K League Classic 2015
K League Classic | |
master | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Champions League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC Seoul |
Champions League qualification |
Pohang Steelers |
Cup winners | FC Seoul |
Relegation ↓ | Busan IPark |
Relegated | Busan IPark Daejeon Citizen |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 228 |
Gates | 546 (ø 2.39 per game) |
spectator | 1,760,243 (ø 7720 per game) |
Top scorer |
Kim Shin-wook ( Ulsan Hyundai ) |
← K League Classic 2014 | |
The K League Classic 2015 was the third season of the highest South Korean soccer league under this name and the 33rd season in total since its official introduction in 1983. The regular season began on March 7th and ended on October 4th, 2015. The championship and relegation rounds then took place in October and November 2015. The defending champion was Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors .
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors was able to defend its title from the previous season and was champion for the fourth time. Together with Suwon Samsung Bluewings and FC Seoul (as cup winners ) they qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League . The Pohang Steelers started as a league third in qualifying for the Champions League .
The newcomer Daejeon Citizen had to relegate directly to the K League Challenge . The two relegation games between the Busan IPark and the play-off winner of the K League Challenge 2015 , Suwon FC , took place on December 2nd and 5th, 2015. The second division club secured promotion.
Participants and their venues
Venues of the K League Classic 2015 |
Closing tables
Regular season
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (M) | 33 | 21st | 5 | 7th | 54:35 | +19 | 68 |
2. | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 33 | 17th | 9 | 7th | 53:36 | +17 | 60 |
3. | Pohang Steelers | 33 | 15th | 11 | 7th | 43:28 | +15 | 56 |
4th | Seongnam FC (P) | 33 | 14th | 12 | 7th | 37:29 | +8 | 54 |
5. | FC Seoul | 33 | 15th | 9 | 9 | 44:37 | +7 | 54 |
6th | Jeju United | 33 | 13 | 7th | 13 | 51:50 | +1 | 46 |
7th | Incheon United | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 31:29 | +2 | 45 |
8th. | Jeonnam Dragons | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 40:43 | −3 | 42 |
9. | Ulsan Hyundai | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 42:39 | +3 | 40 |
10. | Gwangju FC (R) | 33 | 8th | 11 | 14th | 31:40 | −9 | 35 |
11. | Busan IPark | 33 | 5 | 9 | 19th | 27:49 | −22 | 24 |
12. | Daejeon Citizen (N) | 33 | 2 | 7th | 24 | 27:65 | −38 | 13 |
Participation in the championship round | |
Participation in the relegation round | |
(M) | Acting champion : Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
(P) | Reigning cup winner : Seongnam FC |
(R) | Relegation game winner: Gwangju FC |
(N) | Newcomer from the K League Challenge 2014: Daejeon Citizen |
Championship round
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (M) | 38 | 22nd | 7th | 9 | 57:39 | +18 | 73 |
2. | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 38 | 19th | 10 | 9 | 60:43 | +17 | 67 |
3. | Pohang Steelers | 38 | 18th | 12 | 8th | 49:32 | +17 | 66 |
4th | FC Seoul | 38 | 17th | 11 | 10 | 52:44 | +8 | 62 |
5. | Seongnam FC (P) | 38 | 15th | 15th | 8th | 41:33 | +8 | 60 |
6th | Jeju United | 38 | 14th | 8th | 16 | 55:56 | −1 | 50 |
South Korean champion and participation in the AFC Champions League 2016 : Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
Participation in the AFC Champions League 2016: Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
Cup winners and participation in the AFC Champions League 2016: FC Seoul | |
Participation in the play-offs for the AFC Champions League 2016: Pohang Steelers | |
(M) | Acting Master : Pohang Steelers |
(P) | Reigning cup winner : Pohang Steelers |
Relegation round
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ulsan Hyundai | 38 | 13 | 14th | 11 | 54:45 | +9 | 53 |
2. | Incheon United | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 35:32 | +3 | 51 |
3. | Jeonnam Dragons | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46:51 | −5 | 49 |
4th | Gwangju FC (R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 35:44 | −9 | 42 |
5. | Busan IPark | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22nd | 30:55 | −25 | 26th |
6th | Daejeon Citizen (N) | 38 | 4th | 7th | 27 | 32:72 | −40 | 19th |
Participation in the relegation : Busan IPark | |
Relegated to the K League Challenge 2016 : Daejeon Citizen | |
(R) | Relegation game winner: Gwangju FC |
Relegation
The 5th of the relegation round of the K League Classic 2015 played against the play-off winner of the K League Challenge 2015 in a play-off round with a round trip for relegation . The first leg took place on December 2nd and the second leg on December 5th, 2015. The winner qualified for the K League Classic 2016 .
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Suwon FC | 3-0 | Busan IPark | 1-0 | 2-0 |
statistics
List of goalscorers
If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.
space | player | team | Gates |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Kim Shin-wook | Ulsan Hyundai | 18th |
2. | Adriano |
Daejeon Citizen (7) FC Seoul (8) |
15th |
Hwang Ui-jo | Seongnam FC | 15th | |
3. | Lee Dong-gook | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 |
4th | Lee Jong-ho | Jeonnam Dragons | 12 |
Santos | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | |
Stevica Ristić | Jeonnam Dragons | 12 | |
8th. | Edu | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 11 |
Ricardo Lopes | Jeju United | 11 | |
10. | Kwon Chang-hoon | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 10 |
Leonardo | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 10 | |
Status: end of the season |
Spectator table
space | team | Home games | spectator | per game | Spectator development |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 19th | 330,856 | 17,413 | + 32.27% |
2. | FC Seoul | 19th | 326.269 | 17.172 | + 0.93% |
3. | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 19th | 250,702 | 13,195 | -32.71% |
4th | Pohang Steelers | 19th | 175,700 | 9,247 | -5.74% |
5. | Jeju United | 18th | 117,754 | 6,542 | -2.53% |
6th | Ulsan Hyundai | 19th | 119,309 | 6,279 | -10.71% |
7th | Seongnam FC | 19th | 107,619 | 5,664 | + 50.84% |
8th. | Incheon United | 20th | 97,250 | 4,863 | + 6.43% |
9. | Jeonnam Dragons | 19th | 82,407 | 4,337 | + 28.89% |
10. | Busan IPark | 19th | 63,440 | 3,339 | + 2.61% |
11. | Daejeon Citizen | 19th | 47,370 | 2,493 | -22.02% |
12. | Gwangju FC | 19th | 41,567 | 2,188 | +62.8% |
total | 228 | 1,760,243 | 7,720 | -2.67% | |
Status: end of the 2015 season |
Web links
- Official Website (Korean)
- Official website (English)
- K League Classic 2015 at Soccerway.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ K League Classic 2015: Goal scorers . In: Soccerway.com . Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ The total number of viewers for this season is compared in the column with the number of viewers from the previous season. The comparison values can be found here .
- ↑ K League Classic 2015: Spectators . In: Weltfussball.com . Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ K League Classic 2015 Championship: Spectators . In: Weltfussball.com . Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ K League Classic 2015 relegation: spectators . In: Weltfussball.com . Retrieved December 3, 2015.