2013 in South Korean football

The 2013 season involves the domestic leagues of South Korean football and the National team.

Honors

League
Competition	Start	End	Champions
K League Classic	2 March	7 December	Pohang Steelers
K League Challenge	16 March	7 December	Sangju Sangmu
Korea National League	9 March	23 November	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin
Challengers League	2 March	9 November	FC Pocheon
WK-League	26 March	14 October	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Cup
Competition	Start	End	Winners
Korean FA Cup	9 March	19 October	Pohang Steelers
National League Cup	1 June	14 June	Incheon Korail

Leagues

K League

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 !Pohang Steelers (C) (Q)	38	21	11	6	63	38	+25	74	Qualification to 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage ¹
2	Ulsan Hyundai !Ulsan Hyundai (Q)	38	22	7	9	63	37	+26	73
3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors !Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Q)	38	18	9	11	61	49	+12	63
4	FC Seoul !FC Seoul (Q)	38	17	11	10	59	46	+13	62
5	Suwon Samsung Bluewings !Suwon Samsung Bluewings	38	15	8	15	50	43	+7	53
6	Busan IPark !Busan IPark	38	14	10	14	43	41	+2	52
7	Incheon United !Incheon United	38	12	14	12	48	46	+2	50

8	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma !Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	38	17	9	12	51	42	+9	60
9	Jeju United !Jeju United	38	16	10	12	51	46	+5	58
10	Chunnam Dragons !Chunnam Dragons	38	9	13	16	34	45	−11	40
11	Gyeongnam FC !Gyeongnam FC	38	8	13	17	42	55	−13	37
12	Gangwon FC !Gangwon FC (R)	38	8	12	18	37	64	−27	36	Qualification to relegation play-offs
13	Daegu FC !Daegu FC (R)	38	6	14	18	38	57	−19	32	Relegation to 2014 K League Challenge
14	Daejeon Citizen !Daejeon Citizen (R)	38	7	11	20	37	68	−31	32	Relegation to 2014 K League Challenge

Updated to games played on 1 December 2013.
Source: K-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Pohang Steelers qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League by winning the 2013 Korean FA Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

K League Challenge

Main article: 2013 K League Challenge


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sangju Sangmu !Sangju Sangmu (C) (P)	35	23	8	4	65	30	+35	77	Qualification to promotion playoffs
2	Police FC !Police FC	35	20	4	11	60	47	+13	64	Ineligible for promotion
3	Gwangju FC !Gwangju FC	35	16	5	14	55	54	+1	53
4	Suwon FC !Suwon FC	35	13	8	14	53	51	+2	47
5	FC Anyang !FC Anyang	35	12	9	14	50	51	−1	45
6	Goyang Hi FC !Goyang Hi FC	35	10	11	14	43	50	−7	41
7	Bucheon FC 1995 !Bucheon FC 1995	35	8	9	18	45	61	−16	33
8	Chungju Hummel !Chungju Hummel	35	7	8	20	33	59	−26	29	Ineligible for promotion

Updated to games played on 30 Nov 2013.
Source: K League Challenge
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹The winner of the 2013 Korean FA Cup, will qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Relegation/Promotion Playoff

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sangju Sangmu	4–2	Gangwon FC	4–1	0–1

Korea National League

Main article: 2013 Korea National League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin !Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	27	15	6	6	44	25	+19	51	Championship playoff
2	Incheon Korail !Incheon Korail	27	12	9	6	42	32	+10	45
3	Changwon City !Changwon City	27	10	8	9	30	32	−2	38
4	Gyeongju KHNP !Gyeongju KHNP	27	9	10	8	29	26	+3	37
5	Gimhae City !Gimhae City	27	8	12	7	32	31	+1	36
6	Mokpo City !Mokpo City	27	10	6	11	34	36	−2	36
7	Busan Transportation Corporation !Busan Transportation Corporation	27	9	7	11	26	29	−3	34
8	Gangneung City !Gangneung City	27	8	9	10	33	36	−3	33
9	Yongin City !Yongin City	27	8	8	11	37	38	−1	32
10	Cheonan City !Cheonan City	27	6	5	16	29	51	−22	23

Updated to games played on 2 Nov 2013.
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹The winner of the 2013 Korean FA Cup, will qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Championship Playoff

Play-off					Semifinal					Final

										4	Gyeongju KHNP	1	1	2
					4	Gyeongju KHNP	1	4	5	1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	1	2	3
4	Gyeongju KHNP	2	3	5	2	Incheon Korail	0	1	1
3	Changwon	0	2	2

Challengers League

Main article: 2013 Challengers League

Group A

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Pocheon !FC Pocheon (Q)	25	20	4	1	77	21	+56	64	Championship playoff
2	Icheon Citizen !Icheon Citizen (Q)	25	16	5	4	59	25	+34	53
3	Chungbuk Cheongju FC !Chungbuk Cheongju FC (Q)	25	13	7	5	52	31	+21	46
4	Gimpo Citizen !Gimpo Citizen	25	13	3	9	50	40	+10	42
5	Jeonju FC !Jeonju FC	25	12	4	9	47	42	+5	40
6	Yeonggwang FC !Yeonggwang FC	25	9	8	8	38	38	0	35
7	Cheonan FC !Cheonan FC	25	9	4	12	45	59	−14	31
8	Gwangju Gwangsan FC !Gwangju Gwangsan FC	25	6	3	16	27	62	−35	21
9	Goyang Citizen !Goyang Citizen	25	3	2	20	31	74	−43	11

Updated to games played on 9 November 2013.
Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hwaseong !Hwaseong (Q)	25	16	5	4	86	21	+65	53	Championship playoff
2	Paju Citizen !Paju Citizen (Q)	25	14	4	7	61	37	+24	46
3	Gyeongju Citizen !Gyeongju Citizen (Q)	25	12	5	8	54	32	+22	41
4	Chuncheon FC !Chuncheon FC	25	11	5	9	35	33	+2	38
5	Seoul United !Seoul United	25	11	3	11	53	54	−1	36
6	Yangju Citizen !Yangju Citizen	25	10	4	11	46	47	−1	34
7	Jungnang Chorus Mustang !Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	6	4	15	38	68	−30	22
8	Seoul FC Martyrs !Seoul FC Martyrs	25	4	2	19	24	92	−68	14
9	Yesan FC !Yesan FC	25	2	4	19	40	87	−47	09¹

Updated to games played on 9 November 2013.
Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Yesan FC were deducted one point
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Championship Playoff

Play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Icheon (A2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Gyeongju (B3)
Cheongju (A3)	1–3	Paju (B2)

Play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Paju (B2)	1–0	Gyeongju (B3)

Semifinal

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Hwaseong (B1)	1–2	Paju (B2)

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Pocheon (A1)	4–0	Paju (B2)

WK-League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels !Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	24	15	5	4	44	15	+29	50	WK-League Championship
2	Seoul City !Seoul City	24	11	7	6	34	26	+8	40	WK-League Playoff
3	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi !Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi	24	10	9	5	31	20	+11	39	WK-League Playoff
4	Jeonbuk KSPO !Jeonbuk KSPO	24	8	6	10	28	38	−10	30
5	Daejeon Sportstoto !Daejeon Sportstoto	24	7	8	9	27	34	−7	29
6	Suwon FMC !Suwon FMC	24	7	6	11	28	38	−10	27
7	Busan Sangmu !Busan Sangmu	24	2	7	15	22	43	−21	13

Updated to games played on 14 October 2013.
Source: http://www.kwff.or.kr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoff and championship

The playoff is played one leg and championship final is played over two legs.

Play-off			Championship final

1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
	(bye)
			1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	1	3	4
			2	Seoul Metropolitan Government	1	1	2
2	Seoul Metropolitan Government	3
3	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi	2

Cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2013 Korean FA Cup

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–1 (3–4 p)	Pohang Steelers

Korea National League Championship

Main article: 2013 Korea National League Championship

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Incheon Korail	5–0	Cheonan City

South Korean clubs performance in Asia

Champions League

Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League

South Korean clubs' score displayed first

Team	Round	Opponent	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	0–1	None
		Guizhou Renhe F.C.	0–0	2–2
		Kashiwa Reysol	2–6	0–0
Pohang Steelers	Group Stage	Beijing Guoan	0–0	0–2	None
		Bunyodkor	2–2	1–1
		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Group Stage	Muangthong United	2–2	2–0	None
		Guangzhou Evergrande	1–1	0–0
		Urawa Red Diamonds	3–1	2–2
	Round of 16	Kashiwa Reysol	0–2	2–3	2–5
FC Seoul	Group Stage	Jiangsu Sainty	5–1	2–0	None
		Buriram United	0–0	2–2
		Vegalta Sendai	2–1	0–1
	Round of 16	Beijing Guoan	0–0	3–1	3–1
	Quarter-finals	Al-Ahli	1–1	1–0	2–1
	Semi-finals	Esteghlal	2–0	2–2	4–2
	Final	Guangzhou Evergrande	2–2 (H)	1–1 (A)	3–3 (a)

National team

Men's

Main article: South Korea national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

26 March 2013 Fourth Round	South Korea	2 – 1	Qatar	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Keun-Ho 60' Son Heung-Min 90+6'	Report	Ibrahim 63'	Attendance: 37,222 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

4 June 2013 Fourth Round	Lebanon	1 – 1	South Korea	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
20:30 UTC+3	Maatouk 12'	Report	Kim Chi-Woo 90+6'	Attendance: 8,430 Referee: Benjamin Williams (AUS)

11 June 2013 Fourth Round	South Korea	1 – 0	Uzbekistan	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
20:00 UTC+9	Shorakhmedov 42' (o.g.)			Attendance: 50,699 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

18 June 2013 Fourth Round	South Korea	0 – 1	Iran	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
		Report	Ghoochannejhad 60'	Attendance: 43,343 Referee: Tan Hai (China)

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

20 July 2013 Final round	South Korea	0 – 0	Australia	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:00 UTC+09		Report		Attendance: 31,571 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

24 July 2013 Final round	South Korea	0 – 0	China PR	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong
20:00 UTC+09		Report		Attendance: 23,675 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

28 July 2013 Final round	South Korea	1 – 2	Japan	Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul
20:00 UTC+09	Yun Il-Lok 32'	Report	Kakitani 25', 90'	Attendance: 47,258 Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)

Friendlies

14 August 2013	South Korea	0 – 0	Peru	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
		Report		Attendance: 36,021 Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

6 September 2013	South Korea	4 – 1	Haiti	Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
20:00 UTC+09	Son Heung-Min 20', 72' Koo Ja-Cheol 49' (pen.) Lee Keun-Ho 57' (pen.)	Report	Belfort 45'	Attendance: 13,264 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

10 September 2013	South Korea	1 – 2	Croatia	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
	Lee Keun-Ho 90+4'	Report	Vida 64' Kalinić 71'	Attendance: 40,723 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

12 October 2013	South Korea	0 – 2	Brazil	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
		Report	Neymar 44' Oscar 49'	Attendance: 65,308 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

15 October 2013	South Korea	3 – 1	Mali	Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
20:00 UTC+09	Koo Ja-Cheol 36' (pen.) Son Heung-Min 46' Kim Bo-Kyung 56'	Report	Maïga 27'	Attendance: 26,118 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

15 November 2013	South Korea	2 – 1	Switzerland	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
	Hong Jeong-Ho 59' Lee Chung-Yong 87'	Report	Kasami 7'	Attendance: 36,813 Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

19 November 2013	Russia	2 – 1	South Korea	Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
	Smolov 12' Tarasov 59'	Report	Kim Shin-Wook 6'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hamad Ahmad Abdulla Al Shaika (United Arab Emirates)

Women's

Main article: South Korea women's national football team

2013 Cyprus Cup

6 March 2013 Group Round	South Korea	2 – 0	South Africa	Tasos Markou, Paralimni
14:30	Ji So-Yun 15' Jeoun Eun-Ha 56'

8 March 2013 Group Round	South Korea	3 – 0	Northern Ireland	Tasos Markou, Paralimni
17:30	Ji So-Yun 11' Kim Sang-Eun 63' Lee Eun-Mi 68'

11 March 2013 Group Round	South Korea	0 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Tasos Markou, Paralimni
17:30

13 March 2013 9th place match	South Korea	0 - 1	Italy
			Bonansea 56'

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

20 July 2013 Final round	South Korea	1 – 2	North Korea	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
18:15	Kim Soo-Yun 26'	Report	Ho Un-Byol 36', 38'	Attendance: 6,530 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

24 July 2013 Final round	South Korea	1 – 2	China PR	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong
17:15	Kim Na-Rae 8'	Report	Wang Li-Si 1' Li Ying 66'	Attendance: 2,850 Referee: Yamagishi Sachiko (Japan)

27 July 2013 Final round	South Korea	2 – 1	Japan	Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul
20:00	Ji So-Yun 13' 66'	Report	Ōgimi 72'	Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

Friendlies

12 January 2013	Norway	2 – 0	South Korea	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
18:00 UTC+08	Elise Thorsnes 28' Leni Kaurin 76'

14 January 2013	South Korea	3 – 1	Canada	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
15:00 UTC+08	Jeon Ga-eul 18' Ji So-Yun 29' Jeong Seol-bin 56'		Diana Matheson 81'

16 January 2013	China PR	2 – 0	South Korea	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
17:00 UTC+08	Zhang Rui 63' Lee Eun-mi 64' (o.g.)

15 June 2013	United States	4 – 1	South Korea	Gillette Stadium, Massachusetts
	Kristie Mewis 3' Lauren Holiday 7' Carli Lloyd 57' Abby Wambach 92'		Jo So-hyeon 25'

20 June 2013	United States	5 – 0	South Korea	New Jersey
	Abby Wambach 10' 19' 29' 46' Lauren Holiday 64'

30 October 2013	Canada	3 – 0	South Korea	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
	Christine Sinclair 23' B. Timko 39' Kaylyn Kyle 68'

References

2013 in South Korean football

« 2012 2014 »

Domestic leagues	K League Classic K League Challenge National League Challengers League WK-League

Domestic cups	KFA Cup National League Cup Challengers Cup

Youth & Academy	University League High School Club Challenge League Youth Football League U-18 U-15 U-12

Asian competitions	Champions League Group stage Knockout stage

National team	Results World Cup qualification (Fourth Round) East Asian Cup

Club seasons

K League Classic	Busan IPark Chunnam Dragons Daegu FC Daejeon Citizen Gangwon FC Gyeongnam FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Pohang Steelers Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma FC Seoul Suwon Samsung Bluewings Ulsan Hyundai

Others	Winter 2012–13 transfers Summer 2013 transfers

Korea Football Association

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