2015 K League Classic Explained

Competition:Hyundai Oilbank
K League Classic
Season:2015
Winners:Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(4th title)
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FC Seoul
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Pohang Steelers
Relegated:Busan IPark
Daejeon Citizen
Best Player:Lee Dong-gook
League Topscorer:Kim Shin-wook
(18 goals)
Matches:228
Total Goals:546
Biggest Home Win:Jeju 5–0 Daejeon
(21 March 2015)
Biggest Away Win:Daejeon 1–4 Seongnam
(4 April 2015)
Highest Scoring:Jeju 4–3 Seongnam
(3 June 2015)
Jeju 3–4 Suwon
(17 June 2015)
Daejeon 3–4 Jeonbuk
(5 July 2015)
Pohang 3–4 Jeju
(8 July 2015)
Jeonnam 2–5 Ulsan
(25 October 2015)
Seoul 3–4 Suwon
(7 November 2015)
Longest Wins:6 matches
Pohang Steelers
Longest Unbeaten:15 matches
Pohang Steelers
Longest Winless:17 matches
Daejeon Citizen
Longest Losses:8 matches
Daejeon Citizen
Highest Attendance:39,328
Seoul 0–0 Suwon
(27 June 2015)
Lowest Attendance:628
Jeonnam 2–1 Gwangju
(7 November 2015)
Average Attendance:7,720
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 K League Classic was the 33rd season of the top division of South Korean professional football, and the third season of the K League Classic.

Teams

General information

ClubCity/ProvinceManagerOwner(s)Other sponsor(s)
Busan IParkBusan Yoon Sung-hyoHDC Hyundai Development Company
Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Cho Jin-hoDaejeon Government
Gwangju FCGwangju Nam Ki-ilGwangju Government
Incheon UnitedIncheon Kim Do-hoonIncheon GovernmentShinhan Bank
Incheon International Airport
Jeju UnitedJeju Jo Sung-hwanSK Energy
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeonbuk Choi Kang-heeHyundai Motor Company
Jeonnam DragonsJeonnam Roh Sang-raePOSCO
Pohang SteelersPohang, Gyeongbuk Hwang Sun-hongPOSCO
Seongnam FCSeongnam, Gyeonggi Kim Hak-bumSeongnam Government
FC SeoulSeoul Choi Yong-sooGS Group
Suwon Samsung BluewingsSuwon, Gyeonggi Seo Jung-wonCheil WorldwideSamsung Electronics
Ulsan HyundaiUlsan Yoon Jung-hwanHyundai Heavy Industries

Stadiums

Busan IParkDaejeon CitizenGwangju FCIncheon UnitedJeju UnitedJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Busan Asiad StadiumDaejeon World Cup StadiumGwangju World Cup StadiumIncheon Football StadiumJeju World Cup StadiumJeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 53,864Capacity: 41,295Capacity: 44,118Capacity: 20,891Capacity: 35,657Capacity: 42,477
Jeonnam DragonsPohang SteelersSeongnam FCFC SeoulSuwon Samsung BluewingsUlsan Hyundai
Gwangyang Football StadiumPohang Steel YardTancheon StadiumSeoul World Cup StadiumSuwon World Cup StadiumUlsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 20,009Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 16,250Capacity: 66,704Capacity: 43,959Capacity: 44,474

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable
Jeonnam Dragons Ha Seok-juResigned29 November 2014 Roh Sang-rae29 November 2014Pre-season
Ulsan Hyundai Cho Min-kookSacked1 December 2014 Yoon Jung-hwan1 December 2014
Jeju United Park Kyung-hoonResigned3 December 2014 Jo Sung-hwan12 December 2014
Incheon United Kim Bong-gilSacked19 December 2014 Kim Do-hoon13 January 2015
Gwangju FC Nam Ki-il (caretaker)Promoted4 January 2015 Nam Ki-il4 January 2015
Daejeon Citizen Cho Jin-hoResigned21 May 2015 Michael Kim (caretaker)21 May 201512th
Daejeon Citizen Michael Kim (caretaker)Resigned26 May 2015 Choi Moon-sik27 May 201512th
Busan IPark Yoon Sung-hyoResigned13 July 2015 Denis Iwamura (caretaker)13 July 201511th
Busan IPark Denis Iwamura (caretaker)Caretaker7 October 2015 Choi Young-jun7 October 201511th

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian playerFormer players
Busan IPark Bill Elias Weslley Bergson
Nilson
Daejeon Citizen Niltinho Rafinha Wanderson Carvalho Álvaro Silva Adriano
Ricardinho
Gwangju FC Cassiano Daniel Oliveira Fábio Neves Gilberto Fortunato
Incheon United Kevin Oris Matej Jonjić Tomoki Wada
Jeju United Ciro Fernando Karanga Aleksandar Jovanović
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Leonardo Luiz Henrique Urko Vera Alex Wilkinson Edu
Eninho
Jeonnam Dragons Leandrinho Mislav Oršić Stevica Ristić
Pohang Steelers Tiago Alves Lazar Veselinović André Moritz
Seongnam FC Lucas Pajeu Javier Reina Jorginho
Ricardo Bueno
FC Seoul Adriano Mauricio Molina Osmar Yojiro Takahagi Éverton Santos
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Iliyan Mitsanski Kaio Léo Itaperuna
Ulsan Hyundai Éverton Santos Ivan Kovačec Server Djeparov Chikashi Masuda Tartá
Filip Kasalica

League table

Positions by matchday




Round 34–38

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

Group B

Relegation play-offs

The promotion-relegation play-offs were held between the winners of the 2015 K League Challenge play-offs and the 11th-placed club of the 2015 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 K League Classic.

-----Suwon FC won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark were relegated to the K League Challenge.

Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Kim Shin-wookUlsan Hyundai18
2 AdrianoDaejeon Citizen
FC Seoul
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Hwang Ui-joSeongnam FC
4 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors13
5 Júnior SantosSuwon Samsung Bluewingsalign=center rowspan=312
Lee Jong-hoJeonnam Dragons
Stevica RistićJeonnam Dragons
8 EduJeonbuk Hyundai Motorsalign=center rowspan=211
Ricardo LopesJeju United
10 Kwon Chang-hoonSuwon Samsung Bluewingsalign=center rowspan=210
LeonardoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Source:[1]

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings17
2 Ricardo LopesJeju Unitedalign=center rowspan=211
Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul
4 Kim Do-heonSeongnam FC8
5 Mislav OršićJeonnam Dragonsalign=center rowspan=37
Kim Tae-hwanUlsan Hyundai
Yoon Bit-garamJeju United
8 Ivan KovačecUlsan Hyundaialign=center rowspan=36
Song Jin-hyungJeju United
Ju Se-jongBusan IPark
Source:[1]

Awards

Main awards

The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015.

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top goalscorer Kim Shin-wookUlsan Hyundai
Top assist provider Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Young Player of the Year Lee Jae-sungJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FANtastic Player Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Manager of the Year Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Special Award OsmarFC Seoul
Shin Hwa-yongPohang Steelers
Fair Play AwardSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Source:[2]

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
Goalkeeper Kwon Sun-taeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defenders Hong ChulSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Matej JonjićIncheon United
Kim Kee-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Cha Du-riFC Seoul
Midfielders Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Lee Jae-sungJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kwon Chang-hoonSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Song Jin-hyungJeju United
Forwards Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
AdrianoFC Seoul
Source:[2]

Player of the Round

RoundWinnerClub
1 EduJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2 Kim Ho-namGwangju FC
3 Kim Seung-daePohang Steelers
4 Kim Do-heonSeongnam FC
5 Han Kyo-wonJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
6 Son Jun-hoPohang Steelers
7 Jong Tae-seSuwon Samsung Bluewings
8 AdrianoDaejeon Citizen
9 EduJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
10 Jung HoonJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11 Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
12 Kang Su-ilJeju United FC
13 Hwang Ui-joSeongnam FC
14 Yoon Bit-garamJeju United FC
15 Ko Moo-yeolPohang Steelers
16 Júnior SantosSuwon Samsung Bluewings
17 Júnior SantosSuwon Samsung Bluewings
18 Mislav OršićJeonnam Dragons
19 Éverton SantosFC Seoul
RoundWinnerClub
20 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
21 Ricardo LopesJeju United FC
22 Stevica RistićJeonnam Dragons
23 Lee Jae-sungJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
24 Park Chu-youngFC Seoul
25 Cho Chan-hoSuwon Samsung Bluewings
26 AdrianoFC Seoul
27 Kwon Chang-hoonSuwon Samsung Bluewings
28 Kwon Sun-taeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
29 Ricardo LopesJeju United FC
30 Fernando KarangaJeju United FC
31 AdrianoFC Seoul
32 Kwon Chang-hoonSuwon Samsung Bluewings
33 Ricardo LopesJeju United FC
34 Kim Ho-junJeju United FC
35 Ivan KovačecUlsan Hyundai
36 Yun Ju-taeFC Seoul
37 Kwon Chang-hoonSuwon Samsung Bluewings
38 Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Source:

Manager of the Month

MonthManagerClubDivision
March Nam Ki-ilGwangju FCK League Classic
April Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsK League Classic
May Kim Hak-bumSeongnam FCK League Classic
June Park Hang-seoSangju SangmuK League Challenge
July Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsK League Classic
August Kim Hak-bumSeongnam FCK League Classic
September Hwang Sun-hongPohang SteelersK League Classic
October Lee Young-jinDaegu FCK League Challenge
November Cho Duck-jeSuwon FCK League Challenge
Source:

Attendance

Attendance by club

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Top matches

Rank Date Home Score Away Venue AttendanceRoundDay of week
1 27 June 2015 0–0 39,32818Saturday
2 14 March 2015 1–2 32,5162Saturday
3 26 July 2015 2–1 31,19223Sunday
4 2 May 2015 2–0 30,4109Saturday
5 19 September 2015 0–3 29,04631 Saturday
6 21 November 2015 1–1 28,46037Saturday
7 12 September 2015 3–0 26,43330Saturday
8 18 April 2015 5–1 26,2507Saturday
9 25 October 2015 0–0 24,26235Sunday
10 7 March 2015 2–0 23,8101Saturday

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Data center - Official records - Recording room - K League 1 records - Individual record table . K League Data Portal . ko . 2021-08-23.
  2. Web site: https://newsis.com/common/?id=NISX20151201_0010450536&method= . ko:[K리그][종합]전북 이동국, 통산 4번째 MVP . ko . Newsis . 1 December 2015 . 2021-08-23.