2020 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2020
Men's football
K League 1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League 2	Jeju United
K3 League	Gimhae FC
K4 League	Paju Citizen
Korea FA Cup	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Women's football
WKL	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Last updated March 26, 2024

The 2020 South Korean football season started in May 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. K League was scheduled to begin on February 29, but the season was suspended until the pandemic slowed. Players must be tested before each match, and are restricted from talking to other players.^[1]

Leagues
K League 1
K League 2
K3 League
K4 League
WK-League
National teams
South Korea national football team
Ranking of runner-up teams
South Korea U-17 national football team
South Korea U-20 national football team
South Korea U-23 national football team
AFC competitions
AFC Champions League
Men's football
References

Leagues

K League 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)	27	19	3	5	46	21	+25	60	Qualification for Champions League group stage
2	Ulsan Hyundai	27	17	6	4	54	23	+31	57
3	Pohang Steelers	27	15	5	7	56	35	+21	50
4	Sangju Sangmu ^{[lower-alpha 2]}(R)	27	13	5	9	34	36	−2	44	Relegation to K League 2
5	Daegu FC	27	10	8	9	43	39	+4	38	Qualification for Champions League group stage
6	Gwangju FC	27	6	7	14	32	46	−14	25

7	Gangwon FC	27	9	7	11	36	41	−5	34
8	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	27	8	7	12	27	30	−3	31
9	FC Seoul	27	8	5	14	23	44	−21	29
10	Seongnam FC	27	7	7	13	24	37	−13	28
11	Incheon United	27	7	6	14	25	35	−10	27
12	Busan IPark (R)	27	5	10	12	25	38	−13	25	Relegation to K League 2

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. 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 22 matches.
↑ Sangju Sangmu were a military team and were not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they were relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.

K League 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Jeju United (C, P)	27	18	6	3	50	23	+27	60	Promotion to K League 1
2	Suwon FC (O, P)	27	17	3	7	52	28	+24	54	Qualification for promotion play-offs final
3	Gyeongnam FC	27	10	9	8	40	37	+3	39	Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
4	Daejeon Hana Citizen	27	11	6	10	36	35	+1	39	Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5	Seoul E-Land	27	11	6	10	33	30	+3	39
6	Jeonnam Dragons	27	8	14	5	31	25	+6	38
7	Ansan Greeners	27	7	7	13	18	34	−16	28
8	Bucheon FC 1995	27	7	5	15	19	36	−17	26
9	FC Anyang	27	6	7	14	27	38	−11	25
10	Chungnam Asan	27	5	7	15	20	40	−20	22

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

K3 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gimhae FC (C)	22	15	4	3	39	18	+21	49	Qualification for Championship final
2	Gyeongju KHNP	22	12	6	4	38	20	+18	42	Qualification for Championship semi-final
3	Gangneung City	22	13	3	6	30	15	+15	42	Qualification for Championship first round
4	Busan Transportation Corporation	22	12	5	5	36	17	+19	41	Qualification for Championship first round
5	Mokpo City	22	10	3	9	39	30	+9	33
6	Hwaseong FC	22	9	6	7	29	27	+2	33
7	Daejeon Korail	22	8	8	6	30	18	+12	32
8	Gimpo Citizen	22	6	8	8	27	27	0	26

9	Changwon City	22	9	7	6	33	25	+8	34
10	Cheongju FC	22	9	7	6	25	25	0	34
11	Cheonan City	22	9	6	7	27	25	+2	33
12	Pyeongtaek Citizen	22	6	5	11	24	40	−16	23
13	Yangju Citizen	22	6	2	14	17	45	−28	20
14	Gyeongju Citizen (O)	22	3	6	13	16	36	−20	15	Qualification for relegation play-off
15	Chuncheon Citizen (R)	22	2	8	12	21	43	−22	14	Relegation to K4 League
16	Jeonju Citizen (R)	22	3	4	15	19	39	−20	13	Relegation to K4 League

Source: Soccerway Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

K4 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paju Citizen (C, P)	24	16	5	3	42	27	+15	53	Promotion to K3 League
2	Ulsan Citizen (P)	24	16	3	5	50	29	+21	51	Promotion to K3 League
3	Jinju Citizen	24	15	5	4	46	25	+21	50	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Pocheon Citizen	24	15	4	5	58	26	+32	49	Qualification for promotion play-offs
5	FC Namdong	24	13	2	9	46	27	+19	41
6	Yeoju Citizen	24	12	3	9	37	36	+1	39
7	Yangpyeong FC	24	11	3	10	28	28	0	36
8	Siheung Citizen	24	8	5	11	35	31	+4	29
9	Icheon Citizen	24	7	6	11	29	40	−11	27
10	Chungju Citizen	24	5	4	15	24	45	−21	19
11	Goyang Citizen	24	5	4	15	33	65	−32	19
12	Seoul Nowon United	24	4	5	15	32	46	−14	17
13	Seoul Jungnang	24	2	5	17	22	57	−35	11

Source: Soccerway Official Instagram
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

WK-League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)	21	18	1	2	60	11	+49	55	WK League Championship
2	Gyeongju KHNP	21	17	3	1	43	13	+30	54	WK League Playoffs
3	Suwon UDC	21	11	0	10	34	24	+10	33	WK League Playoffs
4	Hwacheon KSPO	21	9	5	7	24	31	−7	32
5	Changnyeong WFC	21	7	5	9	33	41	−8	26
6	Sejong Sportstoto	21	6	3	12	27	41	−14	21
7	Seoul WFC	21	3	4	14	20	49	−29	13
8	Boeun Sangmu	21	2	1	18	21	52	−31	7

Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Playoff and championship

Play-off		Championship final






		Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	0	2	2

		Gyeongju KHNP	0	0	0
Gyeongju KHNP	1

Suwon UDC	0

National teams

South Korea national football team

Kits

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

26 March 2020 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification	South Korea	Postponed	Turkmenistan	Cheonan, South Korea
		Report		Stadium: Cheonan Stadium

31 March 2020 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification	Sri Lanka	Postponed	South Korea	Colombo, Sri Lanka
		Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

4 June 2020 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification	South Korea	Postponed	North Korea	South Korea
		Report

9 June 2020 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification	South Korea	Postponed	Lebanon	South Korea
		Report

2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualification

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	6	5	1	0	22	1	+21	16	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	2–1	5–0	8–0	~~Canc.~~
2	Lebanon	6	3	1	2	11	8	+3	10	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	0–0	—	2–1	3–2	~~0–0~~
3	Turkmenistan	6	3	0	3	8	11	−3	9	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–2	3–2	—	2–0	~~3–1~~
4	Sri Lanka	6	0	0	6	2	23	−21	0	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–5	0–3	0–2	—	~~0–1~~
5	North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew	~~0–0~~	~~2–0~~	~~Canc.~~	~~Canc.~~	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Ranking of runner-up teams

South Korea U-17 national football team

South Korea U-20 national football team

South Korea U-23 national football team

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Men's football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
K League 1	Gwangju Busan IPark	Gyeongnam Jeju United

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References

↑ "South Korea's K-League to begin new season with restrictions on talking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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[2] Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.

[table_note_SJS0.70420122924456-3] Sangju Sangmu were a military team and were not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they were relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.

[1] "South Korea's K-League to begin new season with restrictions on talking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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