Football in South Korea
Season2013
Men's football
K League ClassicPohang Steelers
K League ChallengeSangju Sangmu
National LeagueHyundai Mipo Dockyard
Challengers LeaguePocheon Citizen
Korean FA CupPohang Steelers
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
South Korea

This article shows a summary of the 2013 football season in South Korea.

National teams

FIFA World Cup qualification

26 March AFC fourth round, Group A South Korea  2–1  Qatar Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Ibrahim 63' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 37,222
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
11 June AFC fourth round, Group A South Korea  1–0  Uzbekistan Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Shorakhmedov 42' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 50,699
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
18 June AFC fourth round, Group A South Korea  0–1  Iran Ulsan, South Korea
Report
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 43,343
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
AFC fourth round, Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 8 5 1 2 8 2 +6 16 Qualification for World Cup
2  South Korea 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 14
3  Uzbekistan 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5 14 Advance to AFC fifth round
4  Qatar 8 2 1 5 5 13 −8 7
5  Lebanon 8 1 2 5 3 12 −9 5
Source: RSSSF

EAFF Championship

20 July South Korea  0–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 31,571
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
24 July South Korea  0–0  China Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 23,675
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
28 July South Korea  1–2  Japan Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Yun Il-lok 33' Report Kakitani 24', 90+1' Stadium: Jamsil Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 47,258
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan (C) 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 7
2  China 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3  South Korea (H) 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Australia 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Friendlies

Senior team

6 February South Korea  0–4  Croatia London, England
14:05 Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
14 August South Korea  0–0  Peru Suwon, South Korea
20:00 Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 36,021
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
6 September South Korea  4–1  Haiti Incheon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Belfort 45' Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 13,264
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
10 September South Korea  1–2  Croatia Jeonju, South Korea
20:00 Lee Keun-ho 90+4' Report
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 40,723
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
12 October South Korea  0–2  Brazil Seoul, South Korea
20:00 Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 65,308
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
15 October South Korea  3–1  Mali Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Maïga 27' Stadium: Cheonan Stadium
Attendance: 26,118
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
15 November South Korea  2–1   Switzerland Seoul, South Korea
20:00
Report Kasami 7' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 36,813
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)
19 November South Korea  1–2  Russia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 Kim Shin-wook 6' Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh (United Arab Emirates)

Under-23 team

29 December Iran  3–2  South Korea Kish, Iran
17:30 IRST (UTC+3:30)
Report Lee Jong-ho 12', 74' Stadium: Kish Stadium, Kish
Referee: Moud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Leagues

K League Classic

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pohang Steelers (C) 38 21 11 6 63 38 +25 74 Qualification for Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Ulsan Hyundai 38 22 7 9 63 37 +26 73
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 18 9 11 61 49 +12 63
4 FC Seoul 38 17 11 10 59 46 +13 62
5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 15 8 15 50 43 +7 53
6 Busan IPark 38 14 10 14 43 41 +2 52
7 Incheon United 38 12 14 12 48 46 +2 50
8 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 38 17 9 12 51 42 +9 60
9 Jeju United 38 16 10 12 51 46 +5 58
10 Jeonnam Dragons 38 9 13 16 34 45 −11 40
11 Gyeongnam FC 38 8 13 17 42 55 −13 37
12 Gangwon FC (R) 38 8 12 18 37 64 −27 36 Qualification for relegation playoffs
13 Daegu FC (R) 38 6 14 18 38 57 −19 32 Relegation to K League Challenge
14 Daejeon Citizen (R) 38 7 11 20 37 68 −31 32
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Pohang Steelers won the league after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the league champions was passed to the fourth-placed team.

K League Challenge

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sangju Sangmu (C, O, P) 35 23 8 4 65 31 +34 77 Qualification for promotion playoffs
2 Korean Police 35 20 4 11 60 47 +13 64
3 Gwangju FC 35 16 5 14 55 54 +1 53
4 Suwon FC 35 13 8 14 53 51 +2 47
5 FC Anyang 35 12 9 14 50 51 −1 45
6 Goyang Hi FC 35 10 11 14 43 50 −7 41
7 Bucheon FC 1995 35 8 9 18 45 61 −16 33
8 Chungju Hummel 35 7 8 20 33 59 −26 29
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion playoffs

Sangju Sangmu won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gangwon FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C) 27 15 6 6 44 25 +19 51 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Incheon Korail 27 12 9 6 42 32 +10 45 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Changwon City 27 10 8 9 30 32 −2 38 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Gyeongju KHNP 27 9 10 8 29 26 +3 37
5 Gimhae City 27 8 12 7 32 31 +1 36
6 Mokpo City 27 10 6 11 34 36 −2 36
7 Busan Transportation Corporation 27 9 7 11 26 29 −3 34
8 Gangneung City 27 8 9 10 33 36 −3 33
9 Yongin City 27 8 8 11 37 38 −1 32
10 Cheonan City 27 6 5 16 29 51 −22 23
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

First round Semi-final Final
               
2 Incheon Korail 0 1 1
Gyeongju KHNP 1 4 5
3 Changwon City 0 2 2
4 Gyeongju KHNP 2 3 5
Gyeongju KHNP 1 1 2
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (a.e.t.) 1 2 3

Challengers League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pocheon Citizen (C) 25 20 4 1 77 21 +56 64 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Hwaseong FC 25 16 5 4 86 21 +65 53 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Icheon Citizen 25 16 5 4 59 25 +34 53 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Cheongju Jikji 25 13 7 5 52 31 +21 46
5 Paju Citizen 25 14 4 7 61 37 +24 45
6 Gyeongju Citizen 25 12 5 8 54 32 +22 41
7 Gimpo Citizen 25 13 3 9 50 40 +10 42
8 Jeonju Citizen 25 12 4 9 47 42 +5 40
9 Chuncheon FC 25 11 5 9 35 33 +2 38
10 Seoul United 25 11 3 11 53 54 −1 36
11 Yeonggwang FC 25 9 8 8 38 38 0 35
12 Yangju Citizen 25 10 4 11 46 47 −1 34
13 Cheonan FC 25 9 4 12 45 59 −14 31
14 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 25 6 4 15 38 68 −30 22
15 Gwangju Gwangsan 25 6 3 16 27 62 −35 21
16 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 4 2 19 24 92 −68 14
17 Goyang Citizen 25 3 2 20 31 74 −43 11 Disqualification from FA Cup
18 Asan United 25 2 4 19 40 87 −47 10
Source: KFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
Gangneung City 1
Incheon Korail 2
Incheon Korail 5
Cheonan City 0
Mokpo City 0 (3)
Cheonan City (p) 0 (4)

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
FC Seoul Group E Japan Jiangsu Sainty 5–1 H 2–0 A Winners Runners-up
Thailand Buriram United 0–0 A 2–2 H
Japan Vegalta Sendai 2–1 H 0–1 A
Round of 16 China Beijing Guoan 0–0 A 3–1 H 3–1
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1–1 A 1–0 H 2–1
Semi-finals Iran Esteghlal 2–0 H 2–2 A 4–2
Final China Guangzhou Evergrande 2–2 H 1–1 A 3–3 (a)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group F Thailand Muangthong United 2–2 A 2–0 H Runners-up Round of 16
China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 H 0–0 A
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 A 2–2 H
Round of 16 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 H 2–3 A 2–5
Pohang Steelers Group G China Beijing Guoan 0–0 H 0–2 A Third place Group stage
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2–2 A 1–1 H
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 A 1–1 H
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group H Australia Central Coast Mariners 0–0 A 0–1 H Fourth place Group stage
China Guizhou Renhe 0–0 H 2–2 A
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2–6 H 0–0 A

See also

References

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