2020 in South Korean football
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Season | 2020 | |
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Men's football | ||
K League 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
K League 2 | Jeju United | |
K3 League | Gimhae FC | |
K4 League | Paju Citizen | |
Korea FA Cup | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
Women's football | ||
WKL | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | |
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The 2020 South Korean football season started in May 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. K League was scheduled to begin on February 29, but the season was suspended until the pandemic slowed. Players must be tested before each match, and are restricted from talking to other players.[1]
Leagues[]
K League 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 57 | |
3 | Pohang Steelers | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 50 | |
4 | Sangju Sangmu[b] (R) | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 44 | Relegation to K League 2 |
5 | Daegu FC | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 38 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
6 | Gwangju FC | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | |
7 | Gangwon FC | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 34 | |
8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | |
9 | FC Seoul | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 29 | |
10 | Seongnam FC | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 28 | |
11 | Incheon United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 27 | |
12 | Busan IPark (R) | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 25 | Relegation to K League 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. 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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.
- ^ Sangju Sangmu are a military team and are not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they have confirmed that the team will move their franchise city in the 2021 season and will be relegated to K League 2 season regardless of their final position in this season.
K League 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Jeju United (P) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 60 | Promotion to 2021 K League 1 |
2 | Suwon FC (P) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 54 | Qualification to K League 2 play-offs |
3 | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 39 | |
4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
5 | Seoul E-Land | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 38 | |
7 | Ansan Greeners | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 28 | |
8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 26 | |
9 | FC Anyang | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 25 | |
10 | Chungnam Asan | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 22 |
Source: Official website of K League SOCCERWAY
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(P) Promoted
K3 League[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Gimhae (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 49 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Final |
2 | Gyeongju KHNP (Q) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 42 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Semi-final |
3 | Gangneung City (Q) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 42 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Preliminary round |
4 | Busan TC (Q) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 41 | |
5 | Mokpo City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 33 | |
6 | Hwaseong | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33 | |
7 | Daejeon Korail | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | |
8 | Gimpo Citizen | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | |
9 | Changwon City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 | |
10 | Cheongju | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
11 | Cheonan City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | |
12 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 23 | |
13 | Yangju Citizen | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 20 | |
14 | Gyeongju Citizen | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Chuncheon Citizen (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 14 | Relegation to 2021 K4 League |
16 | Jeonju Citizen (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: [1] [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Split A:Rank 1-8, Split B:Rank9-16 after 15 rounds
K4 League[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Paju Citizen (C) | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 53 | Promotion to 2021 K3 League |
2 | Ulsan Citizen (P) | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 51 | |
3 | Jinju Citizen (Q) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 50 | Qualification to Promotion Play-off |
4 | Pocheon Citizen (Q) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 49 | |
5 | FC Namdong | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 41 | |
6 | Yeoju Citizen | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 39 | |
7 | Yangpyeong FC | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 36 | |
8 | Siheung Citizen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 29 | |
9 | Icheon Citizen | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
10 | Chungju Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 19 | |
11 | Goyang Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 19 | |
12 | Seoul Nowon United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 17 | |
13 | Seoul Jungnang | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2020. Source: Soccerway, K3&K4 league official Instagram
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3)Head-to-head points; 4) number of goals scored; 5) Number of wins
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3)Head-to-head points; 4) number of goals scored; 5) Number of wins
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
WK-League[]
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 11 | +49 | 55 | WK League Championship |
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 54 | WK League Playoffs |
3 | Suwon UDC | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 33 | |
4 | Hwacheon KSPO | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 32 | |
5 | Changnyeong WFC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 26 | |
6 | Sejong Sportstoto | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 21 | |
7 | Seoul WFC | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 13 | |
8 | Boeun Sangmu | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 7 |
Playoff and championship[]
Play-off | Championship final | |||||||||
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | |||||||||
Suwon UDC | 0 | |||||||||
National teams[]
South Korea national football team[]
Kits[]
Results and fixtures[]
Friendlies[]
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying[]
26 March 2020 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification | South Korea ![]() | Postponed | ![]() | Cheonan, South Korea |
Report | Stadium: Cheonan Stadium |
31 March 2020 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification | Sri Lanka ![]() | Postponed | ![]() | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Report | Stadium: Colombo Racecourse |
4 June 2020 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification | South Korea ![]() | Postponed | ![]() | South Korea |
Report |
9 June 2020 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification | South Korea ![]() | Postponed | ![]() | South Korea |
Report |
2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualification[]
Group H[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 16 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 8–0 | ||
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | |||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | |||
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — |
Ranking of runner-up teams[]
South Korea U-17 national football team[]
South Korea U-20 national football team[]
South Korea U-23 national football team[]
AFC competitions[]
AFC Champions League[]
Group stage[]
Men's football[]
League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
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K League 1 |
References[]
- ^ "South Korea's K-League to begin new season with restrictions on talking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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