The 2015 K League Classic was the 33rd season of the top division of South Korean professional football, and the third season of the K League Classic.
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| Season | 2015 |
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| Dates | 7 March – 29 November 2015 |
| Champions | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (4th title) |
| Relegated | Busan IPark Daejeon Citizen |
| Champions League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC Seoul Suwon Samsung Bluewings Pohang Steelers |
| Matches played | 228 |
| Goals scored | 546 (2.39 per match) |
| Best Player | Lee Dong-gook |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Shin-wook (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Jeju 5–0 Daejeon (21 March 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Daejeon 1–4 Seongnam (4 April 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Jeju 4–3 Seongnam (3 June 2015) Jeju 3–4 Suwon (17 June 2015) Daejeon 3–4 Jeonbuk (5 July 2015) Pohang 3–4 Jeju (8 July 2015) Jeonnam 2–5 Ulsan (25 October 2015) Seoul 3–4 Suwon (7 November 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Pohang Steelers |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Pohang Steelers |
| Longest winless run | 17 matches Daejeon Citizen |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Daejeon Citizen |
| Highest attendance | 39,328 Seoul 0–0 Suwon (27 June 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 628 Jeonnam 2–1 Gwangju (7 November 2015) |
| Average attendance | 7,720 |
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Teams edit
Locations of the 2015 K League Classic clubs
General information edit
Stadiums edit
| Busan IPark | Daejeon Citizen | Gwangju FC | Incheon United | Jeju United | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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| Busan Asiad Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | Incheon Football Stadium | Jeju World Cup Stadium | Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,864 | Capacity: 41,295 | Capacity: 44,118 | Capacity: 20,891 | Capacity: 35,657 | Capacity: 42,477 |
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| Jeonnam Dragons | Pohang Steelers | Seongnam FC | FC Seoul | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Ulsan Hyundai |
| Gwangyang Football Stadium | Pohang Steel Yard | Tancheon Stadium | Seoul World Cup Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,009 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 16,250 | Capacity: 66,704 | Capacity: 43,959 | Capacity: 44,474 |
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Managerial changes edit
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
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| Jeonnam Dragons |  Ha Seok-ju
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Resigned | 29 November 2014 | Roh Sang-rae
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29 November 2014 | Pre-season |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Cho Min-kook
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Sacked | 1 December 2014 | Yoon Jung-hwan
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1 December 2014 | |
| Jeju United | Park Kyung-hoon
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Resigned | 3 December 2014 | Jo Sung-hwan
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12 December 2014 | |
| Incheon United | Kim Bong-gil
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Sacked | 19 December 2014 | Kim Do-hoon
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13 January 2015 | |
| Gwangju FC | Nam Ki-il (caretaker)
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Promoted | 4 January 2015 | Nam Ki-il
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4 January 2015 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | Cho Jin-ho
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Resigned | 21 May 2015 |  Michael Kim (caretaker)
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21 May 2015 | 12th |
| Daejeon Citizen | Michael Kim (caretaker)
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Resigned | 26 May 2015 | Choi Moon-sik
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27 May 2015 | 12th |
| Busan IPark | Yoon Sung-hyo
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Resigned | 13 July 2015 |  Denis Iwamura (caretaker)
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13 July 2015 | 11th |
| Busan IPark | Denis Iwamura (caretaker)
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Caretaker | 7 October 2015 | Choi Young-jun
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7 October 2015 | 11th |
Foreign players edit
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. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- As of 31 July 2015
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 73 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 67 | |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 66 | Qualification for Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | FC Seoul | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | Qualification for Champions League group stage[a] |
| 5 | Seongnam FC | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 60 | |
| 6 | Jeju United | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 50 | |
| 7 | Ulsan Hyundai | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 53 | |
| 8 | Incheon United | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 51 | |
| 9 | Jeonnam Dragons | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 49 | |
| 10 | Gwangju FC | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 42 | |
| 11 | Busan IPark (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 26 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Daejeon Citizen (R) | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 19 | Relegation to K League Challenge |
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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Positions by matchday edit
Leaders
Qualification for Champions League
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to K League Challenge
Round 1–33 edit
Source: K League
Round 34–38 edit
Source: K League
Results edit
Matches 1–22 edit
Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.
Matches 23–33 edit
Matches 34–38 edit
After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.
Relegation play-offs edit
The promotion-relegation play-offs were held between the winners of the 2015 K League Challenge play-offs and the 11th-placed club of the 2015 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 K League Classic.
| Busan IPark | 0–2 | Suwon FC |
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Suwon FC won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark were relegated to the K League Challenge.
Player statistics edit
Top scorers edit
Source:[1]
Top assist providers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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| 1 | Yeom Ki-hun
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 17 |
| 2 | Ricardo Lopes
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Jeju United | 11 |
 Mauricio Molina
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FC Seoul | ||
| 4 | Kim Do-heon
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Seongnam FC | 8 |
| 5 |  Mislav Oršić
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Jeonnam Dragons | 7 |
| Kim Tae-hwan
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Ulsan Hyundai | ||
| Yoon Bit-garam
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Jeju United | ||
| 8 | Ivan Kovačec
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Ulsan Hyundai | 6 |
| Song Jin-hyung
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Jeju United | ||
| Ju Se-jong
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Busan IPark |
Source:[1]
Awards edit
Main awards edit
The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015.
Source:[2]
Best XI edit
| Position | Winner | Club |
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| Goalkeeper | Kwon Sun-tae
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Defenders | Hong Chul
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Matej Jonjić
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Incheon United | |
| Kim Kee-hee
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| Cha Du-ri
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FC Seoul | |
| Midfielders | Yeom Ki-hun
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Lee Jae-sung
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| Kwon Chang-hoon
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Song Jin-hyung
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Jeju United | |
| Forwards | Lee Dong-gook
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Adriano
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FC Seoul |
Source:[2]
Player of the Round edit
Source:[citation needed]
Manager of the Month edit
| Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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| March | Nam Ki-il
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Gwangju FC | K League Classic |
| April | Choi Kang-hee
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
| May | Kim Hak-bum
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Seongnam FC | K League Classic |
| June | Park Hang-seo
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Sangju Sangmu | K League Challenge |
| July | Choi Kang-hee
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
| August | Kim Hak-bum
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Seongnam FC | K League Classic |
| September | Hwang Sun-hong
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Pohang Steelers | K League Classic |
| October | Lee Young-jin
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Daegu FC | K League Challenge |
| November | Cho Duck-je
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Suwon FC | K League Challenge |
Source:[citation needed]
Attendance edit
Attendance by club edit
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 330,856 | 31,192 | 4,928 | 17,413 | +32.3% |
| 2 | FC Seoul | 326,269 | 39,328 | 4,267 | 17,172 | +0.9% |
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 250,702 | 29,046 | 6,538 | 13,195 | −32.7% |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 175,520 | 19,227 | 3,354 | 9,238 | −5.7% |
| 5 | Jeju United | 117,754 | 20,013 | 1,011 | 6,542 | −2.5% |
| 6 | Ulsan Hyundai | 119,309 | 18,031 | 1,524 | 6,279 | −10.7% |
| 7 | Seongnam FC | 107,619 | 12,187 | 1,593 | 5,664 | +50.8% |
| 8 | Incheon United | 97,250 | 10,704 | 1,623 | 4,863 | +6.4% |
| 9 | Jeonnam Dragons | 82,407 | 12,608 | 628 | 4,337 | +28.9% |
| 10 | Busan IPark | 63,440 | 9,123 | 1,187 | 3,339 | +2.6% |
| 11 | Daejeon Citizen | 47,370 | 11,857 | 763 | 2,493 | −22.0%† |
| 12 | Gwangju FC | 41,567 | 3,117 | 1,062 | 2,188 | +62.8%† |
| League total | 1,760,063 | 39,328 | 628 | 7,720 | −2.7% |
Updated to games played on 29 November 2015
Source: K League
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† Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge.
Top matches edit
| Rank | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Attendance | Round | Day of week |
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| 1 | 27 June 2015 | FC Seoul | 0–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 39,328 | 18 | Saturday |
| 2 | 14 March 2015 | FC Seoul | 1–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 32,516 | 2 | Saturday |
| 3 | 26 July 2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 31,192 | 23 | Sunday |
| 4 | 2 May 2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 30,410 | 9 | Saturday |
| 5 | 19 September 2015 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–3 | FC Seoul | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 29,046 | 31 | Saturday |
| 6 | 21 November 2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–1 | Seongnam FC | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 28,460 | 37 | Saturday |
| 7 | 12 September 2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–0 | FC Seoul | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 26,433 | 30 | Saturday |
| 8 | 18 April 2015 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 5–1 | FC Seoul | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 26,250 | 7 | Saturday |
| 9 | 25 October 2015 | FC Seoul | 0–0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 24,262 | 35 | Sunday |
| 10 | 7 March 2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–0 | Seongnam FC | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 23,810 | 1 | Saturday |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Data center - Official records - Recording room - K League 1 records - Individual record table" (in Korean). K League Data Portal. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b [K리그][종합]전북 이동국, 통산 4번째 MVP (in Korean). Newsis. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links edit
- Official website (in English)
- Review at K League (in Korean)
- RSSSF