2015 Korea National League

Last updated
Incheon International Airport
Korea National League 2015
Season2015
Dates14 March 2015 – 4 November 2015
Champions Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin (6th title)
Matches played90
Goals scored314 (3.49 per match)
Top goalscorer Han Gun-yong (13 goals)
2014
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The 2015 Korea National League, also known as the Incheon International Airport Korea National League due to sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Korea National League, the third tier of South Korea's football league system. The 2015 season operated in the same system as in 2014, with the ten member clubs playing each other a total of three times each before the top four sides compete in the post-season championship playoff series.

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2015 season teams

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Location of teams in 2015 Korea National League
TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,500
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Stadium 32,000
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat Stadium 20,618
Gangneung City Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 22,333
Gimhae City Gimhae Gimhae Stadium 30,000
Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199
Mokpo City Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphin Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,665
Yongin City Yongin Yongin Football Center 12,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin (C)27131134724+2350Championship playoffs
2 Changwon City 2713773733+446
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2712963927+1245
4 Mokpo City 2712873021+944
5 Daejeon Korail 2789103627+933
6 Yongin City 2789102529433
7 Gimhae City 276111029391029
8 Cheonan City 276101127391228
9 Gangneung City 27512102029927
10 Busan Transportation Corporation 27581424462223
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2015. Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 573454344322233333333331111
Changwon City 112325553234322222222212242
Gyeongju KHNP 111111111111111111111123423
Mokpo City 734233435553445444444444334
Daejeon Korail 795542222446754555556667665
Yongin City 147676666665567666665555556
Gimhae City 5898910101010101010101010101010101010101010997
Cheonan City 7489109999999999999988986878
Gangneung City 166788777778888888899878789
Busan Transportation Corporation 710101067888887676777777799101010
Leader and Qualification to the championship playoff
Qualification to the championship playoff

Results

Home & Away 18 Rounds

Home \ Away BTC CWC CAC DJK GNC GHC GHN MPC UHM YIC
Busan Transportation Corporation 3–10–11–11–10–00–41–21–40–1
Changwon City 2–14–11–10–01–31–01–00–12–1
Cheonan City 1–20–10–12–22–11–00–11–10–0
Daejeon Korail 4–01–14–02–02–00–11–11–11–2
Gangneung City 0–02–11–03–21–11–11–21–00–0
Gimhae City 3–31–10–10–41–01–22–20–02–0
Gyeongju KHNP 1–14–11–12–11–01–30–31–10–0
Mokpo City 1–20–01–02–12–01–30–10–10–1
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 3–15–26–32–12–01–10–02–21–0
Yongin City 2–12–31–10–11–04–11–20–01–1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 Oct 2015. Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional 9 rounds

Home \ Away BTC CWC CAC DJK GNC GHC GHN MPC UHM YIC
Busan Transportation Corporation 0–02–01–20–0
Changwon City 3–02–12–10–01–02–0
Cheonan City 2–02–21–12–1
Daejeon Korail 1–00–01–11–2
Gangneung City 0–11–12–20–22–2
Gimhae City 0–02–11–10–1
Gyeongju KHNP 3–25–13–11–01–2
Mokpo City 1–10–01–02–0
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 4–01–14–01–11–3
Yongin City 0–31–02–20–1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 Oct 2015. Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Playoff

Play-offSemifinalFinal
1 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 112
2 Changwon 0 (5)2 Gyeongju KHNP 000
3 Gyeongju KHNP 23 Gyeongju KHNP 0 (6)
4 Mokpo City 0

Play-off

Play-Off
Gyeongju KHNP 2 – 0 Mokpo City
Yu Man-gi Soccerball shade.svg25'
Kim Bon-kwang Soccerball shade.svg45'
Report (in Korean)
Gyeongju Civic Stadium, Gyeongju
Attendance: 300
Referee: Choi Gwang-ho

Gyeongju KHNP won 2–0 and advanced to semifinal stage.

Semifinal

Semifinal
Changwon 0 – 0 Gyeongju KHNP
Report (in Korean)
Changwon Football Center, Changwon
Attendance: 400
Referee: Park Mal-bong

Gyeongju KHNP won 6-5 on penalties and advanced to finals.

Final

Final 1st leg
Gyeongju KHNP 0 – 1 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin
Cho Woo-jin Soccerball shade.svg34'
Gyeongju Civic Stadium, Gyeongju
Attendance: 400
Referee: Hong Chang-ki
Final 2nd leg
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin1 – 0Gyeongju KHNP
Cho Woo-jin Soccerball shade.svg85'
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Kim Deok-chul

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin won 2015 Korea National League title 2 - 0 on aggregate

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