2011 U-League Explained

Competition:	Caffe Bene U-League
Season:	2011
Winners:	Hongik University (1st title)
Best Player:	Shim Dong-woon^[1]
League Topscorer:	Jeon Hyeon-chul (5 goals)
Matches:	597
Total Goals:	2132
Prevseason:	2010
Nextseason:	2012

The 2011 U-League, officially known as 2011 Caffe Bene U-League, was the fourth football season of the U-League. The 69 participating universities were divided into 7 regional leagues,^[2] and the top 32 teams advanced to the "U-League Championship", the knockout stage of the U-League. The other 37 teams eliminated in the regional round also participated in the "U-League Friendship", another tournament made by Korea Football Association.^[3]

Regional round

Southern League

Playoff rounds

Four teams of the second playoff round qualified for the U-League Championship, and the other nine teams advanced to the U-League Friendship.^[4] Hanzhung University, Seonam University and Chodang University directly advanced to the second playoff round.

Second playoff round

Friendship

The draw for the U-League Friendship was held on 4 October 2011.^[4] Hoseo University withdrew from the tournament.

Final

Championship

The draw for the U-League Championship was held on 4 October 2011.^[4]

Final

See also

• 2011 in South Korean football
• 2011 Korean FA Cup

Notes and References

1. News: https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20111112/41821606/5 . ko:홍익대, U리그 왕중왕! . ko . Dong-A Ilbo . 2011-11-12 . 2023-04-29.
2. Web site: ko:2011 U리그 권역추첨 완료.. 챌린저십 신설 . http://www.kfa.or.kr/news/news_view.asp?tb_name=kfa_gisa&g_idx=6103&g_gubun=9 . KFA . 2010-12-21 . Korean.
3. Web site: ko:대학 최고를 가린다, U리그 4월 1일 개막 . http://www.kfa.or.kr/news/news_view.asp?tb_name=kfa_gisa&g_idx=6394 . KFA . 2010-12-21 . Korean.
4. Web site: http://www.kfa.or.kr/news/news_view.asp?tb_name=kfa_gisa&g_idx=7537&g_gubun=9 . ko:U리그 챔피언십 및 프렌드십 대진 확정 . KFA . ko.