2018 in South Korean football

This article shows the 2018 season of South Korean football.

Football in South Korea
Season2018
Men's football
K League ClassicJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League ChallengeAsan Mugunghwa
National LeagueGyeongju KHNP
K3 AdvancedGyeongju Citizen
K3 BasicSiheung Citizen
FA CupDaegu
Women's football
WKLIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

National team results

Senior team
Main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019)
27 January 2018 Friendly South Korea  1–0  Moldova Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Mardan Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
30 January 2018 Friendly South Korea  2–2  Jamaica Antalya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Mardan Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
3 February 2018 Friendly South Korea  1–0  Latvia Antalya, Turkey
17:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Mardan Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
24 March 2018 Friendly Northern Ireland  2–1  South Korea Belfast, Northern Ireland
14:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
27 March 2018 Friendly Poland  3–2  South Korea Chorzów, Poland
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Silesian Stadium
Attendance: 53,129
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
28 May 2018 Friendly South Korea  2–0  Honduras Daegu, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 33,252
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
1 June 2018 Friendly South Korea  1–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina Jeonju, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 41,254
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
7 June 2018 Friendly South Korea  0–0  Bolivia Innsbruck, Austria
14:10 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Tivoli-Neu
Attendance: 500
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
11 June 2018 Friendly Senegal  2–0  South Korea Grödig, Austria
15:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
18 June 2018 World Cup – Group F Sweden  1–0  South Korea Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
15:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 42,300
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
23 June 2018 World Cup – Group F South Korea  1–2  Mexico Rostov-on-Don, Russia
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 43,472
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
27 June 2018 World Cup – Group F South Korea  2–0  Germany Kazan, Russia
17:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 41,835
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
7 September 2018 Friendly South Korea  2–0  Costa Rica Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 36,127
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
11 September 2018 Friendly South Korea  0–0  Chile Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 40,127
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
12 October 2018 Friendly South Korea  2–1  Uruguay Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 64,170
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
16 October 2018 Friendly South Korea  2–2  Panama Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Cheonan Stadium
Attendance: 25,556
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
17 November 2018 Friendly Australia  1–1  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
18:50 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 32,922
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
20 November 2018 Friendly Uzbekistan  0–4  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Stadium: QSAC
Attendance: 1,705
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
31 December 2018 Friendly South Korea  0–0  Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Under-23 team
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019)
11 January 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Group D South Korea  2–1  Vietnam Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Cho Young-wook  29'
Lee Keun-ho  73'		 Report Hải  17' Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 766
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
14 January 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Group D Syria  0–0  South Korea Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 685
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
17 January 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Group D South Korea  3–2  Australia Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Lee Keun-ho  18', 65'
Han Seung-gyu  44'		 Report Cowburn  72'
Buhagiar  76'		 Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 678
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
20 January 2018 AFC U-23 Championship quarter-finals South Korea  2–1  Malaysia Kunshan, China
16:00 (UTC+8) Cho Jae-wan  1'
Han Seung-gyu  85'		 Report Thanabalan  67' Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 738
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
23 January 2018 AFC U-23 Championship semi-finals Uzbekistan  4–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Urinboev  33'
Ganiev  99'
Yakhshiboev  110'
Komilov  120+1'		 Report Hwang Hyun-soo  58' Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 367
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
26 January 2018 AFC U-23 Championship third place match Qatar  1–0  South Korea Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Afif  39' Report Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 168
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
23 June Friendly Indonesia  1–2  South Korea Cibinong, Indonesia
(UTC+7) Hansamu  90+4' Report Jeong Tae-wook  43'
Han Seung-gyu  90+5'		 Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
15 August 2018 Asian Games Group E South Korea  6–0  Bahrain Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7) Hwang Ui-jo  17', 36', 43'
Kim Jin-ya  23'
Na Sang-ho  41'
Hwang Hee-chan  90+3'		 Report Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
17 August 2018 Asian Games Group E Malaysia  2–1  South Korea Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7) Safawi  5', 45+1' Report Hwang Ui-jo  87' Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
20 August 2018 Asian Games Group E South Korea  1–0  Kyrgyzstan Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7) Son Heung-min  63' Report Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)
23 August 2018 Asian Games round of 16 Iran  0–2  South Korea Cikarang, Indonesia
19:30 (UTC+7) Report Hwang Ui-jo  40'
Lee Seung-woo  55'		 Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
27 August 2018 Asian Games quarter-finals Uzbekistan  3–4 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7) Masharipov  17'
Alibaev  53'
Hwang Hyun-soo  55' (o.g.)		 Report Hwang Ui-jo  4', 34', 75'
Hwang Hee-chan  118' (pen.)		 Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
29 August 2018 Asian Games semi-finals Vietnam  1–3  South Korea Cibinong, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7) Vương  70' Report Lee Seung-woo  7', 55'
Hwang Ui-jo  28'		 Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)
1 September 2018 Asian Games final South Korea  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Japan Cibinong, Indonesia
18:30 (UTC+7) Lee Seung-woo  93'
Hwang Hee-chan  101'		 Report Ueda  115' Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Source:[1]

K League

K League 1
Main article: 2018 K League 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 38 26 8 4 75 31 +44 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Gyeongnam FC 38 18 11 9 59 44 +15 65
3 Ulsan Hyundai 38 17 12 9 61 46 +15 63 Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
4 Pohang Steelers 38 15 9 14 47 48 −1 54
5 Jeju United 38 14 12 12 41 41 0 54
6 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 13 11 14 53 54 −1 50
7 Daegu FC 38 14 8 16 47 56 −9 50 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
8 Gangwon FC 38 12 10 16 56 60 −4 46
9 Incheon United 38 10 12 16 55 69 −14 42
10 Sangju Sangmu 38 10 10 18 41 52 −11 40
11 FC Seoul (O) 38 9 13 16 40 48 −8 40 Qualification for the relegation playoffs
12 Jeonnam Dragons (R) 38 8 8 22 43 69 −26 32 Relegation to the K League 2
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

K League 2
Main article: 2018 K League 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Asan Mugunghwa [lower-alpha 1] (C) 36 21 9 6 54 27 +27 72
2 Seongnam FC (P) 36 18 11 7 49 36 +13 65 Promotion to 2019 K League 1
3 Busan IPark 36 14 14 8 53 35 +18 56 Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs
4 Daejeon Citizen 36 15 8 13 47 44 +3 53
5 Gwangju FC 36 11 15 10 51 41 +10 48
6 FC Anyang 36 12 8 16 44 50 −6 44
7 Suwon FC 36 13 3 20 29 46 −17 42
8 Bucheon FC 1995 36 11 6 19 37 50 −13 39
9 Ansan Greeners FC 36 10 9 17 32 45 −13 39
10 Seoul E-Land FC 36 10 7 19 30 52 −22 37
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Because Asan couldn't recruit new player until 19 November, the runner-up team was promoted to 2019 K League 1 directly and the 5th-placed team qualified to the K League Challenge play-offs. [2][3]

Promotion-relegation playoffs

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2018 K League 2 playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2018 K League 1. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2019 K League 1.

Busan IPark1–3FC Seoul
 Report
Attendance: 10,127
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
FC Seoul1–1Busan IPark
 Report
Attendance: 8,554
Referee: Kim Dae-yong

FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Korean FA Cup
Main article: 2018 Korean FA Cup

Korea National League
Main article: 2018 Korea National League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gyeongju KHNP (Q) 28 18 7 3 46 25 +21 61 Korea National League play-offs
2 Gimhae City 28 16 8 4 46 20 +26 56
3 Cheonan City 28 13 7 8 33 32 +1 46
4 Gangneung City 28 10 7 11 35 30 +5 37
5 Mokpo City 28 7 10 11 36 42 −6 31
6 Changwon City 28 5 13 10 28 41 −13 28
7 Daejeon Korail 28 7 6 15 31 40 −9 27
8 Busan Transportation Corporation 28 2 10 16 21 46 −25 16
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2018. Source: Korea National League JoinKFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

WK League
Main article: 2018 WK League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) 28 21 6 1 84 21 +63 69 WK League Championship, and Qualification to 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2 Gyeongju KHNP 28 16 5 7 54 35 +19 53 WK League Playoffs
3 Suwon UDC 28 14 8 6 48 34 +14 50
4 Gumi Sportstoto 28 15 3 10 49 38 +11 48
5 Hwacheon KSPO 28 13 5 10 52 45 +7 44
6 Seoul WFC 28 4 9 15 34 57 −23 21
7 Boeun Sangmu 28 3 7 18 18 59 −41 16
8 Changnyeong WFC 28 3 3 22 30 80 −50 12
Source: soccerway
(C) Champion

Playoff and championship
 
Semi-finalChampionship Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 044
 
 
 
 Gyeongju KHNP 31 4
 
 Gyeongju KHNP 2
 
 
 Suwon UDC 0
 

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

See also

References
  1. "Men's U-23 match results - 2018" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. "아산 승격여부, 19일로 연기… 경찰청 번복 없으면 차순위 성남 승격 (종합)". news1. 5 November 2018.
  3. "[공식 발표] 아산, 승격 자격 박탈…성남 1부 승격, 28일 대전-광주 준플레이오프". SPOTV News. 19 November 2018.
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