 33 matchdays: 1-6 single round robin, 7-12 single round robin · home order: the club that hosted the other fewer times · 38 matchdays · the lowest division of the world: nobody goes down
KOREA CUPCup
6 clubs · from the quarter-finals · the clubs still in the real 2026 cup, 0 of the 2 first-round pairs as really drawn · 2 byes into the 2nd round · single matches, extra time and penalties · final: single match, extra time and penalties
Declared approximation
no 2026-27 regulation found: the split after 33 matchdays as in 2025 (no 2026-27 source)

The in-game FORMAT page

As the game shows it (FORMAT button of the competition).

K LEAGUE 1

12 CLUBS, TRIPLE ROUND ROBIN
33 MATCHDAYS
WIN 3 POINTS, DRAW 1
NO RELEGATION
AFTER 33 MATCHDAYS:
1-6: SINGLE ROUND ROBIN
7-12: SINGLE ROUND ROBIN
TABLE COLOURS:
LIGHT BLUE 1ST-3RD: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE
GREEN 4TH: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWO
THE CUP WINNER: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE

KOREA CUP

REAL CUP: 63 CLUBS
ENTERING: PRELIM. 8, ROUND 1 26, ROUND 2 17, ROUND 3 8, LAST 16 4
IN THE GAME: 6 CLUBS, KNOCKOUT
2 BYES TO ROUND 2
ROUNDS 1-2: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES
FINAL: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES
ROUND 1 AS REALLY DRAWN