2011 in South Korean football explained

Country:South Korea
Season:2011
Division1:K League
Champions1:Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Division2:National League
Champions2:Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Division3:Challengers League
Champions3:Gyeongju Citizen
Domestic:Korean FA Cup
Dchampions:Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Leaguecup:Korean League Cup
Lchampions:Ulsan Hyundai
Wdivision1:WK League
Wchampions1:Goyang Daekyo Kangaroos
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012
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This article shows a summary of the 2011 football season in South Korea.

National teams

See main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019).

See main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019).

AFC Asian Cup

See main article: South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup. After beating Iran in extra time of the quarter-final match, South Korea once again played extra time in the semi-finals against Japan. In this extra time, Hajime Hosogai who moved into the penalty area before Keisuke Honda kicked a penalty scored a controversial goal from the rebound. South Korea scored the equaliser after the misfortune, but lost on penalties.

Group C table
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FIFA World Cup qualification

See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round.

Summer Olympics qualification

See also: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers.

Friendlies

Under-23 team

Leagues

K League

Regular season

See main article: 2011 K League.

Championship playoffs

See main article: 2011 K League Championship.

Final table

Korea National League

See main article: 2011 Korea National League.

Championship playoffs

Challengers League

See main article: 2011 Challengers League.

Final table

WK League

See main article: 2011 WK-League.

Championship playoffs

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

See main article: 2011 Korean FA Cup.

Korean League Cup

See main article: 2011 Korean League Cup.

Knockout stage

Korea National League Championship

See main article: 2011 Korea National League Championship.

Knockout stage

Challengers Cup

See main article: 2011 Challengers Cup.

International cups

AFC Champions League

See main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League.

TeamResultRoundAggregateScoreVenueOpponent
FC SeoulQuarter-finalsGroup FWinners1–0Away Al-Ain
3–0Home
3–0Home Hangzhou Greentown
1–1Away
1–1Away Nagoya Grampus
0–2Home
Round of 163–03–0 Kashima Antlers
Quarter-finals2–31–3Away Al-Ittihad
1–0Home
Jeju UnitedGroup stageGroup EThird place0–1Home Tianjin TEDA
0–3Away
2–1Away Melbourne Victory
1–1Home
2–1Home Gamba Osaka
1–3Away
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsRunners-upGroup GWinners1–0Home Shandong Luneng
2–1Away
4–0Away Arema
6–0Home
0–1Away Cerezo Osaka
1–0Home
Round of 163–03–0 Tianjin TEDA
Quarter-finals9–53–4Away Cerezo Osaka
6–1Home
Semi-finals5–33–2Away Al-Ittihad
2–1Home
Final2–2 2–2 Al-Sadd
Suwon Samsung BluewingsSemi-finalsGroup HWinners0–0Away Sydney FC
3–1Home
4–0Home Shanghai Shenhua
3–0Away
1–1Home Kashima Antlers
1–1Away
Round of 162–02–0 Nagoya Grampus
Quarter-finals3–21–1Home Zob Ahan
2–1 Away
Semi-finals1–20–2Home Al-Sadd
1–0Away

See also