2019 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season2019
Men's football
K League 1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League 2Gwangju FC
National LeagueGangneung City
K3 League AdvancedHwaseong FC
K3 League BasicUlsan Citizen
Korean FA CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
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This article shows a summary of the 2019 football season in South Korea.

National teams

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Main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019)
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019)

AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup
7 January Group C South Korea  1–0  Philippines Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30
Report Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
11 January Group C Kyrgyzstan  0–1  South Korea Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:00 Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
16 January Group C South Korea  2–0  China Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30
Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 13,579
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
22 January Round of 16 South Korea  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Bahrain Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 7,658
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
25 January Quarter-finals South Korea  0–1  Qatar Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 13,791
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

FIFA World Cup qualification

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See also: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
10 September AFC second round, Group H Turkmenistan  0–2  South Korea Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
19:00 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Köpetdag Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
MVP: Na Sang-ho (South Korea)
10 October AFC second round, Group H South Korea  8–0  Sri Lanka Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 23,522
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
MVP: Kim Shin-wook (South Korea)
15 October AFC second round, Group H North Korea  0–0  South Korea Pyongyang, North Korea
17:30 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
MVP: An Tae-song (North Korea)
14 November AFC second round, Group H Lebanon  0–0  South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)
MVP: Bassel Jradi (Lebanon)

EAFF Championship

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See also: 2019 EAFF Championship
11 December South Korea  2–0  Hong Kong Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
15 December South Korea  1–0  China Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 7,916
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
18 December South Korea  1–0  Japan Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 29,252
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (C, H) 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  China 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

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See also: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
22 March Group H South Korea  8–0  Chinese Taipei Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 (UTC+7)
Report Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
24 March Group H Cambodia  1–6  South Korea Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20:00 (UTC+7) N. Kakada 60' Report
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
26 March Group H South Korea  2–2  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 (UTC+7)
Report D'Agostino 16', 24' Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 455
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Group H table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 16 3 +13 7 Qualification for AFC U-23 Championship
2  Australia 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7
3  Cambodia (H) 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 1 15 −14 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

FIFA Women's World Cup

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Main article: South Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup

Coming off an improved showing at the previous one, South Korea qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and were put in Group A with France, Norway and Nigeria. However, they could not repeat their prior success in 2015 and lost all three games and exited the tournament in the group stage, only scoring one goal in their entire run and even an own goal.[1]

7 June Group A France  4–0  South Korea Paris, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,261[2]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
12 June Group A Nigeria  2–0  South Korea Grenoble, France
15:00
Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 11,252[3]
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
17 June Group A South Korea  1–2  Norway Reims, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 13,034[4]
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0

Friendlies

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Senior team

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22 March South Korea  1–0  Bolivia Ulsan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 41,117
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
26 March South Korea  2–1  Colombia Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 64,388
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
7 June South Korea  1–0  Australia Busan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Attendance: 52,213
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
11 June South Korea  1–1  Iran Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 60,213
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
5 September South Korea  2–2  Georgia Istanbul, Turkey
16:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
19 November South Korea  0–3  Brazil Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Under-23 team

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11 October South Korea  3–1  Uzbekistan Hwaseong, South Korea
20:35 (UTC+9)
Report Yakhshiboev 20' Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 6,539
Referee: Yin Hao Shen (China)
14 October South Korea  1–2  Uzbekistan Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9) Jeong Woo-yeong 30' Report
Stadium: Cheonan Baekseok Stadium
Attendance: 7,305
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
13 November South Korea  2–0  Saudi Arabia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)
Report
15 November South Korea  3–0  Bahrain Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)
Report
17 November South Korea  3–3  Iraq Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)
Report
19 November United Arab Emirates  1–1  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4) Jumaa 45+3' Report Nasser 47' (o.g.)

Leagues

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K League 1

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Main article: 2019 K League 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 38 22 13 3 72 32 +40 79 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai 38 23 10 5 71 39 +32 79
3 FC Seoul 38 15 11 12 53 49 +4 56 Qualification for Champions League playoff round
4 Pohang Steelers 38 16 8 14 49 49 0 56
5 Daegu FC 38 13 16 9 46 37 +9 55
6 Gangwon FC 38 14 8 16 56 58 −2 50
7 Sangju Sangmu 38 16 7 15 49 53 −4 55
8 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 12 12 14 46 49 −3 48 Qualification for Champions League group stage[b]
9 Seongnam FC 38 12 9 17 30 40 −10 45
10 Incheon United 38 7 13 18 33 54 −21 34
11 Gyeongnam FC (R) 38 6 15 17 43 61 −18 33 Qualification for relegation playoffs
12 Jeju United (R) 38 5 12 21 45 72 −27 27 Relegation to 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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
  2. ^ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League 2

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Main article: 2019 K League 2

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gwangju FC (C, P) 36 21 10 5 59 31 +28 73 Promotion to K League 1
2 Busan IPark (O, P) 36 18 13 5 72 47 +25 67 Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
3 FC Anyang 36 15 10 11 63 50 +13 55 Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
4 Bucheon FC 1995 36 14 9 13 49 51 −2 51
5 Ansan Greeners 36 14 8 14 46 42 +4 50
6 Jeonnam Dragons 36 13 9 14 43 47 −4 48
7 Asan Mugunghwa 36 12 8 16 42 56 −14 44
8 Suwon FC 36 11 10 15 49 55 −6 43
9 Daejeon Citizen 36 8 11 17 31 47 −16 35
10 Seoul E-Land 36 5 10 21 43 71 −28 25
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion playoffs

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When the first round or semi-final match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out. Busan IPark won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League 1, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League 2.

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Busan IPark 1
3 FC Anyang 0
3 FC Anyang 1
4 Bucheon FC 1995 1
Busan IPark 0 2 2
Gyeongnam FC 0 0 0

Korea National League

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Main article: 2019 Korea National League

Regular season

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gangneung City (C) 28 19 4 5 50 26 +24 61 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Cheonan City 28 12 8 8 32 33 −1 44 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gyeongju KHNP 28 10 11 7 35 28 +7 41
4 Daejeon Korail 28 10 9 9 38 36 +2 39
5 Busan Transportation Corporation 28 9 11 8 37 32 +5 38
6 Mokpo City 28 7 8 13 26 35 −9 29
7 Gimhae FC 28 7 7 14 26 29 −3 28
8 Changwon City 28 5 8 15 23 48 −25 23
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

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Semi-final Final
1 Gangneung City 0 2 2
2 Cheonan City 0 2 2 Gyeongju KHNP 0 0 0
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2 2 4

K3 League Advanced

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Main article: 2019 K3 League Advanced

Regular season

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hwaseong FC (C) 22 16 2 4 44 19 +25 50 Qualification for Championship final
2 Gyeongju Citizen 22 14 4 4 36 21 +15 46 Qualification for Championship first round
3 Gimpo Citizen 22 12 6 4 28 19 +9 42
4 Yangpyeong FC 22 13 2 7 42 30 +12 41 Qualification for Championship first round
and K4 League[a]
5 Pocheon Citizen 22 12 3 7 30 21 +9 39
6 Paju Citizen 22 11 2 9 30 26 +4 35 Qualification for K4 League[b]
7 Siheung Citizen 22 8 5 9 22 25 −3 29
8 Cheongju FC 22 8 4 10 29 32 −3 28
9 Icheon Citizen 22 7 6 9 27 33 −6 27 Qualification for K4 League[b]
10 Chuncheon FC 22 4 3 15 23 38 −15 15
11 Pyeongtaek Citizen 22 3 2 17 23 47 −24 11
12 Chungju Citizen[c] 22 3 3 16 17 40 −23 2 Qualification for K4 League[b]
Source: Soccerway KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.
  2. ^ a b c Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.
  3. ^ Chungju Citizen was deducted 10 points.

Championship playoffs

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When the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.[5]

K3 League Basic

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Main article: 2019 K3 League Basic
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ulsan Citizen (C) 21 15 5 1 44 12 +32 50
2 Jeonju Citizen 21 15 4 2 56 22 +34 49 Qualification for K3 League[a]
3 Yangju Citizen 21 14 6 1 62 19 +43 48
4 Yeoju Sejong 21 12 2 7 58 25 +33 38
5 Seoul Jungnang 21 6 1 14 25 41 −16 19
6 Goyang Citizen 21 4 2 15 23 58 −35 14
7 Pyeongchang FC 21 2 4 15 23 66 −43 10
8 Seoul Nowon United[b] 21 3 2 16 33 81 −48 1
Source: 7m.com KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified after getting a license for K3 League.
  2. ^ Seoul Nowon United was deducted 10 points.

WK League

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Main article: 2019 WK League

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) 28 24 4 0 82 19 +63 76 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 28 14 7 7 62 35 +27 49 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon UDC 28 13 10 5 52 42 +10 49
4 Hwacheon KSPO 28 12 8 8 49 39 +10 44
5 Gumi Sportstoto 28 9 9 10 37 40 −3 36
6 Boeun Sangmu 28 8 6 14 22 36 −14 30
7 Seoul WFC 28 3 6 19 26 63 −37 15
8 Changnyeong WFC 28 1 6 21 15 71 −56 9
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

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Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (p) 0 1 1
2 Gyeongju KHNP 0 Suwon UDC 0 0 0
3 Suwon UDC 2

Domestic cups

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Korean FA Cup

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Main article: 2019 Korean FA Cup
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                            
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1
Pohang Steelers0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings3
Gwangju FC0
Gwangju FC (p)2 (4)
Andong Science College2 (3)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)2 (3)
Gyeongju KHNP2 (1)
Gyeongju KHNP2
Gimpo Citizen1
Gyeongju KHNP2
Cheongju FC0
Incheon United0
18 September, 2 October
Cheongju FC1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.)0000303
Hwaseong FC101
Suwon FC1
Daegu FC2
Daegu FC0
Gyeongnam FC2
Gyeongnam FC2
Pocheon Citizen1
Gyeongnam FC1
Hwaseong FC2
Hwaseong FC5
Yangpyeong FC2
Hwaseong FC (p)2 (4)
Cheonan City2 (3)
Cheonan City (a.e.t.)1
6, 10 November
Mokpo City0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings000040040
Daejeon Korail000
Sangju Sangmu (p)0 (10)
Seongnam FC0 (9)
Sangju Sangmu (p)1 (13)
Jeju United1 (12)
Jeju United (p)1 (4)
Gangneung City1 (2)
Sangju Sangmu2
Changwon City1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0
FC Anyang1
FC Anyang1
Changwon City (a.e.t.)2
Changwon City2
18 September, 2 October
Yeungnam University1
Sangju Sangmu123 (2)
Daejeon Korail (p)0100203 (4)
Gangwon FC3
FC Seoul2
Gangwon FC2
Paju Citizen0
Paju Citizen2
Dankook University0
Gangwon FC0
Daejeon Korail2
Seoul E-Land1
Honam University0
Seoul E-Land0
Daejeon Korail2
Ulsan Hyundai0
Daejeon Korail2

Korea National League Championship

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Main article: 2019 Korea National League Championship

Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Daejeon Korail 0
B2 Gyeongju KHNP 2
Gyeongju KHNP 2
Gangneung City 0
B1 Gangneung City 3
A2 Busan Transportation Corporation 1

International cups

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AFC Champions League

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Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League
Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent
Daegu FC Group stage Group F Third place 3–1 Away Australia Melbourne Victory
4–0 Home
3–1 Home China Guangzhou Evergrande
0–1 Away
0–2 Away Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0–1 Home
Gyeongnam FC Group stage Group E Third place 2–2 Home China Shandong Luneng
1–2 Away
1–1 Away Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
2–0 Home
2–3 Home Japan Kashima Antlers
1–0 Away
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Round of 16 Group G Winners 3–1 Home China Beijing Guoan
1–0 Away
0–1 Away Thailand Buriram United
0–0 Home
1–0 Away Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
2–1 Home
Round of 16 2–2 (3–5 p) 1–1 Away China Shanghai SIPG
1–1 (a.e.t.) Home
Ulsan Hyundai Round of 16 Qualifying play-offs 5–1 5–1 — Malaysia Perak
Group H Winners 0–0 Away Australia Sydney FC
1–0 Home
1–0 Home China Shanghai SIPG
0–5 Away
1–0 Home Japan Kawasaki Frontale
2–2 Away
Round of 16 2–4 2–1 Away Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
0–3 Home

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Match report – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group A – Korea Republic v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. ^ K3리그 챔피언십과 플레이오프 개최…각각 26, 27일 스타트 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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