2018 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea

Season	2018
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South Korean football in 2018.

Leagues

K League 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)	38	26	8	4	75	31	+44	86	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Gyeongnam FC	38	18	11	9	59	44	+15	65
3	Ulsan Hyundai	38	17	12	9	61	46	+15	63	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4	Pohang Steelers	38	15	9	14	47	48	−1	54
5	Jeju United	38	14	12	12	41	41	0	54
6	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	38	13	11	14	53	54	−1	50
7	Daegu FC[lower-alpha 1]	38	14	8	16	47	56	−9	50	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
8	Gangwon FC	38	12	10	16	56	60	−4	46
9	Incheon United	38	10	12	16	55	69	−14	42
10	Sangju Sangmu	38	10	10	18	41	52	−11	40
11	FC Seoul (O)	38	9	13	16	40	48	−8	40	Qualification to relegation play-offs
12	Jeonnam Dragons (R)	38	8	8	22	43	69	−26	32	Relegation to 2019 K League 2

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Daegu FC qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Korean FA Cup winners.

K League 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Asan Mugunghwa [lower-alpha 1] (C)	36	21	9	6	54	27	+27	72
2	Seongnam FC (P)	36	18	11	7	49	36	+13	65	Promotion to 2019 K League 1
3	Busan IPark	36	14	14	8	53	35	+18	56	Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs
4	Daejeon Citizen	36	15	8	13	47	44	+3	53
5	Gwangju FC	36	11	15	10	51	41	+10	48
6	FC Anyang	36	12	8	16	44	50	−6	44
7	Suwon FC	36	13	3	20	29	46	−17	42
8	Bucheon FC 1995	36	11	6	19	37	50	−13	39
9	Ansan Greeners FC	36	10	9	17	32	45	−13	39
10	Seoul E-Land FC	36	10	7	19	30	52	−22	37

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Because Asan couldn't recruit new player until 19 November, the runner-up team was promoted to 2019 K League 1 directly and the 5th-placed team qualified to the K League Challenge play-offs. [1][2]

Korea National League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gyeongju KHNP (Q)	28	18	7	3	46	25	+21	61	Korea National League play-offs
2	Gimhae City	28	16	8	4	46	20	+26	56
3	Cheonan City	28	13	7	8	33	32	+1	46
4	Gangneung City	28	10	7	11	35	30	+5	37
5	Mokpo City	28	7	10	11	36	42	−6	31
6	Changwon City	28	5	13	10	28	41	−13	28
7	Daejeon Korail	28	7	6	15	31	40	−9	27
8	Busan Transportation Corporation	28	2	10	16	21	46	−25	16

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2018. Source: Korea National League JoinKFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

K3 League Advanced

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gyeongju Citizen	22	16	2	4	46	21	+25	50	Qualification to K3 League Advance Championship
2	FC Pocheon	22	15	1	6	58	30	+28	46
3	Icheon Citizen	22	11	5	6	33	25	+8	38
4	Gimpo Citizen	22	11	4	7	42	31	+11	37
5	Chuncheon FC	22	10	6	6	38	27	+11	36
6	Cheongju City	22	9	7	6	26	26	0	34
7	Hwaseong	22	9	6	7	32	25	+7	33
8	Yangpyeong FC	22	8	5	9	32	26	+6	29
9	Pyeongtaek Citizen FC	22	7	4	11	28	34	−6	25
10	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	22	6	2	14	19	37	−18	20	Qualification to K3 League relegation/promotion playoff
11	Jeonju FC	22	5	1	16	25	46	−21	16	Relegation to the 2018 K3 Basic League
12	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	22	3	1	18	23	74	−51	10

Updated to match(es) played on all games played. Source: [3] [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

K3 League Basic

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Siheung Citizen	20	15	1	4	40	10	+30	46	Promotion to the 2019 K3 Advanced League
2	Paju Citizen	20	14	1	5	61	15	+46	43
3	Busan FC	20	12	4	4	46	17	+29	40	Qualification to K3 League Basic Play-offs
4	Chungju Citizen FC	20	13	1	6	45	17	+28	40
5	Yangju Citizen	20	11	5	4	41	19	+22	38
6	Yeoju Sejong FC	20	11	1	8	50	29	+21	34
7	Buyeo FC	20	7	3	10	47	41	+6	24
8	Pyeongchang FC	20	4	6	10	37	51	−14	18
9	Goyang Citizen	20	4	1	15	20	78	−58	13
10	Seoul United	20	3	3	14	31	62	−31	12
11	Uijeongbu	20	2	2	16	25	104	−79	8

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2018. Source: [5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Cups

Korean FA Cup

South Korean clubs performance in Asia

Champions League

National team

Women's

References

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2. "[공식 발표] 아산, 승격 자격 박탈…성남 1부 승격, 28일 대전-광주 준플레이오프". SPOTV News. 19 November 2018.
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4. 7m.com
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6. www.joinkfa.com