Korean Series

The Korean Series is the annual postseason series to determine the champion of the Korea Baseball Organization. It has been held since the KBO's first season in 1982 and is the final series in the KBO's multi-stage playoff system.

Championships by Team

• Kia Tigers: 12 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2017, 2024)
  • Haitai Tigers from 1982-2000
• Samsung Lions: 8 (1985, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Doosan Bears: 6 (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019)
  • OB Bears from 1982-1998
• SSG Landers: 5 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2022)
  • SK Wyverns from 2000-2020
• Nexen Heroes: 4 (1998, 2000, 2003, 2004)
  • Seoul Heroes in 2009
  • Woori Heroes in 2008
  • Hyundai Unicorns from 1996-2007
  • Taepyungyang Dolphins from 1988-1995
• LG Twins: 3 (1990, 1994, 2023)
  • MBC Blue Dragons from 1982-1990
• Lotte Giants: 2 (1984, 1992)
• Hanwha Eagles: 1 (1999)
  • Binggrae Eagles from 1986-1993
• NC Dinos: 1 (2020)
• kt Wiz: 1 (2021)

Results

Year	Winning Team	Result	Games	Losing Team	Most Valuable Player
1982	OB Bears	4 – 1 – 1	TLWWWW	Samsung Lions	Yu-Dong Kim (OB-OF)
1983	Haitai Tigers	4 – 0 – 1	WWWTW	MBC Blue Dragons	Bong-Yeon Kim (Haitai-IF)
1984	Lotte Giants	4 – 3 – 0	WLWLLWW	Samsung Lions	Du-Yeol Yu (Lotte-OF)
1985	Samsung Lions	No series played, the Lions win the title outright with a record of 77-32-1 (.706)
1986	Haitai Tigers	4 – 1 – 0	WLWWW	Samsung Lions	Jeong-Su Kim (Haitai-P)
1987	Haitai Tigers	4 – 0 – 0	WWWW	Samsung Lions	Jun-Hwan Kim (Haitai-OF)
1988	Haitai Tigers	4 – 2 – 0	WWWLLW	Binggrae Eagles	Hee-soo Moon (Haitai-P)
1989	Haitai Tigers	4 – 1 – 0	LWWWW	Binggrae Eagles	Cheol-woo Park (Haitai-IF)
1990	LG Twins	4 – 0 – 0	WWWW	Samsung Lions	Yong-soo Kim (LG-P)
1991	Haitai Tigers	4 – 0 – 0	WWWW	Binggrae Eagles	Chae-Geun Jang (Haitai-C)
1992	Lotte Giants	4 – 1 – 0	WWLWW	Binggrae Eagles	Dong-Hui Bak (Lotte-P)
1993	Haitai Tigers	4 – 2 – 1	WLTLWWW	Samsung Lions	Jong-Beom Lee (Haitai-IF)
1994	LG Twins	4 – 0 – 0	WWWW	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Yong-soo Kim (LG-P)
1995	OB Bears	4 – 3 – 0	LWWLLWW	Lotte Giants	Min-ho Kim (OB-IF)
1996	Haitai Tigers	4 – 2 – 0	WLWLWW	Hyundai Unicorns	Gang-Cheol Lee (Haitai-P)
1997	Haitai Tigers	4 – 1 – 0	WLWWW	LG Twins	Jong-Beom Lee (Haitai-IF)
1998	Hyundai Unicorns	4 – 2 – 0	WWLWLW	LG Twins	Min-Tae Jeong (Hyundai-P)
1999	Hanwha Eagles	4 – 1 – 0	WWLWW	Lotte Giants	Dae-Sung Koo (Hanwha-P)
2000	Hyundai Unicorns	4 – 3 – 0	WWWLLLW	Doosan Bears	Tom Quinlan (Hyundai-3B)
2001	Doosan Bears	4 – 2 – 0	LWWWLW	Samsung Lions	Tyrone Woods (Doosan-1B)
2002	Samsung Lions	4 – 2 – 0	WLWWLW	LG Twins	Hae-Yeong Ma (Samsung-OF)
2003	Hyundai Unicorns	4 – 3 – 0	WLLWWLW	SK Wyverns	Min-Tae Chong (Hyundai-P)
2004	Hyundai Unicorns	4 – 2 – 3	WTLTWLTWW	Samsung Lions	Yong-Joon Cho (Hyundai-P)
2005	Samsung Lions	4 – 0 – 0	WWWW	Doosan Bears	Seung-Hwan Oh (Samsung-P)
2006	Samsung Lions	4 – 1 – 1	WLWWTW	Hanwha Eagles	Jin-Man Park (Samsung-SS)
2007	SK Wyverns	4 – 2 – 0	LLWWWW	Doosan Bears	Jae-hyun Kim (SK-OF)
2008	SK Wyverns	4-1	LWWWW	Doosan Bears	Jung Choi (SK-3B)
2009	KIA Tigers	4 – 3	WWLLWLW	SK Wyverns	Ji-wan Na (KIA-OF)
2010	SK Wyverns	4-0	WWWW	Samsung Lions	Jung-kwon Park (SK-OF)
2011	Samsung Lions	4–1	WWLWW	SK Wyverns	Seung-hwan Oh (Samsung-P)
2012	Samsung Lions	4-2	WWLLWW	SK Wyverns	Seung-yeop Lee (Samsung-1B)
2013	Samsung Lions	4–3	LWLLWWW	Doosan Bears	Han-lee Park (Samsung-RF)
2014	Samsung Lions	4-2	LWWLWW	Nexen Heroes	Yamaico Navarro (Samsung-2B)
2015	Doosan Bears	4–1	LWWWW	Samsung Lions	Soo-bin Jung (Doosan-OF)
2016	Doosan Bears	4-0	WWWW	NC Dinos	Eui-ji Yang (Doosan-C)
2017	KIA Tigers	4–1	LWWWW	Doosan Bears	Hyeon-jong Yang (KIA-P)
2018	SK Wyverns	4-2	WLWLWW	Doosan Bears	Dong-min Han (SK-OF)
2019	Doosan Bears	4–0	WWWW	Kiwoom Heroes	Jae-il Oh (Doosan-1B)
2020	NC Dinos	4-2	WLLWWW	Doosan Bears	Eui-ji Yang (NC-C)
2021	kt Wiz	4–0	WWWW	Doosan Bears	Kyung-su Park (kt-2B)
2022	SSG Landers	4-2	LWWLWW	Kiwoom Heroes	Kang-min Kim (SSG-OF)
2023	LG Twins	4-1	LWWWW	kt Wiz	Ji-hwan Oh (LG-SS)
2024	KIA Tigers	4-1	WWLWW	Samsung Lions	Sun-bin Kim (KIA-2B)