The Korean Series is the championship series of the Korea Baseball Organization

Korea Baseball Organization

The Korea Baseball Organization is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. KBO should not be confused with the Korea Professional Baseball League. KBO was founded in 1981 and has been governing two leagues, Korea Professional Baseball and Futures League since...

. It has been held since the KBO's first season in and is the final series of in the post-season play-offs. From , the winner of the Korean Series goes on to play in the Asia Series

Asia Series

The Asia Series is an international baseball tournament in East Asia that was first held between November 10 and November 13, 2005, in Tokyo. The tournament was sponsored by Konami corporation from 2005 to 2007 and was known as the Konami Cup in that period.It is played among the annual champions...

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The teams finishing in third and fourth place in the regular season face each other in the first round of the play-offs. The winner of the first round faces the team that finished in second place during the regular season, and the winner of that round, faces the team that finished in first place team in the Korea Series final.

Korean Series Winners

*Note: W indicates a Win for the eventual Korean Series champions, T indicates a tie, and L indicates a loss. Games in the KBO 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.

Year	Winning Team	Result	Games	Losing Team	Most Valuable Player
1982	OB Bears Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....	4 – 1 – 1	T-L-W-W-W-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Kim Yu-Dong (OB-OF)
1983	Haitai Tigers	4 – 0 – 1	W-W-W-T-W	MBC Blue Dragons LG Twins LG Twins Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. The club was known as the MBC Blue Dragons owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until , when they were taken over by the LG Group...	Kim Bong-Yeon (Haitai-IF)
1984	Lotte Giants Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....	4 – 3 – 0	W-L-W-L-L-W-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Yu Du-Yeol (Lotte-OF)
1985	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	No series played, the Lions win the title outright with a record of 77-32-1 (.706)
1986	Haitai Tigers	4 – 1 – 0	W-L-W-W-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Kim Jeong-Su (Haitai-P)
1987	Haitai Tigers	4 – 0 – 0	W-W-W-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Kim Jun-Hwan (Haitai-OF)
1988	Haitai Tigers	4 – 2 – 0	W-W-W-L-L-W	Binggrae Eagles Hanhwa Eagles The Hanwha Eagles , incorporated as the Hanwha Eagles Professional Baseball Club , are a South Korean professional baseball club based in Daejeon. As a member club of Korean Baseball Organization, the Eagles compete in the Korea Professional Baseball League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon...	Mun Hui-Su (Haitai-P)
1989	Haitai Tigers	4 – 1 – 0	L-W-W-W-W	Binggrae Eagles Hanhwa Eagles The Hanwha Eagles , incorporated as the Hanwha Eagles Professional Baseball Club , are a South Korean professional baseball club based in Daejeon. As a member club of Korean Baseball Organization, the Eagles compete in the Korea Professional Baseball League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon...	Park Cheol-U (Haitai-IF)
1990	LG Twins LG Twins LG Twins Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. The club was known as the MBC Blue Dragons owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until , when they were taken over by the LG Group...	4 – 0 – 0	W-W-W-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Kim Yong-Su (LG-P)
1991	Haitai Tigers	4 – 0 – 0	W-W-W-W	Binggrae Eagles Hanhwa Eagles The Hanwha Eagles , incorporated as the Hanwha Eagles Professional Baseball Club , are a South Korean professional baseball club based in Daejeon. As a member club of Korean Baseball Organization, the Eagles compete in the Korea Professional Baseball League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon...	Jang Chae-Geun (Haitai-C)
1992	Lotte Giants Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....	4 – 1 – 0	W-W-L-W-W	Binggrae Eagles Hanhwa Eagles The Hanwha Eagles , incorporated as the Hanwha Eagles Professional Baseball Club , are a South Korean professional baseball club based in Daejeon. As a member club of Korean Baseball Organization, the Eagles compete in the Korea Professional Baseball League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon...	Park Dong-Hui (Lotte-P)
1993	Haitai Tigers	4 – 2 – 1	W-L-T-L-W-W-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Lee Jong-beom (Haitai-IF)
1994	LG Twins LG Twins LG Twins Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. The club was known as the MBC Blue Dragons owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until , when they were taken over by the LG Group...	4 – 0 – 0	W-W-W-W	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Kim Yong-Su (LG-P)
1995	OB Bears Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....	4 – 3 – 0	L-W-W-L-L-W-W	Lotte Giants Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....	Kim Min-Ho (OB-IF)
1996	Haitai Tigers	4 – 2 – 0	W-L-W-L-W-W	Hyundai Unicorns	Lee Gang-Cheol (Haitai-P)
1997	Haitai Tigers	4 – 1 – 0	W-L-W-W-W	LG Twins LG Twins LG Twins Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. The club was known as the MBC Blue Dragons owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until , when they were taken over by the LG Group...	Lee Jong-beom (Haitai-IF)
1998	Hyundai Unicorns	4 – 2 – 0	W-W-L-W-L-W	LG Twins LG Twins LG Twins Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. The club was known as the MBC Blue Dragons owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until , when they were taken over by the LG Group...	Chung Min-Tae Chung Min-Tae Chung Min-Tae is a former pitcher in the Korea Baseball Organization and Nippon Professional Baseball, and the current pitching coach of the Heroes....  (Hyundai-P)
1999	Hanwha Eagles	4 – 1 – 0	W-W-L-W-W	Lotte Giants Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....	Koo Dae-Sung Koo Dae-Sung Koo Dae-Sung is a former left-handed pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization. He was formerly with the New York Mets of Major League Baseball and the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball. He announced his retirement from Korean baseball on August 15, 2010...  (Hanwha-P)
2000	Hyundai Unicorns	4 – 3 – 0	W-W-W-L-L-L-W	Doosan Bears Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....	Tom Quinlan Tom Quinlan Thomas Raymond Quinlan is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. Quinlan spent parts of four seasons in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He is the older brother of Robb Quinlan, an infielder who currently is a Free Agent.Quinlan...  (Hyundai-3B)
2001	Doosan Bears Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....	4 – 2 – 0	L-W-W-W-L-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Tyrone Woods Tyrone Woods Tyrone Woods is a Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent. He was the 5th pick of the Montreal Expos in the MLB draft as a high school third baseman. His debut year showed no indication of the heights he would reach as a pro player...  (Doosan-1B)
2002	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	4 – 2 – 0	W-L-W-W-L-W	LG Twins LG Twins LG Twins Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. The club was known as the MBC Blue Dragons owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until , when they were taken over by the LG Group...	Ma Hae-Yeong (Samsung-OF)
2003	Hyundai Unicorns	4 – 3 – 0	W-L-L-W-W-L-W	SK Wyverns SK Wyverns SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...	Chung Min-Tae Chung Min-Tae Chung Min-Tae is a former pitcher in the Korea Baseball Organization and Nippon Professional Baseball, and the current pitching coach of the Heroes....  (Hyundai-P)
2004	Hyundai Unicorns	4 – 2 – 3	W-T-L-T-W-L-T-W-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Cho Yong-Joon (Hyundai-P)
2005	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	4 – 0 – 0	W-W-W-W	Doosan Bears Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....	Oh Seung-Hwan Oh Seung-Hwan Oh Seung-Hwan is a relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He is known as "Dol-bucheo" Oh Seung-Hwan (Hangul:오승환, Hanja: 吳昇桓) (born July 15, 1982 in Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup, South Korea) is a relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea...  (Samsung-P)
2006	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	4 – 1 – 1	W-L-W-W-T-W	Hanwha Eagles	Park Jin-Man Park Jin-Man *SK Wyverns Park Jin-Man is a Korean Baseball Organization shortstop for the Samsung Lions. He bats and throws right-handed. Since becoming a fixture in the starting lineup in his first pro season, Park has demonstrated defensive versatility as a shortstop, winning five Golden Gloves...  (Samsung-SS)
2007 2007 Korean Series The 2007 Korean Series began on Monday, the 22nd of October, at the Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon. It featured the SK Wyverns, who had claimed home ground advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the season, and the Doosan Bears, who had finished second and had swept the Hanhwa...	SK Wyverns SK Wyverns SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...	4 – 2 – 0	L-L-W-W-W-W	Doosan Bears Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....	Kim Jae-Hyun (SK-OF)
2008 2008 Korean Series The 2008 Korean Series began on Monday, the 26th of October, at the Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon. It featured the SK Wyverns, who had claimed home ground advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the season, and the Doosan Bears, who had finished second and had defeated the Samsung...	SK Wyverns SK Wyverns SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...	4 – 1 – 0	L-W-W-W-W	Doosan Bears Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....	Choi Jeong Choi Jeong Choi Jeong is a third baseman who plays for the SK Wyverns in Korean professional baseball league.-Amateur career:...  (SK-3B)
2009 2009 Korean Series The 2009 Korean Series was the 27th edition of Korea Baseball Organization's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff is played between the KIA Tigers and the SK Wyverns...	KIA Tigers Kia Tigers Kia Tigers Professional Baseball Club is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, ten times, with a perfect 10-0...	4 – 3 – 0	W-W-L-L-W-L-W	SK Wyverns SK Wyverns SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...	Na Ji-wan Na Ji-Wan Na Ji-Wan is a South Korean outfielder who plays for the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.-Amateur career:...  (KIA-LF)
2010 2010 Korean Series The 2010 Korean Series began on Friday, the 15th of October, at the Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon. It featured the SK Wyverns, who had claimed home ground advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the season, and the Samsung Lions, who had finished second and had defeated the Doosan...	SK Wyverns SK Wyverns SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...	4 – 0 – 0	W-W-W-W	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Park Jung-Kwon (SK-1B/RF)
2011 2011 Korean Series The Best-of-7 2011 Korean Series began on Tuesday, October 25th, at the Daegu Baseball Stadium in Incheon. It featured the Samsung Lions, who had claimed homefield advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the regular season, and the SK Wyverns, who finished second during the regular...	Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	4 – 1 – 0	W-W-L-W-W	SK Wyverns SK Wyverns SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...	Oh Seung-Hwan Oh Seung-Hwan Oh Seung-Hwan is a relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He is known as "Dol-bucheo" Oh Seung-Hwan (Hangul:오승환, Hanja: 吳昇桓) (born July 15, 1982 in Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup, South Korea) is a relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea... (Samsung-P)