2012 in South Korean football

The 2012 season involves the domestic leagues of South Korean football and the National team.

Honors

League
CompetitionStartEndChampions
K-League3 March1 DecemberFC Seoul
Korea National League10 March17 NovemberIncheon Korail
Challengers League5 March24 NovemberFC Pocheon
WK-League26 March29 OctoberGoyang Daekyo Noonnoppi
Cup
CompetitionStartEndWinners
Korean FA Cup17 March20 OctoberPohang Steelers
National League Cup1 June13 JuneSuwon City
Challengers Cup28 July4 AugustIcheon Citizen

Leagues

K-League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Seoul (C, Q) 44 29 9 6 76 42 +34 96 Qualification to 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Q) 44 22 13 9 82 49 +33 79
3 Pohang Steelers (Q) 44 23 8 13 72 47 +25 77
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Q) 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73
5 Ulsan Hyundai 44 18 14 12 60 52 +8 68
6 Jeju United 44 16 15 13 71 56 +15 63
7 Busan IPark 44 13 14 17 40 51 11 53
8 Gyeongnam FC 44 14 8 22 50 60 10 50
9 Incheon United 44 17 16 11 46 40 +6 67
10 Daegu FC 44 16 13 15 55 56 1 61
11 Chunnam Dragons 44 13 14 17 47 60 13 53
12 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 44 14 10 20 47 56 9 52
13 Daejeon Citizen 44 13 11 20 46 67 21 50
14 Gangwon FC 44 14 7 23 57 68 11 49
15 Gwangju FC (R) 44 10 15 19 57 67 10 45 Relegation to 2013 K League Challenge
16 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (R) 44 7 6 31 29 74 45 27 Withdrawn[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2012. Source: K-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Pohang Steelers, the winner of the 2012 Korean FA Cup, will qualify for the 2013 AFC Champions League.
  2. Because Sangju Sangmu Phoenix can not compete in the AFC Champions League, if Sangju would in the top three in the league, the next highest-placed team of the league advance AFC Champions League. Sangju Sangmu Phoenix withdrew from the league after Round 30.[1]

Korea National League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 26 15 10 1 51 20 +31 55 Championship playoff
2 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 26 15 4 7 61 30 +31 49
3 Gangneung City 26 14 5 7 32 21 +11 47
4 Changwon City 26 14 4 8 36 30 +6 46
5 Incheon Korail (C) 26 12 6 8 39 30 +9 42
6 Yongin City 26 12 6 8 37 35 +2 42
7 Busan Transportation Corporation 26 11 8 7 28 23 +5 41
8 Mokpo City 26 10 6 10 28 37 9 36
9 Suwon City 26 9 7 10 29 32 3 34
10 Ansan H FC 26 8 8 10 25 34 9 32
11 Gimhae City 26 6 10 10 26 34 8 28
12 Chungju Hummel 26 5 6 15 20 34 14 21
13 Cheonan City 26 6 1 19 25 45 20 19
14 Daejeon KHNP 26 3 3 20 22 54 32 12
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2012. Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Championship Play-off

  First round     Second round     Semi-final     Final
                                         
  3 Gangneung City 0 (2)       5 Incheon Korail 1 3 4
  6 Yongin City 0 (4)         2 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo 1     1 Goyang KB 0 2 2
        0 (bye) 0     5 Incheon Korail 2  
        2 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo 0  
  4 Changwon City 0    
  5 Incheon Korail 2  

Challengers League

Group A

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Pocheon (Q) 25 20 2 3 101 24 +77 62 Championship playoff
2 Chuncheon FC (Q) 25 18 4 3 62 25 +37 58
3 Icheon Citizen 25 17 2 6 73 28 +45 53
4 Yeonggwang FC 25 9 5 11 45 38 +7 32
5 Jeonju FC 25 8 4 13 51 55 4 28
6 Gwangju Gwangsan FC 25 8 4 13 47 68 21 28
7 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 26 6 3 17 33 75 42 21
8 Namyangju United 25 2 1 22 28 115 87 6[lower-alpha 1]
9 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 0 2 23 28 155 127 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2012. Source: www.kfa.or.kr (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Namyangju Citizen were deducted one point

Group B

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paju Citizen (Q) 25 15 5 5 61 34 +27 50 Championship playoff
2 Cheongju FC (Q) 25 14 7 4 72 30 +42 49
3 Yangju Citizen 25 14 4 7 79 51 +28 46
4 Gyeongju Citizen 25 12 7 6 48 30 +18 43
5 Bucheon FC 1995 25 12 5 8 52 29 +23 41
6 Seoul United 25 11 5 9 62 56 +6 38
7 Cheonan FC 25 7 10 8 44 43 +1 31
8 Yesan United 25 8 2 15 58 72 14 26
9 Goyang Citizen 25 5 7 13 44 60 16 21[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2012. Source: www.kfa.or.kr (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Goyang FC were deducted one point

League total

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Pocheon (Q) 25 20 2 3 101 24 +77 62 Championship playoff
2 Chuncheon FC (Q) 25 18 4 3 62 25 +37 58
3 Icheon Citizen 25 17 2 6 73 27 +46 53
4 Paju Citizen (Q) 25 15 5 5 61 34 +27 50 Championship playoff
5 Cheongju FC (Q) 25 14 7 4 72 30 +42 49
6 Yangju Citizen 25 14 4 7 79 51 +28 46
7 Gyeongju Citizen 25 12 7 6 48 30 +18 43
8 Bucheon FC 1995 25 12 5 8 52 29 +23 41
9 Seoul United 25 11 5 9 62 56 +6 38
10 Yeonggwang FC 25 9 5 11 45 38 +7 32
11 Cheonan FC 25 7 10 8 44 43 +1 31
12 Jeonju FC 25 8 4 13 51 55 4 28
13 Gwangju Gwangsan FC 25 8 4 13 47 68 21 28
14 Yesan United 25 8 2 15 57 72 15 26
15 Goyang Citizen 25 5 7 13 44 60 16 21[lower-alpha 1]
16 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 25 6 2 17 33 75 42 20
17 Namyangju United 25 2 1 22 31 120 89 6[lower-alpha 2]
18 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 0 2 23 33 158 125 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2012. Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Goyang FC were deducted one point
  2. Namyangju Citizen were deducted one point

Championship Play-off

  Playoff Semifinals Finals
                               
    1 FC Pocheon 1  
    2 Chuncheon FC 3     2 Chuncheon FC 0  
  3 Paju Citizen (p) 1 (5)     4 Paju Citizen 2  
  4 Cheongju Jikji 1 (4)  

WK-League

League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi (C) 21 17 2 2 54 11 +43 53 WK-League Championship
2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 21 16 2 3 43 17 +26 50 WK-League Playoff
3 Jeonbuk KSPO 21 10 2 9 30 32 2 32
4 Chungbuk Sportstoto 21 7 5 9 31 43 12 26
5 Seoul Amazones 21 5 9 7 26 29 3 24
6 Suwon FMC 21 6 6 9 29 39 10 24
7 Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma 21 3 6 12 16 30 14 15
8 Busan Sangmu 21 2 4 15 25 53 28 10
Source: wkleague.co.kr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Playoff and championship

The playoff is played one leg and championship final is played over two legs.

  Play-off Championship final
                       
1 Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi (Bye)    
     
    1 Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi 0 3 3
  2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 1 1 2
2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 3
3 Jeonbuk KSPO 2  

Cups

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League Championship

Challengers Cup

South Korean clubs performance in Asia

Champions League

South Korean clubs' score displayed first

TeamRoundOpponent1st leg2nd legAggregate
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsGroup Stage Guangzhou Evergrande1–53–1None
Kashiwa Reysol1–50–2
Buriram United2–03–2
Pohang SteelersQualifying play-off Chonburi2–0
Group Stage Adelaide United1–00–1None
Gamba Osaka3–02–0
Bunyodkor0–20–1
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaGroup Stage Central Coast Mariners1–15–0None
Tianjin Teda1–13–0
Nagoya Grampus2–21–1
Round of 16 Bunyodkor0–1
Ulsan HyundaiGroup Stage Brisbane Roar1–12–1None
Beijing Guoan2–13–2
FC Tokyo2–21–0
Round of 16 Kashiwa Reysol3–2
Quarter-finals Al-Hilal1–04–05–0
Semi-finals Bunyodkor3–12–05–1
Final Al-Ahli3–0

Asian Challenge Cup

TeamRoundOpponentScore
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSemifinal Guangzhou R&F5–1
Final Shimizu S-Pulse5–1

National team

Men's

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

8 June 2012 Fourth Round Qatar  1 – 4  South Korea Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
19:15 UTC+03 Ahmed  22' Report Lee Keun-Ho  26', 80'
Kwak Tae-Hwi  55'
Kim Shin-Wook  64'
Attendance: 10,730
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
12 June 2012 Fourth Round South Korea  3 – 0  Lebanon Goyang Stadium, Goyang
20:00 UTC+09 Kim Bo-Kyung  30', 48'
Koo Ja-Cheol  90'
Report Attendance: 36,756
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
11 September 2012 Fourth Round Uzbekistan  2 – 2  South Korea Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
18:00 UTC+05 Ki Sung-Yeung  13' (o.g.)
Tursunov  59'
Report Filiposyan  44' (o.g.)
Lee Dong-Gook  57'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
16 October 2012 Fourth Round Iran  1 – 0  South Korea Azadi Stadium, Tehran
20:00 UTC+03:30 Nekounam  76' Report Attendance: 99,885
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Friendlies

25 February 2012 South Korea  4 – 2  Uzbekistan Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
14:00 UTC+09 Lee Dong-Gook  18', 45+1'
Kim Chi-Woo  46', 90'
Rakhimov  78'
Andreev  83' (pen.)
Attendance: 28,931
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
30 May 2012 Spain  4 – 1  South Korea Stade de Suisse, Bern
19:00 UTC+01 Torres  12'
Alonso  52' (pen.)
Cazorla  56'
Negredo  80'
Kim Do-Heon  43' Attendance: 10,220
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
15 August 2012 South Korea  2 – 1  Zambia Anyang Stadium, Anyang
20:00 UTC+09 Lee Keun-Ho  16', 48' Mayuka  28' Attendance: 16,606
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
14 November 2012 South Korea  1 – 2  Australia Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong
19:00 UTC+09 Lee Dong-Gook  11' Nikita Rukavytsya  43'
Cornthwaite  87'
Attendance: 21,618
Referee: Wang Zhe (China)

2012 Summer Olympics

26 July Group Round Mexico  0 0  South Korea Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 GMT Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 15,748
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
1 August Group Round South Korea  0 0  Gabon London, United Kingdom
17:00 GMT Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,927
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
7 August Semi-finals South Korea  0 3  Brazil Manchester, United Kingdom
14:30 GMT Report Monteiro  39'
Damião  57'  64'
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 69,389
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

References

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