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{{short description|Championship of KBO League}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title           = Korean Series
| sport           = Baseball
| league          = [[KBO League]]
| inaugural       = {{baseball year|1982}}
| current_season  = 2024 Korean Series
| champion        = [[Kia Tigers]] (12th title)
| champ_season    = 2024
| most_champs     = 
| most successful club = [[Kia Tigers]] (12)
}}
The '''Korean Series''' ({{korean|한국시리즈|韓國시리즈|Hanguk Sirijeu}}) is the final championship series of the [[KBO League]]. It has been held since the KBO League's first season in {{baseball year|1982}} and is the final series of the post-season [[play-offs]]. From {{baseball year|2005}} to [[2013 Korea Professional Baseball season|2013]], the winner of the Korean Series went on to play in the [[Asia Series]].

The teams finishing in fourth and fifth place in the regular season face each other in the wild card game, which was added to the KBO League postseason in [[2015 KBO League season|2015]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Yoo, Jee-ho |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190927009900315 |title=Baseball postseason to begin Oct. 3 |newspaper=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |location=[[Seoul]] |date=27 September 2019 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref> The winner of the wild card game faces the team that finished in third place during the regular season in the first round of the play-offs, with the winner then facing the team that finished in second place during the regular season in the second round of the play-offs. The winner of that round faces the team that finished in first place for the championship in the Korean Series.

All championships are a [[best-of-seven playoff]] series between the league pennant winner and the winner of the second round of the play-offs. The series follow a 2–2–3 format since 2022; the first two games and the last three games, if necessary, are played at the home venue of the league pennant winner, while the third and fourth games are played at the home of the winner of the second round. If the game ends in a tie, more games would be scheduled until any one of the teams wins four games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=경기 운영 |url=https://m.koreabaseball.com/About/GameManage.aspx |access-date=16 May 2025|language=ko|website=m.koreabaseball.com}}</ref>

==Results==
''* Note: Winning team and losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a Korean Series as well as each respective teams' Korean Series record to date.''

''* Note: Games in the KBO League have a limit to the number of extra innings and/or time that could be played before being officially declared a tied game (except in 2008 when this rule was removed). When post-season games were declared tied, they had to be replayed.''
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{{legend|#ccccff|League pennant winner {{small|(1989–1998, 2001–present)}}}}
{{legend|#d0e7ff|Dream League pennant winner {{small|(1999–2000)}}}}
{{legend|yellow|Both first and latter halves pennant winner {{small|(1982–1988)}}}}
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!Year!!Winning team!!Manager!!class="unsortable"|Games!!Losing team!!Manager!!Most Valuable Player!!class="unsortable"| Ref.
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| [[1982 Korean Series|1982]] ||style="background:#ffcc00;"| [[Doosan Bears|OB Bears]] {{small|(1, 1–0)}} ||[[Kim Yeong-duk]]|| 4–1–(1){{ref label|TieGame|T|T}} ||style="background:#ffdead;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(1, 0–1)}} ||Seo Yeong-mu|| [[Kim Yu-dong]] (OB-OF) || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=72b8a933 |title=1982 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1983 Korean Series|1983]] ||style="background:#ffcc00;"| [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(1, 1–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–0–(1){{ref label|TieGame|T|T}} ||style="background:#ffdead;"| [[LG Twins|MBC Chungyong]] {{small|(1, 0–1)}} ||Kim Dong-yub|| [[Kim Bong-yeon]] (Haitai-IF) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=e942b2f6 |title=1983 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1984 Korean Series|1984]] ||style="background:#ffdead;"| [[Lotte Giants]] {{small|(1, 1–0)}} ||Kang Byeong-cheol|| 4–3 ||style="background:#ffcc00;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(2, 0–2)}} ||[[Kim Yeong-duk]]|| [[Yu Du-yeol]] (Lotte-OF) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=d1e5806d |title=1984 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| 1985 ||style="background:yellow;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(1–2)}} ||[[Kim Yeong-duk]]||colspan=4 align=center| No Korean Series{{ref label|NoGame|N|N}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=7eb48ea3 |title=1985 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1986 Korean Series|1986]] || [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(2, 2–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–1 ||style="background:#ffcc00;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(3, 1–3)}} ||[[Kim Yeong-duk]]|| [[Kim Jung-soo (baseball)|Kim Jung-soo]] (Haitai-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=ac6e830f |title=1986 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1987 Korean Series|1987]] || [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(3, 3–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–0 ||style="background:yellow;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(4, 1–4)}} ||Park Yeong-gil|| [[Kim Jun-hwan]] (Haitai-OF) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=d88d7497 |title=1987 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1988 Korean Series|1988]] ||style="background:yellow;"| [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(4, 4–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–2 || [[Hanwha Eagles|Binggrae Eagles]] {{small|(1, 0–1)}} ||[[Kim Yeong-duk]]|| [[Mun Hui-su]] (Haitai-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=dbc251cc |title=1988 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1989 Korean Series|1989]] || [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(5, 5–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–1 ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Hanwha Eagles|Binggrae Eagles]] {{small|(2, 0–2)}} ||[[Kim Yeong-duk]]|| [[Park Cheol-u]] (Haitai-IF) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=247bbfce |title=1989 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1990 Korean Series|1990]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[LG Twins]] {{small|(2, 1–1)}} ||[[Baek In-chun]]|| 4–0 || [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(5, 1–5)}} ||Jeong Dong-jin|| [[Kim Yong-soo]] (LG-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=8fb1fec9 |title=1990 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1991 Korean Series|1991]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(6, 6–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–0 || [[Hanwha Eagles|Binggrae Eagles]] {{small|(3, 0–3)}} ||[[Kim Yeong-duk]]|| [[Jang Chae-geun]] (Haitai-C) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=fb11c3eb |title=1991 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1992 Korean Series|1992]] || [[Lotte Giants]] {{small|(2, 2–0)}} ||Kang Byeong-cheol|| 4–1 ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Hanwha Eagles|Binggrae Eagles]] {{small|(4, 0–4)}} ||[[Kim Yeong-duk]]|| [[Park Dong-hui]] (Lotte-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=4e9a4805 |title=1992 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1993 Korean Series|1993]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(7, 7–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–2–(1){{ref label|TieGame|T|T}} || [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(6, 1–6)}} ||Woo Yong-deuk|| [[Lee Jong-beom]] (Haitai-IF) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=b9e07969 |title=1993 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1994 Korean Series|1994]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[LG Twins]] {{small|(3, 2–1)}} ||Lee Kwang-hwan|| 4–0 || [[Hyundai Unicorns|Pacific Dolphins]] {{small|(1, 0–1)}} ||Jeong Dong-jin|| [[Kim Yong-soo]] (LG-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=94cd40f3 |title=1994 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1995 Korean Series|1995]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Doosan Bears|OB Bears]] {{small|(2, 2–0)}} ||[[Kim In-sik]]|| 4–3 || [[Lotte Giants]] {{small|(3, 2–1)}} ||[[Kim Yong-hee (baseball)|Kim Yong-hee]]|| [[Kim Min-Ho (1969)|Kim Min-ho]] (OB-IF) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=3706c744 |title=1995 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1996 Korean Series|1996]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(8, 8–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–2 || [[Hyundai Unicorns]] {{small|(2, 0–2)}} ||[[Kim Jae-bak]]|| [[Lee Kang-chul]] (Haitai-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=e8747b8f |title=1996 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1997 Korean Series|1997]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Haitai Tigers]] {{small|(9, 9–0)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–1 || [[LG Twins]] {{small|(4, 2–2)}} ||Cheon Bo-seong|| [[Lee Jong-beom]] (Haitai-IF) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=cdbb609e |title=1997 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1998 Korean Series|1998]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Hyundai Unicorns]] {{small|(3, 1–2)}} ||[[Kim Jae-bak]]|| 4–2 || [[LG Twins]] {{small|(5, 2–3)}} ||Cheon Bo-seong|| [[Chung Min-tae]] (Hyundai-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=b41c916c |title=1998 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[1999 Korean Series|1999]] || [[Hanwha Eagles]] {{small|(5, 1–4)}} ||Lee Hui-su|| 4–1 || [[Lotte Giants]] {{small|(4, 2–2)}} ||Kim Myeong-seong|| [[Koo Dae-sung]] (Hanwha-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a8cfce5f |title=1999 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2000 Korean Series|2000]] ||style="background:#d0e7ff;"| [[Hyundai Unicorns]] {{small|(4, 2–2)}} ||[[Kim Jae-bak]]|| 4–3 || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(3, 2–1)}} ||[[Kim In-sik]]|| {{sortname|Tom|Quinlan}} (Hyundai-3B) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=830335e3 |title=2000 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2001 Korean Series|2001]] || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(4, 3–1)}} ||[[Kim In-sik]]|| 4–2 ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(7, 1–7)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| {{sortname|Tyrone|Woods}} (Doosan-1B) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=ec68dffc |title=2001 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2002 Korean Series|2002]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(8, 2–7)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| 4–2 || [[LG Twins]] {{small|(6, 2–4)}} ||[[Kim Sung-keun]]|| [[Ma Hae-yeong]] (Samsung-OF) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=405d7eba |title=2002 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2003 Korean Series|2003]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Hyundai Unicorns]] {{small|(5, 3–2)}} ||[[Kim Jae-bak]]|| 4–3 || [[SK Wyverns]] {{small|(1, 0–1)}} ||[[Cho Beom-hyeon]]|| [[Chung Min-tae]] (Hyundai-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=8b1281f1 |title=2003 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2004 Korean Series|2004]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Hyundai Unicorns]] {{small|(6, 4–2)}} ||[[Kim Jae-bak]]|| 4–2–(3){{ref label|TieGame|T|T}} || [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(9, 2–8)}} ||[[Kim Eung-ryong]]|| [[Cho Yong-joon]] (Hyundai-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=08d6783b |title=2004 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2005 Korean Series|2005]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(10, 3–8)}} ||[[Sun Dong-yol]]|| 4–0 || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(5, 3–2)}} ||[[Kim Kyung-moon]]|| [[Oh Seung-hwan]] (Samsung-P) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=5a6bdf0f |title=2005 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2006 Korean Series|2006]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(11, 4–8)}} ||[[Sun Dong-yol]]|| 4–1–(1){{ref label|TieGame|T|T}} || [[Hanwha Eagles]] {{small|(6, 1–5)}} ||[[Kim In-sik]]|| [[Park Jin-man]] (Samsung-SS) || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=b3541612 |title=2006 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2007 Korean Series|2007]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[SK Wyverns]] {{small|(2, 1–1)}} ||[[Kim Sung-keun]]|| 4–2 || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(6, 3–3)}} ||[[Kim Kyung-moon]]|| [[Kim Jae-hyun (baseball, born 1975)|Kim Jae-hyun]] (SK-OF)<ref>{{cite web |title=MVP of 2007 Korean Series |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20071030008200341 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |location=Incheon |date=30 October 2007}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=9798c3f8 |title=2007 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2008 Korean Series|2008]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[SK Wyverns]] {{small|(3, 2–1)}} ||[[Kim Sung-keun]]|| 4–1 || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(7, 3–4)}} ||[[Kim Kyung-moon]]|| [[Choi Jeong]] (SK-3B)<ref>{{cite web |title=Choi Jeong and Lee Dae-ho lead All-Star team to triumph |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3035940 |website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |date=16 July 2017}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=07c6ddeb |title=2008 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2009 Korean Series|2009]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Kia Tigers]] {{small|(10, 10–0)}} ||[[Cho Beom-hyeon]]|| 4–3 || [[SK Wyverns]] {{small|(4, 2–2)}} ||[[Kim Sung-keun]]|| [[Na Ji-wan]] (Kia-LF)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Jason |last2=Kim |first2=Hyo-kyung |title=Korea Series MVP Na Ji-wan wins big pay raise |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2009/12/27/Baseball/Korea-Series-MVP-Na-Jiwan-wins-big-pay-raise/2914511.html |website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |date=27 December 2009}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=15c2c198 |title=2009 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2010 Korean Series|2010]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[SK Wyverns]] {{small|(5, 3–2)}} ||[[Kim Sung-keun]]|| 4–0 || [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(12, 4–9)}} ||[[Sun Dong-yol]]|| [[Park Jung-kwon]] (SK-1B/RF)<ref>{{cite web |title=(LEAD) SK Wyverns win 2010 Korean Series |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20101019008200315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |location=Daegu |date=19 October 2010}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=242952f6 |title=2010 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2011 Korean Series|2011]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(13, 5–9)}} ||[[Ryu Joong-il]]|| 4–1 || [[SK Wyverns]] {{small|(6, 3–3)}} ||[[Lee Man-soo]]|| [[Oh Seung-hwan]] (Samsung-P)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oh |first1=Kyu-wook |title=Lions claw their way to top |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20111101000878 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |date=1 November 2011}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=7f634357 |title=2011 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2012 Korean Series|2012]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(14, 6–9)}} ||[[Ryu Joong-il]]|| 4–2 || [[SK Wyverns]] {{small|(7, 3–4)}} ||[[Lee Man-soo]]|| [[Lee Seung-yuop|Lee Seung-yeop]] (Samsung-1B)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moon |first1=Gwang-lip |title=For 4th time in 8 years, Lions are the kings |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2012/11/02/Baseball/For-4th-time-in-8-years-Lions-are-the-kings/2961745.html |website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |date=2 November 2012}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=562cc471 |title=2012 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2013 Korean Series|2013]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(15, 7–9)}} ||[[Ryu Joong-il]]|| 4–3 || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(8, 3–5)}} ||[[Kim Jin-wook]]|| [[Park Han-yi]] (Samsung-RF)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sixteen players declare free agency in KBO |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20131109000600315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |location=Seoul |date=9 November 2013}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=1c9e7c8b |title=2013 Korean Baseball Organization|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2014 Korean Series|2014]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(16, 8–9)}} ||[[Ryu Joong-il]]|| 4–2 || [[Nexen Heroes]] {{small|(1, 0–1)}} ||[[Yeom Kyung-yup]]|| {{sortname|Yamaico|Navarro}} (Samsung-2B)<ref>{{cite web |title=Samsung Lions' contract talks with slugger break off |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20151223006300315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |location=Seoul |date=23 December 2015}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=867da834 |title=2014 Korea Professional Baseball|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2015 Korean Series|2015]] || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(9, 4–5)}} ||[[Kim Tae-hyoung]]|| 4–1 ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(17, 8–10)}} ||[[Ryu Joong-il]]|| [[Jung Soo-bin]] (Doosan-CF)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoo |first1=Jee-ho |title=Deja vu all over again for Bears' ex-Korean Series MVP |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201117009800315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |location=Seoul |date=17 November 2020}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=dffe1d5e |title=2015 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2016 Korean Series|2016]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(10, 5–5)}} ||[[Kim Tae-hyoung]]|| 4–0 || [[NC Dinos]] {{small|(1, 0–1)}} ||[[Kim Kyung-moon]]|| [[Yang Eui-ji]] (Doosan-C)<ref name="yangeuiji">{{cite web |title=(LEAD) NC Dinos capture 1st Korean Series title |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201124010251315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020|last=Yoo|first=Jee-ho|location=Seoul|date=24 November 2020}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=8f7d6569 |title=2016 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2017 Korean Series|2017]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Kia Tigers]] {{small|(11, 11–0)}} ||[[Kim Ki-tai]]|| 4–1 || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(11, 5–6)}} ||[[Kim Tae-hyoung]]|| [[Yang Hyeon-jong]] (Kia-P)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoo |first1=Jee-ho |title=Star left-hander voted MVP of S. Korean baseball |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20171106007400315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |location=Seoul |date=6 November 2017}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=8aa559d8 |title=2017 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2018 Korean Series|2018]] || [[SK Wyverns]] {{small|(8, 4–4)}} ||{{sortname|Trey|Hillman}}|| 4–2 ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(12, 5–7)}} ||[[Kim Tae-hyoung]]|| [[Han Dong-min]] (SK-RF)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoo |first1=Jee-ho |title=Korean Series MVP flaunts flair for dramatic |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20181113000200315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |location=Seoul |date=13 November 2018}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=3ef9029d |title=2018 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref>
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| [[2019 Korean Series|2019]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(13, 6–7)}} ||[[Kim Tae-hyoung]]|| 4–0 || [[Kiwoom Heroes]] {{small|(2, 0–2)}} ||[[Jang Jung-suk]]|| [[Oh Jae-il]] (Doosan-1B)<ref>{{cite web |title=(LEAD) Clutch-hitting slugger earns Korean Series MVP for Doosan Bears |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191026002351315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=24 November 2020 |location=Seoul |date=26 October 2019}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=6a2bec36 |title=2019 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>
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| [[2020 Korean Series|2020]] ||style="background:#ccccff;"| [[NC Dinos]] {{small|(2, 1–1)}} ||[[Lee Dong-wook (baseball)|Lee Dong-wook]]|| 4–2 || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(14, 6–8)}} ||[[Kim Tae-hyoung]]|| [[Yang Eui-ji]] (NC-C)<ref name="yangeuiji"/> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=17edbc3b |title=2020 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>
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| [[2021 Korean Series|2021]] || style="background:#ccccff;"| [[KT Wiz]] {{small|(1, 1–0)}} || [[Lee Kang-chul]] || 4–0 || [[Doosan Bears]] {{small|(15, 6–9)}} ||[[Kim Tae-hyoung]]|| [[Park Kyung-su]] (KT-2B)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoo |first1=Jee-ho |title=(LEAD) Wizard with glove, veteran Park Kyung-su wins Korean Series MVP for KT Wiz |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211118011751315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=16 September 2023 |date=18 November 2021}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=bc0c5118 |title=2021 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 Korean Series|2022]] || style="background:#ccccff;"| [[SSG Landers]] {{small|(9, 5–4)}} || [[Kim Won-hyong]] || 4–2 || [[Kiwoom Heroes]] {{small|(3, 0–3)}} || [[Hong Won-ki (baseball)|Hong Won-ki]] || [[Kim Kang-min (baseball)|Kim Kang-min]] (SSG-CF)<ref>{{cite web |title=Landers cap off historic KBO season with Korean Series title |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221108010300315?section=sports/sports |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=8 November 2022 |date=8 November 2022}}</ref> ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=8af2b395 |title=2022 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023 Korean Series|2023]] || style="background:#ccccff;"| [[LG Twins]] {{small|(7, 3–4)}} || [[Youm Kyoung-youb]] || 4–1 || [[KT Wiz]] {{small|(2, 1–1)}} || [[Lee Kang-chul]] || [[Oh Ji-hwan]] (LG-SS)<ref>{{cite web |title=(LEAD) LG Twins capture 1st Korean Series title in 29 years |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231113010851315?section=sports/sports |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=13 November 2023 |date=13 November 2023}}</ref> ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=0ba7c498 |title=2023 KBO League|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024 Korean Series|2024]] || style="background:#ccccff;"| [[Kia Tigers]] {{small|(12, 12–0)}} ||[[Lee Bum-ho]]|| 4–1 || [[Samsung Lions]] {{small|(18, 8–11)}} ||[[Park Jin-man]]|| [[Kim Sun-bin]] (Kia-2B)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoo |first1=Jee-ho |title=Diminutive infielder comes up big to win Korean Series MVP award for Tigers |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241028013000315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=28 October 2024 |date=28 October 2024}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=4b32bd8a |title=2024 KBO League |website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=28 October 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Records by team==
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of wins, then by number of appearances, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, '''bold years''' indicate winning appearances.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Team
! Wins
! Losses
! Apps
! Win %
!class="unsortable"| Season(s)
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kia Tigers|Haitai / Kia Tigers]] || 12 || 0 || 12 || 1.000 ||style="text-align:left;"| '''[[1983 Korean Series|1983]]''', '''[[1986 Korean Series|1986]]''', '''[[1987 Korean Series|1987]]''', '''[[1988 Korean Series|1988]]''', '''[[1989 Korean Series|1989]]''', '''[[1991 Korean Series|1991]]''', '''[[1993 Korean Series|1993]]''', '''[[1996 Korean Series|1996]]''', '''[[1997 Korean Series|1997]]''', '''[[2009 Korean Series|2009]]''', '''[[2017 Korean Series|2017]]''', '''[[2024 Korean Series|2024]]'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Samsung Lions]] || 7+1{{ref label|NoGame|N|N}} || 11 || 18 || .389 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[1982 Korean Series|1982]], [[1984 Korean Series|1984]], '''1985''',{{ref label|NoGame|N|N}} [[1986 Korean Series|1986]], [[1987 Korean Series|1987]], [[1990 Korean Series|1990]], [[1993 Korean Series|1993]], [[2001 Korean Series|2001]], '''[[2002 Korean Series|2002]]''', [[2004 Korean Series|2004]], '''[[2005 Korean Series|2005]]''', '''[[2006 Korean Series|2006]]''', [[2010 Korean Series|2010]], '''[[2011 Korean Series|2011]]''', '''[[2012 Korean Series|2012]]''', '''[[2013 Korean Series|2013]]''', '''[[2014 Korean Series|2014]]''', [[2015 Korean Series|2015]], [[2024 Korean Series|2024]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Doosan Bears|OB / Doosan Bears]] || 6 || 9 || 15 || .400 ||style="text-align:left;"| '''[[1982 Korean Series|1982]]''', '''[[1995 Korean Series|1995]]''', [[2000 Korean Series|2000]], '''[[2001 Korean Series|2001]]''', [[2005 Korean Series|2005]], [[2007 Korean Series|2007]], [[2008 Korean Series|2008]], [[2013 Korean Series|2013]], '''[[2015 Korean Series|2015]]''', '''[[2016 Korean Series|2016]]''', [[2017 Korean Series|2017]], [[2018 Korean Series|2018]], '''[[2019 Korean Series|2019]]''', [[2020 Korean Series|2020]], [[2021 Korean Series|2021]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[SK Wyverns|SK Wyverns / SSG Landers]] || 5 || 4 || 9 || .556 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[2003 Korean Series|2003]], '''[[2007 Korean Series|2007]]''', '''[[2008 Korean Series|2008]]''', [[2009 Korean Series|2009]], '''[[2010 Korean Series|2010]]''', [[2011 Korean Series|2011]], [[2012 Korean Series|2012]], '''[[2018 Korean Series|2018]]''', '''[[2022 Korean Series|2022]]'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Hyundai Unicorns|Pacific Dolphins / Hyundai Unicorns]]''{{ref label|Defunct|D|D}} || 4 || 2 || 6 || .667 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[1994 Korean Series|1994]], [[1996 Korean Series|1996]], '''[[1998 Korean Series|1998]]''', '''[[2000 Korean Series|2000]]''', '''[[2003 Korean Series|2003]]''', '''[[2004 Korean Series|2004]]'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[LG Twins|MBC Chungyong / LG Twins]] || 3 || 4 || 7 || .428 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[1983 Korean Series|1983]], '''[[1990 Korean Series|1990]]''', '''[[1994 Korean Series|1994]]''', [[1997 Korean Series|1997]], [[1998 Korean Series|1998]], [[2002 Korean Series|2002]], '''[[2023 Korean Series|2023]]'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Lotte Giants]] || 2 || 2 || 4 || .500 ||style="text-align:left;"| '''[[1984 Korean Series|1984]]''', '''[[1992 Korean Series|1992]]''', [[1995 Korean Series|1995]], [[1999 Korean Series|1999]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Hanwha Eagles|Binggrae / Hanwha Eagles]] || 1 || 5 || 6 || .167 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[1988 Korean Series|1988]], [[1989 Korean Series|1989]], [[1991 Korean Series|1991]], [[1992 Korean Series|1992]], '''[[1999 Korean Series|1999]]''', [[2006 Korean Series|2006]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[NC Dinos]] || 1 || 1 || 2 || .500 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[2016 Korean Series|2016]], '''[[2020 Korean Series|2020]]'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[KT Wiz]] || 1 || 1 || 2 || .500 ||style="text-align:left;"| '''[[2021 Korean Series|2021]]''', [[2023 Korean Series|2023]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kiwoom Heroes|Nexen / Kiwoom Heroes]] || 0 || 3 || 3 || .000 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[2014 Korean Series|2014]], [[2019 Korean Series|2019]], [[2022 Korean Series|2022]]
|}

==Frequent matchups==
The following are the ten matchups of teams that have occurred two or more times in the Korean Series.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
! Count
! Matchup
! Record
! Years
|-
|align="center"| 5
| [[Doosan Bears]] vs. [[Samsung Lions]] 
| Bears, 3{{nbnd}}2
| [[1982 Korean Series|1982]], [[2001 Korean Series|2001]], [[2005 Korean Series|2005]], [[2013 Korean Series|2013]], [[2015 Korean Series|2015]]
|-
|align="center"| 4
| [[Kia Tigers]] vs. [[Samsung Lions]]
| Tigers, 4{{nbnd}}0
| [[1986 Korean Series|1986]], [[1987 Korean Series|1987]], [[1993 Korean Series|1993]], [[2024 Korean Series|2024]]
|-
| align="center" | 3
| [[Kia Tigers]] vs. [[Hanwha Eagles]]
| Tigers, 3{{nbnd}}0
| [[1988 Korean Series|1988]], [[1989 Korean Series|1989]], [[1991 Korean Series|1991]]
|-
|align="center"| 3
| [[SSG Landers]] vs. [[Doosan Bears]]
| Landers, 3{{nbnd}}0
| [[2007 Korean Series|2007]], [[2008 Korean Series|2008]], [[2018 Korean Series|2018]]
|-
| align="center" | 3
| [[Samsung Lions]] vs. [[SSG Landers]]
| Lions, 2{{nbnd}}1
| [[2010 Korean Series|2010]], [[2011 Korean Series|2011]], [[2012 Korean Series|2012]]
|-
| align="center" | 2
| [[Kia Tigers]] vs. [[LG Twins]]
| Tigers, 2{{nbnd}}0
| [[1983 Korean Series|1983]], [[1997 Korean Series|1997]]
|-
| align="center" | 2
| [[Samsung Lions]] vs. [[LG Twins]]
| Tied, 1{{nbnd}}1
| [[1990 Korean Series|1990]], [[2002 Korean Series|2002]]
|-
| align="center" | 2
| [[Lotte Giants]] vs. [[Hanwha Eagles]]
| Tied, 1{{nbnd}}1
| [[1992 Korean Series|1992]], [[1999 Korean Series|1999]]
|-
| align="center" | 2
| [[LG Twins]] vs. [[Hyundai Unicorns]]
| Tied, 1{{nbnd}}1
| [[1994 Korean Series|1994]], [[1998 Korean Series|1998]]
|-
| align="center" | 2
| [[Doosan Bears]] vs. [[NC Dinos]]
| Tied, 1{{nbnd}}1
| [[2016 Korean Series|2016]], [[2020 Korean Series|2020]]
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Korea Baseball Organization#Awards]]
* [[Baseball awards#South Korea]]

==Notes==
* {{note label|TieGame|T|T}} The 1982, 1983, 1993, and 2006 Korean Series each included one [[Tie (draw)|tied game]]. The 2004 Korean Series had three tied games.
* {{note label|NoGame|N|N}} No Korean Series played, the Samsung Lions won the title outright in the 1985 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoo |first1=Jee-ho |title=Ties, more ties, walk-off blasts: a look at history of Korean Series |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201117002400315 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=26 November 2020 |date=17 November 2020}}</ref>
* {{note label|Defunct|D|D}} The Hyundai Unicorns franchise was disbanded at the end of the 2007 season.

==References==
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