2011 K-League
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| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Regular season: 5 March – 30 October 2011 Championship: 19 November – 4 December 2011 |
| Champions | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2nd title) |
| Champions League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Ulsan Hyundai Pohang Steelers Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Matches played | 246 |
| Goals scored | 669 (2.72 per match) |
| Best Player | Lee Dong-gook |
| Top goalscorer | Dejan Damjanović (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Pohang 7–0 Daejeon (9 July 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Incheon 2–6 Jeonbuk (30 April 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Seoul 6–3 Gangwon (27 August 2011) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches FC Seoul |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches Daejeon Citizen |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Gangwon FC |
| Highest attendance | 51,606 Seoul 0–2 Suwon (6 March 2011) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,027 Daegu 2–3 Busan (9 July 2011) |
| Average attendance | 11,634 |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The 2011 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2011, was the 29th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank.
Teams
General information
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeonnam Dragons | Resigned | 5 November 2010 | 10 November 2010 | Pre-season | ||
| Busan IPark | End of contract | 9 November 2010 | 8 December 2010 | |||
| Pohang Steelers | Caretaker | 9 November 2010 | 9 November 2010 | |||
| FC Seoul | Resigned | 12 December 2010 | 28 December 2010 | |||
| Gangwon FC | Resigned | 4 April 2011[1] | 4 April 2011 | 16th | ||
| FC Seoul | Resigned | 26 April 2011[2] | 26 April 2011 | 14th | ||
| Daejeon Citizen | Sacked | 4 July 2011 | 17 July 2011[3] | 15th | ||
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | Resigned | 11 July 2011 | 14 July 2011 | 13th |
Foreign players
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 63 | Qualification for the K League playoffs final |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the K League playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for the K League playoffs first round |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 55 | |
| 5 | Busan IPark | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 46 | |
| 6 | Ulsan Hyundai | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 46 | |
| 7 | Jeonnam Dragons | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 43 | |
| 8 | Gyeongnam FC | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Jeju United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 35 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a] |
| 11 | Gwangju FC | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 35 | |
| 12 | Daegu FC | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 33 | |
| 13 | Incheon United | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 32 | |
| 14 | Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 29 | |
| 15 | Daejeon Citizen | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 27 | |
| 16 | Gangwon FC | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 15 |
Positions by matchday
Source: K League
Results
Championship playoffs
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Seoul | 1 | 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 2 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 1 (3) | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Busan IPark | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final table
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | Qualification for the Champions League playoff round |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| 5 | FC Seoul | |
| 6 | Busan IPark |
Player statistics
Top scorers
Top assist providers
Awards
Main awards
Best XI
| Position | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Ulsan Hyundai | |
| Defenders | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | ||
| Midfielders | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| FC Seoul | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| Gyeongnam FC | ||
| Forwards | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| FC Seoul |
Source:[4]
Attendance
Attendance by club
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul | 447,397 | 51,606 | 9,797 | 27,962 | −9.4% |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 400,073 | 44,537 | 13,004 | 23,534 | −11.6% |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 259,790 | 33,554 | 8,334 | 16,237 | +13.5% |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai | 254,164 | 34,758 | 3,376 | 15,885 | +104.0% |
| 5 | Daejeon Citizen | 213,653 | 32,340 | 4,771 | 14,244 | +66.1% |
| 6 | Pohang Steelers | 226,527 | 21,317 | 5,473 | 14,158 | +26.7% |
| 7 | Gyeongnam FC | 136,021 | 22,468 | 1,214 | 9,068 | −27.5% |
| 8 | Gwangju FC | 131,844 | 36,241 | 2,515 | 8,790 | n/a† |
| 9 | Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | 126,594 | 16,400 | 3,245 | 8,440 | +123.2% |
| 10 | Incheon United | 113,432 | 27,831 | 1,127 | 7,562 | −11.8% |
| 11 | Busan IPark | 108,630 | 29,267 | 2,336 | 7,242 | +64.9% |
| 12 | Jeonnam Dragons | 102,810 | 19,247 | 1,368 | 6,854 | −42.9% |
| 13 | Daegu FC | 97,157 | 20,187 | 1,027 | 6,477 | +31.0% |
| 14 | Gangwon FC | 87,676 | 15,497 | 2,017 | 5,845 | −38.7% |
| 15 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 86,952 | 12,131 | 2,893 | 5,797 | +40.4% |
| 16 | Jeju United | 69,138 | 12,775 | 1,191 | 4,609 | −14.7% |
| League total | 2,861,858 | 51,606 | 1,027 | 11,634 | +6.3% |
Updated to games played on 4 December 2011
Source: K League
Notes:
† First season in K League.
* Including K League Championship matches.
Top matches
See also
References
- ^ "Choi quits as coach". FIFA. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "Kwan quits as Seoul coach". FIFA. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ 대전 신임 감독에 유상철, 23일 홈서 데뷔전. Naver (in Korean). Osen. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e [K리그]전북 이동국 2년 만에 MVP…신인왕은 이승기. Naver (in Korean). Newsis. 6 December 2011.
- ^ a b 2011년 K-리그 결산, 승부조작의 빛과 그림자 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Review at K League (in Korean)

