2010 K-League

Sonata
K League
Season2010
DatesRegular season:
27 February – 7 November 2010
Championship:
20 November – 5 December 2010
ChampionsFC Seoul
(4th title)
Champions LeagueFC Seoul
Jeju United
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Matches210
Goals604 (2.88 per match)
Best PlayerKim Eun-jung
Top goalscorerYoo Byung-soo
(22 goals)
Biggest home winSeongnam 6–0 Incheon
(14 March 2010)
Biggest away winSuwon 1–5 Jeonbuk
(7 November 2010)
Highest scoringBusan 5–3 Jeonnam
(29 August 2010)
Longest winning run6 matches
Jeju United
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
FC Seoul
Longest losing run6 matches
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Highest attendance60,747
Seoul 4–0 Seongnam
(5 May 2010)
Lowest attendance1,019
Gwangju 0–1 Jeonnam
(3 November 2010)
Average attendance10,941
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 K League, officially known as Sonata K-League 2010, was the 28th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, and was held from 27 February to 5 December 2010.

The K League match-fixing scandal, the biggest incident in history of South Korean football, occurred in this season, and was revealed in 2011. 15 matches were fixed by 47 players, and they were banned for life from working in football.

Teams

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Locations of the 2009 K League clubs

General information

ClubManagerCityStadium2009 season
Busan IParkSouth Korea Hwang Sun-hongBusanBusan Asiad Stadium12th place
Jeonnam DragonsSouth Korea Park Hang-seoGwangyangGwangyang Stadium4th place
Daegu FCSouth Korea Lee Young-jinDaeguDaegu Stadium
Daegu Civil Stadium		15th place
Daejeon CitizenSouth Korea Wang Sun-jaeDaejeonDaejeon World Cup Stadium9th place
FC SeoulPortugal Nelo VingadaSeoulSeoul World Cup Stadium5th place
Gangwon FCSouth Korea Choi Soon-hoGangneung
Chuncheon		Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium		13th place
Gwangju SangmuSouth Korea Lee Soo-chulGwangjuGwangju World Cup Stadium11th place
Gyeongnam FCSouth Korea Kim Gwi-hwaChangwonChangwon Football Center7th place
Incheon UnitedSouth Korea Huh Jung-mooIncheonIncheon Munhak Stadium6th place
Jeju UnitedSouth Korea Park Kyung-hoonSeogwipoJeju World Cup Stadium14th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSouth Korea Choi Kang-heeJeonjuJeonju World Cup StadiumChampions
Pohang SteelersSouth Korea Park Chang-hyunPohangPohang Steel Yard3rd place
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSouth Korea Shin Tae-yongSeongnamSeongnam 2 StadiumRunners-up
Suwon Samsung BluewingsSouth Korea Yoon Sung-hyoSuwonSuwon World Cup Stadium10th place
Ulsan HyundaiSouth Korea Kim Ho-konUlsanUlsan Munsu Football Stadium8th place

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable
FC SeoulTurkey Şenol GüneşEnd of contract25 November 2009[1]Portugal Nelo Vingada14 December 2009[2]Pre-season
Daegu FCSouth Korea Byun Byung-jooResigned8 December 2009[3]South Korea Lee Young-jin22 December 2009[4]
Pohang SteelersBrazil Sérgio FariasSigned for Al-Ahli27 December 2009[5]Brazil Waldemar Lemos3 January 2010[6]
Pohang SteelersBrazil Waldemar LemosSacked10 May 2010[7]South Korea Park Chang-hyun10 May 2010[8]12th
Suwon Samsung BluewingsSouth Korea Cha Bum-kunResigned6 June 2010[9]South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo15 June 2010[10]15th
Incheon UnitedSerbia Ilija PetkovićResigned8 June 2010[11]South Korea Kim Bong-gil24 June 20106th
Gyeongnam FCSouth Korea Cho Kwang-raeSigned for South Korea28 July 2010[12]South Korea Kim Gwi-hwa28 July 2010[13]5th
Incheon UnitedSouth Korea Kim Bong-gilCaretaker22 August 2010South Korea Huh Jung-moo22 August 2010[14]9th
Gwangju SangmuSouth Korea Lee Kang-joResigned31 October 2010South Korea Lee Soo-chul31 October 201015th

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer player(s)
Busan IParkBrazil Felipe AzevedoBrazil Di Fábio
Brazil Rômulo
Jeonnam DragonsBrazil Adriano ChuvaBrazil Índio
DaeguArgentina Isaac AcostaBrazil Léo PaulistaBrazil Anderson
Daejeon CitizenBrazil AlexandreBrazil Fábio LopesBrazil ZacariasBrazil Válber
FC SeoulBrazil AdilsonMontenegro Dejan DamjanovićUzbekistan Server DjeparovPortugal Ricardo Esteves
GangwonBrazil Renato MedeirosCroatia Stipe LapićNorth Macedonia Blazhe IlijoskiChina Li Chunyu
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Gyeongnam FCBrazil CamiloBrazil MarcinhoBrazil Lúcio Curió
Brazil Marcelo Brás
Ghana Alex Asamoah
Incheon UnitedBosnia and Herzegovina Samir BekrićBrazil Bruno CorreaNorth Macedonia Dušan SavićNorth Macedonia Dragan Čadikovski
Serbia Ognjen Koroman
Jeju UnitedBrazil EraldoBrazil Júnior SantosChina Yan SongBrazil Léo Mineiro
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsBrazil EninhoBrazil Luiz HenriqueCroatia Krunoslav LovrekChina Feng Xiaoting
Pohang SteelersBrazil AlmirBrazil MotaBrazil ZuluJapan Kazunari OkayamaBrazil Alexandro
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaBrazil Fabrício SouzaColombia Mauricio MolinaMontenegro Dženan RadončićAustralia Sasa Ognenovski
Suwon Samsung BluewingsBrazil José MotaBrazil Márcio DiogoJapan Naohiro TakaharaBrazil Juninho
Brazil Reinaldo
China Li Weifeng
Ulsan HyundaiColombia Carmelo ValenciaColombia Julián Estiven VélezParaguay José Ortigoza

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1FC Seoul2820265826+3262Qualification for the playoffs final
2Jeju United2817835425+2959Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2815675436+1851Qualification for the playoffs first round
4Ulsan Hyundai2815584730+1750
5Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2813964626+2048
6Gyeongnam FC2813964132+948
7Suwon Samsung Bluewings28125113944−541Qualification for the Champions League[a]
8Busan IPark2889113637−133
9Pohang Steelers2889113948−933
10Jeonnam Dragons2888124049−932
11Incheon United2887134251−931
12Gangwon FC2886143650−1430
13Daejeon Citizen2857162750−2322
14Gwangju Sangmu28310151743−2619
15Daegu FC2854192857−2919
Source: K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

Positions by matchday

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
FC Seoul113622213414331455522222222211
Jeju United555235654642113122111111111122
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors331154546578642233444566554333
Ulsan Hyundai549511132231566566676655666654
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma262346465353225644233444333445
Gyeongnam FC10771163321125454311355333445566
Suwon Samsung Bluewings13912899101214151515111110988867777777777
Busan IPark101211788777767777777788888888888
Pohang Steelers88847791010131112121213101099991010111010101099
Incheon United524910121288886888891010111199999991011
Jeonnam Dragons10116101113131315119101099111111111010111110111111111110
Gangwon FC151514141314141512101213141515151313121212121212121212121212
Daejeon Citizen141413131515151411141311131314131414141514131313131313131313
Gwangju Sangmu41010121211899910991011121212131313141414141515151414
Daegu FC91315151410111113121414151412141515151415151515151414141515
Source: K League

Results

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Busan IPark—5–30–21–13–01–12–01–22–10–11–04–20–00–10–2
Jeonnam Dragons2–2—2–13–01–12–12–31–10–04–23–22–20–32–03–3
Daegu FC2–10–3—1–32–32–21–21–11–40–30–10–22–21–31–2
Daejeon Citizen2–01–01–2—2–51–23–00–30–21–30–40–10–11–11–5
FC Seoul3–11–04–02–1—2–13–03–22–02–00–11–04–03–13–0
Gangwon FC0–05–21–02–20–3—1–01–21–21–42–32–01–21–22–2
Gwangju Sangmu1–10–10–31–10–21–0—1–11–10–00–11–10–21–11–2
Gyeongnam FC0–11–11–01–01–01–11–0—3–21–13–23–12–22–10–1
Incheon United1–11–01–13–31–01–32–02–2—2–33–24–01–42–31–2
Jeju United1–02–11–02–01–15–04–03–20–0—2–21–11–12–12–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–13–14–03–21–01–30–01–13–21–1—3–21–13–11–2
Pohang Steelers2–21–12–10–11–44–01–03–03–22–53–3—2–01–11–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1–14–01–30–01–23–02–21–26–00–11–03–0—0–02–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings4–31–02–10–04–21–22–00–22–10–31–52–01–2—0–2
Ulsan Hyundai0–23–05–02–01–21–02–21–03–01–00–11–10–12–3—
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalFinal
3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors21FC Seoul224
6Gyeongnam FC02Jeju United1Jeju United213
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0
4Ulsan Hyundai1
5Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3

Final table

PosTeamQualification
1FC Seoul (C)Qualification for the Champions League
2Jeju United
3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
4Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
5Ulsan Hyundai
6Gyeongnam FC
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
(C) Champions

Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1South Korea Yoo Byung-sooIncheon United22
2Paraguay José OrtigozaUlsan Hyundai17
3Brazil EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors15
4South Korea Kim Young-hooGangwon FC13
Brazil Lúcio CurióGyeongnam FC
South Korea Kim Eun-jungJeju United
7Montenegro Dejan DamjanovicFC Seoul12
South Korea Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
9South Korea Jung Jo-gookFC Seoul11
Montenegro Dženan RadončićSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1South Korea Koo Ja-cheolJeju United11
2South Korea Kim Eun-jungJeju United9
3South Korea Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings8
4Montenegro Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul7
South Korea Choi Tae-ukFC Seoul
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Brazil Lúcio CurióGyeongnam FC
Colombia Mauricio MolinaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
8South Korea Park Hee-doBusan IPark6
Brazil EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Choi Jae-sooUlsan Hyundai

Awards

Main awards

The K League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition of FourFourTwo in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 148 players participated in the selection process.[15]

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable PlayerSouth Korea Kim Eun-jungJeju United
Top goalscorerSouth Korea Yoo Byung-sooIncheon United
Top assist providerSouth Korea Koo Ja-cheolJeju United
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FC
FANtastic PlayerSouth Korea Koo Ja-cheolJeju United
Manager of the YearSouth Korea Park Kyung-hoonJeju United
Special AwardSouth Korea Kim Yong-daeFC Seoul
South Korea Kim Byung-jiGyeongnam FC
South Korea Back Min-chulDaegu FC
South Korea Yoo Byung-seop—
South Korea Ahn Sang-gi—
Best RefereeSouth Korea Choi Myung-yong—
Best Assistant RefereeSouth Korea Jung Hae-sang—
Team of the YearFC Seoul
Fair Play AwardGangwon FC
Youth Team of the YearMaetan High School
(Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
Players' Player of the Year[15]Montenegro Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul

Source:[16]

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
GoalkeeperSouth Korea Kim Yong-daeFC Seoul
DefendersSouth Korea Choi Hyo-jinFC Seoul
Brazil AdilsonFC Seoul
Australia Saša OgnenovskiSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
South Korea Hong Jeong-hoJeju United
MidfieldersSouth Korea Koo Ja-cheolJeju United
Colombia Mauricio MolinaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Brazil EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FC
ForwardsSouth Korea Kim Eun-jungJeju United
Montenegro Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul

Source:[16]

Attendance

TeamStadiumMatchesHighestLowestAverage
Busan IParkAsiad Main Stadium144,393
Jeonnam DragonsGwang-Yang Stadium1412,004
Daegu FCDaegu Stadium
Daegu Civil Stadium		144,946
Daejeon CitizenDaejeon World Cup Stadium148,577
FC SeoulSeoul World Cup Stadium1430,849
Gangwon FCGangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium		149,537
Gwangju SangmuGwangju World Cup Stadium143,782
Gyeongnam FCChangwon Football Center1412,501
Incheon UnitedIncheon Munhak Stadium148,571
Jeju UnitedJeju World Cup Stadium145,404
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeonju World Cup Stadium1414,300
Pohang SteelersPohang Steel Yard1411,174
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaTancheon Sports Complex144,129
Suwon Samsung BluewingsSuwon World Cup Stadium1426,163
Ulsan HyundaiUlsan Munsu Football Stadium147,786
Total21010,941

Source: K League (in Korean)

See also

References

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  2. ^ 서울, 포르투갈 출신 빙가다 신임 감독 선임 (in Korean). Mydaily. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
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  16. ^ a b [K리그 대상] 개인상 싹쓸이 제주, 준우승 아쉬움 날렸다. Naver (in Korean). Best Eleven. 20 December 2010.
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