K League Classic 2014

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K League Classic
master Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Champions League Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Pohang Steelers
Champions League
qualification		 FC Seoul
Cup winners Seongnam FC
Relegation ↓ Gyeongnam FC
Relegated Gyeongnam FC
Sangju Sangmu FC
Teams 12
Games 228
Gates 503  (ø 2.21 per game)
spectator 1,808,400  (ø 7932 per game)
Top scorer BrazilBrazil Santos
( Suwon Samsung Bluewings )
← K League Classic 2013

The K League Classic 2014 was the second season of the highest South Korean soccer league under this name and the 32nd season in total since its official introduction in 1983. The regular season began on March 8 and ended on October 26, 2014. The championship and relegation rounds then took place in October and November 2014. The defending champion was Pohang Steelers .

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors became champions for the third time. Together with Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Seongnam FC (as cup winners ) they qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League . The FC Seoul started as a League Third in qualifying for the Champions League .

The newcomer Sangju Sangmu FC had to relegate directly to the K League Challenge . The two relegation games between Gyeongnam FC and the play-off winner of the K League Challenge 2014 , Gwangju FC , took place on December 3 and 6, 2014. The second division club secured promotion.

Participants and their venues

Venues of the K League Classic 2014
team city Home stadium
Busan IPark Busan Busan Asia Main Stadium
Gyeongnam FC Changwon Changwon Football Center
Incheon United Incheon Incheon football stadium
Jeju United Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonnam Dragons Gwangyang Gwangyang Football Stadium
Pohang Steelers Pohang Steel Yard Stadium
Seongnam FC Seongnam Tancheon Stadium
FC Seoul Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium
Sangju Sangmu FC Sangju Sangju Stadium
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

Closing tables

Regular season

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  33  20th  8th  5 053:200 +33 68
 2. Suwon Samsung Bluewings  33  16  10  7th 045:330 +12 58
 3. Pohang Steelers (M), (P)  33  16  7th  10 046:330 +13 55
 4th FC Seoul  33  13  11  9 037:240 +13 50
 5. Jeju United  33  13  11  9 036:300  +6 50
 6th Ulsan Hyundai  33  13  8th  12 039:340  +5 47
 7th Jeonnam Dragons  33  13  6th  14th 042:470  −5 45
 8th. Incheon United  33  8th  13  12 031:420 −11 37
 9. Busan IPark  33  7th  12  14th 031:450 −14 33
10. Seongnam FC  33  7th  10  16 027:360  −9 31
11. Gyeongnam FC  33  6th  13  14th 024:450 −21 31
12. Sangju Sangmu FC (R)  33  6th  11  16 031:530 −22 29
Participation in the championship round
Participation in the relegation round
(M) Acting Master : Pohang Steelers
(P) Reigning cup winner : Pohang Steelers
(R) Winner of the relegation games and newcomers from the K League Challenge 2013 : Sangju Sangmu FC

Championship round

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  38  24  9  5 061:220 +39 81
 2. Suwon Samsung Bluewings  38  19th  10  9 052:370 +15 67
 3. FC Seoul  38  15th  13  10 049:320 +17 58
 4th Pohang Steelers (M), (P)  38  16  10  12 050:390 +11 58
 5. Jeju United  38  14th  12  12 039:370  +2 54
 6th Ulsan Hyundai  38  13  11  14th 044:430  +1 50
South Korean champion and participation in the 2015 AFC Champions League : Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Participation in the AFC Champions League 2015: Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Participation in the play-offs for the AFC Champions League 2015: FC Seoul
(M) Acting Master : Pohang Steelers
(P) Reigning cup winner : Pohang Steelers

Relegation round

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Jeonnam Dragons  38  14th  9  15th 048:530  −5 51
 2. Busan IPark  38  10  13  15th 037:490 −12 43
 3. Seongnam FC  38  9  13  16 032:390  −7 40
 4th Incheon United  38  8th  16  14th 033:460 −13 40
 5. Gyeongnam FC  38  7th  15th  16 030:520 −22 36
 6th Sangju Sangmu FC (R)  38  7th  13  18th 039:620 −23 34
Cup winners and participation in the AFC Champions League 2015: Seongnam FC
Participation in the relegation : Gyeongnam FC
Relegated to the K League Challenge 2015 : Sangju Sangmu FC
(R) Relegation game winner: Gwangju FC

Relegation

The 5th of the relegation round of the K League Classic 2014 played against the play-off winner of the K League Challenge 2014 in a play-off round with a round trip for relegation . The first leg took place on December 3 and the second leg on December 6, 2014. The winner qualified for the K League Classic 2015 .

total First leg Return leg
Gwangju FC 4: 2 Gyeongnam FC 3: 1 1: 1

statistics

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space player team Gates
01. BrazilBrazil Santos Suwon Samsung Bluewings 14th
02. North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia Stevica Ristić Jeonnam Dragons 13
04th Korea SouthSouth Korea Han Kyo-won Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 11
0 Korea SouthSouth Korea Lim Sang-hyub Busan IPark 11
06th Korea SouthSouth Korea Kim Seung-dae Pohang Steelers 10
Korea SouthSouth Korea Lee Jong-ho Jeonnam Dragons 10
BrazilBrazil Fagner Busan IPark 10
ChileChile Hugo Droguett Jeju United 10
010. Korea SouthSouth Korea Kim Shin-wook Ulsan Hyundai 9
Korea SouthSouth Korea Yang Dong-hyun Ulsan Hyundai 9
BrazilBrazil Kaio Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 9
Status: end of the season

Spectator table

space team Home games spectator per game
01. Suwon Samsung Bluewings 19th 372,551 19,608
02. FC Seoul 19th 323.244 17,013
03. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 19th 250.134 13,165
04th Pohang Steelers 19th 186.216 09,801
05. Ulsan Hyundai 18th 126,572 07,032
06th Jeju United 19th 127,520 06.712
07th Incheon United 19th 86,815 04,569
08th. Gyeongnam FC 19th 086,285 04,541
09. Seongnam FC 19th 071,344 03,755
10. Jeonnam Dragons 20th 067.294 03,365
11. Busan IPark 19th 061,819 03,254
12. Sangju Sangmu FC 19th 048,606 02,558
total 228 1,808,4000 07,932
Status: end of the season

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ K League Classic 2014: Goal scorers. In: Soccerway.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016 .
  2. ↑ K League Classic 2014: Spectators. In: Weltfussball.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016 .
  3. ↑ K League Classic 2014 championship: spectators. In: Weltfussball.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016 .
  4. ↑ K League Classic 2014 relegation: spectators. In: Weltfussball.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016 .