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The 2020 K League 1 was the 38th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K League, and the third season under its current name, the K League 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title and won a record-breaking eight K League championship.[1]

Hana1Q K League 1 2020
Season2020
Dates8 May – 1 November 2020
ChampionsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(8th title)
RelegatedSangju Sangmu
Busan IPark
Champions LeagueJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steelers
Daegu FC
Matches played162
Goals scored425 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerJúnior Negrão
(26 goals)
Biggest home winDaegu 6–0 Seoul
(14 June 2020)
Biggest away winSeongnam 0–6 Incheon
(27 September 2020)
Highest scoringDaegu 4–6 Gwangju
(30 August 2020)
Longest winning run5 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Hyundai
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Ulsan Hyundai
Longest winless run15 matches
Incheon United
Longest losing run8 matches
Incheon United
← 2019
2021 →
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Locations of the 2020 K League 1 teams

The regular season was scheduled to begin on 29 February and to end on 4 October,[2] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The K League 1 season officially began on 8 May.[4][5] On 24 April 2020, the Korean Professional Football Union (K League) confirmed that they would adopt a modified plan for the season, changing the regular season to 22 matches, and 5 Final Round matches per team. Sangju Sangmu and the lowest-placed team at the end of the season were relegated to the K League 2 for the 2021 season.[6]

Commencing this season, an additional spot for foreign players has been added for players from member countries of the ASEAN Football Federation.[7][8]

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to the 2020 K League 2

Teams promoted from the 2019 K League 2

Participating clubs by province

The following twelve clubs will compete in the K League 1 during the 2020 season.[9]

Club City / Area Manager Joined Owner(s) Kit Supplier Sponsor(s)
0 Busan IPark 0 Busan   Lee Ki-hyung (C) 1983 Hyundai Development Company Adidas HDC Group
0 Daegu FC 0 Daegu   Lee Byung-keun (C) 2002 Government of Daegu, Citizen Stockholder Forward DGB Daegu Bank, AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
0 Gangwon FC 0 Gangwon   Kim Byung-soo 2009 Government of Gangwon, Citizen Stockholder Applerind Gangwon Land
0 Gwangju FC 0 Gwangju   Park Jin-sub 2010 Government of Gwangju, Citizen Stockholder Kelme Government of Gwangju
0 Incheon United 0 Incheon   Jo Sung-hwan 2004 Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder Macron Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 Jeonbuk   José Morais 1995 Hyundai Motor Company Hummel Hyundai Motor Company
0 Pohang Steelers 0 Pohang   Kim Gi-dong 1983 POSCO Astore POSCO, Pohang City Hall
0 Sangju Sangmu 0 Sangju   Kim Tae-wan 2011 Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Kelme
0 Seongnam FC 0 Seongnam   Kim Nam-il 1988 Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder Umbro Government of Seongnam
0 FC Seoul 0 Seoul   Park Hyuk-soon (C) 1984 GS Group Le Coq Sportif GS Shop, GS Caltex
0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 Suwon   Park Kun-ha 1996 Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Puma Samsung Electronics
0 Ulsan Hyundai 0 Ulsan   Kim Do-hoon 1984 Hyundai Heavy Industries Hummel Hyundai Oil Bank, Hyundai Heavy Industries

Stadiums

Busan IPark Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Busan Gudeok Stadium DGB Daegu Bank Park Chuncheon Songam Leports Town
Gangneung Stadium 		Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju Football Stadium 		Incheon Football Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 12,349 Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 20,000
22,333 		Capacity: 40,245
12,000 		Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 42,477
           
Pohang Steelers Sangju Sangmu Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon Samsung
Bluewings 		Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steel Yard Sangju Civic Stadium Tancheon Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 15,042 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 44,102
         

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries and a slot for a player from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. A team could use five foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation.
The name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player ASEAN Player Former Players
Busan IPark   Vintecinco   Rômulo   Dostonbek Tursunov   Reis
Daegu FC   Césinha   Edgar   Dejan Damjanović   Tsubasa Nishi
Gangwon FC   Takahiro Nakazato
Gwangju FC   Felipe   Willyan   Marco Ureña   Rustam Ashurmatov
Incheon United   Stefan Mugoša   Elías Aguilar   Gustavo   Rashid Mahazi   Lanre Kehinde
  Gordan Bunoza
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   Murilo   Modou Barrow   Gustavo   Takahiro Kunimoto   Lars Veldwijk
Pohang Steelers   Manuel Palacios   Stanislav Iljutcenko   Aleksandar Paločević   Brandon O’Neill
Seongnam FC   Igor Jovanović   Tomislav Kiš   Jamshid Iskanderov
FC Seoul   Adriano   Osmar   Ikromjon Alibaev   Aleksandar Pešić
Suwon Samsung Bluewings   Doneil Henry   Terry Antonis   Adam Taggart   Sulejman Krpić
Ulsan Hyundai   Júnior Negrão   Dave Bulthuis   Bjørn Maars Johnsen   Jason Davidson

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 27 19 3 5 46 21 +25 60 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai 27 17 6 4 54 23 +31 57
3 Pohang Steelers 27 15 5 7 56 35 +21 50
4 Sangju Sangmu[b] (R) 27 13 5 9 34 36 −2 44 Relegation to K League 2
5 Daegu FC 27 10 8 9 43 39 +4 38 Qualification for Champions League group stage
6 Gwangju FC 27 6 7 14 32 46 −14 25
7 Gangwon FC 27 9 7 11 36 41 −5 34
8 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 27 8 7 12 27 30 −3 31
9 FC Seoul 27 8 5 14 23 44 −21 29
10 Seongnam FC 27 7 7 13 24 37 −13 28
11 Incheon United 27 7 6 14 25 35 −10 27
12 Busan IPark (R) 27 5 10 12 25 38 −13 25 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 22 matches.
  2. ^ Sangju Sangmu were a military team and were not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they were relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.

Positions by matchday

  Leader & AFC Champions League group stage
  Qualification to AFC Champions League qualification play-offs
  Relegation to the 2021 K League 2

Round 1–22

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors5211111111222222222222
Ulsan Hyundai1122222222111111111111
Pohang Steelers3364645555443544544443
Sangju Sangmu12746564333334433333334
Daegu FC6889856444555355455555
Gwangju FC11121212108777891010810101077786
Gangwon FC2575333667666678866968
Suwon Samsung Bluewings910108910881010899101111111111111111
FC Seoul8637791011991011111186689677
Seongnam FC4453479981111889679108899
Incheon United79911121212121212121212121212121212121212
Busan IPark10111110111111101167777997910101010
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2020. Source: kleague.com

Round 23–27

Final rounds are from round 23 to round 27

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: kleague.com

Fixtures and results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home \ Away BSI DGU GWN GJU ICU JHM PHS SJS SFC SEO SSB USH
Busan IPark — 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2
Daegu FC 3–0 — 2–1 4–6 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 6–0 3–1 1–3
Gangwon FC 2–4 0–0 — 4–1 2–3 1–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–3
Gwangju FC 3–1 2–4 2–2 — 2–1 3–3 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1
Incheon United 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 — 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 — 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–1
Pohang Steelers 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 4–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–4
Sangju Sangmu 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–4 — 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–5
Seongnam FC 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–4 0–1 — 1–2 0–2 1–2
FC Seoul 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–3 2–1 0–1 — 2–1 0–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–3 — 2–3
Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2020. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Round Matches 23–27

Teams only play each other once.

Season statistics

Awards

Most Valuable Player of The Round

Monthly Awards

Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month Goal of the Month
Player Club Manager Club Division Player Club
May   Júnior Negrão Ulsan Hyundai   Kim Nam-il Seongnam FC K League 1   Cho Jae-wan Gangwon FC
June   Cesinha Daegu FC   José Morais Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League 1   Cesinha Daegu FC
July   Júnior Negrão Ulsan Hyundai   Kim Do-hoon Ulsan Hyundai K League 1   Lee Dong-gyeong Ulsan Hyundai
August   Moon Seon-min Sangju Sangmu   Nam Ki-il Jeju United K League 2   Moon Seon-min Sangju Sangmu
September   Stefan Mugoša Incheon United   Kim Gi-dong Pohang Steelers K League 1   Adam Taggart Suwon Samsung Bluewings
October   Stanislav Iljutcenko Pohang Steelers   Nam Ki-il Jeju United K League 2   Hong Si-hoo Seongnam FC

Season Awards

The 2020 K League Awards was held on 5 November 2020.

K League Most Valuable Player

K League Young Player

K League Top Scorer

K League Top Assistor

K League Best XI

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper   Jo Hyeon-woo Ulsan Hyundai
Defender   Kang Sang-woo Sangju Sangmu / Pohang Steelers
Defender   Kwon Kyung-won Sangju Sangmu
Defender   Hong Jeong-ho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defender   Kim Tae-hwan Ulsan Hyundai
Midfielder   Han Kyo-won Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Midfielder   Son Jun-ho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Midfielder   Cesinha Daegu FC
Midfielder   Aleksandar Paločević Pohang Steelers
Forward   Júnior Negrão Ulsan Hyundai
Forward   Stanislav Iljutcenko Pohang Steelers

K League Manager of the Year

See also

References

  1. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (1 November 2020). "Jeonbuk show championship mettle in taking record-breaking K League title". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "K리그1 2020 시즌 2월 29일 개막" (in Korean). K League official site. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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  4. ^ King, Tom. "K-League to return on May 8". Sport Business. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ^ Jackson, Ed. "Socceroos star Adam Taggart is back playing for his club — and he's already scoring goals". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. ^ "K리그 개막전, 5월8일 '불금' 전북-수원전 '전주성'서 무관중으로 열린다" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. ^ "S. Korean pro football to add Southeast Asian player quota in 2020". 17 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. ^ "News: K League to Introduce ASEAN Quota in 2020". Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. ^ "K League Official Club Profiles Page".
  10. ^ a b "K LEAGUE / Record".
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