| Country: | South Korea |
| Season: | 2010 |
| Division1: | K League |
| Champions1: | FC Seoul |
| Division2: | National League |
| Champions2: | Suwon City |
| Division3: | K3 League |
| Champions3: | Suwon City |
| Domestic: | Korean FA Cup |
| Dchampions: | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Leaguecup: | Korean League Cup |
| Lchampions: | FC Seoul |
| Wdivision1: | WK League |
| Wchampions1: | Suwon FMC |
| Prevseason: | 2009 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
This article shows a summary of the 2010 football season in South Korea.
See main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019).
See main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019).
See main article: South Korea at the FIFA World Cup. The Korean FA appointed Hiddink's predecessor Huh Jung-moo as the manager again after Pim Verbeek resigned due to mental stress at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.[1] Under Huh, South Korea won their group in the final round (fourth round) of the Asian qualifiers with four victories and four draws without a loss, easily qualifying for the 2010 tournament.[2] Park Ji-sung, Park Chu-young, Lee Chung-yong, and Ki Sung-yueng were in charge of South Korea's attack in the qualifiers, and were evaluated as four key players among the squad of the time.[3]
South Korea finished second in the Group B with four points, qualifying for the knockout stage. They were then eliminated from the tournament after losing to Uruguay in the round of 16.
| Group B table | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| width=30 | width=200 | Team | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=200 | Qualification | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
See also: 2010 East Asian Football Championship.
| width=30 | width=200 | Team | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
See also: Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's tournament.
See main article: 2010 K League.
See main article: 2010 K League Championship.
See main article: 2010 Korea National League.
See main article: 2010 K3 League.
See main article: 2010 WK-League.
See main article: 2010 Korean FA Cup.
See main article: 2010 Korean League Cup.
See main article: 2010 Korea National League Championship.
See main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League.
| Team | Result | Round | Aggregate | Score | Venue | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Quarter-finals | Group F | Runners-up | 4–1 | Away |  Persipura Jayapura |
| 8–0 | Home | |||||
| 1–2 | Home |  Kashima Antlers | ||||
| 1–2 | Away | |||||
| 2–1 | Away |  Changchun Yatai | ||||
| 1–0 | Home | |||||
| Round of 16 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — |  Adelaide United | ||
| Quarter-finals | 1–2 | 0–2 | Home | Al-Shabab | ||
| 1–0 | Away | |||||
| Pohang Steelers | Quarter-finals | Group H | Runners-up | 0–1 | Away | Adelaide United |
| 0–0 | Home | |||||
| 2–1 | Home | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||
| 3–4 | Away | |||||
| 1–0 | Home | Shandong Luneng | ||||
| 2–1 | Away | |||||
| Round of 16 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | Kashima Antlers | ||
| Quarter-finals | 2–3 | 1–2 | Away |  Zob Ahan | ||
| 1–1 | Home | |||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Champions | Group E | Winners | 2–0 | Home | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 0–3 | Away | |||||
| 2–0 | Away | Melbourne Victory | ||||
| 3–2 | Home | |||||
| 3–1 | Home | Beijing Guoan | ||||
| 1–0 | Away | |||||
| Round of 16 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Quarter-finals | 4–3 | 4–1 | Home |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| 0–2 | Away | |||||
| Semi-finals | 4–4 (a) | 3–4 | Away | Al-Shabab | ||
| 1–0 | Home | |||||
| Final | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | Zob Ahan | ||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Quarter-finals | Group G | Winners | 0–0 | Home | Gamba Osaka |
| 1–2 | Away | |||||
| 2–0 | Away | Singapore Armed Forces | ||||
| 6–2 | Home | |||||
| 2–0 | Away | Henan Jianye | ||||
| 2–0 | Home | |||||
| Round of 16 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | Beijing Guoan | ||
| Quarter-finals | 3–4 | 1–4 | Away | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | ||
| 2–0 | Home |
See also: 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.
| Team | Result | Round | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Fourth place | Quarter-finals | 4–1 | Al-Wahda |
| Semi-finals | 0–3 |  Inter Milan | ||
| Third place match | 2–4 |  Internacional |