2015 K League Classic

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K League Classic 2015
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Season 2015
Champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(4th title)
Relegated Busan IPark
Daejeon Citizen
Champions League Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FC Seoul
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Pohang Steelers
Matches played 228
Goals scored 546 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorer South Korea Kim Shin-wook
(18 goals)
Biggest home win Jeju 5–0 Daejeon
(21 March 2015)
Biggest away win Daejeon 1–4 Seongnam
(4 April 2015)
Highest scoring
6 matches
Longest winning run Pohang (6 games)
Longest unbeaten run Pohang (15 games)
Longest winless run Daejeon (17 games)
Longest losing run Daejeon (8 games)
Highest attendance 39,328 Seoul vs Suwon (R18)
Lowest attendance 628 Jeonnam vs Gwangju (R36)
Average attendance 7,720
2014
2016

The 2015 K League Classic was the 33rd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K-League and the third season in its current name, the K League Classic.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the defending champions, having won their third title in 2014.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2015 K League Challenge

Teams promoted from the 2014 K League Challenge

Participating clubs

The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2015 season.

Club City / Area Manager Joined Owner(s) / Sponsor(s)
0 Busan IPark 0 Busan South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo 1983 - Owner : Hyundai Development Company
0 Daejeon Citizen 0 Daejeon South Korea Cho Jin-ho 1997 - Owners : Government of Daejeon, Citizen Stockholder
0 Gwangju FC 0 Gwangju South Korea Nam Ki-il 2010 - Owner : Government of Gwangju, Citizen Stockholder
0 Incheon United 0 Incheon South Korea Kim Do-hoon 2004 - Owners : Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder
Sponsors : Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
0 Jeju United 0 Jeju South Korea Jo Sung-hwan 1983 - Owner : SK Energy in SK Group
0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 Jeonbuk South Korea Choi Kang-hee 1995 - Owner : Hyundai Motor Company in Hyundai Motor Group
0 Jeonnam Dragons 0 Jeonnam South Korea Roh Sang-rae 1995 - Owner : POSCO
0 Pohang Steelers 0 Pohang, Gyeongbuk South Korea Hwang Sun-hong 1983 - Owner : POSCO
0 Seongnam FC 0 Seongnam, Gyeonggi South Korea Kim Hak-bum 1989 - Owner : Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder
0 FC Seoul 0 Seoul South Korea Choi Yong-soo 1984 - Owner : GS Group
0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 Suwon, Gyeonggi South Korea Seo Jung-won 1996 - Owner : Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Group
Sponsors : Samsung Electronics
0 Ulsan Hyundai 0 Ulsan South Korea Yoon Jung-hwan 1984 - Owner : Hyundai Heavy Industries in Hyundai Heavy Industries Group

Stadiums

  • Primary venues used in the K League Classic:
Busan IPark Daejeon Citizen Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Busan Asiad Stadium Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 53,864 Capacity: 41,295 Capacity: 44,118 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 35,657 Capacity: 42,477
Daejeon World Cup Stadium.JPG Incheon Soccer Stadium 2.JPG Jeju World Cup Stadium 2.JPG
Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon Samsung Bluewings Ulsan Hyundai
Gwangyang Football Stadium Pohang Steel Yard Tancheon Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 20,009 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 16,250 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 43,959 Capacity: 44,474
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Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Table Date Incoming Table Date
Jeju United South Korea Park Kyung-hoon Resigned Pre-season South Korea Jo Sung-hwan Pre-season
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Cho Min-kook Resigned Pre-season South Korea Yoon Jung-hwan Pre-season
Jeonnam Dragons South Korea Ha Seok-ju Resigned Pre-season South Korea Roh Sang-rae Pre-season
Incheon United South Korea Kim Bong-gil Sacked Pre-season South Korea Kim Do-hoon Pre-season


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 31 July 2015
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
Busan IPark Brazil Bill Brazil Elias Brazil Wesley
Daejeon Citizen Brazil Niltinho Brazil Rafinha Brazil Wanderson Philippines Álvaro Silva
Gwangju FC Brazil Cassiano Brazil Daniel Brazil Fábio Neves
Incheon United Belgium Kevin Oris Croatia Matej Jonjić Japan Tomoki Wada
Jeju United Brazil Ciro Brazil Fernando Karanga Brazil Ricardo Lopes Australia Aleksandar Jovanović
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Leonardo Brazil Luiz Henrique Spain Urko Vera Australia Alex Wilkinson
Jeonnam Dragons Brazil Leandrinho Croatia Mislav Oršić Republic of Macedonia Stevica Ristić
Pohang Steelers Brazil Tiago Serbia Lazar Veselinović
Seongnam FC Brazil Lucas Pajeu Colombia Javier Reina
FC Seoul Brazil Adriano Colombia Mauricio Molina Spain Osmar Barba Japan Yojiro Takahagi
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Brazil Santos Bulgaria Iliyan Mitsanski Japan Kaio
Ulsan Hyundai Brazil Everton Santos Croatia Ivan Kovačec Uzbekistan Server Djeparov Japan Chikashi Masuda

League table

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Positions by matchday

      Leader & 2016 AFC Champions League Group stage
      Qualification to 2016 AFC Champions League Group stage
      Relegation playoffs
      Relegation to the 2016 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 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 9 5 4 3 3 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Jeonnam Dragons 7 7 8 5 5 9 6 5 6 6 9 9 6 8 7 6 4 4 5 3 4 3
Pohang Steelers 3 6 5 6 8 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 4
Seongnam FC 11 10 10 9 7 6 7 7 8 7 5 6 5 7 9 10 10 9 7 6 7 5
FC Seoul 11 11 11 10 10 8 9 9 10 10 7 8 10 6 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 6
Incheon United 5 9 9 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 5 7 8 10 10 9 9 8 6 7 5 7
Jeju United 7 7 6 7 4 3 5 6 2 3 3 3 4 3 6 7 7 6 8 8 8 8
Gwangju FC 5 3 2 4 6 7 8 8 7 9 10 10 9 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 9 9
Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 8 5 7 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10
Busan IPark 3 4 7 8 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Daejeon Citizen 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Last updated: 12 July 2015
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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
Pohang Steelers 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
FC Seoul 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Seongnam FC 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Jeju United 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
Ulsan Hyundai 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7
Incheon United 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8
Jeonnam Dragons 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
Gwangju FC 8 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Busan IPark 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Daejeon Citizen 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Last updated: 29 November 2015
Source: kleague.com

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Home ╲ Away BIP DJC GWJ ICU JJU JHM JND PHS SEN SEO SSB USH
Busan IPark 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0
Daejeon Citizen 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–4 2–3 0–2 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–1
Gwangju FC 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2
Incheon United 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Jeju United 0–0 5–0 2–1 0–0 0–3 3–2 1–0 4–3 2–4 3–4 2–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1
Jeonnam Dragons 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Pohang Steelers 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–4 0–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–4
Seongnam FC 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–0
FC Seoul 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 5–1 3–1
Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1

Updated to games played on 9 September 2015.
Source: K League
^ 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

Home ╲ Away BIP DJC GWJ ICU JJU JHM JND PHS SEN SEO SSB USH
Busan IPark 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–2 2–2
Daejeon Citizen 0–0 2–4 0–1 0–2 0–0
Gwangju FC 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–4
Incheon United 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2
Jeju United 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–4 2–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–2
Pohang Steelers 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Seongnam FC 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1
FC Seoul 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 3–1
Ulsan Hyundai 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–2

Updated to games played on 4 October 2015.
Source: K League
^ 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.

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between the winner of the 2015 K League Challenge Playoff and 11th club of 2015 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into 2016 K League Classic.

First leg

2 December 2015
19:00 KST
Suwon FC 1–0 Busan IPark
Jung Min-woo Goal 85' Report
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 2,347
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Second leg

5 December 2015
16:00 KST
Busan IPark 0–2 Suwon FC
Report Lim Seong-taek Goal 80'
Japa Goal 90+4'
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Woo Sang-il

Suwon FC secure promotion to the 2016 K League Classic season, 3:0 on aggregate.

Statistics

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 330,856 31,192 4,928 17,413 0.32267375617167+32.2%
2 FC Seoul 326,269 39,328 4,267 17,172 0.0093457943925233+0.9%
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 250,702 29,046 6,538 13,195 -0.67293961648307−32.7%
4 Pohang Steelers 175,520 19,227 3,354 9,238 -0.94255688195082−5.7%
5 Jeju United 117,754 20,013 1,011 6,542 -0.97467222884386−2.5%
6 Ulsan Hyundai 119,309 18,031 1,524 6,279 -0.8929180887372−10.7%
7 Seongnam FC 107,619 12,187 1,593 5,664 0.50838881491345+50.8%
8 Incheon United 97,250 10,704 1,623 4,863 0.064346684175969+6.4%
9 Jeonnam Dragons 82,407 12,608 628 4,337 0.2888558692422+28.8%
10 Busan IPark 63,440 9,123 1,187 3,339 0.026121696373694+2.6%
11 Daejeon Citizen 47,370 11,857 763 2,493 -0.77979355645918−22.0%
12 Gwangju FC 41,567 3,117 1,062 2,188 0.62797619047619+62.7%
League total 1,760,063 39,328 628 7,720 −2.6%

Updated to games played on 29 November 2015
Source: K League Classic

Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge.

Top 10 Season Attendances

Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
39,328 18 27 June 2015 FC Seoul 0 – 0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium Saturday Afternoon
32,516 2 14 March 2015 FC Seoul 1 – 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seoul World Cup Stadium Saturday Afternoon
31,192 23 26 July 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 – 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Jeonju World Cup Stadium Sunday Evening
30,410 9 2 May 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 – 0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Jeonju World Cup Stadium Saturday Afternoon
29,046 31 19 September 2015 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 – 3 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium Saturday Afternoon
28,460 37 21 November 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 – 1 Seongnam FC Jeonju World Cup Stadium Saturday Afternoon
26,433 30 12 September 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 – 0 FC Seoul Jeonju World Cup Stadium Saturday Afternoon
26,250 7 18 April 2015 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5 – 1 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium Saturday Afternoon
24,262 35 25 October 2015 FC Seoul 0 – 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seoul World Cup Stadium Sunday Afternoon
23,810 1 7 March 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 – 0 Seongnam FC Jeonju World Cup Stadium Saturday Afternoon

Awards

Most Valuable Player of The Round

Manager of the Month

Month Manager Club
March South Korea Nam Ki-il Gwangju FC
April South Korea Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
May South Korea Kim Hak-bum Seongnam FC
June South Korea Park Hang-seo Sangju Sangmu
July South Korea Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
August South Korea Kim Hak-bum Seongnam FC
September South Korea Hwang Sun-hong Pohang Steelers
October South Korea Lee Young-jin Daegu FC
November South Korea Cho Duck-je Suwon FC

Season Awards

The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015.

K League Most Valuable Player

K League Young Player

K League Top Scorer

K League Top Assistor

K League Best XI

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Kwon Sun-tae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defender South Korea Hong Chul Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Defender Croatia Matej Jonjić Incheon United
Defender South Korea Kim Kee-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defender South Korea Cha Du-ri FC Seoul
Midfielder South Korea Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Midfielder South Korea Lee Jae-sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Midfielder South Korea Kwon Chang-hoon Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Midfielder South Korea Song Jin-hyung Jeju United
Forward South Korea Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forward Brazil Adriano FC Seoul

K League Manager of the Year

K League Special Award

'FAN'tastic Player

References

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