2012 K-League

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Field	Value
competition	Hyundai Oilbank
K League
logo	Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2012.png
season	2012
dates	3 March – 2 December 2012
winners	FC Seoul
(5th title)
continentalcup1	Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers	FC Seoul
Pohang Steelers
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
relegated	Gwangju FC
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
best player	Dejan Damjanović
league topscorer	Dejan Damjanović
(27 goals)
matches	338
total goals	886
biggest home win	Gwangju 6–0 Jeonnam
(23 June 2012)
Jeju 6–0 Jeonnam
(21 July 2012)
Seoul 6–0 Busan
(21 July 2012)
biggest away win	Daegu 1–5 Jeonbuk
(17 June 2012)
highest scoring	Jeonbuk 5–3 Gyeongnam
(24 June 2012)
longest wins	8 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(11 May – 1 July 2012)
longest unbeaten	15 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(27 April – 28 July 2012)
longest winless	12 matches
Incheon United
(1 April – 17 June 2012)
Gwangju FC
(1 April – 17 June 2012)
longest losses	14 matches
Sangju Sangmu
(26 August – 1 December 2012)
highest attendance	50,787
Seoul 0–2 Suwon
(18 August 2012)
lowest attendance	82
Incheon 1–1 Pohang
(14 June 2012)
average attendance	7,045
prevseason	2011
nextseason	2013
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| competition = Hyundai Oilbank K League | logo = Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2012.png | season = 2012 | dates = 3 March – 2 December 2012 | winners = FC Seoul (5th title) | continentalcup1 = Champions League | continentalcup1 qualifiers = FC Seoul Pohang Steelers Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Suwon Samsung Bluewings | relegated = Gwangju FC Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | best player = Dejan Damjanović | league topscorer = Dejan Damjanović (27 goals) | matches = 338 | total goals = 886 | biggest home win = Gwangju 6–0 Jeonnam (23 June 2012) Jeju 6–0 Jeonnam (21 July 2012) Seoul 6–0 Busan (21 July 2012) | biggest away win = Daegu 1–5 Jeonbuk (17 June 2012) | highest scoring = Jeonbuk 5–3 Gyeongnam (24 June 2012) | longest wins = 8 matches Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (11 May – 1 July 2012) | longest unbeaten = 15 matches Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (27 April – 28 July 2012) | longest winless = 12 matches Incheon United (1 April – 17 June 2012) Gwangju FC (1 April – 17 June 2012) | longest losses = 14 matches Sangju Sangmu (26 August – 1 December 2012) | highest attendance = 50,787 Seoul 0–2 Suwon (18 August 2012) | lowest attendance = 82 Incheon 1–1 Pohang (14 June 2012) | average attendance = 7,045 | prevseason = 2011 | nextseason = 2013

The 2012 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2012, was the 30th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank. Since this season, the K League Championship and the Korean League Cup were abolished, and K League introduced the "split system", inspired by Scottish Premier League. After all 16 clubs played 30 matches each under the home and away system, they were split into the group of top eight and the group of bottom eight, playing with each other in a group again.

Teams

Busan IPark|position=right}} Jeonnam Dragons|position=right}} Daegu FC|position=left}} Daejeon Citizen|position=left}} FC Seoul|position=left}} Gwangju FC|position=left}} Gyeongnam FC|position=right}} Incheon United|position=left}} Jeju United|position=right}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|position=left}} Pohang Steelers|position=right}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma|position=right}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings|position=right}} Ulsan Hyundai|position=right}} Gangwon FC (Gangneung)|position=right}} Gangwon FC (Chuncheon)|position=left}} Sangju Sangmu|position=right}}

General information

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Club	City	Stadium	2011 season
Busan IPark	Busan	Busan Asiad Stadium	6th place
Jeonnam Dragons	Gwangyang	Gwangyang Football Stadium	7th place
Daegu FC	Daegu	Daegu Stadium	12th place
Daejeon Citizen	Daejeon	Daejeon World Cup Stadium	15th place
Gangwon FC	Gangneung
Chuncheon	Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium	16th place
Gwangju FC	Gwangju	Gwangju World Cup Stadium	11th place
Gyeongnam FC	Changwon	Changwon Football Center	8th place
Incheon United	Incheon	Incheon Football Stadium	13th place
Jeju United	Seogwipo	Jeju World Cup Stadium	9th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	Champions
Pohang Steelers	Pohang	Pohang Steel Yard	3rd place
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix	Sangju	Sangju Civic Stadium	14th place
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Seongnam	Tancheon Sports Complex	10th place
FC Seoul	Seoul	Seoul World Cup Stadium	5th place
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon	Suwon World Cup Stadium	4th place
Ulsan Hyundai	Ulsan	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium	Runners-up
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Personnel and kits

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Team	Manager	Kit supplier	Sponsor
Busan IPark	South Korea An Ik-soo	Puma	Busan Bank
Jeonnam Dragons	KOR Ha Seok-ju	Kelme	POSCO
Daegu FC	Brazil Moacir Pereira	Hummel	Daegu Bank
Daejeon Citizen	South Korea Yoo Sang-chul	Lotto	Daejeon
Gangwon FC	South Korea Kim Hak-bum	Mizuno	High 1 Resort
Gwangju FC	South Korea Choi Man-hee	Joma	Gwangju Bank
Gyeongnam FC	South Korea Choi Jin-han	Hummel	STX
Incheon United	South Korea Kim Bong-gil	Le Coq Sportif	Shinhan Bank
Jeju United	South Korea Park Kyung-hoon	Astore	SK Energy
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	South Korea Lee Heung-sil	Hummel	Hyundai i40, Hyundai Santa Fe
Pohang Steelers	KOR Hwang Sun-hong	Kappa	POSCO
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix	South Korea Park Hang-seo	Jako	Sangju
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	South Korea Shin Tae-yong	Uhlsport	McCOL
FC Seoul	South Korea Choi Yong-soo	Le Coq Sportif	Xii
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo	Adidas	Samsung Smart TV
Ulsan Hyundai	South Korea Kim Ho-kon	Diadora	Hyundai Oilbank
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Managerial changes

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Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Incoming	Date	Table
Daegu FC	KOR Lee Young-jin	Sacked	31 October 2011	BRA Moacir Pereira	2 November 2011	Pre-season
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	KOR Choi Kang-hee	Signed for South Korea	21 December 2011	KOR Lee Heung-sil	21 December 2011
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix	KOR Kim Tae-wan	Caretaker	29 December 2011	KOR Park Hang-seo	29 December 2011
Incheon United	KOR Huh Jung-moo	Resigned	11 April 2012	KOR Kim Bong-gil	13 April 2012	15th
Gangwon FC	KOR Kim Sang-ho	Resigned	1 July 2012	KOR Kim Hak-bum	6 July 2012	14th
Jeonnam Dragons	KOR Jung Hae-seong	Resigned	10 August 2012	KOR Ha Seok-ju	14 August 2012	16th
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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.

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Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	AFC player	Former player(s)
Busan IPark	Brazil Éder Baiano	Brazil Fágner	Brazil José Mota	Australia Matt McKay
Jeonnam Dragons	Australia Matt Simon	Brazil Henan	Brazil Lúcio Flávio	Australia Robert Cornthwaite	Brazil Leléco
Daegu FC	Brazil Dinélson	Brazil Leandrinho	Brazil Matheus
Daejeon Citizen	Belgium Kevin Oris	Brazil Alessandro Lopes	Brazil Alex Terra	Japan Yuta Baba	Brazil Leozinho
Gangwon FC	Bosnia Muhamed Džakmić	Brazil Weslley	Romania Ianis Zicu	Japan Yusuke Shimada	Russia Denis Laktionov
Gwangju FC	Brazil João Paulo	Montenegro Bogdan Milić			Brazil Adriano Chuva
Gyeongnam FC	Brazil Caíque	Brazil Roni	Colombia Wilmar Jordán	Australia Luke DeVere
Incheon United	Albania Sokol Cikalleshi	Brazil Ivo	Brazil Paulo Júnior	Australia Nathan Burns	Brazil Ferdinando
Jeju United	Brazil Júnior Santos	Brazil Jair	Brazil Renan Marques	Australia Adrian Madaschi	Brazil Robert
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Brazil Eninho	Brazil Leonardo	Chile Hugo Droguett	Australia Alex Wilkinson	Brazil Luiz Henrique
China Huang Bowen
Pohang Steelers	Ghana Derek Asamoah	Serbia Zoran Rendulić			Romania Ianis Zicu
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Brazil Éverton Santos	Brazil Jael Ferreira	Colombia Javier Reina	Australia Brendan Hamill	Brazil Héverton
Serbia Vladimir Jovančić
Australia Sasa Ognenovski
FC Seoul	Brazil Adilson	Colombia Mauricio Molina	Montenegro Dejan Damjanović	Japan Sergio Escudero
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Brazil Éverton Cardoso	Macedonia Stevica Ristić	Montenegro Dženan Radončić	Australia Eddy Bosnar
Ulsan Hyundai	Brazil Maranhão	Brazil Rafinha	Colombia Julián Estiven Vélez		Japan Akihiro Ienaga
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League table

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|col_CL=green1|text_CL=Qualification for the Champions League |result1=CL |result2=CL |result3=CL |result4=CL |note_res_CL=Pohang Steelers finished the league in third place after qualifying for the Champions League as winners of the FA Cup: therefore, the spot given to the third-placed team was passed to the Suwon Samsung Bluewings, the fourth-placed team. |col_RE=red1|text_RE=Relegation to the K League Challenge |result15=RE |col_WIT=black1|text_WIT=Withdrawal |note_res_WIT=Sangju Sangmu Phoenix were going to be forcibly relegated to the second division by K League Federation regardless of the results after they failed to get a club license from the Asian Football Confederation. They withdrew after the 31st matchweek once their relegation was confirmed. |result16=WIT |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. |update=complete |source=K League

Positions by matchday

Round 1–30

|team1= FC Seoul |pos1= 7/ 5/ 3/ 1/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1 |team2= Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |pos2= 3/ 2/ 4/ 6/ 8/ 7/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2 |team3= Suwon Samsung Bluewings |pos3= 4/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3 |team4= Ulsan Hyundai |pos4= 4/ 3/ 2/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 1/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4 |team5= Pohang Steelers |pos5=12/10/11/ 8/ 7/ 5/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 7/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 5 |team6= Busan IPark |pos6=12/10/11/15/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6 |team7= Jeju United |pos7= 2/ 4/ 6/ 5/ 3/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7 |team8= Gyeongnam FC |pos8= 1/ 8/10/13/13/13/11/14/13/14/14/14/13/11/11/11/11/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 9/10/10/ 8 |team9= Incheon United |pos9=15/15/15/14/15/14/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/16/16/16/16/14/15/14/12/12/11/11/11/10/10/ 8/ 8/ 9 |team10= Daegu FC |pos10= 7/13/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 8/ 8/10/10/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/10 |team11= Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |pos11=11/ 9/14/12/14/15/12/11/ 9/10/10/ 7/10/10/ 8/10/ 9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/11/11/11/11/11 |team12= Jeonnam Dragons |pos12= 9/14/13/ 9/11/11/13/13/12/11/11/10/ 9/ 8/10/ 9/10/11/11/11/11/11/13/14/15/15/16/15/15/12 |team13= Daejeon Citizen |pos13=16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/15/14/15/13/13/13/15/16/16/16/16/14/16/15/13/12/13 |team14= Gwangju FC |pos14= 4/ 7/ 4/ 2/ 2/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 9/ 9/11/11/13/12/12/12/12/12/13/14/14/14/15/16/14/12/12/13/14 |team15= Sangju Sangmu Phoenix |pos15=12/10/ 7/10/ 9/12/14/12/13/13/12/12/12/14/15/13/14/15/16/16/15/15/15/13/12/12/13/14/14/15 |team16= Gangwon FC |pos16= 9/ 6/ 8/11/12/10/10/ 8/11/12/13/13/14/12/13/14/15/16/14/12/13/13/12/12/13/13/14/16/16/16

|color_1=gold |color_2-3=green1 |color_15-16=red1

|updated=complete |source=K League |date=August 2016

Round 31–44

|sortable=y |split8=yes |team1= FC Seoul |pos1= 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1 |team2= Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |pos2= 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2 |team3= Pohang Steelers |pos3= 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3 |team4= Suwon Samsung Bluewings |pos4= 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4 |team5= Ulsan Hyundai |pos5= 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5 |team6= Jeju United |pos6= 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6 |team7= Busan IPark |pos7= 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7 |team8= Gyeongnam FC |pos8= 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8 |team9= Incheon United |pos9= 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9 |team10= Daegu FC |pos10=10/10/10/10/10/11/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10 |team11= Jeonnam Dragons |pos11=13/12/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/12/12/11/11/11 |team12= Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |pos12=11/11/11/11/11/10/11/11/11/11/11/12/12/12 |team13= Daejeon Citizen |pos13=12/13/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/13/13/13/13/13 |team14= Gangwon FC |pos14=16/16/15/15/15/15/14/14/14/15/15/14/14/14 |team15= Gwangju FC |pos15=14/14/14/14/14/14/15/15/15/14/14/15/15/15 |team16= Sangju Sangmu Phoenix |pos16=15/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16 |firstround=31

|color_1=gold |color_2-3=green1 |color_15-16=red1

|updated=complete |source=K League |date=August 2016

Results

Matches 1–30

|update=complete |source=K League

Matches 31–44

Top eight

|update=complete |source=K League

Bottom eight

|update=complete |source=K League

Player statistics

Top scorers

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	MNE Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul	31
2	KOR Lee Dong-gook	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	26
3	BRA Jair	Jeju United	18
COL Mauricio Molina	FC Seoul	18
5	BEL Kevin Oris	Daejeon Citizen	16
KOR Kim Eun-jung	Gangwon FC	16
6	ROM Ianis Zicu	Gangwon FC	15
BRA Eninho	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	15
8	BRA Júnior Santos	Jeju United	14
9	BRA Maranhão	Ulsan Hyundai	13
KOR Kim Shin-wook	Ulsan Hyundai	13
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Top assist providers

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Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	COL Mauricio Molina	FC Seoul	19
2	BRA Eninho	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	13
3	KOR Lee Seung-gi	Gwangju FC	12
4	BRA Júnior Santos	Jeju United	11
5	KOR Kim Hyeung-bum	Daejeon Citizen	10
6	CHI Hugo Droguett	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	9
BRA Jair	Jeju United	9
8	KOR Hwang Jin-sung	Pohang Steelers	8
KOR Park Sung-ho	Pohang Steelers	8
KOR Go Seul-ki	Ulsan Hyundai	8
KOR Hwang Il-su	Daegu FC	8
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Awards

Main awards

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Award	Winner	Club
Most Valuable Player	MNE Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul
Top goalscorer	MNE Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul
Top assist provider	COL Mauricio Molina	FC Seoul
Rookie of the Year	KOR Lee Myung-joo	Pohang Steelers
FANtastic Player	MNE Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul
Manager of the Year	KOR Choi Yong-soo	FC Seoul
Special Award	KOR Kim Yong-dae	FC Seoul
KOR Kim Byung-ji	Gyeongnam FC
Best Referee	KOR Choi Myung-yong	—
Best Assistant Referee	KOR Kim Yong-soo	—
Team of the Year	FC Seoul
Fair Play Award	Ulsan Hyundai
Youth Team of the Year	Pungsaeng Middle School
(Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
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Source:

Best XI

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Position	Winner	Club
Goalkeeper	KOR Kim Yong-dae	FC Seoul
Defenders	BRA Adilson	FC Seoul
KOR Jung In-whan	Incheon United
KOR Kwak Tae-hwi	Ulsan Hyundai
KOR Kim Chang-soo	Busan IPark
Midfielders	COL Mauricio Molina	FC Seoul
KOR Ha Dae-sung	FC Seoul
KOR Hwang Jin-sung	Pohang Steelers
KOR Lee Keun-ho	Ulsan Hyundai
Forwards	KOR Lee Dong-gook	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
MNE Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul
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Source:

Attendance

Due to the match-fixing scandal that involved 40 current and former players in the previous year, there was a massive decline in attendance the following season. The scandal continued to have an effect on the league's attendance for several seasons thereafter.

Attendance by club

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Top matches

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Rank	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance	Round	Day of week
1	18 August 2012	FC Seoul	0–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seoul World Cup Stadium	50,787	28	Saturday
2	5 May 2012	FC Seoul	2–1	Pohang Steelers	Seoul World Cup Stadium	45,982	11	Saturday
3	1 April 2012	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–0	FC Seoul	Suwon World Cup Stadium	45,192	5	Sunday
4	3 October 2012	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–0	FC Seoul	Suwon World Cup Stadium	43,352	34	Wednesday
5	4 November 2012	FC Seoul	1–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seoul World Cup Stadium	40,510	38	Sunday
6	20 May 2012	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–1	Ulsan Hyundai	Suwon World Cup Stadium	37,519	13	Sunday
7	28 May 2012	FC Seoul	3–1	Incheon United	Seoul World Cup Stadium	31,156	14	Monday
8	13 May 2012	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	4–1	Gwangju FC	Suwon World Cup Stadium	29,019	12	Sunday
9	25 March 2012	FC Seoul	2–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Seoul World Cup Stadium	25,811	4	Sunday
10	24 June 2012	FC Seoul	1–1	Ulsan Hyundai	Seoul World Cup Stadium	25,653	17	Sunday
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References

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link. Park. Sang-kyung. Sports Chosun. (1 July 2012)
link. Gangwon FC. (6 July 2012)
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