# 2012 Ulsan Hyundai FC season

The 2012 season was Ulsan Hyundai FC's thirtieth season in the K-League in South Korea. Ulsan Hyundai is competing K-League, Korean FA Cup, AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup.

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KOR | Kim Young-Kwang |
| 2 | DF | KOR | Lee Yong |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Lee Jae-Seong |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Kang Min-Soo |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Kwak Tae-Hwi (captain) |
| 6 | DF | KOR | Choi Sung-Hwan |
| 7 | MF | KOR | Ko Chang-Hyun |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Lee Ho |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Kim Shin-Wook |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Maranhão (on loan from Ventforet Kofu) |
| 11 | FW | KOR | Lee Keun-Ho |
| 13 | FW | KOR | Kim Seung-Yong |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Kim Young-Sam |
| 15 | MF | KOR | Kim Dong-Suk |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Park Seung-Il |
| 17 | MF | KOR | Go Seul-Ki |
| 18 | GK | KOR | Kim Seung-Gyu |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Rafinha (on loan from Nacional AC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | COL | Julián Estiven Vélez |
| 21 | FW | KOR | Lee Seung-Yeoul (on loan from Gamba Osaka) |
| 22 | DF | KOR | Choi Bo-Kyung |
| 23 | FW | KOR | Kim Da-Bin |
| 24 | DF | KOR | Lim Chang-Woo |
| 25 | MF | KOR | Choi Jin-soo |
| 27 | DF | KOR | Kang Jin-Wook |
| 28 | DF | KOR | Kim Chi-Gon |
| 29 | MF | KOR | Kim Yong-Tae |
| 30 | DF | KOR | Jung Woon |
| 31 | GK | KOR | Jeon Hong-Suk |
| 32 | FW | KOR | Park Kyung-Ik |
| 33 | MF | KOR | Min Hoon-Gi |
| 34 | DF | KOR | Yoon Jung-Min |
| 35 | GK | KOR | Lee Hee-Sung |
| 37 | FW | KOR | Park Dong-Hyuk |
| 39 | MF | KOR | Lee Dong-Hyun |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | KOR | Byun Woong (to Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin until 2012 season) |
| — | FW | KOR | Kim Hyo-Gi (to Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin until 2012 season) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | KOR | Kim Seo-Joon (to Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin until 2012 season) |
| — | MF | KOR | Kim Jong-Gook (to Gangwon FC until 2012 season) |

## Transfer
### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | KOR | Kim Nam-Geol (Drafted from Korea University) |
| — | DF | KOR | Jung Woon (Drafted from Myongji University) |
| — | MF | KOR | Kim Hyun-Ki (Drafted from Hannam University) |
| — | MF | KOR | Jung Jang-Hoon (Drafted from Daegu University) |
| — | MF | KOR | Lee Dong-Hyun (Drafted from Myongji University) |
| — | MF | KOR | Kim Seung-Yong (Transferred from Gamba Osaka) |
| — | FW | KOR | Kim Hyo-Gi (Loan returned from Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | KOR | Lee Keun-Ho (Transferred from Gamba Osaka) |
| — | FW | BRA | Rafinha (Loaned from Nacional AC) |
| — | DF | KOR | Choi Sung-Hwan (Transferred from Suwon Samsung Bluewings) |
| — | FW | KOR | Lee Seung-Yeoul (Loaned from Gamba Osaka) |
| — | DF | KOR | Kim Chi-Gon (Transferred from Sangju Sangmu Phoenix) |
| — | MF | KOR | Kim Yong-Tae (Transferred from Sangju Sangmu Phoenix) |

### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | KOR | Choi Moo-Lim (Transferred to Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin) |
| — | FW | KOR | Lee Jin-Ho (Transferred to Daegu FC) |
| — | MF | JPN | Akihiro Ienaga (Loan returned to Mallorca) |
| — | DF | KOR | Choi Jae-Soo (Transferred to Suwon Samsung Bluewings) |
| — | MF | KOR | Byun Woong (Loaned to Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | KOR | Kim Hyo-Gi (Loaned to Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin) |
| — | MF | KOR | Kim Seo-Joon (Loaned to Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin) |
| — | MF | KOR | Kim Jong-Gook (Loaned to Gangwon FC) |
| — | FW | KOR | Jung Jang-Hoon (released) |
| — | DF | KOR | Kim Nam-Geol (released) |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Kim Ho-Gon |
| Assistant Manager | Kim Hyun-Seok |
| Coach | Kim Sang-Hoon |
| Coach | Kim Joon-Hyun |
| GK Coach | Kim Sung-Soo |
| Scouter | Seo Hyuk-Su |
Last updated: 29 February 2012 Source: Ulsan Hyundai FC

## Match results
### K-League

All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 68 | |
| 6 | Jeju United | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 63 | |
| 7 | Busan IPark | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 53 | |
* ↑ Pohang Steelers finished the league in third place after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage (Group F)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | TOK | BBR | BEG |
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
* 1 2 Brisbane Roar and Beijing Guoan are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), overall goal difference and overall goals scored, and so are ranked by their fair play record (Brisbane Roar: 12 pts; Beijing Guoan: 18 pts).

#### Knockout stage
### FIFA Club World Cup
#### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 June 2012
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Appearances | Appearances | Goals |
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | App (sub) | Total | Goals |
| 1 | | GK | Kim Young-Kwang | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 (0) | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Lee Yong | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 (0) | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Lee Jae-Seong | 13 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 1 | 20 (5) | 25 | 2 |
| 4 | | DF | Kang Min-Soo | 15 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 (2) | 25 | 2 |
| 5 | | DF | Kwak Tae-Hwi | 15 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 (1) | 23 | 2 |
| 6 | | DF | Choi Sung-Hwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Ko Chang-Hyun | 6 (1) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (2) | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | | MF | Lee Ho | 16 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 22 (2) | 24 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Kim Shin-Wook | 11 (6) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 (2) | 3 | 17 (8) | 25 | 8 |
| 10 | | FW | Maranhão | 5 (11) | 8 | 1 (1) | 1 | 3 (3) | 2 | 9 (15) | 24 | 11 |
| 11 | | FW | Lee Keun-Ho | 15 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 (2) | 24 | 6 |
| 13 | | MF | Kim Seung-Yong | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 24 (0) | 24 | 4 |
| 14 | | MF | Kim Young-Sam | 10 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 (2) | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Kim Dong-Suk | 3 (5) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 5 (8) | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Park Seung-Il | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (4) | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Go Seul-Ki | 14 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 (1) | 23 | 3 |
| 18 | | GK | Kim Seung-Gyu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 (0) | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Rafinha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | MF | Julián Estiven Vélez | 17 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 (1) | 26 | 1 |
| 21 | | FW | Lee Seung-Yeoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Choi Bo-Kyung | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Kim Da-Bin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | DF | Lim Chang-Woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Choi Jin-soo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | | DF | Kang Jin-Wook | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 8 (1) | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | | DF | Kim Chi-Gon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | MF | Kim Yong-Tae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | | DF | Jung Woon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | | GK | Jeon Hong-Suk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | | FW | Park Kyung-Ik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | | MF | Min Hoon-Gi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | | DF | Yoon Jung-Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | | GK | Lee Hee-Sung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | | FW | Park Dong-Hyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | | MF | Lee Dong-Hyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Choi Jae-Soo (out) | 8 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 11 (5) | 16 | 1 |
| 19 | | MF | Byun Woong (loan out) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Kim Hyo-Gi (loan out) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Kim Jong-Gook (loan out) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | | MF | Akihiro Ienaga (out) | 5 (5) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 8 (9) | 17 | 1 |
| 29 | | MF | Kim Seo-Joon (out) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | | FW | Jung Jang-Hoon (out) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | | DF | Kim Nam-Geol (out) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals and assists

| Rank | Nation | Number | Name | K-League | K-League | KFA Cup | KFA Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Sum | Sum | Total |
| Rank | Nation | Number | Name | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Total |
| 1 | | 10 | Maranhão | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | | 9 | Kim Shin-Wook | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| = | | 11 | Lee Keun-Ho | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| = | | 17 | Go Seul-Ki | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | | 13 | Kim Seung-Yong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | | 5 | Kwak Tae-Hwi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| = | | 7 | Ko Chang-Hyun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| = | | 14 | Kim Young-Sam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | | 3 | Lee Jae-Seong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | 4 | Kang Min-Soo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | 6 | Choi Jae-Soo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| = | | 20 | Julián Estiven Vélez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | 28 | Akihiro Ienaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 27 | Kang Jin-Wook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 27 | |

### Discipline

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | K-League | K-League | KFA Cup | KFA Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total |
| GK | | 1 | Kim Young-Kwang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | | 2 | Lee Yong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | 3 | Lee Jae-Seong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | | 4 | Kang Min-Soo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | | 5 | Kwak Tae-Hwi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | | 7 | Ko Chang-Hyun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | 8 | Lee Ho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | | 9 | Kim Shin-Wook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | | 10 | Maranhão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | 11 | Lee Keun-Ho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | | 13 | Kim Seung-Yong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | | 14 | Kim Young-Sam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | | 17 | Go Seul-Ki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | | 27 | Kang Jin-Wook | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | | 28 | Akihiro Ienaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 |

## Honours
### Club

* AFC Champions League Champions, Fair Play Award

### Individual

* AFC Champions League MVP: Lee Keun-Ho
* AFC Footballer of the Year: Lee Keun-Ho
* AFC Coach of the Year: Kim Ho-Gon