2017 K League Classic

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K League Classic 2017
Season 2017
2016
2018

The 2017 K League Classic is the 35th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K League and the fifth season in its current name, the K League Classic.

FC Seoul are the defending champions.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2017 K League Challenge

Teams promoted from the 2016 K League Challenge

Participating clubs

As of 2017 Season, K League Classic Clubs by Province

Locations of the 2017 K League Classic teams
Province (Population) City / Area (Population) Clubs
Capital Region (25,003,017) Seoul (10,250,134) FC Seoul
Incheon (2,804,287) Incheon United
Suwon (1,091,934) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gyeongsang Region (13,200,998) Daegu (2,518,467) Daegu
Ulsan (1,136,464) Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang (517,307) Pohang Steelers
Sangju (104,014) Sangju Sangmu
Jeolla Region (5,251,529) Gwangju (1,477,780) Gwangju FC
Jeonnam (1,912,725) Jeonnam Dragons
Jeonbuk(1,873,491) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gangwon Region (1,550,021) Gangwon (1,550,021) Gangwon
Jeju Region (576,507) Jeju (576,507) Jeju United
* Population - 2012 census

The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2016 season.

Club City / Area Manager Joined Owner(s) / Sponsor(s)
0 Daegu FC 0 Daegu South Korea Son Hyun-jun 2002 - Owner : Government of Daegu, Citizen Stockholder
0 Gangwon FC 0 Gangwon South Korea Choi Yun-kyum 2009 - Owner : Government of Gangwon, Citizen Stockholder
0 Gwangju FC 0 Gwangju South Korea Nam Ki-il 2010 - Owner : Government of Gwangju, Citizen Stockholder
0 Incheon United 0 Incheon South Korea Lee Ki-hyung (c) 2004 - Owners : Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder
Sponsors : Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
0 Jeju United 0 Jeju South Korea Jo Sung-hwan 1983 - Owner : SK Energy in SK Group
0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 Jeonbuk South Korea Choi Kang-hee 1995 - Owner : Hyundai Motor Company in Hyundai Motor Group
0 Jeonnam Dragons 0 Jeonnam South Korea Roh Sang-rae 1995 - Owner : POSCO
0 Pohang Steelers 0 Pohang, Gyeongbuk South Korea Choi Jin-cheul 1983 - Owner : POSCO
0 Sangju Sangmu 0 Sangju, Gyeongbuk South Korea Cho Jin-ho
2011
Owner : Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
0 FC Seoul 0 Seoul South Korea Choi Yong-soo 1984 - Owner : GS Group
0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 Suwon, Gyeonggi South Korea Seo Jung-won 1996 - Owner : Cheil Worldwide in Samsung
Sponsors : Samsung Electronics, Maeil Dairies Industry
0 Ulsan Hyundai 0 Ulsan South Korea Yoon Jung-hwan 1984 - Owner : Hyundai Heavy Industries in Hyundai Heavy Industries Group

Stadiums

  • Primary venues used in the K League Classic:
Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Daegu Stadium Gangneung Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 69,104 Capacity: 22,333 Capacity: 40,245 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 35,657 Capacity: 42,477
Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers Sangju Sangmu FC Seoul Suwon Samsung
Bluewings
Ulsan Hyundai
Gwangyang Football Stadium Pohang Steel Yard Sangju Civic Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 20,009 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 15,042 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 43,959 Capacity: 44,474

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC confederation.

As of 20 November 2016
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
Daegu FC Brazil Alex Brazil Cesinha Brazil Paulo Sérgio State of PalestineBrazil Éder1
Gangwon FC Brazil Maranhão Brazil Matheus Alves Brazil Luiz Henrique SyriaBrazil Serginho
Gwangju FC Niger Olivier Bonnes Japan Tomoki Wada
Incheon United Belgium Kevin Oris Croatia Matej Jonjić Republic of Macedonia Krste Velkoski Vietnam Lương Xuân Trường
Jeju United Brazil Henan Brazil Marcelo Toscano Brazil Wanderson
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Edu Brazil Leonardo Brazil Ricardo Lopes
Jeonnam Dragons Brazil Jair Brazil Maurinho Croatia Vedran Jugović Australia Tomislav Mrčela
Pohang Steelers Brazil Lulinha Brazil Muralha Serbia Lazar Veselinović Iraq Ali Abbas
FC Seoul Brazil Adriano Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Spain Osmar Barba Japan Yojiro Takahagi
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Brazil Johnathan Brazil Santos Netherlands Romeo Castelen
Ulsan Hyundai Brazil Célio Santos Croatia Ivan Kovačec Guinea-Bissau Frédéric Mendy Japan Chikashi Masuda
  • ^1 Éder owns Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the K League.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Seoul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions League group stage
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jeju United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions League play-off round
4 Ulsan Hyundai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Jeonnam Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Sangju Sangmu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gwangju FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Pohang Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Incheon United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Daegu FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
12 Gangwon FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2018 K League Challenge
Updated to match(es) played on End of the Year 2016. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points

Round 1-22

Team ╲ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai
Gangwon FC
Sangju Sangmu
Jeju United
Pohang Steelers
Gwangju FC
Jeonnam Dragons
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Incheon United
Daegu FC

Last updated: 24 July 2016
Source: kleague.com

Round 23-38

Split rounds are from round 34 to round 38

Team ╲ Round 23242526272829303132333435363738
FC Seoul
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeju United
Ulsan Hyundai
Jeonnam Dragons
Sangju Sangmu
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gwangju FC
Pohang Steelers
Incheon United
Gangwon FC
Daegu FC

Last updated: End of the Year 2016
Source: kleague.com

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 0 0 0 0 n/a
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 0 0 0 n/a
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 0 0 0 n/a
4 Ulsan Hyundai 0 0 0 0 n/a
5 Pohang Steelers 0 0 0 0 n/a
6 Gangwon FC 0 0 0 0 n/a
7 Incheon United 0 0 0 0 n/a
8 Jeju United 0 0 0 0 n/a
9 Daegu FC 0 0 0 0 n/a
10 Jeonnam Dragons 0 0 0 0 n/a
11 Gwangju FC 0 0 0 0 n/a
12 Sangju Sangmu 0 0 0 0 n/a
League total 0 0 0 0 n/a

Updated to games played on December 2016
Source: K League Classic

Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge.

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