2019 in South Korean football

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Football in South Korea
Season2019
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
  2018 Flag of South Korea.svg 2020  

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

Contents

National teams

AFC Asian Cup

7 JanuaryGroup C South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30
Report Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
11 JanuaryGroup C Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:00 Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
16 JanuaryGroup C South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 13,579
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Group C table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGA GD PtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330040+49Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 320153+26
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 31024403
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 30031760
22 January Round of 16 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 Report Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 7,658
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
25 January Quarter-finals South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 13,791
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

FIFA World Cup qualification

10 September AFC second round, Group H Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
19:00  UTC+5 Report 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  Flag of South Korea.svg8–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9
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  Flag of North Korea.svg0–0Flag of South Korea.svg  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  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–0Flag of South Korea.svg  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  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Busan, South Korea
19:30  UTC+9 Report Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
15 December South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Busan, South Korea
19:30  UTC+9 Report Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 7,916
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
18 December South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Busan, South Korea
19:30  UTC+9 Report Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 29,252
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (C, H)330040+49
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 320172+56
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31023303
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 30030990
Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

24 March Group H Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg1–6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20:00 (UTC+7) N. Kakada Soccerball shade.svg60' Report
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
26 March Group H South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 (UTC+7) Report D'Agostino Soccerball shade.svg16', 24'Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 455
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3210163+137 Final tournament
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3210142+127
3Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (H)3012213111
4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 3012115141
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

FIFA Women's World Cup

Coming off an improved showing at the previous one, South Korea qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and were put in Group A with France, Norway and Nigeria. However, they could not repeat their prior success in 2015 and lost all three games and exited the tournament in the group stage, only scoring one goal in their entire run and even an own goal. [1]

7 June Group A France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 4–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Paris, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,261 [2]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
12 June Group A Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Grenoble, France
15:00 Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 11,252 [3]
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
17 June Group A South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 1–2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Reims, France
21:00 Report Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 13,034 [4]
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Group A table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGA GD PtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 330071+69Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 320163+36
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 310224−23
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 300318−70

Friendlies

Senior team

22 March South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Ulsan, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9 Report Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 41,117
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
26 March South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Seoul, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 64,388
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
7 June South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Busan, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9 Report Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 52,213
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
11 June South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seoul, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 60,213
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
5 September South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Istanbul, Turkey
16:30  UTC+3
Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
19 November South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30  UTC+4 Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Under-23 team

11 October South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Hwaseong, South Korea
20:35 (UTC+9) Report Yakhshiboev Soccerball shade.svg20'Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 6,539
Referee: Yin Hao Shen (China)
15 November South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)
Report
17 November South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4) Report

Leagues

K League 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation [a]
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)38221337232+4079Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai 38231057139+3279
3 FC Seoul 381511125349+456Qualification for Champions League play-off round
4 Pohang Steelers 38168144949056
5 Daegu FC 38131694637+955
6 Gangwon FC 38148165658250
7 Sangju Sangmu 38167154953455
8 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 381212144649348Qualification for Champions League group stage [b]
9 Seongnam FC 381291730401045
10 Incheon United 387131833542134
11 Gyeongnam FC (R)386151743611833Qualification for relegation play-offs
12 Jeju United (R)385122145722727Relegation 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:
  1. Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
  2. Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League 2

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1 Gwangju FC (C, P)36211055931+2873Promotion to the K League 1
2 Busan IPark (O, P)36181357247+2567Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final
3 FC Anyang 361510116350+1355Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round
4 Bucheon FC 1995 36149134951251
5 Ansan Greeners 36148144642+450
6 Jeonnam Dragons 36139144347448
7 Asan Mugunghwa 361281642561444
8 Suwon FC 361110154955643
9 Daejeon Citizen 368111731471635
10 Seoul E-Land 365102143712825
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Gangneung City (C)2819455026+2461Qualification for playoffs final
2 Cheonan City 2812883233144Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gyeongju KHNP 28101173528+741
4 Daejeon Korail 2810993836+239
5 Busan Transportation Corporation 2891183732+538
6 Mokpo City 2878132635929
7 Gimhae FC 2877142629328
8 Changwon City 28581523482523
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 SF Gyeongju KHNP 0 0 0
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2 2 4

K3 League Advanced

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Hwaseong FC (C)2216244419+2550Qualification for Championship final
2 Gyeongju Citizen 2214443621+1546Qualification for Championship first round
3 Gimpo Citizen 2212642819+942
4 Yangpyeong FC 2213274230+1241Qualification for Championship first round
and K4 League [a]
5 Pocheon Citizen 2212373021+939
6 Paju Citizen 2211293026+435Qualification for K4 League [b]
7 Siheung Citizen 228592225329
8 Cheongju FC 2284102932328
9 Icheon Citizen 227692733627Qualification for K4 League [b]
10 Chuncheon FC 22431523381515
11 Pyeongtaek Citizen 22321723472411
12 Chungju Citizen [c] 2233161740232Qualification for K4 League [b]
Source: Soccerway KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.
  2. 1 2 3 Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.
  3. 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. [5]

K3 League Basic

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ulsan Citizen (C)2115514412+3250
2 Jeonju Citizen 2115425622+3449Qualification for K3 League [a]
3 Yangju Citizen 2114616219+4348
4 Yeoju Sejong 2112275825+3338
5 Seoul Jungnang 21611425411619
6 Goyang Citizen 21421523583514
7 Pyeongchang FC 21241523664310
8 Seoul Nowon United [b] 2132163381481
Source: 7m.com KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Qualified after getting a license for K3 League.
  2. Seoul Nowon United was deducted 10 points.

WK League

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)2824408219+6376Qualification for playoffs final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 2814776235+2749Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon UDC 28131055242+1049
4 Hwacheon KSPO 2812884939+1044
5 Gumi Sportstoto 2899103740336
6 Boeun Sangmu 28861422361430
7 Seoul WFC 28361926633715
8 Changnyeong WFC 2816211571569
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0 1 1
2 Gyeongju KHNP 0 Suwon UDC 0 0 0
3 Suwon UDC 2

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

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

TeamResultRoundAggregateScoreVenueOpponent
Daegu FC Group stageGroup FThird place3–1Away Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
4–0Home
3–1Home Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande
0–1Away
0–2Away Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0–1Home
Gyeongnam FC Group stageGroup EThird place2–2Home Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
1–2Away
1–1Away Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Darul Ta'zim
2–0Home
2–3Home Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
1–0Away
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Round of 16Group GWinners3–1Home Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan
1–0Away
0–1Away Flag of Thailand.svg Buriram United
0–0Home
1–0Away Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
2–1Home
Round of 162–2 (3–5 p)1–1Away Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG
1–1 ( a.e.t. )Home
Ulsan Hyundai Round of 16 Qualifying play-offs5–15–1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak
Group HWinners0–0Away Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
1–0Home
1–0Home Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG
0–5Away
1–0Home Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale
2–2Away
Round of 162–42–1Away Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
0–3Home

See also

References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "Match report – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. "Match report – Group A – Korea Republic v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. K3리그 챔피언십과 플레이오프 개최…각각 26, 27일 스타트 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 17 November 2019.