2014 K League Classic

Hyundai Oilbank
K League Classic 2014

Season	2014
Champions	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (3rd title)
Relegated	Gyeongnam FC Sangju Sangmu
Champions League	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seongnam FC Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC Seoul
Matches played	228
Goals scored	503 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Santos (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Jeonbuk 6–0 Sangju (July 20)
Biggest away win	Gyeongnam 1–4 Jeonbuk (July 13)
Highest scoring	8 goals Jeju 6–2 Jeonnam (September 6)
Longest winning run	9 games Jeonbuk
Longest unbeaten run	15 games Jeonbuk
Longest winless run	16 games Gyeongnam
Longest losing run	4 games Gyeongnam, Jeonnam
Highest attendance	46,549 Seoul v Suwon (July 12)
Lowest attendance	858 Jeonnam v Seongnam (November 1)
Average attendance	7,932
← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 K League Classic was the 32nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K-League and the second season in its current name, the K League Classic.

Pohang Steelers were the defending champions, having won their fifth title after five years.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2014 K League Challenge

• Daejeon Citizen
• Daegu FC
• Gangwon FC

Teams promoted from the 2013 K League Challenge

• Sangju Sangmu

Participating clubs

As of 2014 Season, K League Classic Clubs by Province Province (Population) City / Area (Population) Clubs Capital Region (25,003,017) Seoul (10,250,134) FC Seoul Incheon (2,804,287) Incheon United Suwon (1,091,934) Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seongnam (979,556) Seongnam FC Gyeongsang Region (13,200,998) Busan (3,549,501) Busan IPark Ulsan (1,136,464) Ulsan Hyundai Gyeongnam (3,309,559) Gyeongnam FC Pohang (517,307) Pohang Steelers Sangju (104,014) Sangju Sangmu Jeolla Region (5,251,529) Jeonnam (1,912,725) Jeonnam Dragons Jeonbuk(1,873,491) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeju Region (576,507) Jeju (576,507) Jeju United ^* Population – 2012 census

Busan Gyeongnam Incheon Jeju Jeonbuk Jeonnam Pohang Sangju Seongnam Seoul Suwon Ulsan Location of teams in 2014 K League Classic

The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2014 season.

• K League Classic's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.
• K League Official Club Profiles Page

Club	City / Area	Manager	Joined	Owner(s) / Sponsor(s)
0 Busan IPark	0 Busan	Yoon Sung-hyo	1983 –	Owner : Hyundai Development Company
0 Gyeongnam FC	0 Gyeongnam	Branko Babić (caretaker)	2006 –	Owners : Government of Gyeongsangnam-do, Citizen Stockholder Sponsors : DSME, Gyeongnam Bank
0 Incheon United	0 Incheon	Kim Bong-gil	2004 –	Owners : Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder Sponsors : Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
0 Jeju United	0 Jeju	Park Kyung-hoon	1983 –	Owner : SK Energy in SK Group
0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0 Jeonbuk	Choi Kang-hee	1995 –	Owner : Hyundai Motor Company in Hyundai Motor Group
0 Jeonnam Dragons	0 Jeonnam	Ha Seok-ju	1995 –	Owner : POSCO
0 Pohang Steelers	0 Pohang, Gyeongbuk	Hwang Sun-hong	1983 –	Owner : POSCO
0 Sangju Sangmu	0 Sangju, Gyeongbuk	Park Hang-seo	2011 –	Owner : Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
0 Seongnam FC	0 Seongnam, Gyeonggi	Lee Sang-yoon (caretaker)	1989 –	Owner : Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder
0 FC Seoul	0 Seoul	Choi Yong-soo	1984 –	Owner : GS Group
0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0 Suwon, Gyeonggi	Seo Jung-won	1996 –	Owner : Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Group Sponsors : Samsung Electronics
0 Ulsan Hyundai	0 Ulsan	Cho Min-kook	1984 –	Owner : Hyundai Heavy Industries in Hyundai Heavy Industries Group

Stadiums

• Primary venues used in the K League Classic:

Busan IPark	Gyeongnam FC	Incheon United	Jeju United	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonnam Dragons
Busan Asiad Stadium	Changwon Football Center	Incheon Football Stadium	Jeju World Cup Stadium	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	Gwangyang Football Stadium
Capacity: 53,864	Capacity: 15,116	Capacity: 20,891	Capacity: 35,657	Capacity: 42,477	Capacity: 20,009
Pohang Steelers	Sangju Sangmu	Seongnam FC	FC Seoul	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steel Yard	Sangju Civic Stadium	Tancheon Stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 15,042	Capacity: 16,250	Capacity: 66,704	Capacity: 43,959	Capacity: 44,474

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Table	Date	Incoming	Table	Date
Seongnam FC	An Ik-soo	Resigned		Pre-season	Park Jong-hwan		Pre-season
Ulsan Hyundai	Kim Ho-gon	Resigned		Pre-season	Cho Min-kook		Pre-season
Gyeongnam FC	Ilija Petković	Resigned		Pre-season	Lee Cha-man		Pre-season
Seongnam FC	Park Jong-hwan	Resigned	9th	2014-04-22	Lee Sang-yoon (caretaker)	8th	2014-07-01
Gyeongnam FC	Lee Cha-man	Resigned	12th	2014-08-14	Branko Babić (caretaker)	12th	2014-08-14
Seongnam FC	Lee Sang-yoon (caretaker)	Sacked	10th	2014-08-26	Kim Hak-bum	10th	2014-09-05

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.

As of 23 July 2014

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player
Busan IPark	Fagner	Nilson	Jacio
Gyeongnam FC	Edin Junuzović	Sreten Sretenović	Miloš Stojanović	Luke DeVere
Incheon United	Ivo	Diogo
Jeju United	Hugo Droguett			Aleksandar Jovanović
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Leonardo	Kaio	Vinícius Reche	Alex Wilkinson
Jeonnam Dragons	Leandrinho	Sandi Križman	Stevica Ristić	Robert Cornthwaite
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam FC	Valdivia	Server Djeparov
FC Seoul	Everton Santos	Mauricio Molina	Osmar Barba	Sergio Escudero
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Santos	Roger	Reiner
Ulsan Hyundai	Wander Luiz	Tartá	Filip Kasalica

• North Korea Player (Deemed as native players)

Club	Player
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Jong Tae-se

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) (Q)	38	24	9	5	60	22	+38	81	Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Q)	38	19	10	9	52	37	+15	67
3	FC Seoul (Q)	38	15	13	10	42	28	+14	58	Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Pohang Steelers	38	16	10	12	50	39	+11	58
5	Jeju United	38	14	12	12	39	36	+3	54
6	Ulsan Hyundai	38	13	11	14	44	43	+1	50
7	Jeonnam Dragons	38	14	9	15	48	53	−5	51
8	Busan IPark	38	10	13	15	37	49	−12	43
9	Seongnam FC (Q)	38	9	13	16	32	39	−7	40	Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage ^1
10	Incheon United	38	8	16	14	33	46	−13	40
11	Gyeongnam FC (R)	38	7	15	16	30	52	−22	36	Qualification to relegation play-offs
12	Sangju Sangmu (R)	38	7	13	18	39	62	−23	34	Relegation to 2015 K League Challenge

Updated to games played on 5 December 2015.
Source: []
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.

Positions by matchday

      Leader & 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
      Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
      Relegation playoffs
      Relegation to the 2015 K League Challenge

Round 1–22

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	1	2	3	2	2	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Pohang Steelers	8	12	8	5	4	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2	3	6	11	5	6	6	2	4	6	5	6	6	4	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3
Jeonnam Dragons	2	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	6	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	5	4
Jeju United	8	4	4	6	7	5	3	6	3	3	4	3	3	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5
Ulsan Hyundai	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6
FC Seoul	8	10	10	9	9	9	11	11	11	10	11	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Incheon United	6	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	8
Sangju Sangmu	6	8	7	8	11	11	10	10	10	8	9	11	7	7	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	9
Seongnam FC	8	10	10	9	10	10	8	9	9	11	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	10	11	10
Busan IPark	12	6	5	4	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	11
Gyeongnam FC	2	7	9	7	8	8	9	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

Source: kleague.com

Round 23–38

Split rounds are from round 34 to round 38

Team \ Round	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
FC Seoul	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	3
Pohang Steelers	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Jeju United	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5
Ulsan Hyundai	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Jeonnam Dragons	4	5	5	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Busan IPark	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	9	9	9	8	8	8	8
Seongnam FC	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	9
Incheon United	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10
Gyeongnam FC	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	11
Sangju Sangmu	9	10	10	9	9	9	11	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

Last updated: 30 November 2014
Source: kleague.com

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home ╲ Away

BIP

GNM

ICU

JJU

JHM

JND

PHS

SJS

SEN

SEO

SSB

USH

Busan IPark

2–2

2–2

1–1

0–2

0–1

3–1

1–1

1–0

0–2

0–2

0–0

Gyeongnam FC

1–1

1–0

1–1

1–4

2–3

0–0

0–0

1–0

1–1

2–2

0–1

Incheon United

0–0

2–0

0–0

0–1

0–0

0–0

1–2

1–1

1–0

0–3

2–0

Jeju United

2–1

1–1

1–0

2–0

2–0

0–0

2–3

1–0

1–1

0–1

1–0

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

3–0

4–1

1–1

1–1

2–0

1–3

6–0

1–0

1–2

3–2

1–0

Jeonnam Dragons

2–1

3–1

1–2

1–2

0–2

2–2

4–3

2–0

2–2

3–1

1–0

Pohang Steelers

2–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

0–2

3–1

4–2

1–0

0–0

2–1

0–1

Sangju Sangmu

2–0

1–3

2–2

0–1

0–0

1–2

0–2

1–1

2–1

1–1

1–1

Seongnam FC

2–4

1–0

0–0

1–2

0–3

0–1

3–1

0–0

0–0

2–0

1–1

FC Seoul

0–1

0–0

5–1

2–0

1–1

0–1

0–1

2–1

1–0

2–0

0–1

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

1–0

0–0

3–2

1–0

1–0

1–0

4–1

2–2

1–1

0–1

3–2

Ulsan Hyundai

3–0

3–0

3–0

1–1

0–0

1–0

0–2

3–0

0–1

2–1

2–2

Updated to games played on 24 August 2014.
Source: K League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Matches 23–33

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).

Home ╲ Away

BIP

GNM

ICU

JJU

JHM

JND

PHS

SJS

SEN

SEO

SSB

USH

Busan IPark

4–0

2–1

1–1

1–1

1–0

1–3

Gyeongnam FC

2–1

1–0

0–2

0–1

Incheon United

3–0

0–2

3–3

2–1

1–0

Jeju United

0–2

6–2

3–0

0–0

1–0

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

1–0

2–0

2–0

0–0

1–0

1–0

Jeonnam Dragons

2–1

0–0

2–1

0–1

1–2

1–1

Pohang Steelers

0–0

2–2

3–0

1–0

0–1

Sangju Sangmu

1–2

1–0

1–1

1–0

0–1

Seongnam FC

2–0

1–1

0–1

1–0

1–2

3–4

FC Seoul

1–1

1–1

3–1

0–0

0–1

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

1–1

1–1

2–1

2–1

2–2

2–0

Ulsan Hyundai

2–1

1–1

1–2

2–1

0–3

Updated to games played on 26 October 2014.
Source: K League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

Top six Home ╲ Away JJU JHM PHS SEO SSB USH Jeju United 0–3 1–2 0–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 1–1 Pohang Steelers 1–1 1–2 2–2 FC Seoul 0–1 0–0 2–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 0–1 Ulsan Hyundai 0–1 0–3 Updated to games played on 30 November 2014. Source: K League 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Bottom six Home ╲ Away BIP GNM ICU JND SJS SEN Busan IPark 1–0 1–1 Gyeongnam FC 0–1 3–1 Incheon United 1–1 1–1 0–1 Jeonnam Dragons 0–0 3–1 1–1 Sangju Sangmu 2–3 3–1 1–1 Seongnam FC 1–0 1–1 Updated to games played on 29 November 2014. Source: K League 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between the winner of 2014 K League Challenge Playoff and 11th club of 2014 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into 2015 K League Classic.

First leg

Gwangju FC v Gyeongnam FC

3 December 2014 19:00

Gwangju FC	3–1	Gyeongnam FC
Cho Yong-tae  20' Diego  48' Sreten  85' (o.g.)	Report	Stojanović  32'

Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju Attendance: 2,667

Second leg

Gyeongnam FC v Gwangju FC

6 December 2014 14:00

Gyeongnam FC	1–1	Gwangju FC
Song Soo-young  70'	Report	Kim Ho-nam  75'

Changwon Football Center, Changwon Attendance: 1,969

Gwangju FC secure promotion to the 2015 K League Classic season, 4:2 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers Rank Scorer Club Goals 1 Santos Suwon Samsung Bluewings 14 2 Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13 Stevica Ristić Jeonnam Dragons 13 4 Han Kyo-won Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 11 Lim Sang-hyub Busan IPark 11 6 Kim Seung-dae Pohang Steelers 10 Lee Jong-ho Jeonnam Dragons 10 Fágner Busan IPark 10 Hugo Droguett Jeju United 10 10 Kim Shin-wook Ulsan Hyundai 9 Yang Dong-hyun Ulsan Hyundai 9 Kaio Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 9

Top assists Rank Assistors Club Assists 1 Lee Seung-gi Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10 Leonardo Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10 3 Lee Myung-joo Pohang Steelers 9 4 Kim Seung-dae Pohang Steelers 8 Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 8 6 Hyun Young-min Jeonnam Dragons 7 Santos Suwon Samsung Bluewings 7 8 Han Sang-woon Sangju Sangmu 6 Ahn Yong-woo Jeonnam Dragons 6 Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 Ivo Incheon United 6

Attendance

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	372,551	34,029	6,527	19,608	+10.8%^†
2	FC Seoul	323,244	46,549	4,336	17,013	+2.4%^†
3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	250,134	30,597	6,142	13,165	+29.5%^†
4	Pohang Steelers	186,216	17,424	4,487	9,801	+1.0%^†
5	Ulsan Hyundai	126,572	16,216	2,016	7,032	−20.3%^†
6	Jeju United	127,520	17,484	1,125	6,712	+3.8%^†
7	Incheon United	86,815	11,238	2,086	4,569	−35.4%^†
8	Gyeongnam FC	86,285	10,943	1,554	4,541	−23.8%^†
9	Seongnam FC	71,344	8,624	1,282	3,755	+32.9%^†
10	Jeonnam Dragons	67,294	10,022	858	3,365	+47.7%^†
11	Busan IPark	61,819	7,008	1,134	3,254	−19.3%^†
12	Sangju Sangmu	48,606	6,469	867	2,558	−7.7%^†
	League total	1,808,400	46,549	858	7,932	+3.6%^†

Updated to games played on 30 November 2014
Source: K League Classic
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
^† Team played previous season in K League Challenge.

Top 10 Season Attendances

Attendance	Round	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Weekday	Time of Day
46,549	15	12 July 2014	FC Seoul	2–0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seoul World Cup Stadium	Saturday	Evening
41,297	30	5 October 2014	FC Seoul	0–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seoul World Cup Stadium	Sunday	Afternoon
34,029	35	9 November 2014	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–1	FC Seoul	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Sunday	Afternoon
30,597	22	23 August 2014	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–2	FC Seoul	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	Saturday	Evening
29,318	10	27 April 2014	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–1	FC Seoul	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Sunday	Afternoon
27,558	22	24 August 2014	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–1	Seongnam FC	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Sunday	Evening
24,027	21	16 August 2014	FC Seoul	5–1	Incheon United	Seoul World Cup Stadium	Saturday	Evening
23,835	16	19 July 2014	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3–2	Incheon United	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Saturday	Evening
23,767	5	30 March 2014	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–0	Busan IPark	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Sunday	Afternoon
23,466	11	3 May 2014	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Saturday	Afternoon

Awards

The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.

K League Most Valuable Player

• The K League Most Valuable Player award was won by Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

K League Young Player

• The K League Young Player award was won by Kim Seung-dae (Pohang Steelers)

K League Top Scorer

• The K League Top Scorer award was won by Santos (Suwon Samsung Bluewings)

K League Top Assistor

• The K League Top Assistor award was won by Lee Seung-gi (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

K League Best XI

K-League Best XI Sun-tae Chul Wilkinson Ju-young Du-ri Sang-hyub Myong-jin Seung-gi Kyo-won Dong-Gook Santos

Position	Player	Club
Goalkeeper	Kwon Sun-tae	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defender	Hong Chul	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Defender	Alex Wilkinson	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defender	Kim Ju-young	FC Seoul
Defender	Cha Du-ri	FC Seoul
Midfielder	Lim Sang-hyub	Busan IPark
Midfielder	Koh Myong-jin	FC Seoul
Midfielder	Lee Seung-gi	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Midfielder	Han Kyo-won	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forward	Lee Dong-gook	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forward	Santos	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

K League Manager of the Year

• The K League Manager of the Year award was won by Choi Kang-Hee (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

K League Youth Team of the Year

• The K League Team of the Year award was won by Maetan Middle School (Suwon Samsung Bluewings Youth)

K League Fair Play Award

• The K League Fair Play award was won by FC Seoul

K League Special Award

• Jeonnam Dragons goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji won the Special award.

'FAN'tastic Player

• The K League 'FAN'tastic Player was won by Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

References

• 2014 Sesson Review at K League Website (Korean)

External links

• Official K League website (English)
• Official K League Website (Korean)