K League 1 2020

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K League 1 2020
Relegated Sangju Sangmu FC 1
Teams 12
Games 162 + 2 relegation games  (108 played)
Gates 279  (ø 2.58 per game)
spectator 32,833  (ø 304 per game)
← K League 1 2019

The K League 1 2020 (also called KEB Bank K League 1 2020 for sponsorship reasons ) is the third season of the highest South Korean football league under this name and the 38th season since it was officially founded in 1983. The season was originally supposed to start in early March and should end in early December. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea , the season only started on May 8, 2020. The defending champions are Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors . The newcomers are Gwangju FC and Busan IPark .

Attendees

K League 1 2020 venues
team city Trainer Home stadium capacity In the league since Previous year's placement
Busan IPark Busan Jo Deok-je Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363 2020 Relegation winners
Daegu FC Daegu Lee Byeong-geun (Interim) DGB Daegu Bank Park 12,415 2017 5th place
Gangwon FC Chuncheon Kim Byeong-su Chuncheon Songam Leports Town Stadium 20,000 2017 6th place
Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 22,333
Gwangju FC Gwangju Park Jin-seob Gwangju World Cup replacement stadium 12,000 2020 Climbers
Incheon United Incheon Jo Seong-hwan Incheon football stadium 20,891 2004 10th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonju José Morais Jeonju World Cup Stadium 42,477 1995 master
Pohang Steelers Pohang Kim Ki-dong Steel Yard Stadium 17,443 1983 4th Place
Sangju Sangmu FC Sangju Kim Tae-wan Sangju Stadium 15,042 2016 7th place
Seongnam FC Seongnam Kim Nam-il Tancheon Stadium 16,146 2018 9th place
FC Seoul Seoul Kim Ho-yeong (Interim) Seoul World Cup Stadium 66,704 1984 3rd place
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Ju Seung-jin (Interim) Suwon World Cup Stadium 43,959 1996 8th place
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Kim Do-hoon Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 44,466 1984 2nd place

Venues

Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gwangju FC Incheon United Busan IPark Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
DGB Daegu Bank Park Chuncheon Stadium Gwangju World Cup replacement stadium Incheon football stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 24,363 Capacity: 42,477
Daegu DGB Bank Park 2019.jpg Chuncheon Stadium.jpg Incheon Soccer Stadium 2.JPG Gudeok Stadium 3.JPG Jeonju World Cup Stadium 2016.jpg
Pohang Steelers Sangju Sangmu FC Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon Samsung Bluewings Ulsan Hyundai
Steel Yard Stadium Sangju Stadium Tancheon Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 15,042 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 43,959 Capacity: 44,466
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Regular season

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Ulsan Hyundai  18th  14th  3  1 041:110 +30 45
 2. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (M)  18th  13  2  3 031:130 +18 41
 3. Sangju Sangmu FC 1  18th  9  4th  5 024:230  +1 31
 4th Pohang Steelers  18th  8th  4th  6th 031:230  +8 28
 5. Daegu FC  18th  7th  5  6th 030:250  +5 26th
 6th Gangwon FC  18th  5  6th  7th 022:270  −5 21st
 7th Gwangju FC (N)  18th  5  5  8th 022:270  −5 20th
 8th. FC Seoul  18th  6th  2  10 016:340 −18 20th
 9. Busan IPark (R)  18th  4th  7th  7th 019:260  −7 19th
10. Seongnam FC  18th  4th  6th  8th 014:220  −8 18th
11. Suwon Samsung Bluewings (P)  18th  4th  5  9 017:220  −5 17th
12. Incheon United  18th  2  5  11 011:270 −16 11
As of August 30, 2020
On the 22nd matchday:
  • Participation in the championship round
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • At the end of the 2019 season:
    (M) Acting champion : Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    (P) Reigning cup winner : Suwon Samsung Bluewings
    (R) Relegation game winner : Busan IPark
    (N) Newcomer from the K League 2 2019 : Gwangju FC
    Remarks:
    1
    		The military club Sangju Sangmu FC will be dissolved at the end of the season and replaced by a municipal club. The municipal club will compete in K League 2 , so Sangju Sangmu FC is officially relegated.

    statistics

    Table history

    The championship round and the relegation round will take place from the 23rd to the 27th matchday. The table is divided into two halves of six teams each.

    1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 25th 26th 27
    Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
    Gangwon FC 2 5 7th 5 3 3 3 6th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 7th 8th 8th 6th
    Seongnam FC 3 4th 5 3 4th 6th 9 9 8th 11 10 8th 8th 9 6th 7th 9 10
    Pohang Steelers 3 3 6th 4th 6th 4th 6th 5 5 5 4th 4th 3 5 4th 4th 5 4th
    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
    Daegu FC 6th 8th 9 9 7th 5 5 4th 4th 4th 5 5 5 3 5 5 4th 5
    Incheon United 6th 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
    FC Seoul 8th 6th 3 7th 8th 9 10 11 9 9 11 11 11 11 8th 6th 6th 8th
    Suwon Samsung Bluewings 9 10 8th 8th 9 10 8th 8th 10 10 8th 10 9 10 11 11 11 11
    Busan IPark 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 6th 6th 6th 6th 7th 9 9 7th 9
    Gwangju FC 10 12 12 12 10 8th 7th 7th 11 8th 9 9 10 8th 10 10 10 7th
    Sangju Sangmu FC 12 7th 4th 6th 5 7th 4th 3 3 3 3 3 4th 4th 3 3 3 3

    Spectator table

    Up to the 13th matchday, the league games were played without spectators. According to KFA regulations, clubs have been able to resell tickets since August 1, 2020. Only 10% of the stadium capacity may be used.

    space team Home games spectator per game
    01. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2,959 2,959
    02. Ulsan Hyundai 2 5,901 2,951
    03. FC Seoul 2 4,958 2,479
    04th Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 4,489 2,245
    05. Daegu FC 2 4,235 2.118
    06th Incheon United 2 3,421 1,711
    07th Pohang Steelers 1 1,263 1,263
    08th. Gangwon FC 1 1.011 1.011
    09. Seongnam FC 2 1,876 938
    10. Gwangju FC 1 860 860
    11. Busan IPark 1 586 586
    12. Sangju Sangmu FC 1 414 414
    total 18th0 32,8330 01,824
    As of August 16, 2020

    Change of coach

    date team Table position Trainer reason successor
    16th December 2019 Coats of arms of None.svg Seongnam FC Winter break Korea SouthSouth Korea Nam Ki-il Discharge Korea SouthSouth Korea Kim Nam-il
    January 2, 2020 Incheon united fc.svg Incheon United Korea SouthSouth Korea Yu Sang-cheol resignation Korea SouthSouth Korea In the wan-seob
    January 28, 2020 Daegu FC.svg Daegu FC BrazilBrazil André resignation Korea SouthSouth Korea Lee Byeong-geun (Interim)
    June 28, 2020 Incheon united fc.svg Incheon United 12th place Korea SouthSouth Korea In the wan-seob resignation Korea SouthSouth Korea Im Jung-yong (Interim)
    17th July 2020 Suwon samsung bluewings.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 8th place Korea SouthSouth Korea Lee Im-saeng Discharge Korea SouthSouth Korea Ju Seung-jin (Interim)
    July 30, 2020 Fc seoul.svg FC Seoul 11th place Korea SouthSouth Korea Choi Yong-soo Discharge Korea SouthSouth Korea Kim Ho-yeong (Interim)
    August 6, 2020 Incheon united fc.svg Incheon United 12th place Korea SouthSouth Korea Im Jung-yong (Interim) Replaced by a new trainer Korea SouthSouth Korea Jo Seong-hwan

    Sponsors

    society Shirt sponsor Main sponsor
    Gangwon FC Joma High 1 Resort
    Busan IPark Adidas HDC
    Daegu FC Hump Daegu Bank , AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Sangju Sangmu FC Lupo Pinta Sangju
    Seongnam FC Umbro Rolling Jubilee
    FC Seoul Le Coq Sportif GS SHOP
    Suwon Samsung Bluewings puma Samsung Electronics
    Ulsan Hyundai bumblebee Hyundai Oilbank
    Incheon United bumblebee Incheon , Incheon Airport , Shinhan Bank
    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors bumblebee Hyundai Motor Company
    Gwangju FC Joma Gwangju Bank
    Pohang Steelers Astore POSCO

    Game operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

    The season should actually start at the beginning of March. Since the COVID-19 virus spread rapidly in South Korea from February 19, the association decided on February 24 to cancel the start of the league and the first three match days. Shortly afterwards, the start of the league was postponed indefinitely. On March 27, the association announced that the number of league games had been reduced from 37 to 32 match days. The association also converted the Paju NFC into a COVID-19 station for sick players.

    On April 24th, the association announced that the league would start on May 8th. The upcoming game days will all be carried out as ghost games . The association also announced that the number of match days had been further reduced from the originally planned 32 to 27 match days.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Report on Sangju Sangmu FC (kor)
    2. ↑ Article about renewed ticket sales
    3. ^ Announcement about the dismissal of a coach at Seongnam FC
    4. ↑ Message about Im Wan-seob obligation
    5. ↑ Notification of resignation and interim trainer
    6. ^ Message about Im Wan-seob's resignation
    7. ^ Message about Lee Im-saeng
    8. ^ Message about Choi Yong-soo
    9. ↑ Message about the start of the league (eng)