2011 K-League

The 2011 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2011, was the 29th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank.

Hyundai Oilbank
K League
Season2011
DatesRegular season:
5 March – 30 October 2011
Championship:
19 November – 4 December 2011
ChampionsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(2nd title)
Champions LeagueJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Matches played246
Goals scored669 (2.72 per match)
Best PlayerLee Dong-gook
Top goalscorerDejan Damjanović
(23 goals)
Biggest home winPohang 7–0 Daejeon
(9 July 2011)
Biggest away winIncheon 2–6 Jeonbuk
(30 April 2011)
Highest scoringSeoul 6–3 Gangwon
(27 August 2011)
Longest winning run7 matches
FC Seoul
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Longest winless run14 matches
Daejeon Citizen
Longest losing run8 matches
Gangwon FC
Highest attendance51,606
Seoul 0–2 Suwon
(6 March 2011)
Lowest attendance1,027
Daegu 2–3 Busan
(9 July 2011)
Average attendance11,634
← 2010
2012 →

Teams
Locations of the 2011 K League clubs

General information
Club Manager City Stadium 2010 season
Busan IPark An Ik-soo Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 8th place
Jeonnam Dragons Jung Hae-seong Gwangyang Gwangyang Football Stadium 10th place
Daegu FC Lee Young-jin Daegu Daegu Stadium
Daegu Civic Stadium		 15th place
Daejeon Citizen Yoo Sang-chul Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 13th place
Gangwon FC Kim Sang-ho Gangneung
Chuncheon		 Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium		 12th place
Gwangju FC Choi Man-hee Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium —
Gyeongnam FC Choi Jin-han Changwon Changwon Football Center 6th place
Incheon United Huh Jung-moo Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 11th place
Jeju United Park Kyung-hoon Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium Runners-up
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium 3rd place
Pohang Steelers Hwang Sun-hong Pohang Pohang Steel Yard 9th place
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Kim Tae-wan Sangju Sangju Civic Stadium 14th place
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Shin Tae-yong Seongnam Tancheon Sports Complex 4th place
FC Seoul Choi Yong-soo Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium Champions
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Yoon Sung-hyo Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 7th place
Ulsan Hyundai Kim Ho-kon Ulsan Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 5th place

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Date Incoming Date Table
Jeonnam Dragons Park Hang-seo Resigned 5 November 2010 Jung Hae-seong 10 November 2010 Pre-season
Busan IPark Hwang Sun-hong End of contract 9 November 2010 An Ik-soo 8 December 2010
Pohang Steelers Park Chang-hyun Caretaker 9 November 2010 Hwang Sun-hong 9 November 2010
FC Seoul Nelo Vingada Resigned 12 December 2010 Hwangbo Kwan 28 December 2010
Gangwon FC Choi Soon-ho Resigned 4 April 2011[1] Kim Sang-ho 4 April 2011 16th
FC Seoul Hwangbo Kwan Resigned 26 April 2011[2] Choi Yong-soo 26 April 2011 14th
Daejeon Citizen Wang Sun-jae Sacked 4 July 2011 Yoo Sang-chul 17 July 2011[3] 15th
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Lee Soo-chul Resigned 11 July 2011 Kim Tae-wan 14 July 2011 13th

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 30 18 9 3 67 32 +35 63 Qualification for the K League playoffs final
2 Pohang Steelers 30 17 8 5 59 33 +26 59 Qualification for the K League playoffs semi-final
3 FC Seoul 30 16 7 7 56 38 +18 55 Qualification for the K League playoffs first round
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 30 17 4 9 51 33 +18 55
5 Busan IPark 30 13 7 10 49 43 +6 46
6 Ulsan Hyundai 30 13 7 10 33 29 +4 46
7 Jeonnam Dragons 30 11 10 9 33 29 +4 43
8 Gyeongnam FC 30 12 6 12 41 40 +1 42
9 Jeju United 30 10 10 10 44 45 −1 40
10 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 30 9 8 13 43 47 −4 35 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
11 Gwangju FC 30 9 8 13 32 43 −11 35
12 Daegu FC 30 8 9 13 35 46 −11 33
13 Incheon United 30 6 14 10 31 40 −9 32
14 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 30 7 8 15 36 53 −17 29
15 Daejeon Citizen 30 6 9 15 31 59 −28 27
16 Gangwon FC 30 3 6 21 14 45 −31 15
Source: K League
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
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1395995221211111111111111111111
Pohang Steelers853221112122222222222222222222
FC Seoul151315111212141310791112991067643333334443
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1173424468101214117598986544443334
Busan IPark111114151515131299678128655364466666565
Ulsan Hyundai111511131010111013141397711111298999109877656
Jeonnam Dragons696887997545554443457755555787
Gyeongnam FC628479754688108121286778888999878
Jeju United454668675354333334535677788999
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma81213101113151515151515151414151414151414131112131110101010
Gwangju FC3710121314121114111413111013131112121213141414121313111111
Daegu FC108973488121311109131081011111112121311111211121212
Incheon United1514121414111014111076665771010101010910101012131313
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix13155633343344691313131311111213141414141414
Daejeon Citizen442113568121214131515141515141515151515151515151515
Gangwon FC131616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Source: K League

Results
Home \ Away BIP JND DGU DJC GWN GWJ GNM ICU JJU JHM PHS SSP SIC SEO SSB USH
Busan IPark — 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–0
Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 0–1
Daegu FC 2–3 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0
Daejeon Citizen 1–3 4–4 2–2 — 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–0
Gangwon FC 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 — 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–4 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2
Gwangju FC 2–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 — 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0
Gyeongnam FC 3–2 1–2 3–0 7–1 0–0 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–2 1–0
Incheon United 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 — 0–0 2–6 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2
Jeju United 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 — 0–0 1–3 3–3 2–1 0–3 3–2 1–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 6–1 2–0 4–2 3–2 — 3–1 5–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
Pohang Steelers 3–2 1–1 2–2 7–0 0–0 5–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 — 4–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–3 — 1–3 3–4 1–0 1–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–3 2–3 — 2–0 1–1 3–2
FC Seoul 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 6–3 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 — 0–2 1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 1–2 4–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 — 2–1
Ulsan Hyundai 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs
Main article: 2011 K League Championship

Bracket
  First round     Second round     Semi-final     Final
                                         
  3 FC Seoul 1       1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 2 4
  6 Ulsan Hyundai 3         2 Pohang Steelers 0     SF Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 2
        1R Ulsan Hyundai (p) 1 (3)     2R Ulsan Hyundai 1  
        1R Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 (1)  
  4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1    
  5 Busan IPark 0  

Final table
Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)    Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai   
3 Pohang Steelers    Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings   
5 FC Seoul   
6 Busan IPark   
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Player statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 23
2 Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 16
3 Kim Jung-woo Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma		 15
4 Júnior Santos Jeju United 14
5 Mota Pohang Steelers 13
6 Kim Dong-chan Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10
Mauricio Molina FC Seoul
8 Han Sang-woon Busan IPark 9
Lim Sang-hyub Busan IPark
Yang Dong-hyun Busan IPark
Ko Moo-yeol Pohang Steelers
Stevica Ristić Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Top assist providers
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 15
2 Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 13
3 Mauricio Molina FC Seoul 12
4 Kim Eun-jung Jeju United 8
Mota Pohang Steelers
6 Han Sang-woon Busan IPark 7
Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul
Koh Myong-jin FC Seoul
Choi Jae-soo Ulsan Hyundai
10 Yoon Bit-garam Gyeongnam FC 6
Yun Il-lok Gyeongnam FC
Bae Ki-jong Jeju United
Hwang Jin-sung Pohang Steelers

Awards

Main awards
Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player[4] Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top goalscorer[5] Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul
Top assist provider[5] Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Rookie of the Year[4] Yoon Bit-garam Gyeongnam FC
FANtastic Player[4] Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Manager of the Year[4] Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Best XI
Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper Kim Young-kwang Ulsan Hyundai
Defenders Park Won-jae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Cho Sung-hwan Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Choi Chul-soon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kwak Tae-hwi Ulsan Hyundai
Midfielders Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ha Dae-sung FC Seoul
Eninho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yoon Bit-garam Gyeongnam FC
Forwards Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul

Source:[4]

Attendance

Attendance by club
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 447,397 51,606 9,797 27,962 −9.4%†
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 400,073 44,537 13,004 23,534 −11.6%†
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 259,790 33,554 8,334 16,237 +13.5%†
4 Ulsan Hyundai 254,164 34,758 3,376 15,885 +104.0%†
5 Daejeon Citizen 213,653 32,340 4,771 14,244 +66.1%†
6 Pohang Steelers 226,527 21,317 5,473 14,158 +26.7%†
7 Gyeongnam FC 136,021 22,468 1,214 9,068 −27.5%†
8 Gwangju FC 131,844 36,241 2,515 8,790 n/a†
9 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix 126,594 16,400 3,245 8,440 +123.2%†
10 Incheon United 113,432 27,831 1,127 7,562 −11.8%†
11 Busan IPark 108,630 29,267 2,336 7,242 +64.9%†
12 Jeonnam Dragons 102,810 19,247 1,368 6,854 −42.9%†
13 Daegu FC 97,157 20,187 1,027 6,477 +31.0%†
14 Gangwon FC 87,676 15,497 2,017 5,845 −38.7%†
15 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 86,952 12,131 2,893 5,797 +40.4%†
16 Jeju United 69,138 12,775 1,191 4,609 −14.7%†
League total 2,861,858 51,606 1,027 11,634 +6.3%†

Updated to games played on 4 December 2011
Source: K League
Notes:
† First season in K League.
* Including K League Championship matches.

Top matches
RankDateHomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceMatchdayDay of week
16 March 2011FC Seoul0–2Suwon Samsung BluewingsSeoul World Cup Stadium51,606Round 1Sunday
23 October 2011Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–0FC SeoulSuwon World Cup Stadium44,537Round 27Monday
311 June 2011FC Seoul1–1Pohang SteelersSeoul World Cup Stadium44,358Round 13Saturday
423 October 2011FC Seoul3–1Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSeoul World Cup Stadium42,909Round 29Sunday
57 May 2011Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–2Jeonnam DragonsSuwon World Cup Stadium38,068Round 9Saturday
65 March 2011Gwangju FC3–2Daegu FCGwangju World Cup Stadium36,241Round 1Saturday
76 March 2011Ulsan Hyundai1–2Daejeon CitizenUlsan Munsu Football Stadium34,758Round 1Sunday
818 September 2011FC Seoul2–1Busan IParkSeoul World Cup Stadium33,663Round 25Sunday
94 December 2011Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Ulsan HyundaiJeonju World Cup Stadium33,554Final 2nd legSunday
1012 March 2011Daejeon Citizen1–1FC SeoulDaejeon World Cup Stadium32,340Round 2Saturday

See also

References
  1. "Choi quits as coach". FIFA. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. "Kwan quits as Seoul coach". FIFA. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. 대전 신임 감독에 유상철, 23일 홈서 데뷔전. Naver.com (in Korean). Osen. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. [K리그]전북 이동국 2년 만에 MVP…신인왕은 이승기. Naver.com (in Korean). Newsis. 6 December 2011.
  5. 2011년 K-리그 결산, 승부조작의 빛과 그림자 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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