This article shows a summary of the 2020 football season in South Korea. It started in May 2020 due to the 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]
Main article: South Korea national football team results (2020–present) |
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2020–present) |
See also: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship |
9 January Group C | South Korea | 1–0 | China | Songkhla, Thailand |
20:15 | Lee Dong-jun 90+3' | Report | Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
12 January Group C | Iran | 1–2 | South Korea | Songkhla, Thailand |
17:15 | Shekari 54' | Report |
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Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium Attendance: 5,855 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
15 January Group C | Uzbekistan | 1–2 | South Korea | Rangsit, Thailand |
17:15 | Abdixolikov 21' | Report | Oh Se-hun 5', 71' | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
19 January Quarter-finals | South Korea | 2–1 | Jordan | Rangsit, Thailand |
17:15 |
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Report | Al-Naimat 75' | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
22 January Semi-finals | Australia | 0–2 | South Korea | Rangsit, Thailand |
20:15 | Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
26 January Final | South Korea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia | Bangkok, Thailand |
19:30 | Jeong Tae-wook 114' | Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
14 November | Mexico | 3–2 | South Korea | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
21:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
17 November | South Korea | 2–1 | Qatar | Maria Enzersdorf, Austria |
14:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
12 November | Egypt | 0–0 | South Korea | Cairo, Egypt |
20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) |
14 November | Brazil | 3–1 | South Korea | Cairo, Egypt |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt) |
Main article: 2020 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 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 Champions League group stage |
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 |
Main article: 2020 K League 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Jeju United (C, P) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 60 | Promotion to K League 1 |
2 | Suwon FC (O, P) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 54 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final |
3 | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 39 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
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 |
First round | Final | ||||||||
2 | Suwon FC | 1 | |||||||
3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | ||||
4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 |
Main article: 2020 K3 League |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Gimhae FC (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 49 | Qualification for Championship final |
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for Championship semi-final |
3 | Gangneung City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for Championship first round |
4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 41 | |
5 | Mokpo City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 33 | |
6 | Hwaseong FC | 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 FC | 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 (O) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 15 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
15 | Chuncheon Citizen (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 14 | Relegation to K4 League |
16 | Jeonju Citizen (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 13 |
First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Gangneung City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Gangneung City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 0 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Gimhae FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Main article: 2020 K4 League |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Paju Citizen (C, P) | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 53 | Promotion to K3 League |
2 | Ulsan Citizen (P) | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 51 | |
3 | Jinju Citizen | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
4 | Pocheon Citizen | 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 |
First round | Final | ||||||||
K3 | Gyeongju Citizen | 2 | |||||||
3 | Jinju Citizen | w/o | K4 | Jinju Citizen | 2 | ||||
4 | Pocheon Citizen | — |
Main article: 2020 WK League |
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 | Qualification for play-offs final |
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 54 | Qualification for play-offs semi-final |
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 |
Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||
1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
3 | Suwon UDC | 0 |
Main article: 2020 Korean FA Cup |
Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Final (Seventh round) | |||||||||||||||||||
Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gangwon FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gangwon FC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gwangju FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pohang Steelers | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pohang Steelers (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sangju Sangmu | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pohang Steelers | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
FC Seoul | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
FC Seoul (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Busan IPark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Busan IPark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Suwon FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seongnam FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seongnam FC (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Daegu FC | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seongnam FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jeju United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League |
Team | Round | Opponent | First leg | Second leg | Aggregate | Result | ||
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FC Seoul | Qualifying play-offs | Kedah | 4–1 | — | 4–1 | Group stage | ||
Group E | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | 1–2 | Third place | ||||
Beijing Guoan | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||||||
Chiangrai United | 5–0 | 1–2 | ||||||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Group H | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | 1–4 | Third place | Group stage | ||
Shanghai SIPG | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||||||
Sydney FC | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||||||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Group G | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | 2–0 | Runners-up | Quarter-finals | ||
Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
Round of 16 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–2 | — | 3–2 | ||||
Quarter-finals | Vissel Kobe | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | — | 1–1 (6–7 p) | ||||
Ulsan Hyundai | Group F | FC Tokyo | 1–1 | 2–1 | Winners | Champions | ||
Shanghai Shenhua | 3–1 | 4–1 | ||||||
Perth Glory | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
Round of 16 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | ||||
Quarter-finals | Beijing Guoan | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | ||||
Semi-finals | Vissel Kobe | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | — | 2–1 | ||||
Final | Persepolis | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |