2023 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea

Season	2023
Men's football
K League 1	Ulsan Hyundai
K League 2	Gimcheon Sangmu
K3 League	Hwaseong FC
K4 League	Yeoju FC
Korean FA Cup	Pohang Steelers
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
←  2022 2024  →

This article shows a summary of the 2023 football season in South Korea.

National teams

Main article: South Korea national football team results (2020–present)

Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2020–present)

Main article: South Korea women's national football team results

FIFA World Cup qualification

See also: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

South Korea   v   Singapore

16 November AFC second round, Group C	South Korea	5–0	Singapore	Seoul, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Cho Gue-sung 44' Hwang Hee-chan 49' Son Heung-min 63' Hwang Ui-jo 68' (pen.) Lee Kang-in 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,381 Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

China   v   South Korea

21 November AFC second round, Group C	China	0–3	South Korea	Shenzhen, China
20:00  UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Son Heung-min 11' (pen.), 45' Jung Seung-hyun 87'	Stadium: Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Attendance: 39,969 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Summer Olympics qualification

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

See also: 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

South Korea   v   Kyrgyzstan

9 September Group B	South Korea	1–0	Kyrgyzstan	Changwon, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Hong Yun-sang 3'	Report		Stadium: Changwon Football Center Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

South Korea   v   Myanmar

12 September Group B	South Korea	3–0	Myanmar	Changwon, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Paik Sang-hoon 5' Jeon Byung-kwan 85' Oh Jae-hyeok 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Changwon Football Center Attendance: 3,838 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Group B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea (H)	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6	Qualification for U-23 Asian Cup
2	Kyrgyzstan	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
3	Myanmar	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Women's qualification

See also: 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

South Korea   v   Thailand

26 October AFC second round, Group B	South Korea	10–1	Thailand	Xiamen, China
15:30  UTC+8	Phair 33', 56', 66' Chun Ga-ram 36', 49', 75' Kang Chae-rim 39', 54' Lee Geum-min 68' Moon Mi-ra 72'	Report	Moondong 90+3'	Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

North Korea   v   South Korea

29 October AFC second round, Group B	North Korea	0–0	South Korea	Xiamen, China
15:30  UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 7,582 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

China   v   South Korea

1 November AFC second round, Group B	China	1–1	South Korea	Xiamen, China
19:30  UTC+8	Wang Shanshan 78'	Report	Shim Seo-yeon 62'	Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 21,958 Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

AFC second round, Group B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Korea	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7	Qualification for AFC third round
2	South Korea	3	1	2	0	11	2	+9	5
3	China (H)	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
4	Thailand	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Asian Games

Men's tournament

See also: Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament

Kuwait   v   South Korea

19 September Group E	Kuwait	0–9	South Korea	Jinhua, China
19:30  UTC+8		Report	Jeong Woo-yeong 3', 45', 48' Cho Young-wook 19', 74' Paik Seung-ho 44' Um Won-sang 52' Park Jae-yong 80' An Jae-jun 90+6'	Stadium: Jinhua Stadium Attendance: 2,936 Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

South Korea   v   Thailand

21 September Group E	South Korea	4–0	Thailand	Jinhua, China
19:30  UTC+8	Hong Hyun-seok 15' An Jae-jun 20' Um Won-sang 39' Lee Jae-ik 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Jinhua Stadium Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

South Korea   v   Bahrain

24 September Group E	South Korea	3–0	Bahrain	Jinhua, China
19:30  UTC+8	Lee Han-beom 61' Paik Seung-ho 74' Goh Young-jun 84'	Report		Stadium: Jinhua Stadium Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

Group E table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Bahrain	3	0	2	1	2	5	−3	2
3	Thailand	3	0	2	1	2	6	−4	2
4	Kuwait	3	0	2	1	2	11	−9	2

Source: Asian Games
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

South Korea   v   Kyrgyzstan

27 September Round of 16	South Korea	5–1	Kyrgyzstan	Jinhua, China
19:30  UTC+8	Paik Seung-ho 11' (pen.) Jeong Woo-yeong 12', 74' (pen.) Cho Young-wook 79' Hong Hyun-seok 85'	Report	Maksat Alygulov 28'	Stadium: Jinhua Stadium Attendance: 18,393 Referee: Alex King (Australia)

China   v   South Korea

1 October Quarter-finals	China	0–2	South Korea	Hangzhou, China
20:00  UTC+8		Report	Hong Hyun-seok 18' Song Min-kyu 35'	Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 38,158 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

South Korea   v   Uzbekistan

4 October Semi-finals	South Korea	2–1	Uzbekistan	Hangzhou, China
20:00  UTC+8	Jeong Woo-yeong 3', 38'	Report	Jaloliddinov 25'	Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 38,019 Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

South Korea   v   Japan

7 October Final	South Korea	2–1	Japan	Hangzhou, China
20:00  UTC+8	Jeong Woo-yeong 27' Cho Young-wook 56'	Report	Uchino 2'	Stadium: Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium Attendance: 68,018 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Women's tournament

See also: Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament

South Korea   v   Myanmar

22 September Group E	South Korea	3–0	Myanmar	Wenzhou, China
19:30  UTC+8	Lee Eun-young 24' Ji So-yun 60' Jeon Eun-ha 68'	Report		Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 3,234 Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

Philippines   v   South Korea

25 September Group E	Philippines	1–5	South Korea	Wenzhou, China
19:30  UTC+8	Bolden 8'	Report	Chun Ga-ram 12' Son Hwa-yeon 44', 56', 70' Ji So-yun 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

South Korea   v   Hong Kong

28 September Group E	South Korea	5–0	Hong Kong	Wenzhou, China
19:30  UTC+8	Moon Mi-ra 29', 45+1' Mun Eun-ju 47', 70' Wu Choi Yiu 52' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 22,083 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

Group E table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Philippines	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6
3	Myanmar	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5	3
4	Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: Asian Games
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

South Korea   v   North Korea

30 September Quarter-finals	South Korea	1–4	North Korea	Wenzhou, China
16:30  UTC+8	An Myong-song 11' (o.g.)	Report	Ri Hak 20', 90' An Myong-song 81' Kim Kyong-yong 90+5'	Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 6,171 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: South Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup

South Korea next qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. As in 2019, the team scored only one goal, but achieved a notable result by drawing their final match with Germany 1–1, which resulted in the Germans exiting the tournament at the group stage despite being second in the FIFA Ranking at the time. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Colombia   v   South Korea

25 July 2023 (2023-07-25) Group H	Colombia	2–0	South Korea	Sydney, Australia
12:00 UTC+10	Usme 30' (pen.) Caicedo 39'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 24,323 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

South Korea   v   Morocco

30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) Group H	South Korea	0–1	Morocco	Adelaide, Australia
14:00 UTC+9:30		Report	Jraïdi 6'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,886 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

South Korea   v   Germany

3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) Group H	South Korea	1–1	Germany	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Cho So-hyun 6'	Report	Popp 42'	Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 38,945 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Group H table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Morocco	3	2	0	1	2	6	−4	6
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5	4
4	South Korea	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Friendlies

Senior team

South Korea   v   Colombia

24 March	South Korea	2–2	Colombia	Ulsan, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Son Heung-min 10', 45+2'	Report	Rodríguez 46' Carrascal 49'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 35,727 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

South Korea   v   Uruguay

28 March	South Korea	1–2	Uruguay	Seoul, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Hwang In-beom 51'	Report	Coates 10' Vecino 63'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 63,952 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

South Korea   v   Peru

16 June	South Korea	0–1	Peru	Busan, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9		Report	Reyna 11'	Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 52,443 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

South Korea   v   El Salvador

20 June	South Korea	1–1	El Salvador	Daejeon, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 49'	Report	Roldán 87'	Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 39,823 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Wales   v   South Korea

7 September	Wales	0–0	South Korea	Cardiff, Wales
19:45  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,668 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Saudi Arabia   v   South Korea

12 September	Saudi Arabia	0–1	South Korea	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
17:30  UTC+1		Report	Cho Gue-sung 32'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

South Korea   v   Tunisia

13 October	South Korea	4–0	Tunisia	Seoul, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Lee Kang-in 55', 57' Meriah 66' (o.g.) Hwang Ui-jo 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 59,018 Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

South Korea   v   Vietnam

17 October	South Korea	6–0	Vietnam	Suwon, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Kim Min-jae 5' Hwang Hee-chan 27' Võ Minh Trọng 50' (o.g.) Son Heung-min 61' Lee Kang-in 70' Jeong Woo-yeong 86'	Report		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 42,175 Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

Under-23 team

South Korea   v   Oman

22 March	South Korea	3–0	Oman	Doha, Qatar
20:30  UTC+3	Eom Ji-sung 8' Kim Sin-jin 33' An Jae-jun 76'	Report		Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruwaili (Qatar)

Iraq   v   South Korea

25 March	Iraq	0–1	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
20:30  UTC+3		Report	Goh Young-joon 89'	Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Khalid Al-Nabit (Qatar)

South Korea   v   United Arab Emirates

28 March	South Korea	3–0	United Arab Emirates	Doha, Qatar
20:30  UTC+3	An Jae-jun 58' Hong Si-hoo 79', 86'	Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

China   v   South Korea

15 June	China	1–3	South Korea	Zhejiang, China
18:00  UTC+8	Xu Haoyang 63'	Report	Um Won-sang 51', 53' Jeong Woo-yeong 60'	Stadium: Jinhua Sports Centre Stadium Referee: Wang Di (China)

China   v   South Korea

19 June	China	1–0	South Korea	Zhejiang, China
19:30  UTC+8	Sun Qinhan 45'	Report		Stadium: Jinhua Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 24,468 Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

South Korea   v   Qatar

6 September	South Korea	0–2	Qatar	Changwon, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9		Report	Al-Rawi 38' Al-Abdullah 67'	Stadium: Changwon Football Center Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

France   v   South Korea

20 November	France	0–3	South Korea	Le Havre, France
18:30  UTC+1			Jeong Sang-bin 70', 79' Hong Yun-sang 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Océane

Women's team

England   v   South Korea

16 February	England	4–0	South Korea	Milton Keynes, England
19:45  UTC±0	Stanway 40' (pen.) Kelly 46' Russo 50' James 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 21,013 Referee: Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)

Belgium   v   South Korea

19 February	Belgium	2–1	South Korea	Coventry, England
18:15  UTC±0	Wullaert 45+1' De Caigny 68'	Report	Lee Geum-min 10'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

South Korea   v   Italy

22 February	South Korea	1–2	Italy	Bristol, England
		Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium

South Korea   v   Zambia

7 April	South Korea	5–2	Zambia	Suwon, South Korea
19:00  UTC+9	Cho So-hyun 24', 84' Lee Geum-min 58', 62' Park Eun-sun 90+1'	Report	Kundananji 38' Banda 45+2'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

South Korea   v   Zambia

11 April	South Korea	5–0	Zambia	Yongin, South Korea
	Lee Geum-min 33' (pen.), 53', 77' (pen.) Park Eun-sun 35', 89'	Report		Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

South Korea   v   Haiti

8 July	South Korea	2–1	Haiti	Seoul, South Korea
17:00  UTC+9				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

Leagues

K League 1

Main article: 2023 K League 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation [a]
1	Ulsan Hyundai (C)	38	23	7	8	63	42	+21	76	Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage [b]
2	Pohang Steelers	38	16	16	6	53	40	+13	64
3	Gwangju FC	38	16	11	11	47	35	+12	59
4	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	38	16	9	13	45	35	+10	57	Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
5	Incheon United	38	14	14	10	46	42	+4	56
6	Daegu FC	38	13	14	11	42	43	−1	53
7	FC Seoul	38	14	13	11	63	49	+14	55
8	Daejeon Hana Citizen	38	12	15	11	56	58	−2	51
9	Jeju United	38	10	11	17	43	49	−6	41
10	Gangwon FC (O)	38	6	16	16	30	41	−11	34	Qualification for relegation play-offs
11	Suwon FC (O)	38	8	9	21	44	76	−32	33
12	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (R)	38	8	9	21	35	57	−22	33	Relegation to K League 2

Source: Soccerway, K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
2. Since second-placed team Pohang Steelers qualified for the Champions League Elite as the Korean FA Cup champions, the spot given to the second-placed team was passed to the third-placed team. ^[4]

K League 2

Main article: 2023 K League 2

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Gimcheon Sangmu (C, P)	36	22	5	9	71	37	+34	71	Promotion to K League 1
2	Busan IPark	36	20	10	6	50	29	+21	70	Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3	Gimpo FC	36	16	12	8	40	25	+15	60	Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4	Gyeongnam FC	36	15	12	9	54	42	+12	57	Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5	Bucheon FC 1995	36	16	9	11	45	35	+10	57
6	FC Anyang	36	15	9	12	58	51	+7	54
7	Jeonnam Dragons	36	16	5	15	55	56	−1	53
8	Chungbuk Cheongju	36	13	13	10	37	42	−5	52
9	Seongnam FC	36	11	11	14	43	50	−7	44
10	Chungnam Asan	36	12	6	18	39	46	−7	42
11	Seoul E-Land	36	10	5	21	36	54	−18	35
12	Ansan Greeners	36	6	7	23	40	72	−32	25
13	Cheonan City	36	5	10	21	33	62	−29	25

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

Promotion play-offs

	First round					Second round					Final 1
						3	Gimpo FC	2
						4	Gyeongnam FC	1
	4	Gyeongnam FC	0
	5	Bucheon FC 1995	0
											Gimpo FC		0	1	1
											Gangwon FC		0	2	2
											Final 2
											Busan IPark		2	2	4
											Suwon FC (a.e.t.)		1	5	6

K3 League

Main article: 2023 K3 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hwaseong FC (C)	28	17	9	2	42	21	+21	60
2	FC Mokpo	28	15	8	5	48	26	+22	53
3	Gimhae FC	28	13	10	5	42	26	+16	49
4	Ulsan Citizen	28	13	8	7	36	29	+7	47
5	Daejeon Korail	28	11	6	11	34	32	+2	39
6	Siheung Citizen	28	10	9	9	37	36	+1	39
7	Paju Citizen	28	11	5	12	32	27	+5	38
8	Chuncheon Citizen	28	9	11	8	25	26	−1	38
9	Busan Transportation Corporation	28	9	7	12	34	36	−2	34
10	Gyeongju KHNP	28	8	10	10	28	32	−4	34
11	Pocheon Citizen	28	7	12	9	26	33	−7	33
12	Gangneung Citizen	28	8	8	12	27	35	−8	32
13	Yangpyeong FC	28	7	6	15	28	43	−15	27
14	Changwon City (O)	28	7	6	15	23	39	−16	27	Qualification for relegation play-off
15	Yangju Citizen (R)	28	4	7	17	29	50	−21	19	Relegation to K4 League

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

K4 League

Main article: 2023 K4 League

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yeoju FC (C, P)	30	20	3	7	63	44	+19	63	Promotion to K3 League
2	Daegu FC B (P)	30	16	7	7	51	36	+15	55
3	Geoje Citizen	30	15	8	7	64	37	+27	53	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Jinju Citizen	30	16	4	10	45	37	+8	52
5	Pyeongchang United	30	14	8	8	61	54	+7	50
6	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B	30	14	7	9	59	45	+14	49
7	Dangjin Citizen	30	15	4	11	52	43	+9	49
8	Busan IPark Futures	30	12	7	11	51	40	+11	43
9	FC Chungju	30	12	6	12	44	45	−1	42
10	Pyeongtaek Citizen	30	10	10	10	55	54	+1	40
11	Seoul Nowon United	30	10	5	15	49	60	−11	35
12	Jeonju Citizen	30	8	10	12	45	46	−1	34
13	Daejeon FC B	30	8	6	16	37	62	−25	30
14	Gangwon FC B	30	6	7	17	46	68	−22	25
15	Seoul Jungnang	30	6	7	17	32	57	−25	25
16	Sejong Vanesse	30	8	1	21	38	64	−26	25

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

Promotion play-offs

	First round					Final
						K3	Changwon City	2
	3	Geoje Citizen	1			K4	Jinju Citizen	0
	4	Jinju Citizen	4

WK League

Main article: 2023 WK League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	21	13	3	5	36	14	+22	42	Qualification for play-offs final
2	Hwacheon KSPO	21	12	5	4	33	18	+15	41	Qualification for play-offs semi-final
3	Suwon FC	21	12	4	5	36	15	+21	40
4	Gyeongju KHNP	21	9	6	6	25	21	+4	33
5	Sejong Sportstoto	21	6	4	11	27	33	−6	22
6	Mungyeong Sangmu	21	5	6	10	20	38	−18	21
7	Seoul WFC	21	4	7	10	22	38	−16	19
8	Changnyeong WFC	21	3	5	13	15	37	−22	14

Source: Soccerway

Championship play-offs

	Semi-final					Final
						1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	1	6	7
	2	Hwacheon KSPO	1				Suwon FC	3	2	5
	3	Suwon FC (a.e.t.)	2

Final table

Pos	Team	0	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)		Qualification for Champions League
2	Suwon FC
3	Hwacheon KSPO

Source: Soccerway
(C) Champion

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2023 Korean FA Cup

	Round of 16 (Fourth round)				Quarter-finals (Fifth round)				Semi-finals (Sixth round)				Final (Seventh round)
	Pohang Steelers	030
	Seongnam FC	0
					Pohang Steelers	2
					Gangwon FC	1
	Gangwon FC	3
	Gimpo FC	2
									Pohang Steelers (p)	1 (4)
									Jeju United	1 (3)
	Jeju United	4
	Daejeon Hana Citizen	3
					Jeju United (p)	1 (6)
					Ulsan Hyundai	1 (5)
	Ulsan Hyundai (a.e.t.)	2
	Jeonnam Dragons	1
													Pohang Steelers	040
													Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.)	5
	Paju Citizen	2
					Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	4
					Gwangju FC	0
	Gwangju FC	1
	Seoul E-Land	0
									Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3
									Incheon United	1
	Incheon United	3
	Gyeongnam FC	0
					Incheon United	3
					Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1
	Daegu FC	0

International cups

AFC Champions League

Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League

The next rounds after the group stage were held in 2024.

Team	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
Incheon United	Group stage	Qualifying play-offs	3–1	3–1 ( a.e.t. )	—	Haiphong
		Group G	Third place	4–2	Away	Yokohama F. Marinos
				2–1	Home
				4–0	Home	Kaya–Iloilo
				3–1	Away
				0–2	Home	Shandong Taishan
				1–3	Away
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Knockout stage	Group F	Runners-up	2–1	Home	Kitchee
				2–1	Away
				2–3	Away	Bangkok United
				3–2	Home
				3–0	Home	Lion City Sailors
				0–2	Away
Pohang Steelers	Knockout stage	Group J	Winners	4–2	Away	Hanoi FC
				2–0	Home
				3–1	Home	Wuhan Three Towns
				1–1	Away
				2–0	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				2–1	Home
Ulsan Hyundai	Knockout stage	Group I	Runners-up	3–1	Home	BG Pathum United
				3–1	Away
				0–1	Away	Kawasaki Frontale
				2–2	Home
				3–1	Home	Johor Darul Ta'zim
				1–2	Away

See also

• Football in South Korea

References

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