# 2020 in South Korean football

This article shows a summary of the 2020 football season in South Korea. It started in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. K League was scheduled to begin on February 29, but the season was suspended until the pandemic slowed. Players must be tested before each match, and are restricted from talking to other players.

## National teams
### AFC U-23 Championship

Group C table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

### Friendlies
#### Under-23 team
## Leagues
### K League 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 57 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Sangju Sangmu (R) | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 44 | Relegation to K League 2 |
| 5 | Daegu FC | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 38 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 6 | Gwangju FC | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | |
| 7 | Gangwon FC | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 34 | |
| 8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | FC Seoul | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 29 | |
| 10 | Seongnam FC | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 28 | |
| 11 | Incheon United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 27 | |
| 12 | Busan IPark (R) | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 25 | Relegation to K League 2 |
* ↑ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.
* ↑ Sangju Sangmu were a military team and were not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they were relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.

### K League 2
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Jeju United (C, P) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 60 | Promotion to K League 1 |
| 2 | Suwon FC (O, P) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 54 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final |
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 39 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
| 4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
| 5 | Seoul E-Land | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ansan Greeners | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 28 | |
| 8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Anyang | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | Chungnam Asan | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 22 | |

#### Promotion play-offs

| First round | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 2 | Suwon FC | 1 |
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 |
| 4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 | | | |

### K3 League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gimhae FC (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 49 | Qualification for Championship final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for Championship semi-final |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for Championship first round |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 41 | Qualification for Championship first round |
| 5 | Mokpo City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hwaseong FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Daejeon Korail | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | |
| 8 | Gimpo Citizen | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Changwon City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 | |
| 10 | Cheongju FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
| 11 | Cheonan City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | |
| 12 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 23 | |
| 13 | Yangju Citizen | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 20 | |
| 14 | Gyeongju Citizen (O) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 15 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 15 | Chuncheon Citizen (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 14 | Relegation to K4 League |
| 16 | Jeonju Citizen (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 13 | Relegation to K4 League |

#### Championship play-offs

| First round | First round | First round | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 0 | | | | 1 | Gimhae FC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### K4 League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Paju Citizen (C, P) | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 53 | Promotion to K3 League |
| 2 | Ulsan Citizen (P) | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 51 | Promotion to K3 League |
| 3 | Jinju Citizen | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Pocheon Citizen | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 49 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | FC Namdong | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 41 | |
| 6 | Yeoju Citizen | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Yangpyeong FC | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Siheung Citizen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Icheon Citizen | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Chungju Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 19 | |
| 11 | Goyang Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 19 | |
| 12 | Seoul Nowon United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 17 | |
| 13 | Seoul Jungnang | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 11 | |

#### Promotion play-offs

| First round | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | K3 | Gyeongju Citizen | 2 |
| 3 | Jinju Citizen | w/o | K4 | Jinju Citizen | 2 |
| 4 | Pocheon Citizen | — | | | |

### WK League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 11 | +49 | 55 | Qualification for play-offs final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 54 | Qualification for play-offs semi-final |
| 3 | Suwon UDC | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 33 | Qualification for play-offs semi-final |
| 4 | Hwacheon KSPO | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 32 | |
| 5 | Changnyeong WFC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 26 | |
| 6 | Sejong Sportstoto | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 21 | |
| 7 | Seoul WFC | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 13 | |
| 8 | Boeun Sangmu | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 7 | |

#### Championship play-offs

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Suwon UDC | 0 | | | | | |

## Domestic cups
### Korean FA Cup

| Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Final (Seventh round) | Final (Seventh round) | Final (Seventh round) | Final (Seventh round) |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Hyundai | 030 | | | | |
| | | | | Gangwon FC | Gangwon FC | Gangwon FC | 0 | | | | |
| Gangwon FC | Gangwon FC | Gangwon FC | 4 | Gangwon FC | Gangwon FC | Gangwon FC | 0 | | | | |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju FC | Gwangju FC | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju FC | Gwangju FC | 2 | | | | | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 1 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steelers | 1 (3) |
| Pohang Steelers (a.e.t.) | Pohang Steelers (a.e.t.) | Pohang Steelers (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steelers | 1 (3) |
| Sangju Sangmu | Sangju Sangmu | Sangju Sangmu | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sangju Sangmu | Sangju Sangmu | Sangju Sangmu | 2 | Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steelers | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | FC Seoul | FC Seoul | FC Seoul | 1 | | | | |
| FC Seoul (p) | FC Seoul (p) | FC Seoul (p) | 1 (4) | FC Seoul | FC Seoul | FC Seoul | 1 | | | | |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 010 | 020 | 030 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | | | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 010 | 020 | 030 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Busan IPark | Busan IPark | Busan IPark | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Busan IPark | Busan IPark | Busan IPark | 1 | Busan IPark | Busan IPark | Busan IPark | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Suwon FC | Suwon FC | Suwon FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Suwon FC | Suwon FC | Suwon FC | 0 | | | | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Seongnam FC | Seongnam FC | Seongnam FC | 0 |
| Seongnam FC (p) | Seongnam FC (p) | Seongnam FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | Seongnam FC | Seongnam FC | Seongnam FC | 0 |
| Daegu FC | Daegu FC | Daegu FC | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | |
| Daegu FC | Daegu FC | Daegu FC | 1 (2) | Seongnam FC | Seongnam FC | Seongnam FC | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | | | | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.) | 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | | | | |
| Jeju United | Jeju United | Jeju United | 0 | | | | | | | | |

## International cups
### AFC Champions League

| Team | Result | Round | Aggregate | Score | Opponent |
| FC Seoul | Group stage | Qualifying play-offs | 4–1 | 4–1 | Kedah |
| FC Seoul | Group stage | Group E | Third place | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory |
| FC Seoul | Group stage | Group E | Third place | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory |
| FC Seoul | Group stage | Group E | Third place | 1–2 | Beijing Guoan |
| FC Seoul | Group stage | Group E | Third place | 1–3 | Beijing Guoan |
| FC Seoul | Group stage | Group E | Third place | 5–0 | Chiangrai United |
| FC Seoul | Group stage | Group E | Third place | 1–2 | Chiangrai United |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Group stage | Group H | Third place | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Group stage | Group H | Third place | 1–4 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Group stage | Group H | Third place | 1–2 | Shanghai SIPG |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Group stage | Group H | Third place | 2–0 | Shanghai SIPG |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Group stage | Group H | Third place | 1–0 | Sydney FC |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Group stage | Group H | Third place | 2–2 | Sydney FC |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Quarter-finals | Group G | Runners-up | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Quarter-finals | Group G | Runners-up | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Quarter-finals | Group G | Runners-up | 0–0 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Quarter-finals | Group G | Runners-up | 1–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Quarter-finals | Round of 16 | 3–2 | 3–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 1–1 (6–7 p) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Vissel Kobe |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Group F | Winners | 1–1 | FC Tokyo |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Group F | Winners | 2–1 | FC Tokyo |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Group F | Winners | 3–1 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Group F | Winners | 4–1 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Group F | Winners | 2–1 | Perth Glory |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Group F | Winners | 2–0 | Perth Glory |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Round of 16 | 3–0 | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Quarter-finals | 2–0 | 2–0 | Beijing Guoan |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Semi-finals | 2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Vissel Kobe |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Champions | Final | 2–1 | 2–1 | Persepolis |