2015 Korean FA Cup

Incheon United

Tournament statistics
Matches played	78
Best player	Yojiro Takahagi
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The 2015 Korean FA Cup, known as the 2015 KEB Hana Bank FA Cup, was the 20th edition of the Korean FA Cup.^[1] FC Seoul became champions and qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League.

Schedule

Round	Date	Matches	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	New entries this round
First round	28 March	8	79	16	8 National Works Club Championship teams 4 university teams 4 K3 League teams
Second round	4 April	19	71	8+30	16 university teams 14 K3 League teams
Third round	11–12 April	20	52	19+21	11 K League Challenge teams 10 Korea National League teams
Round of 32	29 April – 13 May	16	32	20+12	12 K League Classic teams
Round of 16	24 June	8	16	16	None
Quarter-finals	28 May	4	8	8
Semi-finals	14 October	2	4	4
Final	31 October	1	2	2

Prize money

Round[2]	Recipient clubs	Prize money per club
Base fee for non-professional teams	56	₩1,000,000
Second round	8	₩2,000,000
Third round	19	₩3,000,000
Round of 32	20	₩4,000,000
Round of 16	16	₩5,000,000
Quarter-finals	8	₩6,000,000
Semi-finals	4	₩7,000,000
Runners-up	1	₩100,000,000
Champions	1	₩200,000,000

Teams

Entry round	Participating teams
Round of 32	K League Classic All 12 teams of the 2015 season
	Busan IPark Daejeon Citizen Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon Samsung Bluewings Ulsan Hyundai
Third round	K League Challenge All 11 teams of the 2015 season	Korea National League All 10 teams of the 2015 season
	Ansan Police FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Chungju Hummel Daegu FC Gangwon FC Goyang Hi FC Gyeongnam FC Sangju Sangmu Seoul E-Land Suwon FC	Busan Transportation Corporation Changwon City Cheonan City Daejeon Korail Gangneung City Gimhae City Gyeongju KHNP Mokpo City Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Yongin City
Second round	University teams 16 teams	K3 League Top 14 teams of the 2014 season
	Catholic Kwandong University Chung-Ang University Dankook University Hannam University Hanyang University Hongik University Inje University Korea University Kwangwoon University Kyung Hee University Sangji University Soongsil University Sungkyunkwan University Sun Moon University University of Ulsan Yeungnam University	Chuncheon FC Chungbuk Cheongju Gyeongju Citizen Hwaseong FC Icheon Citizen Jeonju Citizen Jeonnam Yeonggwang Jungnang Chorus Mustang Paju Citizen FC Pocheon Pyeongchang FC Seoul United Yangju Citizen FC Uijeongbu
First round	National Works Club Championship Top 8 teams of the 2014 season[3]	University teams 4 teams	K3 League Bottom 4 teams of the 2014 season
	Denso Korea Automotive LG Electronics Mokpo Christian Hospital Nexen Tire Samsung Electronics Shinan Salt Korea SK Hynix SMC Engineering	Dong-Eui University Gwangju University Incheon National University Woosuk University	Cheonan FC Gimpo Citizen Goyang Citizen Seoul FC Martyrs

Qualifying rounds

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 27 February 2015.^[1]

First round

The first round was held on 28 March 2015.^[4]

Second round

The second round was held on 4 April 2015.^[5]

Third round

The third round was held on 11 and 12 April 2015.^[6]

University of Incheon

11 April 2015	University of Incheon	Goyang Stadium , Goyang
14:00 UTC+09:00

Final rounds

Bracket

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3 (3)
	Jeonnam Dragons (p)	3 (4)
					Jeonnam Dragons	040
					Chungju Hummel	1
	Ansan Police	1 (3)
	Chungju Hummel (p)	1 (4)
									Jeonnam Dragons	010
									Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	0
	Busan IPark	2
	Gangwon FC	3
					Gangwon FC	0
					Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	1
	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	2
													14 October – Incheon
	Gimpo Citizen	0
													a.e.t. )	2
	Jeju United	4
	FC Anyang	1
					Jeju United	2
					Daejeon Korail	1
	Daejeon Korail	1
	Yongin City	0
						a.e.t. )	2
	Incheon United	2
	Bucheon FC 1995	0
				Incheon United	1
					Cheonan City	0
	Cheonan City	4
					31 October – Seoul
	Korea University	1
					Incheon United	1
						FC Seoul						030
	a.e.t.)	1
	Busan Transportation Corporation	0
			a.e.t.)	2
				Yeungnam University								1
	Sangji University	1
	Yeungnam University	2
										a.e.t. )	2
	Ulsan Hyundai (p)	1 (6)
	Seoul E-Land	1 (5)
				Daejeon Citizen	2
	Daejeon Citizen	1
				Ulsan Hyundai	1
				FC Seoul	2
	FC Seoul	3
	Gyeongju KHNP	0
				FC Seoul	2
					Hwaseong FC	1
	Changwon City	1
	Hwaseong FC	2
									FC Seoul	2
										Pohang Steelers	1
	Pohang Steelers	3
	Daegu FC	1
					Pohang Steelers	2
					Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1
	a.e.t.)	1
	Goyang Hi FC	0

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 16 April 2015.[7] It was played on 29 April and 12–13 May 2015.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 28 May 2015.^[8] The matches were played on 24 June 2015.

Gangwon FC v Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

24 June 2015	Gangwon FC	0–1	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	Sokcho Stadium, Sokcho
19:00 UTC+09:00		Report	Park Han-soo 79'	Attendance: 353

Hwaseong FC v FC Seoul

24 June 2015	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong
19:00 UTC+09:00	Kim Nam-chun 71' (o.g.)	Report	Éverton Santos 45' Yun Ju-tae 90'	Attendance: 5,832

Pohang Steelers v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

24 June 2015	Pohang Steelers	2–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
19:30 UTC+09:00	Shim Dong-woon 22' Park Sung-ho 85'	Report	Lee Dong-gook 90'	Attendance: 5,722

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2015.^[8] The matches were played on 22 July 2015.

FC Seoul v Pohang Steelers

22 July 2015	FC Seoul	2–1	Pohang Steelers	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:30 UTC+09:00	Park Chu-young 25', 68'	Report	Kim Dae-ho 22'	Attendance: 6,267

Incheon United

22 July 2015	Incheon United	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju
20:00 UTC+09:00		Report	Kwon Wan-kyu 91' Kim Do-hyuk 107'	Attendance: 917

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 24 September 2015.^[9] The matches were played on 14 October 2015.

Incheon United v Jeonnam Dragons

14 October 2015	Incheon United	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Jeonnam Dragons	Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
19:30 UTC+09:00	Yun Sang-ho 91' Oris 115'	Report		Attendance: 4,007

Ulsan Hyundai v FC Seoul

14 October 2015	Ulsan Hyundai	1–2	FC Seoul	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
19:30 UTC+09:00	Kovačec 68'	Report	Adriano 54'	Attendance: 7,474

Final

FC Seoul v Incheon United

31 October 2015	FC Seoul	3–1	Incheon United	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
13:30 UTC+09:00	Adriano 88' Molina 90+1'	Report	Lee Hyo-kyun 72'	Attendance: 26,797 Referee: Ko Hyung Jin

Awards

Main awards

Award[10]	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player	Yojiro Takahagi	FC Seoul
Top goalscorer	Not awarded

Man of the Round

Round	Winner	Team
First round[7]	Kim Tae-min	Nexen Tire
Second round[7]	Lee Dong-hui	Hanyang University
Third round[7]	Kim Hyung-pil	Hwaseong FC
Round of 32[8]	Jung Min-kyo	Hwaseong FC
Round of 16[9]	Kim Shin-wook	Ulsan Hyundai
Quarter-finals[9]	Park Chu-young	FC Seoul
Semi-finals[11]	Yojiro Takahagi	FC Seoul

See also

• 2015 in South Korean football
• 2015 K League Classic
• 2015 K League Challenge
• 2015 Korea National League
• 2015 K3 League

References

1. ^ ^{a b} FA컵, 1–3라운드 대진 추첨 완료…7개월 간의 여정 시작 (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 27 February 2015.
2. ^ "Korean FA Cup regulations" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
3. ^ 하찮은 예선? 누군가에겐 꿈의 FA컵이 시작된다 (in Korean). Sports-G. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
4. ^ [FA컵 프리뷰] 1라운드 이변의 주인공은? (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 26 March 2015.
5. ^ [FA컵 프리뷰] 2라운드, 진짜 승부는 지금부터! (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 2 April 2015.
6. ^ [FA컵 3라운드 프리뷰] 넥센타이어를 주목하라! (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 9 April 2015.
7. ^ ^{a b c d} 2015 하나은행 FA컵 4라운드 대진 완성 (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 16 April 2015.
8. ^ ^{a b c} ‘영남대-성남, 포항-전북‘ FA컵 16강은 리턴매치 풍년 (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 28 May 2015.
9. ^ ^{a b c} ‘친분’에도 양보 없는 FA컵 4강 대결의 구도는? (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
10. ^ '시원한 중거리 득점포' 다카하기, FA컵 MVP로 선정 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
11. ^ [FA컵 미디어데이] 김도훈vs최용수, 동문끼리도 양보 없다 (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Regulations at KFA (in Korean)