# 2023 Korean FA Cup

The 2023 Korean FA Cup, known as the 2023 Hana 1Q FA Cup (Korean: 2023 하나원큐 FA컵) due to sponsorship agreement with Hana Bank, was the 28th edition of the Korean FA Cup. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the defending champions, having won their fifth cup title the previous season. They failed to defend the trophy after losing to Pohang Steelers in the final.

## Schedule

The draw was held on 20 February 2023 at the Soccer Hall in Seoul. It decided all the match-ups from the first round to the fourth round (round of 16) along with the playing dates.
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | New entries this round |
| First round | 4–5 March | 14 | 58 | 28 | 10 K3 League teams 10 K4 League teams 8 K5 League teams |
| Second round | 29–30 March | 16 | 44 | 14+18 | 13 K League 2 teams 5 K3 League teams |
| Third round | 12 April | 12 | 28 | 16+8 | 8 K League 1 teams |
| Round of 16 | 24 May | 8 | 16 | 12+4 | 4 Champions League teams |
| Quarter-finals | 28 June | 4 | 8 | 8 | None |
| Semi-finals | 1 November | 2 | 4 | 4 | None |
| Final | 4 November | 1 | 2 | 2 | None |

## Bracket

| Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Round of 16 (Fourth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Quarter-finals (Fifth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Semi-finals (Sixth round) | Final (Seventh round) | Final (Seventh round) |
| Pohang Steelers | 030 | | | | |
| Seongnam FC | 0 | | | | |
| Seongnam FC | 0 | Pohang Steelers | 2 | | |
| | | Gangwon FC | 1 | | |
| Gangwon FC | 3 | Gangwon FC | 1 | | |
| Gimpo FC | 2 | | | | |
| Gimpo FC | 2 | | | Pohang Steelers (p) | 1 (4) |
| | | | | Jeju United | 1 (3) |
| Jeju United | 4 | | | Jeju United | 1 (3) |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 3 | | | | |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 3 | Jeju United (p) | 1 (6) | | |
| | | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 (5) | | |
| Ulsan Hyundai (a.e.t.) | 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 (5) | | |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1 | | | | | Pohang Steelers | 040 |
| | | | | | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | 5 | | | | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 |
| Paju Citizen | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paju Citizen | 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 | | | | |
| | | Gwangju FC | 0 | | | | |
| Gwangju FC | 1 | Gwangju FC | 0 | | | | |
| Seoul E-Land | 0 | | | | | | |
| Seoul E-Land | 0 | | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | | |
| | | | | Incheon United | 1 |
| Incheon United | 3 | | | Incheon United | 1 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 0 | | | | |
| Gyeongnam FC | 0 | Incheon United | 3 | | |
| | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | | |
| Daegu FC | 0 | | | | |

## Third round

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## Semi-finals

The draw was held on 18 July 2023.

## Final

| GK | 21 | Hwang In-jae |
| RB | 17 | Shin Kwang-hoon | 56' |
| CB | 45 | Ha Chang-rae |
| CB | 5 | Alex Grant | 61' |
| LB | 14 | Park Seung-wook |
| CM | 6 | Kim Jong-woo |
| CM | 16 | Han Chan-hee |
| RM | 7 | Kim In-sung | 56' |
| AM | 11 | Goh Young-jun |
| LM | 12 | Kim Seung-dae (c) |
| CF | 9 | Zeca | 76' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Yoon Pyeong-gook |
| DF | 2 | Sim Sang-min | 56' |
| DF | 20 | Park Chan-yong |
| MF | 37 | Hong Yun-sang | 56' |
| MF | 66 | Kim Jun-ho |
| FW | 30 | Yoon Jae-woon |
| FW | 33 | Lee Ho-jae | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Gi-dong ||
| GK | 1 | Kim Jeong-hoon |
| RB | 32 | Jeong Woo-jae | 82' |
| CB | 3 | Jeong Tae-wook |
| CB | 26 | Hong Jeong-ho (c) |
| LB | 23 | Kim Jin-su |
| DM | 4 | Park Jin-seop |
| CM | 28 | Maeng Seong-ung | 63' |
| CM | 8 | Paik Seung-ho |
| RW | 7 | Han Kyo-won |
| CF | 9 | Gustavo | 69' |
| LW | 17 | Song Min-kyu |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 13 | Jeong Min-ki |
| DF | 15 | Koo Ja-ryong |
| DF | 25 | Choi Chul-soon |
| MF | 11 | Lee Dong-jun |
| MF | 27 | Moon Seon-min | 82' 90+4' |
| MF | 57 | Nana Boateng | 63' 90+8' |
| FW | 10 | Park Jae-yong | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Dan Petrescu ||