2014 Korea National League

The 2014 Korea National League, also known as the Samsung Life Insurance Korea National League due to sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth season of the Korea National League. The 2014 season operated the same system as in 2013, with the ten member clubs playing each other a total of three times each before the top four sides compete in the post-season championship playoff series.

Samsung Life Insurance
Korea National League 2014
Season2014
Dates8 March 2014 – 8 November 2014
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin (5th title)
Matches played90
Goals scored313 (3.48 per match)
Top goalscorerKim Oh-sung (Gyeongju)
(16 goals)
← 2013
2015 →

Changes from last season

Incheon Korail FC relocated from the city of Incheon to Daejeon and are now known as Daejeon Korail FC.

2014 season teams
Location of teams in 2014 Korea National League
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,500
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Stadium 32,000
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat Stadium 20,618
Gangneung City Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 22,333
Gimhae City Gimhae Gimhae Stadium 30,000
Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199
Mokpo City Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphin Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,665
Yongin City Yongin Yongin Football Center 12,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Daejeon Korail 27 14 7 6 41 28 +13 49 Championship playoff[lower-alpha 1]
2 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin (C) 27 14 6 7 44 28 +16 48
3 Gyeongju KHNP 27 14 6 7 41 28 +13 48
4 Gangneung City 27 10 11 6 41 33 +8 41
5 Busan Transportation Corporation 27 12 4 11 30 32 −2 40
6 Changwon City 27 11 3 13 38 38 0 36
7 Cheonan City 27 10 4 13 25 30 −5 34
8 Mokpo City 27 8 8 11 28 39 −11 32
9 Gimhae City 27 6 8 13 25 42 −17 26
10 Yongin City 27 4 7 16 30 45 −15 19
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2014. Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. The winner of the 2014 Korean FA Cup, will qualify for the 2015 AFC Champions League.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Daejeon Korail733256453444443333221121211
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin864665664321321122332212122
Gyeongju KHNP956542222232112211113333333
Gangneung City212123346555555556555555554
Busan Transportation Corporation134311111113234444444444445
Changwon City696899101091010999999101088887666
Cheonan City378777777778666665677666777
Mokpo City521434535666777777766778888
Gimhae City48998888888788888891099109999
Yongin City1010101010109910991010101010109891010910101010
Source: Korea National League
  = Leader and Qualification to the championship playoff;   = Qualification to the championship playoff

Results

Home & Away 18 Rounds
Home \ Away BTC CWC CAC DJK GNC GHC GHN MPC UHM YIC
Busan Transportation Corporation 1–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2
Changwon City 0–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1
Cheonan City 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0
Daejeon Korail 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 3–0 2–2 2–1
Gangneung City 1–3 3–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 3–0
Gimhae City 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2
Gyeongju KHNP 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Mokpo City 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 2–2
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–2
Yongin City 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 25 Oct 2014. Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional 9 rounds
Home \ Away BTC CWC CAC DJK GNC GHC GHN MPC UHM YIC
Busan Transportation Corporation 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–4
Changwon City 2–3 1–2 1–2 3–3 0–1
Cheonan City 3–0 1–1 0–1
Daejeon Korail 0–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 3–3
Gangneung City 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1
Gimhae City 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–2
Gyeongju KHNP 3–2 4–1 2–1 0–0
Mokpo City 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 1–0 3–1 4–1 3–0 1–2
Yongin City 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 Sep 2014. Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Playoff
  Play-off Semifinal Final
                                       
    1 Daejeon Korail 0 1 1
    2 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 1 2 3     2 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 2 1 3
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2 4 6     3 Gyeongju KHNP 1 1 2  
4 Gangneung City 1 2 3

Play-off
Play-Off 1st leg
Gangneung City1 – 2Gyeongju KHNP
Ko Byung-wook  82' Jo Gyu-seung  36'
Yoo Dong-min  57'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Ki-hyun
Play-Off 2nd leg
Gyeongju KHNP4 – 2Gangneung City
Kim Oh-sung  52', 61'
Kim Young-nam  53'
Yoo Dong-min  56'		 Kim Jung-joo  16'
Ko Byung-wook  48'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Kim Woo-sung

Gyeongju KHNP won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced semifinal stage.

Semifinal
Semifinal 1st leg
Gyeongju KHNP1 – 1Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin
Jin Chang-soo  6' Lee Dong-hyun  2'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ju Kyung-ho
Semifinal 2nd leg
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin2 – 1Gyeongju KHNP
Park Dong-hoon  41'
Lee Dong-hyun  88'		 Kim Young-nam  60'
Referee: Lim Jeong-su

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced finals.

Final
Final 1st leg
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin2 – 0Daejeon Korail
Lee Dong-hyun  45', 71'
Attendance: 730
Referee: Park Young-rok
Final 2nd leg
Daejeon Korail1 – 1Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin
Woo Joo-young  41' Kwon Su-hyun  37'

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin won 2014 Korea National League by 3–1 on aggregate.

See also
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