# 2012 K-League

The 2012 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2012, was the 30th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank. Since this season, the K League Championship and the Korean League Cup were abolished, and K League introduced the "split system", inspired by Scottish Premier League. After all 16 clubs played 30 matches each under the home and away system, they were split into the group of top eight and the group of bottom eight, playing with each other in a group again.

## Teams
### General information

| Club | City | Stadium | 2011 season |
| Busan IPark | Busan | Busan Asiad Stadium | 6th place |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Gwangyang | Gwangyang Football Stadium | 7th place |
| Daegu FC | Daegu | Daegu Stadium | 12th place |
| Daejeon Citizen | Daejeon | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | 15th place |
| Gangwon FC | Gangneung Chuncheon | Gangneung Stadium Chuncheon Stadium | 16th place |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 11th place |
| Gyeongnam FC | Changwon | Changwon Football Center | 8th place |
| Incheon United | Incheon | Incheon Football Stadium | 13th place |
| Jeju United | Seogwipo | Jeju World Cup Stadium | 9th place |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonju | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | Champions |
| Pohang Steelers | Pohang | Pohang Steel Yard | 3rd place |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | Sangju | Sangju Civic Stadium | 14th place |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Seongnam | Tancheon Sports Complex | 10th place |
| FC Seoul | Seoul | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 5th place |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 4th place |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | Runners-up |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit supplier | Sponsor |
| Busan IPark | An Ik-soo | Puma | Busan Bank |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Ha Seok-ju | Kelme | POSCO |
| Daegu FC | Moacir Pereira | Hummel | Daegu Bank |
| Daejeon Citizen | Yoo Sang-chul | Lotto | Daejeon |
| Gangwon FC | Kim Hak-bum | Mizuno | High 1 Resort |
| Gwangju FC | Choi Man-hee | Joma | Gwangju Bank |
| Gyeongnam FC | Choi Jin-han | Hummel | STX |
| Incheon United | Kim Bong-gil | Le Coq Sportif | Shinhan Bank |
| Jeju United | Park Kyung-hoon | Astore | SK Energy |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Lee Heung-sil | Hummel | Hyundai i40, Hyundai Santa Fe |
| Pohang Steelers | Hwang Sun-hong | Kappa | POSCO |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | Park Hang-seo | Jako | Sangju |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Shin Tae-yong | Uhlsport | McCOL |
| FC Seoul | Choi Yong-soo | Le Coq Sportif | Xii |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Yoon Sung-hyo | Adidas | Samsung Smart TV |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Kim Ho-kon | Diadora | Hyundai Oilbank |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
| Daegu FC | Lee Young-jin | Sacked | 31 October 2011 | Moacir Pereira | 2 November 2011 | Pre-season |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Choi Kang-hee | Signed for South Korea | 21 December 2011 | Lee Heung-sil | 21 December 2011 | Pre-season |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | Kim Tae-wan | Caretaker | 29 December 2011 | Park Hang-seo | 29 December 2011 | Pre-season |
| Incheon United | Huh Jung-moo | Resigned | 11 April 2012 | Kim Bong-gil | 13 April 2012 | 15th |
| Gangwon FC | Kim Sang-ho | Resigned | 1 July 2012 | Kim Hak-bum | 6 July 2012 | 14th |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jung Hae-seong | Resigned | 10 August 2012 | Ha Seok-ju | 14 August 2012 | 16th |

### 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 country.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Former player(s) |
| Busan IPark | Éder Baiano | Fágner | José Mota | Matt McKay | |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Matt Simon | Henan | Lúcio Flávio | Robert Cornthwaite | Leléco |
| Daegu FC | Dinélson | Leandrinho | Matheus | | |
| Daejeon Citizen | Kevin Oris | Alessandro Lopes | Alex Terra | Yuta Baba | Leozinho |
| Gangwon FC | Muhamed Džakmić | Weslley | Ianis Zicu | Yusuke Shimada | Denis Laktionov |
| Gwangju FC | João Paulo | Bogdan Milić | | | Adriano Chuva |
| Gyeongnam FC | Caíque | Roni | Wilmar Jordán | Luke DeVere | |
| Incheon United | Sokol Cikalleshi | Ivo | Paulo Júnior | Nathan Burns | Ferdinando |
| Jeju United | Júnior Santos | Jair | Renan Marques | Adrian Madaschi | Robert |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Eninho | Leonardo | Hugo Droguett | Alex Wilkinson | Luiz Henrique Huang Bowen |
| Pohang Steelers | Derek Asamoah | Zoran Rendulić | | | Ianis Zicu |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Éverton Santos | Jael Ferreira | Javier Reina | Brendan Hamill | Héverton Vladimir Jovančić Sasa Ognenovski |
| FC Seoul | Adilson | Mauricio Molina | Dejan Damjanović | Sergio Escudero | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Éverton Cardoso | Stevica Ristić | Dženan Radončić | Eddy Bosnar | |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Maranhão | Rafinha | Julián Estiven Vélez | | Akihiro Ienaga |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Seoul (C) | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 96 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 68 | |
| 6 | Jeju United | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 63 | |
| 7 | Busan IPark | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 53 | |
| 8 | Gyeongnam FC | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 50 | |
| 9 | Incheon United | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 67 | |
| 10 | Daegu FC | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 61 | |
| 11 | Jeonnam Dragons | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 53 | |
| 12 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 52 | |
| 13 | Daejeon Citizen | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 50 | |
| 14 | Gangwon FC | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 49 | |
| 15 | Gwangju FC (R) | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 45 | Relegation to the K League Challenge |
| 16 | Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (R) | 44 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 74 | −45 | 27 | Withdrawal |
* ↑ Pohang Steelers finished the league in third place after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.
* ↑ Sangju Sangmu Phoenix were going to be forcibly relegated to the second division by K League Federation regardless of the results for a reason that they failed to get the club license of Asian Football Confederation. They boycotted the rest of the season from the 31st to the last matchweek after their relegation was decided.

## Positions by matchday

Leaders  Qualification for the Champions League  Relegation to the K League Challenge

### Round 1–30

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| FC Seoul | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Pohang Steelers | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Busan IPark | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Jeju United | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Incheon United | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Daegu FC | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Gwangju FC | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Gangwon FC | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

### Round 31–44

| Team ╲ Round | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| FC Seoul | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pohang Steelers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Jeju United | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Busan IPark | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Incheon United | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Daegu FC | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Gangwon FC | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Gwangju FC | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

## Results
### Matches 1–30

| Home \ Away | BIP | JND | DGU | DJC | GWN | GWJ | GNM | ICU | JJU | JHM | PHS | SSP | SIC | SEO | SSB | USH |
| Busan IPark | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2–3 | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Daegu FC | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Gangwon FC | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Gwangju FC | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Incheon United | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Jeju United | 5–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Pohang Steelers | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| FC Seoul | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — |

### Matches 31–44
## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul | 31 |
| 2 | Lee Dong-gook | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 26 |
| 3 | Jair | Jeju United | 18 |
| 3 | Mauricio Molina | FC Seoul | 18 |
| 5 | Kevin Oris | Daejeon Citizen | 16 |
| 5 | Kim Eun-jung | Gangwon FC | 16 |
| 6 | Ianis Zicu | Gangwon FC | 15 |
| 6 | Eninho | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 15 |
| 8 | Júnior Santos | Jeju United | 14 |
| 9 | Maranhão | Ulsan Hyundai | 13 |
| 9 | Kim Shin-wook | Ulsan Hyundai | 13 |

### Top assist providers

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Mauricio Molina | FC Seoul | 19 |
| 2 | Eninho | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 |
| 3 | Lee Seung-gi | Gwangju FC | 12 |
| 4 | Júnior Santos | Jeju United | 11 |
| 5 | Kim Hyeung-bum | Daejeon Citizen | 10 |
| 6 | Hugo Droguett | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 9 |
| 6 | Jair | Jeju United | 9 |
| 8 | Hwang Jin-sung | Pohang Steelers | 8 |
| 8 | Park Sung-ho | Pohang Steelers | 8 |
| 8 | Go Seul-ki | Ulsan Hyundai | 8 |
| 8 | Hwang Il-su | Daegu FC | 8 |

## Awards
### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul |
| Top goalscorer | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul |
| Top assist provider | Mauricio Molina | FC Seoul |
| Rookie of the Year | Lee Myung-joo | Pohang Steelers |
| FANtastic Player | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul |
| Manager of the Year | Choi Yong-soo | FC Seoul |
| Special Award | Kim Yong-dae | FC Seoul |
| Special Award | Kim Byung-ji | Gyeongnam FC |
| Best Referee | Choi Myung-yong | — |
| Best Assistant Referee | Kim Yong-soo | — |
| Team of the Year | FC Seoul | FC Seoul |
| Fair Play Award | Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Hyundai |
| Youth Team of the Year | Pungsaeng Middle School (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma) | Pungsaeng Middle School (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma) |
Source:

### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Kim Yong-dae | FC Seoul |
| Defenders | Adilson | FC Seoul |
| Defenders | Jung In-whan | Incheon United |
| Defenders | Kwak Tae-hwi | Ulsan Hyundai |
| Defenders | Kim Chang-soo | Busan IPark |
| Midfielders | Mauricio Molina | FC Seoul |
| Midfielders | Ha Dae-sung | FC Seoul |
| Midfielders | Hwang Jin-sung | Pohang Steelers |
| Midfielders | Lee Keun-ho | Ulsan Hyundai |
| Forwards | Lee Dong-gook | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Forwards | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul |
Source:

## Attendance

Due to the match-fixing scandal that involved 40 current and former players in the previous year, there was a massive decline in attendance the following season. The scandal continued to have an effect on the league's attendance for several seasons thereafter.

### Attendance by club

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | FC Seoul | 451,045 | 50,787 | 7,278 | 20,502 | −26.2%$^†$ |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 445,820 | 45,192 | 9,227 | 20,265 | −16.3%$^†$ |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 225,261 | 20,765 | 4,051 | 10,239 | −32.1%$^†$ |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 193,682 | 16,866 | 4,076 | 8,804 | −35.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai | 163,921 | 25,395 | 1,107 | 7,451 | −51.2%$^†$ |
| 6 | Daegu FC | 150,269 | 21,750 | 536 | 7,156 | +10.5%$^†$ |
| 7 | Jeju United | 143,699 | 16,910 | 978 | 6,532 | +41.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | Daejeon Citizen | 93,231 | 10,160 | 1,842 | 4,440 | −68.8%$^†$ |
| 9 | Busan IPark | 88,344 | 9,537 | 929 | 4,016 | −44.5%$^†$ |
| 10 | Incheon United | 81,779 | 17,662 | 82 | 3,894 | −48.5%$^†$ |
| 11 | Gangwon FC | 64,623 | 6,932 | 1,241 | 3,077 | −47.4%$^†$ |
| 12 | Jeonnam Dragons | 63,718 | 7,040 | 1,490 | 3,034 | −47.7%$^†$ |
| 13 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 61,278 | 6,725 | 588 | 2,918 | −57.4%$^†$ |
| 14 | Gwangju FC | 60,383 | 10,711 | 713 | 2,875 | −67.3%$^†$ |
| 15 | Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | 42,300 | 5,710 | 1,063 | 2,820 | −66.6%$^†$ |
| 16 | Gyeongnam FC | 51,784 | 5,745 | 884 | 2,354 | −74.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 2,168,606 | 50,787 | 82 | 7,045 | −37.6%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 2 December 2012 Source: K League

### Top matches

| Rank | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Attendance | Round | Day of week |
| 1 | 18 August 2012 | FC Seoul | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 50,787 | 28 | Saturday |
| 2 | 5 May 2012 | FC Seoul | 2–1 | Pohang Steelers | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 45,982 | 11 | Saturday |
| 3 | 1 April 2012 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–0 | FC Seoul | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 45,192 | 5 | Sunday |
| 4 | 3 October 2012 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–0 | FC Seoul | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 43,352 | 34 | Wednesday |
| 5 | 4 November 2012 | FC Seoul | 1–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 40,510 | 38 | Sunday |
| 6 | 20 May 2012 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | Ulsan Hyundai | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 37,519 | 13 | Sunday |
| 7 | 28 May 2012 | FC Seoul | 3–1 | Incheon United | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 31,156 | 14 | Monday |
| 8 | 13 May 2012 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4–1 | Gwangju FC | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 29,019 | 12 | Sunday |
| 9 | 25 March 2012 | FC Seoul | 2–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 25,811 | 4 | Sunday |
| 10 | 24 June 2012 | FC Seoul | 1–1 | Ulsan Hyundai | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 25,653 | 17 | Sunday |