Football in South Korea
Season2017
Men's football
K League ClassicJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League ChallengeGyeongnam FC
National LeagueGyeongju KHNP
K3 League AdvancedPocheon Citizen
K3 League BasicJungnang Chorus Mustang
FA CupUlsan Hyundai
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
South Korea

This article shows a summary of the 2017 football season in South Korea.

National teams

FIFA World Cup qualification

23 March AFC third round, Group A China  1–0  South Korea Changsha, China
19:35 UTC+8
  • Yu Dabao 34'
 Report Stadium: Helong Stadium
Attendance: 30,950
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
AFC third round, Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 10 6 4 0 10 2 +8 22 Qualification for World Cup
2  South Korea 10 4 3 3 11 10 +1 15
3  Syria 10 3 4 3 9 8 +1 13 Advance to AFC fourth round
4  Uzbekistan 10 4 1 5 6 7 −1 13
5  China 10 3 3 4 8 10 −2 12
6  Qatar 10 2 1 7 8 15 −7 7
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

EAFF Championship

9 December South Korea  2–2  China Chōfu, Japan
16:30 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 9,103
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
12 December South Korea  1–0  North Korea Chōfu, Japan
16:30 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 5,477
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
16 December Japan  1–4  South Korea Chōfu, Japan
19:15 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 36,645
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (C) 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
2  Japan (H) 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3  China 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4  North Korea 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

19 July Group I South Korea  10–0  Macau Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
21 July Group I Timor-Leste  0–0  South Korea Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
23 July Group I South Korea  2–1  Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)
Report Công Phượng 33' Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Group I table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Qualification for AFC U-23 Championship
2  Vietnam (H) 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
3  Timor-Leste 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
4  Macau 3 0 0 3 2 25 −23 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Friendlies

Senior team

7 June South Korea  0–0  Iraq Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
7 October Russia  4–2  South Korea Moscow, Russia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 24,200
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
10 October South Korea  1–3  Morocco Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
15:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
10 November South Korea  2–1  Colombia Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 29,750
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
14 November South Korea  1–1  Serbia Ulsan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 30,560
Referee: Ma Ning (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 9 7 73 35 +38 75 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Jeju United 38 19 9 10 60 37 +23 66
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 17 13 8 63 41 +22 64 Qualification for Champions League playoff round
4 Ulsan Hyundai 38 17 11 10 42 45 −3 62 Qualification for Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 FC Seoul 38 16 13 9 56 42 +14 61
6 Gangwon FC 38 13 10 15 59 65 −6 49
7 Pohang Steelers 38 15 7 16 63 60 +3 52
8 Daegu FC 38 11 14 13 50 52 −2 47
9 Incheon United 38 7 18 13 32 53 −21 39
10 Jeonnam Dragons 38 8 11 19 53 69 −16 35
11 Sangju Sangmu (O) 38 8 11 19 41 66 −25 35 Qualification for relegation playoffs
12 Gwangju FC (R) 38 6 12 20 33 60 −27 30 Relegation to K League 2
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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 Gyeongnam FC (C, P) 36 24 7 5 69 36 +33 79 Promotion to K League 1
2 Busan IPark 36 19 11 6 52 30 +22 68 Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
3 Asan Mugunghwa 36 15 9 12 44 37 +7 54 Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
4 Seongnam FC 36 13 14 9 38 30 +8 53
5 Bucheon FC 1995 36 15 7 14 50 46 +4 52
6 Suwon FC 36 11 12 13 42 48 −6 45
7 FC Anyang 36 10 9 17 40 58 −18 39
8 Seoul E-Land 36 7 14 15 42 55 −13 35
9 Ansan Greeners 36 7 12 17 36 54 −18 33
10 Daejeon Citizen 36 6 11 19 41 60 −19 29
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promotion playoffs

Sangju Sangmu remains in the K League Classic.

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Busan IPark 3
3 Asan Mugunghwa 0
3 Asan Mugunghwa 1
4 Seongnam FC 0
Busan IPark 0 1 1 (4)
Sangju Sangmu (p) 1 0 1 (5)

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gyeongju KHNP (C) 28 14 9 5 39 21 +18 51 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Gimhae City 28 12 14 2 38 21 +17 50 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Cheonan City 28 15 4 9 37 33 +4 49
4 Daejeon Korail 28 10 9 9 31 34 −3 39
5 Mokpo City 28 8 11 9 35 35 0 35
6 Changwon City 28 7 8 13 33 36 −3 29
7 Gangneung City 28 6 8 14 35 47 −12 26
8 Busan Transportation Corporation 28 5 7 16 22 43 −21 22
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Semi-final Final
          
2 Gimhae City 2 1 3
3 Cheonan City 2 0 2
Gimhae City 1 0 1
1 Gyeongju KHNP 0 2 2

K3 League Advanced

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pocheon Citizen (C) 22 12 8 2 31 19 +12 44 Qualification for Championship final
2 Cheongju City 22 8 11 3 33 23 +10 35 Qualification for Championship first round
3 Hwaseong FC 22 9 8 5 30 26 +4 35
4 Yangpyeong FC 22 11 2 9 25 28 −3 35
5 Gimpo Citizen 22 9 6 7 28 26 +2 33
6 Icheon Citizen 22 9 5 8 43 32 +11 32
7 Chungbuk Cheongju 22 7 9 6 18 19 −1 30
8 Gyeongju Citizen 22 7 5 10 36 36 0 26
9 Jeonju FC 22 7 5 10 30 36 −6 26
10 Chuncheon FC 22 7 3 12 23 29 −6 24
11 Paju Citizen (R) 22 6 6 10 22 31 −9 24 Relegation to K3 League Basic
12 Yangju Citizen (R) 22 4 4 14 33 47 −14 16
Source: KFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Championship playoffs

When the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.

K3 League Basic

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Jungnang Chorus Mustang (C, P) 16 12 4 0 43 12 +31 40 Promotion to K3 League Advanced
2 Siheung Citizen 16 13 0 3 32 17 +15 39 Qualification for promotion playoffs
3 Pyeongtaek G-SMATT (O, P) 16 8 3 5 38 26 +12 27
4 Buyeo FC 16 8 3 5 23 18 +5 27
5 FC Uijeongbu 16 8 0 8 35 25 +10 24
6 Busan FC 16 6 3 7 34 35 −1 21
7 Pyeongchang FC 16 5 3 8 27 29 −2 18
8 Goyang Citizen 16 2 2 12 16 41 −25 8
9 Seoul United 16 0 2 14 19 64 −45 2
Source: KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion playoffs

When a match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.[1][2]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
2
Siheung Citizen		 1
 
 
 
5
FC Uijeongbu 		2
 
5
FC Uijeongbu 		2
 
 
 
3
Pyeongtaek G-SMATT 		2
 
3
Pyeongtaek G-SMATT 		3
 
 
4
Buyeo FC 		0
 

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Cheonan City (p) 1 (7)
B2 Daejeon Korail 1 (6)
Cheonan City 2 (3)
Changwon City (p) 2 (4)
B1 Gyeongju KHNP 1 (2)
A2 Changwon City (p) 1 (4)

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
FC Seoul Group F China Shanghai SIPG 0–1 H 2–4 A Third place Group stage
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–5 A 1–0 H
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 H 3–2 A
Jeju United Group H China Jiangsu Suning 0–1 H 2–1 A Runners-up Round of 16
Japan Gamba Osaka 4–1 A 2–0 H
Australia Adelaide United 3–3 A 1–3 H
Round of 16 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 H 0–3 (a.e.t.) A 2–3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group G Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 A 0–1 H Third place Group stage
China Guangzhou Evergrande 2–2 H 2–2 A
Hong Kong Eastern 1–0 A 5–0 H
Ulsan Hyundai Qualifying play-offs Hong Kong Kitchee 1–1 (a.e.t.) — 1–1 (4–3 p) Group stage
Group E Japan Kashima Antlers 0–2 A 0–4 H Third place
Australia Brisbane Roar 6–0 H 3–2 A
Thailand Muangthong United 0–0 H 0–1 A

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2017 K3 League Basic playoffs" (in Korean). JoinKFA.
  2. ↑ [S코어북] '장군멍군' 명경기 펼친 평택, 의정부 제치고 내년 시즌 승격 성공 (in Korean). STN Sports. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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