Football in South Korea
Season2015
Men's football
K League ClassicJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League ChallengeSangju Sangmu
National LeagueHyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 LeaguePocheon Citizen
FA CupFC Seoul
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
South Korea

This article shows a summary of the 2015 football season in South Korea.

National teams

AFC Asian Cup

Under the leadership of manager Uli Stielike, the South Korean players underperformed in the first two matches against Oman and Kuwait. They won both matches, but expressed dissatisfaction with Stielike, who then handed over command to assistant manager Shin Tae-yong for the rest of the tournament. Goalkeeper Kim Jin-hyeon then kept a clean sheet in every match until the final, as the team eliminated Uzbekistan and Iraq in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively. Their opponent in the final was Australia, which they had already beaten 1–0 in the group stage. However, South Korea lost the final 2–1 after extra time, evoking the 1980 final between them and Kuwait.

10 January Group A South Korea  1–0  Oman Canberra, Australia
16:00 UTC+11 Cho Young-cheol 45+2' Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 12,552
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
13 January Group A Kuwait  0–1  South Korea Canberra, Australia
18:00 UTC+11 Report Nam Tae-hee 36' Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 8,795
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
17 January Group A Australia  0–1  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
19:00 UTC+11 Report Lee Jung-hyup 33' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 48,513
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea 330030+39 Advance to knockout stage
2 Australia (H) 320182+66
3 Oman 310215−43
4 Kuwait 300316−50
22 January Quarter-finals South Korea  2–0 (a.e.t.)  Uzbekistan Melbourne, Australia
18:30 UTC+11 Son Heung-min 104', 119' Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 23,381
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
26 January Semi-finals South Korea  2–0  Iraq Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
31 January Final South Korea  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia Sydney, Australia
20:00 (UTC+11) Son Heung-min 90+1' Report
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 76,385
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

FIFA World Cup qualification

3 September AFC second round, Group G South Korea  8–0  Laos Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 30,205
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
8 September AFC second round, Group G Lebanon  0–3  South Korea Sidon, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

EAFF Championship

2 August China  0–2  South Korea Wuhan, China
21:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
5 August South Korea  1–1  Japan Wuhan, China
18:20 UTC+8 Jang Hyun-soo 26' (pen.) Report Yamaguchi 39' Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari (Singapore)
9 August South Korea  0–0  North Korea Wuhan, China
17:10 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (C) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
2  China (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  North Korea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Japan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Group H table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Qualification for AFC U-23 Championship
2  Indonesia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Timor-Leste 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Friendlies

Senior team

4 January South Korea  2–0[lower-alpha 1]  Saudi Arabia Sydney, Australia
20:00
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
27 March South Korea  1–1  Uzbekistan Daejeon, South Korea
20:00 Koo Ja-cheol 15' Report Zokhir Kuziboyev 31' Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 38,680
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
31 March South Korea  1–0  New Zealand Seoul, South Korea
20:00 Lee Jae-sung 86' Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 33,514
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)
13 October South Korea  3–0  Jamaica Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 28,105
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
  1. ↑ The friendly match against Saudi Arabia was not regarded as the official match organized by FIFA because FIFA received the pre-exhibition match document from the Australian Football Association late.

Under-23 team

4 February Honduras U20  0–2  South Korea Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
16:00 TST (UTC+07)
Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alongkorn Feemuechang (THA)
7 February Thailand A  0–0  South Korea Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
19:00 TST (UTC+07) Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (VIE)
11 June France  1–1  South Korea Gueugnon, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02) Haller 29' Report Moon Chang-jin 62' Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
14 June Tunisia  0–2  South Korea Tunis, Tunisia
18:00 CET (UTC+01) Report
Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 200
9 October South Korea  2–0  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
17:10 KST (UTC+09)
Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 8,561
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
12 October South Korea  2–1  Australia Icheon, South Korea
19:00 KST (UTC+09)
Report Hoole 88' Stadium: Icheon City Stadium
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
11 November Morocco  1–0  South Korea Wuhan, China
16:00 CST (UTC+08) Achahbar 28' Report Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Zhou Gang (China)
13 November Colombia  2–2  South Korea Wuhan, China
16:00 CST (UTC+08)
Report
Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Fan Qi (China)

Leagues

K League Classic

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 38 22 7 9 57 39 +18 73 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 19 10 9 60 43 +17 67
3 Pohang Steelers 38 18 12 8 49 32 +17 66 Qualification for Champions League playoff round
4 FC Seoul 38 17 11 10 52 44 +8 62 Qualification for Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Seongnam FC 38 15 15 8 41 33 +8 60
6 Jeju United 38 14 8 16 55 56 −1 50
7 Ulsan Hyundai 38 13 14 11 54 45 +9 53
8 Incheon United 38 13 12 13 35 32 +3 51
9 Jeonnam Dragons 38 12 13 13 46 51 −5 49
10 Gwangju FC 38 10 12 16 35 44 −9 42
11 Busan IPark (R) 38 5 11 22 30 55 −25 26 Qualification for relegation playoffs
12 Daejeon Citizen (R) 38 4 7 27 32 72 −40 19 Relegation to K League Challenge
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League Challenge

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sangju Sangmu (C, P) 40 20 7 13 77 57 +20 67 Promotion to K League Classic
2 Daegu FC 40 18 13 9 67 47 +20 67 Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon FC (O, P) 40 18 11 11 64 54 +10 65 Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
4 Seoul E-Land 40 16 13 11 69 58 +11 61
5 Bucheon FC 1995 40 15 10 15 43 45 −2 55
6 FC Anyang 40 13 15 12 53 52 +1 54
7 Gangwon FC 40 13 12 15 64 56 +8 51
8 Goyang Hi FC 40 13 10 17 46 68 −22 49
9 Gyeongnam FC 40 10 13 17 30 43 −13 43
10 Ansan Police 40 9 15 16 31 48 −17 42
11 Chungju Hummel 40 10 11 19 49 65 −16 41
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion playoffs

When the first round and semi-final match were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out. Suwon FC was promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark was relegated to the K League Challenge.

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Daegu FC 1
3 Suwon FC 2
3 Suwon FC 3
4 Seoul E-Land 3
Suwon FC 1 2 3
Busan IPark 0 0 0

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C) 27 13 11 3 47 24 +23 50 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Changwon City 27 13 7 7 37 33 +4 46 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gyeongju KHNP 27 12 9 6 39 27 +12 45 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Mokpo City 27 12 8 7 30 21 +9 44
5 Daejeon Korail 27 8 9 10 36 27 +9 33
6 Yongin City 27 8 9 10 25 29 −4 33
7 Gimhae City 27 6 11 10 29 39 −10 29
8 Cheonan City 27 6 10 11 27 39 −12 28
9 Gangneung City 27 5 12 10 20 29 −9 27
10 Busan Transportation Corporation 27 5 8 14 24 46 −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 Changwon City 0 (5)
Gyeongju KHNP (p) 0 (6)
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2
4 Mokpo City 0
Gyeongju KHNP 0 0 0
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1 1 2

K3 League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D* LP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pocheon Citizen (C) 25 22 2 1 0 104 17 +87 68.5 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Gyeongju Citizen 25 16 2 1 6 73 28 +45 50.5 Qualification for playoffs first round
3 Paju Citizen 25 15 3 1 6 56 22 +34 48.5
4 Icheon Citizen 25 14 4 0 7 58 23 +35 46
5 Cheonan FC 25 9 5 0 11 61 43 +18 32
6 Jeonju FC 25 8 1 2 14 43 54 −11 26
7 Pyeongchang FC 25 8 0 2 15 37 47 −10 25
8 Uijeongbu 25 7 1 0 17 46 62 −16 22
9 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 0 0 0 25 9 284 −275 −3
Source: JoinKFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D* LP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gimpo Citizen 25 17 5 0 3 81 22 +59 56 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
2 Hwaseong FC 25 18 2 0 5 65 36 +29 56 Qualification for playoffs first round
3 Yangju Citizen 25 12 5 0 8 65 37 +28 41
4 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 25 12 1 1 11 48 37 +11 37.5
5 Chuncheon FC 25 11 3 1 10 46 42 +4 36.5
6 Cheongju FC 25 10 4 0 11 52 51 +1 34
7 Yeonggwang FC 25 6 4 0 15 37 42 −5 22
8 Goyang Citizen 25 7 1 0 17 31 57 −26 22
9 Seoul United 25 5 4 0 16 51 59 −8 19
Source: JoinKFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Championship playoffs

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Daejeon Korail 2
B2 Gimhae City 1
Daejeon Korail 2
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1
B1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 3
A2 Gyeongju KHNP 2

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
FC Seoul Qualifying play-offs Vietnam Hanoi 7–0 — 7–0 Round of 16
Group H China Guangzhou Evergrande 0–1 A 0–0 H Runners-up
Japan Kashima Antlers 1–0 H 3–2 A
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 H 1–1 A
Round of 16 Japan Gamba Osaka 1–3 H 2–3 A 3–6
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group E Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 H 2–3 A Runners-up Quarter-finals
China Shandong Luneng 4–1 A 4–1 H
Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong 3–0 H 1–1 A
Round of 16 China Beijing Guoan 1–1 H 1–0 A 2–1
Quarter-finals Japan Gamba Osaka 0–0 H 2–3 A 2–3
Seongnam FC Group F Thailand Buriram United 1–2 A 2–1 H Runners-up Round of 16
Japan Gamba Osaka 2–0 H 1–2 A
China Guangzhou R&F 1–0 A 0–0 H
Round of 16 China Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 H 0–2 A 2–3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group G Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 H 2–1 A Runners-up Round of 16
China Beijing Guoan 1–1 H 0–1 A
Australia Brisbane Roar 3–1 H 3–3 A
Round of 16 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 H 2–1 A 4–4 (a)

See also

References

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