2015 in South Korean football

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This article shows a summary of the 2015 football season in South Korea.

National teams

AFC Asian Cup

Under the leadership of manager Uli Stielike, the South Korean players underperformed in the first two matches against Oman and Kuwait. They won both matches, but expressed dissatisfaction with Stielike, who then handed over command to assistant manager Shin Tae-yong for the rest of the tournament. Goalkeeper Kim Jin-hyeon then kept a clean sheet in every match until the final, as the team eliminated Uzbekistan and Iraq in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively. Their opponent in the final was Australia, which they had already beaten 1–0 in the group stage. However, South Korea lost the final 2–1 after extra time, evoking the 1980 final between them and Kuwait.

10 January Group A South Korea  1–0  Oman Canberra, Australia
16:00 UTC+11 Cho Young-cheol 45+2' Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 12,552
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
13 January Group A Kuwait  0–1  South Korea Canberra, Australia
18:00 UTC+11 Report Nam Tae-hee 36' Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 8,795
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
17 January Group A Australia  0–1  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Lee Jung-hyup
33'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 48,513
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
22 January Quarter-finals South Korea  2–0 (a.e.t.)  Uzbekistan Melbourne, Australia
18:30 UTC+11 Son Heung-min 104', 119' Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 23,381
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
26 January Semi-finals South Korea  2–0  Iraq Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
31 January
Final
South Korea  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia Sydney, Australia
20:00 (UTC+11) Son Heung-min 90+1' Report
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 76,385
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

FIFA World Cup qualification

16 June AFC second round, Group G South Korea  2–0  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
19:00
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 1,090
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
3 September AFC second round, Group G South Korea  8–0  Laos Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium:
Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 30,205
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan
)
12 November AFC second round, Group G South Korea  4–0  Myanmar Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 24,270
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

EAFF Championship

2 August China  0–2  South Korea Wuhan, China
21:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium:
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia
)
5 August South Korea  1–1  Japan Wuhan, China
18:20 UTC+8 Jang Hyun-soo 26' (pen.) Report Yamaguchi 39' Stadium:
Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari (Singapore
)
9 August South Korea  0–0  North Korea Wuhan, China
17:10 UTC+8 Report Stadium:
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran
)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (C) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
2  China (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  North Korea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Japan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Group H table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Qualification for AFC U-23 Championship
2  Indonesia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  
East Timor
3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

FIFA Women's World Cup

South Korea finished in fourth place at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they made it out of the group stage for the first time. They were drawn in Group E with Brazil, Spain and Costa Rica. South Korea lost 2–0 to Brazil, but a 2–2 draw with Costa Rica and a 2–1 victory against Spain were enough to progress for the first time ever at a World Cup. They went on to lose 3–0 to France in the round of 16.[1]

9 June
EDT (UTC−4
)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,175[2]
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
13 June
EDT (UTC−4
)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 28,623[3]
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
17 June
EDT (UTC−4
)
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 21,562[4]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Group E table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Costa Rica 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
21 June Round of 16 France  3–0  South Korea Montreal, Canada
16:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,518[5]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

Friendlies

Senior team

4 January South Korea  2–0[a]  Saudi Arabia Sydney, Australia
20:00 Report Stadium:
Australia
)
27 March South Korea  1–1  Uzbekistan Daejeon, South Korea
20:00 Koo Ja-cheol 15' Report Zokhir Kuziboyev 31' Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 38,680
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
31 March South Korea  1–0  New Zealand Seoul, South Korea
20:00
Lee Jae-sung
86'
Report Stadium:
Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia
)
13 October South Korea  3–0  Jamaica Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 28,105
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
  1. ^ The friendly match against Saudi Arabia was not regarded as the official match organized by FIFA because FIFA received the pre-exhibition match document from the Australian Football Association late.

Under-23 team

1 February
UTC+07
)
Song Ju-hun 23' Stadium:
Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA
)
4 February
UTC+07
)
Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alongkorn Feemuechang (THA)
7 February
UTC+07
)
Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (VIE)
11 June
UTC+02
)
Haller 29' Report Moon Chang-jin 62' Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
14 June
UTC+01
)
Report Stadium:
Stade El Menzah

Attendance: 200
9 October
UTC+09
)
Report Stadium:
Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 8,561
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam
)
12 October
UTC+09
)
Report Hoole 88' Stadium:
Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand
)
11 November
UTC+08
)
Achahbar 28' Report Stadium:
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Zhou Gang (China
)
13 November
UTC+08
)
Report Stadium:
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Fan Qi (China
)
15 November
UTC+08
)
Mi Haolun 85' Report Park Yong-woo 76' Stadium:
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam
)

Leagues

K League Classic

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(C)
38 22 7 9 57 39 +18 73 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 19 10 9 60 43 +17 67
3 Pohang Steelers 38 18 12 8 49 32 +17 66 Qualification for Champions League playoff round
4 FC Seoul 38 17 11 10 52 44 +8 62 Qualification for Champions League group stage[a]
5 Seongnam FC 38 15 15 8 41 33 +8 60
6 Jeju United 38 14 8 16 55 56 −1 50
7
Ulsan Hyundai
38 13 14 11 54 45 +9 53
8 Incheon United 38 13 12 13 35 32 +3 51
9 Jeonnam Dragons 38 12 13 13 46 51 −5 49
10 Gwangju FC 38 10 12 16 35 44 −9 42
11 Busan IPark (R) 38 5 11 22 30 55 −25 26 Qualification for relegation playoffs
12
Daejeon Citizen
(R)
38 4 7 27 32 72 −40 19 Relegation to K League Challenge
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League Challenge

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Sangju Sangmu
(C, P)
40 20 7 13 77 57 +20 67 Promotion to K League Classic
2 Daegu FC 40 18 13 9 67 47 +20 67 Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon FC (O, P) 40 18 11 11 64 54 +10 65 Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
4 Seoul E-Land 40 16 13 11 69 58 +11 61
5 Bucheon FC 1995 40 15 10 15 43 45 −2 55
6 FC Anyang 40 13 15 12 53 52 +1 54
7 Gangwon FC 40 13 12 15 64 56 +8 51
8
Goyang Hi FC
40 13 10 17 46 68 −22 49
9 Gyeongnam FC 40 10 13 17 30 43 −13 43
10
Ansan Police
40 9 15 16 31 48 −17 42
11 Chungju Hummel 40 10 11 19 49 65 −16 41
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion playoffs

When the first round and semi-final match were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out. Suwon FC was promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark was relegated to the K League Challenge.

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Daegu FC 1
3 Suwon FC 2
3 Suwon FC 3
4 Seoul E-Land 3
Suwon FC 1 2 3
Busan IPark 0 0 0

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C) 27 13 11 3 47 24 +23 50 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Changwon City 27 13 7 7 37 33 +4 46 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gyeongju KHNP 27 12 9 6 39 27 +12 45 Qualification for playoffs first round
4
Mokpo City
27 12 8 7 30 21 +9 44
5 Daejeon Korail 27 8 9 10 36 27 +9 33
6 Yongin City 27 8 9 10 25 29 −4 33
7
Gimhae City
27 6 11 10 29 39 −10 29
8 Cheonan City 27 6 10 11 27 39 −12 28
9
Gangneung City
27 5 12 10 20 29 −9 27
10 Busan Transportation Corporation 27 5 8 14 24 46 −22 23
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Changwon City 0 (5)
Gyeongju KHNP (p) 0 (6)
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2
4
Mokpo City
0
Gyeongju KHNP 0 0 0
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1 1 2

K3 League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D* LP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pocheon Citizen (C) 25 22 2 1 0 104 17 +87 68.5 Qualification for playoffs final
2
Gyeongju Citizen
25 16 2 1 6 73 28 +45 50.5 Qualification for playoffs first round
3 Paju Citizen 25 15 3 1 6 56 22 +34 48.5
4
Icheon Citizen
25 14 4 0 7 58 23 +35 46
5
Cheonan FC
25 9 5 0 11 61 43 +18 32
6
Jeonju FC
25 8 1 2 14 43 54 −11 26
7
Pyeongchang FC
25 8 0 2 15 37 47 −10 25
8 Uijeongbu 25 7 1 0 17 46 62 −16 22
9 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 0 0 0 25 9 284 −275 −3
Source: JoinKFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D* LP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Gimpo Citizen
25 17 5 0 3 81 22 +59 56 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
2 Hwaseong FC 25 18 2 0 5 65 36 +29 56 Qualification for playoffs first round
3
Yangju Citizen
25 12 5 0 8 65 37 +28 41
4
Jungnang Chorus Mustang
25 12 1 1 11 48 37 +11 37.5
5 Chuncheon FC 25 11 3 1 10 46 42 +4 36.5
6
Cheongju FC
25 10 4 0 11 52 51 +1 34
7 Yeonggwang FC 25 6 4 0 15 37 42 −5 22
8 Goyang Citizen 25 7 1 0 17 31 57 −26 22
9
Seoul United
25 5 4 0 16 51 59 −8 19
Source: JoinKFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Championship playoffs

First roundSecond roundSemifinalFinal
A2
Gyeongju Citizen (p)
0 (8)
B2Hwaseong FC2
A3Paju Citizen1

WK League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(C)
24 19 4 1 57 16 +41 61 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Icheon Daekyo 24 12 7 5 43 23 +20 43 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3
Suwon FMC
24 10 7 7 36 30 +6 37
4 Hwacheon KSPO 24 8 10 6 34 28 +6 34
5 Daejeon Sportstoto 24 8 6 10 30 26 +4 30
6 Seoul WFC 24 3 6 15 28 61 −33 15
7 Busan Sangmu 24 3 2 19 22 66 −44 11
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (p) 0 1 1 (4)
2 Icheon Daekyo 2 Icheon Daekyo 0 1 1 (3)
3 Suwon FMC 1

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Suwon Samsung Bluewings3 (3)
Jeonnam Dragons (p)3 (4)
Jeonnam Dragons040
Chungju Hummel1
Ansan Police1 (3)
Chungju Hummel (p)1 (4)
Jeonnam Dragons010
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard0
Busan IPark2
Gangwon FC3
Gangwon FC0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard1
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard2
14 October – Incheon
Gimpo Citizen0
a.e.t.
)
2
Jeju United
4
FC Anyang1
Jeju United
2
Daejeon Korail1
Daejeon Korail1
Yongin City0
a.e.t.
)
2
Incheon United
2
Bucheon FC 19950
Incheon United
1
Cheonan City0
Cheonan City4
31 October – Seoul
Korea University1
Incheon United
1
FC Seoul030
a.e.t.)
1
Busan Transportation Corporation0
a.e.t.)
2
Yeungnam University1
Sangji University1
Yeungnam University2
a.e.t.
)
2
Ulsan Hyundai (p)
1 (6)
Seoul E-Land1 (5)
Daejeon Citizen
2
Daejeon Citizen
1
Ulsan Hyundai
1
FC Seoul2
FC Seoul3
Gyeongju KHNP0
FC Seoul2
Hwaseong FC1
Changwon City1
Hwaseong FC2
FC Seoul2
Pohang Steelers1
Pohang Steelers3
Daegu FC1
Pohang Steelers2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1
a.e.t.)
1
Goyang Hi FC0

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Daejeon Korail 2
B2
Gimhae City
1
Daejeon Korail 2
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1
B1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 3
A2 Gyeongju KHNP 2

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
FC Seoul Qualifying play-offs Vietnam Hanoi 7–0 7–0 Round of 16
Group H
Guangzhou Evergrande
0–1 A 0–0 H Runners-up
Japan Kashima Antlers 1–0 H 3–2 A
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 H 1–1 A
Round of 16 Japan Gamba Osaka 1–3 H 2–3 A 3–6
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group E Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 H 2–3 A Runners-up Quarter-finals
Shandong Luneng
4–1 A 4–1 H
Becamex Binh Duong
3–0 H 1–1 A
Round of 16
Beijing Guoan
1–1 H 1–0 A 2–1
Quarter-finals Japan Gamba Osaka 0–0 H 2–3 A 2–3
Seongnam FC Group F Thailand Buriram United 1–2 A 2–1 H Runners-up Round of 16
Japan Gamba Osaka 2–0 H 1–2 A
China Guangzhou R&F 1–0 A 0–0 H
Round of 16
Guangzhou Evergrande
2–1 H 0–2 A 2–3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group G Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 H 2–1 A Runners-up Round of 16
Beijing Guoan
1–1 H 0–1 A
Australia Brisbane Roar 3–1 H 3–3 A
Round of 16 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 H 2–1 A 4–4 (a)

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Teams". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Match report – Group E – Brazil v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

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