Football in South Korea
Season2022
South Korea

This article summarizes South Korean football in the 2022 season.

National teams

Results and fixtures

Men's senior

28 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H South Korea  2–3  Ghana Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 43,983
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
5 December 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 Brazil  4–1  South Korea Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 43,847
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Men's U-23

17 November Friendly United Arab Emirates  2–1  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4
  • Al-Maazmi 18' (pen.)
  • Faraj Abdulla 59'
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdullah Suhail (United Arab Emirates)
20 November Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–2  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Saif Al-Messabi (United Arab Emirates)

Men's U-20

10 June U-20 Lisbon Tournament South Korea  1–5  Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
18:00 UTC+1
  • Kim Yong-hak 21'
  • Prioste 34'
  • Fernandes 75'
  • Precatado 85', 89'
  • Melro 90+2'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel Fonseca (Portugal)
12 June U-20 Lisbon Tournament South Korea  4–1  Czech Republic Lisbon, Portugal
11:00 UTC+1
  • Lee Seung-won 10'
  • Sung Jin-young 16', 37'
  • Kang Sang-yoon 71'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Márcio Torres (Portugal)
14 June U-20 Lisbon Tournament South Korea  3–2  Norway Lisbon, Portugal
11:00 UTC+1
  • Park Joon-young 3'
  • Kang Sang-yoon 51'
  • Sung Jin-young 86'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diogo Gonçalves (Portugal)
14 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification South Korea  6–0  Sri Lanka Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 177
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
16 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Mongolia  0–7  South Korea Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:30 UTC+8 Report
  • Kim Hee-seung 10'
  • Bae Jun-ho 15'
  • Lee Young-jun 54', 90+3'
  • Kim Yong-hak 57' (pen.)
  • Jung Seung-bae 61'
  • Lee Jun-sang 78'
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
18 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification South Korea  6–2  Malaysia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:30 UTC+8
  • Lee Young-jun 34', 74', 82'
  • Bae Jun-ho 50'
  • Lee Seung-won 58', 88'
Report
  • Adam 55'
  • Alif 69'
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 142
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
5 October Friendly South Korea  1–1  Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
11:00 (UST +5)
  • Kholdorxonov 51'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 594
Referee: Asker Najafaliyev (Uzbekistan)
8 October Friendly Uzbekistan  2–3  South Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 (UST +5)
  • Kholdorxonov 1', 45+1'
  • Lee Jun-sang 11'
  • Lee Young-jun 86'
  • Bae Jun-ho 90+5'
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Men's U-17

8 June 2022 U-16 International Dream Cup Japan  3–0  South Korea Sendai, Japan
18:00 UTC+9
  • Yada 7'
  • Isozaki 40'
  • Sugiura 51'
Report (JFA) Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 2,328
Referee: Koji Takasaki
10 June 2022 U-16 International Dream Cup South Korea  3–3
(1−3 p)
 Mexico Sendai, Japan
15:00 UTC+9
  • Kim Min-sung 47'
  • Kim Myeong-jun 52'
  • Yang Min-hyeok 65'
Report (JFA)
  • Camacho 7'
  • Carrillo 25'
  • Barajas 47'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 403
Referee: Kentaro Uematsu
Penalties
  • Kim Seung-hyun soccer ball with check mark
  • Kim Min-sung soccer ball with red X
  • Park In-woo soccer ball with red X
  • Choi On-yoo soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X Urias
  • soccer ball with check mark Flores
  • soccer ball with check mark Bolaños
  • soccer ball with check mark Azcarate
12 June 2022 U-16 International Dream Cup Uruguay  0–0
(3−1 p)
 South Korea Sendai, Japan
11:30 UTC+9 Report (JFA) Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 1,081
Referee: Takahito Seta
Penalties
  • Peralta soccer ball with check mark
  • Fuentes soccer ball with check mark
  • Anso soccer ball with red X
  • Dominguez soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Kang Min-woo
  • soccer ball with red X Moon Ji-won
  • soccer ball with red X Kim Seung-hyun
  • soccer ball with red X Lee Seo-jun
23 August Friendly match Kyrgyzstan  0–2  South Korea Kyrgyzstan
22:00 UTC+6 Report
  • Yoon Do-yeong 65'
  • Kang Ju-hyeok 73'
Referee: Nurzatbek Adbdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
26 August Friendly match Kyrgyzstan  0–5  South Korea Kyrgyzstan
Report
  • Kim Myung-jun 1'
  • Kang Ju-hyeok 68', 69'
  • Choi Kang-min 86'
  • Yoon Do-yeong 88'
7 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Uzbekistan  3–2  South Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
  • Yu Byeong-heon 71' (o.g.)
  • Mirzaev 81'
  • Olimov 90'
Report
  • Kang Min-woo 26'
  • Yu Byeong-heon 75'
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
9 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification South Korea  10–0  Brunei Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
  • Kang Ju-hyeok 14', 25', 33', 56', 87'
  • Hwang Ji-sung 18'
  • Yu Byeong-heon 30'
  • Yoon Do-yeong 58'
  • Kim Beom-hwan 63' (pen.)
  • Go Jong-hyeon 90+3'
Report Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium

2023

9 February Friendly match Croatia  1–2  South Korea Poreč, Croatia
  • Ivković 32'
  • Yoon Do-yeong 63' (pen.)
  • Kim Sung-ju 81'
Stadium: Green Lagoon Soccer Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amel Dizdarević
12 February Friendly match South Korea  3–1  Turkey Poreč, Croatia
  • Kang Ju-hyeok 35', 45'
  • Yoon Do-yeong 61' (pen.)
  • Canpolat 54'
Stadium: Green Lagoon Soccer Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luka Milković
14 February Friendly match South Korea  1–2  Denmark Poreč, Croatia
  • Kang Ju-hyeok 51'
  • Juul 5'
  • Noshe 40'
Stadium: Green Lagoon Soccer Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amel Dizdarević
17 May Friendly match South Korea  3–0  Thailand Pathum Thani, Thailand
  • Kim Myung-jun 39'
  • Lee Jae-hwan 46', 73'
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart
16 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS South Korea  6–1  Qatar Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7
Report
  • Babiker 15'
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 111
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
19 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Afghanistan  0–4  South Korea Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7 Report
  • Lim Hyun-sub 13'
  • Noorzai 24' (o.g.)
  • Yun Do-young 34', 54'
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
22 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS South Korea  0–2  Iran Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7 Report
  • Andarz 18'
  • Sadeghi 19'
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 264
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
25 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Quarter-final Thailand  1–4  South Korea Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7
  • Dutsadee 16'
Report
  • Kang Min-woo 4'
  • Kim Myung-jun 36'
  • Yun Do-young 69'
  • Kim Hyun-min 84'
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 5,840
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
29 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Semi-final South Korea  1–0  Uzbekistan Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7
  • Baek In-woo 31'
Report Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 496
Referee: Banerjee Pranjal (India)
2 July 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final South Korea  0–3  Japan Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 2,660
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Men's Futsal

17 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  4–2  Chinese Taipei Shah Alam, Malaysia
Shin Jong-hoon 8'
Kim Min-kuk 15'
Hwang Un 18'
Seo Jung-woo 40'
Report (AFC) Lin Chih-hung 2'
He Chia-chen 25'
Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
18 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  6–0  Mongolia Shah Alam, Malaysia
Hwang Un 2'
Kang Ju-kwang 4'
Shin Jong-hoon 7'
Eom Tae-yeon 23'
Ahn Kwang-su 32'
Lee Ahn 36'
Report (AFC) Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
20 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  0–9  Japan Shah Alam, Malaysia
Report (AFC) Lee Jin-hyuk 5' (o.g.)
Uemura 7'
Oliveira 8'
Kanazawa 12', 21'
Kuromoto 19'
Hirata 32'
Uchida 39'
Kato 40'
Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
21 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  1–1  Hong Kong Shah Alam, Malaysia
Kim Yun-young 31' Report (AFC) Lee Jin-hyuk 36' (o.g.) Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
28 September 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup South Korea  1–5  Vietnam Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3 Shin Jong-hun 1' Report Shin Jong-hun 2' (o.g.)
Trần Thái Huy 15', 34'
Phạm Đức Hoà 17', 35'
Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)
30 September 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup South Korea  0–6  Japan Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3 Seo Jung-woo 5' (o.g.)
Oliveira 6'
Mizutani 17'
Ishida 27'
Kanazawa 28'
Yoshikawa 39'
Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Referee: Zari Fathi (Iran)
2 October 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup South Korea  0–4  Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3 Ali 4', 23'
Rudayni 12', 39'
Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)

Women's Senior

12 November Friendly New Zealand  0–1  South Korea Christchurch, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+13 Report Stadium: Orangetheory Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
15 November Friendly New Zealand  1–1  South Korea Christchurch, New Zealand
18:00 UTC+13
Report Stadium: Orangetheory Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Women's U-20

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) Training match South Korea  2–0  Spain Mexico City, Mexico
  • Chun Ga-ram 2'
  • Lee Soo-in 17'
Report (KFA) Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
2 August 2022 (2022-08-02) Training match Mexico  0–0  South Korea Mexico City, Mexico
Report (KFA) Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Canada  0–2  South Korea San José, Costa Rica
20:30 UTC−6 Report (FIFA)
  • Courtnall 53' (o.g.)
  • Moon Ha-yeon 62'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 839
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS South Korea  0–1  Nigeria Alajuela, Costa Rica
14:00 UTC−6 Report (FIFA)
  • Onyenezide 83'
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 482
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
17 August 2022 (2022-08-17) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS South Korea  0–1  France San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6 Report (FIFA)
  • Mbakem-Niaro 74'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 979
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Women's U-17

U-15
30 October Friendly match South Korea  3–1  Australia Brisbane, Australia
  • Casey Phair 21', 82'
  • Won Ju-eun 56'
  • Grace Kuilamu 5'
Stadium: Kingscliff Soccer Club
2 November Friendly match South Korea  1–1  Australia Gold Coast, Australia
  • Jeon Se-yeon 38'
  • Indiana dos Santos 31'
Stadium: Burleigh Heads Soccer Stadium
4 November Friendly match South Korea  1–0  Australia Gold Coast, Australia
  • Own goal 38' (o.g.)
Stadium: Burleigh Heads Soccer Stadium

Leagues

Men

K League 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Ulsan Hyundai (C) 38 22 10 6 57 33 +24 76 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 21 10 7 56 36 +20 73
3 Pohang Steelers 38 16 12 10 52 41 +11 60
4 Incheon United 38 13 15 10 46 42 +4 54 Qualification for Champions League play-off round
5 Jeju United 38 14 10 14 52 50 +2 52
6 Gangwon FC 38 14 7 17 50 52 2 49
7 Suwon FC 38 13 9 16 56 63 7 48
8 Daegu FC 38 10 16 12 52 59 7 46
9 FC Seoul 38 11 13 14 43 47 4 46
10 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (O) 38 11 11 16 44 49 5 44 Qualification for relegation play-offs
11 Gimcheon Sangmu (R) 38 8 14 16 45 48 3 38
12 Seongnam FC (R) 38 7 9 22 37 70 33 30 Relegation to K League 2
Source: Soccerway
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. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.

K League 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gwangju FC (C, P) 40 25 11 4 68 32 +36 86 Promotion to K League 1
2 Daejeon Hana Citizen (O, P) 40 21 11 8 70 45 +25 74 Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 FC Anyang 40 19 12 9 52 41 +11 69 Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Bucheon FC 1995 40 17 10 13 52 44 +8 61 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Gyeongnam FC 40 16 8 16 60 61 1 56
6 Chungnam Asan 40 13 13 14 39 44 5 52
7 Seoul E-Land 40 11 15 14 46 47 1 48
8 Gimpo FC 40 10 11 19 39 65 26 41
9 Ansan Greeners 40 8 13 19 49 67 18 37
10 Busan IPark 40 9 9 22 34 52 18 36
11 Jeonnam Dragons 40 6 17 17 47 58 11 35
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

K3 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Changwon City (C) 30 17 6 7 39 21 +18 57 Champions
2 Paju Citizen 30 15 11 4 43 29 +14 56
3 Gyeongju KHNP 30 15 8 7 44 26 +18 53
4 Busan TC 30 11 13 6 47 33 +14 46
5 Siheung Citizen 30 13 7 10 40 34 +6 46
6 Hwaseong FC 30 12 10 8 33 29 +4 46
7 Gimhae FC 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Yangju Citizen 30 12 5 13 30 29 +1 41
9 Daejeon Korail 30 12 5 13 28 36 8 41
10 Cheonan City 30 9 13 8 30 27 +3 40 Transfer to 2023 K League 2
11 Pocheon Citizen 30 10 9 11 40 36 +4 39
12 Gangneung City 30 9 9 12 39 43 4 36
13 FC Mokpo 30 9 4 17 24 45 21 31
14 Cheongju FC 30 7 9 14 21 41 20 30 Transfer to 2023 K League 2
15 Ulsan Citizen 30 6 10 14 29 40 11 28
16 Dangjin Citizen (R) 30 3 8 19 26 51 25 17 Qualification to the 2023 K4 League Relegation play-off
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

K4 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Goyang KH (C, P, D) 32 22 2 8 71 40 +31 68 Promoted but Dissolved (on 20 February 2023)
2 Yangpyeong FC (P) 32 19 7 6 49 30 +19 64 Promotion to 2023 K3 League
3 Chuncheon Citizen (O, P) 32 18 7 7 55 31 +24 61 Qualification to Promotion Play-off
4 Pyeongchang United 32 17 4 11 47 40 +7 55
5 Daejeon FC B 32 16 3 13 60 56 +4 51
6 Gangwon FC B 32 15 5 12 49 32 +17 50
7 Seoul Nowon United 32 15 4 13 56 45 +11 49
8 Geoje Citizen 32 13 7 12 44 45 1 46
9 Jeonju Citizen 32 13 7 12 53 55 2 46
10 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B 32 13 6 13 56 52 +4 45
11 Jinju Citizen 32 12 7 13 42 47 5 43
12 Daegu FC B 32 9 10 13 42 44 2 37
13 Seoul Jungnang 32 11 4 17 38 46 8 37
14 Pyeongtaek Citizen 32 9 7 16 42 54 12 34
15 Chungju Citizen 32 9 2 21 33 65 32 29
16 Yeoju FC 32 8 3 21 36 57 21 27
17 FC Namdong (W) 32 7 5 20 29 69 40 26 Withdrew and dissolved (on 1 August 2022)
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) number of goals scored; 5) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (D) Dissolved; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (W) Withdrew

Women

WK-League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gyeongju KHNP 12 9 2 1 27 11 +16 29 WK League Championship
2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 12 9 2 1 25 9 +16 29 WK League Playoffs
3 Hwacheon KSPO 12 6 5 1 20 11 +9 23
4 Suwon FC 12 5 4 3 21 18 +3 19
5 Changnyeong WFC 12 4 1 7 13 20 7 13
6 Seoul WFC 11 2 4 5 12 18 6 10
7 Sejong Sportstoto 12 1 1 10 9 24 15 4
8 Boeun Sangmu 11 1 1 9 6 22 16 4
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2022. Source: Soccerway

Cups

Korean FA Cup

South Korean clubs performance in Asian competitions

Champions League

See also

References

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