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Back-to-back titles for Ulsan Hyundai

The 2023 K-League season was a tale of two halves in South Korea. It always is, given that the 12-team top tier splits into two after 33 games of the campaign and then there are two mini-tables for the remaining five games. This time, the action at the bottom was a great deal more exciting and shocking than that at the top as Ulsan Hyundai strolled to a second successive title,12 points clear of Pohang Steelers.

The deal was sealed with three games to spare thanks to a

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