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2015 in South Korean football

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Football in South Korea
Season2015
Men's football
K League ClassicJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League ChallengeSangju Sangmu
National LeagueHyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 LeaguePocheon Citizen
Korean FA CupFC Seoul
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
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This article shows a summary of the 2015 football season in South Korea.

National teams

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AFC Asian Cup

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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

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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)
8 September AFC second round, Group G Lebanon  0–3  South Korea Sidon, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

EAFF Championship

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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: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: ?
Referee: 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

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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

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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 Group E Brazil  2–0  South Korea Montreal, Canada
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,175[2]
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
17 June Group E South Korea  2–1  Spain Ottawa, Canada
19:00 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

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Senior team

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4 January South Korea  2–0[a]  Saudi Arabia Sydney, Australia
20:00 Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Jarred Gillett (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: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 33,514
Referee: 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

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4 February Honduras U20  0–2  South Korea Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
16:00 TST (UTC+07) Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alongkorn Feemuechang (THA)
7 February Thailand A  0–0  South Korea Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
19:00 TST (UTC+07) Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Phung Dinh Dung (VIE)
11 June France  1–1  South Korea Gueugnon, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02) Haller 29' Report Moon Chang-jin 62' Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
14 June Tunisia  0–2  South Korea Tunis, Tunisia
18:00 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 200
9 October South Korea  2–0  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
17:10 KST (UTC+09) Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 8,561
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
12 October South Korea  2–1  Australia Icheon, South Korea
19:00 KST (UTC+09) Report Hoole 88' Stadium: Icheon City Stadium
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
11 November Morocco  1–0  South Korea Wuhan, China
16:00 CST (UTC+08) Achahbar 28' Report Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Zhou Gang (China)
13 November Colombia  2–2  South Korea Wuhan, China
16:00 CST (UTC+08)
Report Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Fan Qi (China)

Leagues

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K League Classic

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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

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Regular season

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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

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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

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Regular season

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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

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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

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Group A

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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

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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

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WK League

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Regular season

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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

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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

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Korean FA Cup

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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
Jeonnam Dragons000
Incheon United (a.e.t.)2
Jeju United4
FC Anyang1
Jeju United2
Daejeon Korail1
Daejeon Korail1
Yongin City0
Jeju United0
Incheon United (a.e.t.)2
Incheon United2
Bucheon FC 19950
Incheon United1
Cheonan City0
Cheonan City4
31 October – Seoul
Korea University1
Incheon United1
FC Seoul030
Seongnam FC (a.e.t.)1
Busan Transportation Corporation0
Seongnam FC (a.e.t.)2
Yeungnam University1
Sangji University1
Yeungnam University2
Seongnam FC1
Ulsan Hyundai (a.e.t.)2
Ulsan Hyundai (p)1 (6)
Seoul E-Land1 (5)
Ulsan Hyundai (a.e.t.)3
Daejeon Citizen2
Gwangju FC0
14 October – Seoul
Daejeon Citizen1
Ulsan Hyundai1
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
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.)1
Goyang Hi FC0

Korea National League Championship

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Group stage

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Knockout stage

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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

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AFC Champions League

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

See also

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References

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  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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