| Season: | 2012 |
| Chairman: |  Lee Jae-Chul |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 14th |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Ko Cha-Won (3) Lee Sung-Jae (3) |
| Season Topscorer: | Yoo Chang-Hyun (4) |
| Highest Attendance: | 5,710 vs Gwangju (March 4) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,063 vs Busan (April 28) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,508 (as of May 20) |
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| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2012 season was Sangju Sangmu Phoenix's eleventh season in the K-League in South Korea. Sangju Sangmu Phoenix was competing in K-League and Korean FA Cup.
See main article: 2012 K-League. All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9
See main article: 2012 Korean FA Cup.
Statistics accurate as of match played 28 June 2012
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Appearances | Goals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | App (sub) | Total | ||||||
| 1 | | GK | Kwon Sun-Tae | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (0) | 6 | 0 | |
| 2 | | MF | Choi Hyo-Jin | 16 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 17 (1) | 18 | 0 | |
| 3 | | DF | Lee Jong-Chan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | | DF | Bang Dae-Jong | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (3) | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | | DF | Yong Hyun-Jin | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (0) | 13 | 0 | |
| 6 | | DF | Kang Min-Woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | MF | Kim Chi-Woo | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (0) | 13 | 0 | |
| 8 | | MF | Lee Jong-min | 7 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (3) | 12 | 0 | |
| 9 | | MF | Kim Yong-Tae | 7 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 8 (3) | 11 | 0 | |
| 10 | | MF | Kim Jae-Sung | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 (0) | 17 | 3 | |
| 11 | | FW | Kim Min-Soo | 5 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (4) | 9 | 0 | |
| 12 | | MF | Kim Jung-Bin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | | FW | Lee Sung-Jae | 2 (10) | 3 | 0 (2) | 1 | 2 (12) | 14 | 4 | |
| 14 | | MF | Kim Cheol-Ho | 8 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 (3) | 11 | 2 | |
| 15 | | MF | Kim Beom-Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | MF | Oh Won-Jong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | MF | Kim Young-Sin | 13 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 (1) | 15 | 1 | |
| 18 | | FW | Yoo Chang-Hyun | 15 (2) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 (2) | 19 | 4 | |
| 19 | | MF | Ko Cha-Won | 9 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 (3) | 13 | 3 | |
| 20 | | MF | Baek Ji-Hoon | 4 (6) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (7) | 11 | 0 | |
| 21 | | GK | Kim Ho-Jun | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (0) | 9 | 0 | |
| 22 | | DF | Kim Chi-Gon | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 (0) | 18 | 1 | |
| 23 | | DF | Lee Yoon-Eui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | MF | Kim Sung-Min | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | | DF | Jang Suk-Won | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | | MF | Oh Bong-Jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | | MF | Ha Sung-Min | 15 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 (1) | 18 | 0 | |
| 28 | | MF | Park Sang-Hee | 0 (3) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (4) | 5 | 2 | |
| 29 | | DF | Kim Young-Bin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | | MF | Hwang Byung-In | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | GK | Lee Sang-Ki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (0) | 5 | 0 | |
| 32 | | DF | Kim Hyung-Il | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 (0) | 11 | 1 | |
| 33 | | MF | Kim Hong-Il | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | | DF | Lee Sang-Hee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | | FW | Kim Myung-Woon | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 4 | 0 | |
| 36 | | DF | Jeong Ho-Jeong | 5 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 (3) | 10 | 0 | |
| 37 | | FW | Jung Jung-Seok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | | MF | Lee Jong-Sung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | | FW | Shin Yeon-Soo | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | | GK | Kang Sung-Kwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rank | Nation | Number | Name | K-League | KFA Cup | Sum | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | | 13 | Lee Sung-Jae | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| = | | 18 | Yoo Chang-Hyun | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| = | | 10 | Kim Jae-Sung | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| = | | 7 | Kim Chi-Woo | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2 | | 19 | Ko Cha-Won | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | | 14 | Kim Cheol-Ho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | | 28 | Park Sang-Hee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | | 17 | Kim Young-Sin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | | 22 | Kim Chi-Gon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | | 32 | Kim Hyung-Il | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | | 2 | Choi Hyo-Jin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | | 4 | Bang Dae-Jong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | | 9 | Kim Yong-Tae | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | | 11 | Kim Min-Soo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | | 20 | Baek Ji-Hoon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | | 27 | Ha Sung-Min | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 16 |
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | K-League | KFA Cup | Total | ||||
| GK | | 1 | Kwon Sun-Tae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | | 2 | Choi Hyo-Jin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | | 4 | Bang Dae-Jong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | | 5 | Yong Hyun-Jin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | | 7 | Kim Chi-Woo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | | 8 | Lee Jong-min | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | | 9 | Kim Yong-Tae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | | 10 | Kim Jae-Sung | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | | 17 | Kim Young-Sin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | | 18 | Yoo Chang-Hyun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | | 19 | Ko Cha-Won | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | | 20 | Baek Ji-Hoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | | 22 | Kim Chi-Gon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | | 27 | Ha Sung-Min | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| GK | | 31 | Lee Sang-Ki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | | 32 | Kim Hyung-Il | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |