2020 Pohang Steelers season

The 2020 season was Pohang Steelers' thirty-eighth season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers is competing K League 1, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League. Pohang Steelers was play their first match on May 10th before the league was suspend from February during COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Pohang Steelers
2020 season
Chairman Shin Young-gwon
Manager Kim Gi-dong
K League 13rd
Korean FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(12 goals)

All:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(14 goals)
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0

Current squad

As of 12 February 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KOR Hwang In-jae
2 DF  KOR Sim Sang-min
3 DF  KOR Kim Gwang-seok
4 DF  KOR Jeon Min-gwang
5 DF  KOR Ha Chang-rae
6 DF  KOR Choi Young-jun
7 MF  KOR Shim Dong-woon
8 MF  AUS Brandon O'Neill
9 FW  KOR Heo Yong-joon
10 FW  RUS Stanislav Iljutcenko
11 MF  KOR Lee Gwang-hyeok
12 FW  KOR Song Min-kyu
13 DF  KOR Kim Yong-hwan
14 DF  KOR Gwon Wan-gyu
15 DF  KOR Min Kyoung-hyun
16 MF  KOR Lee Seung-mo
17 DF  KOR Kim Sang-won
18 FW  KOR Moon Kyoung-min
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  KOR Kim Joo-hwan
20 DF  KOR Lee Do-hyun
21 GK  KOR Lee Jun
22 DF  KOR Park Jae-woo
24 MF  KOR Yang Tae-ryul
25 DF  KOR Woo Min-geol
26 MF  SRB Aleksandar Paločević
27 MF  KOR Park Jae-hoon
28 MF  KOR Choi Jae-young
29 FW  KOR Kim Dong-bum
31 GK  KOR Kang Hyeon-mu
36 DF  KOR Kim Min-kyu
41 GK  KOR Cho Sung-hoon
77 FW  COL Manuel Palacios
79 MF  KOR Go Young-joon
88 MF  KOR Kim Kyu-pyo
91 GK  KOR Noh Ji-hoon
99 FW  KOR Lee Ji-yong

Transfer

Loan out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  KOR Kwon Ki-pyo (at FC Anyang)
MF  KOR Kim Ji-min (Unknown)
FW  KOR Kim Chan (at Chungnam Asan)
FW  KOR Ha Seung-un (at Jeonnam Dragons)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  KOR Lee Sang-ki (at Jeonnam Dragons for military duty)
MF  KOR Lee Soo-bin (at Jeonbuk Hyundai)
MF  KOR Kim Jin-hyeon (at Gwangju FC)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Kim Gi-dong
Assistant Manager Lee Sang-uk
GK Coach Ho jin-Park
Physical Coach Park Hyo-jun
Match Analyst Park Cheol-ho
Translator Lee Sang-min
Translator Ki Ji-yong

Last updated: 10 May 2020
Source: Pohang Steelers

Competitions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 15 5 7 56 35  +21 50 8 3 3 30 21  +9 7 2 4 26 14  +12

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAH
ResultWDLWLWLWWWDWDLDLLWWWDWWWWLW
Position314464443544333454444333333
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team 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 the 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 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
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 the Champions League play-off round
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.
  2. Sangju Sangmu are a military team and are not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they have confirmed that the team will move their franchise city in the 2021 season and will be relegated to K League 2 season regardless of their final position in this season.

Matches

All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9

10 May 2020 1 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Busan IPark Pohang, Gyeongbuk
14:00 KST Iljutcenko  24'
Palocevic  72', pen'
Choi  52'
Sim  72'
Report Soo  30' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-Woo
16 May 2020 2 Daegu 1–1 Pohang Steelers Suseong-gu, Daegu
16:30 KST Edgar  67'
Hong  72'
Kim  90+3'
Report Paločević  43' Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
22 May 2020 3 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Seoul Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:30 KST Iljutcenko  5'
Chang  15'
O'Neill  41'
Report Hwang  35'
Go  56'
Osmar Barba  74'
Kim  90+4'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung
31 May 2020 4 Incheon United 1–4 Pohang Steelers Jung-gu, Incheon
19:00 KST Kim  26'
Kim  45+2'
Report Iljutcenko  7'
Ha  14'
Ha  17'
Lee  43'
Lee  73'
Song  90'
Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
6 June 2020 5 Pohang Steelers 0–4 Ulsan Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko  16' Report Kim  16'
Lee  26', 37'
In-sung  76'
Júnior  86'
Dong-gyeong  90+2'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
13 June 2020 6 Sangju Sangmu 2–4 Pohang Steelers Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sangju
19:00 KST Ko Myeong-seok  37'
Oh Se-hun  43', 70' (pen.)
Oh Se-hun  59'
Report Chang  29'
Iljutcenko  40', 49'
Paločević  45+4', 78'
Choi Young-jun  46'
Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong
16 June 2020 7 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Jeonbuk Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST Kim Sang-won  6'
Lee Seung-mo  41'
Palocevic  52'
O'Neill  57'
Lee Seung-mo  60'
Iljutcenko  70'
Report Han Kyo-won  61'
Son Jun-ho  87'
Kim Min-hyeok  90+2'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
20 June 2020 8 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gangwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko  62' (pen.)
Shim Dong-woon  79'
Kwon Wan-kyu  83'
Park Jae-woo  90+3'
Report Shin Kwang-Hoon  59'
Kim Oh-gyu  90'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
26 June 2020 9 Gwangju 0–2 Pohang Steelers Seo-gu, Gwangju
19:00 KST Willyan  63'
Lim Min-hyuk  90+4'
Kim Chang-soo  90+6'
Report Choi Young-jun  24'
Palacios  34'
Oh Beom-seok  41'
Song Min-kyu  90'
Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
5 July 2020 10 Seongnam 0–4 Pohang Steelers Bundang-gu, Seongnam
19:00 KST Report Song Min-kyu  23', 53'
Ha Chang-rae  43'
Iljutcenko  45+2'
Palacios  70'
Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
11 July 2020 11 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Suwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Palacios  33'
O'Neill  45+1'
Song  60'
Report Taggart  38'
Antonis  52'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
18 July 2020 12 Seoul 1–3 Pohang Steelers Mapo-gu, Seoul
20:00 KST Cho Young-wook  38'
Kim Nam-chun  57'
Summary Iljutcenko  52', 62' (pen.)
Lee Gwang-hyuk  57'
Song Min-kyu  90+1'
Palacios  90+2'
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
26 July 2020 13 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Incheon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko  34'
Kwon Wan-kyu  64'
Summary Mugoša  29' (pen.)
Lee Jae-sung  74'
Mun Ji-hwan  90+3'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
1 August 2020 14 Jeonbuk 2–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Son Jun-ho  61'
Kim Bo-kyung  70'
Summary Palacios  31'
Song Min-kyu  55'
Kang Hyeon-mu  70'
Iljutcenko  90'
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
8 August 2020 15 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Kim Sang-won  39'
Park Jae-Woo  68'
Go Young-jun  90+1'
Summary Willyan  26'
Felipe  63' (pen.)
Felipe  87'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
15 August 2020 16 Ulsan 2–0 Pohang Steelers Ulsan
19:00 KST Kim In-sung  55'
Johnsen  57'
Koh Myong-Jin  59'
Report Ha Chang-rae  32' Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Park Byung-jin
23 August 2020 17 Busan 2–1 Pohang Steelers Busan
19:00 KST Kang Min-soo  14'
Lee Jeong-hyeop  36' (pen.)
Report Kim Sang-won  4'  83'
Lee Gwang-hyuk  61'
Paločević  65'
Kim Gwang-seok  90'
Jeon Min-gwang  90+5'
Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
30 August 2020 18 Pohang Steelers 2–1 Seongnam Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko  52', 56'
Iljutcenko  73'
Report Na Sang-ho  20' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cho Ji-um
5 September 2020 19 Pohang Steelers 3–2 Daegu Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Paločević  21' (pen.)
Palacios  51'
Palacios  71'
Song Min-kyu  82'
Choi Young-jun  90+2'
Report Cesinha  7', 34'
Jo Jin-woo  84'
Jung Seung-won  90+2'
Kim Woo-seok  90+4'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
13 September 2020 20 Gangwon 0–3 Pohang Steelers Chuncheon
19:00 KST Lim Chai-min  21'
Shin Kwang-hoon  49'
Koim Young-bin  85'
Report Palacios  1'
Song Min-kyu  26'
Paločević  64'
Kim Gwang-seok  81'
Lee Seung-mo  87'
Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
16 September 2020 21 Suwon 0–0 Pohang Steelers Suwon
19:00 KST Report Kang Sang-woo  15'
Palacios  22'
Iljutcenko  86'
Choi Young-jun  89'
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
20 September 2020 22 Pohang Steelers 4–3 Sangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 KST Paločević  28', 38', 90+6'
Jeon Min-kwan  39'
Palacios  55'
Lee Seung-mo  57'
Kim Sang-won  63'
Song Min-kyu  74'
Ha Chang-rae  77'
Kang Sang-Woo  90+5'
Report Kwon Kyung-won  45'
Moon Seon-min  59' (pen.)
Jeong Jae-hee  60'
Kim Min-hyeok  85'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
27 September 2020 23 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 5–3 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee Gwang-hyuk  29'
Iljutcenko  36', 71', 89'
Ha Chang-rae  54'
Palocevic  77' (pen.)
Lee Seung-mo  57'
Kim Sang-won  63'
Song Min-kyu  74'
Ha Chang-rae  77'
Report Willyan  10'
Silva  56'
Eom Won-sang  69'
Hong Joon-ho  76'
Felipe  82'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
3 October 2020 24 (Final A) Jeonbuk 0–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Hong Jeong-ho  41' Report Song Min-kyu  60'
Kang Hyeon-mu  84'
Palocevic  90+1'
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
18 October 2020 25 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 4–0 Ulsan Pohang
19:00 KST Iljutcenko  3', 73'
Lee Gwang-hyuk  11'
Palocevic  81', 82'
Report Jung Seung-hyun  22'
Bulthuis  59'
Johnsen  63'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
25 October 2020 26 (Final A) Daegu FC 3–2 Pohang Steelers Daegu
14:00 KST Cesinha  7', 86'
Park Han-bin  25'
Damjanović  60'
Jeong Tae-uk  81'
Jeong Seung-won  83'
Lee Jin-hyun  89'
Report Palocevic  31'
Iljutcenko  59'
Jeon Min-kwang  71'
Iljutcenko  85'
Oh Beom-Seok  90+3'
Stadium: Daegu Civic Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop
1 November 2020 27 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 3–1 Sangju Sangmu Pohang
15:00 KST Kang Sang-woo  62'
Palacios  73'
Iljutcenko  79'
Ha Chang-rae  83'
Goh Young-jun  85'
Report Kwon Kyung-won  84' (pen.) Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Lee Dong-Jun

Matches

1 July 2020 Third round Pohang Steelers 1–0 Gyeongju Citizen Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee  21'
Oh  21'
Lee  86'
Choi  89'
Report Yun  77'
Kwon  83'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Heui-su
15 July 2020 Fourth round Sangju Sangmu 2–3 (a.e.t.) Pohang Steelers Sangju
19:00 KST Jeong Jae-hee  31'
Heo Yong-joon  59'
Summary Iljutcenko  17', 120+1'
Choi Young-jun  65'
Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
15 July 2020 Quarter-finals Seoul 1–5 Pohang Steelers Seoul
19:30 KST Jeong Hyeon-cheol  33'
Yu Sang-hun  42'
Jeong Hyeon-cheol  59'
Hwang Hyun-soo  85'
Summary Song Min-kyu  13'
Kim Gwang-seok  32'
Iljutcenko  59'
Park Jae-Woo  63'
Iljutcenko  83', 90+1'
Shim Dong-woon  89'
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Squad statistics

Appearances

No. Nat. Pos. Name K League FA Cup Champions League TOTAL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
31GKKang Hyeon-mu 1000000100
1GKHwang In-jae 00100010
3DFKim Gwang-seok 1000000100
4DFJeon Min-gwang 2(2)010003(2)0
5DFHa Chang-rae 1011000110
6DFChoi Young-jun 901000100
7MFShim Dong-woon 6(4)010007(4)0
8MFBrandon O'Neill 700(1)0007(1)0
9FWNam Joon-jae 0(1)000000(1)0
10FWStanislav Iljutcenko 1071000117
11MFLee Gwang-hyeok 1(8)010002(8)0
12FWSong Min-kyu 8(2)30(1)0008(3)3
14DFGwon Wan-gyu 5(1)101006(1)1
15DFMin Kyung-hyun 00000000
16MFLee Seung-mo 4(3)211005(3)3
17DFKim Sang-won 30000030
18FWMun Kyung-min 00000000
19DFKim Joo-hwan 00000000
20DFLee Do-hyun 00000000
21GKJun Lee 00000000
22GKPark Jae-woo 2(1)010003(1)0
25GKWoo Min-geol 00000000
26MFAleksandar Paločević 74000074
27MFPark Jae-hoon 10000010
28MFChoi Jae-young 00000000
29FWKim Dong-bum 00000000
36DFKim Min-kyu 00000000
41GKCho Sung-hoon 00000000
47MFOh Beom-seok 10100020
77FWManuel Palacios 9(1)20(1)0009(2)2
79MFGo Young-joon 0(2)000000(2)0
88MFKim Kyu-pyo 00000000
91GKNoh Ji-hoon 00000000
99FWLee Ji-yong 00000000
Players who left the club in Transfer window or on loan
2DFSim Sang-min 30000030
9FWHeo Yong-joon 20000020
13DFKim Yong-hwan 30000030
24GKPark Jae-woo 20000020

Goal scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Kang Sang-woo

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 FW10 Stanislav Iljutcenko182020
2 MF26 Aleksandar Paločević110011
3 FW12 Song Min-kyu100010
4 FW77 Manuel Palacios4004
4 MF79 Go Young-jun2002
5 DF27 Lee Seung-mo1203
6 DF3 Kim Gwang-seok0101
DF5 Ha Chang-rae1001
DF12 Lee Gwang-hyuk1001
DF22 Park Jae-Woo0101
MF13 Kang Sang-woo1001
MF6 Choi Young-jun0101
FW7 Shim Dong-woon0101
TOTALS 49 4 0 53

Last updated: 25 November 2020.
Source: kleague.com,

Assists

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 MF26 Aleksandar Paločević4206
FW10 Stanislav Iljutcenko3205
3 FW12 Lee Gwang-hyuk3003
FW77 Palacios3003
5 FW10 Song Min-kyu2002
6 FW13 Kim Yong-hwan1001
GK31 Kang Hyeon-mu1001
MF6 Choi Young-jun1001
FW7 Shim Dong-woon1001
TOTALS 19 4 0 23

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 31 Kang Hyeon-mu4004
2 1 Hwang In-jae0101
TOTALS 4 1 0 5

Last updated: 6 July 2020.
Source: kleague.com

Notes

    References

    1. "K League 1 will kick off on 8 May". K League. K League. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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