2011 K-League

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 →

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.

Teams

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Locations of the 2011 K League clubs

General information

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

Managerial changes

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

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former player(s)
Busan IPark Brazil Éder Baiano Brazil Fágner Australia Iain Fyfe Brazil Felipe Azevedo
Netherlands Bas van den Brink
Chunnam Dragons Brazil Índio Brazil Weslley Colombia Javier Reina Australia Robert Cornthwaite
Daegu FC Brazil Juninho Brazil Matheus Brazil Thiago Quirino
Daejeon Citizen Brazil Wagner Querino China Bai Zijian Japan Yuta Baba Brazil Wésley Brasilia
Gangwon FC Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Džakmić Croatia Mateas Delić Croatia Stipe Lapić
Japan Masahiro Ohashi
Gwangju FC Brazil Alessandro Celin Brazil João Paulo Brazil Vinícius Lopes
Gyeongnam FC Brazil Morato Brazil Roni Colombia Wilmar Jordán Australia Luke DeVere Brazil Lúcio Curió
Incheon United Brazil Almir Brazil Elionar Bombinha Brazil Fábio Bahia Uzbekistan Timur Kapadze Brazil Luizinho
Brazil Diego Giaretta
Jeju United Brazil Jair Brazil Júnior Santos Brazil Felipinho
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Eninho Brazil Luiz Henrique Croatia Krunoslav Lovrek China Huang Bowen
Pohang Steelers Brazil Adriano Chuva Brazil Mota Ghana Derek Asamoah
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Brazil Éverton Santos Brazil Héverton Montenegro Dženan Radončić Australia Sasa Ognenovski Brazil Jean Carlos
FC Seoul Brazil Adilson Colombia Mauricio Molina Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Uzbekistan Server Djeparov
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Brazil Diego Oliveira Croatia Mato Neretljak North Macedonia Stevica Ristić Uzbekistan Alexander Geynrikh Brazil Bergson
Brazil Marcel
Ulsan Hyundai Brazil Lúcio Curió Brazil Vinicius Colombia Juan Velez Brazil Magnum
Saudi Arabia Naji Majrashi

Regular season

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League table

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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[a]
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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2011 K League Championship

Bracket

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Final table

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Pos Team 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) Champions

Player statistics

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Top scorers

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

Top assist providers

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

Awards

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Main awards

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

Best XI

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

Source:[4]

Attendance

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Attendance by club

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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

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Rank Date Home Score Away Venue Attendance Matchday Day of week
1 6 March 2011 FC Seoul 0–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium 51,606 Round 1 Sunday
2 3 October 2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium 44,537 Round 27 Monday
3 11 June 2011 FC Seoul 1–1 Pohang Steelers Seoul World Cup Stadium 44,358 Round 13 Saturday
4 23 October 2011 FC Seoul 3–1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seoul World Cup Stadium 42,909 Round 29 Sunday
5 7 May 2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 Jeonnam Dragons Suwon World Cup Stadium 38,068 Round 9 Saturday
6 5 March 2011 Gwangju FC 3–2 Daegu FC Gwangju World Cup Stadium 36,241 Round 1 Saturday
7 6 March 2011 Ulsan Hyundai 1–2 Daejeon Citizen Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 34,758 Round 1 Sunday
8 18 September 2011 FC Seoul 2–1 Busan IPark Seoul World Cup Stadium 33,663 Round 25 Sunday
9 4 December 2011 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Ulsan Hyundai Jeonju World Cup Stadium 33,554 Final 2nd leg Sunday
10 12 March 2011 Daejeon Citizen 1–1 FC Seoul Daejeon World Cup Stadium 32,340 Round 2 Saturday

See also

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References

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  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 (in Korean). Osen. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e [K리그]전북 이동국 2년 만에 MVP…신인왕은 이승기. Naver (in Korean). Newsis. 6 December 2011.
  5. ^ a b 2011년 K-리그 결산, 승부조작의 빛과 그림자 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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