# 2011 Korea National League

The 2011 Korea National League was the ninth season of the Korea National League. The number of post-season playoffs' teams were increased to six and the playoffs were operated in the same format as the K League Championship. Before the start of the 2011 season, Yesan FC withdrew from the league due to its financial difficulty.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Foreign players |
| Ansan Hallelujah | Ansan | Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Emmanuel Frances |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | |
| Changwon City | Changwon | Changwon Football Center | |
| Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan Stadium | |
| Chungju Hummel | Chungju | Chungju Stadium | |
| Daejeon KHNP | Daejeon | Daejeon Hanbat Stadium | |
| Gangneung City | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium | |
| Gimhae City | Gimhae | Gimhae Stadium | |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | Goyang | Goyang Stadium Uijeongbu Stadium | |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium | Wesley Alex Danilo Teixeira Roni da Silva |
| Incheon Korail | Incheon | Incheon Munhak Stadium practice pitch | |
| Mokpo City | Mokpo | Mokpo International Football Center | |
| Suwon City | Suwon | Suwon Sports Complex Suwon World Cup Stadium auxiliary pitch | |
| Yongin City | Yongin | Yongin Football Center | |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 41 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 5 | Changwon City | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 6 | Incheon Korail | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 39 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 7 | Suwon City | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Daejeon KHNP | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Cheonan City | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 35 | |
| 10 | Gimhae City | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 33 | |
| 11 | Yongin City | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 26 | |
| 12 | Ansan Hallelujah | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 23 | |
| 13 | Mokpo City | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 21 | |
| 14 | Chungju Hummel | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 21 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ASH | BTC | CWC | CAC | CJH | DHN | GNC | GHC | GKB | HMD | ICK | MPC | SWC | YIC |
| Ansan Hallelujah | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Changwon City | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Cheonan City | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Chungju Hummel | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–7 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Daejeon KHNP | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Gangneung City | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Gimhae City | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Incheon Korail | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Mokpo City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Suwon City | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Yongin City | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |

## Championship playoffs
### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Incheon Korail | 2 | | | | 2 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank (a.e.t.) | 3 | | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Gangneung City | Gangneung City | 1 | | Changwon City | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Changwon City | Changwon City | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Changwon City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

    As of 29 October 2011
Danilo Teixeira who played the least time among top goalscorers won the top goalscorer award
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Danilo Teixeira | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 10 |
| 1 | Hong Hyung-gi | Daejeon KHNP | 10 |
| 1 | Park Seung-min | Busan Transportation Corporation | 10 |
| 1 | Kim Je-hwan | Changwon City | 10 |
| 1 | Hwang Ho-ryung | Cheonan City | 10 |
| 6 | Wesley Alex | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 9 |
| 6 | Kim Han-won | Suwon City | 9 |
| 8 | Yoon Tae-hyun | Gimhae City | 8 |
| 8 | Park Sung-jin | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 8 |
| 8 | Lim Jong-wook | Changwon City | 8 |
| 8 | Kim Won-min | Gimhae City | 8 |

## Awards
### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Jo Seong-won | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Top goalscorer | Danilo Teixeira | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Top assist provider | Lee Sang-woo | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank |
| Manager of the Year | Cho Min-kook | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Club of the Year | Suwon City | Suwon City |
| Fair Play Award | Incheon Korail | Incheon Korail |

### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Woo Je-myeong | Incheon Korail |
| Defenders | Kim Hyo-joon | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank |
| Defenders | Lee Sang-woo | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank |
| Defenders | Ahn Seon-tae | Daejeon KHNP |
| Defenders | Jo Seong-won | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Midfielders | Kim Won-min | Gimhae City |
| Midfielders | Park Seung-min | Busan Transportation Corporation |
| Midfielders | Jeong Seon-ho | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Midfielders | Lim Jong-wook | Changwon City |
| Forwards | Hong Hyung-gi | Daejeon KHNP |
| Forwards | Wesley Alex | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |