2020 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season2020
Men's football
K League 1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League 2Jeju United
K3 LeagueGimhae FC
K4 LeaguePaju Citizen
Korean FA CupJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
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This article shows a summary of the 2020 football season in South Korea. It started in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. K League was scheduled to begin on February 29, but the season was suspended until the pandemic slowed. Players must be tested before each match, and are restricted from talking to other players.[1]

National teams

Main article: South Korea national football team results (2020–present)
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2020–present)

AFC U-23 Championship

See also: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
9 January Group C South Korea  1–0  China Songkhla, Thailand
20:15 Lee Dong-jun 90+3' Report Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
12 January Group C Iran  1–2  South Korea Songkhla, Thailand
17:15 Shekari 54' Report
Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium
Attendance: 5,855
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
15 January Group C Uzbekistan  1–2  South Korea Rangsit, Thailand
17:15 Abdixolikov 21' Report Oh Se-hun 5', 71' Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Iran 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  China 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 January Quarter-finals South Korea  2–1  Jordan Rangsit, Thailand
17:15
Report Al-Naimat 75' Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
22 January Semi-finals Australia  0–2  South Korea Rangsit, Thailand
20:15 Report
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
26 January Final South Korea  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Saudi Arabia Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 Jeong Tae-wook 114' Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Friendlies

Senior team

14 November Mexico  3–2 South Korea Wiener Neustadt, Austria
21:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
17 November South Korea 2–1  Qatar Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
14:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

Under-23 team

12 November Egypt  0–0  South Korea Cairo, Egypt
20:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
14 November Brazil  3–1  South Korea Cairo, Egypt
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Leagues

K League 1

Main article: 2020 K League 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 27 19 3 5 46 21 +25 60 Qualification for 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
4 Sangju Sangmu[b] (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 Champions League group stage
6 Gwangju FC 27 6 7 14 32 46 −14 25
7 Gangwon FC 27 9 7 11 36 41 −5 34
8 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 27 8 7 12 27 30 −3 31
9 FC Seoul 27 8 5 14 23 44 −21 29
10 Seongnam FC 27 7 7 13 24 37 −13 28
11 Incheon United 27 7 6 14 25 35 −10 27
12 Busan IPark (R) 27 5 10 12 25 38 −13 25 Relegation to K League 2
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.
  2. ^ Sangju Sangmu were a military team and were not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they were relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.

K League 2

Main article: 2020 K League 2

Regular season

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Jeju United (C, P) 27 18 6 3 50 23 +27 60 Promotion to K League 1
2 Suwon FC (O, P) 27 17 3 7 52 28 +24 54 Qualification for promotion play-offs final
3 Gyeongnam FC 27 10 9 8 40 37 +3 39 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
4 Daejeon Hana Citizen 27 11 6 10 36 35 +1 39
5 Seoul E-Land 27 11 6 10 33 30 +3 39
6 Jeonnam Dragons 27 8 14 5 31 25 +6 38
7 Ansan Greeners 27 7 7 13 18 34 −16 28
8 Bucheon FC 1995 27 7 5 15 19 36 −17 26
9 FC Anyang 27 6 7 14 27 38 −11 25
10 Chungnam Asan 27 5 7 15 20 40 −20 22
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion play-offs

First round Final
2 Suwon FC 1
3 Gyeongnam FC 1 3 Gyeongnam FC 1
4 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1

K3 League

Main article: 2020 K3 League

Regular season

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gimhae FC (C) 22 15 4 3 39 18 +21 49 Qualification for Championship final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 22 12 6 4 38 20 +18 42 Qualification for Championship semi-final
3 Gangneung City 22 13 3 6 30 15 +15 42 Qualification for Championship first round
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 22 12 5 5 36 17 +19 41
5 Mokpo City 22 10 3 9 39 30 +9 33
6 Hwaseong FC 22 9 6 7 29 27 +2 33
7 Daejeon Korail 22 8 8 6 30 18 +12 32
8 Gimpo Citizen 22 6 8 8 27 27 0 26
9 Changwon City 22 9 7 6 33 25 +8 34
10 Cheongju FC 22 9 7 6 25 25 0 34
11 Cheonan City 22 9 6 7 27 25 +2 33
12 Pyeongtaek Citizen 22 6 5 11 24 40 −16 23
13 Yangju Citizen 22 6 2 14 17 45 −28 20
14 Gyeongju Citizen (O) 22 3 6 13 16 36 −20 15 Qualification for relegation play-off
15 Chuncheon Citizen (R) 22 2 8 12 21 43 −22 14 Relegation to K4 League
16 Jeonju Citizen (R) 22 3 4 15 19 39 −20 13
Source: Soccerway Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Championship play-offs

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Gyeongju KHNP 1
3 Gangneung City 0
3 Gangneung City 0
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 0
1 Gimhae FC 1 1 2
2 Gyeongju KHNP 0 1 1

K4 League

Main article: 2020 K4 League

Regular season

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paju Citizen (C, P) 24 16 5 3 42 27 +15 53 Promotion to K3 League
2 Ulsan Citizen (P) 24 16 3 5 50 29 +21 51
3 Jinju Citizen 24 15 5 4 46 25 +21 50 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Pocheon Citizen 24 15 4 5 58 26 +32 49
5 FC Namdong 24 13 2 9 46 27 +19 41
6 Yeoju Citizen 24 12 3 9 37 36 +1 39
7 Yangpyeong FC 24 11 3 10 28 28 0 36
8 Siheung Citizen 24 8 5 11 35 31 +4 29
9 Icheon Citizen 24 7 6 11 29 40 −11 27
10 Chungju Citizen 24 5 4 15 24 45 −21 19
11 Goyang Citizen 24 5 4 15 33 65 −32 19
12 Seoul Nowon United 24 4 5 15 32 46 −14 17
13 Seoul Jungnang 24 2 5 17 22 57 −35 11
Source: Soccerway Official Instagram
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promotion play-offs

First round Final
K3 Gyeongju Citizen 2
3 Jinju Citizen w/o K4 Jinju Citizen 2
4 Pocheon Citizen —

WK League

Main article: 2020 WK League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) 21 18 1 2 60 11 +49 55 Qualification for play-offs final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 21 17 3 1 43 13 +30 54 Qualification for play-offs semi-final
3 Suwon UDC 21 11 0 10 34 24 +10 33
4 Hwacheon KSPO 21 9 5 7 24 31 −7 32
5 Changnyeong WFC 21 7 5 9 33 41 −8 26
6 Sejong Sportstoto 21 6 3 12 27 41 −14 21
7 Seoul WFC 21 3 4 14 20 49 −29 13
8 Boeun Sangmu 21 2 1 18 21 52 −31 7
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Championship play-offs

Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0 2 2
2 Gyeongju KHNP 1 Gyeongju KHNP 0 0 0
3 Suwon UDC 0

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2020 Korean FA Cup
 
Round of 16
(Fourth round)		Quarter-finals
(Fifth round)		Semi-finals
(Sixth round)		Final
(Seventh round)
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Ulsan Hyundai2
 
 
 
Gyeongju KHNP0
 
Ulsan Hyundai030
 
 
 
Gangwon FC0
 
Gangwon FC4
 
 
 
Gwangju FC2
 
Ulsan Hyundai (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers1 (3)
 
Pohang Steelers (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
Sangju Sangmu2
 
Pohang Steelers5
 
 
 
FC Seoul1
 
FC Seoul (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Daejeon Hana Citizen1 (2)
 
Ulsan Hyundai112
 
 
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors010020030
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
Jeonnam Dragons2
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors5
 
 
 
Busan IPark1
 
Busan IPark1
 
 
 
Suwon FC0
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1
 
 
 
Seongnam FC0
 
Seongnam FC (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Daegu FC1 (2)
 
Seongnam FC1
 
 
 
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0
 
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.)1
 
 
Jeju United0
 

International cups

AFC Champions League

Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League
Team Result Round Aggregate Score Opponent
FC Seoul Group stage Qualifying play-offs 4–1 4–1 Malaysia Kedah
Group E Third place 1–0 Australia Melbourne Victory
1–2
1–2 China Beijing Guoan
1–3
5–0 Thailand Chiangrai United
1–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group stage Group H Third place 1–2 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
1–4
1–2 China Shanghai SIPG
2–0
1–0 Australia Sydney FC
2–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Quarter-finals Group G Runners-up 0–1 Japan Vissel Kobe
2–0
0–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
1–1
Round of 16 3–2 3–2 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
Quarter-finals 1–1 (6–7 p) 1–1 (a.e.t.) Japan Vissel Kobe
Ulsan Hyundai Champions Group F Winners 1–1 Japan FC Tokyo
2–1
3–1 China Shanghai Shenhua
4–1
2–1 Australia Perth Glory
2–0
Round of 16 3–0 3–0 Australia Melbourne Victory
Quarter-finals 2–0 2–0 China Beijing Guoan
Semi-finals 2–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) Japan Vissel Kobe
Final 2–1 2–1 Iran Persepolis

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Korea's K-League to begin new season with restrictions on talking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2020.