2017 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2017
Men's football
K League Classic	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League Challenge	Gyeongnam
National League	Gyeongju KHNP
K3 Advanced	Pocheon
K3 Basic	Jungnang Chorus Mustang
FA Cup	Ulsan Hyundai
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

This article shows the 2017 season of South Korean football.

National team results[]

Senior team[]

23 March 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	China PR	1–0	South Korea	Changsha, China
19:35 UTC+8	Yu Dabao 34'	Report		Stadium: Helong Stadium Attendance: 30,950 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

28 March 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	1–0	Syria	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hong Jeong-ho 4'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 30,352 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

7 June Friendly	South Korea	0–0	Iraq	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: (United Arab Emirates)

13 June 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Qatar	3–2	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Al-Haidos 25', 75' Afif 51'	Report	Ki Sung-yueng 62' Hwang Hee-chan 70'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 5,373 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

31 August 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	0–0	Iran	Seoul, South Korea
21:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 63,124 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

5 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	0–0	South Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5		Report		Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

7 October Friendly	Russia	4–2	South Korea	Moscow, Russia
17:00 UTC+3	Smolov 44' Kim Ju-young 55' (o.g.), 57' (o.g.) Miranchuk 83'	Report	Kwon Kyung-won 87' Ji Dong-won 90+3'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

10 October Friendly	South Korea	1–3	Morocco	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
15:30 UTC+2	Son Heung-min 66' (pen.)	Report	Tannane 7', 11' Haddad 46'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

10 November Friendly	South Korea	2–1	Colombia	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 11', 61'	Report	Zapata 76'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 29,750 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

14 November Friendly	South Korea	1–1	Serbia	Ulsan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Koo Ja-cheol 62' (pen.)	Report	Ljajić 59'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 30,560 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

9 December 2017 EAFF Championship	South Korea	2–2	China PR	Chōfu, Japan
16:30 UTC+9	Kim Shin-wook 12' Lee Jae-sung 19'	Report	Wei Shihao 9' Yu Dabao 76'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 9,103 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

12 December 2017 EAFF Championship	South Korea	1–0	North Korea	Chōfu, Japan
16:30 UTC+9	Ri Yong-chol 64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 5,477 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

16 December 2017 EAFF Championship	Japan	1–4	South Korea	Chōfu, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Yu Kobayashi 3' (pen.)	Report	Kim Shin-wook 13', 35' Jung Woo-young 23' Yeom Ki-hun 69'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 36,645 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Under-23 team[]

19 July 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	South Korea	10–0	Macau	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)	Cho Young-wook 10', 14', 25', 55' Hwang In-beom 29' Doo Hyeon-seok 48' 53' (pen.), 78' 64' Park Jae-woo 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

21 July 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Timor-Leste	0–0	South Korea	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)		Report		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

23 July 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	South Korea	2–1	Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Lee Sang-heon 19' Hwang In-beom 41'	Report	Phượng 33'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

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	9	7	73	35	+38	75	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Jeju United	38	19	9	10	60	37	+23	66	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	38	17	13	8	63	41	+22	64	Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
4	Ulsan Hyundai	38	17	11	10	42	45	−3	62	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[a]
5	FC Seoul	38	16	13	9	56	42	+14	61
6	Gangwon FC	38	13	10	15	59	65	−6	49

7	Pohang Steelers	38	15	7	16	63	60	+3	52
8	Daegu FC	38	11	14	13	50	52	−2	47
9	Incheon United	38	7	18	13	32	53	−21	39
10	Jeonnam Dragons	38	8	11	19	53	69	−16	35
11	Sangju Sangmu (O)	38	8	11	19	41	66	−25	35	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
12	Gwangju FC (R)	38	6	12	20	33	60	−27	30	Relegation to the K League 2

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

K League Challenge[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gyeongnam FC (C, P)	36	24	7	5	69	36	+33	79	Promotion to 2018 K League 1
2	Busan IPark	36	19	11	6	52	30	+22	68	Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs
3	Asan Mugunghwa	36	15	9	12	44	37	+7	54
4	Seongnam FC	36	13	14	9	38	30	+8	53
5	Bucheon FC 1995	36	15	7	14	50	46	+4	52
6	Suwon FC	36	11	12	13	42	48	−6	45
7	FC Anyang	36	10	9	17	40	58	−18	39
8	Seoul E-Land	36	7	14	15	42	55	−13	35
9	Ansan Greeners	36	7	12	17	36	54	−18	33
10	Daejeon Citizen	36	6	11	19	41	60	−19	29

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2017. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Promotion-relegation playoffs[]

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2017 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2018 K League 1.

22 November 2017

19:00 KST

Busan IPark	0–1	Sangju Sangmu
	Report	Yeo Reum 7'

Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan

Attendance: 1,322

Referee: Lee Dong-jun

26 November 2017

15:00 KST

Sangju Sangmu	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Busan IPark
	Report	Rômulo 16' (pen.)
Penalties
Yeo Reum Sin Jin-ho Lim Chae-min Kim Ho-nam Joo Min-kyu	5–4	Rômulo Léo Mineiro Lee Dong-jun Ko Kyung-min Lim You-hwan

Sangju Civic Stadium, Sangju

Attendance: 2,714

Referee: Kim Seong-ho

1–1 on aggregate. Sangju Sangmu won 5–4 on penalties and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Korean FA Cup[]

Korea National League[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gyeongju KHNP	28	14	9	5	39	21	+18	51	Qualification to Korea National League Final
2	Gimhae City	28	12	14	2	38	21	+17	50	Qualification to Korea National League play-offs
3	Cheonan City	28	15	4	9	37	33	+4	49
4	Daejeon Korail	28	10	9	9	31	34	−3	39
5	Mokpo City	28	8	11	9	35	35	0	35
6	Changwon City	28	7	8	13	33	36	−3	29
7	Gangneung City	28	6	8	14	35	47	−12	26
8	Busan Transportation Corporation	28	5	7	16	22	43	−21	22

Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2017. Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

WK League[]

Table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)	28	22	4	2	88	18	+70	70	WK League Championship
2	Icheon Daekyo	28	16	5	7	51	34	+17	53	WK League Playoffs
3	Hwacheon KSPO	28	13	7	8	45	50	−5	46	WK League Playoffs
4	Seoul WFC	28	12	5	11	40	43	−3	41
5	Suwon UDC	28	9	10	9	39	38	+1	37
6	Gumi Sportstoto	28	8	7	13	34	43	−9	31
7	Gyeongju KHNP	28	5	6	17	23	53	−30	21
8	Boeun Sangmu	28	3	4	21	22	63	−41	13

Source: soccerway
(C) Champion

Playoff and championship[]

Semi-final		Championship Final






		Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	3	3	6

		Hwacheon KSPO	0	0	0
Icheon Daekyo	1

Hwacheon KSPO	2

AFC Champions League[]

References[]

^ "Men's U-23 match results - 2017" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

External links[]

[table_note_res_FAC0.83651320535527-2] Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

[1] "Men's U-23 match results - 2017" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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