The 2013 K League Classic was the 31st season of the top division of South Korean professional football. The South Korean professional football league, K League, was split into two divisions since this year, and the top division was named the "K League Classic". Its fixtures were announced on 30 January, and began on 2 March.

Teams

2013 K League Classic is located in South Korea
Locations of the 2013 K League Classic clubs

General information

ClubCityManagerStadium
Busan IParkBusanSouth Korea Yoon Sung-hyoBusan Asiad Stadium
Jeonnam DragonsGwangyangSouth Korea Ha Seok-juGwangyang Football Stadium
Daegu FCDaeguSouth Korea Baek Jong-chulDaegu Stadium
Daejeon CitizenDaejeonSouth Korea Kim In-wanDaejeon World Cup Stadium
Gangwon FCGangneungSouth Korea Kim Yong-kabGangneung Stadium
Gyeongnam FCChangwonSerbia Ilija PetkovićChangwon Football Center
Incheon UnitedIncheonSouth Korea Kim Bong-gilIncheon Football Stadium
Jeju UnitedSeogwipoSouth Korea Park Kyung-hoonJeju World Cup Stadium
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeonjuSouth Korea Choi Kang-heeJeonju World Cup Stadium
Pohang SteelersPohangSouth Korea Hwang Sun-hongPohang Steel Yard
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSeongnamSouth Korea An Ik-sooTancheon Sports Complex
FC SeoulSeoulSouth Korea Choi Yong-sooSeoul World Cup Stadium
Suwon Samsung BluewingsSuwonSouth Korea Seo Jung-wonSuwon World Cup Stadium
Ulsan HyundaiUlsanSouth Korea Kim Ho-konUlsan Munsu Football Stadium

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable
Daegu FCBrazil Moacir PereiraEnd of contract2 December 2012South Korea Dang Seong-jeung2 December 2012Pre-season
Daejeon CitizenSouth Korea Yoo Sang-chulEnd of contract2 December 2012South Korea Kim In-wan2 December 2012
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSouth Korea Shin Tae-yongResigned11 December 2012South Korea An Ik-soo13 December 2012
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSouth Korea Lee Heung-sil (caretaker)Resigned11 December 2012Brazil Fabio Lefundes (caretaker)20 December 2012
Suwon Samsung BluewingsSouth Korea Yoon Sung-hyoResigned12 December 2012South Korea Seo Jung-won12 December 2012
Busan IParkSouth Korea An Ik-sooSigned for Seongnam13 December 2012South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo17 December 2012
Daegu FCSouth Korea Dang Seong-jeungResigned23 April 2013South Korea Baek Jong-chul23 April 201314th
Gyeongnam FCSouth Korea Choi Jin-hanResigned22 May 2013South Korea Song Kwang-hwan (caretaker)22 May 201311th
Gyeongnam FCSouth Korea Song Kwang-hwan (caretaker)Resigned29 May 2013Serbia Ilija Petković29 May 201311th
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsBrazil Fabio Lefundes (caretaker)End of contract28 June 2013South Korea Choi Kang-hee28 June 20137th
Gangwon FCSouth Korea Kim Hak-bumSacked10 August 2013South Korea Kim Yong-kab14 August 201313th

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer player(s)
Busan IParkBrazil FágnerBrazil WilliamBrazil Rodrigo
Jeonnam DragonsBrazil WeslleyAustralia Robert CornthwaiteBrazil Marcinho Australia Matt Simon
Daegu FCBrazil LeandrinhoBrazil SandroGhana Derek AsamoahBrazil Adriano Pardal Brazil Fábio Santos
Daejeon CitizenBrazil João PauloColombia Cesar AriasColombia Anderson PlataJapan Yuta BabaBelgium Karel De Smet Brazil Lúcio Flávio
Gangwon FCBrazil WesleyRomania Ianis ZicuAustralia Brendan HamillBrazil Patrik Silva Russia Denis Laktionov
Gyeongnam FCSerbia Miloš BosančićSerbia Sreten SretenovićSerbia Milan BubaloAustralia Luke DeVere
Incheon UnitedBrazil Diogo AcostaBrazil Thiago EliasAustralia Nathan Burns
Jeju UnitedBrazil Pedro JúniorBrazil MaranhãoBrazil RodriguinhoAustralia Adrian MadaschiBrazil Waldison
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsBelgium Kevin OrisBrazil LeonardoBrazil Thiago PotiguarAustralia Alex WilkinsonBrazil Eninho
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaBrazil EdcarlosMontenegro Ivan VukovićUruguay Federico LaensUzbekistan Server DjeparovColombia Javier Reina Colombia Wilmar Jordán
FC SeoulBrazil AdilsonColombia Mauricio MolinaMontenegro Dejan DamjanovićJapan Sergio Escudero
Suwon Samsung BluewingsBrazil Júnior SantosNorth Korea Jong Tae-seBrazil Rodrigo Pimpão Montenegro Dženan Radončić North Macedonia Stevica Ristić Australia Eddy Bosnar
Ulsan HyundaiBrazil CaíqueBrazil RafinhaBrazil Roberto CésarJapan Chikashi Masuda

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Pohang Steelers (C)38211166338+2574Qualification for Champions League
2Ulsan Hyundai3822796337+2673
3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors38189116149+1263
4FC Seoul381711105946+1362
5Suwon Samsung Bluewings38158155043+753
6Busan IPark381410144341+252
7Incheon United381214124846+250
8Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma38179125142+960
9Jeju United381610125146+558
10Jeonnam Dragons38913163445−1140
11Gyeongnam FC38813174255−1337
12Gangwon FC (R)38812183764−2736Qualification for relegation play-offs
13Daegu FC (R)38614183857−1932Relegation to K League Challenge
14Daejeon Citizen (R)38711203768−3132

Positions by matchday

Leaders Qualification for Champions League Qualification for relegation play-offs Relegation to K League Challenge

Round 1–26

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Pohang Steelers53112211111111111222111111
Ulsan Hyundai27423524474322222111222322
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors11264636645657575433333233
FC Seoul581111101212109108998999766444444
Suwon Samsung Bluewings22531142323575646555656565
Incheon United94355453256434334344565656
Busan IPark59887877767769788988787777
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma11913121410988811886857899999888
Jeju United45646365532243463677878999
Jeonnam Dragons13131214139101111910101011101010101110101010101010
Gyeongnam FC9677878910119111110111111111011111111111111
Daegu FC11991011131314131414141413131313131212121212121212
Gangwon FC5991312141413141312121212121212121313131313131313
Daejeon Citizen14141499111112121213131314141414141414141414141414

Round 27–40

Team ╲ Round2728293031323334353637383940
Pohang Steelers11112222222221
Ulsan Hyundai22231111111112
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors34323333333333
FC Seoul43444444444444
Suwon Samsung Bluewings55555555555555
Busan IPark77777777776666
Incheon United66666666667777
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma89888888899988
Jeju United98999999988899
Jeonnam Dragons1010101010101010101010101010
Gyeongnam FC1111111111111111111111111111
Gangwon FC1313131313131312121212121212
Daegu FC1212121212121213131313131313
Daejeon Citizen1414141414141414141414141414

Results

Matches 1–26

Home \ AwayBIPJNDDGUDJCGWNGNMICUJJUJHMPHSSICSEOSSBUSH
Busan IPark—2–11–01–12–25–10–31–21–22–22–01–02–11–0
Jeonnam Dragons2–2—1–13–10–01–01–10–12–22–32–11–21–00–1
Daegu FC0–11–1—1–10–03–21–31–10–10–10–00–10–25–3
Daejeon Citizen0–01–21–3—2–01–10–11–11–30–10–21–21–40–3
Gangwon FC2–21–10–01–1—1–11–20–41–30–32–10–12–11–2
Gyeongnam FC1–00–13–16–01–1—1–02–41–11–10–10–00–30–1
Incheon United0–10–02–11–21–00–0—0–03–12–11–42–33–12–2
Jeju United1–00–01–12–14–02–11–1—0–32–31–14–41–23–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–41–02–01–14–14–02–02–1—1–12–31–01–22–1
Pohang Steelers1–22–14–23–04–00–01–11–00–2—1–01–01–01–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1–00–00–12–22–02–01–32–22–12–2—2–11–23–1
FC Seoul1–03–04–03–23–22–22–31–01–12–23–0—2–12–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–00–03–13–11–00–01–01–25–40–22–21–1—0–0
Ulsan Hyundai0–03–12–12–03–04–12–24–02–22–00–12–01–0—

Matches 27–40

Home \ AwayBIPICUJHMPHSSEOSSBUSH
Group A Home \ Away BIP ICU JHM PHS SEO SSB USH Busan IPark — 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 Incheon United 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–2 2–0 — 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 Pohang Steelers 0–0 2–1 2–1 — 3–1 2–2 1–1 FC Seoul 3–2 2–2 4–1 2–0 — 2–1 0–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 — 1–2 Ulsan Hyundai 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 — Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.Group B Home \ Away JND DGU DJC GWN GNM JJU SIC Jeonnam Dragons — 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 Daegu FC 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 Daejeon Citizen 2–0 3–2 — 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 Gangwon FC 2–1 2–2 1–3 — 2–1 3–0 0–2 Gyeongnam FC 4–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 — 1–2 1–2 Jeju United 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 — Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Busan IPark—0–00–11–30–01–02–1
Incheon United1–2—1–12–20–02–10–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3–22–0—0–31–10–01–0
Pohang Steelers0–02–12–1—3–12–21–1
FC Seoul3–22–24–12–0—2–10–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–01–11–01–22–0—1–2
Ulsan Hyundai1–02–12–00–11–02–1—
Home \ AwayJNDDGUDJCGWNGNMJJUSIC
Jeonnam Dragons—1–22–21–01–10–10–1
Daegu FC0–1—1–11–10–00–12–2
Daejeon Citizen2–03–2—1–30–11–21–0
Gangwon FC2–12–21–3—2–13–00–2
Gyeongnam FC4–23–01–11–2—1–21–2
Jeju United1–01–20–11–10–1—1–0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0–10–03–11–22–12–1—

Relegation play-offs

Sangju Sangmu4–1Gangwon FC
Lee Sang-hyup 29', 89' Lee Seung-hyun 71' Lee Sang-ho 77'Choi Seung-in 90+2'
Gangwon FC1–0Sangju Sangmu
Choi Seung-in 71'

Sangju Sangmu won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gangwon FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.

Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Montenegro Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul19
South Korea Kim Shin-wookUlsan Hyundai
3Brazil Pedro JúniorJeju United17
4Belgium Kevin OrisJeonbuk Hyundai Motors14
South Korea Kim Dong-subSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
6South Korea Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors13
7Brazil RafinhaUlsan Hyundai11
8North Korea Jong Tae-seSuwon Samsung Bluewings10
9Serbia Miloš BosančićGyeongnam FC9
South Korea Cho Chan-hoPohang Steelers
South Korea Lim Sang-hyubBusan IPark
Colombia Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1Colombia Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul13
Brazil LeonardoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
3South Korea Hong ChulSuwon Samsung Bluewings10
4South Korea Han Sang-woonUlsan Hyundai8
5South Korea Hwang Jin-sungPohang Steelers7
Brazil MaranhãoJeju United
Japan Sergio EscuderoFC Seoul
8Brazil EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors6
South Korea Kim Seung-daePohang Steelers
South Korea Seo Dong-hyeonJeju United
South Korea Kang Seung-joGyeongnam FC
South Korea Bae Il-hwanJeju United
South Korea Kim Shin-wookUlsan Hyundai

Awards

The 2013 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2013.

Main awards

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable PlayerSouth Korea Kim Shin-wookUlsan Hyundai
Top goalscorerMontenegro Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Top assist providerColombia Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul
Young Player of the YearSouth Korea Ko Moo-yeolPohang Steelers
FANtastic PlayerSouth Korea Kim Shin-wookUlsan Hyundai
Manager of the YearSouth Korea Hwang Sun-hongPohang Steelers
Special AwardSouth Korea Kwon Jung-hyukIncheon United
Best RefereeSouth Korea Yoo Seon-ho—
Best Assistant RefereeSouth Korea Son Jae-seon—
Fair Play AwardFC Seoul
Youth Team of the YearPohang Jecheol High School (Pohang Steelers)

Source:

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
GoalkeeperSouth Korea Kim Seung-gyuUlsan Hyundai
DefendersBrazil AdilsonFC Seoul
South Korea Kim Chi-gonUlsan Hyundai
South Korea Kim Won-ilPohang Steelers
South Korea Lee YongUlsan Hyundai
MidfieldersSouth Korea Ko Moo-yeolPohang Steelers
South Korea Lee Myung-jooPohang Steelers
South Korea Ha Dae-sungFC Seoul
Brazil LeonardoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
ForwardsSouth Korea Kim Shin-wookUlsan Hyundai
Montenegro Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul

Source:

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Suwon Samsung Bluewings336,06837,8794,86117,689−12.7%†
2FC Seoul315,54043,6815,43416,607−19.0%†
3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors193,06023,3774,96210,161−0.8%†
4Pohang Steelers184,30117,2282,2749,700+10.2%†
5Ulsan Hyundai167,83723,0122,6768,834+17.8%†
6Incheon United134,47215,5951,9027,077+81.7%†
7Daegu FC130,25139,8719786,855−4.2%†
8Jeju United122,81318,7511,2746,464−1.1%†
9Gyeongnam FC113,25716,2861,7895,961+155.7%†
10Daejeon Citizen107,67527,7751,1265,667+30.3%†
11Busan IPark77,5719,7111,0274,035+0.6%†
12Gangwon FC56,58810,4568962,978−3.5%†
13Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma53,6778,0597492,825−3.2%†
14Jeonnam Dragons43,2737,0368722,278−24.9%†
League total2,036,41343,6817497,656+8.7%†

Source:

See also

External links