2017 in South Korean football

This article shows a summary of the 2017 football season in South Korea.

Football in South Korea

Season	2017
Men's football
K League Classic	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
K League Challenge	Gyeongnam FC
National League	Gyeongju KHNP
K3 League Advanced	Pocheon Citizen
K3 League Basic	Jungnang Chorus Mustang
Korean FA Cup	Ulsan Hyundai
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
← 2016 2018 →

National teams

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

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

FIFA World Cup qualification

See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

China  v  South Korea

23 March AFC third round, Group A	China	1–0	South Korea	Changsha, China
19:35 UTC+8	Yu Dabao 34'	Report		Stadium: Helong Stadium Attendance: 30,950 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

South Korea  v  Syria

28 March AFC third round, Group A	South Korea	1–0	Syria	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hong Jeong-ho 4'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 30,352 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Qatar  v  South Korea

13 June AFC third round, Group A	Qatar	3–2	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Al-Haidos 25', 75' Afif 51'	Report	Ki Sung-yueng 62' Hwang Hee-chan 70'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 5,373 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

South Korea  v  Iran

31 August AFC third round, Group A	South Korea	0–0	Iran	Seoul, South Korea
21:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 63,124 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Uzbekistan  v  South Korea

5 September AFC third round, Group A	Uzbekistan	0–0	South Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5		Report		Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

AFC third round, Group A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	10	6	4	0	10	2	+8	22	Qualification for World Cup
2	South Korea	10	4	3	3	11	10	+1	15
3	Syria	10	3	4	3	9	8	+1	13	Advance to AFC fourth round
4	Uzbekistan	10	4	1	5	6	7	−1	13
5	China	10	3	3	4	8	10	−2	12
6	Qatar	10	2	1	7	8	15	−7	7

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

EAFF Championship

See also: 2017 EAFF Championship

South Korea  v  China

9 December	South Korea	2–2	China	Chōfu, Japan
16:30 UTC+9	Kim Shin-wook 12' Lee Jae-sung 19'	Report	Wei Shihao 9' Yu Dabao 76'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 9,103 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

South Korea  v  North Korea

12 December	South Korea	1–0	North Korea	Chōfu, Japan
16:30 UTC+9	Ri Yong-chol 64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 5,477 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Japan  v  South Korea

16 December	Japan	1–4	South Korea	Chōfu, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Yu Kobayashi 3' (pen.)	Report	Kim Shin-wook 13', 35' Jung Woo-young 23' Yeom Ki-hun 69'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 36,645 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea (C)	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
2	Japan (H)	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6
3	China	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	North Korea	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

See also: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

South Korea  v  Macau

19 July Group I	South Korea	10–0	Macau	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)	Cho Young-wook 10', 14', 25', 55' Hwang In-beom 29' Doo Hyeon-seok 48' Park Seong-bu 53' (pen.), 78' Jo Sung-wook 64' Park Jae-woo 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Timor-Leste  v  South Korea

21 July Group I	Timor-Leste	0–0	South Korea	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)		Report		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

South Korea  v  Vietnam

23 July Group I	South Korea	2–1	Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Lee Sang-heon 19' Hwang In-beom 41'	Report	Công Phượng 33'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group I table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	2	1	0	12	1	+11	7	Qualification for AFC U-23 Championship
2	Vietnam (H)	3	2	0	1	13	3	+10	6
3	Timor-Leste	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
4	Macau	3	0	0	3	2	25	−23	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Friendlies

Senior team

South Korea  v  Iraq

7 June	South Korea	0–0	Iraq	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Russia  v  South Korea

7 October	Russia	4–2	South Korea	Moscow, Russia
17:00 UTC+3	Smolov 44' Kim Ju-young 55' (o.g.), 57' (o.g.) Miranchuk 83'	Report	Kwon Kyung-won 87' Ji Dong-won 90+3'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

South Korea  v  Morocco

10 October	South Korea	1–3	Morocco	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
15:30 UTC+2	Son Heung-min 66' (pen.)	Report	Tannane 7', 11' Haddad 46'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

South Korea  v  Colombia

10 November	South Korea	2–1	Colombia	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 11', 61'	Report	Zapata 76'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 29,750 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

South Korea  v  Serbia

14 November	South Korea	1–1	Serbia	Ulsan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Koo Ja-cheol 62' (pen.)	Report	Ljajić 59'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 30,560 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Leagues

K League Classic

Main article: 2017 K League Classic

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)	38	22	9	7	73	35	+38	75	Qualification for Champions League group stage
2	Jeju United	38	19	9	10	60	37	+23	66
3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	38	17	13	8	63	41	+22	64	Qualification for Champions League playoff round
4	Ulsan Hyundai	38	17	11	10	42	45	−3	62	Qualification for Champions League group stage[a]
5	FC Seoul	38	16	13	9	56	42	+14	61
6	Gangwon FC	38	13	10	15	59	65	−6	49
7	Pohang Steelers	38	15	7	16	63	60	+3	52
8	Daegu FC	38	11	14	13	50	52	−2	47
9	Incheon United	38	7	18	13	32	53	−21	39
10	Jeonnam Dragons	38	8	11	19	53	69	−16	35
11	Sangju Sangmu (O)	38	8	11	19	41	66	−25	35	Qualification for relegation playoffs
12	Gwangju FC (R)	38	6	12	20	33	60	−27	30	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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League Challenge

Main article: 2017 K League Challenge

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gyeongnam FC (C, P)	36	24	7	5	69	36	+33	79	Promotion to K League 1
2	Busan IPark	36	19	11	6	52	30	+22	68	Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
3	Asan Mugunghwa	36	15	9	12	44	37	+7	54	Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
4	Seongnam FC	36	13	14	9	38	30	+8	53
5	Bucheon FC 1995	36	15	7	14	50	46	+4	52
6	Suwon FC	36	11	12	13	42	48	−6	45
7	FC Anyang	36	10	9	17	40	58	−18	39
8	Seoul E-Land	36	7	14	15	42	55	−13	35
9	Ansan Greeners	36	7	12	17	36	54	−18	33
10	Daejeon Citizen	36	6	11	19	41	60	−19	29

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promotion playoffs

Sangju Sangmu remains in the K League Classic.

	First round					Semi-final					Final
						2	Busan IPark	3
						3	Asan Mugunghwa	0
	3	Asan Mugunghwa	1
	4	Seongnam FC	0
											Busan IPark		0	1	1 (4)
											Sangju Sangmu (p)		1	0	1 (5)

Korea National League

Main article: 2017 Korea National League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gyeongju KHNP (C)	28	14	9	5	39	21	+18	51	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Gimhae City	28	12	14	2	38	21	+17	50	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Cheonan City	28	15	4	9	37	33	+4	49
4	Daejeon Korail	28	10	9	9	31	34	−3	39
5	Mokpo City	28	8	11	9	35	35	0	35
6	Changwon City	28	7	8	13	33	36	−3	29
7	Gangneung City	28	6	8	14	35	47	−12	26
8	Busan Transportation Corporation	28	5	7	16	22	43	−21	22

Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

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

K3 League Advanced

Main article: 2017 K3 League Advanced

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pocheon Citizen (C)	22	12	8	2	31	19	+12	44	Qualification for Championship final
2	Cheongju City	22	8	11	3	33	23	+10	35	Qualification for Championship first round
3	Hwaseong FC	22	9	8	5	30	26	+4	35
4	Yangpyeong FC	22	11	2	9	25	28	−3	35
5	Gimpo Citizen	22	9	6	7	28	26	+2	33
6	Icheon Citizen	22	9	5	8	43	32	+11	32
7	Chungbuk Cheongju	22	7	9	6	18	19	−1	30
8	Gyeongju Citizen	22	7	5	10	36	36	0	26
9	Jeonju FC	22	7	5	10	30	36	−6	26
10	Chuncheon FC	22	7	3	12	23	29	−6	24
11	Paju Citizen (R)	22	6	6	10	22	31	−9	24	Relegation to K3 League Basic
12	Yangju Citizen (R)	22	4	4	14	33	47	−14	16

Source: KFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Championship playoffs

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.

	First round					Semi-final					Final
	2	Cheongju City	3
											Pocheon Citizen (a.e.t.)		0	2	2
	5	Gimpo Citizen	3
						2	Cheongju City	0			Cheongju City		1	0	1
						3	Hwaseong FC	0
	3	Hwaseong FC	1
	4	Yangpyeong FC	1

K3 League Basic

Main article: 2017 K3 League Basic

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Jungnang Chorus Mustang (C, P)	16	12	4	0	43	12	+31	40	Promotion to K3 League Advanced
2	Siheung Citizen	16	13	0	3	32	17	+15	39	Qualification for promotion playoffs
3	Pyeongtaek G-SMATT (O, P)	16	8	3	5	38	26	+12	27
4	Buyeo FC	16	8	3	5	23	18	+5	27
5	FC Uijeongbu	16	8	0	8	35	25	+10	24
6	Busan FC	16	6	3	7	34	35	−1	21
7	Pyeongchang FC	16	5	3	8	27	29	−2	18
8	Goyang Citizen	16	2	2	12	16	41	−25	8
9	Seoul United	16	0	2	14	19	64	−45	2

Source: KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion playoffs

When a match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.^[1][2]

	Semi-finals				Final
	2 Siheung Citizen	1
	5 FC Uijeongbu	2
					5 FC Uijeongbu	2
					3 Pyeongtaek G-SMATT	2
	3 Pyeongtaek G-SMATT	3
	4 Buyeo FC	0

WK League

Main article: 2017 WK League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)	28	22	4	2	88	18	+70	70	Qualification for playoffs final
2	Icheon Daekyo	28	16	5	7	51	34	+17	53	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Hwacheon KSPO	28	13	7	8	45	50	−5	46
4	Seoul WFC	28	12	5	11	40	43	−3	41
5	Suwon FMC	28	9	10	9	39	38	+1	37
6	Gumi Sportstoto	28	8	7	13	34	43	−9	31
7	Gyeongju KHNP	28	5	6	17	23	53	−30	21
8	Boeun Sangmu	28	3	4	21	22	63	−41	13

Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

	Semi-final					Final
						1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	3	3	6
	2	Icheon Daekyo	1				Hwacheon KSPO	0	0	0
	3	Hwacheon KSPO	2

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2017 Korean FA Cup

	Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors			0 (2)
	Bucheon FC 1995 (p)			0 (4)
							Bucheon FC 1995			0
							Sangju Sangmu			2
	Sangju Sangmu			1
	Gangneung City			0
													Sangju Sangmu			1
													Ulsan Hyundai			030
	Gyeongnam FC			2
	Daegu FC			1
							Gyeongnam FC			1
							Ulsan Hyundai			2
	Ulsan Hyundai			3
																			27 September – Ulsan
	Chuncheon FC			1
																			Ulsan Hyundai			1
																			Mokpo City			0
	Gangwon FC			1
	Daejeon Korail			0
							Gangwon FC			0
							Seongnam FC			1
	Seongnam FC			3
	Cheongju City			1
													Seongnam FC			0
													Mokpo City			3
	Gyeongju KHNP			0
	Pocheon Citizen			2
							Pocheon Citizen			0
							Mokpo City			1
	Mokpo City			1
																									29 November, 3 December
	Yangpyeong FC			0
																									Ulsan Hyundai	020	000	020
																									Busan IPark	1	0	1
	Daejeon Citizen			2
	Yeungnam University			0
							Daejeon Citizen			1
							Jeonnam Dragons			2
	Jeonnam Dragons			4
	Jeonju Citizen			0
													Jeonnam Dragons			1
													Busan IPark			3
	FC Seoul			2
	FC Anyang			0
							FC Seoul			0 (7)
							Busan IPark (p)			0 (8)
	Busan IPark (a.e.t.)			1
																			25 October – Busan
	Pohang Steelers			0
																			Busan IPark (p)			1 (4)
																			Suwon Samsung Bluewings			1 (2)
	Gwangju FC (a.e.t.)			4
	Yonsei University			2
							Gwangju FC			3
							Asan Mugunghwa			0
	Asan Mugunghwa			2
	Ajou University			1
													Gwangju FC			1
													Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.)			2
	Jeju United			1
	Gimhae City			0
							Jeju United			0
							Suwon Samsung Bluewings			2
	Incheon United			0
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings			1

Korea National League Championship

Main article: 2017 Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Group A Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Cheonan City 3 5 2 Changwon City 3 4 3 Gimhae City 3 4 4 Mokpo City 3 2

Group B Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Gyeongju KHNP 3 7 2 Daejeon Korail 3 6 3 Busan Transportation Corporation 3 3 4 Gangneung City 3 1

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	Cheonan City (p)	1 (7)
	B2	Daejeon Korail	1 (6)
						Cheonan City		2 (3)
						Changwon City (p)		2 (4)
	B1	Gyeongju KHNP	1 (2)
	A2	Changwon City (p)	1 (4)

International cups

AFC Champions League

Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League

Team	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
FC Seoul	Group stage	Group F	Third place	0–1	Home	Shanghai SIPG
				2–4	Away
				2–5	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				1–0	Home
				2–3	Home	Western Sydney Wanderers
				3–2	Away
Jeju United	Round of 16	Group H	Runners-up	0–1	Home	Jiangsu Suning
				2–1	Away
				4–1	Away	Gamba Osaka
				2–0	Home
				3–3	Away	Adelaide United
				1–3	Home
		Round of 16	2–3	2–0	Home	Urawa Red Diamonds
				0–3 (a.e.t.)	Away
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Group stage	Group G	Third place	1–1	Away	Kawasaki Frontale
				0–1	Home
				2–2	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				2–2	Away
				1–0	Away	Eastern
				5–0	Home
Ulsan Hyundai	Group stage	Qualifying play-offs	1–1 (4–3 p)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Kitchee
		Group E	Third place	0–2	Away	Kashima Antlers
				0–4	Home
				6–0	Home	Brisbane Roar
				3–2	Away
				0–0	Home	Muangthong United
				0–1	Away

See also

• Football in South Korea