2011 in South Korean football

The 2011 season began on 5 March 2011 for the K-League and Challengers League, with the Korea National League starting 7 days later on 12 March 2011.

Honors

League
Competition	Start	End	Champions
K-League	5 March	4 December	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Korea National League	12 March	20 November	Ulsan Mipo Dolphins
Challengers League	5 March	13 November	Gyeongju Citizen
WK-League	21 March	29 September	Goyang Daekyo Kangaroos
Cup
Competition	Start	End	Winners
Korean FA Cup	12 March	15 October	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
K-League Cup	16 March	13 July	Ulsan Hyundai
National League Cup	19 June	30 June	Ulsan Mipo Dolphins
Challengers Cup	5 August	13 August	Icheon Citizen

League tables

K-League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) (Q)	30	18	9	3	67	32	+35	63	2011 K-League Championship and 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Pohang Steelers (Q)	30	17	8	5	59	33	+26	59	2011 K-League Championship and 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off2
3	FC Seoul	30	16	7	7	56	38	+18	55	2011 K-League Championship and the winner of Playoffs among four qualifies to 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage2
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 (O) (Q)	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 (Q)	30	9	8	13	43	47	−4	35	2012 AFC Champions League Group stage1
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 games played on 30 October 2011.
Source: K-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage as 2011 Korean FA Cup winners.
2.: 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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Championship

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
						0	(bye)	0
						2	Pohang Steelers	0
	4	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1								2	Pohang Steelers	0
	5	Busan I'Park	0								6	Ulsan Hyundai	1
						4	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1 (1)
	3	FC Seoul	1			6	Ulsan Hyundai (p)	1 (3)
	6	Ulsan Hyundai	3													6	Ulsan Hyundai	1	1	2
																1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2	2	4
											0	(bye)	0
											1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	26	17	2	7	53	34	+19	53	Championship playoff
2	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	26	13	8	5	37	25	+12	47
3	Gangneung City	26	12	10	4	40	25	+15	46
4	Busan Transportation Corporation	26	11	8	7	29	27	+2	41
5	Changwon City	26	11	7	8	37	36	+1	40
6	Incheon Korail	26	11	6	9	29	23	+6	39
7	Suwon City	26	8	11	7	28	23	+5	35
8	Daejeon KHNP	26	9	8	9	40	38	+2	35
9	Cheonan City	26	9	8	9	31	31	0	35
10	Gimhae City	26	10	3	13	39	44	−5	33
11	Yongin City	26	5	11	10	22	32	−10	26
12	Ansan Hallelujah	26	5	8	13	25	42	−17	23
13	Mokpo City	26	5	6	15	25	36	−11	21
14	Chungju Hummel	26	5	6	15	25	44	−19	21

Updated to games played on 29 October 2011.
Source: Korea National League (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Championship playoff

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
						0	(bye)	0
						2	Goyang Kookmin Bank	0
	3	Gangneung City	3								2	Goyang Kookmin Bank	3
	6	Incheon Korail	2								5	Changwon City	2
						3	Gangneung City	1
	4	Busan Transportation Co.	0			5	Changwon City	3
	5	Changwon City	1													2	Goyang Kookmin Bank	1	0	1
																1	Ulsan Mipo Dolphins	1	1	2
											0	(bye)	0
											1	Ulsan Mipo Dolphins	0

Challengers League

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Yangju Citizen	22	15	5	2	52	28	+24	50	Championship playoff
2	Gyeongju Citizen	22	13	6	3	57	24	+33	45
3	Bucheon FC 1995	22	8	5	9	37	31	+6	29
4	Jeonju FC	22	7	8	7	29	34	−5	29
5	Seoul United	22	7	5	10	44	46	−2	26
6	Namyangju United	22	5	5	12	40	56	−16	20
7	Yeonggwang FC	22	4	3	15	26	51	−25	15
8	Asan United	22	3	6	13	37	73	−36	15

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Icheon Citizen	22	15	4	3	72	25	+47	49	Championship playoff
2	FC Pocheon	22	14	6	2	49	22	+27	48
3	Chuncheon FC	22	13	4	5	38	23	+15	43
4	Cheongju FC	22	11	7	4	43	25	+18	40
5	Seoul FC Martyrs	22	9	3	10	43	56	−13	30
6	Cheonan FC	22	6	2	14	37	55	−18	20
7	Gwangju Gwangsan FC	22	4	5	13	29	55	−26	17
8	Goyang Citizen	22	3	4	15	24	56	−32	13

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-offs

	Semi-finals						Final
	A1	Yangju Citizen (pen.)	1 (4)
	B2	FC Pocheon	1 (3)
							A1	Yangju Citizen	1	2	3
							A2	Gyeongju Citizen	1	3	4
	B1	Icheon Citizen	0 (2)
	A2	Gyeongju Citizen (pen.)	0 (4)

WK-League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi	21	19	1	1	64	16	+48	58	WK-League Championship
2	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	21	12	5	4	37	18	+19	41	WK-League Playoff
3	Suwon FMC	21	12	4	5	39	21	+18	40
4	Busan Sangmu	21	11	2	8	30	32	−2	35
5	Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma	21	8	3	10	24	35	−11	27
6	Seoul Amazones	21	5	9	7	19	26	−7	24
7	Jeonbuk KSPO	21	1	3	17	17	46	−29	6
8	Chungbuk Sportstoto	21	1	3	17	13	49	−36	6

Updated to games played on 5 September 2011.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

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

	Play-off						Championship final
	1	Goyang Daekyo Kangaroos (Bye)
							1	Goyang Daekyo Kangaroos	2	3	5
							2	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	2	1	3
	2	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (a.e.t.)	2
	3	Suwon FMC	1

Cups

Korean FA Cup

Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
Incheon United	2
Yonsei University	1			Incheon United	0
Seongnam Ilhwa	3			Seongnam Ilhwa	2
Mokpo City	0							Seongnam Ilhwa	2
Jeonbuk Hyundai	2							Busan I'Park	1
Kyunghee University	1			Jeonbuk Hyundai	1
Cheonan City	1			Busan I'Park	2
Busan I'Park	2											Seongnam Ilhwa	3
Pohang Steelers	2											Pohang Steelers	1
Daejeon KHNP	0			Pohang Steelers	1
Daegu FC	2			Ulsan Mipo Dolphins	0
Ulsan Mipo Dolphins	3							Pohang Steelers	4
Busan Kyotong	2							FC Seoul	2
Gyeongnam FC	1			Busan Kyotong	0
FC Seoul	4			FC Seoul	1
Yongin City	0															Seongnam Ilhwa	1
Gwangju FC	1															Suwon Bluewings	0
Suwon City	2			Suwon City	0
Suwon Bluewings	3			Suwon Bluewings	1
FC Pocheon	1							Suwon Bluewings	1
Chunnam Dragons	1							Chunnam Dragons	0
Konkuk University	0			Chunnam Dragons	1
Goyang Kookmin Bank	2			Jeju United	0
Jeju United	4											Suwon Bluewings	3
Ansan Hallelujah	0											Ulsan Hyundai	2
Ulsan Hyundai	1			Ulsan Hyundai	2
Gangneung City	1			Sangju Sangmu	1
Sangju Sangmu	2							Ulsan Hyundai	3
Chungju Hummel	0 (3)							Gangwon FC	0
Gangwon FC (pen)	0 (4)			Gangwon FC (pen)	1 (4)
Gimhae City	0			Daejeon Citizen	1 (3)
Daejeon Citizen	3

K-League Cup

Group Round

Group A

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Pohang Steelers	5	4	0	1	11	3	+8	12
2	Gyeongnam FC	5	3	1	1	7	2	+5	10
3	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	5	2	2	1	4	3	+1	8
4	Incheon United	5	1	2	2	5	6	–1	5
5	Daegu FC	5	1	2	2	2	5	–3	5
6	Daejeon Citizen	5	0	1	4	1	11	–10	1

Group B

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Busan I'Park	5	4	0	1	7	3	+4	12
2	Ulsan Hyundai FC	5	4	0	1	8	5	+3	12
3	Chunnam Dragons	5	3	1	1	4	1	+3	10
4	Gangwon FC	5	1	1	3	7	6	+1	4
5	Sangju Sangmu FC	5	1	0	4	6	9	–3	3
6	Gwangju FC	5	1	0	4	4	12	–8	3

Knockout Round

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Ulsan Hyundai		4
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors		1
						Ulsan Hyundai		4
						Gyeongnam FC		2
	Gyeongnam FC		1
	FC Seoul		0
											Ulsan Hyundai		3
											Busan I'Park		2
	Pohang Steelers		1
	Busan I'Park		2
						Busan I'Park		2
						Suwon Samsung Bluewings		1
	Jeju United FC		0 (2)
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)		0 (4)

National League Cup

Group Round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mokpo City	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
2	Cheonan City	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Busan Transportation Corp	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Incheon Korail	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
2	Ulsan Mipo Dolphins	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Suwon City	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Chungju Hummel	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	3

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	National Police Agency	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
2	Changwon City	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3
3	Gimhae City	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gangneung City	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	5
2	Yongin City	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Goyang Kookmin Bank	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Daejeon KHNP	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3

Knockout Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A1

Mokpo City

1

C2

Changwon City

2

C2

Changwon City (a.e.t.)

3

B1

Incheon Korail

2

B1

Incheon Korail (p)

0 (4)

D2

Yongin City

0 (3)

C2

Changwon City

0

B2

Ulsan Mipo Dolphins

3

C1

National Police Agency

1

A2

Cheonan City

0

C1

National Police Agency

0

B2

Ulsan Mipo Dolphins

1

D1

Gangneung City

2 (3)

B2

Ulsan Mipo Dolphins (p)

2 (4)

Challengers Cup

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Bucheon FC 1995 (pen.)	0 (7)
	Cheongju Jikji	0 (6)
					Bucheon FC 1995	1
					Asan Citizen	2
	Jeonju EM	1 (2)
	Asan Citizen (pen.)	1 (4)
									Asan Citizen	0
									Icheon Citizen	5
	Yangju FC	1
	FC Pocheon	3
					FC Pocheon	2 (5)
					Icheon Citizen (pen.)	2 (6)
	Icheon Citizen
	(bye)
													Icheon Citizen (pen.)	1 (4)
													Gyeongju Citizen	1 (3)
	Cheonan FC	1
	Chuncheon FC	0
					Cheonan FC	2
					Seoul United	1
	Yeonggwang FC	1
	Seoul United	4
									Cheonan FC	0
									Gyeongju Citizen	5
	Namyangju United	1
	Gyeongju Citizen	4
					Gyeongju Citizen (pen.)	1 (4)
					Goyang FC	1 (3)
	Seoul FC Martyrs	1
	Goyang FC	5

South Korean clubs' performance in Asia

Champions League

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League

South Korean clubs' score displayed first

Team	Round	Opponent	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
Jeju United	Group Stage	Tianjin Teda	0–1	0–3	None
		Melbourne Victory	2–1	1–1
		Gamba Osaka	2–1	1–3
FC Seoul	Group Stage	Al-Ain	1–0	3–0	None
		Hangzhou Greentown	3–0	1–1
		Nagoya Grampus	1–1	0–2
	Round of 16	Kashima Antlers			3–0
	Quarter-finals	Al-Ittihad	1–3	1–0	2–3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Group Stage	Sydney	0–0	3–1	None
		Shanghai Shenhua	4–0	3–0
		Kashima Antlers	1–1	1–1
	Round of 16	Nagoya Grampus			2–0
	Quarter-finals	Zob Ahan	1–1	2–1	3–2
	Semi-finals	Al-Sadd	0–2	1–0	1–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Group Stage	Shandong Luneng	1–0	2–1	None
		Arema	4–0	6–0
		Cerezo Osaka	0–1	1–0
	Round of 16	Tianjin Teda			3–0
	Quarter-finals	Cerezo Osaka	3–4	6–1	9–5
	Semi-finals	Al-Ittihad	3–2	2–1	5–3
	Final	Al-Sadd			2–2 (2–4p)

Asian Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011 Asian Challenge Cup

Team	Round	Opponent	Score
Ulsan Hyundai	Semifinal	Tianjin Teda	0–4
	Third place match	South China	4–2

National team

Main article: 2011 South Korea national football team season

2011 AFC Asian Cup

South Korea v Bahrain

10 January 2011 Group Round	South Korea	2 – 1	Bahrain	Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
19:15 UTC+3	Koo Ja-Cheol  40', 52'	Report	Aaish  85' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,669 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Australia v South Korea

14 January 2011 Group Round	Australia	1 – 1	South Korea	Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
16:15 UTC+3	Jedinak  62'	Report	Koo Ja-Cheol  24'	Attendance: 15,526 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

South Korea v India

18 January 2011 Group Round	South Korea	4 – 1	India	Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
16:15 UTC+3	Ji Dong-Won  6', 23' Koo Ja-Cheol  9' Son Heung-Min  81'	Report	Chhetri  12' (pen.)	Attendance: 11,366 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Iran v South Korea

22 January 2011 Quarterfinal	Iran	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	South Korea	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
19:25 UTC+3		Report	Yoon Bit-Garam  105+2'	Attendance: 7,111 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Japan v South Korea

25 January 2011 Semifinal	Japan	2 - 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 0 p)	South Korea	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
16:25 UTC+3	Maeda  36' Hosogai  97' (pen.)		Ki Sung-Yueng  23' (pen.) Hwang Jae-Won  120'	Attendance: 16,171 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
		Penalties
	Kashiwagi Okazaki Nagatomo Konno		Koo Ja-Cheol Lee Yong-Rae Hong Jeong-Ho

Uzbekistan v South Korea

28 January 2011 3rd place match	Uzbekistan	2 – 3	South Korea	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
18:00 UTC+3	Geynrikh  45' (pen.), 53'	Report	Koo Ja-Cheol  18' Ji Dong-Won  28', 39'	Attendance: 8,199 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

South Korea v Lebanon

2 September Third Round	South Korea	6 – 0	Lebanon	Goyang Stadium, Goyang
20:00 KST	Park Chu-Young  8', 45', 67' Ji Dong-Won  66', 85' Kim Jung-Woo  82'	Report		Attendance: 37,655 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

Kuwait v South Korea

6 September Third Round	Kuwait	1 – 1	South Korea	Peace & Friendship Stadium, Kuwait
20:00 UTC+03	Fadel  53'	Report	Park Chu-Young  8'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

South Korea v United Arab Emirates

11 October Third Round	South Korea	2 – 1	United Arab Emirates	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
KST	Park Chu-Young  50' Al Kamali  63' (o.g.)	Report	Matar  90+1'	Attendance: 28,689 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

United Arab Emirates v South Korea

11 November Third Round	United Arab Emirates	0 – 2	South Korea	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
16:45 UTC+04		Report	Lee Keun-Ho  88' Park Chu-Young  90+3'	Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Lebanon v South Korea

15 November Third Round	Lebanon	2 – 1	South Korea	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
14:30 UTC+02	Al Saadi  5' Ali Atwi  31' (pen.)	Report	Koo Ja-Cheol  20' (pen.)	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Friendlies

Turkey v South Korea

9 February 2011	Turkey	0 – 0	South Korea	Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon
20:00 UTC+2				Referee: Sergii Boyko (Ukraine)

South Korea v Honduras

25 March 2011	South Korea	4 – 0	Honduras	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Jung-Soo  28' Kim Jung-Woo  43' Park Chu-Young  82' Lee Keun-Ho  90+2'			Attendance: 31,224 Referee: Sato Ryuji (Japan)

South Korea v Serbia

3 June 2011	South Korea	2 – 1	Serbia	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
20:00 UTC+9	Park Chu-Young  10' Kim Young-Kwon  53'		Petrović  87'	Attendance: 40,876 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi (United Arab Emirates)

South Korea v Ghana

7 June 2011	South Korea	2 – 1	Ghana	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
20:00 UTC+9	Ji Dong-Won  10' Koo Ja-Cheol  90'		Gyan  62'	Attendance: 41,271 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Japan v South Korea

10 August 2011	Japan	3 – 0	South Korea	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
19:30 JST	Kagawa  35', 55' Honda  53'			Attendance: 38,263 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

South Korea v Poland

7 October 2011	South Korea	2 – 2	Poland	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
KST	Park Chu-Young  65', 76'		Lewandowski  29' Błaszczykowski  82'	Attendance: 33,225 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)