Pohang Steelers in Asian football

Pohang Steelers is a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, South Korea, who currently play in the K-League. Pohang Steelers' first participation in Asian competition was during the 1996 season, when they competed in the Asian Club Championship, their first match was against PSM Makassar of Indonesia.

Pohang Steelers have won the Asia Champions League three times. Their most recent participation in the competition was in 2012.

Matches

Season Competition Date Round Opponent Result Scorer(s)
1996–97 Asian Club Championship 1996-09-07 First round Indonesia PSM Makassar 0–1 (A)
1996-09-14 First round Indonesia PSM Makassar 4–0 (H) Bogdanović(4)
1996-09-21 Second round Thailand Thai Farmers Bank 3–1 (A) Own goal, Krunić, Bogdanović
1996-09-28 Second round Thailand Thai Farmers Bank 2–0 (H) Seo Hyo-Won, Lee Young-Sang
1996-11-24 Group stage Japan Yokohama Marinos 2–2 Lee Young-Sang, Bogdanović
1996-11-26 Group stage Maldives New Radiant 6–0 Cho Jin-Ho(4), Konovalov(2)
1996-11-28 Group stage South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 0–0
1997-03-07 Semifinal Iran Persepolis 3–1 Park Tae-Ha(2), Own goal
1997-03-09 Final South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 2–1 Park Tae-Ha, Park Ji-Ho
1997 Asian Super Cup 1997-06-12 Final 1st leg Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0–1 (A)
1997-06-19 Final 2nd leg Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–1 (H) Seo Hyo-Won
1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship 1997-11-16 Final 1st leg Egypt Zamalek 2–1 (H) Hwang Sun-Hong, Park Tae-Ha
1997-12-05 Final 2nd leg Egypt Zamalek 0–1 (A)
1997–98 Asian Club Championship 1997-08-09 First round Bangladesh Mohammedan 11–0 (H) Konovalov, Jeon Kyeong-Joon(2), Oostrom, Park Ji-Ho(4), Unknown(3)
1997-08-16 First round Bangladesh Mohammedan 2–0 (A) Unknown(2)
1998-11-04 Second round Maldives Victory SC 12–0 (H) Jeon Kyeong-Joon(3), Kim Hu-Seok(3), Unknown(6)
1997-11-03 Second round Maldives Victory SC 3–0 (A) Hong Do-Pyo, Jang Young-Hoon, Park Ji-Ho
1998-02-11 Quarterfinals Japan Kashima Antlers 2–1 Park Tae-Ha, Lee Dong-Gook
1998-02-13 Quarterfinals China Dalian Wanda 1–2 Konovalov
1998-02-15 Quarterfinals Burma Finance and Revenue 5–1 Baek Seung-Chul, Lee Dong-Gook, Konovalov, Park Tae-Ha(2)
1998-04-03 Semifinal Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–0 Park Tae-Ha
1998-04-05 Final China Dalian Wanda 0–0 (6–5p)
1998 Asian Super Cup 1998-11-05 Final 1st leg Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1–1 (H) Jeon Kyeong-Joon
1998-11-11 Final 2nd leg Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 0–0 (A)
1998 Afro-Asian Club Championship 1999-04-11 Final 1st leg Morocco Raja Casablanca 2–2 (H) Baek Seung-Chul, Park Tae-Ha
1999-04-25 Final 2nd leg Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–1 (A)
1998–99 Asian Club Championship 1998-09-16 First round Vietnam Cang Sai Gon 2–0 (H) Baek Seung-Chul, Jeon Kyeong-Joon
1998-10-04 First round Vietnam Cang Sai Gon 4–0 (A) Jeon Kyeong-Joon(4)
1998-11-04 Second round Malaysia Selangor FA 6–0 (H) Choi Moon-Sik(2), Ko Jeong-Woon, Park Tae-Ha, Sabitović, Own goal
1998-11-28 Second round Malaysia Selangor FA 4–1 (A) Unknown(4)
1999-02-10 Quarterfinals Japan Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Park Sang-In
1999-02-12 Quarterfinals South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals 1–1 Park Sang-In
1999-02-14 Quarterfinals China Dalian Wanda 1–1 Abbas Obeid
2005 A3 Champions Cup 2005-02-13 Group stage Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 Santos
2005-02-16 Group stage South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–2 Moon Min-Kwi, Back Young-Chul
2005-02-19 Group stage China Shenzhen Jianlibao 2–0 Da Silva, Back Young-Chul
2008 AFC Champions League 2008-03-12 Group stage Australia Adelaide United 0–2 (H)
2008-03-19 Group stage Vietnam Binh Duong 4–1 (A) Denilson(2), Kim Jae-Sung, Choi Hyo-Jin
2008-04-09 Group stage China Changchun Yatai 0–1 (A)
2008-04-23 Group stage China Changchun Yatai 2–2 (H) Hwang Jae-Won, Hwang Jin-Sung
2008-05-07 Group stage Australia Adelaide United 0–1 (A)
2008-05-21 Group stage Vietnam Binh Duong 0–0 (H)
2009 AFC Champions League 2009-03-11 Group stage Australia Central Coast Mariners 0–0 (A)
2009-03-18 Group stage Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 (H) Kim Jae-Sung
2009-04-08 Group stage China Tianjin Teda 1–0 (H) Hwang Jin-Sung
2009-04-21 Group stage China Tianjin Teda 0–0 (A)
2009-05-05 Group stage Australia Central Coast Mariners 3–2 (H) Denilson(3)
2009-05-19 Group stage Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 (A) No Byung-Jun, Denilson
2009-06-24 Round of 16 Australia Newcastle United Jets 6–0 (H) Denilson, Choi Hyo-Jin(3), Kim Jae-Sung, Ristić
2009-09-23 Quarterfinal Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 1–3 (A) No Byung-Jun
2009-09-30 Quarterfinal Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 4–1 (H) Kim Jae-Sung, Denilson(2), Ristić
2009-10-21 Semifinal Qatar Umm Salal 2–0 (H) Hwang Jae-Won, Kim Jae-Sung
2009-10-28 Semifinal Qatar Umm Salal 2–1 (A) Ristić, No Byung-Jun
2009-11-07 Final Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2–1 No Byung-Jun, Kim Hyung-Il
2009 FIFA Club World Cup 2009-12-11 Quarterfinal Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2–1 Denilson(2)
2009-12-15 Semifinal Argentina Estudiantes 1–2 Denilson
2009-12-19 3rd place match Mexico Atlante 1–1 (4–3p) Denilson
2010 Lunar New Year Cup 2010-02-17 Group Round Hong Kong Pegasus Invitation 2–1 Alexsandro(2)
2010-02-17 Group Round Hong Kong Kitchee 1–1 Kim Won-Il
2010 AFC Champions League 2010-02-24 Group stage Australia Adelaide United 0–1 (A)
2010-03-10 Group stage Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 (H) Hwang Jae-Won, Almir
2010-03-24 Group stage China Shandong Luneng 1–0 (H) No Byung-Jun
2010-03-30 Group stage China Shandong Luneng 2–1 (A) Kim Jae-Sung, Kim Tae-Su
2010-04-13 Group stage Australia Adelaide United 0–0 (H)
2010-04-27 Group stage Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–4 (A) Kim Jae-Sung(2), Shin Hyung-Min
2010-05-12 Round of 16 Japan Kashima Antlers 1–0 (A) Mota
2010-09-15 Quarterfinal Iran Zob Ahan 1–2 (A) Mota
2010-09-22 Quarterfinal Iran Zob Ahan 1–1 (H) Kim Jae-Sung
2012 AFC Champions League 2012-02-18 Qualifying play-off Thailand Chonburi 2–0 (H) Hwang Jin-Sung, Park Sung-Ho
2012-03-06 Group stage Japan Gamba Osaka 3–0 (A) Kim Tae-Su, Rendulić, Asamoah
2012-03-20 Group stage Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0–2 (H)
2012-04-03 Group stage Australia Adelaide United 1–0 (H) Kim Dae-Ho
2012-04-18 Group stage Australia Adelaide United 0–1 (A)
2012-05-02 Group stage Japan Gamba Osaka 2–0 (H) Kim Jin-Yong, Asamoah
2012-05-16 Group stage Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0–1 (A)

Record

By season

Season Competition P W D L F A Round
1996–97 Asian Club Championship 9 6 2 1 22 6 W
1997 Asian Super Cup 2 0 1 1 1 2 RU
1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship 2 1 0 1 2 2 RU
1997–98 Asian Club Championship 9 7 1 1 37 4 W
1998 Asian Super Cup 2 0 2 0 1 1 RU
1998 Afro-Asian Club Championship 2 0 1 1 2 3 RU
1998–99 Asian Club Championship 7 4 3 0 19 4 QF
2005 A3 Champions Cup 3 1 2 0 5 3 RU
2008 AFC Champions League 6 1 2 3 6 7 GS
2009 AFC Champions League 12 8 3 1 24 9 W
2009 FIFA Club World Cup 3 1 1 1 4 4 3rd
2010 Lunar New Year Cup 2 1 1 0 3 2 W
2010 AFC Champions League 9 4 2 3 11 10 QF
2012 AFC Champions League 7 4 0 3 8 4 GS

By competition

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
FIFA Club World Cup 3 1 1 1 4 4
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League 59 34 13 12 127 44
Afro-Asian Club Championship 4 1 1 2 4 5
Asian Super Cup 4 0 3 1 2 3
A3 Champions Cup 3 1 2 0 5 3
Lunar New Year Cup 2 1 1 0 3 2
Total 75 38 21 16 145 61

References