2011 K-League Explained

Competition:Hyundai Oilbank
K League
Season:2011
Winners:Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(2nd title)
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Best Player:Lee Dong-gook
League Topscorer:Dejan Damjanović
(23 goals)
Matches:246
Total Goals:669
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 Wins:7 matches
FC Seoul
Longest Unbeaten:20 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Longest Winless:14 matches
Daejeon Citizen
Longest Losses: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
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason: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

ClubManagerCityStadium2010 season
Busan IPark An Ik-sooBusanBusan Asiad Stadium8th place
Jeonnam Dragons Jung Hae-seongGwangyangGwangyang Football Stadium10th place
Daegu FC Lee Young-jinDaeguDaegu Stadium
Daegu Civic Stadium
15th place
Daejeon Citizen Yoo Sang-chulDaejeonDaejeon World Cup Stadium13th place
Gangwon FC Kim Sang-hoGangneung
Chuncheon
Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium
12th place
Gwangju FC Choi Man-heeGwangjuGwangju World Cup Stadium
Gyeongnam FC Choi Jin-hanChangwonChangwon Football Center6th place
Incheon United Huh Jung-mooIncheonIncheon Munhak Stadium11th place
Jeju United Park Kyung-hoonSeogwipoJeju World Cup StadiumRunners-up
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-heeJeonjuJeonju World Cup Stadium3rd place
Pohang SteelersPohangPohang Steel Yard9th place
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Kim Tae-wanSangjuSangju Civic Stadium14th place
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Shin Tae-yongSeongnamTancheon Sports Complex4th place
FC Seoul Choi Yong-sooSeoulSeoul World Cup StadiumChampions
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Yoon Sung-hyoSuwonSuwon World Cup Stadium7th place
Ulsan Hyundai Kim Ho-konUlsanUlsan Munsu Football Stadium5th place

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable
Jeonnam Dragons Park Hang-seoResigned5 November 2010 Jung Hae-seong10 November 2010Pre-season
Busan IPark Hwang Sun-hongEnd of contract9 November 2010 An Ik-soo8 December 2010
Pohang Steelers Park Chang-hyunCaretaker9 November 2010 Hwang Sun-hong9 November 2010
FC Seoul Nelo VingadaResigned12 December 2010 Hwangbo Kwan28 December 2010
Gangwon FC Choi Soon-hoResigned4 April 2011[1] Kim Sang-ho4 April 201116th
FC Seoul Hwangbo KwanResigned26 April 2011[2] Choi Yong-soo26 April 201114th
Daejeon Citizen Wang Sun-jaeSacked4 July 2011 Yoo Sang-chul17 July 2011[3] 15th
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Lee Soo-chulResigned11 July 2011 Kim Tae-wan14 July 201113th

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer player(s)
Busan IPark Éder Baiano Fágner Iain Fyfe Felipe Azevedo
Bas van den Brink
Chunnam Dragons Índio Weslley Javier Reina Robert Cornthwaite
Daegu FC Juninho Matheus Thiago Quirino
Daejeon Citizen Wagner Querino Bai Zijian Yuta Baba Wésley Brasilia
Gangwon FC Muhamed Džakmić Mateas Delić Stipe Lapić
Masahiro Ohashi
Gwangju FC Alessandro Celin João Paulo Vinícius Lopes
Gyeongnam FC Morato Roni Wilmar Jordán Luke DeVere Lúcio Curió
Incheon United Almir Elionar Bombinha Fábio Bahia Timur Kapadze Luizinho
Diego Giaretta
Jeju United Jair Júnior Santos Felipinho
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Eninho Luiz Henrique Krunoslav Lovrek Huang Bowen
Pohang Steelers Adriano Chuva Mota Derek Asamoah
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Éverton Santos Héverton Dženan Radončić Sasa Ognenovski Jean Carlos
FC Seoul Adilson Mauricio Molina Dejan Damjanović Server Djeparov
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Diego Oliveira Mato Neretljak Stevica Ristić Alexander Geynrikh Bergson
Marcel
Ulsan Hyundai Lúcio Curió Vinicius Juan Velez Magnum
Naji Majrashi

Regular season

League table

Results

Championship playoffs

See main article: 2011 K League Championship.

Final table

Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=11 Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoulalign=center rowspan=123
align=center rowspan=12 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motorsalign=center rowspan=116
align=center rowspan=13 Kim Jung-wooSangju Sangmu Phoenix
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
align=center rowspan=115
align=center rowspan=14 Júnior SantosJeju Unitedalign=center rowspan=114
align=center rowspan=15 MotaPohang Steelersalign=center rowspan=113
align=center rowspan=26 Kim Dong-chanJeonbuk Hyundai Motorsalign=center rowspan=210
Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul
align=center rowspan=68 Han Sang-woonBusan IParkalign=center rowspan=69
Lim Sang-hyubBusan IPark
Yang Dong-hyunBusan IPark
Ko Moo-yeolPohang Steelers
Stevica RistićSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
align=center rowspan=11 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motorsalign=center rowspan=115
align=center rowspan=12 Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewingsalign=center rowspan=113
align=center rowspan=13 Mauricio MolinaFC Seoulalign=center rowspan=112
align=center rowspan=24 Kim Eun-jungJeju Unitedalign=center rowspan=28
MotaPohang Steelers
align=center rowspan=46 Han Sang-woonBusan IParkalign=center rowspan=47
Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Koh Myong-jinFC Seoul
Choi Jae-sooUlsan Hyundai
align=center rowspan=410 Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FCalign=center rowspan=46
Yun Il-lokGyeongnam FC
Bae Ki-jongJeju United
Hwang Jin-sungPohang Steelers

Awards

Main awards

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top goalscorer[4] Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Top assist provider Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Rookie of the Year Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FC
FANtastic Player Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Manager of the Year Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
Goalkeeper Kim Young-kwangUlsan Hyundai
Defenders Park Won-jaeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Cho Sung-hwanJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Choi Chul-soonJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kwak Tae-hwiUlsan Hyundai
Midfielders Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Ha Dae-sungFC Seoul
EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FC
Forwards Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Source:[5]

Attendance

Top matches

Rank Date Home Score Away Venue Attendance Matchday Day of week
1 6 March 2011 0–2 51,606 Round 1 Sunday
2 3 October 2011 1–0 44,537 Round 27 Monday
3 11 June 2011 1–1 44,358 Round 13 Saturday
4 23 October 2011 3–1 42,909 Round 29 Sunday
5 7 May 2011 1–2 38,068 Round 9 Saturday
6 5 March 2011 3–2 36,241 Round 1 Saturday
7 6 March 2011 1–2 34,758 Round 1 Sunday
8 18 September 2011 2–1 33,663 Round 25 Sunday
9 4 December 2011 2–1 33,554 Sunday
10 12 March 2011 1–1 32,340 Round 2 Saturday

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Choi quits as coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111114634/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1411772.html . dead . 11 November 2012 . FIFA . 4 April 2011 . 10 April 2011.
  2. News: Kwan quits as Seoul coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111140252/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1424605.html . dead . 11 November 2012 . FIFA . 26 April 2011 . 26 April 2011.
  3. News: http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=soccer&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=109&article_id=0002232085 . ko:대전 신임 감독에 유상철, 23일 홈서 데뷔전 . . Osen . 17 July 2011 . 17 July 2011 . ko.
  4. Web site: https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/12/04/2011120400928.html . ko:2011년 K-리그 결산, 승부조작의 빛과 그림자 . . 4 December 2011 . 2021-05-15 . ko.
  5. Web site: https://sports.news.naver.com/general/news/read.nhn?oid=003&aid=0004227878 . ko:[K리그]전북 이동국 2년 만에 MVP…신인왕은 이승기 . ko . . . 6 December 2011.