# 2006 in South Korean football

This article shows the summary of 2006 football season in South Korea.

## National teams
### FIFA World Cup

Former manager Jo Bonfrère qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but failed to satisfy the expectations of the Korea Football Association. Dick Advocaat replaced Bonfrère to participate in the World Cup, but Advocaat secretly contracted with a Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg just before the tournament, for which he was criticized.
Despite controversies about managers, South Korea defeated Togo 2–1 and drew 1–1 with eventual finalists France. However, they were eliminated in the group stage after losing 2–0 to Switzerland in the last match.
Group G table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

### AFC Asian Cup qualification

Group B table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 14 | Qualification for Asian Cup |
| 2 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | Qualification for Asian Cup |
| 3 | Syria | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 | |

### Asian Games

Group B table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |

### Friendlies
#### Under-23 team
## Leagues
### K League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 49 | First stage winners |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 47 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 43 | Second stage winners |
| 4 | FC Seoul | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 34 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 7 | Daegu FC | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Busan IPark | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Incheon United | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 31 | |
| 11 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 26 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 12 | Gyeongnam FC | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 26 | |
| 13 | Jeju United | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 25 | |
| 14 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 23 | |
* ↑ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.
* ↑ Qualified as defending champions of Champions League.

#### Championship playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | | | | | |
| FC Seoul | FC Seoul | 0 | | | | | |
| FC Seoul | FC Seoul | 0 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steelers | 0 | | | | | |

#### Final table

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C) | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | |
| 4 | FC Seoul | |

### Korea National League
#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Goyang Kookmin Bank | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 26 | Qualification for playoff |
| 2 | Changwon City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 21 | |
| 3 | Busan Kyotong | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 19 | |
| 4 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 19 | |
| 5 | Suwon City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Incheon Korail | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Gimpo Hallelujah | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 8 | Seosan Citizen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | |
| 9 | Daejeon KHNP | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 6 | |
| 10 | Icheon Hummel Korea | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 | |
| 11 | Gangneung City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 4 | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gimpo Hallelujah | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 23 | Qualification for playoff |
| 2 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 22 | |
| 3 | Suwon City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 | |
| 4 | Incheon Korail | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 18 | |
| 5 | Gangneung City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Goyang Kookmin Bank | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Busan Kyotong | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | |
| 8 | Icheon Hummel Korea | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 9 | |
| 9 | Daejeon KHNP | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 8 | |
| 10 | Changwon City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 6 | |
| 11 | Seosan Citizen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 2 | |

#### Championship playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Gimpo Hallelujah | 0–2 | Goyang Kookmin Bank (C) | 0–0 | 0–2 |

## Domestic cups
### Korean FA Cup

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Goyang Kookmin Bank (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0 (2) | | | | | | |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0 (2) | Goyang Kookmin Bank (p) | 0 (4) | | | | |
| | | Gwangju Sangmu | 0 (1) | | | | |
| Gwangju Sangmu | 1 | Gwangju Sangmu | 0 (1) | | | | |
| Dongguk University | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dongguk University | 0 | | | Goyang Kookmin Bank (p) | 1 (5) | | |
| | | | | Gyeongnam FC | 1 (3) | | |
| Gyeongnam FC | 2 | | | Gyeongnam FC | 1 (3) | | |
| Bongshin Club | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bongshin Club | 1 | Gyeongnam FC | 2 | | | | |
| | | Incheon Korail | 1 | | | | |
| Suwon City | 2 (4) | Incheon Korail | 1 | | | | |
| Suwon City | 2 (4) | | | | | 8 November – Seoul | 8 November – Seoul | |
| Incheon Korail (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | 8 November – Seoul | 8 November – Seoul |
| Incheon Korail (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | Goyang Kookmin Bank | 0 |
| | | | | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 |
| FC Seoul | 4 | | | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 |
| Hongik University | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hongik University | 0 | FC Seoul | 3 | | | | |
| | | Pohang Steelers | 1 | | | | |
| Changwon City | 1 | Pohang Steelers | 1 | | | | |
| Pohang Steelers | 2 | | | | | | |
| Pohang Steelers | 2 | | | FC Seoul | 2 (5) | | |
| | | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) | 2 (6) | | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) | 2 (6) | | |
| Soongsil University | 0 | | | | | | |
| Soongsil University | 0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| | | Daejeon Citizen | 1 (2) | | | | |
| Seosan Citizen | 1 | Daejeon Citizen | 1 (2) | | | | |
| Seosan Citizen | 1 | | | | | | | 3 December – Seoul | 3 December – Seoul |
| Daejeon Citizen | 4 | | | | | | | 3 December – Seoul | 3 December – Seoul |
| Daejeon Citizen | 4 | | | | | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 000 |
| | | | | | | | | Jeonnam Dragons | 2 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | | | | | | | Jeonnam Dragons | 2 |
| Gimpo Hallelujah | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Gimpo Hallelujah | 0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| | | Incheon United (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| Icheon Hummel | 0 | Incheon United (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| Incheon United | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Incheon United | 2 | | | Incheon United | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Honam University | 1 | | | | |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2 | | | Honam University | 1 | | | | |
| Gangneung City | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Gangneung City | 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Honam University | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jeju United | 2 (1) | Honam University | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jeju United | 2 (1) | | | | | 8 November – Seoul | 8 November – Seoul | | |
| Honam University (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | 8 November – Seoul | 8 November – Seoul | | |
| Honam University (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | Incheon United | 0 (3) | | |
| | | | | | | Jeonnam Dragons (p) | 0 (4) |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | | | | | Jeonnam Dragons (p) | 0 (4) |
| Hannam University | 1 | | | | | | |
| Hannam University | 1 | Jeonnam Dragons | 1 | | | | |
| | | Busan IPark | 0 | | | | |
| Daejeon KHNP | 0 | Busan IPark | 0 | | | | |
| Busan IPark | 1 | | | | | | |
| Busan IPark | 1 | | | Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | | |
| | | | | Daegu FC | 0 | | |
| Daegu FC | 2 | | | Daegu FC | 0 | | |
| Daegu University | 1 | | | | | | |
| Daegu University | 1 | Daegu FC | 6 | | | | |
| | | Chung-Ang University | 0 | | | | |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 (2) | Chung-Ang University | 0 | | | | |
| Chung-Ang University (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |

### Korean League Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Seoul (C) | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 27 |
| 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 22 |
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 22 |
| 4 | Daejeon Citizen | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 21 |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 21 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 20 |
| 7 | Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 20 |
| 8 | Jeju United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Pohang Steelers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 19 |
| 10 | Busan IPark | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 14 |
| 11 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 14 |
| 12 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 12 |
| 13 | Daegu FC | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 12 |
| 14 | Incheon United | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 7 |

### Korea National League Championship
#### Group stage

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Gimpo Hallelujah | 2 | 1 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Incheon Korail | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Seosan Citizen | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Gumi Siltron | 3 | 1 |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Changwon City | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Suwon City | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics | 2 | 3 |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Icheon Hummel Korea | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Daejeon KHNP | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Yeosu FC | 2 | 3 |

#### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p) | 2 (9) | | |
| Suwon City | 2 (8) | | |
| Suwon City | 2 (8) | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2 |
| | | Busan Transportation Corporation | 1 |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | 3 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 1 |
| Daejeon KHNP | 1 | | | | |
| Daejeon KHNP | 1 | | | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 1 |
| | | | | Changwon City | 2 |
| Changwon City | 3 | | | Changwon City | 2 |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 2 | | | | |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 2 | Changwon City | 4 | | |
| | | Icheon Hummel Korea | 1 |
| Icheon Hummel Korea | 2 | Icheon Hummel Korea | 1 |
| Incheon Korail | 0 | | |

### Korean Super Cup
## International cups
### AFC Champions League

| Team | Result | Round | Aggregate | Score | Venue | Opponent |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Group E | Winners | 3–2 | Home | Gamba Osaka |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Group E | Winners | 1–1 | Away | Gamba Osaka |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Group E | Winners | 0–1 | Away | Dalian Shide |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Group E | Winners | 3–1 | Home | Dalian Shide |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Group E | Winners | 3–0 | Home | Da Nang |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Group E | Winners | 1–0 | Away | Da Nang |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Quarter-finals | 4–3 | 0–1 | Away | Shanghai Shenhua |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Quarter-finals | 4–3 | 4–2 | Home | Shanghai Shenhua |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Semi-finals | 6–5 | 2–3 | Home | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Semi-finals | 6–5 | 4–1 | Away | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Final | 3–2 | 2–0 | Home | Al-Karamah |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Final | 3–2 | 1–2 | Away | Al-Karamah |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | Semi-finals | Group F | Winners | 2–0 | Away | Tokyo Verdy |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | Semi-finals | Group F | Winners | 1–0 | Home | Tokyo Verdy |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | 7–0 | 6–0 | Home | Al-Shabab |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | 7–0 | 1–0 | Away | Al-Shabab |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 4–6 | 3–2 | Away | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 4–6 | 1–4 | Home | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |

### FIFA Club World Cup

| Team | Result | Round | Score | Opponent |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Fifth place | Quarter-finals | 0–1 | América |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Fifth place | Fifth place match | 3–0 | Auckland City |

## Diary of the season

* 13 June: South Korean national team earned its first-ever World Cup victory by defeating Togo 2–1. Ahn Jung-hwan scored his third World Cup goal and became the top scoring Asian player in World Cup history.
* 26 June: Pim Verbeek was appointed as the manager of the South Korean national team, replacing Dick Advocaat who left to Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
* 8 July: Choi Jin-cheul retired as a player after a Korean League Cup match against Incheon United.