Teams
Locations of the 2012 Korea National League clubs
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 March – 3 November 2012 |
| Champions | Incheon Korail (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 188 |
| Goals scored | 474 (2.52 per match) |
| Best Player | Lee Seung-hwan [1] |
| Top goalscorer | Lee Jae-min Ko Kyung-min (12 goals each) [2] |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 Korea National League was the tenth season of the Korea National League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 55 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 49 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 47 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Changwon City | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 46 | |
| 5 | Incheon Korail | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 42 | |
| 6 | Yongin City | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 42 | |
| 7 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 41 | |
| 8 | Mokpo City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 36 | |
| 9 | Suwon City (P) | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 34 | Promotion to the K League Challenge |
| 10 | Ansan H FC (P) | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 32 | |
| 11 | Gimhae City | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 28 | |
| 12 | Chungju Hummel (P) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 21 | Promotion to the K League Challenge |
| 13 | Cheonan City | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 19 | |
| 14 | Daejeon KHNP | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 54 | −32 | 12 |
| First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gangneung City | 0 (2) | 1 | Goyang KB | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Yongin City (p) | 0 (4) | 2 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 1 | Incheon Korail (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Yongin City | 1 | Incheon Korail | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Incheon Korail | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Changwon City | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Incheon Korail | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gangneung City | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Yongin City |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
| Changwon City | 0–2 | Incheon Korail |
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| Report |
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| Yongin City | 1–3 | Incheon Korail |
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Ko Kyung-min  90+2' | Report |
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| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 1–2 | Incheon Korail |
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| Kim Byung-oh 26' | Report |
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| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Incheon Korail |
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| Report |
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