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2010 K-League

Sonata
K League
Season2010
DatesRegular season:
27 February – 7 November 2010
Championship:
20 November – 5 December 2010
ChampionsFC Seoul
(4th title)
Champions LeagueFC Seoul
Jeju United
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Matches played210
Goals scored604 (2.88 per match)
Best PlayerKim Eun-jung
Top goalscorerYoo Byung-soo
(22 goals)
Biggest home winSeongnam 6–0 Incheon
(14 March 2010)
Biggest away winSuwon 1–5 Jeonbuk
(7 November 2010)
Highest scoringBusan 5–3 Jeonnam
(29 August 2010)
Longest winning run6 matches
Jeju United
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
FC Seoul
Longest losing run6 matches
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Highest attendance60,747
Seoul 4–0 Seongnam
(5 May 2010)
Lowest attendance1,019
Gwangju 0–1 Jeonnam
(3 November 2010)
Average attendance10,941
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 K League, officially known as Sonata K-League 2010, was the 28th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, and was held from 27 February to 5 December 2010.

The K League match-fixing scandal, the biggest incident in history of South Korean football, occurred in this season, and was revealed in 2011. 15 matches were fixed by 47 players, and they were banned for life from working in football.

Teams

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Locations of the 2009 K League clubs

General information

Club Manager City Stadium 2009 season
Busan IPark South Korea Hwang Sun-hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 12th place
Jeonnam Dragons South Korea Park Hang-seo Gwangyang Gwangyang Stadium 4th place
Daegu FC South Korea Lee Young-jin Daegu Daegu Stadium
Daegu Civil Stadium 		15th place
Daejeon Citizen South Korea Wang Sun-jae Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 9th place
FC Seoul Portugal Nelo Vingada Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 5th place
Gangwon FC South Korea Choi Soon-ho Gangneung
Chuncheon 		Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium 		13th place
Gwangju Sangmu South Korea Lee Soo-chul Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 11th place
Gyeongnam FC South Korea Kim Gwi-hwa Changwon Changwon Football Center 7th place
Incheon United South Korea Huh Jung-moo Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 6th place
Jeju United South Korea Park Kyung-hoon Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 14th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Choi Kang-hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium Champions
Pohang Steelers South Korea Park Chang-hyun Pohang Pohang Steel Yard 3rd place
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea Shin Tae-yong Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium Runners-up
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 10th place
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Kim Ho-kon Ulsan Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 8th place

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Date Incoming Date Table
FC Seoul Turkey Şenol Güneş End of contract 25 November 2009[1] Portugal Nelo Vingada 14 December 2009[2] Pre-season
Daegu FC South Korea Byun Byung-joo Resigned 8 December 2009[3] South Korea Lee Young-jin 22 December 2009[4]
Pohang Steelers Brazil Sérgio Farias Signed for Al-Ahli 27 December 2009[5] Brazil Waldemar Lemos 3 January 2010[6]
Pohang Steelers Brazil Waldemar Lemos Sacked 10 May 2010[7] South Korea Park Chang-hyun 10 May 2010[8] 12th
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Cha Bum-kun Resigned 6 June 2010[9] South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo 15 June 2010[10] 15th
Incheon United Serbia Ilija Petković Resigned 8 June 2010[11] South Korea Kim Bong-gil 24 June 2010 6th
Gyeongnam FC South Korea Cho Kwang-rae Signed for South Korea 28 July 2010[12] South Korea Kim Gwi-hwa 28 July 2010[13] 5th
Incheon United South Korea Kim Bong-gil Caretaker 22 August 2010 South Korea Huh Jung-moo 22 August 2010[14] 9th
Gwangju Sangmu South Korea Lee Kang-jo Resigned 31 October 2010 South Korea Lee Soo-chul 31 October 2010 15th

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former player(s)
Busan IPark Brazil Felipe Azevedo Brazil Di Fábio
Brazil Rômulo
Jeonnam Dragons Brazil Adriano Chuva Brazil Índio
Daegu Argentina Isaac Acosta Brazil Léo Paulista Brazil Anderson
Daejeon Citizen Brazil Alexandre Brazil Fábio Lopes Brazil Zacarias Brazil Válber
FC Seoul Brazil Adilson Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Uzbekistan Server Djeparov Portugal Ricardo Esteves
Gangwon Brazil Renato Medeiros Croatia Stipe Lapić North Macedonia Blazhe Ilijoski China Li Chunyu
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Gyeongnam FC Brazil Camilo Brazil Marcinho Brazil Lúcio Curió
Brazil Marcelo Brás
Ghana Alex Asamoah
Incheon United Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir Bekrić Brazil Bruno Correa North Macedonia Dušan Savić North Macedonia Dragan Čadikovski
Serbia Ognjen Koroman
Jeju United Brazil Eraldo Brazil Júnior Santos China Yan Song Brazil Léo Mineiro
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Eninho Brazil Luiz Henrique Croatia Krunoslav Lovrek China Feng Xiaoting
Pohang Steelers Brazil Almir Brazil Mota Brazil Zulu Japan Kazunari Okayama Brazil Alexandro
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Brazil Fabrício Souza Colombia Mauricio Molina Montenegro Dženan Radončić Australia Sasa Ognenovski
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Brazil José Mota Brazil Márcio Diogo Japan Naohiro Takahara Brazil Juninho
Brazil Reinaldo
China Li Weifeng
Ulsan Hyundai Colombia Carmelo Valencia Colombia Julián Estiven Vélez Paraguay José Ortigoza

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Seoul 28 20 2 6 58 26 +32 62 Qualification for the playoffs final
2 Jeju United 28 17 8 3 54 25 +29 59 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 28 15 6 7 54 36 +18 51 Qualification for the playoffs first round
4 Ulsan Hyundai 28 15 5 8 47 30 +17 50
5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 28 13 9 6 46 26 +20 48
6 Gyeongnam FC 28 13 9 6 41 32 +9 48
7 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 28 12 5 11 39 44 −5 41 Qualification for the Champions League[a]
8 Busan IPark 28 8 9 11 36 37 −1 33
9 Pohang Steelers 28 8 9 11 39 48 −9 33
10 Jeonnam Dragons 28 8 8 12 40 49 −9 32
11 Incheon United 28 8 7 13 42 51 −9 31
12 Gangwon FC 28 8 6 14 36 50 −14 30
13 Daejeon Citizen 28 5 7 16 27 50 −23 22
14 Gwangju Sangmu 28 3 10 15 17 43 −26 19
15 Daegu FC 28 5 4 19 28 57 −29 19
Source: K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

Positions by matchday

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
FC Seoul113622213414331455522222222211
Jeju United555235654642113122111111111122
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors331154546578642233444566554333
Ulsan Hyundai549511132231566566676655666654
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma262346465353225644233444333445
Gyeongnam FC10771163321125454311355333445566
Suwon Samsung Bluewings13912899101214151515111110988867777777777
Busan IPark101211788777767777777788888888888
Pohang Steelers88847791010131112121213101099991010111010101099
Incheon United524910121288886888891010111199999991011
Jeonnam Dragons10116101113131315119101099111111111010111110111111111110
Gangwon FC151514141314141512101213141515151313121212121212121212121212
Daejeon Citizen141413131515151411141311131314131414141514131313131313131313
Gwangju Sangmu41010121211899910991011121212131313141414141515151414
Daegu FC91315151410111113121414151412141515151415151515151414141515
Source: K League

Results

Home \ Away BIP JND DGU DJC SEO GWN GWJ GNM ICU JJU JHM PHS SIC SSB USH
Busan IPark — 5–3 0–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–2 0–0 0–1 0–2
Jeonnam Dragons 2–2 — 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 4–2 3–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 3–3
Daegu FC 2–1 0–3 — 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–2
Daejeon Citizen 2–0 1–0 1–2 — 2–5 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–5
FC Seoul 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 — 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–0
Gangwon FC 0–0 5–2 1–0 2–2 0–3 — 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–2
Gwangju Sangmu 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2
Gyeongnam FC 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 — 3–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1
Incheon United 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 — 2–3 3–2 4–0 1–4 2–3 1–2
Jeju United 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 4–0 3–2 0–0 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 3–1 4–0 3–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 — 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–2
Pohang Steelers 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–4 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 2–5 3–3 — 2–0 1–1 1–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 6–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 — 0–0 2–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–5 2–0 1–2 — 0–2
Ulsan Hyundai 0–2 3–0 5–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs

Main article: 2010 K League Championship

Bracket

Final table

Pos Team Qualification
1 FC Seoul (C) Qualification for the Champions League
2 Jeju United
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
5 Ulsan Hyundai
6 Gyeongnam FC
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]
(C) Champions

Player statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 South Korea Yoo Byung-soo Incheon United 22
2 Paraguay José Ortigoza Ulsan Hyundai 17
3 Brazil Eninho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 15
4 South Korea Kim Young-hoo Gangwon FC 13
Brazil Lúcio Curió Gyeongnam FC
South Korea Kim Eun-jung Jeju United
7 Montenegro Dejan Damjanovic FC Seoul 12
South Korea Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
9 South Korea Jung Jo-gook FC Seoul 11
Montenegro Dženan Radončić Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Top assist providers

Rank Player Club Assists
1 South Korea Koo Ja-cheol Jeju United 11
2 South Korea Kim Eun-jung Jeju United 9
3 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 8
4 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 7
South Korea Choi Tae-uk FC Seoul
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Brazil Lúcio Curió Gyeongnam FC
Colombia Mauricio Molina Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
8 South Korea Park Hee-do Busan IPark 6
Brazil Eninho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Choi Jae-soo Ulsan Hyundai

Awards

Main awards

The K League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition of FourFourTwo in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 148 players participated in the selection process.[15]

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player South Korea Kim Eun-jung Jeju United
Top goalscorer South Korea Yoo Byung-soo Incheon United
Top assist provider South Korea Koo Ja-cheol Jeju United
Rookie of the Year South Korea Yoon Bit-garam Gyeongnam FC
FANtastic Player South Korea Koo Ja-cheol Jeju United
Manager of the Year South Korea Park Kyung-hoon Jeju United
Special Award South Korea Kim Yong-dae FC Seoul
South Korea Kim Byung-ji Gyeongnam FC
South Korea Back Min-chul Daegu FC
South Korea Yoo Byung-seop —
South Korea Ahn Sang-gi —
Best Referee South Korea Choi Myung-yong —
Best Assistant Referee South Korea Jung Hae-sang —
Team of the Year FC Seoul
Fair Play Award Gangwon FC
Youth Team of the Year Maetan High School
(Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
Players' Player of the Year[15] Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul

Source:[16]

Best XI

Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Kim Yong-dae FC Seoul
Defenders South Korea Choi Hyo-jin FC Seoul
Brazil Adilson FC Seoul
Australia Saša Ognenovski Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
South Korea Hong Jeong-ho Jeju United
Midfielders South Korea Koo Ja-cheol Jeju United
Colombia Mauricio Molina Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Brazil Eninho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Yoon Bit-garam Gyeongnam FC
Forwards South Korea Kim Eun-jung Jeju United
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul

Source:[16]

Attendance

Team Stadium Matches Highest Lowest Average
Busan IPark Asiad Main Stadium 14 4,393
Jeonnam Dragons Gwang-Yang Stadium 14 12,004
Daegu FC Daegu Stadium
Daegu Civil Stadium 		14 4,946
Daejeon Citizen Daejeon World Cup Stadium 14 8,577
FC Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 14 30,849
Gangwon FC Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium 		14 9,537
Gwangju Sangmu Gwangju World Cup Stadium 14 3,782
Gyeongnam FC Changwon Football Center 14 12,501
Incheon United Incheon Munhak Stadium 14 8,571
Jeju United Jeju World Cup Stadium 14 5,404
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonju World Cup Stadium 14 14,300
Pohang Steelers Pohang Steel Yard 14 11,174
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Tancheon Sports Complex 14 4,129
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon World Cup Stadium 14 26,163
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 14 7,786
Total 210 10,941

Source: K League (in Korean)

See also

References

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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_K_League