2012 Pohang Steelers season

Pohang Steelers
2012 season
ChairmanKim Tae-Man
ManagerHwang Sun-Hong
K-League7th
Korean FA CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ianis Zicu (6)
All:
Derek Asamoah (7)
Highest home attendance13,612 vs Ulsan
(March 3)
Lowest home attendance2,833 vs Adelaide Utd
(April 3)
Average home league attendance7,068
(as of May 11)
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 season was Pohang Steelers' thirtieth season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers is competing K-League, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Shin Hwa-Yong
2 MF South Korea KOR Park Hee-Chul
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Gwang-Seok
4 DF South Korea KOR Bae Seul-Ki
5 DF South Korea KOR Lee Won-Jae
6 MF South Korea KOR Shin Jin-Ho
7 DF Serbia SRB Zoran Rendulić
8 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Jin-Sung
9 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Ji-Soo
10 FW Ghana GHA Derek Asamoah
11 FW South Korea KOR Park Sung-Ho
12 GK South Korea KOR Hwang Kyo-Chung
13 DF South Korea KOR Kim Won-Il
14 MF South Korea KOR Kim Tae-Su
15 DF South Korea KOR Jung Hong-Youn
16 FW South Korea KOR Kim Jin-Yong (on loan from Gangwon)
17 DF South Korea KOR Shin Kwang-Hoon
18 FW South Korea KOR Ko Mu-Yeol
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW South Korea KOR Kim Sun-Woo
20 MF South Korea KOR Shin Hyung-Min (captain)
21 GK South Korea KOR Song Dong-Jin
22 FW South Korea KOR No Byung-Jun
23 DF South Korea KOR Yoon Joon-Sung
24 MF South Korea KOR Kim Dae-Ho
26 FW South Korea KOR Cho Chan-Ho
27 FW Romania ROU Ianis Zicu
28 DF South Korea KOR An Il-Joo
29 MF South Korea KOR Lee Myung-Joo
30 FW South Korea KOR Kim Chan-Hee
31 GK South Korea KOR Kim Da-Sol
32 FW South Korea KOR Kim Eun-Chong
33 FW South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-Hoon
34 MF South Korea KOR Yoon Won-Il
35 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Jung-Soo
36 MF South Korea KOR Moon Chang-Jin
77 MF South Korea KOR Moon Kyu-Hyun

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Beom-Joon (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
— FW South Korea KOR Lee Sung-Jae (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
— FW South Korea KOR Yoo Chang-Hyun (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
— DF South Korea KOR Kim Hyung-Il (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Jae-Sung (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
— FW South Korea KOR Jeong Jung-Seok (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Jung-Bin (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)

Transfer

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In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW South Korea KOR Park Sung-Ho (Transferred from Daejeon Citizen)
— FW South Korea KOR Hwang Ji-Soo (Loan return from Yangju Citizen FC)
— FW South Korea KOR Kim Chan-Hee (Drafted from Hanyang University)
— DF South Korea KOR Yoon Joon-Sung (Drafted from Kyunghee University)
— DF South Korea KOR Bae Seul-Ki (Drafted)
— FW South Korea KOR Kim Eun-Chong (Drafted from Yonsei University)
— MF South Korea KOR Lee Myoung-Joo (Drafted from Youngnam University)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Moon Kyu-Hyun (Drafted from youth team)
— MF South Korea KOR Moon Chang-Jin (Drafted from youth team)
— FW South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-Hoon (Drafted from youth team)
— FW Romania ROU Ianis Zicu (Transferred from CSKA Sofia)
— DF Serbia SRB Zoran Rendulić (Transferred from FK Javor Ivanjica)
— FW South Korea KOR Kim Jin-Yong (Loan from Gangwon FC)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW South Korea KOR Kim Dong-Hee (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)
— MF South Korea KOR Lee Seul-Gi (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)
— DF South Korea KOR Kim Hyung-Il (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Jae-Sung (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
— FW South Korea KOR Jeong Jung-Seok (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Jung-Bin (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
— FW Brazil BRA Mota (Released)
— FW Brazil BRA Adriano Chuva (Released)
— DF South Korea KOR Kang Dae-Ho (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager South Korea Hwang Sun-Hong
Assistant Manager South Korea Kang Chul
Coach South Korea Yoon Hee-Jun
GK Coach South Korea Kim Il-Jin
Physical Coach Brazil Flavio

Last updated: 19 February 2012
Source: Pohang Steelers

Match results

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K-League

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

Date Round Home Score Away Location
3 March 1Pohang0–1 Ulsan Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Report Kim Shin-Wook 44' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 13,612
Referee: Song Min-Seok
11 March 2 Gwangju 1–1 Pohang Seo-gu, Gwangju
15:00 Kim Eun-sun 0:30' Report Zicu 34' (Assist by No.14) Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Hong Jin-Ho
17 March 3 Pohang 2–2 Busan Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:00 Zicu 9', 37' Report Kim Han-Yoon 41'
Lee Jong-Won 69'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 9,134
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok
25 March 4Sangju1–2 Pohang Sangju, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Yoo Chang-Hyun 45'
Kim Hyung-Il Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Report Cho Chan-Ho 60' (Assist by No.20)
Zicu 90+3' (Assist by No.18)		 Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Moon Jin-Hee
30 March 5 Pohang 1–0ChunnamPohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 Cho Chan-Ho 29' (Assist by No.17) Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Lee Jong-Guk
8 April 6Seongnam0–2 Pohang Seongnam, Gyeonggi
15:00 Report Asamoah 49' (Assist by No.29)
Zicu 80' (Assist by No.18)		 Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,697
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong
11 April 7 Suwon 2–0PohangSuwon, Gyeonggi
13:00 Radončić 15'
Lee Yong-Rae 82'		 Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 10,434
Referee: Ahn Yong-Hee
14 April 8Pohang2–3 Jeju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Asamoah 27' (Assist by No.2)
Zicu 57' (Assist by No.18)		 Report Santos 21', 45'
Jair 43'
Park Byeong-Ju Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 8,747
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok
22 April 9 Pohang 1–0JeonbukPohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Hwang Jin-Sung 3' (Assist by No.26) Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,053
Referee: Kim Wan-Tae
28 April 10 Daegu 1–0PohangSuseong-gu, Daegu
15:00 Lee Jin-Ho 90' Report Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 21,750
Referee: Kim Sung-Ho
5 May 11 Seoul 2–1PohangMapo-gu, Seoul
15:00 Choi Tae-Uk 0:28'
Kim Tae-Hwan 72'		 Report Asamoah 52' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 45,982
Referee: Lee Min-Hu
11 May 12 Pohang 0–0 Daejeon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 6,557
Referee: Woo Sang-Il
20 May 13Gangwon1–2 Pohang Gangneung, Gangwon
15:00 Jung Sung-Min 80' Report Asamoah 7' (Assist by No.14)
Ko Mu-Yeol 62' (Assist by No.10)		 Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Lee Dong-Jun
26 May 14Pohang0–1 Gyeongnam Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Report Yun Il-Rok 79' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 7,759
Referee: An Yong-Hee
14 June 15 Incheon 1–1 Pohang Nam-gu, Incheon
19:30 Jung In-Hwan 29' Report Kim Won-Il 90+3' (Assist by No.6) Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 82[1]
Referee: Kim Wan-Tae
17 June 16 Pohang 1–0Seoul Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:00 Kim Dae-Ho 58' (Assist by No.8) Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,887
Referee: Lee Min-Hu
23 June 17Jeju0–1 Pohang Seogwipo, Jeju
19:00 Report Lee Myung-Joo 84' (Assist by No.20)
Shin Hwa-Yong Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,227
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong
27 June 18 Ulsan 3–1PohangNam-gu, Ulsan
19:00 Maranhão 27'
Ienaga 48'
Choi Jae-Soo 67'		 Report(English)
Report(Korean)		 No Byung-Jun 30' (Assist by No.29)
Shin Kwang-Hoon Red card 58'		 Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok

[1] Round 15 Match of Incheon vs Pohang was originally K-League restricted non-attendance match.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Seoul (C) 44 29 9 6 76 42 +34 96 Qualification for the Champions League[a]
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 44 22 13 9 82 49 +33 79
3 Pohang Steelers 44 23 8 13 72 47 +25 77
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73
5 Ulsan Hyundai 44 18 14 12 60 52 +8 68
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Pohang Steelers finished the league in third place after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 7 4 7 18 19  −1 25 3 2 3 7 7  0 4 2 4 11 12  −1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHA
ResultLDDWWWLLWLLDWLDWWL
Position121011875776889799778
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2012. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Korean FA Cup

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23 May Round of 32 Pohang Steelers 4–0Cheongju JikjiPohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST Shin Hyung-Min 14' (pen.)
Asamoah 51' (Assist by No.14)
Ko Mu-Yeol 66' (Assist by No.11)
Park Sung-Ho 76' (Assist by No.8)		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 1,452
Referee: Kim Cheol-Yong
20 June Round of 16 Pohang Steelers 3–1Gwangju FCPohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST No Byung-Jun 22' (Assist by No.17)
Ko Mu-Yeol 59' (Assist by No.22)
No Byung-Jun 90+2' (Assist by No.6)		 Park Jeong-Min 43' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Song Min-Seok
1 August Quarterfinal –
TBD KST

AFC Champions League

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Qualifying play-off

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18 February Qualifying play-off Pohang Steelers South Korea 2–0Thailand ChonburiPohang, South Korea
15:30 UTC+9 Hwang Jin-Sung 28' (Free kick)
Park Sung-Ho 70' (Assist by No.20)		 Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Group stage (Group E)

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE BYD POH GMB
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–2 — 1–0 3–2
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 +2 9 1–0 0–2 — 2–0
4 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 0–2 3–1 0–3 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
6 March Match 1Gamba Osaka Japan 0–3 South Korea Pohang Steelers Osaka, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Report Kim Tae-Su 19' (Assist by No.17)
Rendulić 22'
Asamoah 76' (Assist by No.20)		 Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
20 March Match 2Pohang Steelers South Korea 0–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor Pohang, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Report Turaev 28'
Murzoev 77'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
3 April Match 3 Pohang Steelers South Korea 1–0Australia Adelaide UnitedPohang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Kim Dae-Ho 68' Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,833
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
18 April Match 4 Adelaide United Australia 1–0South Korea Pohang Steelers Adelaide, Australia
19:30 UTC+9:30 Djite 90' Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,659
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
2 May Match 5 Pohang Steelers South Korea 2–0Japan Gamba OsakaPohang, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Kim Jin-Yong 45+1'
Asamoah 77'		 Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
16 May Match 6 Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–0South Korea Pohang Steelers Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30 UTC+9:30 Gafurov 48' Report Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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Statistics accurate as of match played 27 June 2012

No. Nat. Pos. Name League FA Cup Champions League Appearances Goals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals App (sub) Total
1 South Korea GK Shin Hwa-Yong 7 0 0 0 6 0 13 (0) 13 0
2 South Korea MF Park Hee-Chul 11 0 2 0 2 0 15 (0) 15 0
3 South Korea DF Kim Gwang-Seok 18 0 2 0 6 0 26 (0) 26 0
4 South Korea DF Bae Seul-Ki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 South Korea DF Lee Won-Jae 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 3 0
6 South Korea MF Shin Jin-Ho 2 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (3) 0 2 (6) 8 0
7 Serbia DF Zoran Rendulić 6 0 1 0 5 1 12 (0) 12 1
8 South Korea MF Hwang Jin-Sung 14 (2) 1 1 (1) 0 6 1 21 (3) 24 2
9 South Korea MF Hwang Ji-Soo 9 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 12 (1) 13 0
10 Ghana FW Derek Asamoah 9 (4) 4 1 1 6 2 16 (4) 20 7
11 South Korea FW Park Sung-Ho 7 (7) 0 0 (1) 1 3 (3) 1 10 (11) 21 2
12 South Korea GK Hwang Kyo-Chung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 South Korea DF Kim Won-Il 11 (1) 1 1 0 3 (1) 0 15 (2) 17 1
14 South Korea MF Kim Tae-Su 5 (1) 0 1 0 5 1 11 (1) 12 1
15 South Korea DF Jung Hong-Youn 2 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 4 (1) 5 0
16 South Korea FW Kim Jin-Yong 5 (5) 0 0 0 2 (2) 1 7 (7) 14 1
17 South Korea DF Shin Kwang-Hoon 16 0 2 0 5 0 23 (0) 23 0
18 South Korea FW Ko Mu-Yeol 10 (6) 1 1 (1) 2 2 (2) 0 13 (9) 22 3
19 South Korea FW Kim Sun-Woo 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 1 0
20 South Korea MF Shin Hyung-Min 16 0 2 1 6 0 24 (0) 24 1
21 South Korea GK Song Dong-Jin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 South Korea FW No Byung-Jun 6 (9) 1 1 (1) 2 3 (3) 0 10 (13) 23 3
23 South Korea DF Yoon Joon-Sung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 South Korea MF Kim Dae-Ho 7 1 1 0 4 1 12 (0) 12 2
26 South Korea FW Cho Chan-Ho 7 (3) 2 0 0 2 (4) 0 9 (7) 16 2
27 Romania FW Ianis Zicu 5 (8) 6 1 0 4 0 10 (8) 18 6
28 South Korea DF An Il-Joo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 South Korea MF Lee Myung-Joo 11 1 2 0 1 (1) 0 14 (1) 15 1
30 South Korea FW Kim Chan-Hee 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 2 0
31 South Korea GK Kim Da-Sol 11 0 2 0 1 0 14 (0) 14 0
32 South Korea FW Kim Eun-Chong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 South Korea FW Lee Kwang-Hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 South Korea MF Yoon Won-Il 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 0
35 South Korea MF Hwang Jung-Soo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 South Korea DF Moon Chang-Jin 0 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (4) 4 0
77 South Korea MF Moon Kyu-Hyun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals and assists

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Rank Nation Number Name K-League KFA Cup Champions League Sum Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
1 Ghana 10 Derek Asamoah 4 1 1 0 2 0 7 1 8
2 Romania 27 Ianis Zicu 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
= South Korea 18 Ko Mu-Yeol 1 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 6
3 South Korea 20 Shin Hyung-Min 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 5
4 South Korea 22 No Byung-Jun 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 4
= South Korea 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 4
= South Korea 14 Kim Tae-Su 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 4
5 South Korea 26 Cho Chan-Ho 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
= South Korea 11 Park Sung-Ho 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3
= South Korea 29 Lee Myung-Joo 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
= South Korea 17 Shin Kwang-Hoon 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3
6 South Korea 24 Kim Dae-Ho 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
= South Korea 6 Shin Jin-Ho 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2
7 South Korea 13 Kim Won-Il 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
= Serbia 7 Zoran Rendulić 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
= South Korea 16 Kim Jin-Yong 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
= South Korea 2 Park Hee-Chul 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
/ / / Own Goals 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
/ / / TOTALS 18 15 7 6 8 3 33 24

Discipline

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Position Nation Number Name K-League KFA Cup Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
GK South Korea 1 Shin Hwa-Yong 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF South Korea 2 Park Hee-Chul 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
DF South Korea 3 Kim Gwang-Seok 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF South Korea 6 Shin Jin-Ho 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Serbia 7 Zoran Rendulić 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF South Korea 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MF South Korea 9 Hwang Ji-Soo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW Ghana 10 Derek Asamoah 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW South Korea 11 Park Sung-Ho 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF South Korea 13 Kim Won-Il 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
FW South Korea 16 Kim Jin-Yong 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF South Korea 17 Shin Kwang-Hoon 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 1
FW South Korea 18 Ko Mu-Yeol 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF South Korea 20 Shin Hyung-Min 6 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
FW South Korea 22 No Byung-Jun 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF South Korea 24 Kim Dae-Ho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF South Korea 26 Cho Chan-Ho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Romania 27 Ianis Zicu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF South Korea 29 Lee Myung-Joo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
/ / / TOTALS 40 2 4 0 9 0 53 2

References

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