The 2012 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2012, was the 30th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank. Since this season, the K League Championship and the Korean League Cup were abolished, and K League introduced the "split system", inspired by Scottish Premier League.[1] After all 16 clubs played 30 matches each under the home and away system, they were split into the group of top eight and the group of bottom eight, playing with each other in a group again.[2]

Teams

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Locations of the 2012 K League clubs

General information

Club City Stadium 2011 season
Busan IPark Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 6th place
Jeonnam Dragons Gwangyang Gwangyang Football Stadium 7th place
Daegu FC Daegu Daegu Stadium 12th place
Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 15th place
Gangwon FC Gangneung
Chuncheon 		Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium 		16th place
Gwangju FC Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 11th place
Gyeongnam FC Changwon Changwon Football Center 8th place
Incheon United Incheon Incheon Football Stadium 13th place
Jeju United Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 9th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium Champions
Pohang Steelers Pohang Pohang Steel Yard 3rd place
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Sangju Sangju Civic Stadium 14th place
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Tancheon Sports Complex 10th place
FC Seoul Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 5th place
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 4th place
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Runners-up

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit supplier Sponsor
Busan IPark South Korea An Ik-soo Puma Busan Bank
Jeonnam Dragons South Korea Ha Seok-ju Kelme POSCO
Daegu FC Brazil Moacir Pereira Hummel Daegu Bank
Daejeon Citizen South Korea Yoo Sang-chul Lotto Daejeon
Gangwon FC South Korea Kim Hak-bum Mizuno High 1 Resort
Gwangju FC South Korea Choi Man-hee Joma Gwangju Bank
Gyeongnam FC South Korea Choi Jin-han Hummel STX
Incheon United South Korea Kim Bong-gil Le Coq Sportif Shinhan Bank
Jeju United South Korea Park Kyung-hoon Astore SK Energy
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Lee Heung-sil Hummel Hyundai i40, Hyundai Santa Fe
Pohang Steelers South Korea Hwang Sun-hong Kappa POSCO
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix South Korea Park Hang-seo Jako Sangju
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea Shin Tae-yong Uhlsport McCOL
FC Seoul South Korea Choi Yong-soo Le Coq Sportif Xii
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo Adidas Samsung Smart TV
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Kim Ho-kon Diadora Hyundai Oilbank

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Date Incoming Date Table
Daegu FC South Korea Lee Young-jin Sacked 31 October 2011[3] Brazil Moacir Pereira 2 November 2011[4] Pre-season
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Choi Kang-hee Signed for South Korea 21 December 2011 South Korea Lee Heung-sil 21 December 2011
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix South Korea Kim Tae-wan Caretaker 29 December 2011 South Korea Park Hang-seo 29 December 2011
Incheon United South Korea Huh Jung-moo Resigned 11 April 2012[5] South Korea Kim Bong-gil 13 April 2012 15th
Gangwon FC South Korea Kim Sang-ho Resigned 1 July 2012[6] South Korea Kim Hak-bum 6 July 2012[7] 14th
Jeonnam Dragons South Korea Jung Hae-seong Resigned 10 August 2012[8] South Korea Ha Seok-ju 14 August 2012[9] 16th

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former player(s)
Busan IPark Brazil Éder Baiano Brazil Fágner Brazil José Mota Australia Matt McKay
Jeonnam Dragons Australia Matt Simon Brazil Henan Brazil Lúcio Flávio Australia Robert Cornthwaite Brazil Leléco
Daegu FC Brazil Dinélson Brazil Leandrinho Brazil Matheus
Daejeon Citizen Belgium Kevin Oris Brazil Alessandro Lopes Brazil Alex Terra Japan Yuta Baba Brazil Leozinho
Gangwon FC Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Džakmić Brazil Weslley Romania Ianis Zicu Japan Yusuke Shimada Russia Denis Laktionov
Gwangju FC Brazil João Paulo Montenegro Bogdan Milić Brazil Adriano Chuva
Gyeongnam FC Brazil Caíque Brazil Roni Colombia Wilmar Jordán Australia Luke DeVere
Incheon United Albania Sokol Cikalleshi Brazil Ivo Brazil Paulo Júnior Australia Nathan Burns Brazil Ferdinando
Jeju United Brazil Júnior Santos Brazil Jair Brazil Renan Marques Australia Adrian Madaschi Brazil Robert
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Eninho Brazil Leonardo Chile Hugo Droguett Australia Alex Wilkinson Brazil Luiz Henrique
China Huang Bowen
Pohang Steelers Ghana Derek Asamoah Serbia Zoran Rendulić Romania Ianis Zicu
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Brazil Éverton Santos Brazil Jael Ferreira Colombia Javier Reina Australia Brendan Hamill Brazil Héverton
Serbia Vladimir Jovančić
Australia Sasa Ognenovski
FC Seoul Brazil Adilson Colombia Mauricio Molina Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Japan Sergio Escudero
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Brazil Éverton Cardoso North Macedonia Stevica Ristić Montenegro Dženan Radončić Australia Eddy Bosnar
Ulsan Hyundai Brazil Maranhão Brazil Rafinha Colombia Julián Estiven Vélez Japan Akihiro Ienaga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Seoul (C) 44 29 9 6 76 42 +34 96 Qualification for the Champions League[a]
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 44 22 13 9 82 49 +33 79
3 Pohang Steelers 44 23 8 13 72 47 +25 77
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73
5 Ulsan Hyundai 44 18 14 12 60 52 +8 68
6 Jeju United 44 16 15 13 71 56 +15 63
7 Busan IPark 44 13 14 17 40 51 −11 53
8 Gyeongnam FC 44 14 8 22 50 60 −10 50
9 Incheon United 44 17 16 11 46 40 +6 67
10 Daegu FC 44 16 13 15 55 56 −1 61
11 Jeonnam Dragons 44 13 14 17 47 60 −13 53
12 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 44 14 10 20 47 56 −9 52
13 Daejeon Citizen 44 13 11 20 46 67 −21 50
14 Gangwon FC 44 14 7 23 57 68 −11 49
15 Gwangju FC (R) 44 10 15 19 57 67 −10 45 Relegation to the K League Challenge
16 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (R) 44 7 6 31 29 74 −45 27 Withdrawal[b]
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Pohang Steelers finished the league in third place after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ Sangju Sangmu Phoenix were going to be forcibly relegated to the second division by K League Federation regardless of the results for a reason that they failed to get the club license of Asian Football Confederation. They boycotted the rest of the season from the 31st to the last matchweek after their relegation was decided.[10]

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for the Champions League
  Relegation to the K League Challenge

Round 1–30

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
FC Seoul753153334443211133322222221211
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors324687555566443211111111112122
Suwon Samsung Bluewings411312111121122322233443444333
Ulsan Hyundai432443333314555555444334333444
Pohang Steelers121011875776889799778887677777655
Busan IPark12101115109997655666666666766665566
Jeju United246531222232334444555555556777
Gyeongnam FC18101313131114131414141311111111999999989910108
Incheon United151515141514151515151515151616161614151412121111111010889
Daegu FC7138768810107788778877788889889910
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1191412141512119101071010810910101010101010101111111111
Jeonnam Dragons9141391111131312111110981091011111111111314151516151512
Daejeon Citizen161616161616161616161616161514151313131516161616141615131213
Gwangju FC4742266689911111312121212121314141415161412121314
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix1210710912141213131212121415131415161615151513121213141415
Gangwon FC96811121010811121313141213141516141213131212131314161616
Source: K League

Round 31–44

Team ╲ Round3132333435363738394041424344
FC Seoul11111111111111
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors22222222222222
Pohang Steelers55554444433433
Suwon Samsung Bluewings44433333344344
Ulsan Hyundai33345555555555
Jeju United77776766666666
Busan IPark66667677777777
Gyeongnam FC88888888888888
Incheon United99999999999999
Daegu FC1010101010111010101010101010
Jeonnam Dragons1312131313131313131212111111
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1111111111101111111111121212
Daejeon Citizen1213121212121212121313131313
Gangwon FC1616151515151414141515141414
Gwangju FC1414141414141515151414151515
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix1515161616161616161616161616
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–30

Home \ Away BIP JND DGU DJC GWN GWJ GNM ICU JJU JHM PHS SSP SIC SEO SSB USH
Busan IPark — 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Jeonnam Dragons 2–3 — 0–3 3–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 3–4 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–1
Daegu FC 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–5 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0
Daejeon Citizen 0–1 0–1 2–2 — 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0
Gangwon FC 1–2 3–4 2–0 0–2 — 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–4 1–2
Gwangju FC 0–2 6–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 — 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–1
Gyeongnam FC 2–0 0–1 4–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 — 0–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–2
Incheon United 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 — 0–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–1
Jeju United 5–2 6–0 2–0 4–1 4–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 — 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–3 2–1 0–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 5–2 5–3 1–2 3–3 — 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–0 2–1
Pohang Steelers 2–2 1–0 4–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 — 0–1 3–1 1–0 5–0 0–1
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 — 0–3 0–1 0–3 3–4
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 4–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 — 2–3 1–1 0–1
FC Seoul 6–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 — 0–2 1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 — 2–1
Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 3–2 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 31–44

Player statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 31
2 South Korea Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26
3 Brazil Jair Jeju United 18
Colombia Mauricio Molina FC Seoul 18
5 Belgium Kevin Oris Daejeon Citizen 16
South Korea Kim Eun-jung Gangwon FC 16
6 Romania Ianis Zicu Gangwon FC 15
Brazil Eninho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 15
8 Brazil Júnior Santos Jeju United 14
9 Brazil Maranhão Ulsan Hyundai 13
South Korea Kim Shin-wook Ulsan Hyundai 13

Top assist providers

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Colombia Mauricio Molina FC Seoul 19
2 Brazil Eninho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13
3 South Korea Lee Seung-gi Gwangju FC 12
4 Brazil Júnior Santos Jeju United 11
5 South Korea Kim Hyeung-bum Daejeon Citizen 10
6 Chile Hugo Droguett Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 9
Brazil Jair Jeju United 9
8 South Korea Hwang Jin-sung Pohang Steelers 8
South Korea Park Sung-ho Pohang Steelers 8
South Korea Go Seul-ki Ulsan Hyundai 8
South Korea Hwang Il-su Daegu FC 8

Awards

Main awards

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul
Top goalscorer Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul
Top assist provider Colombia Mauricio Molina FC Seoul
Rookie of the Year South Korea Lee Myung-joo Pohang Steelers
FANtastic Player Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul
Manager of the Year South Korea Choi Yong-soo FC Seoul
Special Award South Korea Kim Yong-dae FC Seoul
South Korea Kim Byung-ji Gyeongnam FC
Best Referee South Korea Choi Myung-yong —
Best Assistant Referee South Korea Kim Yong-soo —
Team of the Year FC Seoul
Fair Play Award Ulsan Hyundai
Youth Team of the Year Pungsaeng Middle School
(Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)

Source:[11]

Best XI

Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Kim Yong-dae FC Seoul
Defenders Brazil Adilson FC Seoul
South Korea Jung In-whan Incheon United
South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi Ulsan Hyundai
South Korea Kim Chang-soo Busan IPark
Midfielders Colombia Mauricio Molina FC Seoul
South Korea Ha Dae-sung FC Seoul
South Korea Hwang Jin-sung Pohang Steelers
South Korea Lee Keun-ho Ulsan Hyundai
Forwards South Korea Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul

Source:[11]

Attendance

Due to the match-fixing scandal that involved 40 current and former players in the previous year, there was a massive decline in attendance the following season.[when?] The scandal continued to have an effect on the league's attendance for several seasons thereafter.

Attendance by club

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 451,045 50,787 7,278 20,502 −26.2%†
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 445,820 45,192 9,227 20,265 −16.3%†
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 225,261 20,765 4,051 10,239 −32.1%†
4 Pohang Steelers 193,682 16,866 4,076 8,804 −35.6%†
5 Ulsan Hyundai 163,921 25,395 1,107 7,451 −51.2%†
6 Daegu FC 150,269 21,750 536 7,156 +10.5%†
7 Jeju United 143,699 16,910 978 6,532 +41.7%†
8 Daejeon Citizen 93,231 10,160 1,842 4,440 −68.8%†
9 Busan IPark 88,344 9,537 929 4,016 −44.5%†
10 Incheon United 81,779 17,662 82 3,894 −48.5%†
11 Gangwon FC 64,623 6,932 1,241 3,077 −47.4%†
12 Jeonnam Dragons 63,718 7,040 1,490 3,034 −47.7%†
13 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 61,278 6,725 588 2,918 −57.4%†
14 Gwangju FC 60,383 10,711 713 2,875 −67.3%†
15 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 42,300 5,710 1,063 2,820 −66.6%†
16 Gyeongnam FC 51,784 5,745 884 2,354 −74.0%†
League total 2,168,606 50,787 82 7,045 −37.6%†

Updated to games played on 2 December 2012
Source: K League

Top matches

Rank Date Home Score Away Venue Attendance Round Day of week
1 18 August 2012 FC Seoul 0–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium 50,787 28 Saturday
2 5 May 2012 FC Seoul 2–1 Pohang Steelers Seoul World Cup Stadium 45,982 11 Saturday
3 1 April 2012 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium 45,192 5 Sunday
4 3 October 2012 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium 43,352 34 Wednesday
5 4 November 2012 FC Seoul 1–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium 40,510 38 Sunday
6 20 May 2012 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–1 Ulsan Hyundai Suwon World Cup Stadium 37,519 13 Sunday
7 28 May 2012 FC Seoul 3–1 Incheon United Seoul World Cup Stadium 31,156 14 Monday
8 13 May 2012 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4–1 Gwangju FC Suwon World Cup Stadium 29,019 12 Sunday
9 25 March 2012 FC Seoul 2–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seoul World Cup Stadium 25,811 4 Sunday
10 24 June 2012 FC Seoul 1–1 Ulsan Hyundai Seoul World Cup Stadium 25,653 17 Sunday

See also

References

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