Football in South Korea
Season2010
Men's football
K LeagueFC Seoul
National LeagueSuwon City
K3 LeagueSuwon City
Korean FA CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Korean League CupFC Seoul
Women's football
WK LeagueSuwon FMC
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This article shows a summary of the 2010 football season in South Korea.

National teams

FIFA World Cup

The Korean FA appointed Hiddink's predecessor Huh Jung-moo as the manager again after Pim Verbeek resigned due to mental stress at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.[1] Under Huh, South Korea won their group in the final round (fourth round) of the Asian qualifiers with four victories and four draws without a loss, easily qualifying for the 2010 tournament.[2] Park Ji-sung, Park Chu-young, Lee Chung-yong, and Ki Sung-yueng were in charge of South Korea's attack in the qualifiers, and were evaluated as four key players among the squad of the time.[3]

South Korea finished second in the Group B with four points, qualifying for the knockout stage. They were then eliminated from the tournament after losing to Uruguay in the round of 16.

12 June Group B South Korea  2–0  Greece Port Elizabeth, South Africa
13:30 UTC+2 Lee Jung-soo 7'
Park Ji-sung 52'
Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 31,513
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)[4]
17 June Group B Argentina  4–1  South Korea Johannesburg, South Africa
13:30 UTC+2 Park Chu-young 17' (o.g.)
Higuaín 33', 76', 80'
Report Lee Chung-yong 45+1' Stadium: Soccer City
Attendance: 82,174
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)[5]
22 June Group B Nigeria  2–2  South Korea Durban, South Africa
20:30 UTC+2 Uche 12'
Yakubu 69' (pen.)
Report Lee Jung-soo 38'
Park Chu-young 49'
Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Attendance: 61,874
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 –1 4
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1
26 June Round of 16 Uruguay  2–1  South Korea Port Elizabeth, South Africa
16:00 UTC+2 Suárez 8', 80' Report Lee Chung-yong 68' Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 30,597
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

EAFF Championship

7 February South Korea  5–0  Hong Kong Tokyo, Japan
19:15 Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
10 February South Korea  0–3  China Tokyo, Japan
19:15 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 3,629
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)
14 February Japan  1–3  South Korea Tokyo, Japan
19:15
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 42,951
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  China (C) 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Japan (H) 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0

Asian Games

8 November Group C South Korea  0–1  North Korea Guangzhou, China
16:00 CST (UTC+08) Ri Kwang-chon 36' Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
13 November Group C South Korea  3–0  Palestine Guangzhou, China
16:00 CST (UTC+08) Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hosni (Oman)
Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3  Palestine 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
4  Jordan 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: RSSSF
15 November Round of 16 China  0–3  South Korea Guangzhou, China
19:00 CST (UTC+08) Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)
19 November Quarter-finals South Korea  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Uzbekistan Guangzhou, China
19:00 CST (UTC+08) Karimov 72' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)
23 November Semi-finals South Korea  0–1 (a.e.t.)  United Arab Emirates Guangzhou, China
19:00 CST (UTC+08) Ali 120+2' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
25 November Bronze medal match South Korea  4–3  Iran Guangzhou, China
15:30 CST (UTC+08) Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Friendlies

Senior team

9 January South Korea  2–4  Zambia Johannesburg, South Africa
16:30 Report Stadium: Rand Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Victor Gornes (South Africa)
18 January South Korea  2–0  Finland Málaga, Spain
15:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
Attendance: 270
Referee: Fernandez Borbalon (Spain)
22 January South Korea  1–0  Latvia Málaga, Spain
15:10 Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
Attendance: 150
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
3 March South Korea  2–0  Ivory Coast London, England
14:30 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andre Morriner (England)
16 May South Korea  2–0  Ecuador Seoul, South Korea
19:00 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 62,209
Referee: Porached Wongkamdee (Thailand)
24 May Japan  0–2  South Korea Saitama, Japan
19:20 Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 57,873
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)
30 May South Korea  0–1  Belarus Kufstein, Austria
15:00 Report
Stadium: Kufstein Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)
3 June South Korea  0–1  Spain Innsbruck, Austria
18:00 Report
Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
11 August South Korea  2–1  Nigeria Suwon, South Korea
20:00 Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 40,331
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
7 September South Korea  0–1  Iran Seoul, South Korea
20:00 Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 38,642
Referee: Subkhiddin Salleh (Malaysia)
12 October South Korea  0–0  Japan Seoul, South Korea
20:00 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 62,503
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
30 December South Korea  1–0  Syria Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
13:50 Report Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Facid Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Under-23 team

25 July Malaysia  1–0  South Korea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
15:00 MST (UTC+08) Safiq 51' Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Leagues

K League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Seoul 28 20 2 6 58 26 +32 62 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Jeju United 28 17 8 3 54 25 +29 59 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 28 15 6 7 54 36 +18 51 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Ulsan Hyundai 28 15 5 8 47 30 +17 50
5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 28 13 9 6 46 26 +20 48
6 Gyeongnam FC 28 13 9 6 41 32 +9 48
7 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 28 12 5 11 39 44 −5 41 Qualification for Champions League[a]
8 Busan IPark 28 8 9 11 36 37 −1 33
9 Pohang Steelers 28 8 9 11 39 48 −9 33
10 Jeonnam Dragons 28 8 8 12 40 49 −9 32
11 Incheon United 28 8 7 13 42 51 −9 31
12 Gangwon FC 28 8 6 14 36 50 −14 30
13 Daejeon Citizen 28 5 7 16 27 50 −23 22
14 Gwangju Sangmu 28 3 10 15 17 43 −26 19
15 Daegu FC 28 5 4 19 28 57 −29 19
Source: K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Championship playoffs

Final table

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 FC Seoul (C)    Qualification for Champions League
2 Jeju United   
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   
4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   
5 Ulsan Hyundai   
6 Gyeongnam FC   
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
(C) Champion

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gangneung City 28 15 6 7 47 33 +14 51 Second stage winners
2 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 28 14 7 7 39 27 +12 49 Qualification for playoffs
3 Suwon City (C) 28 13 10 5 32 22 +10 49
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 28 13 8 7 45 31 +14 47
5 Cheonan City 28 14 5 9 44 30 +14 47
6 Yongin City 28 12 9 7 41 29 +12 45
7 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 28 12 8 8 40 24 +16 44
8 Chungju Hummel 28 13 2 13 48 53 −5 41
9 Changwon City 28 11 7 10 37 29 +8 40
10 Daejeon KHNP 28 11 6 11 45 43 +2 39 First stage winners
11 Incheon Korail 28 9 10 9 40 38 +2 37
12 Gimhae City 28 10 6 12 29 36 −7 36
13 Ansan Hallelujah 28 9 1 18 35 48 −13 28
14 Mokpo City 28 4 8 16 21 38 −17 20
15 Yesan FC 28 3 1 24 35 97 −62 10
Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Semi-finals Final
        
Daejeon KHNP 2
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 1
Daejeon KHNP 0 1 1
Suwon City 2 0 2
Gangneung City 1
Suwon City 3

K3 League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Samcheok Shinwoo Electronics 25 18 4 3 48 16 +32 58 Qualification for playoffs
2 Gyeongju Citizen 25 17 4 4 71 26 +45 55
3 Cheongju Jikji 25 13 7 5 47 24 +23 46 Qualification for FA Cup first round
4 Bucheon FC 1995 25 14 4 7 50 35 +15 46
5 Jeonju EM 25 14 2 9 52 34 +18 44
6 Yongin Citizen 25 10 5 10 47 47 0 35
7 Asan United 25 7 1 17 20 65 −45 22
8 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 2 2 21 31 88 −57 8
9 Goyang Citizen 25 1 2 22 24 86 −62 5
Source: KFA (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Icheon Citizen 25 16 4 5 85 41 +44 52 Qualification for playoffs
2 Yangju Citizen 25 16 3 6 59 41 +18 51
3 FC Pocheon 25 14 8 3 49 26 +23 50 Qualification for FA Cup first round
4 Namyangju United 25 12 5 8 56 32 +24 41
5 Seoul United 25 10 8 7 47 31 +16 38
6 Gwangju Gwangsan FC 25 11 3 11 42 39 +3 36
7 Cheonan FC 25 9 2 14 45 60 −15 29
8 Chuncheon FC 25 6 2 17 36 68 −32 20
9 Yeonggwang FC 25 1 2 22 19 69 −50 5
Source: KFA (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Championship playoffs

Semi-finals Final
        
Samcheok Shinwoo Electronics (p) 0 (6)
Yangju Citizen 0 (5)
Samcheok Shinwoo Electronics 0 0 0
Gyeongju Citizen 0 1 1
Icheon Citizen 0 (2)
Gyeongju Citizen (p) 0 (4)

Final table

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Gyeongju Citizen (C)    Qualification for FA Cup second round
2 Samcheok Shinwoo Electronics    Qualification for FA Cup first round
3 Icheon Citizen   
4 Yangju Citizen   
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

WK League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 20 13 2 5 32 21 +11 41 Qualification for Championship
2 Suwon FMC (C) 20 12 3 5 29 17 +12 39
3 Daekyo Kangaroos 20 12 2 6 37 17 +20 38
4 Seoul City Amazones 20 7 2 11 23 32 −9 23
5 Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma 20 5 4 11 19 35 −16 19
6 Busan Sangmu 20 3 3 14 24 42 −18 12
Source: WK League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoff

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suwon FMC 2–1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0–1 2–0

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Busan IPark3
Incheon Korail0
Busan IPark020
FC Seoul1
FC Seoul (p)1 (4)
Mokpo City1 (3)
Busan IPark (a.e.t.)020
Incheon United1
Ansan Hallelujah1
Incheon United2
Incheon United2
Daejeon KHNP0
Daejeon KHNP (a.e.t.)1
29 September – Busan
Gangwon FC0
Busan IPark (a.e.t.)3
Jeonnam Dragons2
Changwon City2
Gyeongnam FC3
Gyeongnam FC4
Jeonnam Dragons7
Jeonnam Dragons6
Gimhae City2
Jeonnam Dragons2
Gwangju Sangmu1
Gwangju Sangmu3
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard0
Gwangju Sangmu (a.e.t.)2
Pohang Steelers1
Pohang Steelers5
24 October – Busan
Chungju Hummel1
Busan IPark000
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
Dongguk University0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings4
Suwon City1
Suwon City (a.e.t.)1
Daegu FC0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors5
Jeonju University0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2
Gangneung City1
Cheonan City1
29 September – Suwon
Gangneung City (a.e.t.)2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)0 (4)
Jeju United0 (2)
Daejeon Citizen3
Kyung Hee University1
Daejeon Citizen0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1
Yongin City0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0
Jeju United2
Busan Transportation Corporation1
Jeju United3
Jeju United1
Ulsan Hyundai0
Ulsan Hyundai5
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2

Korean League Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2
B3 Ulsan Hyundai 0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2
Gyeongnam FC 1
A2 Gyeongnam FC (p) 1 (4)
B2 Jeju United 1 (3)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0
FC Seoul 3
B1 FC Seoul (p) 2 (5)
C2 Daegu FC 2 (3)
FC Seoul (a.e.t.) 4
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
C1 Busan IPark 3 (5)
A3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) 3 (6)

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard4
 
 
 
Ansan Hallelujah1
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard2
 
 
 
Suwon City0
 
Yongin City0 (1)
 
 
 
Suwon City (p)0 (3)
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard1
 
 
 
Busan Transportation Corporation2
 
Daejeon KHNP0
 
 
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank0
 
 
 
Busan Transportation Corporation2
 
Busan Transportation Corporation4
 
 
Gangneung City1
 

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group F Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 4–1 A 8–0 H Runners-up Quarter-finals
Japan Kashima Antlers 1–2 H 1–2 A
China Changchun Yatai 2–1 A 1–0 H
Round of 16 Australia Adelaide United 3–2 (a.e.t.) 3–2
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 0–2 H 1–0 A 1–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Group E Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 H 0–3 A Winners Champions
Australia Melbourne Victory 2–0 A 3–2 H
China Beijing Guoan 3–1 H 1–0 A
Round of 16 Japan Gamba Osaka 3–0 3–0
Quarter-finals South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4–1 H 0–2 A 4–3
Semi-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 3–4 A 1–0 H 4–4 (a)
Final Iran Zob Ahan 3–1 3–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group G Japan Gamba Osaka 0–0 H 1–2 A Winners Quarter-finals
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 2–0 A 6–2 H
China Henan Jianye 2–0 A 2–0 H
Round of 16 China Beijing Guoan 2–0 2–0
Quarter-finals South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–4 A 2–0 H 3–4
Pohang Steelers Group H Australia Adelaide United 0–1 A 0–0 H Runners-up Quarter-finals
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 H 3–4 A
China Shandong Luneng 1–0 H 2–1 A
Round of 16 Japan Kashima Antlers 1–0 1–0
Quarter-finals Iran Zob Ahan 1–2 A 1–1 H 2–3

FIFA Club World Cup

Team Round Opponent Score Result
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Quarter-finals United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 4–1 Fourth place
Semi-finals Italy Inter Milan 0–3
Third place match Brazil Internacional 2–4

See also

References

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