List of KBO League seasons
This is a ranking list of seasons of KBO League, divided into sections relating to the number of teams in the league and the season format:
- No. of Teams
- 1982–1985: 6 teams
- 1986–1990: 7 teams
- 1991–2012: 8 teams
- 2013–2014: 9 teams
- 2015–present: 10 teams
- Season format
From 1982 to 1988, the regular season was divided into two — a spring season and a fall season — with a first-half pennant winner and a latter-half pennant winner. In 1999–2000, the KBO had two divisions of four teams each — the Dream League and the Magic League. From 1989 to 1998, and from 2001 onward, the KBO featured a single division.
1982–1985: 6 teams, 2 half-seasons
| Year | Half-season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1st | OB Bears | Samsung Lions | MBC Chungyong | Haitai Tigers | Lotte Giants | Sammi Superstars |
| 2nd | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Lotte Giants | Haitai Tigers | Sammi Superstars | |
| Overall | OB Bears | Samsung Lions | MBC Chungyong | Haitai Tigers | Lotte Giants | Sammi Superstars | |
| 1983 | 1st | Haitai Tigers | Sammi Superstars | MBC Chungyong | Lotte Giants | Samsung Lions | OB Bears |
| 2nd | MBC Chungyong | Sammi Superstars | Samsung Lions | Haitai Tigers | OB Bears | Lotte Giants | |
| Overall | Haitai Tigers | MBC Chungyong | Sammi Superstars | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | Lotte Giants | |
| 1984 | 1st | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Lotte Giants | Haitai Tigers | Sammi Superstars |
| 2nd | Lotte Giants | Haitai Tigers | MBC Chungyong | OB Bears | Samsung Lions | Sammi Superstars | |
| Overall | Lotte Giants | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Haitai Tigers | Sammi Superstars | |
| 1985 | 1st | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | Haitai Tigers | Lotte Giants | MBC Chungyong | Chungbo Pintos |
| 2nd | Samsung Lions | Lotte Giants | Haitai Tigers | MBC Chungyong | OB Bears | Chungbo Pintos | |
| Overall | Samsung Lions | Lotte Giants | Haitai Tigers | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Chungbo Pintos |
1986–1988: 7 teams, 2 half-seasons
| Year | Half-season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1st | Samsung Lions | Haitai Tigers | Lotte Giants | MBC Chungyong | OB Bears | Chungbo Pintos | Binggrae Eagles |
| 2nd | OB Bears | Haitai Tigers | MBC Chungyong | Samsung Lions | Lotte Giants | Binggrae Eagles | Chungbo Pintos | |
| Overall | Haitai Tigers | Samsung Lions | MBC Chungyong | OB Bears | Lotte Giants | Chungbo Pintos | Binggrae Eagles | |
| 1987 | 1st | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | Haitai Tigers | Lotte Giants | MBC Chungyong | Binggrae Eagles | Chungbo Pintos |
| 2nd | Samsung Lions | Haitai Tigers | Lotte Giants | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Binggrae Eagles | Chungbo Pintos | |
| Overall | Haitai Tigers | Samsung Lions | Lotte Giants | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Binggrae Eagles | Chungbo Pintos | |
| 1988 | 1st | Haitai Tigers | Binggrae Eagles | OB Bears | Lotte Giants | Samsung Lions | Taepyoungyang Dolphins | MBC Chungyong |
| 2nd | Haitai Tigers | Samsung Lions | Binggrae Eagles | Lotte Giants | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Taepyoungyang Dolphins | |
| Overall | Haitai Tigers | Binggrae Eagles | Lotte Giants | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Taepyoungyang Dolphins |
1989–1990: 7 teams
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Haitai Tigers | Binggrae Eagles | Taepyoungyang Dolphins | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | MBC Chungyong | Lotte Giants |
| 1990 | LG Twins | Samsung Lions | Haitai Tigers | Binggrae Eagles | Taepyoungyang Dolphins | Lotte Giants | OB Bears |
1991–1998: 8 teams
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Haitai Tigers | Binggrae Eagles | Samsung Lions | Lotte Giants | Taepyoungyang Dolphins | LG Twins | Ssangbangwool Raiders | OB Bears |
| 1992 | Lotte Giants | Binggrae Eagles | Haitai Tigers | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | Taepyoungyang Dolphins | LG Twins | Ssangbangwool Raiders |
| 1993 | Haitai Tigers | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | LG Twins | Binggrae Eagles | Lotte Giants | Ssangbangwool Raiders | Taepyoungyang Dolphins |
| 1994 | LG Twins | Taepyoungyang Dolphins | Hanwha Eagles | Haitai Tigers | Samsung Lions | Lotte Giants | OB Bears | Ssangbangwool Raiders |
| 1995 | OB Bears | Lotte Giants | LG Twins | Haitai Tigers | Samsung Lions | Hanwha Eagles | Taepyoungyang Dolphins | Ssangbangwool Raiders |
| 1996 | Haitai Tigers | Hyundai Unicorns | Ssangbangwool Raiders | Hanwha Eagles | Lotte Giants | Samsung Lions | LG Twins | OB Bears |
| 1997 | Haitai Tigers | LG Twins | Ssangbangwool Raiders | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | Hyundai Unicorns | Hanwha Eagles | Lotte Giants |
| 1998 | Hyundai Unicorns | LG Twins | Samsung Lions | OB Bears | Haitai Tigers | Ssangbangwool Raiders | Hanwha Eagles | Lotte Giants |
1999–2000: 8 teams, 2 divisions
| Division | Dream League | Magic League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | Doosan Bears | Lotte Giants | Hyundai Unicorns | Haitai Tigers | Samsung Lions | Hanwha Eagles | LG Twins | Ssangbangwool Raiders |
| 2000 | Hyundai Unicorns | Doosan Bears | Samsung Lions | Haitai Tigers | LG Twins | Lotte Giants | Hanwha Eagles | SK Wyverns |
2001–2012: 8 teams
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Doosan Bears | Samsung Lions | Hyundai Unicorns | Hanwha Eagles | KIA Tigers | LG Twins | SK Wyverns | Lotte Giants |
| 2002 | Samsung Lions | LG Twins | KIA Tigers | Hyundai Unicorns | Doosan Bears | SK Wyverns | Hanwha Eagles | Lotte Giants |
| 2003 | Hyundai Unicorns | SK Wyverns | KIA Tigers | Samsung Lions | Hanwha Eagles | LG Twins | Doosan Bears | Lotte Giants |
| 2004 | Hyundai Unicorns | Samsung Lions | Doosan Bears | KIA Tigers | SK Wyverns | LG Twins | Hanwha Eagles | Lotte Giants |
| 2005 | Samsung Lions | Doosan Bears | SK Wyverns | Hanwha Eagles | Lotte Giants | LG Twins | Hyundai Unicorns | KIA Tigers |
| 2006 | Samsung Lions | Hanwha Eagles | Hyundai Unicorns | KIA Tigers | Doosan Bears | SK Wyverns | Lotte Giants | LG Twins |
| 2007 | SK Wyverns | Doosan Bears | Hanwha Eagles | Samsung Lions | LG Twins | Hyundai Unicorns | Lotte Giants | KIA Tigers |
| 2008 | SK Wyverns | Doosan Bears | Lotte Giants | Samsung Lions | Hanwha Eagles | KIA Tigers | Heroes | LG Twins |
| 2009 | KIA Tigers | SK Wyverns | Doosan Bears | Lotte Giants | Samsung Lions | Heroes | LG Twins | Hanwha Eagles |
| 2010 | SK Wyverns | Samsung Lions | Doosan Bears | Lotte Giants | KIA Tigers | LG Twins | Nexen Heroes | Hanwha Eagles |
| 2011 | Samsung Lions | SK Wyverns | Lotte Giants | KIA Tigers | Doosan Bears | Hanwha Eagles | LG Twins | Nexen Heroes |
| 2012 | Samsung Lions | SK Wyverns | Doosan Bears | Lotte Giants | KIA Tigers | Nexen Heroes | LG Twins | Hanwha Eagles |
2013–2014: 9 teams
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Samsung Lions | Doosan Bears | LG Twins | Nexen Heroes | Lotte Giants | SK Wyverns | NC Dinos | KIA Tigers | Hanwha Eagles |
| 2014 | Samsung Lions | Nexen Heroes | NC Dinos | LG Twins | SK Wyverns | Doosan Bears | Lotte Giants | KIA Tigers | Hanwha Eagles |
2015–present: 10 teams
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Doosan Bears | Samsung Lions | NC Dinos | Nexen Heroes | SK Wyverns | Hanwha Eagles | KIA Tigers | Lotte Giants | LG Twins | kt Wiz |
| 2016 | Doosan Bears | NC Dinos | Nexen Heroes | LG Twins | KIA Tigers | SK Wyverns | Hanwha Eagles | Lotte Giants | Samsung Lions | kt Wiz |
| 2017 | KIA Tigers | Doosan Bears | Lotte Giants | NC Dinos | SK Wyverns | LG Twins | Nexen Heroes | Hanwha Eagles | Samsung Lions | kt Wiz |
| 2018 | SK Wyverns | Doosan Bears | Hanwha Eagles | Nexen Heroes | KIA Tigers | Samsung Lions | Lotte Giants | LG Twins | kt Wiz | NC Dinos |
| 2019 | Doosan Bears | Kiwoom Heroes | SK Wyverns | LG Twins | NC Dinos | kt Wiz | KIA Tigers | Samsung Lions | Hanwha Eagles | Lotte Giants |
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