2019 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2019
Men's football
K League 1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League 2	Gwangju FC
National League	Gangneung City
K3 League Advanced	Hwaseong FC
K3 League Basic	Ulsan Citizen
Korean FA Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Season2019

K League 1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

K League 2Gwangju FC

National LeagueGangneung City

This article shows a summary of the 2019 football season in South Korea.

7 January Group C	South Korea	1–0	Philippines	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30	Hwang Ui-jo 67'	Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

11 January Group C	Kyrgyzstan	0–1	South Korea	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:00		Report	Kim Min-jae 41'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

16 January Group C	South Korea	2–0	China	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30	Hwang Ui-jo 14' (pen.) Kim Min-jae 51'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 13,579 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Group C table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	China	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Philippines	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

22 January Round of 16	South Korea	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00	Hwang Hee-chan 43' Kim Jin-su 105+2'	Report	Al Romaihi 77'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 7,658 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2019 in South Korean football

AFC Asian Cup

FIFA World Cup qualification

EAFF Championship

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

FIFA Women's World Cup

Friendlies

Senior team

Under-23 team

Leagues

K League 1

K League 2

Regular season

Promotion playoffs

Korea National League

Regular season

Championship playoffs

K3 League Advanced

Regular season

Championship playoffs

K3 League Basic

WK League

Regular season

Championship playoffs

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

International cups

AFC Champions League

See also

References

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25 January Quarter-finals	South Korea	0–1	Qatar	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00		Report	Hatem 78'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 13,791 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

10 September AFC second round, Group H	Turkmenistan	0–2	South Korea	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
19:00 UTC+5		Report	Na Sang-ho 13' Jung Woo-young 82'	Stadium: Köpetdag Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) MVP: Na Sang-ho (South Korea)

10 October AFC second round, Group H	South Korea	8–0	Sri Lanka	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 10', 45+5' (pen.) Kim Shin-wook 17', 30', 54', 64' Hwang Hee-chan 20' Kwon Chang-hoon 76'	Report		Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 23,522 Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran) MVP: Kim Shin-wook (South Korea)

15 October AFC second round, Group H	North Korea	0–0	South Korea	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:30 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) MVP: An Tae-song (North Korea)

14 November AFC second round, Group H	Lebanon	0–0	South Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq) MVP: Bassel Jradi (Lebanon)

11 December	South Korea	2–0	Hong Kong	Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Hwang In-beom 45+1' Na Sang-ho 82'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

15 December	South Korea	1–0	China	Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Kim Min-jae 13'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 7,916 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

18 December	South Korea	1–0	Japan	Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Hwang In-beom 28'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 29,252 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea (C, H)	3	3	0	4	0	+4	9
2	Japan	3	2	1	7	2	+5	6
3	China	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
4	Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	9	−9	0

22 March Group H	South Korea	8–0	Chinese Taipei	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 (UTC+7)	Lee Dong-jun 14' (pen.), 33' Seo Gyeong-ju 39' Lee Si-heon 68' Cho Young-wook 69' Lee Dong-gyeong 72', 73', 85'	Report		Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

24 March Group H	Cambodia	1–6	South Korea	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20:00 (UTC+7)	N. Kakada 60'	Report	Han Chan-hee 4' Jang Min-gyu 8' Kim Bo-sub 57' Sovann 80' (o.g.) Lee Dong-gyeong 84', 90+3'	Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	2	1	0	16	3	+13	7	Final tournament
2	Australia	3	2	1	0	14	2	+12	7	Final tournament
3	Cambodia (H)	3	0	1	2	2	13	−11	1
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	1	2	1	15	−14	1

7 June Group A	France	4–0	South Korea	Paris, France
21:00	Le Sommer 9' Renard 35', 45+2' Henry 85'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,261^[2] Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

12 June Group A	Nigeria	2–0	South Korea	Grenoble, France
15:00	Kim Do-yeon 29' (o.g.) Oshoala 75'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 11,252^[3] Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

26 March Group H	South Korea	2–2	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 (UTC+7)	Cho Young-wook 26' Lee Dong-gyeong 63'	Report	D'Agostino 16', 24'	Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 455 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

17 June Group A	South Korea	1–2	Norway	Reims, France
21:00	Yeo Min-ji 78'	Report	Graham Hansen 5' (pen.) Herlovsen 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 13,034^[4] Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Group A table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	South Korea	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

22 March	South Korea	1–0	Bolivia	Ulsan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Chung-yong 86'	Report		Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 41,117 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

26 March	South Korea	2–1	Colombia	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 16' Lee Jae-sung 58'	Report	Díaz 48'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,388 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

7 June	South Korea	1–0	Australia	Busan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 76'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 52,213 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

11 June	South Korea	1–1	Iran	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 57'	Report	Kim Young-gwon 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 60,213 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

5 September	South Korea	2–2	Georgia	Istanbul, Turkey
16:30 UTC+3	Hwang Ui-jo 48', 85'	Report	Ananidze 40' Kvilitaia 90'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

19 November	South Korea	0–3	Brazil	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4		Report	Paquetá 9' Coutinho 36' Danilo 60'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

11 October	South Korea	3–1	Uzbekistan	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:35 (UTC+9)	Kim Jae-woo 37' Oh Se-hun 71' Kim Jin-kyu 75'	Report	Yakhshiboev 20'	Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 6,539 Referee: Yin Hao Shen (China)

14 October	South Korea	1–2	Uzbekistan	Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)	Jeong Woo-yeong 30'	Report	Abdixolikov 49' Yakhshiboev 81'	Stadium: Cheonan Baekseok Stadium Attendance: 7,305 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

13 November	South Korea	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Lee Dong-jun 55' Cho Gue-sung 77'	Report

15 November	South Korea	3–0	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Oh Se-hun 48', 56' Kim Dae-won 90+5'	Report

17 November	South Korea	3–3	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Jarir 45' (o.g.) Kim Dae-won 56' Lee Dong-jun 80'	Report	Lee Sang-min 72' (o.g.) Al-Ammari 90' (pen.) Nassif 95+5' (pen.)

19 November	United Arab Emirates	1–1	South Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Jumaa 45+3'	Report	Nasser 47' (o.g.)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)	38	22	13	3	72	32	+40	79	Qualification for Champions League group stage
2	Ulsan Hyundai	38	23	10	5	71	39	+32	79	Qualification for Champions League group stage
3	FC Seoul	38	15	11	12	53	49	+4	56	Qualification for Champions League play-off round
4	Pohang Steelers	38	16	8	14	49	49	0	56
5	Daegu FC	38	13	16	9	46	37	+9	55
6	Gangwon FC	38	14	8	16	56	58	−2	50

7	Sangju Sangmu	38	16	7	15	49	53	−4	55
8	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	38	12	12	14	46	49	−3	48	Qualification for Champions League group stage^[b]
9	Seongnam FC	38	12	9	17	30	40	−10	45
10	Incheon United	38	7	13	18	33	54	−21	34
11	Gyeongnam FC (R)	38	6	15	17	43	61	−18	33	Qualification for relegation play-offs
12	Jeju United (R)	38	5	12	21	45	72	−27	27	Relegation to K League 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Gwangju FC (C, P)	36	21	10	5	59	31	+28	73	Promotion to the K League 1
2	Busan IPark (O, P)	36	18	13	5	72	47	+25	67	Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final
3	FC Anyang	36	15	10	11	63	50	+13	55	Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round
4	Bucheon FC 1995	36	14	9	13	49	51	−2	51	Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round
5	Ansan Greeners	36	14	8	14	46	42	+4	50
6	Jeonnam Dragons	36	13	9	14	43	47	−4	48
7	Asan Mugunghwa	36	12	8	16	42	56	−14	44
8	Suwon FC	36	11	10	15	49	55	−6	43
9	Daejeon Citizen	36	8	11	17	31	47	−16	35
10	Seoul E-Land	36	5	10	21	43	71	−28	25

First round			Semi-final			Final

			2	Busan IPark	1

			3	FC Anyang	0
3	FC Anyang	1

4	Bucheon FC 1995	1
						Busan IPark	0	2	2

						Gyeongnam FC	0	0	0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gangneung City (C)	28	19	4	5	50	26	+24	61	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Cheonan City	28	12	8	8	32	33	−1	44	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Gyeongju KHNP	28	10	11	7	35	28	+7	41	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
4	Daejeon Korail	28	10	9	9	38	36	+2	39
5	Busan Transportation Corporation	28	9	11	8	37	32	+5	38
6	Mokpo City	28	7	8	13	26	35	−9	29
7	Gimhae FC	28	7	7	14	26	29	−3	28
8	Changwon City	28	5	8	15	23	48	−25	23

Semi-final					Final

					1	Gangneung City	0	2	2
2	Cheonan City	0	2	2	SF	Gyeongju KHNP	0	0	0
3	Gyeongju KHNP	2	2	4