Football in South Korea
Season2023
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South Korean football in 2023.

National teams

Source: [1][2]

Men's senior

Main article: South Korea national football team results

Fixtures and results

24 March Friendly South Korea  2–2  Colombia Ulsan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 35,727
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
28 March Friendly South Korea  1–2  Uruguay Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 63,952
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
16 June Friendly South Korea  0–1  Peru Busan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 52,443
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
20 June Friendly South Korea  1–1  El Salvador Daejeon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 39,823
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
7 September Friendly Wales  0–0  South Korea Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 13,668
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
12 September Friendly Saudi Arabia  0–1  South Korea Newcastle upon Tyne, England
17:30 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
13 October Friendly South Korea  4–0  Tunisia Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 59,018
Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
17 October Friendly South Korea  6–0  Vietnam Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 42,175
Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  5–0  Singapore Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 64,381
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification China  0–3  South Korea Shenzhen, China
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre
Attendance: 39,969
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)


Women's senior

Fixtures and results

16 February 2023 Arnold Clark Cup England  4–0  South Korea Milton Keynes, England
19:45 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 21,013
Referee: Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)
19 February 2023 Arnold Clark Cup Belgium  2–1  South Korea Coventry, England
18:15 UTC±0
Report Lee Geum-min 10' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
22 February 2023 Arnold Clark Cup South Korea  1–2  Italy Bristol, England
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
7 April Friendly South Korea  5–2  Zambia Suwon, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
11 April Friendly South Korea  5–0  Zambia Yongin, South Korea
 Report Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
8 July Friendly South Korea  2–1  Haiti Seoul, South Korea
17:00 UTC+9 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
25 July 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS Colombia  2–0  South Korea Sydney, Australia
12:00 UTC+10
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 24,323
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
30 July 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS South Korea  0–1  Morocco Adelaide, Australia
14:00 UTC+9:30 Report (FIFA) Jraïdi 6' Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,886
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
3 August 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS South Korea  1–1  Germany Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 38,945
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
22 September 2022 Asian Games Group E South Korea  3–0  Myanmar Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 3,234
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
25 September 2022 Asian Games Group E Philippines  1–5  South Korea Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
28 September 2022 Asian Games Group E South Korea  5–0  Hong Kong Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 22,083
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)
30 September 2022 Asian Games Quarter-finals South Korea  1–4  North Korea Wenzhou, China
16:30 UTC+8
  • An Myong-song 11' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,171
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
26 October 2024 AFC Olympic Games QF 2R South Korea  10–1  Thailand Xiamen, China
15:30 UTC+8
Report
  • Moondong 90+3'
 Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)
29 October 2024 AFC Olympic Games QF 2R North Korea  0–0  South Korea Xiamen, China
15:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Attendance: 7,582
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)
1 November 2024 AFC Olympic Games QF 2R China  1–1  South Korea Xiamen, China
19:30 UTC+8 Wang Shanshan 78' Report Shim Seo-yeon 62' Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Attendance: 21,958
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)


Leagues

K League 1

Main article: 2023 K League 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Ulsan Hyundai (C) 38 23 7 8 63 42 +21 76 Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
2 Pohang Steelers 38 16 16 6 53 40 +13 64
3 Gwangju FC 38 16 11 11 47 35 +12 59 Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round[b]
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 16 9 13 45 35 +10 57 Qualification for Champions League 2 group stage
5 Incheon United 38 14 14 10 46 42 +4 56
6 Daegu FC 38 13 14 11 42 43 −1 53
7 FC Seoul 38 14 13 11 63 49 +14 55
8 Daejeon Hana Citizen 38 12 15 11 56 58 −2 51
9 Jeju United 38 10 11 17 43 49 −6 41
10 Gangwon FC (O) 38 6 16 16 30 41 −11 34 Qualification for relegation play-offs
11 Suwon FC (O) 38 8 9 21 44 76 −32 33
12 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (R) 38 8 9 21 35 57 −22 33 Relegation to K League 2
Source: Soccerway, 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. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
  2. ^ The play-off round berth in the Champions League Elite was transferred to the third-placed team, since second-placed team Pohang Steelers qualified for the league stage as Korean FA Cup champions.

K League 2

Main article: 2023 K League 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gimcheon Sangmu (C, P) 36 22 5 9 71 37 +34 71 Promotion to K League 1
2 Busan IPark 36 20 10 6 50 29 +21 70 Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 Gimpo FC 36 16 12 8 40 25 +15 60 Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Gyeongnam FC 36 15 12 9 54 42 +12 57 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Bucheon FC 1995 36 16 9 11 45 35 +10 57
6 FC Anyang 36 15 9 12 58 51 +7 54
7 Jeonnam Dragons 36 16 5 15 55 56 −1 53
8 Chungbuk Cheongju 36 13 13 10 37 42 −5 52
9 Seongnam FC 36 11 11 14 43 50 −7 44
10 Chungnam Asan 36 12 6 18 39 46 −7 42
11 Seoul E-Land 36 10 5 21 36 54 −18 35
12 Ansan Greeners 36 6 7 23 40 72 −32 25
13 Cheonan City 36 5 10 21 33 62 −29 25
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

K3 League

Main article: 2023 K3 League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hwaseong FC (C) 28 17 9 2 42 21 +21 60 Champions
2 FC Mokpo 28 15 8 5 48 26 +22 53
3 Gimhae FC 28 13 10 5 42 26 +16 49
4 Ulsan Citizen 28 13 8 7 36 29 +7 47
5 Daejeon Korail 28 11 6 11 34 32 +2 39
6 Siheung Citizen 28 10 9 9 37 36 +1 39
7 Paju Citizen 28 11 5 12 32 27 +5 38
8 Chuncheon Citizen 28 9 11 8 25 26 −1 38
9 Busan TC 28 9 7 12 34 36 −2 34
10 Gyeongju KHNP 28 8 10 10 28 32 −4 34
11 Pocheon Citizen 28 7 12 9 26 33 −7 33
12 Gangneung City 28 8 8 12 27 35 −8 32
13 Yangpyeong FC 28 7 6 15 28 43 −15 27
14 Changwon City (Q) 28 7 6 15 23 39 −16 27 Qualification to the 2023 K4 League Relegation play-off
15 Yangju Citizen (R) 28 4 7 17 29 50 −21 19 Relegation to 2024 K4 League
Source: [[1] [2]]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

K4 League

Main article: 2023 K4 League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yeoju FC (C, P) 30 20 3 7 63 44 +19 63 Promotion to 2024 K3 League
2 Daegu FC B (P) 30 16 7 7 51 36 +15 55
3 Geoje Citizen (Q) 30 15 8 7 64 37 +27 53 Qualification to Promotion Play-off
4 Jinju Citizen (Q) 30 16 4 10 45 37 +8 52
5 Pyeongchang United 30 14 8 8 61 54 +7 50
6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B 30 14 7 9 59 45 +14 49
7 Dangjin Citizen 30 15 4 11 52 43 +9 49
8 Busan I'Park Futures 30 12 7 11 51 40 +11 43
9 FC Chungju 30 12 6 12 44 45 −1 42
10 Pyeongtaek Citizen 30 10 10 10 55 54 +1 40
11 Seoul Nowon United 30 10 5 15 49 60 −11 35
12 Jeonju Citizen 30 8 10 12 45 46 −1 34
13 Daejeon FC B 30 8 6 16 37 62 −25 30
14 Gangwon FC B 30 6 7 17 46 68 −22 25
15 Seoul Jungnang 30 6 7 17 32 57 −25 25
16 Sejong Vanesse 30 8 1 21 38 64 −26 25
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) number of goals scored; 5) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

WK-League

Main article: 2023 WK League

Cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2023 Korean FA Cup

South Korean clubs performance in Asia

Champions League

Main article: 2023-24 AFC Champions League

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's senior team match results 2023". kfa.or.jp. Korea Football Association (KFA). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's senior team match results 2023". kfa.or.jp. Korea Football Association (KFA). Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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