This article shows a summary of the 2015 football season in South Korea.
National teams
AFC Asian Cup
Under the leadership of manager Uli Stielike, the South Korean players underperformed in the first two matches against Oman and Kuwait. They won both matches, but expressed dissatisfaction with Stielike, who then handed over command to assistant manager Shin Tae-yong for the rest of the tournament. Goalkeeper Kim Jin-hyeon then kept a clean sheet in every match until the final, as the team eliminated Uzbekistan and Iraq in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively. Their opponent in the final was Australia, which they had already beaten 1–0 in the group stage. However, South Korea lost the final 2–1 after extra time, evoking the 1980 final between them and Kuwait.
Group A tableTeamQualification1330030+39Advance to knockout stage2 (H)320182+663310215−434300316−50
FIFA World Cup qualification
EAFF Championship
AFC U-23 Championship qualification
FIFA Women's World Cup
South Korea finished in fourth place at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they made it out of the group stage for the first time. They were drawn in Group E with Brazil, Spain and Costa Rica. South Korea lost 2–0 to Brazil, but a 2–2 draw with Costa Rica and a 2–1 victory against Spain were enough for them to progress for the first time ever at a World Cup. They went on to lose 3–0 to France in the round of 16.
Group E tableTeamQualification1330040+49Advance to knockout stage2311145−143302134−124301224−21
Friendlies Senior team
Under-23 team
Leagues K League Classic
K League Challenge
Regular season
Promotion playoffs When the first round and semi-final match were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out. Suwon FC was promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark was relegated to the K League Challenge.
Korea National League
Regular season
Championship playoffs
K3 League
Group A
Group B
Championship playoffs
WK League
Regular season
Championship playoffs
Domestic cups Korean FA Cup
Korea National League Championship
Group stage
+ Group ATeam1Daejeon Korail472Gyeongju KHNP463Mokpo City454Changwon City455Yongin City43
+ Group BTeam1Hyundai Mipo Dockyard4102Gimhae City473 Cheonan City454Gangneung City445Busan Transportation Corporation41
Knockout stage
International cups AFC Champions League
Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent FC Seoul Round of 16 Qualifying play-offs7–0 7–0 — Hanoi Group H Runners-up 0–1 Away Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 Home 1–0 Home Kashima Antlers 3–2 Away 0–0 Home Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Away Round of 16 3–6 1–3 Home Gamba Osaka 2–3 Away Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Quarter-finals Group E Runners-up 0–0 Home Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Away 4–1 Away Shandong Luneng 4–1 Home 3–0 Home Becamex Binh Duong 1–1 Away Round of 16 2–1 1–1 Home Beijing Guoan 1–0 Away Quarter-finals 2–3 0–0 Home Gamba Osaka 2–3 Away Seongnam FCRound of 16 Group F Runners-up 1–2 Away Buriram United 2–1 Home 2–0 Home Gamba Osaka 1–2 Away 1–0 Away Guangzhou R&F 0–0 HomeRound of 16 2–3 2–1 Home Guangzhou Evergrande 0–2 Away Suwon Samsung Bluewings Round of 16 Group G Runners-up 2–1 Home Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Away 1–1 Home Beijing Guoan 0–1 Away 3–1 Home Brisbane Roar 3–3 Away Round of 16 4–4 (a) 2–3 Home Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Away
See also Football in South Korea
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