This article shows a summary of the2020 football season in South Korea. It started in May 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. K League was scheduled to begin on February 29, but the season was suspended until the pandemic slowed. Players must be tested before each match, and are restricted from talking to other players.[1]
| 9 JanuaryGroup C | South Korea | 1–0 | Songkhla,Thailand | |
| 20:15 | Lee Dong-jun | Report | Stadium:Tinsulanon Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee:Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| 12 JanuaryGroup C | Iran | 1–2 | Songkhla,Thailand | |
| 17:15 | Shekari | Report |
| Stadium:Tinsulanon Stadium Attendance: 5,855 Referee:Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| 15 JanuaryGroup C | Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Rangsit,Thailand | |
| 17:15 | Abdixolikov | Report | Oh Se-hun | Stadium:Thammasat Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| 19 JanuaryQuarter-finals | South Korea | 2–1 | Rangsit,Thailand | |
| 17:15 |
| Report | Al-Naimat | Stadium:Thammasat Stadium Referee:Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
| 22 JanuarySemi-finals | Australia | 0–2 | Rangsit,Thailand | |
| 20:15 | Report |
| Stadium:Thammasat Stadium Referee:Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| 26 JanuaryFinal | South Korea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Bangkok,Thailand | |
| 19:30 | Jeong Tae-wook | Report | Stadium:Rajamangala Stadium Referee:Chris Beath (Australia) |
| 14 November | Mexico | 3–2 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium:Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 0 Referee:Harald Lechner (Austria) |
| 17 November | South Korea | 2–1 | Maria Enzersdorf, Austria | |
| 14:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium:BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
| 12 November | Egypt | 0–0 | Cairo,Egypt | |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) |
| 14 November | Brazil | 3–1 | Cairo,Egypt | |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:Cairo International Stadium Referee:Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors(C) | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 60 | Qualification forChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 57 | |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 50 | |
| 4 | Sangju Sangmu[b](R) | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 44 | Relegation toK League 2 |
| 5 | Daegu FC | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 38 | Qualification forChampions League group stage |
| 6 | Gwangju FC | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | |
| 7 | Gangwon FC | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 34 | |
| 8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | FC Seoul | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 29 | |
| 10 | Seongnam FC | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 28 | |
| 11 | Incheon United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 27 | |
| 12 | Busan IPark(R) | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 25 | Relegation toK League 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeju United(C, P) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 60 | Promotion toK League 1 |
| 2 | Suwon FC(O, P) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 54 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs final |
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 39 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs first round |
| 4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 5 | Seoul E-Land | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ansan Greeners | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 28 | |
| 8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Anyang | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | Chungnam Asan | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 22 |
| First round | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Suwon FC | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 | |||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimhae FC(C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 49 | Qualification forChampionship final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 42 | Qualification forChampionship semi-final |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 42 | Qualification forChampionship first round |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 41 | |
| 5 | Mokpo City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hwaseong FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Daejeon Korail | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | |
| 8 | Gimpo Citizen | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Changwon City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 | |
| 10 | Cheongju FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
| 11 | Cheonan City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | |
| 12 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 23 | |
| 13 | Yangju Citizen | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 20 | |
| 14 | Gyeongju Citizen(O) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 15 | Qualification forrelegation play-off |
| 15 | Chuncheon Citizen(R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 14 | Relegation toK4 League |
| 16 | Jeonju Citizen(R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 13 |
| First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gimhae FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paju Citizen(C, P) | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 53 | Promotion toK3 League |
| 2 | Ulsan Citizen(P) | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 51 | |
| 3 | Jinju Citizen | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 50 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Pocheon Citizen | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Namdong | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 41 | |
| 6 | Yeoju Citizen | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Yangpyeong FC | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Siheung Citizen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Icheon Citizen | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Chungju Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 19 | |
| 11 | Goyang Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 19 | |
| 12 | Seoul Nowon United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 17 | |
| 13 | Seoul Jungnang | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 11 |
| First round | Final | ||||||||
| K3 | Gyeongju Citizen | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Jinju Citizen | w/o | K4 | Jinju Citizen | 2 | ||||
| 4 | Pocheon Citizen | — | |||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels(C) | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 11 | +49 | 55 | Qualification forplay-offs final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 54 | Qualification forplay-offs semi-final |
| 3 | Suwon UDC | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 33 | |
| 4 | Hwacheon KSPO | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 32 | |
| 5 | Changnyeong WFC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 26 | |
| 6 | Sejong Sportstoto | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 21 | |
| 7 | Seoul WFC | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 13 | |
| 8 | Boeun Sangmu | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 7 |
| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||
| 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Suwon UDC | 0 | |||||||||
| Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Final (Seventh round) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gangwon FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gangwon FC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwangju FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sangju Sangmu | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Busan IPark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Busan IPark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Suwon FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seongnam FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seongnam FC (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daegu FC | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seongnam FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeju United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Result | Round | Aggregate | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul | Group stage | Qualifying play-offs | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Group E | Third place | 1–0 | |||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 1–3 | |||||
| 5–0 | |||||
| 1–2 | |||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Group stage | Group H | Third place | 1–2 | |
| 1–4 | |||||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 2–0 | |||||
| 1–0 | |||||
| 2–2 | |||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Quarter-finals | Group G | Runners-up | 0–1 | |
| 2–0 | |||||
| 0–0 | |||||
| 1–1 | |||||
| Round of 16 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |||
| Quarter-finals | 1–1(6–7p) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |||
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Group F | Winners | 1–1 | |
| 2–1 | |||||
| 3–1 | |||||
| 4–1 | |||||
| 2–1 | |||||
| 2–0 | |||||
| Round of 16 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| Quarter-finals | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| Semi-finals | 2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |||
| Final | 2–1 | 2–1 |