2011 K League Championship

2011 K League Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates19 November – 4 December 2011
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Runners-upUlsan Hyundai
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Attendance150,810 (25,135 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eninho (3 goals)
← 2010

The 2011 K League Championship was the 15th and the last competition of the K League Championship. It was held to decide the 29th champions of the K League. The top six clubs of the regular season qualified for the championship. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the final, and second place team qualified for the semi-final. The other four clubs entered the first round, and the winners of the second round advanced to the semi-final. Each match was played as a single match, excluding the final which consisted of two matches.

Qualified teams

Main article: 2011 K League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 30 18 9 3 67 32 +35 63 Qualification for the K League playoffs final
2 Pohang Steelers 30 17 8 5 59 33 +26 59 Qualification for the K League playoffs semi-final
3 FC Seoul 30 16 7 7 56 38 +18 55 Qualification for the K League playoffs first round
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 30 17 4 9 51 33 +18 55
5 Busan IPark 30 13 7 10 49 43 +6 46
6 Ulsan Hyundai 30 13 7 10 33 29 +4 46
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Bracket

First round

Seoul vs Ulsan

FC Seoul1–3Ulsan Hyundai
Damjanović 58' Report
Attendance: 30,799
Referee: Lee Sam-ho (South Korea)
FC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai
GK 1 South Korea Kim Yong-dae
RB 21 South Korea Ko Yo-han
CB 3 South Korea Kim Dong-woo Yellow card 41'
CB 8 Brazil Adilson
LB 13 South Korea Hyun Young-min (c)
DM 20 South Korea Han Tae-you downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 22 South Korea Koh Myong-jin
CM 36 South Korea Ko Kwang-min downward-facing red arrow 46*'
RW 28 South Korea Lee Seung-yeoul downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Colombia Mauricio Molina
CF 10 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović
Substitutions:
GK 23 South Korea Han Il-koo
DF 15 South Korea Park Yong-ho
DF 17 South Korea Lee Jung-youl
MF 33 South Korea Choi Tae-uk upward-facing green arrow 46*'
MF 35 South Korea Choi Hyun-tae Yellow card 90+5' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 18 South Korea Bang Seung-hwan upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 30 South Korea Kang Jung-hun
Manager:
South Korea Choi Yong-soo
GK 1 South Korea Kim Young-kwang Yellow card 88'
RB 2 South Korea Lee Yong
CB 5 South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi (c)
CB 15 South Korea Lee Jae-sung Yellow card 45'
LB 6 South Korea Choi Jae-soo Yellow card 66' downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 8 South Korea Lee Ho
CM 20 Colombia Julián Estiven Vélez
RM 34 South Korea Park Seung-il downward-facing red arrow 64'
LM 17 South Korea Go Seul-ki
AM 10 South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon Yellow card 74' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 9 South Korea Kim Shin-wook
Substitutions:
GK 18 South Korea Kim Seung-gyu
DF 4 South Korea Kang Min-soo upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 27 South Korea Kang Jin-wook upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 40 Brazil Marcos Vinicius
MF 14 South Korea Kim Young-sam
MF 33 South Korea Kim Dong-suk
FW 11 Brazil Lúcio Curió upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Ho-kon

Man of the match:
Kwak Tae-hwi (Ulsan Hyundai)

Assistant referees:
Kim Gye-soo (South Korea)
Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)
Additional assistant referee:
Kim Sung-ho (South Korea)
Ryu Hee-sun (South Korea)

Suwon vs Busan

Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Busan IPark
GK 1 South Korea Jung Sung-ryong
RB 14 South Korea Oh Beom-seok Yellow card 81'
CB 2 Croatia Mato Neretljak Yellow card 27'
CB 29 South Korea Kwak Hee-ju downward-facing red arrow 17'
LB 3 South Korea Yang Sang-min
CM 5 South Korea Park Hyun-beom
CM 6 South Korea Lee Yong-rae
RM 8 South Korea Lee Sang-ho
AM 9 South Korea Oh Jang-eun
LM 26 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun (c)
CF 28 South Korea Ha Tae-goon Yellow card 65' downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
GK 44 South Korea Yang Dong-won
DF 25 South Korea Choi Sung-hwan upward-facing green arrow 17'
DF 30 South Korea Shin Se-gye
MF 18 South Korea Park Jong-jin
FW 7 Brazil Diego Oliveira
FW 17 Uzbekistan Alexander Geynrikh
FW 27 South Korea Im Kyung-hyun upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
GK 21 South Korea Jeon Sang-wook
CB 5 South Korea Lee Yo-han downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 39 South Korea Hwang Jae-hun
CB 37 Brazil Éder Baiano
RM 27 South Korea Kim Chang-soo (c)
CM 49 South Korea Kim Han-yoon Yellow card 39'
CM 41 South Korea Lee Sung-woon downward-facing red arrow 55'
LM 34 South Korea Yoo Ji-hoon Yellow card 38' downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 35 Brazil Fágner Yellow card 50'
LW 11 South Korea Lim Sang-hyub Yellow card 87'
CF 20 South Korea Han Sang-woon Yellow card 81'
Substitutions:
MF 28 South Korea Lee Jong-won
MF 47 South Korea Jeong Min-hyeong
MF 77 South Korea Choi Kwang-hee upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 18 South Korea Yang Dong-hyun upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 22 South Korea Han Ji-ho
FW 25 South Korea Choi Jin-ho
FW 44 South Korea Yoon Dong-min upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
South Korea An Ik-soo

Man of the match:
Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon Samsung Bluewings)

Assistant referees:
Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
Jeon Gi-rok (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Ko Keum-bok (South Korea)
Additional assistant referee:
Moon Jin-hee (South Korea)
Ahn Yong-hee (South Korea)

Second round

Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ulsan Hyundai
GK 1 South Korea Jung Sung-ryong
RB 14 South Korea Oh Beom-seok
CB 2 Croatia Mato Neretljak
CB 29 South Korea Kwak Hee-ju downward-facing red arrow 30'
LB 3 South Korea Yang Sang-min
CM 5 South Korea Park Hyun-beom downward-facing red arrow 107'
CM 6 South Korea Lee Yong-rae Yellow card 27'
RM 8 South Korea Lee Sang-ho downward-facing red arrow 62'
AM 9 South Korea Oh Jang-eun downward-facing red arrow 110'
LM 26 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun (c)
CF 28 South Korea Ha Tae-goon Yellow card 41'
Substitutions:
GK 44 South Korea Yang Dong-won
DF 25 South Korea Choi Sung-hwan Yellow card 36' upward-facing green arrow 30'
DF 30 South Korea Shin Se-gye
MF 18 South Korea Park Jong-jin upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 7 Brazil Diego Oliveira upward-facing green arrow 107'
FW 17 Uzbekistan Alexander Geynrikh upward-facing green arrow 110'
FW 27 South Korea Im Kyung-hyun
Manager:
South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
GK 1 South Korea Kim Young-kwang Yellow card 81' downward-facing red arrow 118'
RB 2 South Korea Lee Yong
CB 5 South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi (c)
CB 15 South Korea Lee Jae-sung
LB 6 South Korea Choi Jae-soo downward-facing red arrow 100'
CM 8 South Korea Lee Ho Yellow card 115'
CM 20 Colombia Julián Estiven Vélez
RM 17 South Korea Go Seul-ki
AM 34 South Korea Park Seung-il downward-facing red arrow 71'
LM 10 South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon
CF 9 South Korea Kim Shin-wook
Substitutions:
GK 18 South Korea Kim Seung-gyu upward-facing green arrow 118'
DF 4 South Korea Kang Min-soo Yellow card 104' upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 27 South Korea Kang Jin-wook
DF 40 Brazil Marcos Vinicius
MF 14 South Korea Kim Young-sam
MF 33 South Korea Kim Dong-suk
FW 11 Brazil Lúcio Curió upward-facing green arrow 100'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Ho-kon

Man of the match:
Kim Shin-wook (Ulsan Hyundai)

Assistant referees:
Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
Kim Jung-sik (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Kim Sung-ho (South Korea)
Additional assistant referee:
Lee Sam-ho (South Korea)
Ryu Hee-sun (South Korea)

Semi-final

Pohang Steelers0–1Ulsan Hyundai
Report Seol Ki-hyeon 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 21,317
Referee: Ko Keum-bok (South Korea)
Pohang Steelers
Ulsan Hyundai
GK 1 South Korea Shin Hwa-yong
RB 17 South Korea Shin Kwang-hoon
CB 3 South Korea Kim Gwang-seok
CB 32 South Korea Kim Hyung-il (c) Yellow card 39'
LB 24 South Korea Kim Dae-ho Yellow card 38'
CM 7 South Korea Kim Jae-sung Yellow card 64' downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 8 South Korea Hwang Jin-sung downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 20 South Korea Shin Hyung-min
RW 10 Ghana Derek Asamoah Yellow card 10'
LW 18 South Korea Ko Moo-yeol downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 11 Brazil Mota
Substitutions:
GK 31 South Korea Kim Da-sol
DF 2 South Korea Park Hee-chul
DF 5 South Korea Lee Won-jae
MF 14 South Korea Kim Tae-su
FW 22 South Korea No Byung-jun upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 26 South Korea Cho Chan-ho upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 27 Brazil Adriano Chuva upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
South Korea Hwang Sun-hong
GK 18 South Korea Kim Seung-gyu
RB 2 South Korea Lee Yong
CB 5 South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi (c) Yellow card 21'
CB 15 South Korea Lee Jae-sung
LB 6 South Korea Choi Jae-soo
CM 8 South Korea Lee Ho
CM 20 Colombia Julián Estiven Vélez
RM 34 South Korea Park Seung-il downward-facing red arrow 61'
AM 17 South Korea Go Seul-ki Yellow card 31'
LM 10 South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CF 9 South Korea Kim Shin-wook
Substitutions:
GK 35 South Korea Chung Yoo-suk
DF 4 South Korea Kang Min-soo upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
DF 27 South Korea Kang Jin-wook
DF 40 Brazil Marcos Vinicius
MF 14 South Korea Kim Young-sam
MF 33 South Korea Kim Dong-suk
FW 11 Brazil Lúcio Curió Yellow card 81' upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Ho-kon

Man of the match:
Seol Ki-hyeon (Ulsan Hyundai)

Assistant referees:
Kim Seon-jin (South Korea)
Kim Yong-su (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Moon Jin-hee (South Korea)
Additional assistant referee:
Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)
Ryu Hee-sun (South Korea)

Final

First leg

Ulsan Hyundai1–2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kwak Tae-hwi 63' Report Eninho 52' (pen.), 79'
Attendance: 25,375
Referee: Lee Sam-ho (South Korea)
Ulsan Hyundai
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
GK 1 South Korea Kim Young-kwang
RB 2 South Korea Lee Yong
CB 5 South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi (c)
CB 15 South Korea Lee Jae-sung Yellow card 72'
LB 6 South Korea Choi Jae-soo
RM 17 South Korea Go Seul-ki Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 8 South Korea Lee Ho
CM 20 Colombia Julián Estiven Vélez
LM 10 South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon
CF 11 Brazil Lúcio Curió
CF 9 South Korea Kim Shin-wook
Substitutions:
GK 18 South Korea Kim Seung-gyu
DF 4 South Korea Kang Min-soo
DF 27 South Korea Kang Jin-wook
DF 40 Brazil Marcos Vinicius
MF 14 South Korea Kim Young-sam
MF 33 South Korea Kim Dong-suk
MF 34 South Korea Park Seung-il upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Ho-kon
GK 21 South Korea Kim Min-sik
RB 25 South Korea Choi Chul-soon
CB 3 South Korea Sim Woo-yeon
CB 16 South Korea Cho Sung-hwan (c) Yellow card 41'
LB 33 South Korea Park Won-jae
CM 4 South Korea Kim Sang-sik
CM 13 South Korea Jung Hoon downward-facing red arrow 90'
RM 8 Brazil Eninho
AM 10 Brazil Luiz Henrique downward-facing red arrow 70'
LM 11 South Korea Lee Seung-hyun downward-facing red arrow 70*'
CF 20 South Korea Lee Dong-gook Yellow card 90+1'
Substitutions:
GK 41 South Korea Lee Bum-soo
DF 5 South Korea Son Seung-joon downward-facing red arrow 90'
DF 17 South Korea Lim You-hwan
MF 26 South Korea Seo Jung-jin
FW 9 South Korea Jeong Shung-hoon upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 15 South Korea Kim Dong-chan
FW 19 Croatia Krunoslav Lovrek upward-facing green arrow 70*'
Manager:
South Korea Choi Kang-hee

Man of the match:
Eninho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Kim Hyeon-gu (South Korea)
Kim Yong-su (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)
Additional assistant referee:
Ryu Hee-sun (South Korea)
Kim Seong-ho (South Korea)

Second leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Ulsan Hyundai
 Report Seol Ki-hyeon 56'
Attendance: 33,554
Referee: Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Hyundai
GK 21 South Korea Kim Min-sik Yellow card 90'
RB 25 South Korea Choi Chul-soon
CB 3 South Korea Sim Woo-yeon
CB 16 South Korea Cho Sung-hwan (c)
LB 33 South Korea Park Won-jae
CM 4 South Korea Kim Sang-sik Yellow card 90+2'
CM 13 South Korea Jung Hoon Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 54'
RM 8 Brazil Eninho Yellow card 33'
AM 10 Brazil Luiz Henrique Yellow card 69'
LM 26 South Korea Seo Jung-jin downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 20 South Korea Lee Dong-gook downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
GK 41 South Korea Lee Bum-soo
DF 5 South Korea Son Seung-joon Yellow card 67' upward-facing green arrow 65'
DF 17 South Korea Lim You-hwan
MF 11 South Korea Lee Seung-hyun upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 9 South Korea Jeong Shung-hoon upward-facing green arrow 54'
FW 15 South Korea Kim Dong-chan
FW 19 Croatia Krunoslav Lovrek
Manager:
South Korea Choi Kang-hee
GK 1 South Korea Kim Young-kwang
RB 2 South Korea Lee Yong
CB 4 South Korea Kang Min-soo
CB 5 South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi (c)
LB 6 South Korea Choi Jae-soo Yellow card 58'
RM 34 South Korea Park Seung-il downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 8 South Korea Lee Ho
CM 20 Colombia Julián Estiven Vélez Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 73'
LM 11 Brazil Lúcio Curió
CF 10 South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon
CF 9 South Korea Kim Shin-wook downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
GK 18 South Korea Kim Seung-gyu
DF 27 South Korea Kang Jin-wook
DF 40 Brazil Marcos Vinicius
MF 7 South Korea Ko Chang-hyun upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 14 South Korea Kim Young-sam
MF 33 South Korea Kim Dong-suk upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 19 South Korea Lee Jin-ho upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Ho-kon

Man of the match:
Luiz Henrique (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
Kang Yi-seong (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Ryu Hee-seon (South Korea)
Additional assistant referee:
Kim Seong-ho (South Korea)
Lee Sam-ho (South Korea)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final table

Main article: 2011 K League

Pos Team
 Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai
3 Pohang Steelers Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
5 FC Seoul
6 Busan IPark
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

See also