2018 K League 1

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Sangju 0–1 Gangwon
(24 November 2018)
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The 2018 K League 1 was the 36th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983, and the sixth season of the K League 1, former K League Classic. The K League Classic was changed its name to "K League 1" in this season. As the 2018 FIFA World Cup start on 14 June, the last round before stoppage will be held on 19–20 May. The league will resume games on 7 July.

Teams

Ulsan Hyundai
Gangwon FC
Sangju Sangmu
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Locations of the 2018 K League 1 clubs

General information

Club City/Province Manager Owner(s) Other sponsor(s)
Daegu FC Daegu
Andre
 Daegu Government
Gangwon FC
Gangwon
 South Korea Kim Byung-soo
Gangwon Provincial Government
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam South Korea Kim Jong-boo Gyeongnam Provincial Government
Incheon United
 Incheon Norway Jørn Andersen 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 Kim In-wan (caretaker) 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 Choi Yong-soo 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

Stadiums

Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gyeongnam FC
Incheon United
Jeju United
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Daegu Stadium
Chuncheon Songam Leports Town
 Changwon Football Center Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 66,422 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,245 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 are registered during the mid-season transfer window.

As of 26 May 2018
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players
Daegu FC
Césinha
Edgar Silva
Zé Roberto
 Japan Tsubasa Nishi Brazil Caion
Brazil Jean Carlos
Gangwon FC Brazil Diego Maurício Cyprus Valentinos Sielis Serbia Uroš Đerić Australia Dylan McGowan
Gyeongnam FC
Marcão
Negueba
 Brazil Paulinho Japan Takahiro Kunimoto Croatia Ivan Herceg
Incheon United
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Gordan Bunoza Costa Rica Elías Aguilar Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Australia Kwabena Appiah
Jeju United
 Brazil Magno Cruz
Roberson
Tiago Marques
Aleksandar Jovanović
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Adriano Michael Jackson
Ricardo Lopes
 Brazil Tiago Alves
Jeonnam Dragons
Wanderson Carvalho
Wanderson Macedo
 Croatia Vedran Jugović Australia James Donachie Australia Tomislav Mrčela
Pohang Steelers
Alemão
Jucimar Teixeira
 Brazil Léo Gamalho Australia Connor Chapman Brazil Getterson
FC Seoul Brazil Anderson Lopes
Evandro Paulista
 Serbia Bojan Matić Croatia Ivan Kovačec
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvis Sarić
Waguininho
 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović
Cristovam
Ulsan Hyundai
 Austria Richard Windbichler Brazil Júnior Negrão United States Mix Diskerud Japan Sergio Escudero Croatia Mislav Oršić
Japan Yohei Toyoda

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 38 26 8 4 75 31 +44 86 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Gyeongnam FC 38 18 11 9 59 44 +15 65
3
Ulsan Hyundai
 38 17 12 9 61 46 +15 63 Qualification for Champions League play-off round
4 Pohang Steelers 38 15 9 14 47 48 −1 54
5
Jeju United
 38 14 12 12 41 41 0 54
6 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 13 11 14 53 54 −1 50
7 Daegu FC 38 14 8 16 47 56 −9 50 Qualification for Champions League group stage[a]
8 Gangwon FC 38 12 10 16 56 60 −4 46
9 Incheon United 38 10 12 16 55 69 −14 42
10
Sangju Sangmu
 38 10 10 18 41 52 −11 40
11 FC Seoul (O) 38 9 13 16 40 48 −8 40 Qualification for relegation play-offs
12 Jeonnam Dragons (R) 38 8 8 22 43 69 −26 32 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 group stage
  Qualification for Champions League play-off round
  Qualification for

relegation play-offs

  Relegation to K League 2

Round 1–33

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Sangju Sangmu
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Jeonnam Dragons4797711121210101010101010101010101112121211121111111111111111
Incheon United866668101011111111111111121212121011111112111212121212121212
Source: K League

Round 34–38

Team ╲ Round3435363738
Sangju Sangmu
1010101110
FC Seoul999911
Jeonnam Dragons1112121212
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Home \ Away DGU GWN GNM ICU
JJU
JHM
 JND PHS
SJS
 SEO SSB
USH
Daegu FC — 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–4 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–2
Gangwon FC 0–3 — 1–3 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–3
Gyeongnam FC 1–1 0–1 — 3–0 2–0 0–4 3–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–0
Incheon United 0–0 3–3 2–3 — 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–1
Jeju United
 1–2 3–5 0–0 4–2 — 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 — 3–0 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–3 0–0 — 2–3 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–2
Pohang Steelers 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 — 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–1
Sangju Sangmu
 0–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 2–3
FC Seoul 3–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–0 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 2–0 3–1 5–2 2–3 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 — 0–0
Ulsan Hyundai
 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 —
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 GNM ICU
JJU
JHM
 JND PHS
SJS
 SEO SSB
USH
Daegu FC — 2–0 2–2 1–2 — — 2–1 — — — 4–2 0–2
Gangwon FC — — — 7–0 — — — 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 —
Gyeongnam FC — 2–1 — — 0–1 0–2 — — 2–1 2–1 — 3–3
Incheon United — — 2–2 — — — 3–1 — 0–0 — 0–0 3–2
Jeju United
 2–3 2–2 — 0–0 — — 1–0 — — 1–0 0–0 —
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 2–1 3–2 — 3–2 4–0 — 1–0 — — — — —
Jeonnam Dragons — 0–1 3–3 — — — — 3–2 — 1–0 6–4 1–0
Pohang Steelers 2–1 — 0–3 1–0 2–2 5–2 — — — — — —
Sangju Sangmu
 2–5 — — — 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 — — 1–2 —
FC Seoul 0–2 — — 1–1 — 1–2 — 0–1 2–2 — — —
Suwon Samsung Bluewings — — 1–0 — — 0–0 — 2–0 — 1–2 — 2–2
Ulsan Hyundai
 — 2–0 — — 3–2 2–2 — 2–0 4–1 4–1 — —
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 2018 K League 2 play-offs and the 11th-placed club of the 2018 K League 1. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2019 K League 1.

Busan IPark1–3FC Seoul
  • Rômulo
    24'
 Report
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 10,127
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
FC Seoul1–1Busan IPark
 Report
  • Kim Jin-kyu
    32'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 8,554
Referee: Kim Dae-yong

FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Player statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1
Marcão
 Gyeongnam FC 26
2 Serbia Uroš Đerić Gangwon FC 24
3 Brazil Júnior Negrão
Ulsan Hyundai
 22
4 Montenegro Stefan Mugoša
Incheon United
 19
5 South Korea Moon Seon-min
Incheon United
 14
6
Ricardo Lopes
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 13
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Lee Dong-gook
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
9 South Korea Kim Shin-wook
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 11
10 South Korea Heo Yong-joon Jeonnam Dragons 9

Source:[1]

Top assist providers

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC 11
2 Costa Rica Elías Aguilar
Incheon United
 10
3 South Korea Lee Yong
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 9
4 South Korea Hong Chul
Sangju Sangmu
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
 8
5 South Korea Han Seung-gyu
Ulsan Hyundai
 7
Brazil Negueba Gyeongnam FC

Source:[1]

Awards

Main awards

The 2018 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2018.

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player
Marcão
 Gyeongnam FC
Top goalscorer
Marcão
 Gyeongnam FC
Top assist provider
 Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC
Young Player of the Year
 South Korea Han Seung-gyu
Ulsan Hyundai
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 Hong Chul Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Kim Min-jae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Austria Richard Windbichler
Ulsan Hyundai
South Korea Lee Yong Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Midfielders Brazil Negueba Gyeongnam FC
South Korea Choi Young-jun Gyeongnam FC
Costa Rica Elías Aguilar
Incheon United
Ricardo Lopes
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forwards
Marcão
 Gyeongnam FC
Brazil Júnior Negrão
Ulsan Hyundai

Source:[2]

Player of the Round

Manager of the Month

Month Manager Club Division
March South Korea Jung Gab-suk Bucheon FC 1995 K League 2
April South Korea Choi Kang-hee
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 K League 1
May South Korea Nam Ki-il Seongnam FC K League 2
July South Korea Kim Jong-boo Gyeongnam FC K League 1
August South Korea Ko Jong-soo
Daejeon Citizen
 K League 2
September South Korea Ko Jong-soo
Daejeon Citizen
 K League 2
October South Korea Jo Sung-hwan
Jeju United
 K League 1

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 226,224 19,108 5,005 11,907 +1.9%†
2 FC Seoul 219,665 30,122 4,714 11,561 −29.1%†
3
Ulsan Hyundai
 142,944 14,228 1,059 7,523 −11.1%†
4 Pohang Steelers 140,668 15,393 3,073 7,404 −11.6%†
5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 114,943 13,853 2,940 6,709 −23.6%†
6 Incheon United 84,151 7,282 1,402 4,429 −25.3%†
7 Daegu FC 66,837 13,351 477 3,518 +5.3%†
8 Jeonnam Dragons 62,615 11,036 1,830 3,296 −19.8%†
9 Gyeongnam FC 62,615 13,082 932 3,170 +32.3%†
10
Jeju United
 60,033 8,354 1,215 3,160 −22.1%†
11 Gangwon FC 25,765 4,530 569 1,356 −41.2%†
12
Sangju Sangmu
 25,050 2,317 290 1,318 −19.9%†
League total 1,241,667 30,122 290 5,445 −16.3%†

Updated to games played on 7 December 2018
Source: K League
Notes:
† Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge.

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 말컹, K리그 최초 1·2부리그 MVP 석권…감독상 최강희 (in Korean). Inews24. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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