# 2010 Korean League Cup

The 2010 Korean League Cup, also known as the POSCO Cup 2010, was the 23rd competition of the Korean League Cup. It began on 22 May 2010, and ended on 25 August 2010.
The three matches of Gwangju Sangmu were revealed as fixed matches.

## Group stage
### Allocation

The participating teams were assigned to one of three groups according to the 2009 K League table.
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) Jeonnam Dragons (4) Gyeongnam FC (7) Suwon Samsung Bluewings (10) Gangwon FC (13) | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2) FC Seoul (5) Ulsan Hyundai (8) Gwangju Sangmu (11) Jeju United (14) | Pohang Steelers (3) Incheon United (6) Daejeon Citizen (9) Busan IPark (12) Daegu FC (15) |

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | JHM | GNM | SSB | JND | GWN |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — |
| 2 | Gyeongnam FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | — | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | — |
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | — | — | 2–3 | — | 3–0 |
| 5 | Gangwon FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | — | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SEO | JJU | USH | SIC | GWJ |
| 1 | FC Seoul | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | — | 5–1 | — | 2–0 | — |
| 2 | Jeju United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | — |
| 5 | Gwangju Sangmu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BIP | DGU | PHS | ICU | DJC |
| 1 | Busan IPark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | — | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | Daegu FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 3–2 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Incheon United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | — |
| 5 | Daejeon Citizen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | 1–4 | — | — | 3–2 | — |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | A | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
| 2 | B | Ulsan Hyundai | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | C | Pohang Steelers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Ulsan Hyundai | 0 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Ulsan Hyundai | 0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | | | |
| | | | Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | | | |
| A2 | Gyeongnam FC (p) | 1 (4) | Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | | | |
| B2 | Jeju United | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| B2 | Jeju United | 1 (3) | | | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 |
| | | | | | | FC Seoul | FC Seoul | 3 |
| B1 | FC Seoul (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | FC Seoul | FC Seoul | 3 |
| C2 | Daegu FC | 2 (3) | | | | | | |
| C2 | Daegu FC | 2 (3) | FC Seoul (a.e.t.) | FC Seoul (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | | | |
| C1 | Busan IPark | 3 (5) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | | | |
| A3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) | 3 (6) | | | | | | |

### Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul | 6 |
| 2 | Jeong Shung-hoon | Busan IPark | 4 |
| 2 | Lee Jun-young | Incheon United | 4 |
| 2 | Kim Eun-jung | Jeju United | 4 |
| 2 | Krunoslav Lovrek | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 |
| 2 | José Mota | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 |
| 6 | On Byung-hoon | Daegu FC | 3 |
| 6 | Park Sung-ho | Daejeon Citizen | 3 |
| 6 | Yoon Bit-garam | Gyeongnam FC | 3 |
| 6 | Ha Dae-sung | FC Seoul | 3 |
| 6 | Lee Seung-ryul | FC Seoul | 3 |
| 6 | Mota | Pohang Steelers | 3 |
| 6 | Kim Shin-wook | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Team | Points |
| Top goalscorer | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul | 6 goals |
| Top assist provider | Jang Nam-seok | Daegu FC | 4 assists |
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