Football in South Korea
Season2011
Men's football
K LeagueJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
National LeagueHyundai Mipo Dockyard
Challengers LeagueGyeongju Citizen
Korean FA CupSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Korean League CupUlsan Hyundai
Women's football
WK LeagueGoyang Daekyo Kangaroos
South Korea

This article shows a summary of the 2011 football season in South Korea.

National teams

AFC Asian Cup

After beating Iran in extra time of the quarter-final match, South Korea once again played extra time in the semi-finals against Japan. In this extra time, Hajime Hosogai who moved into the penalty area before Keisuke Honda kicked a penalty scored a controversial goal from the rebound. South Korea scored the equaliser after the misfortune, but lost on penalties.

10 January Group C South Korea  2–1  Bahrain Doha, Qatar
19:15 Koo Ja-cheol 40', 52' Report Aaish 85' (pen.) Stadium: Al Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 6,669
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
14 January Group C Australia  1–1  South Korea Doha, Qatar
16:15 Jedinak 62' Report Koo Ja-cheol 24' Stadium: Al Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
18 January Group C South Korea  4–1  India Doha, Qatar
16:15
Report Chhetri 12' (pen.) Stadium: Al Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 11,366
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia 321061+57 Advance to knockout stage
2 South Korea 321073+47
3 Bahrain 310265+13
4 India 3003313−100
22 January Quarter-finals Iran  0–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Doha, Qatar
19:25 Report Yoon Bit-garam 105' Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium
Attendance: 7,111
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
25 January Semi-finals Japan  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		  South Korea Doha, Qatar
16:25
Report
Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 16,171
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Penalties
28 January Third place match Uzbekistan  2–3  South Korea Doha, Qatar
18:00 Geynrikh 45' (pen.), 53' Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 8,199
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

FIFA World Cup qualification

2 September AFC third round, Group B South Korea  6–0  Lebanon Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+09:00
Report Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 37,655
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
11 November AFC third round, Group B United Arab Emirates  0–2  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:45 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Summer Olympics qualification

19 June AFC second round South Korea  3–1  Jordan Seoul, South Korea
15:00 KST (UTC+09)
Za'tara 45' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 35,224
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
23 June AFC second round Jordan  1–1  South Korea Amman, Jordan
18:00 AST (UTC+03) Al-Daradreh 42' Hong Chul 71' Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Abdul Malik Bin Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
23 November AFC third round, Group A Qatar  1–1  South Korea Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+03 Majid 43' (pen.) Report Kim Hyun-sung 68' Stadium: Al-Sadd Stadium
Attendance: 5,051
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Friendlies

Senior team

9 February Turkey  0–0  South Korea Trabzon, Turkey
20:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Referee: Sergii Boyko (Ukraine)
25 March South Korea  4–0  Honduras Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 31,224
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
3 June South Korea  2–1  Serbia Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Petrović 87' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 40,876
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
7 June South Korea  2–1  Ghana Jeonju, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Gyan 62' Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 41,271
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
10 August Japan  3–0  South Korea Sapporo, Japan　
19:30 JST
Report Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 38,263
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
7 October South Korea  2–2[lower-alpha 1]  Poland Seoul, South Korea　
20:00 UTC+9 Park Chu-young 65', 76' Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 33,225
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
  1. ↑ The friendly match against Poland was not considered to be an official match organized by FIFA because South Korea used seven substitutes in the match. Under the FIFA regulations, a maximum of six substitutes may be used in an official national team match.

Under-23 team

27 March South Korea  1–0  China Ulsan, South Korea
15:00 KST (UTC+09) Kim Dong-sub 13' Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 31,274
Referee: Sato Ryuji (Japan)
1 June South Korea  3–1  Oman Gangneung, South Korea
19:00 KST (UTC+09)
Al-Hadhri 23' Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 18,729
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
7 October South Korea  5–1  Uzbekistan Seoul, South Korea
17:30 KST (UTC+09)
Abdukhaliqov 55' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 33,225
Referee: Apisit Aonrak (Thailand)

Leagues

K League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 30 18 9 3 67 32 +35 63 Qualification for K League playoffs final
2 Pohang Steelers 30 17 8 5 59 33 +26 59 Qualification for K League playoffs semi-final
3 FC Seoul 30 16 7 7 56 38 +18 55 Qualification for K League playoffs first round
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 30 17 4 9 51 33 +18 55
5 Busan IPark 30 13 7 10 49 43 +6 46
6 Ulsan Hyundai 30 13 7 10 33 29 +4 46
7 Jeonnam Dragons 30 11 10 9 33 29 +4 43
8 Gyeongnam FC 30 12 6 12 41 40 +1 42
9 Jeju United 30 10 10 10 44 45 −1 40
10 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 30 9 8 13 43 47 −4 35 Qualification for Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
11 Gwangju FC 30 9 8 13 32 43 −11 35
12 Daegu FC 30 8 9 13 35 46 −11 33
13 Incheon United 30 6 14 10 31 40 −9 32
14 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 30 7 8 15 36 53 −17 29
15 Daejeon Citizen 30 6 9 15 31 59 −28 27
16 Gangwon FC 30 3 6 21 14 45 −31 15
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Championship playoffs

Final table

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)    Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai   
3 Pohang Steelers    Qualification for Champions League playoff round
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings   
5 FC Seoul   
6 Busan IPark   
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C) 26 17 2 7 53 34 +19 53 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 26 13 8 5 37 25 +12 47 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gangneung City 26 12 10 4 40 25 +15 46 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 26 11 8 7 29 27 +2 41
5 Changwon City 26 11 7 8 37 36 +1 40
6 Incheon Korail 26 11 6 9 29 23 +6 39
7 Suwon City 26 8 11 7 28 23 +5 35
8 Daejeon KHNP 26 9 8 9 40 38 +2 35
9 Cheonan City 26 9 8 9 31 31 0 35
10 Gimhae City 26 10 3 13 39 44 −5 33
11 Yongin City 26 5 11 10 22 32 −10 26
12 Ansan Hallelujah 26 5 8 13 25 42 −17 23
13 Mokpo City 26 5 6 15 25 36 −11 21
14 Chungju Hummel 26 5 6 15 25 44 −19 21
Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Challengers League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yangju Citizen 22 15 5 2 52 28 +24 50 Qualification for playoffs
2 Gyeongju Citizen 22 13 6 3 57 24 +33 45
3 Bucheon FC 1995 22 8 5 9 37 31 +6 29 Qualification for FA Cup first round
4 Jeonju EM 22 7 8 7 28 34 −6 29
5 Seoul United 22 7 5 10 44 46 −2 26
6 Namyangju United 22 5 5 12 41 57 −16 20
7 Yeonggwang FC 22 4 3 15 26 51 −25 15
8 Asan Citizen 22 3 6 13 37 72 −35 15
Source: KFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Icheon Citizen 22 15 4 3 75 26 +49 49 Qualification for playoffs
2 FC Pocheon 22 14 6 2 49 22 +27 48
3 Chuncheon FC 22 13 4 5 38 23 +15 43 Qualification for FA Cup first round
4 Cheongju FC 22 11 7 4 43 25 +18 40
5 Seoul FC Martyrs 22 9 3 10 43 56 −13 30
6 Cheonan FC 22 6 2 14 38 54 −16 20
7 Gwangju Gwangsan 22 4 5 13 29 56 −27 17
8 Goyang Citizen 22 3 4 15 24 56 −32 13
Source: KFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Championship playoffs

Semi-finals Final
        
Yangju Citizen (p) 1 (4)
FC Pocheon 1 (3)
Yangju Citizen 1 2 3
Gyeongju Citizen 1 3 4
Icheon Citizen 0 (2)
Gyeongju Citizen (p) 0 (4)

Final table

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Gyeongju Citizen (C)    Qualification for the FA Cup second round
2 Yangju Citizen    Qualification for the FA Cup first round
3 Icheon Citizen   
4 FC Pocheon   
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korean League Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
B2 Ulsan Hyundai 4
CL Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1
Ulsan Hyundai 4
Gyeongnam FC 2
A2 Gyeongnam FC 1
CL FC Seoul 0
Ulsan Hyundai 3
Busan IPark 2
A1 Pohang Steelers 1
B1 Busan IPark 2
Busan IPark 2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1
CL Jeju United 0 (2)
CL Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) 0 (4)

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Mokpo City 1
Changwon City 2
Changwon City (a.e.t.) 3
Incheon Korail 2
Incheon Korail (p) 0 (4)
Yongin City 0 (3)
Changwon City 0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 3
Korean Police 1
Cheonan City 0
Korean Police 0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1
Gangneung City 2 (3)
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p) 2 (4)

Challengers Cup

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Bucheon FC 1995 (p) 0 (7)
Cheongju Jikji 0 (6)
Bucheon FC 1995 1
Asan Citizen 2
Jeonju EM 1 (2)
Asan Citizen (p) 1 (4)
Asan Citizen 000
Icheon Citizen 5
Yangju FC 1
FC Pocheon 3
FC Pocheon 2 (5)
Icheon Citizen (p) 2 (6)
Icheon Citizen bye
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—
Icheon Citizen (p) 1 (4)
Gyeongju Citizen 1 (3)
Cheonan FC 1
Chuncheon FC 0
Cheonan FC 2
Seoul United 1
Yeonggwang FC 1
Seoul United 4
Cheonan FC 0
Gyeongju Citizen 5
Namyangju United 1
Gyeongju Citizen 4
Gyeongju Citizen (p) 1 (4)
Goyang FC 1 (3)
Seoul FC Martyrs 1
Goyang FC 5

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
FC Seoul Group F United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 1–0 A 3–0 H Winners Quarter-finals
China Hangzhou Greentown 3–0 H 1–1 A
Japan Nagoya Grampus 1–1 A 0–2 H
Round of 16 Japan Kashima Antlers 3–0 — 3–0
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1–3 A 1–0 H 2–3
Jeju United Group E China Tianjin TEDA 0–1 H 0–3 A Third place Group stage
Australia Melbourne Victory 2–1 A 1–1 H
Japan Gamba Osaka 2–1 H 1–3 A
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group G China Shandong Luneng 1–0 H 2–1 A Winners Runners-up
Indonesia Arema 4–0 A 6–0 H
Japan Cerezo Osaka 0–1 A 1–0 H
Round of 16 China Tianjin TEDA 3–0 — 3–0
Quarter-finals Japan Cerezo Osaka 3–4 A 6–1 H 9–5
Semi-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3–2 A 2–1 H 5–3
Final Qatar Al-Sadd 2–2 (a.e.t.) — 2–2 (2–4 p)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group H Australia Sydney FC 0–0 A 3–1 H Winners Semi-finals
China Shanghai Shenhua 4–0 H 3–0 A
Japan Kashima Antlers 1–1 H 1–1 A
Round of 16 Japan Nagoya Grampus 2–0 — 2–0
Quarter-finals Iran Zob Ahan 1–1 H 2–1 (a.e.t.) A 3–2
Semi-finals Qatar Al-Sadd 0–2 H 1–0 A 1–2

See also

References

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