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2011 in South Korean football

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
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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 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
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[a]  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)

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[a]
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

WK League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi (C) 21 19 1 1 64 16 +48 58 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 21 12 5 4 37 18 +19 41 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon FMC 21 12 4 5 39 21 +18 40
4 Busan Sangmu 21 11 2 8 30 32 −2 35
5 Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma 21 8 3 10 24 35 −11 27
6 Seoul City Amazones 21 5 9 7 19 26 −7 24
7 Jeonbuk KSPO 21 1 3 17 17 46 −29 6
8 Chungbuk Sportstoto 21 1 3 17 13 49 −36 6
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Semi-final Final
1 Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi 2 3 5
2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (a.e.t.) 2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2 1 3
3 Suwon FMC 1

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Pohang Steelers2
Daejeon KHNP0
Pohang Steelers1
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard0
Daegu FC2
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (a.e.t.)3
Pohang Steelers (a.e.t.)040
FC Seoul2
Gyeongnam FC1
Busan Transportation Corporation2
Busan Transportation Corporation0
FC Seoul1
FC Seoul4
24 August – Seongnam
Yongin City0
Pohang Steelers000
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3
Incheon United2
Yonsei University1
Incheon United0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3
Mokpo City0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2
Busan IPark1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2
Kyung Hee University1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1
Busan IPark2
Busan IPark2
15 October – Seongnam
Cheonan City1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma010
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0
Ulsan Hyundai1
Ansan Hallelujah0
Ulsan Hyundai (a.e.t.)2
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix1
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (a.e.t.)2
Gangneung City1
Ulsan Hyundai3
Gangwon FC0
Gangwon FC (p)0 (4)
Chungju Hummel0 (3)
Gangwon FC (p)1 (4)
Daejeon Citizen1 (3)
Daejeon Citizen3
24 August – Suwon
Gimhae City0
Ulsan Hyundai2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.)3
Gwangju FC1
Suwon City (a.e.t.)2
Suwon City0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3
FC Pocheon1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1
Jeonnam Dragons0
Jeonnam Dragons1
Konkuk University0
Jeonnam Dragons (a.e.t.)1
Jeju United0
Jeju United4
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2

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

See also

References