Football in South Korea
Season2012
Men's football
K LeagueFC Seoul
National LeagueIncheon Korail
National LeagueIncheon Korail
Challengers LeaguePocheon Citizen
Korean FA CupPohang Steelers
Women's football
WK LeagueGoyang Daekyo Noonnoppi
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This article shows a summary of the 2012 football season in South Korea. South Korea won a bronze medal in the Olympic football tournament, becoming the second Asian country to win a medal in the Olympic football.

National teams

Main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019)

Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019)

FIFA World Cup qualification

See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
29 February AFC third round, Group B South Korea  2–0  Kuwait Seoul, South Korea
21:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 46,551
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
AFC third round, Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Advance to AFC fourth round
2  Lebanon 6 3 1 2 10 14 −4 10
3  Kuwait 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
4  United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 5 9 14 −5 3
Source: RSSSF
8 June AFC fourth round, Group A Qatar  1–4  South Korea Doha, Qatar
19:15 UTC+3 Ahmed 22' Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 10,730
Referee: Ali Al-Badawi (United Arab Emirates)
12 June AFC fourth round, Group A South Korea  3–0  Lebanon Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 36,756
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
11 September AFC fourth round, Group A Uzbekistan  2–2  South Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00
Report
Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 34.000
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
16 October AFC fourth round, Group A Iran  1–0  South Korea Tehran, Iran
20:00 Nekounam 75' Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Abdul Maric (Singapore)

Summer Olympics qualification

See also: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualifiers preliminary round 3
5 February AFC third round, Group A Saudi Arabia  1–1  South Korea Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:35 UTC+03 Khudari 60' Report Kim Bo-kyung 90+1' Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,315
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
22 February AFC third round, Group A Oman  0–3  South Korea Muscat, Oman
18:30 UTC+04 Report
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
14 March AFC third round, Group A South Korea  0–0  Qatar Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+09 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
AFC third round, Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12 Qualification for Summer Olympics
2  Oman 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 Advance to AFC fourth round
3  Qatar 6 1 4 1 6 8 −2 7
4  Saudi Arabia 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3

Summer Olympics

See also: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
26 July Group B Mexico  0–0  South Korea Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 GMT Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 15,748
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
29 July Group B South Korea  2–1   Switzerland Coventry, United Kingdom
17:15 GMT
Report Emeghara 60' Stadium: City of Coventry Stadium
Attendance: 30,114
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
1 August Group B South Korea  0–0  Gabon London, United Kingdom
17:00 GMT Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,927
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Gabon 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
4 August Quarter-finals Great Britain  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		  South Korea Cardiff, United Kingdom
14:30 GMT Ramsey 36' (pen.) Report Ji Dong-won 29' Stadium: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,171
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Penalties
7 August Semi-finals South Korea  0–3  Brazil Manchester, United Kingdom
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 69,389
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
10 August Bronze medal match Japan  0–2  South Korea Cardiff, United Kingdom
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 56,393
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

AFC U-22 Championship qualification

See also: 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
23 June Group G Malaysia  2–3  South Korea Yangon, Myanmar
15:15 MST (UTC+09) Arasu 8', 62' Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
25 June Group G South Korea  8–1  Chinese Taipei Yangon, Myanmar
15:15 MST (UTC+09)
Report Li Mau 31' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)
28 June Group G South Korea  0–0  Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
18:15 MST (UTC+09) Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
30 June Group G Philippines  0–10  South Korea Yangon, Myanmar
18:15 MST (UTC+09) Report
  • Jeong Jong-hee 16', 83'
  • Hwang Ui-jo 23', 31'
  • Lee Jae-sung 28'
  • Jwa Joon-hyeop 34', 35'
  • Choi Ji-hoon 41'
  • Jeon Byung-soo 76', 90+1'
 Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)
3 July Group G South Korea  2–0  Vietnam Yangon, Myanmar
15:15 MST (UTC+09)
Report Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 50
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Group G table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 5 4 1 0 23 3 +20 13 Qualification for AFC U-22 Championship
2  Myanmar 5 4 1 0 16 5 +11 13
3  Malaysia 5 3 0 2 17 7 +10 9
4  Chinese Taipei 5 2 0 3 9 20 −11 6
5  Vietnam 5 1 0 4 11 10 +1 3
6  Philippines 5 0 0 5 2 33 −31 0
Source: AFC

Friendlies

Senior team

25 February South Korea  4–2  Uzbekistan Jeonju, South Korea
14:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 28,391
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
30 May South Korea  1–4  Spain Bern, Switzerland
20:00 Kim Do-heon 43' Report
Stadium: Stade de Suisse Wankdorf
Attendance: 10,220
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
15 August South Korea  2–1  Zambia Anyang, South Korea
20:00 Lee Keun-ho 15', 49' Report Mayuka 29' Stadium: Anyang Stadium
Attendance: 16,606
Referee: Nawaf Abdullah (Bahrain)
14 November South Korea  1–2  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
19:00 Lee Dong-gook 11' Report
Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 21,618
Referee: Wang Zhe (China}

Under-23 team

15 January Thailand A  1–3  South Korea Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
19:00 TST (UTC+07) Teerathep 53' Report
Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (JPN)
18 January South Korea  0–0 Denmark Denmark XI Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
16:10 TST (UTC+07) Report Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 150
Referee: Prathan Nasa Wang (THA)
21 January Norway A  0–3  South Korea Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
16:10 TST (UTC+07) Report
Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 400
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (THA)
7 June South Korea  3–1  Syria Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+09
Report Salem 52' Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 33,853명
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
14 July South Korea  2–1  New Zealand Seoul, South Korea
18:00 UTC+09
Report Smeltz 72' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 31,655명
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
20 July South Korea  3–0  Senegal Stevenage, United Kingdom
 Report Stadium: Broadhall Way, Stevenage
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gavin Ward (England)
8 December China  2–1  South Korea Wuhan, China
15:30 CST (UTC+08)
Report Choe Ji-hoon 25' Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Attendance: 8,796
Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)
11 December China  0–1  South Korea Hefei, China
19:35 CST (UTC+08) Report Jung Seok-hwa 82' Stadium: Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Hefei
Attendance: 11,298
Referee: Zhenlu Shi (China PR)

Leagues

K League

Main article: 2012 K League
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 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
6 Jeju United 44 16 15 13 71 56 +15 63
7 Busan IPark 44 13 14 17 40 51 −11 53
8 Gyeongnam FC 44 14 8 22 50 60 −10 50
9 Incheon United 44 17 16 11 46 40 +6 67
10 Daegu FC 44 16 13 15 55 56 −1 61
11 Jeonnam Dragons 44 13 14 17 47 60 −13 53
12 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 44 14 10 20 47 56 −9 52
13 Daejeon Citizen 44 13 11 20 46 67 −21 50
14 Gangwon FC 44 14 7 23 57 68 −11 49
15 Gwangju FC (R) 44 10 15 19 57 67 −10 45 Relegation to K League Challenge
16 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (R) 44 7 6 31 29 74 −45 27 Withdrawal[b]
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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.
  2. ^ Sangju Sangmu Phoenix were going to be forcibly relegated to the second division by K League Federation regardless of the results for a reason that they failed to get the club license of Asian Football Confederation. They boycotted the rest of the season from the 31st to the last matchweek after their relegation was decided.[1]

Korea National League

Main article: 2012 Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 26 15 10 1 51 20 +31 55 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 26 15 4 7 61 30 +31 49 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gangneung City 26 14 5 7 32 21 +11 47 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Changwon City 26 14 4 8 36 30 +6 46
5 Incheon Korail (C) 26 12 6 8 39 30 +9 42
6 Yongin City 26 12 6 8 37 35 +2 42
7 Busan Transportation Corporation 26 11 8 7 28 23 +5 41
8 Mokpo City 26 10 6 10 28 37 −9 36
9 Suwon City (P) 26 9 7 10 29 32 −3 34 Promotion to K League Challenge
10 Ansan H FC (P) 26 8 8 10 25 34 −9 32
11 Gimhae City 26 6 10 10 26 34 −8 28
12 Chungju Hummel (P) 26 5 6 15 20 34 −14 21 Promotion to K League Challenge
13 Cheonan City 26 6 1 19 25 45 −20 19
14 Daejeon KHNP 26 3 3 20 22 54 −32 12
Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Championship playoffs

First roundSecond roundSemifinalFinal
3Gangneung City0 (2)1Goyang KB022
6Yongin City (p)0 (4)2Hyundai Mipo Dockyard1Incheon Korail (a.e.t.)134
Yongin City1Incheon Korail2
Incheon Korail3
4Changwon City0
5Incheon Korail2

Challengers League

Main article: 2012 Challengers League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pocheon Citizen (C) 25 20 2 3 101 24 +77 62 Qualification for playoffs final
and FA Cup first round
2 Chuncheon FC 25 18 4 3 62 25 +37 58 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
and FA Cup first round
3 Paju Citizen 25 15 5 5 61 34 +27 50 Qualification for playoffs first round
and FA Cup first round
4 Cheongju Jikji 25 14 7 4 72 30 +42 49
5 Icheon Citizen 25 17 2 6 73 27 +46 53 Qualification for FA Cup first round
6 Yangju Citizen 25 14 4 7 79 51 +28 46
7 Gyeongju Citizen 25 12 7 6 48 30 +18 43
8 Bucheon FC 1995 (P) 25 12 5 8 52 29 +23 41 Qualification for K League Challenge
and FA Cup second round
9 Seoul United 25 11 5 9 62 56 +6 38 Qualification for FA Cup first round
10 Yeonggwang FC 25 9 5 11 45 38 +7 32
11 Cheonan FC 25 7 10 8 44 43 +1 31
12 Jeonju EM 25 8 4 13 51 55 −4 28
13 Gwangju Gwangsan 25 8 4 13 47 68 −21 28
14 Yesan United 25 8 2 15 57 72 −15 26
15 Goyang Citizen 25 5 7 13 44 60 −16 21
16 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 25 6 2 17 33 75 −42 20
17 Namyangju United 25 2 1 22 31 120 −89 6
18 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 0 2 23 33 158 −125 2
Source: KFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Championship playoffs

First roundSemi-finalFinal
1Pocheon Citizen1
2Chuncheon FC3Chuncheon FC0
3Paju Citizen (p)1 (5)Paju Citizen2
4Cheongju Jikji1 (4)

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2012 Korean FA Cup
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Pohang Steelers4
Cheongju Jikji0
Pohang Steelers3
Gwangju FC1
Gwangju FC4
Chungju Hummel2
Pohang Steelers3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3
Cheonan City1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1
Jeonnam Dragons0
Jeonnam Dragons (a.e.t.)1
1 September – Pohang
Changwon City0
Pohang Steelers020
Jeju United1
Daejeon Citizen2
Gyeongju Citizen1
Daejeon Citizen (p)2 (4)
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix2 (2)
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix2
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard1
Daejeon Citizen1
Jeju United2
Jeju United2
Incheon Korail1
Jeju United2
Daegu FC0
Daegu FC3
20 October – Pohang
Korean Police1
Pohang Steelers (a.e.t.)010
Gyeongnam FC0
Gyeongnam FC (p)2 (5)
Busan Transportation Corporation2 (4)
Gyeongnam FC1
Gangwon FC0
Gangwon FC1
Korea University0
Gyeongnam FC (p)1 (4)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1 (2)
FC Seoul3
Mokpo City0
FC Seoul0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5
1 September – Ulsan
Gangneung City2
Gyeongnam FC3
Ulsan Hyundai0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma5
Suwon City1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1
Ulsan Hyundai2
Ulsan Hyundai1
Daejeon KHNP0
Ulsan Hyundai6
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank1
Incheon United3
Gimhae City0
Incheon United2 (3)
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank (p)2 (4)
Busan IPark0
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank1

Korea National League Championship

Main article: 2012 Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1
Busan Transportation Corporation 0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 2
Korean Police 1
Korean Police 5
Gangneung City 0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 0
Suwon City 2
Suwon City 1
Daejeon KHNP 0
Suwon City 4
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 3
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 1
Yongin City 0

Challengers Cup

Main article: 2012 Challengers Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Gyeongju Citizen (p) 0 (3)
Paju Citizen 0 (2)
Gyeongju Citizen 0
Pocheon Citizen 1
Pocheon Citizen 8
Yesan United 2
Pocheon Citizen 0
Icheon Citizen 3
Goyang Citizen 1 (3)
Icheon Citizen (p) 1 (5)
Icheon Citizen 3
Bucheon FC 1995 1
Bucheon FC 1995 6
Gwangju Gwangsan 0

International cups

AFC Champions League

Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League
Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group H China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–5 H 3–1 A Third place Group stage
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1–5 A 0–2 H
Thailand Buriram United 2–0 A 3–2 H
Pohang Steelers Qualifying play-offs Thailand Chonburi 2–0 — 2–0 Group stage
Group E Japan Gamba Osaka 3–0 A 2–0 H Third place
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0–2 H 0–1 A
Australia Adelaide United 1–0 H 0–1 A
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Group G Japan Nagoya Grampus 2–2 A 1–1 H Winners Round of 16
China Tianjin TEDA 1–1 H 3–0 A
Australia Central Coast Mariners 1–1 A 5–0 H
Round of 16 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0–1 — 0–1
Ulsan Hyundai Group F China Beijing Guoan 2–1 H 3–2 A Winners Champions
Japan FC Tokyo 2–2 A 1–0 H
Australia Brisbane Roar 1–1 H 2–1 A
Round of 16 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 3–2 — 3–2
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–0 H 4–0 A 5–0
Semi-finals Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 3–1 A 2–0 H 5–1
Final Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 3–0 — 3–0

FIFA Club World Cup

See also: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
Team Round Opponent Score Result
Ulsan Hyundai Quarter-finals Mexico Monterrey 1–3 Sixth place
Fifth place match Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3

See also

References

  1. ^ 상주 보이콧, '어쩌다 이 지경까지…' 해결책은? (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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