# 2011 K League Championship

The 2011 K League Championship was the 15th and the last competition of the K League Championship. It was held to decide the 29th champions of the K League. The top six clubs of the regular season qualified for the championship. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the final, and second place team qualified for the semi-final. The other four clubs entered the first round, and the winners of the second round advanced to the semi-final. Each match was played as a single match, excluding the final which consisted of two matches.

## Qualified teams

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 63 | Qualification for the K League playoffs final |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the K League playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for the K League playoffs first round |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for the K League playoffs first round |
| 5 | Busan IPark | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 46 | Qualification for the K League playoffs first round |
| 6 | Ulsan Hyundai | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for the K League playoffs first round |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | | | | 2 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 1 (3) | | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Busan IPark | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Seoul vs Ulsan

| FC Seoul | Ulsan Hyundai |
| GK | 1 | Kim Yong-dae |
| RB | 21 | Ko Yo-han |
| CB | 3 | Kim Dong-woo | 41' |
| CB | 8 | Adilson |
| LB | 13 | Hyun Young-min (c) |
| DM | 20 | Han Tae-you | | 46' |
| CM | 22 | Koh Myong-jin |
| CM | 36 | Ko Kwang-min | | 46*' |
| RW | 28 | Lee Seung-yeoul | | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Mauricio Molina |
| CF | 10 | Dejan Damjanović |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 23 | Han Il-koo |
| DF | 15 | Park Yong-ho |
| DF | 17 | Lee Jung-youl |
| MF | 33 | Choi Tae-uk | | 46*' |
| MF | 35 | Choi Hyun-tae | 90+5' | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Bang Seung-hwan | | 70' |
| FW | 30 | Kang Jung-hun |
| Manager: ||
| Choi Yong-soo ||
| GK | 1 | Kim Young-kwang | 88' |
| RB | 2 | Lee Yong |
| CB | 5 | Kwak Tae-hwi (c) |
| CB | 15 | Lee Jae-sung | 45' |
| LB | 6 | Choi Jae-soo | 66' | 81' |
| CM | 8 | Lee Ho |
| CM | 20 | Julián Estiven Vélez |
| RM | 34 | Park Seung-il | | 64' |
| LM | 17 | Go Seul-ki |
| AM | 10 | Seol Ki-hyeon | 74' | 86' |
| CF | 9 | Kim Shin-wook |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 18 | Kim Seung-gyu |
| DF | 4 | Kang Min-soo | | 64' |
| DF | 27 | Kang Jin-wook | | 81' |
| DF | 40 | Marcos Vinicius |
| MF | 14 | Kim Young-sam |
| MF | 33 | Kim Dong-suk |
| FW | 11 | Lúcio Curió | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Ho-kon ||
* Man of the match:
* Kwak Tae-hwi (Ulsan Hyundai)
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Gye-soo (South Korea)
* Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)
* Additional assistant referee:
* Kim Sung-ho (South Korea)
* Ryu Hee-sun (South Korea)

### Suwon vs Busan

| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Busan IPark |
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong |
| RB | 14 | Oh Beom-seok | 81' |
| CB | 2 | Mato Neretljak | 27' |
| CB | 29 | Kwak Hee-ju | | 17' |
| LB | 3 | Yang Sang-min |
| CM | 5 | Park Hyun-beom |
| CM | 6 | Lee Yong-rae |
| RM | 8 | Lee Sang-ho |
| AM | 9 | Oh Jang-eun |
| LM | 26 | Yeom Ki-hun (c) |
| CF | 28 | Ha Tae-goon | 65' | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 44 | Yang Dong-won |
| DF | 25 | Choi Sung-hwan | | 17' |
| DF | 30 | Shin Se-gye |
| MF | 18 | Park Jong-jin |
| FW | 7 | Diego Oliveira |
| FW | 17 | Alexander Geynrikh |
| FW | 27 | Im Kyung-hyun | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Yoon Sung-hyo ||
| GK | 21 | Jeon Sang-wook |
| CB | 5 | Lee Yo-han | | 76' |
| CB | 39 | Hwang Jae-hun |
| CB | 37 | Éder Baiano |
| RM | 27 | Kim Chang-soo (c) |
| CM | 49 | Kim Han-yoon | 39' |
| CM | 41 | Lee Sung-woon | | 55' |
| LM | 34 | Yoo Ji-hoon | 38' | 62' |
| RW | 35 | Fágner | 50' |
| LW | 11 | Lim Sang-hyub | 87' |
| CF | 20 | Han Sang-woon | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 28 | Lee Jong-won |
| MF | 47 | Jeong Min-hyeong |
| MF | 77 | Choi Kwang-hee | | 62' |
| FW | 18 | Yang Dong-hyun | | 55' |
| FW | 22 | Han Ji-ho |
| FW | 25 | Choi Jin-ho |
| FW | 44 | Yoon Dong-min | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| An Ik-soo ||
* Man of the match:
* Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
* Assistant referees:
* Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
* Jeon Gi-rok (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Ko Keum-bok (South Korea)
* Additional assistant referee:
* Moon Jin-hee (South Korea)
* Ahn Yong-hee (South Korea)

## Second round

| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Ulsan Hyundai |
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong |
| RB | 14 | Oh Beom-seok |
| CB | 2 | Mato Neretljak |
| CB | 29 | Kwak Hee-ju | | 30' |
| LB | 3 | Yang Sang-min |
| CM | 5 | Park Hyun-beom | | 107' |
| CM | 6 | Lee Yong-rae | 27' |
| RM | 8 | Lee Sang-ho | | 62' |
| AM | 9 | Oh Jang-eun | | 110' |
| LM | 26 | Yeom Ki-hun (c) |
| CF | 28 | Ha Tae-goon | 41' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 44 | Yang Dong-won |
| DF | 25 | Choi Sung-hwan | 36' | 30' |
| DF | 30 | Shin Se-gye |
| MF | 18 | Park Jong-jin | | 62' |
| FW | 7 | Diego Oliveira | | 107' |
| FW | 17 | Alexander Geynrikh | | 110' |
| FW | 27 | Im Kyung-hyun |
| Manager: ||
| Yoon Sung-hyo ||
| GK | 1 | Kim Young-kwang | 81' | 118' |
| RB | 2 | Lee Yong |
| CB | 5 | Kwak Tae-hwi (c) |
| CB | 15 | Lee Jae-sung |
| LB | 6 | Choi Jae-soo | | 100' |
| CM | 8 | Lee Ho | 115' |
| CM | 20 | Julián Estiven Vélez |
| RM | 17 | Go Seul-ki |
| AM | 34 | Park Seung-il | | 71' |
| LM | 10 | Seol Ki-hyeon |
| CF | 9 | Kim Shin-wook |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 18 | Kim Seung-gyu | | 118' |
| DF | 4 | Kang Min-soo | 104' | 71' |
| DF | 27 | Kang Jin-wook |
| DF | 40 | Marcos Vinicius |
| MF | 14 | Kim Young-sam |
| MF | 33 | Kim Dong-suk |
| FW | 11 | Lúcio Curió | | 100' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Ho-kon ||
* Man of the match:
* Kim Shin-wook (Ulsan Hyundai)
* Assistant referees:
* Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
* Kim Jung-sik (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Kim Sung-ho (South Korea)
* Additional assistant referee:
* Lee Sam-ho (South Korea)
* Ryu Hee-sun (South Korea)

## Semi-final

| Pohang Steelers | Ulsan Hyundai |
| GK | 1 | Shin Hwa-yong |
| RB | 17 | Shin Kwang-hoon |
| CB | 3 | Kim Gwang-seok |
| CB | 32 | Kim Hyung-il (c) | 39' |
| LB | 24 | Kim Dae-ho | 38' |
| CM | 7 | Kim Jae-sung | 64' | 82' |
| CM | 8 | Hwang Jin-sung | | 74' |
| CM | 20 | Shin Hyung-min |
| RW | 10 | Derek Asamoah | 10' |
| LW | 18 | Ko Moo-yeol | | 68' |
| CF | 11 | Mota |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 31 | Kim Da-sol |
| DF | 2 | Park Hee-chul |
| DF | 5 | Lee Won-jae |
| MF | 14 | Kim Tae-su |
| FW | 22 | No Byung-jun | | 68' |
| FW | 26 | Cho Chan-ho | | 82' |
| FW | 27 | Adriano Chuva | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Hwang Sun-hong ||
| GK | 18 | Kim Seung-gyu |
| RB | 2 | Lee Yong |
| CB | 5 | Kwak Tae-hwi (c) | 21' |
| CB | 15 | Lee Jae-sung |
| LB | 6 | Choi Jae-soo |
| CM | 8 | Lee Ho |
| CM | 20 | Julián Estiven Vélez |
| RM | 34 | Park Seung-il | | 61' |
| AM | 17 | Go Seul-ki | 31' |
| LM | 10 | Seol Ki-hyeon | | 90+1' |
| CF | 9 | Kim Shin-wook |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 35 | Chung Yoo-suk |
| DF | 4 | Kang Min-soo | | 90+1' |
| DF | 27 | Kang Jin-wook |
| DF | 40 | Marcos Vinicius |
| MF | 14 | Kim Young-sam |
| MF | 33 | Kim Dong-suk |
| FW | 11 | Lúcio Curió | 81' | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Ho-kon ||
* Man of the match:
* Seol Ki-hyeon (Ulsan Hyundai)
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Seon-jin (South Korea)
* Kim Yong-su (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Moon Jin-hee (South Korea)
* Additional assistant referee:
* Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)
* Ryu Hee-sun (South Korea)

## Final
### First leg

| Ulsan Hyundai | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| GK | 1 | Kim Young-kwang |
| RB | 2 | Lee Yong |
| CB | 5 | Kwak Tae-hwi (c) |
| CB | 15 | Lee Jae-sung | 72' |
| LB | 6 | Choi Jae-soo |
| RM | 17 | Go Seul-ki | 27' | 82' |
| CM | 8 | Lee Ho |
| CM | 20 | Julián Estiven Vélez |
| LM | 10 | Seol Ki-hyeon |
| CF | 11 | Lúcio Curió |
| CF | 9 | Kim Shin-wook |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 18 | Kim Seung-gyu |
| DF | 4 | Kang Min-soo |
| DF | 27 | Kang Jin-wook |
| DF | 40 | Marcos Vinicius |
| MF | 14 | Kim Young-sam |
| MF | 33 | Kim Dong-suk |
| MF | 34 | Park Seung-il | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Ho-kon ||
| GK | 21 | Kim Min-sik |
| RB | 25 | Choi Chul-soon |
| CB | 3 | Sim Woo-yeon |
| CB | 16 | Cho Sung-hwan (c) | 41' |
| LB | 33 | Park Won-jae |
| CM | 4 | Kim Sang-sik |
| CM | 13 | Jung Hoon | | 90' |
| RM | 8 | Eninho |
| AM | 10 | Luiz Henrique | | 70' |
| LM | 11 | Lee Seung-hyun | | 70*' |
| CF | 20 | Lee Dong-gook | 90+1' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 41 | Lee Bum-soo |
| DF | 5 | Son Seung-joon | | 90' |
| DF | 17 | Lim You-hwan |
| MF | 26 | Seo Jung-jin |
| FW | 9 | Jeong Shung-hoon | | 70' |
| FW | 15 | Kim Dong-chan |
| FW | 19 | Krunoslav Lovrek | | 70*' |
| Manager: ||
| Choi Kang-hee ||
* Man of the match:
* Eninho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Hyeon-gu (South Korea)
* Kim Yong-su (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)
* Additional assistant referee:
* Ryu Hee-sun (South Korea)
* Kim Seong-ho (South Korea)

### Second leg

| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Ulsan Hyundai |
| GK | 21 | Kim Min-sik | 90' |
| RB | 25 | Choi Chul-soon |
| CB | 3 | Sim Woo-yeon |
| CB | 16 | Cho Sung-hwan (c) |
| LB | 33 | Park Won-jae |
| CM | 4 | Kim Sang-sik | 90+2' |
| CM | 13 | Jung Hoon | 54' | 54' |
| RM | 8 | Eninho | 33' |
| AM | 10 | Luiz Henrique | 69' |
| LM | 26 | Seo Jung-jin | | 65' |
| CF | 20 | Lee Dong-gook | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 41 | Lee Bum-soo |
| DF | 5 | Son Seung-joon | 67' | 65' |
| DF | 17 | Lim You-hwan |
| MF | 11 | Lee Seung-hyun | | 84' |
| FW | 9 | Jeong Shung-hoon | | 54' |
| FW | 15 | Kim Dong-chan |
| FW | 19 | Krunoslav Lovrek |
| Manager: ||
| Choi Kang-hee ||
| GK | 1 | Kim Young-kwang |
| RB | 2 | Lee Yong |
| CB | 4 | Kang Min-soo |
| CB | 5 | Kwak Tae-hwi (c) |
| LB | 6 | Choi Jae-soo | 58' |
| RM | 34 | Park Seung-il | | 83' |
| CM | 8 | Lee Ho |
| CM | 20 | Julián Estiven Vélez | 18' | 73' |
| LM | 11 | Lúcio Curió |
| CF | 10 | Seol Ki-hyeon |
| CF | 9 | Kim Shin-wook | | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 18 | Kim Seung-gyu |
| DF | 27 | Kang Jin-wook |
| DF | 40 | Marcos Vinicius |
| MF | 7 | Ko Chang-hyun | | 83' |
| MF | 14 | Kim Young-sam |
| MF | 33 | Kim Dong-suk | | 73' |
| FW | 19 | Lee Jin-ho | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Ho-kon ||
* Man of the match:
* Luiz Henrique (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
* Assistant referees:
* Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
* Kang Yi-seong (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Ryu Hee-seon (South Korea)
* Additional assistant referee:
* Kim Seong-ho (South Korea)
* Lee Sam-ho (South Korea)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–2 on aggregate.

## Final table

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | Qualification for the Champions League playoff round |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| 5 | FC Seoul | |
| 6 | Busan IPark | |