2011 K-League

The 2011 edition of the K League was the 29th since its establishment in 1983. The 2011 season was known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2011 due to the competition's sponsorship by Hyundai Oilbank. FC Seoul were the defending champions, having won their fourth title the previous season.

Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2011
Season2011
ChampionsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Champions LeagueJeonbuk
Seongnam (via FA Cup)
Ulsan
Pohang
Matches played246
Goals scored669 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerDejan Damjanović
(23 goals)
Biggest home winPohang 7–0 Daejeon
(9 July)
Biggest away winIncheon 2–6 Jeonbuk
(30 April)
Highest scoring9 goals
Seoul 6–3 Gangwon
(27 August)
Longest winning run7 games
Seoul
Longest unbeaten run20 games
Jeonbuk (12W 8D)
Longest winless run14 games
Daejeon (5D 9L)
Longest losing run8 games
Gangwon
Highest attendance51,606
Seoul v Suwon
(March 6)
Lowest attendance1,027
Daegu v Busan
(July 9)
Average attendance11,634
← 2010
2012 →

K-League Clubs, 2011
Location of teams in 2011 K-League
Club Manager City Stadium 2010 season
League (Playoff)
Busan I'Park Ahn Ik-Soo Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 8th
Chunnam Dragons Jung Hae-Seong Gwangyang Gwangyang Football Stadium 10th
Daegu FC Lee Young-jin Daegu Daegu Stadium
Daegu Civic Stadium		 15th
Daejeon Citizen Yoo Sang-Chul Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 13th
Gangwon FC Kim Sang-ho Gangneung
Chuncheon		 Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium		 12th
Gwangju FC Choi Man-Hee Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium New team
Gyeongnam FC Choi Jin-Han Changwon Changwon Football Center 6th (1st Round)
Incheon United Huh Jung-Moo Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 11th
Jeju United Park Kyung-Hoon Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 2nd (Runners-up)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-Hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium 3rd (Semi-Final)
Pohang Steelers Hwang Sun-Hong Pohang Pohang Steel Yard 9th
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Kim Tae-Wan (interim) Sangju Sangju Civic Stadium 14th
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Shin Tae-Yong Seongnam Tancheon Sports Complex 5th (2nd Round)
FC Seoul Choi Yong-Soo (interim) Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 1st (Champions)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Yoon Sung-Hyo Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 7th
Ulsan Hyundai Kim Ho-Gon Ulsan Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 4th (1st Round)

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Date Table Incoming Date Table
Pohang Waldemar Lemos[1] Sacked 2010-05-10 12th Hwang Sun-Hong 2010-11-09 Pre-season
Sangju Lee Kang-Jo Resigned 2010-10-31 14th Lee Soo-Chul 2010-10-31 14th
Busan Hwang Sun-Hong Contract ended 2010-11-05 8th Ahn Ik-Soo 2010-11-10 Pre-season
Chunnam Park Hang-Seo Contract ended 2010-11-05 10th Jung Hae-Seong 2010-11-10 Pre-season
Seoul Nelo Vingada Contract ended 2010-12-13 Pre-season Hwangbo Kwan 2010-12-29 Pre-season
Gangwon Choi Soon-Ho[2] Resigned 2011-04-04 16th Kim Sang-ho 2011-04-04 16th
Seoul Hwangbo Kwan[3] Resigned 2011-04-26 14th Choi Yong-Soo (interim) 2011-04-26 14th
Daejeon Wang Sun-Jae Sacked 2011-07-02 14th Yoo Sang-Chul[4] 2011-07-17 15th
Sangju Lee Soo-Chul Sacked 2011-07-12 13th Kim Tae-Wan (interim) 2011-07-12 13th

League standing
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 30 18 9 3 67 32 +35 63 K League Championship and Champions League Group stage
2 Pohang Steelers 30 17 8 5 59 33 +26 59 K League Championship and Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
3 FC Seoul 30 16 7 7 56 38 +18 55 K League Championship and the winner of Playoffs among four qualifies to Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 30 17 4 9 51 33 +18 55
5 Busan I'Park 30 13 7 10 49 43 +6 46
6 Ulsan Hyundai 30 13 7 10 33 29 +4 46
7 Chunnam Dragons 30 11 10 9 33 29 +4 43
8 Gyeongnam FC 30 12 6 12 41 40 +1 42
9 Jeju United 30 10 10 10 44 45 −1 40
10 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 30 9 8 13 43 47 −4 35 Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
11 Gwangju FC 30 9 8 13 32 43 −11 35
12 Daegu FC 30 8 9 13 35 46 −11 33
13 Incheon United 30 6 14 10 31 40 −9 32
14 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 30 7 8 15 36 53 −17 29
15 Daejeon Citizen 30 6 9 15 31 59 −28 27
16 Gangwon FC 30 3 6 21 14 45 −31 15
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2011. Source: K-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Ulsan Hyundai, winner of 2011 K-League Championship semifinal, qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, while Pohang Steelers, the loser of the semifinal, qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.
  2. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2011 Korean FA Cup winners.

Positions by matchday
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1395995221211111111111111111111
Pohang Steelers853221112122222222222222222222
FC Seoul151315111212141310791112991067643333334443
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1173424468101214117598986544443334
Busan I'Park111114151515131299678128655364466666565
Ulsan Hyundai111511131010111013141397711111298999109877656
Chunnam Dragons696887997545554443457755555787
Gyeongnam FC628479754688108121286778888999878
Jeju United454668675354333334535677788999
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma81213101113151515151515151414151414151414131112131110101010
Gwangju FC3710121314121114111413111013131112121213141414121313111111
Daegu FC108973488121311109131081011111112121311111211121212
Incheon United1514121414111014111076665771010101010910101012131313
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix13155633343344691313131311111213141414141414
Daejeon Citizen442113568121214131515141515141515151515151515151515
Gangwon FC131616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Source: kleague.com

Results
Home \ Away BIP CND DGU DJC GWN GWJ GNM ICU JJU JHM PHS SSP SIC SEO SSB USH
Busan I'Park 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–0
Chunnam Dragons 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 0–1
Daegu FC 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0
Daejeon Citizen 1–3 4–4 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–0
Gangwon FC 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–4 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2
Gwangju FC 2–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0
Gyeongnam FC 3–2 1–2 3–0 7–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–2 1–0
Incheon United 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–6 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2
Jeju United 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 2–1 0–3 3–2 1–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 6–1 2–0 4–2 3–2 3–1 5–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
Pohang Steelers 3–2 1–1 2–2 7–0 0–0 5–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 4–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–3 3–4 1–0 1–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–2
FC Seoul 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 6–3 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 0–2 1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 1–2 4–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–1
Ulsan Hyundai 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2011. Source: K-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoff
Main article: 2011 K League Championship
  First round     Second round     Semi-final     Final
                                         
  3 FC Seoul 1       1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 2 4
  6 Ulsan Hyundai 3         2 Pohang Steelers 0     SW Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 2
        1W Ulsan Hyundai (p) 1 (3)     2W Ulsan Hyundai 1  
        1W Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 (1)  
  4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1    
  5 Busan IPark 0  

Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League
Team League
Pos.		 Championship Playoff 2012 ACL
1st
Round		 2nd
Round		 Semi-
final		 Final
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1ByeWinGroup Stage
Ulsan Hyundai 6WinWinWinLose
Pohang Steelers 2ByeLoseElim.Qualifying PO
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4WinLoseEliminatedDid not qualify
FC Seoul 3LoseEliminated
Busan I'Park 5Lose
Chunnam Dragons 7Did not qualify
Gyeongnam FC 8
Jeju United 9
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 10Did not qualifyGS (FA Cup)
Gwangju FC 11Did not qualifyDid not qualify
Daegu FC 12
Incheon United 13
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 14Did not qualifyIneligible
Daejeon Citizen 15Did not qualifyDid not qualify
Gangwon FC 16

Statistics
As of 30 October 2011

Attendance
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 447,397 51,606 9,797 27,962 −9.4%†
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 400,073 44,537 13,004 23,534 −11.6%†
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 259,790 33,554 8,334 16,237 +13.5%†
4 Ulsan Hyundai 254,164 34,758 3,376 15,885 +104.0%†
5 Daejeon Citizen 213,653 32,340 4,771 14,244 +66.1%†
6 Pohang Steelers 226,527 21,317 5,473 14,158 +26.7%†
7 Gyeongnam FC 136,021 22,468 1,214 9,068 −27.5%†
8 Gwangju FC 131,844 36,241 2,515 8,790 n/a†
9 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 126,594 16,400 3,245 8,440 +123.2%†
10 Incheon United 113,432 27,831 1,127 7,562 −11.8%†
11 Busan I'Park 108,630 29,267 2,336 7,242 +64.9%†
12 Chunnam Dragons 102,810 19,247 1,368 6,854 −42.9%†
13 Daegu FC 97,157 20,187 1,027 6,477 +31.0%†
14 Gangwon FC 87,676 15,497 2,017 5,845 −38.7%†
15 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 86,952 12,131 2,893 5,797 +40.4%†
16 Jeju United 69,138 12,775 1,191 4,609 −14.7%†
League total 2,861,858 51,606 1,027 11,634 +6.3%†

Updated to games played on 4 December 2011
Source: K-League
Notes:
† First season in K-league.
* Including K-League Championship matches. (Suwon has two games, Seoul, Pohang, Ulsan, Jeonbuk has one game each.

Top 10 Attendances
AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
51,60616 March 2011FC Seoul0–2Suwon Samsung BluewingsSeoul World Cup StadiumSundayAfternoon
44,537273 October 2011Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–0FC SeoulSuwon World Cup StadiumMondayAfternoon
44,3581311 June 2011FC Seoul1–1Pohang SteelersSeoul World Cup StadiumSaturdayEvening
42,9092923 October 2011FC Seoul3–1Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSeoul World Cup StadiumSundayAfternoon
38,06897 May 2011Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–2Chunnam DragonsSuwon World Cup StadiumSaturdayAfternoon
36,24115 March 2011Gwangju FC3–2Daegu FCGwangju World Cup StadiumSaturdayAfternoon
34,75816 March 2011Ulsan Hyundai1–2Daejeon CitizenUlsan Munsu Football StadiumSundayAfternoon
33,6632518 September 2011FC Seoul2–1Busan I'ParkSeoul World Cup StadiumSundayAfternoon
33,554Final 2nd leg4 December 2011Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Ulsan HyundaiJeonju World Cup StadiumSundayAfternoon
32,340212 March 2011Daejeon Citizen1–1FC SeoulDaejeon World Cup StadiumSaturdayAfternoon

Awards

K-League Most Valuable Player

K-League Rookie of the Year

K-League Top Scorer

K-League Top Assistor

K-League Best XI

K-League Manager of the Year

K-League Team of the Year

K-League Youth Team of the Year

K-League Fair Play Award
  • The K-League Fair Play award was won by FC Seoul.

K-League Special Award
  • Jeju United trainer Kim Jang-yeol won the Special award.

'FAN'tastic Player

The K-League 'FAN'tastic Player was won by Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

See also

References
  1. 프로축구 포항, 레모스 감독 전격 경질. Segye Ilbo (in Korean). 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. "Choi quits as coach". Fifa.com. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  3. "Kwan quits as Seoul coach". Fifa.com. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  4. "대전 신임 감독에 유상철, 23일 홈서 데뷔전". Osen. Naver.com. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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