2017 K League Classic

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Sangju 0–0 Jeonnam
(28 October 2017)
Average attendance6,505
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The 2017 K League Classic was the 35th season of the top division of South Korean professional football since its establishment in 1983, and the fifth season of the K League Classic.

Teams

General information

Club City/Province Manager Owner(s) Other sponsor(s)
Daegu FC Daegu South Korea Son Hyun-jun Daegu Government
Gangwon FC
Gangwon
 South Korea Choi Yun-kyum
Gangwon Provincial Government
Gwangju FC Gwangju South Korea Nam Ki-il Gwangju Government
Incheon United
 Incheon South Korea Lee Ki-hyung Incheon Government Shinhan Bank
Incheon International Airport
Jeju United
Jeju
 South Korea Jo Sung-hwan SK Energy
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk
 South Korea Choi Kang-hee Hyundai Motor Company
Jeonnam Dragons
Jeonnam
 South Korea Roh Sang-rae POSCO
Pohang Steelers
Gyeongbuk
 South Korea Choi Soon-ho POSCO
Sangju Sangmu
Gyeongbuk
 South Korea Kim Tae-wan Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
FC Seoul Seoul South Korea Hwang Sun-hong GS Group
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gyeonggi
 South Korea Seo Jung-won Cheil Worldwide Samsung Electronics
Maeil Dairies Industry
Ulsan Hyundai
 Ulsan South Korea Kim Do-hoon
Hyundai Heavy Industries

Locations

Locations of the 2017 K League Classic clubs

Stadiums

Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gwangju FC
Incheon United
 Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Daegu Stadium Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 66,422 Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 40,245 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 35,657 Capacity: 42,477
Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers
Sangju Sangmu
 FC Seoul Suwon Samsung
Bluewings
Ulsan Hyundai
Gwangyang Football Stadium Pohang Steel Yard Sangju Civic Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 15,042 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 44,102

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC confederation. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

As of 13 July 2017
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian player Former players
Daegu FC
Cesinha
 Brazil Evandro Paulista Brazil Júnior Negrão Brazil Léo Mineiro
Brazil East TimorRodrigo[a]
Gangwon FC Brazil Diego Maurício Brazil Gerson Burundi Jonathan Nanizayamo Vietnam Lương Xuân Trường Brazil Serginho
Cyprus Valentinos Sielis
Gwangju FC
Wanderson Macedo
 Niger Olivier Bonnes Northern Ireland Niall McGinn Japan Tomoki Wada
Portugal Ricardo Barros
Incheon United
 Argentina Enzo Maidana
Weslley
 Croatia Gordan Bunoza Australia Connor Chapman Serbia Dalibor Veselinović
Jeju United
 Brazil Magno Cruz Brazil Mailson Guinea-Bissau Frédéric Mendy
Aleksandar Jovanović
 Brazil Marcelo Toscano
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Edu
Ricardo Lopes
Éder[b]
 Brazil Mazola
Jeonnam Dragons
Jair
 Croatia Vedran Jugović Hungary Róbert Feczesin Australia Tomislav Mrčela
Pohang Steelers Brazil Lulinha Brazil Muralha
Wanderson Carvalho
 Iraq Ali Abbas
Sweden Marcus Nilsson
FC Seoul Croatia Ivan Kovačec Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Spain Osmar Iran Khaled Shafiei Brazil Maurinho
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Johnathan
Júnior Santos
 Croatia Damir Šovšić Australia Matt Jurman
Ulsan Hyundai
 Austria Richard Windbichler Croatia Mislav Oršić Switzerland Danijel Subotić Japan Takuma Abe Australia Dimitri Petratos
Croatia Ivan Kovačec
  1. ^ Could be deemed as an Asian player by owning Timorese passport.
  2. ^ Could be deemed as an Asian player by owning Palestinian passport.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(C) 		38 22 9 7 73 35 +38 75 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Jeju United 38 19 9 10 60 37 +23 66
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 17 13 8 63 41 +22 64 Qualification for Champions League play-off round
4
Ulsan Hyundai
 38 17 11 10 42 45 −3 62 Qualification for Champions League group stage[a]
5 FC Seoul 38 16 13 9 56 42 +14 61
6 Gangwon FC 38 13 10 15 59 65 −6 49
7 Pohang Steelers 38 15 7 16 63 60 +3 52
8 Daegu FC 38 11 14 13 50 52 −2 47
9 Incheon United 38 7 18 13 32 53 −21 39
10 Jeonnam Dragons 38 8 11 19 53 69 −16 35
11
Sangju Sangmu
(O) 		38 8 11 19 41 66 −25 35 Qualification for relegation play-offs
12 Gwangju FC (R) 38 6 12 20 33 60 −27 30 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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for Champions League
  Qualification for relegation play-offs
  Relegation to K League 2

Round 1–33

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Sangju Sangmu
84444653578898888998999991011111110101010
Incheon United1191091112121212121212121212111110101010111112111110101011111111
Gwangju FC48789911108101010111111121212121212121211121212121212121212
Source: K League

Round 34–38

Team ╲ Round3435363738
Sangju Sangmu
10991111
Gwangju FC1212121212
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home \ Away DGU GWN GWJ ICU JJU
JHM
 JND PHS
SJS
 SEO SSB
USH
Daegu FC — 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–3 1–3
Gangwon FC 2–1 — 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–1
Gwangju FC 1–0 1–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–1
Incheon United 0–0 1–1 1–0 — 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–5 3–3 1–2
Jeju United 4–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 3–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 2–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 — 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 4–0
Jeonnam Dragons 4–3 2–1 5–0 3–2 2–2 0–3 — 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 5–0
Pohang Steelers 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–2 3–2 2–3 1–2
Sangju Sangmu
 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–1 — 2–2 1–3 0–0
FC Seoul 0–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–1 0–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 3–3 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 — 1–2
Ulsan Hyundai
 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).

Home \ Away DGU GWN GWJ ICU JJU
JHM
 JND PHS
SJS
 SEO SSB
USH
Daegu FC — — — 1–1 — — — 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 —
Gangwon FC 0–1 — — 2–0 0–2 — 3–3 — — — — 1–1
Gwangju FC 0–1 1–1 — — — — 2–1 — — 1–4 0–1 1–1
Incheon United — — 0–0 — 0–0 1–3 — 2–0 — 1–0 1–1 —
Jeju United 2–0 — 1–1 — — 0–1 3–1 3–2 — — — 2–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 1–1 4–3 3–1 — — — — — 1–2 — — 0–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–4 — — 0–0 — 1–1 — — 2–0 0–1 — —
Pohang Steelers — 5–2 3–2 — — 0–4 1–1 — 2–2 — 1–1 —
Sangju Sangmu
 — 1–2 3–2 1–2 2–2 — — — — 0–1 — —
FC Seoul — 3–1 — — 0–0 1–2 — 1–1 — — — 1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings — 2–3 — — 2–3 1–1 3–0 — 3–0 0–1 — —
Ulsan Hyundai
 3–2 — — 1–1 — — 1–0 1–1 4–2 — 1–1 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

Relegation play-offs

The promotion-relegation play-offs were held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge play-offs and the 11th-placed club of the 2017 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2018 K League 1.

Sangju Sangmu
Report Yeo Reum 7'
Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
Sangju Sangmu
0–1 (a.e.t.)Busan IPark
Report
Rômulo 16' (pen.
)
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 2,714
Referee: Kim Seong-ho

1–1 on aggregate. Sangju Sangmu won 5–4 on penalties and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Player statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1
Johnathan
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 22
2 South Korea Yang Dong-hyen Pohang Steelers 19
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul
4 South Korea Joo Min-kyu
Sangju Sangmu
 17
Brazil Lulinha Pohang Steelers
6
Jair
 Jeonnam Dragons 16
7
Edu
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13
Brazil Magno Cruz
Jeju United
Brazil Diego Maurício Gangwon FC
10 Brazil Júnior Negrão Daegu FC 12

Source:[1]

Top assist providers

Rank Player Club Assists
1 South Korea Son Jun-ho Pohang Steelers 14
2 South Korea Yun Il-lok FC Seoul 12
3 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 11
4
Lee Jae-sung
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10
5 South Korea Lee Keun-ho Gangwon FC 9
6
Kim Young-wook
 Jeonnam Dragons 8
South Korea Kim Sun-min Daegu FC
8
Cesinha
 Daegu FC 7
South Korea Kwon Soon-hyung
Jeju United
South Korea Kim Tae-hwan
Sangju Sangmu

Source:[1]

Awards

Main awards

The 2017 K League Awards was held on 20 November 2017.

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player
Lee Jae-sung
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top goalscorer
Johnathan
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Top assist provider
 South Korea Son Jun-ho Pohang Steelers
Young Player of the Year
 South Korea Kim Min-jae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FANtastic Player
Johnathan
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Manager of the Year South Korea Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Source:[2]

Best XI

Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo Daegu FC
Defenders South Korea Kim Jin-su Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Kim Min-jae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Oh Ban-suk
Jeju United
South Korea Choi Chul-soon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Midfielders South Korea Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Lee Jae-sung
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Lee Chang-min
Jeju United
South Korea Lee Seung-gi Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forwards
Johnathan
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Lee Keun-ho Gangwon FC

Source:[2]

Player of the Round

Source:[citation needed]

Manager of the Month

Month Manager Club Division
March South Korea Jo Sung-hwan
Jeju United
K League Classic
April South Korea Kim Jong-boo Gyeongnam FC
K League Challenge
May South Korea Choi Yun-kyum Gangwon FC
K League Classic
June South Korea Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League Classic
July South Korea Seo Jung-won Suwon Samsung Bluewings
K League Classic
August South Korea Hwang Sun-hong FC Seoul
K League Classic
September South Korea Kim Do-hoon
Ulsan Hyundai
K League Classic
October
André
 Daegu FC
K League Classic

Source:[citation needed]

Attendance

Attendance by club

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 310,011 34,376 6,384 16,316 −9.4%†
2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 222,029 20,935 6,190 11,686 −30.4%†
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 166,934 26,581 4,147 8,786 −17.4%†
4
Ulsan Hyundai
 160,825 13,225 4,531 8,464 −3.2%†
5 Pohang Steelers 159,060 18,587 2,437 8,372 +9.0%†
6 Incheon United 112,708 13,301 2,930 5,932 −2.0%†
7 Jeonnam Dragons 78,093 10,579 1,565 4,110 −0.1%†
8 Jeju United 77,096 8,526 2,184 4,058 −28.7%†
9 Daegu FC 63,460 13,478 1,047 3,340 +23.2%†
10 Gwangju FC 57,858 11,830 1,020 3,045 −12.4%†
11 Gangwon FC 43,822 7,438 1,216 2,306 +116.3%†
12
Sangju Sangmu
 31,254 5,523 736 1,645 −15.3%†
League total 1,483,150 34,376 736 6,505 −17.4%†

Source: K League
Notes:
† Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge.

Top matches

Rank Date Round Home Score Away Venue Attendance
1 5 March 2017 1 FC Seoul 1–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium 34,376
2 21 October 2017 35 FC Seoul 2–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium 27,257
3 12 August 2017 26 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium 26,581
4 3 May 2017 9 FC Seoul 1–0 Jeonnam Dragons Seoul World Cup Stadium 26,261
5 23 July 2017 23 FC Seoul 1–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seoul World Cup Stadium 23,913
6 5 March 2017 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Jeonnam Dragons Jeonju Stadium 20,935
7 18 June 2017 14 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium 20,140
8 2 April 2017 4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 FC Seoul Jeonju Stadium 19,141
9 12 March 2017 2 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gwangju FC Pohang Steel Yard 18,587
10 19 August 2017 27 FC Seoul 1–1
Ulsan Hyundai
 Seoul World Cup Stadium 18,087

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Data center - Official records - Recording room - K League 1 records - Individual record table" (in Korean). K League Data Portal. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b [2017 K리그 어워즈] 표심 분석…과반수 ‘MVP’ 이재성, 90% 지지 ‘영플’ 김민재. Naver (in Korean). SPOTVNEWS. 20 November 2017.

External links

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