2018 in South Korean football

This article shows a summary of the 2018 football season in South Korea.

Football in South Korea

Season	2018
Men's football
K League 1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League 2	Asan Mugunghwa
National League	Gyeongju KHNP
K3 League Advanced	Gyeongju Citizen
K3 League Basic	Siheung Citizen
Korean FA Cup	Daegu FC
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
← 2017 2019 →

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

Main article: South Korea at the FIFA World Cup

For the combined qualification matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, South Korea won all seven matches without conceding a goal in the second round but following a series of poor results in the third round of qualifiers, including losses to China and Qatar, the former manager Uli Stielike was sacked and was replaced by under-23 coach Shin Tae-yong for the remainder of the qualifying round.^[1] Under Shin Tae-yong, the team managed to qualify as the second-placed team in their group following two goalless draws against Iran and Uzbekistan, sending South Korea to the World Cup for the ninth consecutive time.^[2] Shin quickly tested various tactics after the qualifiers, but he had difficulty carrying out his plan due to injuries of many players. Some of them were eventually excluded from the team.^[3]

South Korea national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

At the 2018 World Cup, they lost their first game against Sweden 1–0 after conceding from a penalty. They then faced Mexico and lost 2–1 after conceding another penalty. However, despite their two consecutive losses, South Korea was not eliminated just yet. To have any chance of advancing, South Korea would have to win their final group stage match against the defending champions Germany by at least two goals and Mexico would have to defeat Sweden in its last group stage game.^[4] South Korea for its part did what it had to do to stay in contention and won 2–0 against Germany with goals from Kim Young-gwon and Son Heung-min, causing them to be eliminated in the first round for the first time in 80 years. Germany had 28 shots with 6 on target, but the South Korea's defense, led by keeper Jo Hyeon-woo, did not concede once.^[5] However, Mexico lost to Sweden that same day and thus South Korea ultimately finished third in the group. As a result, South Korea saved Mexico from being eliminated and Mexican fans heavily praised the Koreans and celebrated their victory in front of the South Korean embassy.^[6] The match is also called the "Miracle of Kazan" in South Korea although they dropped out of the tournament.^[7]

Sweden  v  South Korea

18 June Group F	Sweden	1–0	South Korea	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
15:00 UTC+3	Claesson  61' Granqvist 65' (pen.)	Report	Kim Shin-wook  13' Hwang Hee-chan  55'	Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 42,300 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

South Korea  v  Mexico

23 June Group F	South Korea	1–2	Mexico	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	Kim Young-gwon  58' Lee Yong  63' Lee Seung-woo  72' Jung Woo-young  80' Son Heung-min 90+3'	Report	Vela 26' (pen.) Hernández 66'	Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 43,472 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

South Korea  v  Germany

27 June Group F	South Korea	2–0	Germany	Kazan, Russia
17:00 UTC+3	Jung Woo-young  9' Lee Jae-sung  23' Moon Seon-min  48' Son Heung-min  65' 90+6' Kim Young-gwon 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 41,835 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Group F table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	3	4	–1	6
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	Germany	3	1	0	2	2	4	–2	3

AFC U-23 Championship

See also: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship

South Korea  v  Vietnam

11 January Group D	South Korea	2–1	Vietnam	Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Cho Young-wook 29' Lee Keun-ho 73'	Report	Quang Hải 17'	Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Attendance: 766 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Syria  v  South Korea

14 January Group D	Syria	0–0	South Korea	Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Attendance: 685 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

South Korea  v  Australia

17 January Group D	South Korea	3–2	Australia	Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Lee Keun-ho 18', 65' Han Seung-gyu 44'	Report	Cowburn 72' Buhagiar 76'	Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Attendance: 678 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Group D table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Vietnam	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Australia	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	Syria	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

South Korea  v  Malaysia

20 January Quarter-finals	South Korea	2–1	Malaysia	Kunshan, China
16:00 (UTC+8)	Cho Jae-wan 1' Han Seung-gyu 85'	Report	Thanabalan 67'	Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Attendance: 738 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Uzbekistan  v  South Korea

23 January Semi-finals	Uzbekistan	4–1 (a.e.t.)	South Korea	Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Urinboev 33' Ganiev 99' Yakhshiboev 110' Komilov 120+1'	Report	Hwang Hyun-soo 58'	Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Attendance: 367 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Qatar  v  South Korea

26 January Third place match	Qatar	1–0	South Korea	Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Afif 39'	Report		Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Attendance: 168 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Asian Games

See also: Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament

South Korea  v  Bahrain

15 August Group E	South Korea	6–0	Bahrain	Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7)	Hwang Ui-jo 17', 36', 43' Kim Jin-ya 23' Na Sang-ho 41' Hwang Hee-chan 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Malaysia  v  South Korea

17 August Group E	Malaysia	2–1	South Korea	Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7)	Safawi 5', 45+1'	Report	Hwang Ui-jo 87'	Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

South Korea  v  Kyrgyzstan

20 August Group E	South Korea	1–0	Kyrgyzstan	Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7)	Son Heung-min 63'	Report		Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

Group E table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6[a]
3	Bahrain	3	1	1	1	5	10	−5	4
4	Kyrgyzstan	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: Asian Games
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head result: Malaysia 2–1 South Korea.

Iran  v  South Korea

23 August Round of 16	Iran	0–2	South Korea	Cikarang, Indonesia
19:30 (UTC+7)		Report	Hwang Ui-jo 40' Lee Seung-woo 55'	Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Uzbekistan  v  South Korea

27 August Quarter-finals	Uzbekistan	3–4 (a.e.t.)	South Korea	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Masharipov 17' Alibaev 53' Hwang Hyun-soo 55' (o.g.)	Report	Hwang Ui-jo 4', 34', 75' Hwang Hee-chan 118' (pen.)	Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Vietnam  v  South Korea

29 August Semi-finals	Vietnam	1–3	South Korea	Cibinong, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Minh Vương 70'	Report	Lee Seung-woo 7', 55' Hwang Ui-jo 28'	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

South Korea  v  Japan

1 September Final	South Korea	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Japan	Cibinong, Indonesia
18:30 (UTC+7)	Lee Seung-woo 93' Hwang Hee-chan 101'	Report	Ueda 115'	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Friendlies

Senior team

South Korea  v  Moldova

27 January	South Korea	1–0	Moldova	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3	Kim Shin-wook 67'	Report	Ambros  78'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)

South Korea  v  Jamaica

30 January	South Korea	2–2	Jamaica	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+3	Kim Shin-wook 55', 63' Kim Jin-su  79'	Report	Kelly 4'  40' Francis  49' Foster 72'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)

South Korea  v  Latvia

3 February	South Korea	1–0	Latvia	Antalya, Turkey
17:30 UTC+3	Kim Shin-wook 33'	Report		Stadium: Mardan Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Northern Ireland  v  South Korea

24 March	Northern Ireland	2–1	South Korea	Belfast, Northern Ireland
14:00 UTC+0	Kim Min-jae 20' (o.g.) Smyth 86'	Report	Kwon Chang-hoon 7'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,103 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Poland  v  South Korea

27 March	Poland	3–2	South Korea	Chorzów, Poland
20:45 UTC+2	Lewandowski 32' Grosicki 45' Rybus  62' Zieliński 90+2'	Report	Choi Chul-soon  76' Lee Chang-min 85' Hwang Hee-chan 87'	Stadium: Silesian Stadium Attendance: 53,129 Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

South Korea  v  Honduras

28 May	South Korea	2–0	Honduras	Daegu, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 60' Moon Seon-min 72'	Report	Claros  25' Castillo  90+2'	Stadium: Daegu Stadium Attendance: 33,252 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

South Korea  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 June	South Korea	1–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jeonju, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Jae-sung 30' Jung Woo-young  56'	Report	Šunjić  17' Višća 28', 45+1', 79' Sarić  58'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 41,254 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

South Korea  v  Bolivia

7 June	South Korea	0–0	Bolivia	Innsbruck, Austria
14:10 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Tivoli-Neu Attendance: 500 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

South Korea  v  Senegal

11 June	South Korea	0–2	Senegal	Grödig, Austria
15:30 UTC+2		Report	Sabaly Kouyaté Niang Kim Shin-wook 55' (o.g.) Konaté 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

South Korea  v  Costa Rica

7 September	South Korea	2–0	Costa Rica	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Jae-sung 35' Nam Tae-hee 78'	Report	Gamboa  34' Guzmán  35'	Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 36,127 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

South Korea  v  Chile

11 September	South Korea	0–0	Chile	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Kim Young-gwon  41' Hwang In-beom  90+1'	Report	Medel  13'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 40,127 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

South Korea  v  Uruguay

12 October	South Korea	2–1	Uruguay	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 66' Jung Woo-young 79'	Report	Nández  27' Muslera  65' Vecino 72' Bentancur  75'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,170 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

South Korea  v  Panama

16 October	South Korea	2–2	Panama	Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Park Joo-ho 6' Hwang In-beom 33'  51' Kim Young-gwon  88'	Report	Arroyo 45' Blackburn 49'	Stadium: Cheonan Stadium Attendance: 25,556 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Australia  v  South Korea

17 November	Australia	1–1	South Korea	Brisbane, Australia
18:50 UTC+10	Milligan  88' Boyle  89' Luongo 90+4'	Report	Hwang Ui-jo 22' Hong Chul  38'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 32,922 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

South Korea  v  Uzbekistan

20 November	South Korea	4–0	Uzbekistan	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Nam Tae-hee 9' Hwang Ui-jo 24' Moon Seon-min 70' Suk Hyun-jun 82'	Report		Stadium: QSAC Attendance: 1,705 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

South Korea  v  Saudi Arabia

31 December	South Korea	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4		Report	Al-Owais  82'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Under-23 team

Indonesia  v  South Korea

23 June	Indonesia	1–2	South Korea	Cibinong, Indonesia
(UTC+7)	Hansamu 90+4'	Report	Jeong Tae-wook 43' Han Seung-gyu 90+5'	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium

Leagues

K League 1

Main article: 2018 K League 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)	38	26	8	4	75	31	+44	86	Qualification for Champions League group stage
2	Gyeongnam FC	38	18	11	9	59	44	+15	65
3	Ulsan Hyundai	38	17	12	9	61	46	+15	63	Qualification for Champions League playoff round
4	Pohang Steelers	38	15	9	14	47	48	−1	54
5	Jeju United	38	14	12	12	41	41	0	54
6	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	38	13	11	14	53	54	−1	50
7	Daegu FC	38	14	8	16	47	56	−9	50	Qualification for Champions League group stage[a]
8	Gangwon FC	38	12	10	16	56	60	−4	46
9	Incheon United	38	10	12	16	55	69	−14	42
10	Sangju Sangmu	38	10	10	18	41	52	−11	40
11	FC Seoul (O)	38	9	13	16	40	48	−8	40	Qualification for relegation playoffs
12	Jeonnam Dragons (R)	38	8	8	22	43	69	−26	32	Relegation to 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League 2

Main article: 2018 K League 2

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Asan Mugunghwa[a] (C)	36	21	9	6	54	27	+27	72
2	Seongnam FC (P)	36	18	11	7	49	36	+13	65	Promotion to K League 1
3	Busan IPark	36	14	14	8	53	35	+18	56	Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
4	Daejeon Citizen	36	15	8	13	47	44	+3	53	Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
5	Gwangju FC	36	11	15	10	51	41	+10	48
6	FC Anyang	36	12	8	16	44	50	−6	44
7	Suwon FC	36	13	3	20	29	46	−17	42
8	Bucheon FC 1995	36	11	6	19	37	50	−13	39
9	Ansan Greeners	36	10	9	17	32	45	−13	39
10	Seoul E-Land	36	10	7	19	30	52	−22	37

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Asan Mugunghwa was disqualified from promoting to the K League 1 due to lack of players who could meet clubs' requisite for maintenance. Therefore, runner-up Seongnam FC was directly promoted, and 5th-placed team Gwangju FC qualified for the promotion playoffs.^[8]

Promotion playoffs

FC Seoul remains in the K League 1.

	First round					Semi-final					Final
						3	Busan IPark	3
						4	Daejeon Citizen	0
	4	Daejeon Citizen	1
	5	Gwangju FC	0
											Busan IPark		1	1	2
											FC Seoul		3	1	4

Korea National League

Main article: 2018 Korea National League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gyeongju KHNP (C)	28	18	7	3	46	25	+21	61	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Gimhae City	28	16	8	4	46	20	+26	56	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Cheonan City	28	13	7	8	33	32	+1	46
4	Gangneung City	28	10	7	11	35	30	+5	37
5	Mokpo City	28	7	10	11	36	42	−6	31
6	Changwon City	28	5	13	10	28	41	−13	28
7	Daejeon Korail	28	7	6	15	31	40	−9	27
8	Busan Transportation Corporation	28	2	10	16	21	46	−25	16

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

Championship playoffs

	Semi-final							Final
	2	Gimhae City	3	3	6
	3	Cheonan City	2	0	2
									Gimhae City	1	0	1
								1	Gyeongju KHNP	2	2	4

K3 League Advanced

Main article: 2018 K3 League Advanced

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gyeongju Citizen (C)	22	16	2	4	46	21	+25	50	Qualification for Championship final
2	Pocheon Citizen	22	15	1	6	58	30	+28	46	Qualification for Championship first round
3	Icheon Citizen	22	11	5	6	33	25	+8	38
4	Gimpo Citizen	22	11	4	7	42	31	+11	37
5	Chuncheon FC	22	10	6	6	38	27	+11	36
6	Cheongju City	22	9	7	6	26	26	0	34
7	Hwaseong FC	22	9	6	7	32	25	+7	33
8	Yangpyeong FC	22	8	5	9	32	26	+6	29
9	Pyeongtaek Citizen	22	7	4	11	28	34	−6	25
10	Chungbuk Cheongju	22	6	2	14	19	37	−18	20
11	Jeonju Citizen (R)	22	5	1	16	25	46	−21	16	Relegation to K3 League Basic
12	Seoul Jungnang (R)	22	3	1	18	23	74	−51	10

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

Championship playoffs

When the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.

	First round					Semi-final					Final
	2	Pocheon Citizen	3
											Gyeongju Citizen		0	2	2
	5	Chuncheon FC	3
						Pocheon Citizen		1			Icheon Citizen		0	1	1
						Icheon Citizen		2
	3	Icheon Citizen	1
	4	Gimpo Citizen	1

K3 League Basic

Main article: 2018 K3 League Basic

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Siheung Citizen (C, P)	20	15	1	4	40	10	+30	46	Promotion to K3 League Advanced
2	Paju Citizen (P)	20	14	1	5	61	15	+46	43
3	Busan FC[a]	20	12	4	4	46	17	+29	40
4	Chungju Citizen (O, P)	20	13	1	6	45	17	+28	40	Qualification for promotion playoff
5	Yangju Citizen	20	11	5	4	41	19	+22	38
6	Yeoju Sejong	20	11	1	8	50	29	+21	34
7	Buyeo FC	20	7	3	10	47	41	+6	24
8	Pyeongchang FC	20	4	6	10	37	51	−14	18
9	Goyang Citizen	20	4	1	15	20	78	−58	13
10	Seoul United	20	3	3	14	31	62	−31	12
11	FC Uijeongbu	20	2	2	16	25	104	−79	8

Source: 7m.com JoinKFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Busan FC was dissolved just after the regular season.

Promotion playoff

When the match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out. Therefore, Chungju Citizen was promoted to the K3 League Advanced after the draw.^[9]

11 November

Chungju Citizen	0–0	Yangju Citizen
	Report

Chungju Tangeumdae Stadium, Chungju

WK League

Main article: 2018 WK League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	28	21	6	1	84	21	+63	69	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Gyeongju KHNP	28	16	5	7	54	35	+19	53	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Suwon UDC	28	14	8	6	48	34	+14	50
4	Gumi Sportstoto	28	15	3	10	49	38	+11	48
5	Hwacheon KSPO	28	13	5	10	52	45	+7	44
6	Seoul WFC	28	4	9	15	34	57	−23	21
7	Boeun Sangmu	28	3	7	18	18	59	−41	16
8	Changnyeong WFC	28	3	3	22	30	80	−50	12

Source: Soccerway

Championship playoffs

	Semi-final					Final
						1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (p)	0	4	4 (3)
	2	Gyeongju KHNP	2				Gyeongju KHNP	3	1	4 (1)
	3	Suwon UDC	0

Final table

Pos	Team	0	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)		Qualification for AFC Club Championship
2	Gyeongju KHNP
3	Suwon UDC

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2018 Korean FA Cup

	Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Pohang Steelers			0
	Jeonnam Dragons			1
							Jeonnam Dragons			020
							Chuncheon FC			1
	Daejeon Korail			1
	Chuncheon FC			2
													Jeonnam Dragons (p)			1 (4)
													Asan Mugunghwa			1 (2)
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors			3
	Busan Transportation Corporation			1
							Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors			1
							Asan Mugunghwa			2
	Asan Mugunghwa (a.e.t.)			1
																			31 October – Gwangyang
	Ansan Greeners			0
																			Jeonnam Dragons			1
																			Daegu FC			020
	Daegu FC			4
	Yong In University			1
							Daegu FC			8
							Yangpyeong FC			0
	Sangju Sangmu (p)			2 (2)
	Yangpyeong FC			2 (4)
													Daegu FC			2
													Mokpo City			1
	Incheon United			2
	Pocheon Citizen			0
							Incheon United			1
							Mokpo City			2
	FC Anyang			1
																									5, 8 December
	Mokpo City (a.e.t.)			2
																									Daegu FC	020	030	050
																									Ulsan Hyundai	1	0	1
	Ulsan Hyundai			1
	Suwon FC			0
							Ulsan Hyundai			2
							Busan IPark			0
	Busan IPark (a.e.t.)			3
	Gyeongju Citizen			2
													Ulsan Hyundai			2
													Gimhae City			0
	Gangwon FC			1
	Gimhae City			2
							Gimhae City			1
							Gyeongju KHNP			0
	Seongnam FC			0
																			31 October – Ulsan
	Gyeongju KHNP (a.e.t.)			1
																			Ulsan Hyundai			2
																			Suwon Samsung Bluewings			1
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings			6
	Gimpo Citizen			1
							Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.)			4
							Cheonan City			2
	Gangneung City			1
	Cheonan City (a.e.t.)			2
													Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)			2 (2)
													Jeju United			2 (1)
	FC Seoul (p)			0 (3)
	Gyeongnam FC			0 (1)
							FC Seoul			1
							Jeju United			2
	Jeju United			4
	Korea University			1

Korea National League Championship

Main article: 2018 Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Group A Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Cheonan City 3 9 2 Gimhae City 3 6 3 Busan Transportation Corporation 3 1 4 Changwon City 3 1

Group B Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Gyeongju KHNP 3 6 2 Daejeon Korail 3 6 3 Gangneung City 3 6 4 Mokpo City 3 0

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	Cheonan City	1
	B2	Daejeon Korail	2
						Daejeon Korail		2
						Gyeongju KHNP		1
	B1	Gyeongju KHNP	2
	A2	Gimhae City	0

International cups

AFC Champions League

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

Team	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
Jeju United	Group stage	Group G	Fourth place	0–1	Home	Cerezo Osaka
				1–2	Away
				2–0	Away	Buriram United
				0–1	Home
				3–5	Away	Guangzhou Evergrande
				0–2	Home
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Quarter-finals	Group E	Winners	3–2	Home	Kashiwa Reysol
				2–0	Away
				6–0	Away	Kitchee
				3–0	Home
				6–3	Home	Tianjin Quanjian
				2–4	Away
		Round of 16	4–3	2–3	Away	Buriram United
				2–0	Home
		Quarter-finals	3–3 (2–4 p)	0–3	Home	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
				3–0 (a.e.t.)	Away
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Semi-finals	Qualifying play-offs	5–1	5–1	—	Thanh Hóa
		Group H	Winners	2–0	Away	Sydney FC
				1–4	Home
				1–2	Home	Kashima Antlers
				1–0	Away
				1–1	Home	Shanghai Shenhua
				2–0	Away
		Round of 16	3–1	0–1	Away	Ulsan Hyundai
				3–0	Home
		Quarter-finals	3–3 (4–2 p)	3–0	Away	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
				0–3 (a.e.t.)	Home
		Semi-finals	5–6	2–3	Away	Kashima Antlers
				3–3	Home
Ulsan Hyundai	Round of 16	Group F	Runners-up	3–3	Away	Melbourne Victory
				6–2	Home
				2–1	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				2–2	Away
				2–2	Away	Shanghai SIPG
				0–1	Home
		Round of 16	1–3	1–0	Home	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
				0–3	Away

See also

• Football in South Korea