2012 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2012
Men's football
K League	FC Seoul
National League	Incheon Korail
National League	Incheon Korail
Challengers League	FC Pocheon
Korean FA Cup	Pohang Steelers
Women's football
WK League	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi

This article shows the 2012 season of South Korean football.

National team results

Senior team

25 February Friendly	South Korea	4–2	Uzbekistan	Jeonju, South Korea
14:00 UTC+9	Lee Dong-gook 19', 45' Kim Chi-woo 46', 90+1'	Report	Rakhimov 78' Andreev 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 28,391 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

29 February 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	2–0	Kuwait	Seoul, South Korea
21:00 UTC+9	Lee Dong-gook 65' Lee Keun-ho 71'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 46,551 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

30 May Friendly	South Korea	1–4	Spain	Bern, Switzerland
20:00	Kim Do-heon 43'	Report	Torres 11' Alonso 53' (pen.) Cazorla 58' Negredo 82'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Attendance: 10,220 Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

8 June 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Qatar	1–4	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
19:15 UTC+3	Ahmed 22'	Report	Lee Keun-ho 26', 80' Kwak Tae-hwi 55' Kim Shin-wook 64'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 10,730 Referee: Ali Al-Badawi (United Arab Emirates)

12 June 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	3–0	Lebanon	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Kim Bo-kyung 30', 48' Koo Ja-cheol 90'	Report		Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 36,756 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

15 August Friendly	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)

11 September 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	2–2	South Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00	Ki Sung-yueng 13' (o.g.) Sanjar Tursunov 59'	Report	Artyom Filiposyan 44' (o.g.) Lee Dong-gook 55'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 34.000 Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)

16 October 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iran	1–0	South Korea	Tehran, Iran
20:00	Nekounam 75'	Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Abdul Maric (Singapore)

14 November Friendly	South Korea	1–2	Australia	Hwaseong, South Korea
19:00	Lee Dong-gook 11'	Report	Nikita Rukavytsya 43' Robert Cornthwaite 87'	Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 21,618 Referee: Wang Zhe (China}

Under-23 team

15 January 2012 King's Cup	Thailand A	1–3	South Korea	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
19:00 TST (UTC+07)	Teerathep 53'	Report	Kim Dong-Sub 42' Seo Jung-Jin 69' Kim Hyun-Sung 79'	Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (JPN)

18 January 2012 King's Cup	South Korea	0–0	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 2012 King's Cup	Norway A	0–3	South Korea	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
16:10 TST (UTC+07)		Report	Kim Bo-Kyung 18' (pen.) Kim Hyun-Sung 21' Seo Jung-jin 59'	Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 400 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (THA)

5 February 2012 Summer Olympics qualification	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 2012 Summer Olympics qualification	Oman	0–3	South Korea	Muscat, Oman
18:30 UTC+04		Report	Nam Tae-Hee 1' Kim Hyun-Sung 68' Baek Sung-Dong 72'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

14 March 2012 Summer Olympics qualification	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)

7 June Friendly	South Korea	3–1	Syria	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+09	Kim Ki-Hee 33', 60' Yoon Il-Rok 45'	Report	Samer Salem 52'	Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 33,853명 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

23 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification	Malaysia	2–3	South Korea	Yangon, Myanmar
15:15 MST (UTC+09)	Arasu 8', 62'	Report	Kim Hyun-Hun 13' Park Kwang-Il 32' Jeong Jong-Hee 34'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

25 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification	South Korea	8–1	Chinese Taipei	Yangon, Myanmar
15:15 MST (UTC+09)	Park Jong-Oh 5' Park Yong-ji 10' Hwang Ui-Jo 17', 35' Jung Seok-Hwa 26', 80' Kang Jong-Guk 89' Jwa Joon-Hyeop 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Li Mau 31'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)

28 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification	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 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification	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 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification	South Korea	2–0	Vietnam	Yangon, Myanmar
15:15 MST (UTC+09)	Park Yong-ji 28' Jeong Jong-Hee 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon Attendance: 50 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

14 July Friendly	South Korea	2–1	New Zealand	Seoul, South Korea
18:00 UTC+09	Park Chu-Young 18' Nam Tae-Hee 82'	Report	Shane Smeltz 72'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 31,655명 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

20 July Friendly	South Korea	3–0	Senegal	Stevenage, United Kingdom
	Ki Sung-Yeung 3' Park Chu-Young 6' Koo Ja-Cheol 31'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way, Stevenage Attendance: 300 Referee: Gavin Ward (England)

26 July 2012 Summer Olympics 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 2012 Summer Olympics Group B	South Korea	2–1	Switzerland	Coventry, United Kingdom
17:15 GMT	Park Chu-young 57' Kim Bo-kyung 64'	Report	Emeghara 60'	Stadium: City of Coventry Stadium Attendance: 30,114 Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

1 August 2012 Summer Olympics 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)

4 August 2012 Summer Olympics 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
	Ramsey Cleverley Dawson Giggs Sturridge		Koo Ja-cheol Baek Sung-dong Hwang Seok-ho Park Jong-woo Ki Sung-yueng

7 August 2012 Summer Olympics semi-finals	South Korea	0–3	Brazil	Manchester, United Kingdom
14:30 GMT		Report	Monteiro 39' Damião 57', 64'	Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 69,389 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

10 August 2012 Summer Olympics bronze medal match	Japan	0–2	South Korea	Cardiff, United Kingdom
14:30 GMT		Report	Park Chu-Young 39' Koo Ja-cheol 57'	Stadium: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 56,393 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

8 December Friendly	China PR	2–1	South Korea	Wuhan, China
15:30 CST (UTC+08)	Yang Yihu 10' Zhang Xizhe 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Choe Ji-Hoon 25'	Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan Attendance: 8,796 Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)

11 December Friendly	China PR	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)

Source:[1]

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 the Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
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 the K League Challenge
16	Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (R)	44	7	6	31	29	74	−45	27	Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

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.
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.[2]

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	26	15	10	1	51	20	+31	55	Championship playoff
2	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	26	15	4	7	61	30	+31	49
3	Gangneung City	26	14	5	7	32	21	+11	47
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	26	9	7	10	29	32	−3	34
10	Ansan H FC	26	8	8	10	25	34	−9	32
11	Gimhae City	26	6	10	10	26	34	−8	28
12	Chungju Hummel	26	5	6	15	20	34	−14	21
13	Cheonan City	26	6	1	19	25	45	−20	19
14	Daejeon KHNP	26	3	3	20	22	54	−32	12

Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2012. Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Championship playoffs

First round			Second round			Semi-final			Final

3	Gangneung City	0 (2)							5	Incheon Korail	1	3	4
6	Yongin City	0 (4)				2	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo	1	1	Goyang KB	0	2	2
			0	(bye)	0	5	Incheon Korail	2
			2	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo	0
4	Changwon City	0
5	Incheon Korail	2

WK League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi (C)	21	17	2	2	54	11	+43	53	WK League Championship
2	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	21	16	2	3	43	17	+26	50	WK League Playoffs
3	Jeonbuk KSPO	21	10	2	9	30	32	−2	32	WK League Playoffs
4	Chungbuk Sportstoto	21	7	5	9	31	43	−12	26
5	Seoul Amazones	21	5	9	7	26	29	−3	24
6	Suwon FMC	21	6	6	9	29	39	−10	24
7	Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma	21	3	6	12	16	30	−14	15
8	Busan Sangmu	21	2	4	15	25	53	−28	10

Source: wkleague.co.kr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Playoff and championship

The playoff is played one leg and championship final is played over two legs.

Play-off			Championship final

			1	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi	0	3	3

			2	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	1	1	2
2	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	3

3	Jeonbuk KSPO	2

AFC Champions League

South Korean clubs' score displayed first

Team	Round	Opponent	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Group Stage	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–5	3–1	None
		Kashiwa Reysol	1–5	0–2
		Buriram United	2–0	3–2
Pohang Steelers	Qualifying play-off	Chonburi			2–0
	Group Stage	Adelaide United	1–0	0–1	None
		Gamba Osaka	3–0	2–0
		Bunyodkor	0–2	0–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	5–0	None
		Tianjin Teda	1–1	3–0
		Nagoya Grampus	2–2	1–1
	Round of 16	Bunyodkor			0–1
Ulsan Hyundai	Group Stage	Brisbane Roar	1–1	2–1	None
		Beijing Guoan	2–1	3–2
		FC Tokyo	2–2	1–0
	Round of 16	Kashiwa Reysol			3–2
	Quarter-finals	Al-Hilal	1–0	4–0	5–0
	Semi-finals	Bunyodkor	3–1	2–0	5–1
	Final	Al-Ahli			3–0

References

"Men's U-23 match results - 2012" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
상주 보이콧, '어쩌다 이 지경까지…' 해결책은? (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

External links

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[table_note_res_CL0.65368177632507-2] 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.

[table_note_res_WIT0.65368177632507-4] 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.[2]

[1] "Men's U-23 match results - 2012" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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

2012 in South Korean football
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