Season | 2013 |
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Dates | 2 March – 1 December 2013 |
Champions | Pohang Steelers (5th title) |
Relegated | Daejeon Citizen Daegu FC Gangwon FC |
Champions League | Pohang Steelers Ulsan Hyundai Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC Seoul |
Matches played | 266 |
Goals scored | 676 (2.54 per match) |
Best Player | Kim Shin-wook |
Top goalscorer | Dejan Damjanović Kim Shin-wook (19 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Gyeongnam 6–0 Daejeon (23 June 2013) |
Biggest away win | Gangwon 0–4 Jeju (10 August 2013) |
Highest scoring | Suwon 5–4 Jeonbuk (26 June 2013) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches FC Seoul (7 July – 15 August 2013) |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches FC Seoul (7 July – 6 October 2013) |
Longest winless run | 19 matches Daejeon Citizen (7 April – 15 August 2013) |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Gangwon FC (16 July – 1 September 2013) |
Highest attendance | 43,681 Seoul 2–1 Suwon (3 August 2013) |
Lowest attendance | 749 Seongnam 0–1 Jeonnam (1 September 2013) |
Average attendance | 7,652 |
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The 2013 K League Classic was the 31st season of the top division of South Korean professional football. The South Korean professional football league, K League, was split into two divisions since this year, and the top division was named the "K League Classic". Its fixtures were announced on 30 January, [1] and began on 2 March.
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
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Daegu FC | Moacir Pereira | End of contract | 2 December 2012 [2] | Dang Seong-jeung | 2 December 2012 [2] | Pre-season |
Daejeon Citizen | Yoo Sang-chul | End of contract | 2 December 2012 [2] | Kim In-wan | 2 December 2012 [3] | |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Shin Tae-yong | Resigned | 11 December 2012 | An Ik-soo | 13 December 2012 | |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Lee Heung-sil (caretaker) | Resigned | 11 December 2012 | Fabio Lefundes (caretaker) | 20 December 2012 | |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Yoon Sung-hyo | Resigned | 12 December 2012 | Seo Jung-won | 12 December 2012 | |
Busan IPark | An Ik-soo | Signed for Seongnam | 13 December 2012 | Yoon Sung-hyo | 17 December 2012 | |
Daegu FC | Dang Seong-jeung | Resigned | 23 April 2013 | Baek Jong-chul | 23 April 2013 | 14th |
Gyeongnam FC | Choi Jin-han | Resigned | 22 May 2013 [4] | Song Kwang-hwan (caretaker) | 22 May 2013 [4] | 11th |
Gyeongnam FC | Song Kwang-hwan (caretaker) | Resigned | 29 May 2013 | Ilija Petković | 29 May 2013 [5] | 11th |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Fabio Lefundes (caretaker) | End of contract | 28 June 2013 | Choi Kang-hee | 28 June 2013 | 7th |
Gangwon FC | Kim Hak-bum | Sacked | 10 August 2013 | Kim Yong-kab | 14 August 2013 | 13th |
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Pohang Steelers (C) | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 73 | |
3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 63 | |
4 | FC Seoul | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 62 | |
5 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 53 | |
6 | Busan IPark | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 52 | |
7 | Incheon United | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 50 | |
8 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 60 | |
9 | Jeju United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 58 | |
10 | Jeonnam Dragons | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 40 | |
11 | Gyeongnam FC | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 | |
12 | Gangwon FC (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 36 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
13 | Daegu FC (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 32 | Relegation to K League Challenge |
14 | Daejeon Citizen (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 32 |
Leaders
Qualification for Champions League
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to K League Challenge
Group A | Group B |
Sangju Sangmu | 4–1 | Gangwon FC |
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| Choi Seung-in 90+2' |
Sangju Sangmu won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gangwon FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.
The 2013 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2013.
Award | Winner | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | Kim Shin-wook | Ulsan Hyundai |
Top goalscorer | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul |
Top assist provider | Mauricio Molina | FC Seoul |
Young Player of the Year | Ko Moo-yeol | Pohang Steelers |
FANtastic Player | Kim Shin-wook | Ulsan Hyundai |
Manager of the Year | Hwang Sun-hong | Pohang Steelers |
Special Award | Kwon Jung-hyuk | Incheon United |
Best Referee | Yoo Seon-ho | — |
Best Assistant Referee | Son Jae-seon | — |
Fair Play Award | FC Seoul | |
Youth Team of the Year | Pohang Jecheol High School (Pohang Steelers) |
Source: [6]
Position | Winner | Club |
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Goalkeeper | Kim Seung-gyu | Ulsan Hyundai |
Defenders | Adilson | FC Seoul |
Kim Chi-gon | Ulsan Hyundai | |
Kim Won-il | Pohang Steelers | |
Lee Yong | Ulsan Hyundai | |
Midfielders | Ko Moo-yeol | Pohang Steelers |
Lee Myung-joo | Pohang Steelers | |
Ha Dae-sung | FC Seoul | |
Leonardo | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
Forwards | Kim Shin-wook | Ulsan Hyundai |
Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul |
Source: [6]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 336,068 | 37,879 | 4,861 | 17,689 | −12.7% |
2 | FC Seoul | 315,540 | 43,681 | 5,434 | 16,607 | −19.0% |
3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 193,060 | 23,377 | 4,962 | 10,161 | −0.8% |
4 | Pohang Steelers | 184,301 | 17,228 | 2,274 | 9,700 | +10.2% |
5 | Ulsan Hyundai | 167,837 | 23,012 | 2,676 | 8,834 | +17.8% |
6 | Incheon United | 134,472 | 15,595 | 1,902 | 7,077 | +81.7% |
7 | Daegu FC | 130,251 | 39,871 | 978 | 6,855 | −4.2% |
8 | Jeju United | 122,813 | 18,751 | 1,274 | 6,464 | −1.1% |
9 | Gyeongnam FC | 113,257 | 16,286 | 1,789 | 5,961 | +155.7% |
10 | Daejeon Citizen | 107,675 | 27,775 | 1,126 | 5,667 | +30.3% |
11 | Busan IPark | 77,571 | 9,711 | 1,027 | 4,035 | +0.6% |
12 | Gangwon FC | 56,588 | 10,456 | 896 | 2,978 | −3.5% |
13 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 53,677 | 8,059 | 749 | 2,825 | −3.2% |
14 | Jeonnam Dragons | 43,273 | 7,036 | 872 | 2,278 | −24.9% |
League total | 2,036,413 | 43,681 | 749 | 7,656 | +8.7% |
Source: K League
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