# 2010 Korea National League

The 2010 Korea National League, also known as Daehan Life Korea National League 2010, was the eighth season of the Korea National League. It was divided in two stages, and the top two clubs of the overall table qualified for the championship playoffs in addition to the winners of each stage. It began on 26 March, and ended on 19 November. Foreign players were eligible for the participation since this season. Each club was able to have three foreign players on its roster and two foreign players in its line up.

## Teams
### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| Ansan Hallelujah | | |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | | |
| Changwon City | | |
| Cheonan City | | |
| Chungju Hummel | | |
| Daejeon KHNP | | |
| Gangneung City | | |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | | |
| Gimhae City | | |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Marcos Vinicius | Wesley Alex |
| Incheon Korail | | |
| Mokpo City | | |
| Suwon City | Naldinho | |
| Yesan FC | | |
| Yongin City | | |

## Regular season
### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Daejeon KHNP | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 28 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 27 | |
| 3 | Incheon Korail | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 26 | |
| 4 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 24 | |
| 5 | Yongin City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 23 | |
| 6 | Changwon City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Cheonan City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 21 | |
| 8 | Gangneung City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| 9 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Suwon City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11 | Gimhae City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 18 | |
| 12 | Chungju Hummel | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 14 | |
| 13 | Ansan Hallelujah | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 10 | |
| 14 | Yesan FC | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 10 | |
| 15 | Mokpo City | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 8 | |

### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gangneung City | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 30 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Suwon City | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 30 | |
| 3 | Chungju Hummel | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 27 | |
| 4 | Cheonan City | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 26 | |
| 5 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 24 | |
| 7 | Yongin City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Changwon City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Ansan Hallelujah | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Gimhae City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Mokpo City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 12 | |
| 13 | Incheon Korail | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 11 | |
| 14 | Daejeon KHNP | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 11 | |
| 15 | Yesan FC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 59 | −45 | 0 | |

### Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gangneung City | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 51 | Second stage winners |
| 2 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 49 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 3 | Suwon City | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 49 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 47 | |
| 5 | Cheonan City | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 47 | |
| 6 | Yongin City | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 45 | |
| 7 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 44 | |
| 8 | Chungju Hummel | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 41 | |
| 9 | Changwon City | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | |
| 10 | Daejeon KHNP | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 39 | First stage winners |
| 11 | Incheon Korail | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 37 | |
| 12 | Gimhae City | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36 | |
| 13 | Ansan Hallelujah | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 28 | |
| 14 | Mokpo City | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 20 | |
| 15 | Yesan FC | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 97 | −62 | 10 | |

### Result

| Home \ Away | ASH | BTC | CWC | CAC | CJH | DHN | GNC | GHC | GKB | HMD | ICK | MPC | SWC | YES | YIC |
| Ansan Hallelujah | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Changwon City | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Cheonan City | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| Chungju Hummel | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Daejeon KHNP | 3–4 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Gangneung City | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Gimhae City | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–0 | 1–0 |
| Incheon Korail | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Mokpo City | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Suwon City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Yesan FC | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | — | 0–2 |
| Yongin City | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — |

## Championship playoffs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Daejeon KHNP | Daejeon KHNP | 2 | | | | | |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 1 | | | | | |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 1 | Daejeon KHNP | Daejeon KHNP | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | Suwon City | Suwon City | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gangneung City | Gangneung City | 1 | Suwon City | Suwon City | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Suwon City | Suwon City | 3 | | | | | |

### Final

Suwon City won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Awards
### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Lee Soo-kil | Suwon City |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Young-nam | Daejeon KHNP |
| Top assist provider | Kim Tae-bong | Yesan FC |
| Manager of the Year | Kim Chang-kyum | Suwon City |
| Club of the Year | Chungju Hummel | Chungju Hummel |
| Fair Play Award | Gangneung City | Gangneung City |
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### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Chung Yoo-suk | Gangneung City |
| Defenders | Kim Jung-kyum | Daejeon KHNP |
| Defenders | Marcos Vinicius | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Defenders | Lee Soo-kil | Suwon City |
| Defenders | Lee Young-kyun | Suwon City |
| Midfielders | Cha Jong-yoon | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank |
| Midfielders | Kim Jang-hyun | Gangneung City |
| Midfielders | Jang Ji-soo | Busan Transportation Corporation |
| Midfielders | Lee Choon-hyun | Chungju Hummel |
| Forwards | Kim Young-nam | Daejeon KHNP |
| Forwards | Lee Yong-seung | Busan Transportation Corporation |
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