2013 in South Korean football

This article shows a summary of the 2013 football season in South Korea.

Football in South Korea

Season	2013
Men's football
K League Classic	Pohang Steelers
K League Challenge	Sangju Sangmu
National League	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Challengers League	Pocheon Citizen
Korean FA Cup	Pohang Steelers
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
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National teams

Main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019)

Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019)

FIFA World Cup qualification

See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round

South Korea  v  Qatar

26 March AFC fourth round, Group A	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)

Lebanon  v  South Korea

4 June AFC fourth round, Group A	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)

South Korea  v  Uzbekistan

11 June AFC fourth round, Group A	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)

South Korea  v  Iran

18 June AFC fourth round, Group A	South Korea	0–1	Iran	Ulsan, South Korea
		Report	Ghoochannejhad 59'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 43,343 Referee: Tan Hai (China)

AFC fourth round, Group A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	8	5	1	2	8	2	+6	16	Qualification for World Cup
2	South Korea	8	4	2	2	13	7	+6	14
3	Uzbekistan	8	4	2	2	11	6	+5	14	Advance to AFC fifth round
4	Qatar	8	2	1	5	5	13	−8	7
5	Lebanon	8	1	2	5	3	12	−9	5

Source: RSSSF

EAFF Championship

See also: 2013 EAFF Championship

South Korea  v  Australia

20 July	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)

South Korea  v  China

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

South Korea  v  Japan

28 July	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)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Japan (C)	3	2	1	0	8	6	+2	7
2	China	3	1	2	0	7	6	+1	5
3	South Korea (H)	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Friendlies

Senior team

South Korea  v  Croatia

6 February	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)

South Korea  v  Peru

14 August	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)

South Korea  v  Haiti

6 September	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)

South Korea  v  Croatia

10 September	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)

South Korea  v  Brazil

12 October	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)

South Korea  v  Mali

15 October	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)

South Korea  v   Switzerland

15 November	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)

South Korea  v  Russia

19 November	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

Iran  v  South Korea

29 December	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 Stadium, Kish Referee: Moud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Leagues

K League Classic

Main article: 2013 K League Classic

Pos	Team	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 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 relegation playoffs
13	Daegu FC (R)	38	6	14	18	38	57	−19	32	Relegation to K League Challenge
14	Daejeon Citizen (R)	38	7	11	20	37	68	−31	32

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

1. 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

Main article: 2013 K League Challenge

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sangju Sangmu (C, O, P)	35	23	8	4	65	31	+34	77	Qualification for promotion playoffs
2	Korean Police	35	20	4	11	60	47	+13	64
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

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion 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

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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.

Korea National League

Main article: 2013 Korea National League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C)	27	15	6	6	44	25	+19	51	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Incheon Korail	27	12	9	6	42	32	+10	45	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Changwon City	27	10	8	9	30	32	−2	38	Qualification for playoffs first round
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

Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

	First round							Semi-final							Final
								2	Incheon Korail	0	1	1
									Gyeongju KHNP	1	4	5
	3	Changwon City	0	2	2
	4	Gyeongju KHNP	2	3	5
																Gyeongju KHNP	1	1	2
															1	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (a.e.t.)	1	2	3

Challengers League

Main article: 2013 Challengers League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pocheon Citizen (C)	25	20	4	1	77	21	+56	64	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Hwaseong FC	25	16	5	4	86	21	+65	53	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Icheon Citizen	25	16	5	4	59	25	+34	53	Qualification for playoffs first round
4	Cheongju Jikji	25	13	7	5	52	31	+21	46
5	Paju Citizen	25	14	4	7	61	37	+24	45
6	Gyeongju Citizen	25	12	5	8	54	32	+22	41
7	Gimpo Citizen	25	13	3	9	50	40	+10	42
8	Jeonju Citizen	25	12	4	9	47	42	+5	40
9	Chuncheon FC	25	11	5	9	35	33	+2	38
10	Seoul United	25	11	3	11	53	54	−1	36
11	Yeonggwang FC	25	9	8	8	38	38	0	35
12	Yangju Citizen	25	10	4	11	46	47	−1	34
13	Cheonan FC	25	9	4	12	45	59	−14	31
14	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	6	4	15	38	68	−30	22
15	Gwangju Gwangsan	25	6	3	16	27	62	−35	21
16	Seoul FC Martyrs	25	4	2	19	24	92	−68	14
17	Goyang Citizen	25	3	2	20	31	74	−43	11	Disqualification from FA Cup
18	Asan United	25	2	4	19	40	87	−47	10

Source: KFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

	First round					Second round					Semifinal					Final
	3	Icheon Citizen	2 (4)													1	Pocheon Citizen	4
	6	Gyeongju Citizen (p)	2 (5)								2	Hwaseong FC	1				Paju Citizen	0
						Paju Citizen		1				Paju Citizen	2
						Gyeongju Citizen		0
	4	Cheongju Jikji	1
	5	Paju Citizen	3

WK League

Main article: 2013 WK League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)	24	15	5	4	44	15	+29	50	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Seoul WFC	24	11	7	6	34	26	+8	40	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi	24	10	9	5	31	20	+11	39
4	Jeonbuk KSPO	24	8	6	10	28	38	−10	30
5	Chungbuk 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: KWFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

	Semi-final					Final
						1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	1	3	4
	2	Seoul WFC	3				Seoul WFC	1	1	2
	3	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi	2

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2013 Korean FA Cup

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	FC Seoul	3
	Yonsei University	0
					FC Seoul (a.e.t.)	2
					Gwangju FC	1
	Gwangju FC (a.e.t.)	3
	Chungju Hummel	2
									FC Seoul	1
									Busan IPark	020
	Busan IPark	1
	Gimhae City	0
					Busan IPark	2
					Gangwon FC	1
	Gangwon FC (a.e.t.)	3
													15 September – Busan
	Gyeongju KHNP	2
													Busan IPark	1
													Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	030
	Ulsan Hyundai	3
	Icheon Citizen	0
					Ulsan Hyundai	0
					Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2
	Yongin City	0
									Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	7
									Suwon FC	2
	Jeonnam Dragons (p)	0 (10)
	Gangneung City	0 (9)
					Jeonnam Dragons	3
					Suwon FC	4
	Daegu FC	0
																	19 October – Jeonju
	Suwon FC	1
																	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1 (3)
																	Pohang Steelers (p)	1 (4)
	Gyeongnam FC	2
	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	0
					Gyeongnam FC	1
					Goyang Hi FC	0
	Daejeon Citizen	0
	Goyang Hi FC	1
									Gyeongnam FC	1
									Pohang Steelers	2
	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (a.e.t.)	4
	Dong-Eui University	2
					Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1 (2)
					Pohang Steelers (p)	1 (4)
	Pohang Steelers	4
													14 September – Seogwipo
	Soongsil University	0
													Pohang Steelers	4
													Jeju United	2
	Jeju United	2
	Konkuk University	1
					Jeju United	1
					Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2
	FC Anyang	1
									Jeju United	2
									Incheon United	0
	Incheon United	4
	Jeonbuk Maeil	1
					Incheon United (a.e.t.)	2
					Sangju Sangmu	1
	Sangju Sangmu	4
	Mokpo City	1

Korea National League Championship

Main article: 2013 Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Group A Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Gangneung City 4 8 2 Cheonan City 4 6 3 Gyeongju KHNP 4 6 4 Gimhae City 4 4 5 Yongin City 4 2

Group B Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Mokpo City 4 10 2 Incheon Korail 4 7 3 Changwon City 4 4 4 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 4 4 5 Busan Transportation Corporation 4 2

Knockout stage

	Semifinals					Final
	Gangneung City		1
	Incheon Korail		2
						Incheon Korail		5
						Cheonan City		0
	Mokpo City		0 (3)
	Cheonan City (p)		0 (4)

International cups

AFC Champions League

Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League

Team	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
FC Seoul	Runners-up	Group E	Winners	5–1	Home	Jiangsu Sainty
				2–0	Away
				0–0	Away	Buriram United
				2–2	Home
				2–1	Home	Vegalta Sendai
				0–1	Away
		Round of 16	3–1	0–0	Away	Beijing Guoan
				3–1	Home
		Quarter-finals	2–1	1–1	Away	Al-Ahli
				1–0	Home
		Semi-finals	4–2	2–0	Home	Esteghlal
				2–2	Away
		Final	3–3 (a)	2–2	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				1–1	Away
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Round of 16	Group F	Runners-up	2–2	Away	Muangthong United
				2–0	Home
				1–1	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				0–0	Away
				3–1	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				2–2	Home
		Round of 16	2–5	0–2	Home	Kashiwa Reysol
				2–3	Away
Pohang Steelers	Group stage	Group G	Third place	0–0	Home	Beijing Guoan
				0–2	Away
				2–2	Away	Bunyodkor
				1–1	Home
				1–0	Away	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
				1–1	Home
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Group stage	Group H	Fourth place	0–0	Away	Central Coast Mariners
				0–1	Home
				0–0	Home	Guizhou Renhe
				2–2	Away
				2–6	Home	Kashiwa Reysol
				0–0	Away

See also

• Football in South Korea