2006 in South Korean football

This article shows the summary of 2006 football season in South Korea.

Football in South Korea
Season2006
Men's football
K LeagueSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
National LeagueGoyang Kookmin Bank
Korean FA CupJeonnam Dragons
Korean League CupFC Seoul
Korean Super CupUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
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National teams

FIFA World Cup

Former manager Jo Bonfrère qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but failed to satisfy the expectations of the Korea Football Association. Dick Advocaat replaced Bonfrère to participate in the World Cup,[1] but Advocaat secretly contracted with a Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg just before the tournament, for which he was criticized.[2]

Despite controversies about managers, South Korea defeated Togo 2–1 and drew 1–1 with eventual finalists France. However, they were eliminated in the group stage after losing 2–0 to Switzerland in the last match.

v  Togo
13 June Group G South Korea  2–1  Togo Frankfurt, Germany
15:00 UTC+2Lee Chun-soo 54'
Ahn Jung-hwan 72'
ReportKader 31'Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
v  South Korea
18 June Group G France  1–1  South Korea Leipzig, Germany
21:00 UTC+2Henry 9'ReportPark Ji-sung 81'Stadium: Zentralstadion
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
v  South Korea
23 June Group G Switzerland  2–0  South Korea Hanover, Germany
21:00 UTC+2Senderos 23'
Frei 77'
ReportStadium: FIFA WM Stadion Hannover
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Group G table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGA GD PtsQualification
1   Switzerland321040+47Advance to knockout stage
2  France312031+25
3  South Korea311134−14
4  Togo300316−50

AFC Asian Cup qualification

v  South Korea
22 February Group B Syria  1–2  South Korea Aleppo, Syria
v  South Korea
15 November Group B Iran  2–0  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Group B table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Iran6420122+1014Qualification for Asian Cup
2  South Korea6321155+1011
3  Syria6222106+48
4  Chinese Taipei6006024−240
Source: RSSSF

Asian Games

v  Bangladesh
28 November Group B South Korea  3–0  Bangladesh Doha, Qatar
17:15 EAT (UTC+03)Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium
Referee: Marat Ismailov (Uzbekistan)
v  Bahrain
5 December Group B South Korea  1–0  Bahrain Al-Rayyan, Qatar
19:45 EAT (UTC+03)Oh Beom-seok 57'Stadium: Umm-Affai Stadium
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)
Group B table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  South Korea330060+69Advance to knockout stage
2  Bahrain320173+46
3  Vietnam310265+13
4  Bangladesh3003213−110
Source: RSSSF
v  North Korea
9 December Quarter-finals South Korea  3–0  North Korea Al-Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 EAT (UTC+03)Stadium: Umm-Affai Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)

Friendlies

Senior team

v  Ghana
8 October South Korea  1–3  Ghana Seoul, South Korea

Under-23 team

v  Japan
14 November South Korea  1–1  Japan Changwon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09)Park Chu-young 4'Ahn Tae-eun 64' (o.g.)Stadium: Changwon Civic Stadium
Attendance: 9,375
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong)
v  South Korea
21 November Japan  1–1  South Korea Tokyo, Japan
19:20 JST (UTC+09)Masuda 74'Yang Dong-hyun 45'Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 22,115
Referee: Zhang Lei (China PR)

Leagues

K League

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2614754225+1749First stage winners
2Pohang Steelers2613854228+1447Qualification for playoffs
3Suwon Samsung Bluewings26111052922+743Second stage winners
4FC Seoul2691253122+939Qualification for playoffs
5Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i2681172122−135
6Jeonnam Dragons2671362825+334Qualification for Champions League[a]
7Daegu FC2681083230+234
8Busan IPark2697104042−234
9Incheon United2671272427−333
10Daejeon Citizen2671092832−431
11Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors26511102434−1026Qualification for Champions League[b]
12Gyeongnam FC2675142235−1326
13Jeju United26510112330−725
14Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo2658131729−1223
Source: RSSSF
Notes:

Championship playoffs

Semi-finalsFinal
        
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1
FC Seoul0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma123
Suwon Samsung Bluewings011
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1
Pohang Steelers0

Final table

PosTeam0Qualification
1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C)  Qualification for Champions League
2Suwon Samsung Bluewings  
3Pohang Steelers  
4FC Seoul  
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Korea National League

First stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Goyang Kookmin Bank10820268+1826Qualification for playoff
2Changwon City107032013+721
3Busan Kyotong105412114+719
4Hyundai Mipo Dockyard106132317+619
5Suwon City104421411+316
6Incheon Korail104331413+115
7Gimpo Hallelujah103341112−112
8Seosan Citizen10235714−79
9Daejeon KHNP10136815−76
10Icheon Hummel Korea10046617−114
11Gangneung City10118521−164
Source: RSSSF

Second stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Gimpo Hallelujah10721168+823Qualification for playoff
2Hyundai Mipo Dockyard107122513+1222
3Suwon City105411710+719
4Incheon Korail10532168+818
5Gangneung City104421411+316
6Goyang Kookmin Bank104241210+214
7Busan Kyotong103431311+213
8Icheon Hummel Korea102351318−59
9Daejeon KHNP102261022−128
10Changwon City101361122−116
11Seosan Citizen10028620−142
Source: RSSSF

Championship playoff

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gimpo Hallelujah0–2Goyang Kookmin Bank (C)0–00–2

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Goyang Kookmin Bank (p)0 (3)
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i0 (2)
Goyang Kookmin Bank (p)0 (4)
Gwangju Sangmu0 (1)
Gwangju Sangmu1
Dongguk University0
Goyang Kookmin Bank (p)1 (5)
Gyeongnam FC1 (3)
Gyeongnam FC2
Bongshin Club1
Gyeongnam FC2
Incheon Korail1
Suwon City2 (4)
8 November – Seoul
Incheon Korail (p)2 (5)
Goyang Kookmin Bank0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2
FC Seoul4
Hongik University0
FC Seoul3
Pohang Steelers1
Changwon City1
Pohang Steelers2
FC Seoul2 (5)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)2 (6)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2
Soongsil University0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)1 (4)
Daejeon Citizen1 (2)
Seosan Citizen1
3 December – Seoul
Daejeon Citizen4
Suwon Samsung Bluewings000
Jeonnam Dragons2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2
Gimpo Hallelujah0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0 (3)
Incheon United (p)0 (4)
Icheon Hummel0
Incheon United2
Incheon United2
Honam University1
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard2
Gangneung City1
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard1
Honam University2
Jeju United2 (1)
8 November – Seoul
Honam University (p)2 (3)
Incheon United0 (3)
Jeonnam Dragons (p)0 (4)
Jeonnam Dragons2
Hannam University1
Jeonnam Dragons1
Busan IPark0
Daejeon KHNP0
Busan IPark1
Jeonnam Dragons2
Daegu FC0
Daegu FC2
Daegu University1
Daegu FC6
Chung-Ang University0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1 (2)
Chung-Ang University (p)1 (4)

Korean League Cup

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1FC Seoul (C)138322011+927
2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma136431612+422
3Gyeongnam FC137151614+222
4Daejeon Citizen13562159+621
5Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i136341712+521
6Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors136251513+220
7Jeonnam Dragons136251413+120
8Jeju United136251212020
9Pohang Steelers136161719−219
10Busan IPark134271417−314
11Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo13427914−514
12Suwon Samsung Bluewings13265914−512
13Daegu FC132651421−712
14Incheon United131481118−77
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Source: Report
Group B
PosTeamPldPts
1Busan Transportation Corporation37
2Incheon Korail37
3Seosan Citizen31
4Gumi Siltron31
Source: Report

Source: Report
Group D
PosTeamPldPts
1Icheon Hummel Korea23
2Daejeon KHNP23
3Yeosu FC23
Source: Report

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p)2 (9)
 
 
 
Suwon City2 (8)
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard2
 
 
 
Busan Transportation Corporation1
 
Busan Transportation Corporation3
 
 
 
Daejeon KHNP1
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard1
 
 
 
Changwon City2
 
Changwon City3
 
 
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2
 
Changwon City4
 
 
 
Icheon Hummel Korea1
 
Icheon Hummel Korea2
 
 
Incheon Korail0
 

Korean Super Cup

International cups

AFC Champions League

TeamResultRoundAggregateScoreVenueOpponent
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsChampionsGroup EWinners3–2Home Gamba Osaka
1–1Away
0–1Away Dalian Shide
3–1Home
3–0Home Da Nang
1–0Away
Quarter-finals4–30–1Away Shanghai Shenhua
4–2Home
Semi-finals6–52–3Home Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
4–1Away
Final3–22–0Home Al-Karamah
1–2Away
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iSemi-finalsGroup FWinners2–0Away Tokyo Verdy
1–0Home
Quarter-finals7–06–0Home Al-Shabab
1–0Away
Semi-finals4–63–2Away Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
1–4Home

FIFA Club World Cup

TeamResultRoundScoreOpponent
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsFifth placeQuarter-finals0–1 América
Fifth place match3–0 Auckland City

Diary of the season

See also

References