Korean FA Cup

Hana Bank FA Cup

Founded	1996 (1996) (1921 as All Korea Football Tournament)
Region	Korea Republic
Number of teams	79 (2015)
Current champions	FC Seoul (2015) (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)	Pohang Steelers (4 titles)
Website	http://www.kfa.or.kr
2015 Korean FA Cup

The Korean FA Cup is a national cup knockout competition involving K League Classic, K League Challenge, National League, and various amateur and university-level clubs, which is held annually by the Korea Football Association (KFA). Its previous format began in 1921, as the All Joseon Football Tournament (1921–1940) and became the National Football Championship (1946–2000), but the FA Cup in it present format began in 1996. The KFA merged its cup competition with the FA Cup in 2000. The winner gains entry to the Asian Champions League.

History

The All Korea Football Tournament was founded by the Korea Sports Council in 1921, during Japanese rule in Korea. Youth, student and adult football clubs from various provinces participated. After 1934, it became a part of the Korean National Sports Festival, which was the championship for various sports games and matched Koreans against other sports championships operated by Japanese who lived in Korea. The Korea Sports Council was disbanded in 1937, due to the Japanese government's oppression. The KFA succeeded it after 1938, but was cancelled after 1940 for the same reason during World War II.^[1]^[2]

After the liberation of Korea, the KFA founded the National Football Championship in 1946. Many clubs from all over Korea participated. It opened in late autumn, like its predecessor, the All Korea Football Tournament.

It declined after the founding of the The Korean Professional Football League (K-League) in 1983, because professional clubs and famous players didn’t take part in it. There were several efforts to make professional clubs join the tournament,^[3] and it became so successful that many top-rank clubs joined in and the KFA renamed it FA Cup for the 1988 and 1989 seasons.^[4]^[5] However, it soon returned to an amateur tournament, because of discord between the KFA and professional football clubs. KFA's FA Cup separated from the National Football Championship in 1996. The two competitions merged again in 2000.

Format

1996-2005

The Korean FA Cup took place after the end of the regular K-League season, and was usually completed over a short period. Games were played in a single-elimination format, with extra time and penalties if required. K-League sides were seeded in the 1st round of the tournament proper, but all matches were played at neutral venues, such as Gimcheon and Namhae.

2006-

To elevate the status of the tournament, matches were spread throughout the year. The 2006 edition, for example, started in early March, with rounds also held in April, July, August and November. The final was played in December.

As in previous years, the competition was contested in a straight knockout format.

Title sponsors

1996–1997: None
1998 : Sambo Change-up FA Cup
1999 : Sambo Computer FA Cup
2000–2002: Seoul Bank FA Cup
2003–2015 : Hana Bank FA Cup
2015–present : KEB Hana Bank FA Cup

Winners (only FA Cup after 1996)

Pohang Steelers is most successful club in KFA Cup with 4 times winners and five clubs including Pohang Steelers, Jeonnam Dragons, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Seongnam FC (each 3 times) have won the Korean FA Cup more than once.

Titles By Season

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1996	Pohang Atoms	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–0 (7–6 PSO)
1997	Jeonnam Dragons	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	1–0
1998	Anyang LG Cheetahs	Ulsan Hyundai Horangi	2–1
1999	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	Chonbuk Hyundai Dinos	3–0
2000	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	2–0
2001	Daejeon Citizen	Pohang Steelers	1–0
2002	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Pohang Steelers	1–0
2003	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonnam Dragons	2–2 (4–2 PSO)
2004	Busan I'Cons	Bucheon SK	1–1 (4–3 PSO)
2005	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	1–0
2006	Jeonnam Dragons	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–0
2007	Jeonnam Dragons	Pohang Steelers	3–2 (1st leg), 3–1 (2nd leg) 6–3(Agg.)
2008	Pohang Steelers	Gyeongnam FC	2–0
2009	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1–1 (4–2 PSO)
2010	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Busan IPark	1–0
2011	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–0
2012	Pohang Steelers	Gyeongnam	1–0
2013	Pohang Steelers	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–1 (4–3 PSO)
2014	Seongnam FC	FC Seoul	0–0 (4–2 PSO)
2015	FC Seoul	Incheon United	3–1

Titles By Club

K League official policy is that current clubs succeed to predecessor clubs' history & records.^[6]

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Seasons	Runners-up Seasons
Pohang Steelers	4	3	1996, 2008, 2012, 2013	2001, 2002, 2007
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3	3	2002, 2009, 2010	1996, 2006, 2011
Seongnam FC	3	3	1999, 2011, 2014	1997, 2000, 2009
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3	2	2000, 2003, 2005	1999, 2013
Jeonnam Dragons	3	1	1997, 2006, 2007	2003
FC Seoul	2	1	1998, 2015	2014
Busan IPark	1	1	2004	2010
Daejeon Citizen	1	0	2001
Gyeongnam FC	0	2		2008, 2012
Ulsan Hyundai	0	1		1998
Jeju United	0	1		2004
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	0	1		2005
Incheon United	0	1		2015

Titles By City / Area

City / Area	Titles	Clubs
Pohang	4	Pohang Atoms (1996), Pohang Steelers (2008, 2012, 2013)
Jeonnam	3	Jeonnam Dragons (1997, 2006, 2007)
Jeonbuk	3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2000, 2003, 2005)
Suwon	3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2002, 2009, 2010)
Seongnam	2	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2011), Seongnam FC (2014)
Anyang	1	Anyang LG Cheetahs (1998)
Cheonan	1	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (1999)
Daejeon	1	Daejeon Citizen (2001)
Busan	1	Busan I'Cons (2004)
Seoul	1	FC Seoul (2015)

Titles By Province

Province	Titles	City / Area	Clubs
Capital Region	7	(3) Suwon	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2002, 2009, 2010)
		(2) Seongnam	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2011), Seongnam FC (2014)
		(1) Anyang	Anyang LG Cheetahs (1998)
		(1) Seoul	FC Seoul (2015)
Jeolla Region	6	(3) Jeonnam	Jeonnam Dragons (1997, 2006, 2007)
Jeolla Region	6	(3) Jeonbuk	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2000, 2003, 2005)
Gyeongsang Region	5	(4) Pohang	Pohang Atoms (1996), Pohang Steelers (2008, 2012, 2013)
Gyeongsang Region	5	(1) Busan	Busan I'Cons (2004)
Chungcheong Region	2	(1) Cheonan	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (1999)
Chungcheong Region	2	(1) Daejeon	Daejeon Citizen (2001)
Gangwon Region	0
Jeju Region	0

^*Chunma means pegasus

Award winners

MVP Award

Main article: Korean FA Cup MVP Award

Season	Player	Club
1996	Cho Jin-Ho	Pohang Steelers
1997	Kim Jung-Hyuk	Jeonnam Dragons
1998	Kang Chun-Ho	Anyang LG Cheetahs
1999	Park Nam-Yeol	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
2000	Park Seong-Bae	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2001	Kim Eun-Jung	Daejeon Citizen
2002	Seo Jung-Won	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2003	Edmilson	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2004	Kim Yong-Dae	Busan I'Cons
2005	Milton Rodríguez	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2006	Kim Hyo-Il	Jeonnam Dragons
2007	Kim Chi-Woo	Jeonnam Dragons
2008	Choi Hyo-Jin	Pohang Steelers
2009	Lee Woon-Jae	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2010	Yeom Ki-Hun	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2011	Cho Donggeon	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2012	Hwang Ji-Soo	Pohang Steelers
2013	Shin Hwa-Yong	Pohang Steelers
2014	Park Jun-hyuk	Seongnam FC
2015	Yojiro Takahagi	FC Seoul

Top Scorer Award

Main article: Korean FA Cup Top Scorer Award

※ Goals from Round of 32 are counted, Awarded player who scored more than 4 goals.
※ In 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2015 award was cancelled, because top scorer was of 3 or more player.

Season	Player	Club	Goals
1996	Denis Laktionov	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	4
1997	Roh Sang-Rae	Jeonnam Dragons	6
1998	Kim Jong-Kun	Ulsan Hyundai	5
1999	Choi Yong-Soo	Anyang LG Cheetahs	5
2000	Cesar	Jeonnam Dragons	4
2001	Kim Eun-Jung	Daejeon Citizen	4
2001	Choi Sung-Kuk	Korea University	4
2002	No Award
2003	No Award
2004	Wang Jung-Hyun	FC Seoul	5
2004	Jung Jo-Gook	FC Seoul	5
2005	Milton Rodríguez	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6
2006	Jang Nam-Seok	Daegu FC	3
2007	No Award
2008	Kim Dong-Chan	Gyeongnam FC	6
2009	Stevica Ristić	Pohang Steelers	5
2010	Ji Dong-Won	Jeonnam Dragons	5
2010	Índio	Jeonnam Dragons	5
2011	Go Seul-Ki	Ulsan Hyundai	4
2012	No Award
2013	No Award
2014	Kaio	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	4
2015	No Award

All-time winners (including former Cups)

The records of FA Cup including former Cups(All Korea Football Tournament, Korean National Football Championship) are the followings.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Main article: List of Korean FA Cup winners

References

↑ 大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, p.163-166, p.220-226.
↑ English translation of 전조선축구대회 is “All Korea Football Tournament” as described in official KFA homepage. KFA: Archives: History
↑ 내년부터 축구의 "王中王(왕중왕)" 「FA컵대회」신설 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1981-11-15.
↑ FA컵축구 15일개막 프로•실업등42팀참가 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1988-11-10.
↑ 89축구「王中王(왕중왕)」뽑는다 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1989-11-01.
↑ "The Official K-League Almanac" (in Korean). K-League editorial division.
↑ 大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, p.540-544, p.579-584.
↑ 대한축구협회>한국축구사>국내주요대회소개 (Korean)(English)(Japanese)
↑ The winner and the runners-up of All Korea Football Tournament are those of adult football division.

Korean FA Cup

All Joseon Football Tournament	1921 1922 (spring) 1922 (autumn) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940

National Football Championship	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1957 1959 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

FA Cup	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

FA Cup Finals	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

MVP Top Scorer List of Korean FA Cup winners

Football in South Korea

National Association League system

National teams	Men/Women results records U-23 (Olympic) Men U-20/Women U-20 Men U-17/Women U-17 Futsal Beach soccer

League competitions	K League Classic Challenge National League K3 League

Cup competitions	FA Cup All-Stars Cup National League Cup Challengers Cup

Reserves & academy	Reserves League University League K League Youth League

Defunct competitions	All Joseon Football Tournament (1921–1940) Kyungsung FC–Pyongyang FC rivalry (1929–1946) National Football Championship (1946–2000) Korean President's Cup (1952–2009) National Semi-Professional Football League (1964–2002) Korea Cup (1971–1999) Super Cup (1999–2006) League Cup (1986–2011)

List of clubs Champions List of venues Foreign K League players Foreign Korea National League players

Women's football in South Korea

League competitions	WK League

National teams	National team U-20 team U-17 team

Lists and category	List of clubs List of footballers

Korea Football Association

National football cups (AFC region)

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^† Provisional Associated Member

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