2020 Pohang Steelers season

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Pohang Steelers
2020 season
ChairmanShin Young-gwon
ManagerKim Gi-dong
K League 13rd
Korean FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(12 goals)

All:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(14 goals)
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0
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The 2020 season was Pohang Steelers' thirty-eighth season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K League 1 and the Korean FA Cup. The club played their first match on May 10 before the league was suspend from February because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Current squad[edit]

As of 12 February 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Hwang In-jae
2 DF South Korea KOR Sim Sang-min
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Gwang-seok
4 DF South Korea KOR Jeon Min-gwang
5 DF South Korea KOR Ha Chang-rae
6 DF South Korea KOR Choi Young-jun
7 MF South Korea KOR Shim Dong-woon
8 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill
9 FW South Korea KOR Heo Yong-joon
10 FW Russia RUS Stanislav Iljutcenko
11 MF South Korea KOR Lee Gwang-hyeok
12 FW South Korea KOR Song Min-kyu
13 DF South Korea KOR Kim Yong-hwan
14 DF South Korea KOR Gwon Wan-gyu
15 DF South Korea KOR Min Kyoung-hyun
16 MF South Korea KOR Lee Seung-mo
17 DF South Korea KOR Kim Sang-won
18 FW South Korea KOR Moon Kyoung-min
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF South Korea KOR Kim Joo-hwan
20 DF South Korea KOR Lee Do-hyun
21 GK South Korea KOR Lee Jun
22 DF South Korea KOR Park Jae-woo
24 MF South Korea KOR Yang Tae-ryul
25 DF South Korea KOR Woo Min-geol
26 MF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Paločević
27 MF South Korea KOR Park Jae-hoon
28 MF South Korea KOR Choi Jae-young
29 FW South Korea KOR Kim Dong-bum
31 GK South Korea KOR Kang Hyeon-mu
36 DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-kyu
41 GK South Korea KOR Cho Sung-hoon
77 FW Colombia COL Manuel Palacios
79 MF South Korea KOR Go Young-joon
88 MF South Korea KOR Kim Kyu-pyo
91 GK South Korea KOR Noh Ji-hoon
99 FW South Korea KOR Lee Ji-yong

Transfer[edit]

In[edit]

Loan in[edit]

Out[edit]

Loan out[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR Kwon Ki-pyo (at FC Anyang)
MF South Korea KOR Kim Ji-min (Unknown)
FW South Korea KOR Kim Chan (at Chungnam Asan)
FW South Korea KOR Ha Seung-un (at Jeonnam Dragons)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW South Korea KOR Lee Sang-ki (at Jeonnam Dragons for military duty)
MF South Korea KOR Lee Soo-bin (at Jeonbuk Hyundai)
MF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-hyun (at Gwangju FC)

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Staff
Manager South Korea Kim Gi-dong
Assistant Manager South Korea Lee Sang-uk
GK Coach South Korea Ho jin-Park
Physical Coach South Korea Park Hyo-jun
Match Analyst South Korea Park Cheol-ho
Translator South Korea Lee Sang-min
Translator South Korea Ki Ji-yong

Last updated: 10 May 2020
Source: Pohang Steelers

Competitions[edit]

K League 1[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 15 5 7 56 35  +21 50 8 3 3 30 21  +9 7 2 4 26 14  +12

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAH
ResultWDLWLWLWWWDWDLDLLWWWDWWWWLW
Position314464443544333454444333333
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 27 19 3 5 46 21 +25 60 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai 27 17 6 4 54 23 +31 57
3 Pohang Steelers 27 15 5 7 56 35 +21 50
4 Sangju Sangmu[b] (R) 27 13 5 9 34 36 −2 44 Relegation to K League 2
5 Daegu FC 27 10 8 9 43 39 +4 38 Qualification for Champions League group stage
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.
  2. ^ Sangju Sangmu were a military team and were not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they were relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.

Matches[edit]

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

10 May 2020 1 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Busan IPark Pohang, Gyeongbuk
14:00 KST Iljutcenko 24'
Palocevic 72', pen'
Choi Yellow card 52'
Sim Yellow card 72'
Report Soo Yellow card 30' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-Woo
16 May 2020 2 Daegu 1–1 Pohang Steelers Suseong-gu, Daegu
16:30 KST Edgar 67'
Hong Yellow card 72'
Kim Yellow card 90+3'
Report Paločević 43' Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
22 May 2020 3 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Seoul Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:30 KST Iljutcenko 5'
Chang Yellow card 15'
O'Neill Yellow card 41'
Report Hwang 35'
Go Yellow card 56'
Osmar Barba 74'
Kim Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
31 May 2020 4 Incheon United 1–4 Pohang Steelers Jung-gu, Incheon
19:00 KST Kim 26'
Kim Yellow card 45+2'
Report Iljutcenko 7'
Ha Yellow card 14'
Ha 17'
Lee Yellow card 43'
Lee 73'
Song 90'
Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
6 June 2020 5 Pohang Steelers 0–4 Ulsan Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko Yellow card 16' Report Kim Yellow card 16'
Lee 26', 37'
In-sung 76'
Júnior 86'
Dong-gyeong Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
13 June 2020 6 Sangju Sangmu 2–4 Pohang Steelers Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sangju
19:00 KST Ko Myeong-seok Yellow card 37'
Oh Se-hun 43', 70' (pen.)
Oh Se-hun Yellow card 59'
Report Chang Yellow card 29'
Iljutcenko 40', 49'
Paločević 45+4', 78'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 46'
Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong
16 June 2020 7 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Jeonbuk Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST Kim Sang-won Yellow card 6'
Lee Seung-mo 41'
Palocevic Yellow card 52'
O'Neill Yellow card 57'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 60'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 70'
Report Han Kyo-won 61'
Son Jun-ho Yellow card 87'
Kim Min-hyeok 90+2'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
20 June 2020 8 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gangwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 62' (pen.)
Shim Dong-woon Yellow card 79'
Kwon Wan-kyu 83'
Park Jae-woo Yellow card 90+3'
Report Shin Kwang-Hoon Yellow card 59'
Kim Oh-gyu Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
26 June 2020 9 Gwangju 0–2 Pohang Steelers Seo-gu, Gwangju
19:00 KST Willyan Yellow card 63'
Lim Min-hyuk Yellow card 90+4'
Kim Chang-soo Yellow card 90+6'
Report Choi Young-jun Yellow card 24'
Palacios 34'
Oh Beom-seok Yellow card 41'
Song Min-kyu 90'
Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
11 July 2020 11 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Suwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Palacios Yellow card 33'
O'Neill Yellow card 45+1'
Song 60'
Report Taggart 38'
Antonis Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
26 July 2020 13 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Incheon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 34'
Kwon Wan-kyu Yellow card 64'
Summary Mugoša 29' (pen.)
Lee Jae-sung Yellow card 74'
Mun Ji-hwan Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
1 August 2020 14 Jeonbuk 2–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Son Jun-ho 61'
Kim Bo-kyung 70'
Summary Palacios Red card 31'
Song Min-kyu 55'
Kang Hyeon-mu Yellow card 70'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
8 August 2020 15 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Kim Sang-won Yellow card 39'
Park Jae-Woo Yellow card 68'
Go Young-jun 90+1'
Summary Willyan Yellow card 26'
Felipe 63' (pen.)
Felipe Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
15 August 2020 16 Ulsan 2–0 Pohang Steelers Ulsan
19:00 KST Kim In-sung 55'
Johnsen 57'
Koh Myong-Jin Yellow card 59'
Report Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 32' Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Park Byung-jin
23 August 2020 17 Busan 2–1 Pohang Steelers Busan
19:00 KST Kang Min-soo 14'
Lee Jeong-hyeop 36' (pen.)
Report Kim Sang-won Yellow card 4' Yellow-red card 83'
Lee Gwang-hyuk 61'
Paločević Yellow card 65'
Kim Gwang-seok Yellow card 90'
Jeon Min-gwang Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
30 August 2020 18 Pohang Steelers 2–1 Seongnam Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 52', 56'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 73'
Report Na Sang-ho 20' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cho Ji-um
5 September 2020 19 Pohang Steelers 3–2 Daegu Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Paločević 21' (pen.)
Palacios 51'
Palacios Yellow card 71'
Song Min-kyu 82'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 90+2'
Report Cesinha 7', 34'
Jo Jin-woo Yellow card 84'
Jeong Seung-won Yellow card 90+2'
Kim Woo-seok Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
13 September 2020 20 Gangwon 0–3 Pohang Steelers Chuncheon
19:00 KST Lim Chai-min Yellow card 21'
Shin Kwang-hoon Yellow card 49'
Koim Young-bin Yellow card 85'
Report Palacios 1'
Song Min-kyu 26'
Paločević 64'
Kim Gwang-seok Yellow card 81'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
16 September 2020 21 Suwon 0–0 Pohang Steelers Suwon
19:00 KST Report Kang Sang-woo Yellow card 15'
Palacios Yellow card 22'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 86'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
20 September 2020 22 Pohang Steelers 4–3 Sangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 KST Paločević 28', 38', 90+6'
Jeon Min-kwan Red card 39'
Palacios Yellow card 55'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 57'
Kim Sang-won Yellow card 63'
Song Min-kyu 74'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 77'
Kang Sang-Woo Yellow card 90+5'
Report Kwon Kyung-won Yellow card 45'
Moon Seon-min 59' (pen.)
Jeong Jae-hee 60'
Kim Min-hyeok 85'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
27 September 2020 23 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 5–3 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee Gwang-hyuk Yellow card 29'
Iljutcenko 36', 71', 89'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 54'
Palocevic 77' (pen.)
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 57'
Kim Sang-won Yellow card 63'
Song Min-kyu 74'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 77'
Report Willyan Yellow card 10'
Silva 56'
Eom Won-sang 69'
Hong Joon-ho Red card 76'
Felipe Red card 82'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
3 October 2020 24 (Final A) Jeonbuk 0–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Hong Jeong-ho Yellow card 41' Report Song Min-kyu 60'
Kang Hyeon-mu Yellow card 84'
Palocevic Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
18 October 2020 25 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 4–0 Ulsan Pohang
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 3', 73'
Lee Gwang-hyuk Yellow card 11'
Palocevic 81', 82'
Report Jung Seung-hyun Yellow card 22'
Bulthuis Red card 59'
Johnsen Red card 63'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
25 October 2020 26 (Final A) Daegu 3–2 Pohang Steelers Daegu
14:00 KST Cesinha 7', 86'
Park Han-bin Yellow card 25'
Damjanović 60'
Jeong Tae-uk Yellow card 81'
Jeong Seung-won Yellow card 83'
Lee Jin-hyun Yellow card 89'
Report Palocevic 31'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 59'
Jeon Min-kwang Yellow card 71'
Iljutcenko 85'
Oh Beom-Seok Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Daegu Civic Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop
1 November 2020 27 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 3–1 Sangju Sangmu Pohang
15:00 KST Kang Sang-woo 62'
Palacios Yellow card 73'
Iljutcenko 79'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 83'
Goh Young-jun 85'
Report Kwon Kyung-won 84' (pen.) Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Lee Dong-Jun

Korean FA Cup[edit]

Matches[edit]

1 July 2020 Third round Pohang Steelers 1–0 Gyeongju Citizen Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee Yellow card 21'
Oh Yellow card 21'
Lee 86'
Choi Yellow card 89'
Report Yun Yellow card 77'
Kwon Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Heui-su
15 July 2020 Fourth round Sangju Sangmu 2–3 (a.e.t.) Pohang Steelers Sangju
19:00 KST Jeong Jae-hee 31'
Heo Yong-joon 59'
Summary Iljutcenko 17', 120+1'
Choi Young-jun 65'
Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
15 July 2020 Quarter-finals Seoul 1–5 Pohang Steelers Seoul
19:30 KST Jeong Hyeon-cheol 33'
Yu Sang-hun Yellow card 42'
Jeong Hyeon-cheol Yellow card 59'
Hwang Hyun-soo Yellow card 85'
Summary Song Min-kyu 13'
Kim Gwang-seok 32'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 59'
Park Jae-Woo Yellow card 63'
Iljutcenko 83', 90+1'
Shim Dong-woon 89'
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

No. Nat. Pos. Name K League FA Cup Champions League TOTAL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
31 South Korea GK Kang Hyeon-mu 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1 South Korea GK Hwang In-jae 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 South Korea DF Kim Gwang-seok 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
4 South Korea DF Jeon Min-gwang 2(2) 0 1 0 0 0 3(2) 0
5 South Korea DF Ha Chang-rae 10 1 1 0 0 0 11 0
6 South Korea DF Choi Young-jun 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
7 South Korea MF Shim Dong-woon 6(4) 0 1 0 0 0 7(4) 0
8 Australia MF Brandon O'Neill 7 0 0(1) 0 0 0 7(1) 0
9 South Korea FW Nam Joon-jae 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
10 Russia FW Stanislav Iljutcenko 10 7 1 0 0 0 11 7
11 South Korea MF Lee Gwang-hyeok 1(8) 0 1 0 0 0 2(8) 0
12 South Korea FW Song Min-kyu 8(2) 3 0(1) 0 0 0 8(3) 3
14 South Korea DF Gwon Wan-gyu 5(1) 1 0 1 0 0 6(1) 1
15 South Korea DF Min Kyung-hyun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 South Korea MF Lee Seung-mo 4(3) 2 1 1 0 0 5(3) 3
17 South Korea DF Kim Sang-won 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 South Korea FW Mun Kyung-min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 South Korea DF Kim Joo-hwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 South Korea DF Lee Do-hyun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 South Korea GK Jun Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 South Korea GK Park Jae-woo 2(1) 0 1 0 0 0 3(1) 0
25 South Korea GK Woo Min-geol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Serbia MF Aleksandar Paločević 7 4 0 0 0 0 7 4
27 South Korea MF Park Jae-hoon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 South Korea MF Choi Jae-young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 South Korea FW Kim Dong-bum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 South Korea DF Kim Min-kyu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 South Korea GK Cho Sung-hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 South Korea MF Oh Beom-seok 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
77 Colombia FW Manuel Palacios 9(1) 2 0(1) 0 0 0 9(2) 2
79 South Korea MF Go Young-joon 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
88 South Korea MF Kim Kyu-pyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 South Korea GK Noh Ji-hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 South Korea FW Lee Ji-yong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club in Transfer window or on loan
2 South Korea DF Sim Sang-min 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 South Korea FW Heo Yong-joon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 South Korea DF Kim Yong-hwan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 South Korea GK Park Jae-woo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Goal scorers[edit]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 FW 10 Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko 18 2 0 20
2 MF 26 Serbia Aleksandar Paločević 11 0 0 11
3 FW 12 South Korea Song Min-kyu 10 0 0 10
4 FW 77 Colombia Manuel Palacios 4 0 0 4
4 MF 79 South Korea Go Young-jun 2 0 0 2
5 DF 27 South Korea Lee Seung-mo 1 2 0 3
6 DF 3 South Korea Kim Gwang-seok 0 1 0 1
DF 5 South Korea Ha Chang-rae 1 0 0 1
DF 12 South Korea Lee Gwang-hyuk 1 0 0 1
DF 22 South Korea Park Jae-Woo 0 1 0 1
MF 13 South Korea Kang Sang-woo 1 0 0 1
MF 6 South Korea Choi Young-jun 0 1 0 1
FW 7 South Korea Shim Dong-woon 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 49 4 0 53

Last updated: 25 November 2020.
Source: kleague.com, [1]

Assists[edit]

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 MF 26 Serbia Aleksandar Paločević 4 2 0 6
FW 10 Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko 3 2 0 5
3 FW 12 South Korea Lee Gwang-hyuk 3 0 0 3
FW 77 Colombia Palacios 3 0 0 3
5 FW 10 South Korea Song Min-kyu 2 0 0 2
6 FW 13 South Korea Kim Yong-hwan 1 0 0 1
GK 31 South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu 1 0 0 1
MF 6 South Korea Choi Young-jun 1 0 0 1
FW 7 South Korea Shim Dong-woon 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 19 4 0 23

Clean sheets[edit]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 31 South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu 4 0 0 4
2 1 South Korea Hwang In-jae 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 4 1 0 5

Last updated: 6 July 2020.
Source: kleague.com

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "K League 1 will kick off on 8 May". K League. K League. Retrieved 7 May 2020.[permanent dead link]