2011 K-League
CompetitionHyundai Oilbank
K League
Season2011
DatesRegular season:
5 March – 30 October 2011
Championship:
19 November – 4 December 2011
WinnersJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(2nd title)
Continentalcup 1Champions League
Continentalcup1 qualifiersJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Best playerLee Dong-gook
League topscorerDejan Damjanović
(23 goals)
Matches246
Total goals669
Biggest home winPohang 7–0 Daejeon
(9 July 2011)
Biggest away winIncheon 2–6 Jeonbuk
(30 April 2011)
Highest scoringSeoul 6–3 Gangwon
(27 August 2011)
Longest wins7 matches
FC Seoul
Longest unbeaten20 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Longest winless14 matches
Daejeon Citizen
Longest losses8 matches
Gangwon FC
Highest attendance51,606
Seoul 0–2 Suwon
(6 March 2011)
Lowest attendance1,027
Daegu 2–3 Busan
(9 July 2011)
Average attendance11,634
Prevseason2010
Nextseason2012

The 2011 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2011, was the 29th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank.

Teams

General information

ClubManagerCityStadium2010 season
Busan IParkAn Ik-sooBusanBusan Asiad Stadium8th place
Jeonnam DragonsJung Hae-seongGwangyangGwangyang Football Stadium10th place
Daegu FCLee Young-jinDaeguDaegu Stadium
Daegu Civic Stadium		15th place
Daejeon CitizenYoo Sang-chulDaejeonDaejeon World Cup Stadium13th place
Gangwon FCKim Sang-hoGangneung
Chuncheon		Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium		12th place
Gwangju FCChoi Man-heeGwangjuGwangju World Cup Stadium—
Gyeongnam FCChoi Jin-hanChangwonChangwon Football Center6th place
Incheon UnitedHuh Jung-mooIncheonIncheon Munhak Stadium11th place
Jeju UnitedPark Kyung-hoonSeogwipoJeju World Cup StadiumRunners-up
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsChoi Kang-heeJeonjuJeonju World Cup Stadium3rd place
Pohang SteelersHwang Sun-hongPohangPohang Steel Yard9th place
Sangju Sangmu PhoenixKim Tae-wanSangjuSangju Civic Stadium14th place
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaShin Tae-yongSeongnamTancheon Sports Complex4th place
FC SeoulChoi Yong-sooSeoulSeoul World Cup StadiumChampions
Suwon Samsung BluewingsYoon Sung-hyoSuwonSuwon World Cup Stadium7th place
Ulsan HyundaiKim Ho-konUlsanUlsan Munsu Football Stadium5th place

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable
Jeonnam DragonsPark Hang-seoResigned5 November 2010Jung Hae-seong10 November 2010Pre-season
Busan IParkHwang Sun-hongEnd of contract9 November 2010An Ik-soo8 December 2010
Pohang SteelersPark Chang-hyunCaretaker9 November 2010Hwang Sun-hong9 November 2010
FC SeoulNelo VingadaResigned12 December 2010Hwangbo Kwan28 December 2010
Gangwon FCChoi Soon-hoResigned4 April 2011[1]Kim Sang-ho4 April 201116th
FC SeoulHwangbo KwanResigned26 April 2011[2]Choi Yong-soo26 April 201114th
Daejeon CitizenWang Sun-jaeSacked4 July 2011Yoo Sang-chul17 July 2011[3]15th
Sangju Sangmu PhoenixLee Soo-chulResigned11 July 2011Kim Tae-wan14 July 201113th

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer player(s)
Busan IParkÉder BaianoFágnerIain FyfeFelipe Azevedo
Bas van den Brink
Chunnam DragonsÍndioWeslleyJavier ReinaRobert Cornthwaite
Daegu FCJuninhoMatheusThiago Quirino
Daejeon CitizenWagner QuerinoBai ZijianYuta BabaWésley Brasilia
Gangwon FCMuhamed DžakmićMateas DelićStipe Lapić
Masahiro Ohashi
Gwangju FCAlessandro CelinJoão PauloVinícius Lopes
Gyeongnam FCMoratoRoniWilmar JordánLuke DeVereLúcio Curió
Incheon UnitedAlmirElionar BombinhaFábio BahiaTimur KapadzeLuizinho
Diego Giaretta
Jeju UnitedJairJúnior SantosFelipinho
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsEninhoLuiz HenriqueKrunoslav LovrekHuang Bowen
Pohang SteelersAdriano ChuvaMotaDerek Asamoah
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaÉverton SantosHévertonDženan RadončićSasa OgnenovskiJean Carlos
FC SeoulAdilsonMauricio MolinaDejan DamjanovićServer Djeparov
Suwon Samsung BluewingsDiego OliveiraMato NeretljakStevica RistićAlexander GeynrikhBergson
Marcel
Ulsan HyundaiLúcio CurióViniciusJuan VelezMagnum
Naji Majrashi

Regular season

League table

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Championship playoffs

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Final table

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Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul23
2Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors16
3Kim Jung-wooSangju Sangmu Phoenix
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma		15
4Júnior SantosJeju United14
5MotaPohang Steelers13
6Kim Dong-chanJeonbuk Hyundai Motors10
Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul
8Han Sang-woonBusan IPark9
Lim Sang-hyubBusan IPark
Yang Dong-hyunBusan IPark
Ko Moo-yeolPohang Steelers
Stevica RistićSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors15
2Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings13
3Mauricio MolinaFC Seoul12
4Kim Eun-jungJeju United8
MotaPohang Steelers
6Han Sang-woonBusan IPark7
Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Koh Myong-jinFC Seoul
Choi Jae-sooUlsan Hyundai
10Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FC6
Yun Il-lokGyeongnam FC
Bae Ki-jongJeju United
Hwang Jin-sungPohang Steelers

Awards

Main awards

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player[4]Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top goalscorer[5]Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul
Top assist provider[5]Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Rookie of the Year[4]Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FC
FANtastic Player[4]Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Manager of the Year[4]Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
GoalkeeperKim Young-kwangUlsan Hyundai
DefendersPark Won-jaeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Cho Sung-hwanJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Choi Chul-soonJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kwak Tae-hwiUlsan Hyundai
MidfieldersYeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Ha Dae-sungFC Seoul
EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FC
ForwardsLee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul

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Attendance

Top matches

RankDateHomeScoreAwayVenueAttendanceMatchdayDay of week
16 March 2011FC Seoul0–2Suwon Samsung BluewingsSeoul World Cup Stadium51,606Round 1Sunday
23 October 2011Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–0FC SeoulSuwon World Cup Stadium44,537Round 27Monday
311 June 2011FC Seoul1–1Pohang SteelersSeoul World Cup Stadium44,358Round 13Saturday
423 October 2011FC Seoul3–1Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSeoul World Cup Stadium42,909Round 29Sunday
57 May 2011Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–2Jeonnam DragonsSuwon World Cup Stadium38,068Round 9Saturday
65 March 2011Gwangju FC3–2Daegu FCGwangju World Cup Stadium36,241Round 1Saturday
76 March 2011Ulsan Hyundai1–2Daejeon CitizenUlsan Munsu Football Stadium34,758Round 1Sunday
818 September 2011FC Seoul2–1Busan IParkSeoul World Cup Stadium33,663Round 25Sunday
94 December 2011Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–1Ulsan HyundaiJeonju World Cup Stadium33,554Final 2nd legSunday
1012 March 2011Daejeon Citizen1–1FC SeoulDaejeon World Cup Stadium32,340Round 2Saturday

See also

References

  1. ^ "Choi quits as coach". FIFA. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Kwan quits as Seoul coach". FIFA. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. ^ "ko:대전 신임 감독에 유상철, 23일 홈서 데뷔전" (in Korean). Naver. Osen. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ^ "ko:[K리그]전북 이동국 2년 만에 MVP…신인왕은 이승기" (in Korean). Naver. Newsis. 6 December 2011.
  5. ^ "ko:2011년 K-리그 결산, 승부조작의 빛과 그림자" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 2021-05-15.