| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Regular season: 27 February – 7 November 2010 Championship: 20 November – 5 December 2010 |
| Champions | FC Seoul (4th title) |
| Champions League | FC Seoul Jeju United Suwon Samsung Bluewings Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Matches | 210 |
| Goals | 604 (2.88 per match) |
| Best Player | Kim Eun-jung |
| Top goalscorer | Yoo Byung-soo (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Seongnam 6–0Incheon (14 March 2010) |
| Biggest away win | Suwon 1–5Jeonbuk (7 November 2010) |
| Highest scoring | Busan 5–3Jeonnam (29 August 2010) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Jeju United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches FC Seoul |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Highest attendance | 60,747 Seoul 4–0Seongnam (5 May 2010) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,019 Gwangju 0–1Jeonnam (3 November 2010) |
| Average attendance | 10,941 |
←2009 2011 → | |
The2010 K League, officially known asSonata K-League 2010, was the 28th season of theK League. It was sponsored byHyundai Motor Company, and was held from 27 February to 5 December 2010.
TheK League match-fixing scandal, the biggest incident in history of South Korean football, occurred in this season, and was revealed in 2011. 15 matches were fixed by 47 players, and they were banned for life from working in football.
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul | End of contract | 25 November 2009[1] | 14 December 2009[2] | Pre-season | ||
| Daegu FC | Resigned | 8 December 2009[3] | 22 December 2009[4] | |||
| Pohang Steelers | Signed forAl-Ahli | 27 December 2009[5] | 3 January 2010[6] | |||
| Pohang Steelers | Sacked | 10 May 2010[7] | 10 May 2010[8] | 12th | ||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Resigned | 6 June 2010[9] | 15 June 2010[10] | 15th | ||
| Incheon United | Resigned | 8 June 2010[11] | 24 June 2010 | 6th | ||
| Gyeongnam FC | Signed forSouth Korea | 28 July 2010[12] | 28 July 2010[13] | 5th | ||
| Incheon United | Caretaker | 22 August 2010 | 22 August 2010[14] | 9th | ||
| Gwangju Sangmu | Resigned | 31 October 2010 | 31 October 2010 | 15th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 62 | Qualification for theplayoffs final |
| 2 | Jeju United | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 59 | Qualification for theplayoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 51 | Qualification for theplayoffs first round |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 50 | |
| 5 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 48 | |
| 6 | Gyeongnam FC | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 48 | |
| 7 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 41 | Qualification for theChampions League[a] |
| 8 | Busan IPark | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Pohang Steelers | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 33 | |
| 10 | Jeonnam Dragons | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 32 | |
| 11 | Incheon United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 31 | |
| 12 | Gangwon FC | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 13 | Daejeon Citizen | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 22 | |
| 14 | Gwangju Sangmu | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 19 | |
| 15 | Daegu FC | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 19 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeju United | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Busan IPark | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Pohang Steelers | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Incheon United | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Gangwon FC | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Gwangju Sangmu | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Daegu FC | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | BIP | JND | DGU | DJC | SEO | GWN | GWJ | GNM | ICU | JJU | JHM | PHS | SIC | SSB | USH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan IPark | — | 5–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Daegu FC | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–5 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| FC Seoul | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Gangwon FC | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Gwangju Sangmu | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Incheon United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Jeju United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Pohang Steelers | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — |
| First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | 1 | FC Seoul | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Gyeongnam FC | 0 | 2 | Jeju United | 1 | Jeju United | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul(C) | Qualification for theChampions League |
| 2 | Jeju United | |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| 4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai | |
| 6 | Gyeongnam FC |
TheK League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition ofFourFourTwo in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 148 players participated in the selection process.[15]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Jeju United | |
| Top goalscorer | Incheon United | |
| Top assist provider | Jeju United | |
| Rookie of the Year | Gyeongnam FC | |
| FANtastic Player | Jeju United | |
| Manager of the Year | Jeju United | |
| Special Award | FC Seoul | |
| Gyeongnam FC | ||
| Daegu FC | ||
| — | ||
| — | ||
| Best Referee | — | |
| Best Assistant Referee | — | |
| Team of the Year | FC Seoul | |
| Fair Play Award | Gangwon FC | |
| Youth Team of the Year | Maetan High School (Suwon Samsung Bluewings) | |
| Players' Player of the Year[15] | FC Seoul | |
Source:[16]
Source:[16]
| Team | Stadium | Matches | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan IPark | Asiad Main Stadium | 14 | 4,393 | ||
| Jeonnam Dragons | Gwang-Yang Stadium | 14 | 12,004 | ||
| Daegu FC | Daegu Stadium Daegu Civil Stadium | 14 | 4,946 | ||
| Daejeon Citizen | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | 14 | 8,577 | ||
| FC Seoul | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 14 | 30,849 | ||
| Gangwon FC | Gangneung Stadium Chuncheon Stadium | 14 | 9,537 | ||
| Gwangju Sangmu | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 14 | 3,782 | ||
| Gyeongnam FC | Changwon Football Center | 14 | 12,501 | ||
| Incheon United | Incheon Munhak Stadium | 14 | 8,571 | ||
| Jeju United | Jeju World Cup Stadium | 14 | 5,404 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 14 | 14,300 | ||
| Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steel Yard | 14 | 11,174 | ||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Tancheon Sports Complex | 14 | 4,129 | ||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 14 | 26,163 | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | 14 | 7,786 | ||
| Total | 210 | 10,941 | |||
Source:K League(in Korean)