2019 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2019
Men's football
K League 1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League 2	Gwangju FC
National League	Gangneung City
K3 League Advanced	Hwaseong FC
K3 League Basic	Ulsan Citizen
Korean FA Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

This article shows a summary of the 2019 football season in South Korea.

National teams

AFC Asian Cup

() Group C	South Korea	1–0	Philippines	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30	Hwang Ui-jo 67'	Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

() Group C	Kyrgyzstan	0–1	South Korea	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:00		Report	Kim Min-jae 41'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

() Group C	South Korea	2–0	China	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30	Hwang Ui-jo 14' (pen.) Kim Min-jae 51'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 13,579 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Group C table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	China	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Philippines	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

() Round of 16	South Korea	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00	Hwang Hee-chan 43' Kim Jin-su 105+2'	Report	Al Romaihi 77'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 7,658 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

() Quarter-finals	South Korea	0–1	Qatar	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00		Report	Hatem 78'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 13,791 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

FIFA World Cup qualification

10 September AFC second round, Group H	Turkmenistan	0–2	South Korea	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
19:00 UTC+5		Report	Na Sang-ho 13' Jung Woo-young 82'	Stadium: Köpetdag Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) MVP: Na Sang-ho (South Korea)

10 October AFC second round, Group H	South Korea	8–0	Sri Lanka	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 10', 45+5' (pen.) Kim Shin-wook 17', 30', 54', 64' Hwang Hee-chan 20' Kwon Chang-hoon 76'	Report		Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 23,522 Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran) MVP: Kim Shin-wook (South Korea)

15 October AFC second round, Group H	North Korea	0–0	South Korea	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:30 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) MVP: An Tae-song (North Korea)

14 November AFC second round, Group H	Lebanon	0–0	South Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq) MVP: Bassel Jradi (Lebanon)

EAFF Championship

11 December	South Korea	2–0	Hong Kong	Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Hwang In-beom 45+1' Na Sang-ho 82'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

15 December	South Korea	1–0	China	Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Kim Min-jae 13'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 7,916 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

18 December	South Korea	1–0	Japan	Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Hwang In-beom 28'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 29,252 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea (C, H)	3	3	0	4	0	+4	9
2	Japan	3	2	1	7	2	+5	6
3	China	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
4	Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

22 March Group H	South Korea	8–0	Chinese Taipei	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 (UTC+7)	Lee Dong-jun 14' (pen.), 33' Seo Gyeong-ju 39' Lee Si-heon 68' Cho Young-wook 69' Lee Dong-gyeong 72', 73', 85'	Report		Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

24 March Group H	Cambodia	1–6	South Korea	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20:00 (UTC+7)	N. Kakada 60'	Report	Han Chan-hee 4' Jang Min-gyu 8' Kim Bo-sub 57' Sovann 80' (o.g.) Lee Dong-gyeong 84', 90+3'	Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

26 March Group H	South Korea	2–2	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 (UTC+7)	Cho Young-wook 26' Lee Dong-gyeong 63'	Report	D'Agostino 16', 24'	Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 455 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Group H table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	2	1	0	16	3	+13	7	Qualification for AFC U-23 Championship
2	Australia	3	2	1	0	14	2	+12	7	Qualification for AFC U-23 Championship
3	Cambodia (H)	3	0	1	2	2	13	−11	1
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	1	2	1	15	−14	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Friendlies

Senior team

22 March	South Korea	1–0	Bolivia	Ulsan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Chung-yong 86'	Report		Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 41,117 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

26 March	South Korea	2–1	Colombia	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 16' Lee Jae-sung 58'	Report	Díaz 48'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,388 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

7 June	South Korea	1–0	Australia	Busan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 76'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 52,213 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

11 June	South Korea	1–1	Iran	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 57'	Report	Kim Young-gwon 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 60,213 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

5 September	South Korea	2–2	Georgia	Istanbul, Turkey
16:30 UTC+3	Hwang Ui-jo 48', 85'	Report	Ananidze 40' Kvilitaia 90'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

19 November	South Korea	0–3	Brazil	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4		Report	Paquetá 9' Coutinho 36' Danilo 60'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Under-23 team

11 October	South Korea	3–1	Uzbekistan	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:35 (UTC+9)	Kim Jae-woo 37' Oh Se-hun 71' Kim Jin-kyu 75'	Report	Yakhshiboev 20'	Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 6,539 Referee: Yin Hao Shen (China)

14 October	South Korea	1–2	Uzbekistan	Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)	Jeong Woo-yeong 30'	Report	Abdixolikov 49' Yakhshiboev 81'	Stadium: Cheonan Baekseok Stadium Attendance: 7,305 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

13 November	South Korea	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Lee Dong-jun 55' Cho Gue-sung 77'	Report

15 November	South Korea	3–0	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Oh Se-hun 48', 56' Kim Dae-won 90+5'	Report

17 November	South Korea	3–3	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Jarir 45' (o.g.) Kim Dae-won 56' Lee Dong-jun 80'	Report	Lee Sang-min 72' (o.g.) Al-Ammari 90' (pen.) Nassif 95+5' (pen.)

19 November	United Arab Emirates	1–1	South Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Jumaa 45+3'	Report	Nasser 47' (o.g.)

Leagues

K League 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)	38	22	13	3	72	32	+40	79	Qualification for Champions League group stage
2	Ulsan Hyundai	38	23	10	5	71	39	+32	79	Qualification for Champions League group stage
3	FC Seoul	38	15	11	12	53	49	+4	56	Qualification for Champions League playoff round
4	Pohang Steelers	38	16	8	14	49	49	0	56
5	Daegu FC	38	13	16	9	46	37	+9	55
6	Gangwon FC	38	14	8	16	56	58	−2	50

7	Sangju Sangmu	38	16	7	15	49	53	−4	55
8	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	38	12	12	14	46	49	−3	48	Qualification for Champions League group stage^{[lower-alpha 2]}
9	Seongnam FC	38	12	9	17	30	40	−10	45
10	Incheon United	38	7	13	18	33	54	−21	34
11	Gyeongnam FC (R)	38	6	15	17	43	61	−18	33	Qualification for relegation playoffs
12	Jeju United (R)	38	5	12	21	45	72	−27	27	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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
↑ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League 2

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Gwangju FC (C, P)	36	21	10	5	59	31	+28	73	Promotion to K League 1
2	Busan IPark (O, P)	36	18	13	5	72	47	+25	67	Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
3	FC Anyang	36	15	10	11	63	50	+13	55	Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
4	Bucheon FC 1995	36	14	9	13	49	51	−2	51	Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
5	Ansan Greeners	36	14	8	14	46	42	+4	50
6	Jeonnam Dragons	36	13	9	14	43	47	−4	48
7	Asan Mugunghwa	36	12	8	16	42	56	−14	44
8	Suwon FC	36	11	10	15	49	55	−6	43
9	Daejeon Citizen	36	8	11	17	31	47	−16	35
10	Seoul E-Land	36	5	10	21	43	71	−28	25

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

Promotion playoffs

When the first round or semi-final match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out. Busan IPark won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League 1, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League 2.

First round			Semi-final			Final

			2	Busan IPark	1

			3	FC Anyang	0
3	FC Anyang	1

4	Bucheon FC 1995	1
						Busan IPark	0	2	2

						Gyeongnam FC	0	0	0

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gangneung City (C)	28	19	4	5	50	26	+24	61	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Cheonan City	28	12	8	8	32	33	−1	44	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Gyeongju KHNP	28	10	11	7	35	28	+7	41	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
4	Daejeon Korail	28	10	9	9	38	36	+2	39
5	Busan Transportation Corporation	28	9	11	8	37	32	+5	38
6	Mokpo City	28	7	8	13	26	35	−9	29
7	Gimhae FC	28	7	7	14	26	29	−3	28
8	Changwon City	28	5	8	15	23	48	−25	23

Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Semi-final					Final

					1	Gangneung City	0	2	2
2	Cheonan City	0	2	2		Gyeongju KHNP	0	0	0
3	Gyeongju KHNP	2	2	4

K3 League Advanced

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hwaseong FC (C)	22	16	2	4	44	19	+25	50	Qualification for Championship final
2	Gyeongju Citizen	22	14	4	4	36	21	+15	46	Qualification for Championship first round
3	Gimpo Citizen	22	12	6	4	28	19	+9	42	Qualification for Championship first round
4	Yangpyeong FC	22	13	2	7	42	30	+12	41	Qualification for Championship first round and K4 League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Pocheon Citizen	22	12	3	7	30	21	+9	39
6	Paju Citizen	22	11	2	9	30	26	+4	35	Qualification for K4 League^{[lower-alpha 2]}
7	Siheung Citizen	22	8	5	9	22	25	−3	29	Qualification for K4 League^{[lower-alpha 2]}
8	Cheongju FC	22	8	4	10	29	32	−3	28
9	Icheon Citizen	22	7	6	9	27	33	−6	27	Qualification for K4 League^{[lower-alpha 2]}
10	Chuncheon FC	22	4	3	15	23	38	−15	15
11	Pyeongtaek Citizen	22	3	2	17	23	47	−24	11
12	Chungju Citizen^{[lower-alpha 3]}	22	3	3	16	17	40	−23	2	Qualification for K4 League^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Source: Soccerway KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.
1 2 3 Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.
↑ Chungju Citizen was deducted 10 points.

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.^[1]


First round		Semi-final		Final



Gyeongju Citizen	1
				Hwaseong FC	1	1	2
Pocheon Citizen	3
		Yangpyeong FC	3	Yangpyeong FC	0	0	0

		Pocheon Citizen	0
Gimpo Citizen	0

Yangpyeong FC	1

K3 League Basic

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ulsan Citizen (C)	21	15	5	1	44	12	+32	50
2	Jeonju Citizen	21	15	4	2	56	22	+34	49	Qualification for K3 League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Yangju Citizen	21	14	6	1	62	19	+43	48	Qualification for K3 League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Yeoju Sejong	21	12	2	7	58	25	+33	38
5	Seoul Jungnang	21	6	1	14	25	41	−16	19
6	Goyang Citizen	21	4	2	15	23	58	−35	14
7	Pyeongchang FC	21	2	4	15	23	66	−43	10
8	Seoul Nowon United^{[lower-alpha 2]}	21	3	2	16	33	81	−48	1

Source: 7m.com KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ Qualified after getting a license for K3 League.
↑ Seoul Nowon United was deducted 10 points.

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals				Final



Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1

Pohang Steelers	0
		Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3

		Gwangju FC	0
Gwangju FC (p)	2 (4)

Andong Science College	2 (3)
				Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)	2 (3)

				Gyeongju KHNP	2 (1)
Gyeongju KHNP	2

Gimpo Citizen	1
		Gyeongju KHNP	2

		Cheongju FC	0
Incheon United	0
						18 September, 2 October
Cheongju FC	1
						Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.)	000	030	3

						Hwaseong FC	1	0	1
Suwon FC	1

Daegu FC	2
		Daegu FC	0

		Gyeongnam FC	2
Gyeongnam FC	2

Pocheon Citizen	1
				Gyeongnam FC	1

				Hwaseong FC	2
Hwaseong FC	5

Yangpyeong FC	2
		Hwaseong FC (p)	2 (4)

		Cheonan City	2 (3)
Cheonan City (a.e.t.)	1
										6, 10 November
Mokpo City	0
										Suwon Samsung Bluewings	000	040	040

										Daejeon Korail	0	0	0
Sangju Sangmu (p)	0 (10)

Seongnam FC	0 (9)
		Sangju Sangmu (p)	1 (13)

		Jeju United	1 (12)
Jeju United (p)	1 (4)

Gangneung City	1 (2)
				Sangju Sangmu	2

				Changwon City	1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0

FC Anyang	1
		FC Anyang	1

		Changwon City (a.e.t.)	2
Changwon City	2
						18 September, 2 October
Yeungnam University	1
						Sangju Sangmu	1	2	3 (2)

						Daejeon Korail (p)	010	020	3 (4)
Gangwon FC	3

FC Seoul	2
		Gangwon FC	2

		Paju Citizen	0
Paju Citizen	2

Dankook University	0
				Gangwon FC	0

				Daejeon Korail	2
Seoul E-Land	1

Honam University	0
		Seoul E-Land	0

		Daejeon Korail	2
Ulsan Hyundai	0

Daejeon Korail	2

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Group A
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Daejeon Korail	3	4
2	Busan Transportation Corporation	3	4
3	Gimhae City	3	4
4	Cheonan City	3	4

Group B
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Gangneung City	3	7
2	Gyeongju KHNP	3	6
3	Changwon City	3	2
4	Mokpo City	3	1

Knockout stage

Semi-finals			Final

A1	Daejeon Korail	0

B2	Gyeongju KHNP	2
			Gyeongju KHNP	2

			Gangneung City	0
B1	Gangneung City	3

A2	Busan Transportation Corporation	1

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team	Round	Opponent	First leg	V	Second leg	V	Aggregate	Result
Daegu FC	Group F	Melbourne Victory	3–1	A	4–0	H	Third place	Group stage
		Guangzhou Evergrande	3–1	H	0–1	A
		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–2	A	0–1	H
Gyeongnam FC	Group E	Shandong Luneng	2–2	H	1–2	A	Third place	Group stage
		Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–1	A	2–0	H
		Kashima Antlers	2–3	H	1–0	A
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Group G	Beijing Guoan	3–1	H	1–0	A	Winners	Round of 16
		Buriram United	0–1	A	0–0	H
		Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	A	2–1	H
	Round of 16	Shanghai SIPG	1–1	A	1–1 (a.e.t.)	H	2–2 (3–5 p)
Ulsan Hyundai	Qualifying play-offs	Perak	5–1		—		5–1	Round of 16
	Group H	Sydney FC	0–0	A	1–0	H	Winners
		Shanghai SIPG	1–0	H	0–5	A
		Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	H	2–2	A
	Round of 16	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–1	A	0–3	H	2–4

References

↑ K3리그 챔피언십과 플레이오프 개최…각각 26, 27일 스타트 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

External links

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[1] Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.

[table_note_res_CLCW0.29846937502663-2] Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

[table_note_res_CR0.65741091950676-3] Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.

[table_note_res_KF0.65741091950676-4] 1 2 3 Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.

[table_note_CHC0.65741091950676-5] Chungju Citizen was deducted 10 points.

[table_note_res_P0.4324878423626-7] Qualified after getting a license for K3 League.

[table_note_SU0.4324878423626-8] Seoul Nowon United was deducted 10 points.

[6] K3리그 챔피언십과 플레이오프 개최…각각 26, 27일 스타트 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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National teams

AFC Asian Cup

FIFA World Cup qualification

EAFF Championship

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Friendlies

Senior team

Under-23 team

Leagues

K League 1

K League 2

Regular season

Promotion playoffs

Korea National League

Regular season

Championship playoffs

K3 League Advanced

Regular season

Championship playoffs

K3 League Basic

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

International cups

AFC Champions League

See also

References

External links