2015 K League Classic

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K League Classic 2015
Season	2015
Champions	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ; (4th title)
Relegated	Busan IPark ; Daejeon Citizen
Champions League	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ; FC Seoul ; Suwon Samsung Bluewings ; Pohang Steelers
Matches played	228
Goals scored	546 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kim Shin-wook ; (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Jeju 5–0 Daejeon ; (21 March 2015)
Biggest away win	Daejeon 1–4 Seongnam ; (4 April 2015)
Highest scoring	6 matches Jeju 4–3 Seongnam ; (3 June 2015) ; Jeju 3–4 Suwon ; (17 June 2015) ; Daejeon 3–4 Jeonbuk ; (5 July 2015) ; Pohang 3–4 Jeju ; (8 July 2015) ; Jeonnam 2–5 Ulsan ; (25 October 2015) ; Seoul 3–4 Suwon ; (7 November 2015) ;
Longest winning run	Pohang (6 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Pohang (15 games)
Longest winless run	Daejeon (17 games)
Longest losing run	Daejeon (8 games)
Highest attendance	39,328 Seoul vs Suwon (R18)
Lowest attendance	628 Jeonnam vs Gwangju (R36)
Average attendance	7,720
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The 2015 K League Classic was the 33rd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K-League and the third season in its current name, the K League Classic.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the defending champions, having won their third title in 2014.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2015 K League Challenge

Teams promoted from the 2014 K League Challenge

Participating clubs

Location of teams in 2015 K League Classic

The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2015 season.

K League Classic's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.
K League Official Club Profiles Page

Club	City / Area	Manager	Joined	Owner(s) / Sponsor(s)
0 Busan IPark	0 Busan	Yoon Sung-hyo	1983 -	Owner : Hyundai Development Company
0 Daejeon Citizen	0 Daejeon	Cho Jin-ho	1997 -	Owners : Government of Daejeon, Citizen Stockholder
0 Gwangju FC	0 Gwangju	Nam Ki-il	2010 -	Owner : Government of Gwangju, Citizen Stockholder
0 Incheon United	0 Incheon	Kim Do-hoon	2004 -	Owners : Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder Sponsors : Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
0 Jeju United	0 Jeju	Jo Sung-hwan	1983 -	Owner : SK Energy in SK Group
0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0 Jeonbuk	Choi Kang-hee	1995 -	Owner : Hyundai Motor Company in Hyundai Motor Group
0 Jeonnam Dragons	0 Jeonnam	Roh Sang-rae	1995 -	Owner : POSCO
0 Pohang Steelers	0 Pohang, Gyeongbuk	Hwang Sun-hong	1983 -	Owner : POSCO
0 Seongnam FC	0 Seongnam, Gyeonggi	Kim Hak-bum	1989 -	Owner : Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder
0 FC Seoul	0 Seoul	Choi Yong-soo	1984 -	Owner : GS Group
0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0 Suwon, Gyeonggi	Seo Jung-won	1996 -	Owner : Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Group Sponsors : Samsung Electronics
0 Ulsan Hyundai	0 Ulsan	Yoon Jung-hwan	1984 -	Owner : Hyundai Heavy Industries in Hyundai Heavy Industries Group

Stadiums

Primary venues used in the K League Classic:

Busan IPark	Daejeon Citizen	Gwangju FC	Incheon United	Jeju United	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Busan Asiad Stadium	Daejeon World Cup Stadium	Gwangju World Cup Stadium	Incheon Football Stadium	Jeju World Cup Stadium	Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 53,864	Capacity: 41,295	Capacity: 44,118	Capacity: 20,891	Capacity: 35,657	Capacity: 42,477

Jeonnam Dragons	Pohang Steelers	Seongnam FC	FC Seoul	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Ulsan Hyundai
Gwangyang Football Stadium	Pohang Steel Yard	Tancheon Stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 20,009	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 16,250	Capacity: 66,704	Capacity: 43,959	Capacity: 44,474

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Incoming	Date
Jeju United	Park Kyung-hoon	Resigned	Pre-season	Jo Sung-hwan	Pre-season
Ulsan Hyundai	Cho Min-kook	Resigned	Pre-season	Yoon Jung-hwan	Pre-season
Jeonnam Dragons	Ha Seok-ju	Resigned	Pre-season	Roh Sang-rae	Pre-season
Incheon United	Kim Bong-gil	Sacked	Pre-season	Kim Do-hoon	Pre-season

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 31 July 2015

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player
Busan IPark	Bill	Elias	Wesley
Daejeon Citizen	Niltinho	Rafinha	Wanderson	Álvaro Silva
Gwangju FC	Cassiano	Daniel	Fábio Neves
Incheon United	Kevin Oris	Matej Jonjić		Tomoki Wada
Jeju United	Ciro	Fernando Karanga	Ricardo Lopes	Aleksandar Jovanović
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Leonardo	Luiz Henrique	Urko Vera	Alex Wilkinson
Jeonnam Dragons	Leandrinho	Mislav Oršić	Stevica Ristić
Pohang Steelers	Tiago	Lazar Veselinović
Seongnam FC	Lucas Pajeu	Javier Reina
FC Seoul	Adriano	Mauricio Molina	Osmar Barba	Yojiro Takahagi
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Santos	Iliyan Mitsanski	Kaio
Ulsan Hyundai	Everton Santos	Ivan Kovačec	Server Djeparov	Chikashi Masuda

League table

Template:2015 K League Classic table

Positions by matchday

  Leader & 2016 AFC Champions League
  Qualification to 2016 AFC Champions League
  Relegation playoffs
  Relegation to the 2016 K League Challenge

Round 1–22

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Team ╲ Round
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	9	5	4	3	3	4	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Jeonnam Dragons	7	7	8	5	5	9	6	5	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	4	4	5	3	4	3
Pohang Steelers	3	6	5	6	8	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	6	4
Seongnam FC	11	10	10	9	7	6	7	7	8	7	5	6	5	7	9	10	10	9	7	6	7	5
FC Seoul	11	11	11	10	10	8	9	9	10	10	7	8	10	6	3	3	5	5	4	4	3	6
Incheon United	5	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	5	7	8	10	10	9	9	8	6	7	5	7
Jeju United	7	7	6	7	4	3	5	6	2	3	3	3	4	3	6	7	7	6	8	8	8	8
Gwangju FC	5	3	2	4	6	7	8	8	7	9	10	10	9	5	5	5	6	7	9	9	9	9
Ulsan Hyundai	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	8	5	7	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10
Busan IPark	3	4	7	8	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Daejeon Citizen	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Source: kleague.com

Round 23–38

Split rounds are from round 34 to round 38

Team ╲ Round	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Team ╲ Round
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2
Pohang Steelers	5	5	3	3	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
FC Seoul	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Seongnam FC	6	6	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Jeju United	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Ulsan Hyundai	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7
Incheon United	7	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8
Jeonnam Dragons	3	3	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Gwangju FC	8	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Busan IPark	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Daejeon Citizen	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Source: kleague.com

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	330,856	31,192	4,928	17,413	+32.3%^†
2	FC Seoul	326,269	39,328	4,267	17,172	+0.9%^†
3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	250,702	29,046	6,538	13,195	−32.7%^†
4	Pohang Steelers	175,520	19,227	3,354	9,238	−5.7%^†
5	Jeju United	117,754	20,013	1,011	6,542	−2.5%^†
6	Ulsan Hyundai	119,309	18,031	1,524	6,279	−10.7%^†
7	Seongnam FC	107,619	12,187	1,593	5,664	+50.8%^†
8	Incheon United	97,250	10,704	1,623	4,863	+6.4%^†
9	Jeonnam Dragons	82,407	12,608	628	4,337	+28.9%^†
10	Busan IPark	63,440	9,123	1,187	3,339	+2.6%^†
11	Daejeon Citizen	47,370	11,857	763	2,493	−22.0%^†
12	Gwangju FC	41,567	3,117	1,062	2,188	+62.8%^†
	League total	1,760,063	39,328	628	7,720	−2.7%^†

Promotion and relegation

Participating clubs

Stadiums

Managerial changes

Foreign players

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–22

Round 23–38

Results

Matches 1–22

Matches 23–33

Matches 34–38

Top six

Bottom six

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

First leg

Second leg

Statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Attendance

Top 10 Season Attendances

Awards

Most Valuable Player of The Round

Manager of the Month

Season 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 Special Award

'FAN'tastic Player

References

External links