2012 in South Korean football explained

Country:	South Korea
Season:	2012
Division1:	K League
Champions1:	FC Seoul
Division2:	National League
Champions2:	Incheon Korail
Division3:	National League
Champions3:	Incheon Korail
Division4:	Challengers League
Champions4:	Pocheon Citizen
Domestic:	Korean FA Cup
Dchampions:	Pohang Steelers
Wdivision1:	WK League
Wchampions1:	Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi
Prevseason:	2011
Nextseason:	2013
Flagicon:	yes

This article shows a summary of the 2012 football season in South Korea. South Korea won a bronze medal in the Olympic football tournament, becoming the second Asian country to win a medal in the Olympic football.

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).

FIFA World Cup qualification

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

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

Summer Olympics qualification

See also: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualifiers preliminary round 3.

AFC third round, Group A table

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1		6	3	3	0	8	2	+6	12	Qualification for Summer Olympics
2		6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8	Advance to AFC fourth round
3		6	1	4	1	6	8	−2	7
4		6	0	3	3	4	8	−4	3

Summer Olympics

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

AFC U-22 Championship qualification

See also: 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification.

Friendlies

Senior team

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Under-23 team

Leagues

K League

See main article: 2012 K League.

Korea National League

See main article: 2012 Korea National League.

Championship playoffs

Challengers League

See main article: 2012 Challengers League.

Championship playoffs

WK League

See main article: 2012 WK-League.

Championship playoffs

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

See main article: 2012 Korean FA Cup.

Korea National League Championship

See main article: 2012 Korea National League Championship.

Group stage

Group A

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1	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	2	3
2	Daejeon KHNP	2	3
3	Chungju Hummel	2	3

Group B

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1	Korean Police	3	6
2	Yongin City	3	6
3	Incheon Korail	3	3
4	Cheonan City	3	3

Group C

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1	Suwon City	3	7
2	Busan Transportation Corporation	3	6
3	Ansan H FC	3	3
4	Gimhae City	3	1

Group D

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1	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	3	6
2	Gangneung City	3	4
3	Changwon City	3	4
4	Mokpo City	3	3

Knockout stage

Challengers Cup

See main article: 2012 Challengers Cup.

Knockout stage

International cups

AFC Champions League

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

Team	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Group stage	Group H	Third place	1–5	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				3–1	Away
				1–5	Away	Kashiwa Reysol
				0–2	Home
				2–0	Away	Buriram United
				3–2	Home
Pohang Steelers	Group stage		2–0	2–0	—	Chonburi
		Group E	Third place	3–0	Away	Gamba Osaka
				2–0	Home
				0–2	Home	Bunyodkor
				0–1	Away
				1–0	Home	Adelaide United
				0–1	Away
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Round of 16	Group G	Winners	2–2	Away	Nagoya Grampus
				1–1	Home
				1–1	Home	Tianjin TEDA
				3–0	Away
				1–1	Away	Central Coast Mariners
				5–0	Home
		Round of 16	0–1	0–1	—	Bunyodkor
Ulsan Hyundai	Champions	Group F	Winners	2–1	Home	Beijing Guoan
				3–2	Away
				2–2	Away	FC Tokyo
				1–0	Home
				1–1	Home	Brisbane Roar
				2–1	Away
		Round of 16	3–2	3–2	—	Kashiwa Reysol
		Quarter-finals	5–0	1–0	Home	Al-Hilal
				4–0	Away
		Semi-finals	5–1	3–1	Away	Bunyodkor
				2–0	Home
		Final	3–0	3–0	—	Al-Ahli

FIFA Club World Cup

See also: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

Team	Result	Round	Score	Opponent
Ulsan Hyundai	Sixth place	Quarter-finals	1–3	Monterrey
		Fifth place match	2–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima

See also

• Football in South Korea