2013 K League Classic

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K League Classic
Season	2013
Champions	Pohang Steelers
Relegated	Daejeon Citizen ; Daegu FC ; Gangwon FC
Champions League	Pohang Steelers ; Ulsan Hyundai ; Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ; FC Seoul
Matches played	266
Goals scored	676 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dejan Damjanovic; Kim Shin-Wook; (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Gyeongnam 6–0 Daejeon ; (June 23)
Biggest away win	Gangwon 0–4 Jeju ; (August 10)
Highest scoring	9 goals ; Suwon 5-4 Jeonbuk ; (June 26)
Longest winning run	7 games ; Seoul (July 7–August 15)
Longest unbeaten run	13 games ; Seoul (July 7–October 6)
Longest winless run	19 games ; Daejeon (April 7–August 15)
Longest losing run	8 games ; Gangwon (July 16–September 1)
Highest attendance	43,681 ; Seoul v Suwon ; (August 3)
Lowest attendance	749 ; Seongnam v Chunnam ; (September 11)
Average attendance	7,652
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The 2013 K League Classic is the 31st season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K-League and the first season in its current name, the K League Classic. The 2013 fixtures were announced on 30 January 2013.^[1] The season began on 2 March.

FC Seoul is the defending champions, having won their fifth title.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2013 K League Challenge

K League Classic Clubs, 2013

Location of teams in 2013 K League Classic

Club	City	Manager	Stadium
Busan IPark	Busan	Yoon Sung-Hyo	Busan Asiad Stadium
Chunnam Dragons	Gwangyang	Ha Seok-Ju	Gwangyang Football Stadium
Daegu FC	Daegu	Baek Jong-Chul	Daegu Stadium
Daejeon Citizen	Daejeon	Kim In-Wan	Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Gangwon FC	Gangneung	Kim Yong-Kab	Gangneung Stadium
Gyeongnam FC	Changwon	Ilija Petković	Changwon Football Center
Incheon United	Incheon	Kim Bong-Gil	Incheon Football Stadium
Jeju United	Seogwipo	Park Kyung-Hoon	Jeju World Cup Stadium
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju	Choi Kang-Hee	Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Pohang Steelers	Pohang	Hwang Sun-Hong	Pohang Steel Yard
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Seongnam	An Ik-Soo	Tancheon Sports Complex
FC Seoul	Seoul	Choi Yong-Soo	Seoul World Cup Stadium
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon	Seo Jung-Won	Suwon World Cup Stadium
Ulsan Hyundai	Ulsan	Kim Ho-Gon	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Daegu FC	Moacir Pereira	End of contract	2012-12-01^[2]	Pre-season	Dang Sung-Jeung	2012-12-01^[2]	Pre-season
Daejeon Citizen	Yoo Sang-Chul	End of contract	2012-12-01^[2]	Pre-season	Kim In-Wan	2012-12-02^[3]	Pre-season
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Shin Tae-Yong	Resigned	2012-12-11	Pre-season	An Ik-Soo	2012-12-13	Pre-season
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Lee Heung-Sil (caretaker)	Resigned	2012-12-11	Pre-season	Fabio Lefundes (caretaker)	2012-12-20	Pre-season
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Yoon Sung-Hyo	Resigned	2012-12-12	Pre-season	Seo Jung-Won	2012-12-12	Pre-season
Busan IPark	An Ik-Soo	Signed by Seongnam	2012-12-13	Pre-season	Yoon Sung-Hyo	2012-12-17	Pre-season
Daegu FC	Dang Sung-Jeung	Resigned	2013-04-23	14th	Baek Jong-Chul	2013-04-23	14th
Gyeongnam FC	Choi Jin-Han	Resigned	2013-05-22^[4]	11th	Song Kwang-Hwan (caretaker)	2013-05-22^[4]	11th
Gyeongnam FC	Song Kwang-Hwan (caretaker)	Resigned	2013-05-29	11th	Ilija Petković	2013-05-29^[5]	11th
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Fabio Lefundes (caretaker)	End of contract	2013-06-28	7th	Choi Kang-Hee	2013-06-28	7th
Gangwon FC	Kim Hak-Beom	Sacked	2013-08-10	13th	Kim Yong-Kab	2013-08-14	13th

[1] acting manager

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country.

As of 21 June 2013

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player
Busan IPark	Fagner	William	Rodrigo
Chunnam Dragons	Wesley Feitosa			Robert Cornthwaite
Daegu FC	Leandrinho	Sandro	Derek Asamoah
Daejeon Citizen	João Paulo	Cesar Arias	Anderson Plata	Yuta Baba
Gangwon FC	Wesley	Ianis Zicu		Brendan Hamill
Gyeongnam FC	Miloš Bosančić	Sreten Sretenović	Milan Bubalo	Luke DeVere
Incheon United	Diogo Acosta	Thiago
Jeju United	Pedro Júnior	Maranhão	Rodriguinho	Adrian Madaschi
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Kevin Oris	Leonardo	Thiago Potiguar	Alex Wilkinson
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Edcarlos	Ivan Vuković	Federico Laens	Server Djeparov
FC Seoul	Adilson Dos Santos	Mauricio Molina	Dejan Damjanović	Sergio Escudero
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Santos Junior
Ulsan Hyundai	Caíque	Rafinha	Roberto César	Chikashi Masuda

PRK Player (Deemed as native players)

Club	Player
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Jong Tae-Se

League table

Template:2013 K League Classic table

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	336,068	37,879	4,861	17,689	−12.7%^†
2	FC Seoul	315,540	43,681	5,434	16,607	−19.0%^†
3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	193,060	23,377	4,962	10,161	−0.8%^†
4	Pohang Steelers	184,301	17,228	2,274	9,700	+10.2%^†
5	Ulsan Hyundai FC	167,837	23,012	2,676	8,834	+17.8%^†
6	Incheon United	134,472	15,595	1,902	7,077	+81.7%^†
7	Daegu FC	130,251	39,871	978	6,855	−4.2%^†
8	Jeju United FC	122,813	18,751	1,274	6,464	−1.1%^†
9	Gyeongnam FC	113,257	16,286	1,789	5,961	+155.7%^†
10	Daejeon Citizen	107,675	27,775	1,126	5,667	+30.3%^†
11	Busan IPark	77,571	9,711	1,027	4,035	+0.6%^†
12	Gangwon FC	56,588	10,456	896	2,978	−3.5%^†
13	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	53,677	8,059	749	2,825	−3.2%^†
14	Chunnam Dragons	43,273	7,036	872	2,278	−24.9%^†
	League total	2,036,413	43,681	749	7,656	+8.7%^†

Promotion and relegation

K League Classic Clubs, 2013

Managerial changes

Foreign players

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1-26

Round 27-40

Results

Matches 1-26

Matches 27-40

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

1st Leg

2nd Leg

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Attendance

Awards

K League Most Valuable Player

K League Young Player

K League Top Scorer

K League Top Assistor

K League Best XI

K League Manager of the Year

K League Youth Team of the Year

K League Fair Play Award

K League Special Award

'FAN'tastic Player

References

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