2013 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2013
Men's football
K League Classic	Pohang Steelers
K League Challenge	Sangju Sangmu
National League	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 League	FC Pocheon
Korean FA Cup	Pohang Steelers
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

This article shows the 2013 season of South Korean football.

National team results[]

Senior team[]

6 February Friendly	South Korea	0–4	Croatia	London, England
14:05		Report	Mandžukić 32' Srna 40' Jelavić 57' Petrić 85'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

26 March 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	2–1	Qatar	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Keun-ho 60' Son Heung-min 90+6'	Report	Ibrahim 63'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 37,222 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

4 June 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Lebanon	1–1	South Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
20:30 UTC+3	Maatouk 12'	Report	Kim Chi-woo 90+6'	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 8,430 Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)

11 June 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	1–0	Uzbekistan	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Shorakhmedov 42' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 50,699 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

18 June 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	0–1	Iran	Ulsan, South Korea
		Report	Ghoochannejhad 59'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 43,343 Referee: Tan Hai (China)

20 July 2013 EAFF Championship	South Korea	0–0	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 31,571 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

24 July 2013 EAFF Championship	South Korea	0–0	China PR	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 23,675 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

28 July 2013 EAFF Championship	South Korea	1–2	Japan	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Yun Il-lok 33'	Report	Kakitani 24', 90+1'	Stadium: Jamsil Olympic Stadium Attendance: 47,258 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

14 August Friendly	South Korea	0–0	Peru	Suwon, South Korea
20:00		Report		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 36,021 Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

6 September Friendly	South Korea	4–1	Haiti	Incheon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 20', 72' Koo Ja-cheol 49' (pen.) Lee Keun-ho 57' (pen.)	Report	Belfort 45'	Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium Attendance: 13,264 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

10 September Friendly	South Korea	1–2	Croatia	Jeonju, South Korea
20:00	Lee Keun-ho 90+4'	Report	Vida 64' Kalinić 71'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 40,723 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

12 October Friendly	South Korea	0–2	Brazil	Seoul, South Korea
20:00		Report	Neymar 44' Oscar 49'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 65,308 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

15 October Friendly	South Korea	3–1	Mali	Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Koo Ja-cheol 36' (pen.) Son Heung-min 46' Kim Bo-kyung 56'	Report	Maïga 27'	Stadium: Cheonan Stadium Attendance: 26,118 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

15 November Friendly	South Korea	2–1	Switzerland	Seoul, South Korea
20:00	Hong Jeong-ho 59' Lee Chung-yong 87'	Report	Kasami 7'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 36,813 Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

19 November Friendly	South Korea	1–2	Russia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00	Kim Shin-wook 6'	Report	Smolov 12' Tarasov 59'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh (United Arab Emirates)

Under-23 team[]

29 December Friendly	Iran	3–2	South Korea	Kish, Iran
17:30 IRST (UTC+3:30)	Y. Karimi 7' Sadeghian 9' K. Rezaei 90'	Report	Lee Jong-ho 12', 74'	Stadium: , Kish Referee: Moud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Source:^[1]

K League[]

K League Classic[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pohang Steelers (C)	38	21	11	6	63	38	+25	74	Qualification for the Champions League^[a]
2	Ulsan Hyundai	38	22	7	9	63	37	+26	73
3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	38	18	9	11	61	49	+12	63
4	FC Seoul	38	17	11	10	59	46	+13	62
5	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	38	15	8	15	50	43	+7	53
6	Busan IPark	38	14	10	14	43	41	+2	52
7	Incheon United	38	12	14	12	48	46	+2	50

8	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	38	17	9	12	51	42	+9	60
9	Jeju United	38	16	10	12	51	46	+5	58
10	Jeonnam Dragons	38	9	13	16	34	45	−11	40
11	Gyeongnam FC	38	8	13	17	42	55	−13	37
12	Gangwon FC (R)	38	8	12	18	37	64	−27	36	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
13	Daegu FC (R)	38	6	14	18	38	57	−19	32	Relegation to the K League Challenge
14	Daejeon Citizen (R)	38	7	11	20	37	68	−31	32	Relegation to the K League Challenge

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

^ Pohang Steelers won the league after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the league champions was passed to the fourth-placed team.

K League Challenge[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sangju Sangmu (C, P)	35	23	8	4	65	30	+35	77	Qualification for promotion playoffs
2	Police FC	35	20	4	11	60	47	+13	64	Ineligible for promotion
3	Gwangju FC	35	16	5	14	55	54	+1	53
4	Suwon FC	35	13	8	14	53	51	+2	47
5	FC Anyang	35	12	9	14	50	51	−1	45
6	Goyang Hi FC	35	10	11	14	43	50	−7	41
7	Bucheon FC 1995	35	8	9	18	45	61	−16	33
8	Chungju Hummel	35	7	8	20	33	59	−26	29	Ineligible for promotion

Updated to match(es) played on 30 Nov 2013. Source: K League Challenge
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The winner of the 2013 Korean FA Cup, will qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Promotion-relegation playoffs[]

4 December 2013

19:00

Sangju Sangmu	4–1	Gangwon FC
Lee Sang-hyup 29', 89' Lee Seung-hyun 71' Lee Sang-ho 77'		Choi Seung-in 90+2'

Sangju Civic Stadium

7 December 2013

14:00

Gangwon FC	1–0	Sangju Sangmu
Choi Seung-in 71'

Gangneung Stadium

Sangju Sangmu won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gangwon FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.

Korean FA Cup[]

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–1 (3–4 p)	Pohang Steelers

Korea National League[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	27	15	6	6	44	25	+19	51	Championship playoff
2	Incheon Korail	27	12	9	6	42	32	+10	45
3	Changwon City	27	10	8	9	30	32	−2	38
4	Gyeongju KHNP	27	9	10	8	29	26	+3	37
5	Gimhae City	27	8	12	7	32	31	+1	36
6	Mokpo City	27	10	6	11	34	36	−2	36
7	Busan Transportation Corporation	27	9	7	11	26	29	−3	34
8	Gangneung City	27	8	9	10	33	36	−3	33
9	Yongin City	27	8	8	11	37	38	−1	32
10	Cheonan City	27	6	5	16	29	51	−22	23

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2013. Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship Playoff[]

Play-off					Semifinal					Final

										4	Gyeongju KHNP	1	1	2
					4	Gyeongju KHNP	1	4	5	1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	1	2	3
4	Gyeongju KHNP	2	3	5	2	Incheon Korail	0	1	1
3	Changwon	0	2	2

WK League[]

Table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)	24	15	5	4	44	15	+29	50	WK League Championship
2	Seoul City	24	11	7	6	34	26	+8	40	WK League Playoffs
3	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi	24	10	9	5	31	20	+11	39	WK League Playoffs
4	Jeonbuk KSPO	24	8	6	10	28	38	−10	30
5	Daejeon Sportstoto	24	7	8	9	27	34	−7	29
6	Suwon FMC	24	7	6	11	28	38	−10	27
7	Busan Sangmu	24	2	7	15	22	43	−21	13

Source: http://www.kwff.or.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	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	1	3	4

			2	Seoul Metropolitan Government	1	1	2
2	Seoul Metropolitan Government	3

3	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi	2

Korea National League Championship[]

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Incheon Korail	5–0	Cheonan City

AFC Champions League[]

South Korean clubs' score displayed first

Team	Round	Opponent	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	0–1	None
		Guizhou Renhe F.C.	0–0	2–2
		Kashiwa Reysol	2–6	0–0
Pohang Steelers	Group Stage	Beijing Guoan	0–0	0–2	None
		Bunyodkor	2–2	1–1
		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Group Stage	Muangthong United	2–2	2–0	None
		Guangzhou Evergrande	1–1	0–0
		Urawa Red Diamonds	3–1	2–2
	Round of 16	Kashiwa Reysol	0–2	2–3	2–5
FC Seoul	Group Stage	Jiangsu Sainty	5–1	2–0	None
		Buriram United	0–0	2–2
		Vegalta Sendai	2–1	0–1
	Round of 16	Beijing Guoan	0–0	3–1	3–1
	Quarter-finals	Al-Ahli	1–1	1–0	2–1
	Semi-finals	Esteghlal	2–0	2–2	4–2
	Final	Guangzhou Evergrande	2–2 (H)	1–1 (A)	3–3 (a)

References[]

^ "Men's U-23 match results - 2013" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

External links[]

[table_note_res_CLGS0.16457239499529-2] Pohang Steelers won the league after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the league champions was passed to the fourth-placed team.

[1] "Men's U-23 match results - 2013" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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