2015 in South Korean football

This article shows the 2015 season of South Korean football.

Football in South Korea
Season2015
Men's football
K League ClassicJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League ChallengeSangju Sangmu
National LeagueHyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 LeagueFC Pocheon
FA CupFC Seoul
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

National team results

Senior team

4 January Friendly South Korea  2–0[lower-alpha 1]  Saudi Arabia Sydney, Australia
20:00
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
10 January 2015 AFC Asian Cup 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 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A South Korea  1–0  Kuwait Canberra, Australia
18:00 UTC+11 Nam Tae-hee 36' Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 8,795
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
17 January 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A Australia  0–1  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
19:00 UTC+11 Report Lee Jeong-hyeop 33' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 48,513
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
26 January 2015 AFC Asian Cup 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 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final Australia  2–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report Son Heung-min 90+1' Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 76,385
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
27 March Friendly 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 Friendly 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)
3 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 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 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 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)
13 October Friendly 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

4 February 2015 King's Cup Honduras U20  0–2  South Korea Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
16:00 TST (UTC+07) Lee Chang-min 26'
Lee Woo-hyeok 83'
Stadium: 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alongkorn Feemuechang (THA)
7 February 2015 King's Cup 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)
27 March 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification South Korea  5–0  Brunei Central Jakarta, Indonesia
17:30 WIB (UTC+07) Lee Yeongjae 3'
Jung Seunghyun 29'
Kim Hyun 39' (pen.)
Kwon Chang-hoon 57' (pen.)
Jang Hyun-soo 76'
Report Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Central Jakarta
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jumpei Iida (JPN)
13 May Friendly Cambodia  0–1  South Korea Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15:00 VST (UTC+07) Report LEE Yeong-jae 50' Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
11 June Friendly France  1–1  South Korea Gueugnon, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02) Sébastien Haller 29' Report Moon Chang-jin 62' Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Republic of Ireland)
14 June Friendly Tunisia  0–2  South Korea Tunis, Tunisia
18:00 CET (UTC+01) Report Moon Chang-jin 37'
Wajdi Saidani 60' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 200
9 October Friendly South Korea  2–0  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
17:10 KST (UTC+09) Ji Eon-hak 8'
Yeon Jei-min 27'
Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 8,561
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
12 October Friendly South Korea  2–1  Australia Icheon, South Korea
19:00 KST (UTC+09) Ryu Seung-woo 49'
Aaron Lennox 82' (o.g.)
Report Andrew Hoole 88' Stadium: Icheon City Stadium
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
11 November 4 Nations Tournament Morocco  1–0  South Korea Wuhan, China
16:00 CST (UTC+08) Karim Achahbar 28' Report Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Zhou Gang (China)
13 November 4 Nations Tournament Colombia  2–2  South Korea Wuhan, China
16:00 CST (UTC+08) Juan Pablo Nieto 68'
Roger Martínez 81'
Report Ji Eon-hak 17'
Park Yong-woo 37'
Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Fan Qi (China)
15 November 4 Nations Tournament China PR  1–1  South Korea Wuhan, China
19:30 CST (UTC+08) Mi Haolun 85' Report Park Yong-woo 76' Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Source:[1]

K League

K League Classic

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 the 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 the Champions League playoff round
4 FC Seoul 38 17 11 10 52 44 +8 62 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
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 the relegation playoffs
12 Daejeon Citizen (R) 38 4 7 27 32 72 40 19 Relegation to the K League Challenge
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

K League Challenge

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 2016 K League Classic
2 Daegu FC 40 18 13 9 67 47 +20 67 Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs
3 Suwon FC (O, P) 40 18 11 11 64 54 +10 65
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
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Promotion-relegation playoffs

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2015 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2015 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 K League Classic.

Suwon FC1–0Busan IPark
Jung Min-woo 85' Report
Attendance: 2,347
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Busan IPark0–2Suwon FC
Report Lim Seong-taek 80'
Japa 90+4'
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Woo Sang-il

Suwon FC won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark were relegated to the K League Challenge.

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin (C) 27 13 11 3 47 24 +23 50 Championship playoffs
2 Changwon City 27 13 7 7 37 33 +4 46
3 Gyeongju KHNP 27 12 9 6 39 27 +12 45
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
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2015. Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

WK League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel (C) 24 16 7 1 55 21 +34 55 WK League Championship
2 Icheon Daekyo 24 16 5 3 46 20 +26 53 WK League Playoffs
3 Gumi Sportstoto 24 10 6 8 31 27 +4 36
4 Hwacheon KSPO 24 9 6 9 35 32 +3 33
5 Seoul WFC 24 7 5 12 33 48 15 26
6 Suwon FMC 24 4 8 12 26 38 12 20
7 Boeun Sangmu 24 1 5 18 13 53 40 8
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: kwff.or.kr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Playoff and championship

 
Semi-finalChampionship Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Icheon Daekyo 03 3
 
Icheon Daekyo 2
 
 
Suwon FMC 1
 

AFC Champions League

See also

References

  1. "Men's U-23 match results - 2015" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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