2012 Pohang Steelers season

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Ulsan
(March 3)
Lowest home attendance2,833 vs Adelaide Utd
(April 3)
Average home league attendance7,068
(as of May 11)
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The 2012 season was

K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers is competing K-League, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League
.

Current squad

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 South Korea KOR
Shin Hwa-Yong
2 MF South Korea KOR
Park Hee-Chul
3 DF South Korea KOR
Kim Gwang-Seok
4 DF South Korea KOR Bae Seul-Ki
5 DF South Korea KOR
Lee Won-Jae
6 MF South Korea KOR
Shin Jin-Ho
7 DF Serbia SRB Zoran Rendulić
8 MF South Korea KOR
Hwang Jin-Sung
9 MF South Korea KOR
Hwang Ji-Soo
10 FW Ghana GHA Derek Asamoah
11 FW South Korea KOR Park Sung-Ho
12 GK South Korea KOR
Hwang Kyo-Chung
13 DF South Korea KOR
Kim Won-Il
14 MF South Korea KOR
Kim Tae-Su
15 DF South Korea KOR
Jung Hong-Youn
16 FW South Korea KOR
Kim Jin-Yong (on loan from Gangwon
)
17 DF South Korea KOR
Shin Kwang-Hoon
18 FW South Korea KOR
Ko Mu-Yeol
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW South Korea KOR
Kim Sun-Woo
20 MF South Korea KOR
Shin Hyung-Min (captain
)
21 GK South Korea KOR
Song Dong-Jin
22 FW South Korea KOR
No Byung-Jun
23 DF South Korea KOR Yoon Joon-Sung
24 MF South Korea KOR Kim Dae-Ho
26 FW South Korea KOR
Cho Chan-Ho
27 FW Romania ROU Ianis Zicu
28 DF South Korea KOR An Il-Joo
29 MF South Korea KOR
Lee Myung-Joo
30 FW South Korea KOR
Kim Chan-Hee
31 GK South Korea KOR
Kim Da-Sol
32 FW South Korea KOR Kim Eun-Chong
33 FW South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-Hoon
34 MF South Korea KOR
Yoon Won-Il
35 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Jung-Soo
36 MF South Korea KOR
Moon Chang-Jin
77 MF South Korea KOR Moon Kyu-Hyun

Out on loan

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 South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
)
FW South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
)
FW South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
)
DF South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
)
FW South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
)
MF South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
)

Transfer

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW South Korea KOR
Daejeon Citizen
)
FW South Korea KOR
Hwang Ji-Soo (Loan return from Yangju Citizen FC
)
FW South Korea KOR
Kim Chan-Hee (Drafted from Hanyang University
)
DF South Korea KOR
Kyunghee University
)
DF South Korea KOR Bae Seul-Ki (Drafted)
FW South Korea KOR Kim Eun-Chong (Drafted from Yonsei University)
MF South Korea KOR
Youngnam University
)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR Moon Kyu-Hyun (Drafted from youth team)
MF South Korea KOR
Moon Chang-Jin
(Drafted from youth team)
FW South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-Hoon (Drafted from youth team)
FW Romania ROU
CSKA Sofia
)
DF Serbia SRB Zoran Rendulić (Transferred from FK Javor Ivanjica)
FW South Korea KOR
Kim Jin-Yong (Loan from Gangwon FC
)

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
FW South Korea KOR
Daejeon Citizen
)
MF South Korea KOR
Daejeon Citizen
)
DF South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
for military service)
MF South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
for military service)
FW South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
for military service)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
for military service)
FW Brazil BRA
Mota
(Released)
FW Brazil BRA Adriano Chuva (Released)
DF South Korea KOR
Daejeon Citizen
)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager
Hwang Sun-Hong
Assistant Manager South Korea Kang Chul
Coach South Korea Yoon Hee-Jun
GK Coach South Korea Kim Il-Jin
Physical Coach Brazil Flavio

Last updated: 19 February 2012
Source: Pohang Steelers

Match results

K-League

All times are

UTC+9

Date Round Home Score Away Location
3 March 1
Ulsan
Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Report
Kim Shin-Wook
44'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 13,612
Referee: Song Min-Seok
11 March 2
Seo-gu, Gwangju
15:00 Kim Eun-sun 0:30' Report
No.14
)
Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Hong Jin-Ho
17 March 3
Busan
Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:00 Zicu 9', 37' Report
Lee Jong-Won
69'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 9,134
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok
30 March 5
Chunnam
Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30
No.17
)
Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Lee Jong-Guk
Suwon v Pohang
11 April 7 Suwon 2–0PohangSuwon, Gyeonggi
13:00
Lee Yong-Rae
82'
Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 10,434
Referee: Ahn Yong-Hee
14 April 8Pohang2–3 Jeju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00
No.18
)
Report
Park Byeong-Ju
Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 8,747
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok
22 April 9 Pohang 1–0JeonbukPohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00
No.26
)
Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,053
Referee: Kim Wan-Tae
28 April 10
Suseong-gu, Daegu
15:00
Lee Jin-Ho
90'
Report Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 21,750
Referee: Kim Sung-Ho
5 May 11
Mapo-gu, Seoul
15:00
Choi Tae-Uk 0:28'
Kim Tae-Hwan
72'
Report Asamoah 52' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 45,982
Referee: Lee Min-Hu
11 May 12
Daejeon
Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 6,557
Referee: Woo Sang-Il
20 May 13
Gangwon
15:00
Jung Sung-Min
80'
Report
Ko Mu-Yeol 62' (Assist by No.10
)
Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Lee Dong-Jun
26 May 14Pohang0–1 Gyeongnam Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Report
Yun Il-Rok
79'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 7,759
Referee: An Yong-Hee
14 June 15
Nam-gu, Incheon
19:30
Jung In-Hwan
29'
Report
No.6
)
Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 82[1]
Referee: Kim Wan-Tae
17 June 16 Pohang 1–0Seoul Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:00
No.8
)
Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,887
Referee: Lee Min-Hu
23 June 17Jeju0–1 Pohang Seogwipo, Jeju
19:00 Report
Shin Hwa-Yong
Red card 90+4'
Stadium:
Choi Myung-Yong

[1] Round 15 Match of Incheon vs Pohang was originally

K-League
restricted non-attendance match.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Seoul (C) 44 29 9 6 76 42 +34 96 Qualification for the Champions League[a]
2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
44 22 13 9 82 49 +33 79
3 Pohang Steelers 44 23 8 13 72 47 +25 77
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73
5
Ulsan Hyundai
44 18 14 12 60 52 +8 68
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Pohang Steelers finished the league in third place after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 7 4 7 18 19  −1 25 3 2 3 7 7  0 4 2 4 11 12  −1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHA
ResultLDDWWWLLWLLDWLDWWL
Position121011875776889799778
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2012. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Korean FA Cup

23 May Round of 32
KST
No.8
)
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 1,452
Referee: Kim Cheol-Yong
20 June Round of 16
KST
No.6
)
Park Jeong-Min 43' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Song Min-Seok
1 August Quarterfinal
TBD
KST

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

18 February Qualifying play-off
UTC+9
No.20
)
Report Stadium:
Australia
)

Group stage (Group E)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE BYD POH GMB
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–2 1–0 3–2
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 +2 9 1–0 0–2 2–0
4 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 0–2 3–1 0–3
6 March Match 1
UTC+9
Report
No.20
)
Stadium:
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar
)
20 March Match 2
UTC+9
Report Turaev 28'
Murzoev 77'
Stadium:
Ali Al Badwawi (UAE
)
3 April Match 3
UTC+9
Kim Dae-Ho 68' Report Stadium:
Saudi Arabia
)
18 April Match 4
UTC+9:30
Djite 90' Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,659
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
2 May Match 5
UTC+9
Kim Jin-Yong 45+1'
Asamoah
77'
Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
16 May Match 6
UTC+9:30
Gafurov 48' Report Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Squad statistics

Appearances

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 June 2012

No. Nat. Pos. Name League FA Cup Champions League Appearances Goals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals App (sub) Total
1 South Korea GK
Shin Hwa-Yong
7 0 0 0 6 0 13 (0) 13 0
2 South Korea MF
Park Hee-Chul
11 0 2 0 2 0 15 (0) 15 0
3 South Korea DF
Kim Gwang-Seok
18 0 2 0 6 0 26 (0) 26 0
4 South Korea DF Bae Seul-Ki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 South Korea DF
Lee Won-Jae
1 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 3 0
6 South Korea MF
Shin Jin-Ho
2 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (3) 0 2 (6) 8 0
7 Serbia DF Zoran Rendulić 6 0 1 0 5 1 12 (0) 12 1
8 South Korea MF
Hwang Jin-Sung
14 (2) 1 1 (1) 0 6 1 21 (3) 24 2
9 South Korea MF
Hwang Ji-Soo
9 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 12 (1) 13 0
10 Ghana FW Derek Asamoah 9 (4) 4 1 1 6 2 16 (4) 20 7
11 South Korea FW Park Sung-Ho 7 (7) 0 0 (1) 1 3 (3) 1 10 (11) 21 2
12 South Korea GK
Hwang Kyo-Chung
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 South Korea DF
Kim Won-Il
11 (1) 1 1 0 3 (1) 0 15 (2) 17 1
14 South Korea MF
Kim Tae-Su
5 (1) 0 1 0 5 1 11 (1) 12 1
15 South Korea DF
Jung Hong-Youn
2 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 4 (1) 5 0
16 South Korea FW
Kim Jin-Yong
5 (5) 0 0 0 2 (2) 1 7 (7) 14 1
17 South Korea DF
Shin Kwang-Hoon
16 0 2 0 5 0 23 (0) 23 0
18 South Korea FW
Ko Mu-Yeol
10 (6) 1 1 (1) 2 2 (2) 0 13 (9) 22 3
19 South Korea FW
Kim Sun-Woo
0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 1 0
20 South Korea MF
Shin Hyung-Min
16 0 2 1 6 0 24 (0) 24 1
21 South Korea GK
Song Dong-Jin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 South Korea FW
No Byung-Jun
6 (9) 1 1 (1) 2 3 (3) 0 10 (13) 23 3
23 South Korea DF Yoon Joon-Sung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 South Korea MF Kim Dae-Ho 7 1 1 0 4 1 12 (0) 12 2
26 South Korea FW
Cho Chan-Ho
7 (3) 2 0 0 2 (4) 0 9 (7) 16 2
27 Romania FW Ianis Zicu 5 (8) 6 1 0 4 0 10 (8) 18 6
28 South Korea DF An Il-Joo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 South Korea MF
Lee Myung-Joo
11 1 2 0 1 (1) 0 14 (1) 15 1
30 South Korea FW
Kim Chan-Hee
1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 2 0
31 South Korea GK
Kim Da-Sol
11 0 2 0 1 0 14 (0) 14 0
32 South Korea FW Kim Eun-Chong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 South Korea FW Lee Kwang-Hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 South Korea MF
Yoon Won-Il
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 0
35 South Korea MF Hwang Jung-Soo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 South Korea DF
Moon Chang-Jin
0 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (4) 4 0
77 South Korea MF Moon Kyu-Hyun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals and assists

Rank Nation Number Name K-League KFA Cup Champions League Sum Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
1 Ghana 10 Derek Asamoah 4 1 1 0 2 0 7 1 8
2 Romania 27 Ianis Zicu 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
= South Korea 18
Ko Mu-Yeol
1 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 6
3 South Korea 20
Shin Hyung-Min
0 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 5
4 South Korea 22
No Byung-Jun
1 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 4
= South Korea 8
Hwang Jin-Sung
1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 4
= South Korea 14
Kim Tae-Su
0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 4
5 South Korea 26
Cho Chan-Ho
2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
= South Korea 11 Park Sung-Ho 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3
= South Korea 29
Lee Myung-Joo
1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
= South Korea 17
Shin Kwang-Hoon
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3
6 South Korea 24 Kim Dae-Ho 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
= South Korea 6
Shin Jin-Ho
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2
7 South Korea 13
Kim Won-Il
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
= Serbia 7 Zoran Rendulić 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
= South Korea 16
Kim Jin-Yong
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
= South Korea 2
Park Hee-Chul
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
/ / / Own Goals 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
/ / / TOTALS 18 15 7 6 8 3 33 24

Discipline

Position Nation Number Name K-League KFA Cup Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
GK South Korea 1
Shin Hwa-Yong
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF South Korea 2
Park Hee-Chul
6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
DF South Korea 3
Kim Gwang-Seok
1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF South Korea 6
Shin Jin-Ho
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Serbia 7 Zoran Rendulić 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF South Korea 8
Hwang Jin-Sung
6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MF South Korea 9
Hwang Ji-Soo
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW Ghana 10 Derek Asamoah 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW South Korea 11 Park Sung-Ho 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF South Korea 13
Kim Won-Il
2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
FW South Korea 16
Kim Jin-Yong
4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF South Korea 17
Shin Kwang-Hoon
3 1 0 0 2 0 5 1
FW South Korea 18
Ko Mu-Yeol
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF South Korea 20
Shin Hyung-Min
6 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
FW South Korea 22
No Byung-Jun
1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF South Korea 24 Kim Dae-Ho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF South Korea 26
Cho Chan-Ho
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Romania 27 Ianis Zicu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF South Korea 29
Lee Myung-Joo
2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
/ / / TOTALS 40 2 4 0 9 0 53 2

References