2012 K-League

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The 2012 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2012, was the 30th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank. Since this season, the K League Championship and the Korean League Cup were abolished, and K League introduced the "split system", inspired by Scottish Premier League.[1] After all 16 clubs played 30 matches each under the home and away system, they were split into the group of top eight and the group of bottom eight, playing with each other in a group again.[2]

Hyundai Oilbank
K League
Season2012
Dates3 March – 2 December 2012
ChampionsFC Seoul
(5th title)
RelegatedGwangju FC
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
Champions LeagueFC Seoul
Pohang Steelers
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Matches played338
Goals scored886 (2.62 per match)
Best PlayerDejan Damjanović
Top goalscorerDejan Damjanović
(27 goals)
Biggest home winGwangju 6–0 Jeonnam
(23 June 2012)
Jeju 6–0 Jeonnam
(21 July 2012)
Seoul 6–0 Busan
(21 July 2012)
Biggest away winDaegu 1–5 Jeonbuk
(17 June 2012)
Highest scoringJeonbuk 5–3 Gyeongnam
(24 June 2012)
Longest winning run8 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(11 May – 1 July 2012)
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(27 April – 28 July 2012)
Longest winless run12 matches
Incheon United
(1 April – 17 June 2012)
Gwangju FC
(1 April – 17 June 2012)
Longest losing run14 matches
Sangju Sangmu
(26 August – 1 December 2012)
Highest attendance50,787
Seoul 0–2 Suwon
(18 August 2012)
Lowest attendance82
Incheon 1–1 Pohang
(14 June 2012)
Average attendance7,045
2011
2013

Teams

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General information

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ClubCityStadium2011 season
Busan IParkBusanBusan Asiad Stadium6th place
Jeonnam DragonsGwangyangGwangyang Football Stadium7th place
Daegu FCDaeguDaegu Stadium12th place
Daejeon CitizenDaejeonDaejeon World Cup Stadium15th place
Gangwon FCGangneung
Chuncheon
Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium
16th place
Gwangju FCGwangjuGwangju World Cup Stadium11th place
Gyeongnam FCChangwonChangwon Football Center8th place
Incheon UnitedIncheonIncheon Football Stadium13th place
Jeju UnitedSeogwipoJeju World Cup Stadium9th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeonjuJeonju World Cup StadiumChampions
Pohang SteelersPohangPohang Steel Yard3rd place
Sangju Sangmu PhoenixSangjuSangju Civic Stadium14th place
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSeongnamTancheon Sports Complex10th place
FC SeoulSeoulSeoul World Cup Stadium5th place
Suwon Samsung BluewingsSuwonSuwon World Cup Stadium4th place
Ulsan HyundaiUlsanUlsan Munsu Football StadiumRunners-up

Personnel and kits

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TeamManagerKit supplierSponsor
Busan IPark An Ik-sooPumaBusan Bank
Jeonnam Dragons Ha Seok-juKelmePOSCO
Daegu FC Moacir PereiraHummelDaegu Bank
Daejeon Citizen Yoo Sang-chulLottoDaejeon
Gangwon FC Kim Hak-bumMizunoHigh 1 Resort
Gwangju FC Choi Man-heeJomaGwangju Bank
Gyeongnam FC Choi Jin-hanHummelSTX
Incheon United Kim Bong-gilLe Coq SportifShinhan Bank
Jeju United Park Kyung-hoonAstoreSK Energy
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Lee Heung-silHummelHyundai i40, Hyundai Santa Fe
Pohang Steelers Hwang Sun-hongKappaPOSCO
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Park Hang-seoJakoSangju
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Shin Tae-yongUhlsportMcCOL
FC Seoul Choi Yong-sooLe Coq SportifXii
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Yoon Sung-hyoAdidasSamsung Smart TV
Ulsan Hyundai Kim Ho-konDiadoraHyundai Oilbank

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable
Daegu FC Lee Young-jinSacked31 October 2011[3] Moacir Pereira2 November 2011[4]Pre-season
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-heeSigned for South Korea21 December 2011 Lee Heung-sil21 December 2011
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Kim Tae-wanCaretaker29 December 2011 Park Hang-seo29 December 2011
Incheon United Huh Jung-mooResigned11 April 2012[5] Kim Bong-gil13 April 201215th
Gangwon FC Kim Sang-hoResigned1 July 2012[6] Kim Hak-bum6 July 2012[7]14th
Jeonnam Dragons Jung Hae-seongResigned10 August 2012[8] Ha Seok-ju14 August 2012[9]16th

Foreign players

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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 country.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian playerFormer Player(s)
Busan IPark Éder Baiano Fágner José Mota Matt McKay
Jeonnam Dragons Matt Simon Henan Lúcio Flávio Robert Cornthwaite Leléco
Daegu FC Dinélson Leandrinho Matheus
Daejeon Citizen Kevin Oris Alessandro Lopes Alex Terra Yuta Baba Leozinho
Gangwon FC Muhamed Džakmić Weslley Ianis Zicu Yusuke Shimada Denis Laktionov
Gwangju FC João Paulo Bogdan Milić Adriano Chuva
Gyeongnam FC Caíque Roni Wilmar Jordán Luke DeVere
Incheon United Sokol Cikalleshi Ivo Paulo Júnior Nathan Burns Ferdinando
Jeju United Júnior Santos Jair Renan Marques Adrian Madaschi Robert
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Eninho Leonardo Hugo Droguett Alex Wilkinson Luiz Henrique
Huang Bowen
Pohang Steelers Derek Asamoah Zoran Rendulić Ianis Zicu
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Éverton Santos Jael Ferreira Javier Reina Brendan Hamill Héverton
Vladimir Jovančić
Sasa Ognenovski
FC Seoul Adilson Mauricio Molina Dejan Damjanović Sergio Escudero
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Éverton Cardoso Stevica Ristić Dženan Radončić Eddy Bosnar
Ulsan Hyundai Maranhão Rafinha Julián Estiven Vélez Akihiro Ienaga

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1FC Seoul (C)4429967642+3496Qualification for the Champions League[a]
2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors44221398249+3379
3Pohang Steelers44238137247+2577
4Suwon Samsung Bluewings442013116151+1073
5Ulsan Hyundai441814126052+868
6Jeju United441615137156+1563
7Busan IPark441314174051−1153
8Gyeongnam FC44148225060−1050
9Incheon United441716114640+667
10Daegu FC441613155556−161
11Jeonnam Dragons441314174760−1353
12Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma441410204756−952
13Daejeon Citizen441311204667−2150
14Gangwon FC44147235768−1149
15Gwangju FC (R)441015195767−1045Relegation to the K League Challenge
16Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (R)4476312974−4527Withdrawal[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.[10]

Positions by matchday

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  Leaders
  Qualification for the Champions League
  Relegation to the K League Challenge

Round 1–30

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
FC Seoul753153334443211133322222221211
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors324687555566443211111111112122
Suwon Samsung Bluewings411312111121122322233443444333
Ulsan Hyundai432443333314555555444334333444
Pohang Steelers121011875776889799778887677777655
Busan IPark12101115109997655666666666766665566
Jeju United246531222232334444555555556777
Gyeongnam FC18101313131114131414141311111111999999989910108
Incheon United151515141514151515151515151616161614151412121111111010889
Daegu FC7138768810107788778877788889889910
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1191412141512119101071010810910101010101010101111111111
Jeonnam Dragons9141391111131312111110981091011111111111314151516151512
Daejeon Citizen161616161616161616161616161514151313131516161616141615131213
Gwangju FC4742266689911111312121212121314141415161412121314
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix1210710912141213131212121415131415161615151513121213141415
Gangwon FC96811121010811121313141213141516141213131212131314161616
Source: K League

Round 31–44

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Team ╲ Round3132333435363738394041424344
FC Seoul11111111111111
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors22222222222222
Pohang Steelers55554444433433
Suwon Samsung Bluewings44433333344344
Ulsan Hyundai33345555555555
Jeju United77776766666666
Busan IPark66667677777777
Gyeongnam FC88888888888888
Incheon United99999999999999
Daegu FC1010101010111010101010101010
Jeonnam Dragons1312131313131313131212111111
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1111111111101111111111121212
Daejeon Citizen1213121212121212121313131313
Gangwon FC1616151515151414141515141414
Gwangju FC1414141414141515151414151515
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix1515161616161616161616161616
Source: K League

Results

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Matches 1–30

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Home \ AwayBIPJNDDGUDJCGWNGWJGNMICUJJUJHMPHSSSPSICSEOSSBUSH
Busan IPark0–02–03–11–01–21–01–21–10–00–00–01–00–00–01–0
Jeonnam Dragons2–30–33–10–02–23–10–01–02–33–40–00–10–31–10–1
Daegu FC2–11–01–12–01–12–31–02–01–51–02–11–21–10–01–0
Daejeon Citizen0–10–12–20–32–11–10–20–30–10–12–20–10–22–10–0
Gangwon FC1–23–42–00–20–00–32–11–10–11–20–31–21–21–41–2
Gwangju FC0–26–02–21–21–10–10–03–20–31–11–01–21–22–20–1
Gyeongnam FC2–00–14–13–00–22–10–03–10–20–12–32–00–10–03–2
Incheon United0–01–01–02–12–01–10–00–03–31–11–00–03–20–20–1
Jeju United5–26–02–04–14–20–23–13–11–30–12–11–23–32–10–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–01–12–30–12–15–25–31–23–32–02–03–20–03–02–1
Pohang Steelers2–21–04–20–01–21–00–12–12–31–00–13–11–05–00–1
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix1–21–21–11–22–10–11–01–02–10–31–20–30–10–33–4
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0–11–10–00–31–24–22–01–01–10–00–21–12–31–10–1
FC Seoul6–02–02–02–03–23–22–13–11–12–12–12–01–00–21–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–03–21–02–23–04–10–33–11–10–32–03–12–12–02–1
Ulsan Hyundai2–11–01–12–01–22–12–10–12–21–13–12–23–02–23–2
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 31–44

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Player statistics

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Top scorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul31
2 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors26
3 JairJeju United18
Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul18
5 Kevin OrisDaejeon Citizen16
Kim Eun-jungGangwon FC16
6 Ianis ZicuGangwon FC15
EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors15
8 Júnior SantosJeju United14
9 MaranhãoUlsan Hyundai13
Kim Shin-wookUlsan Hyundai13

Top assist providers

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RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul19
2 EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors13
3 Lee Seung-giGwangju FC12
4 Júnior SantosJeju United11
5 Kim Hyeung-bumDaejeon Citizen10
6 Hugo DroguettJeonbuk Hyundai Motors9
JairJeju United9
8 Hwang Jin-sungPohang Steelers8
Park Sung-hoPohang Steelers8
Go Seul-kiUlsan Hyundai8
Hwang Il-suDaegu FC8

Awards

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Main awards

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AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Top goalscorer Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Top assist provider Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul
Rookie of the Year Lee Myung-jooPohang Steelers
FANtastic Player Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Manager of the Year Choi Yong-sooFC Seoul
Special Award Kim Yong-daeFC Seoul
Kim Byung-jiGyeongnam FC
Best Referee Choi Myung-yong
Best Assistant Referee Kim Yong-soo
Team of the YearFC Seoul
Fair Play AwardUlsan Hyundai
Youth Team of the YearPungsaeng Middle School
(Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)

Source:[11]

Best XI

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PositionWinnerClub
Goalkeeper Kim Yong-daeFC Seoul
Defenders AdilsonFC Seoul
Jung In-whanIncheon United
Kwak Tae-hwiUlsan Hyundai
Kim Chang-sooBusan IPark
Midfielders Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul
Ha Dae-sungFC Seoul
Hwang Jin-sungPohang Steelers
Lee Keun-hoUlsan Hyundai
Forwards Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul

Source:[11]

Attendance

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Due to the match-fixing scandal that involved 40 current and former players in the previous year, there was a massive decline in attendance the following season.[when?] The scandal continued to have an effect on the league's attendance for several seasons thereafter.

Attendance by club

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PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1FC Seoul451,04550,7877,27820,502−26.2%
2Suwon Samsung Bluewings445,82045,1929,22720,265−16.3%
3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors225,26120,7654,05110,239−32.1%
4Pohang Steelers193,68216,8664,0768,804−35.6%
5Ulsan Hyundai163,92125,3951,1077,451−51.2%
6Daegu FC150,26921,7505367,156+10.5%
7Jeju United143,69916,9109786,532+41.7%
8Daejeon Citizen93,23110,1601,8424,440−68.8%
9Busan IPark88,3449,5379294,016−44.5%
10Incheon United81,77917,662823,894−48.5%
11Gangwon FC64,6236,9321,2413,077−47.4%
12Jeonnam Dragons63,7187,0401,4903,034−47.7%
13Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma61,2786,7255882,918−57.4%
14Gwangju FC60,38310,7117132,875−67.3%
15Sangju Sangmu Phoenix42,3005,7101,0632,820−66.6%
16Gyeongnam FC51,7845,7458842,354−74.0%
League total2,168,60650,787827,045−37.6%

Updated to games played on 2 December 2012
Source: K League

Top matches

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RankDateHomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceRoundDay of week
118 August 2012FC Seoul0–2Suwon Samsung BluewingsSeoul World Cup Stadium50,78728Saturday
25 May 2012FC Seoul2–1Pohang SteelersSeoul World Cup Stadium45,98211Saturday
31 April 2012Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–0FC SeoulSuwon World Cup Stadium45,1925Sunday
43 October 2012Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–0FC SeoulSuwon World Cup Stadium43,35234Wednesday
54 November 2012FC Seoul1–1Suwon Samsung BluewingsSeoul World Cup Stadium40,51038Sunday
620 May 2012Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–1Ulsan HyundaiSuwon World Cup Stadium37,51913Sunday
728 May 2012FC Seoul3–1Incheon UnitedSeoul World Cup Stadium31,15614Monday
813 May 2012Suwon Samsung Bluewings4–1Gwangju FCSuwon World Cup Stadium29,01912Sunday
925 March 2012FC Seoul2–1Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSeoul World Cup Stadium25,8114Sunday
1024 June 2012FC Seoul1–1Ulsan HyundaiSeoul World Cup Stadium25,65317Sunday

See also

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References

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