2017 K League Classic

The 2017 K League Classic was the 35th season of the top division of South Korean professional football since its establishment in 1983, and the fifth season of the K League Classic.

Teams General information Club City/Province Manager Owner(s) Other sponsor(s) Daegu FC Daegu Son Hyun-jun Daegu Government Gangwon FC Gangwon Choi Yun-kyum Gangwon Provincial Government Gwangju FC Gwangju Nam Ki-il Gwangju Government Incheon United Incheon Lee Ki-hyung Incheon Government Shinhan Bank Incheon International Airport Jeju United Jeju Jo Sung-hwan SK Energy Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Choi Kang-hee Hyundai Motor Company Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Roh Sang-rae POSCO Pohang Steelers Pohang, Gyeongbuk Choi Soon-ho POSCO Sangju Sangmu Sangju, Gyeongbuk Kim Tae-wan Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps FC Seoul Seoul Hwang Sun-hong GS Group Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon, Gyeonggi Seo Jung-won Cheil Worldwide Samsung Electronics Maeil Dairies Industry Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Kim Do-hoon Hyundai Heavy Industries

Locations

Stadiums Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Daegu Stadium Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 66,422 Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 40,245 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 35,657 Capacity: 42,477 Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers Sangju Sangmu FC Seoul Suwon SamsungBluewings Ulsan Hyundai Gwangyang Football Stadium Pohang Steel Yard Sangju Civic Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 15,042 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 44,102

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 confederation. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian player Former players Daegu FC Cesinha Evandro Paulista Júnior Negrão Léo Mineiro Rodrigo Gangwon FC Diego Maurício Gerson Jonathan Nanizayamo Lương Xuân Trường Serginho Valentinos Sielis Gwangju FC Wanderson Macedo Olivier Bonnes Niall McGinn Tomoki Wada Ricardo Barros Incheon United Enzo Maidana Weslley Gordan Bunoza Connor Chapman Dalibor Veselinović Jeju United Magno Cruz Mailson Frédéric Mendy Aleksandar Jovanović Marcelo Toscano Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Edu Ricardo Lopes Éder Mazola Jeonnam Dragons Jair Vedran Jugović Róbert Feczesin Tomislav Mrčela Pohang Steelers Lulinha Muralha Wanderson Carvalho Ali Abbas Marcus Nilsson FC Seoul Ivan Kovačec Dejan Damjanović Osmar Khaled Shafiei Maurinho Suwon Samsung Bluewings Johnathan Júnior Santos Damir Šovšić Matt Jurman Ulsan Hyundai Richard Windbichler Mislav Oršić Danijel Subotić Takuma Abe Dimitri Petratos Ivan Kovačec

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–33

Round 34–38

Results

Matches 1–22 Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Matches 23–33 Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).

Matches 34–38 After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

Group A

Group B

Relegation play-offs The promotion-relegation play-offs were held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge play-offs and the 11th-placed club of the 2017 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2018 K League 1.

1–1 on aggregate. Sangju Sangmu won 5–4 on penalties and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Player statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Johnathan Suwon Samsung Bluewings222 Yang Dong-hyen Pohang Steelers19 Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul4 Joo Min-kyu Sangju Sangmu17 Lulinha Pohang Steelers 6 Jair Jeonnam Dragons167 Edu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors13 Magno Cruz Jeju United Diego Maurício Gangwon FC 10 Júnior Negrão Daegu FC12 Source:

Top assist providers RankPlayerClubAssists 1 Son Jun-ho Pohang Steelers14 2 Yun Il-lok FC Seoul12 3 Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings11 4 Lee Jae-sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors10 5 Lee Keun-ho Gangwon FC96 Kim Young-wook Jeonnam Dragons8 Kim Sun-min Daegu FC8 Cesinha Daegu FC7 Kwon Soon-hyung Jeju United Kim Tae-hwan Sangju Sangmu Source:

Awards Main awards The 2017 K League Awards was held on 20 November 2017.

AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player Lee Jae-sungJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsTop goalscorer JohnathanSuwon Samsung BluewingsTop assist provider Son Jun-hoPohang SteelersYoung Player of the Year Kim Min-jaeJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsFANtastic Player JohnathanSuwon Samsung BluewingsManager of the Year Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Source:

Best XI PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeper Jo Hyeon-wooDaegu FCDefenders Kim Jin-suJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Kim Min-jaeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Oh Ban-sukJeju United Choi Chul-soonJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsMidfielders Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings Lee Jae-sungJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Lee Chang-minJeju United Lee Seung-giJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsForwards JohnathanSuwon Samsung Bluewings Lee Keun-hoGangwon FC Source:

Player of the Round

RoundWinnerClub1 Lee Keun-hoGangwon FC2 Yang Dong-hyenPohang Steelers3 Lee Chan-dongJeju United4 Moon Seon-minIncheon United5 LulinhaPohang Steelers6 ÉderJeonbuk Hyundai Motors7 Frédéric MendyJeju United8 Joo Min-kyuSangju Sangmu9 Marcelo ToscanoJeju United10 JairJeonnam Dragons11 Kim Seong-junSangju Sangmu12 Lee Keun-hoGangwon FC13 JairJeonnam Dragons14 Yun Il-lokFC Seoul15 Kim Jin-suJeonbuk Hyundai Motors16 Choi Jong-hoanIncheon United17 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors18 Yang Dong-hyenPohang Steelers19 Kim Min-wooSuwon Samsung Bluewings

RoundWinnerClub20 JohnathanSuwon Samsung Bluewings21 Róbert FeczesinJeonnam Dragons22 JohnathanSuwon Samsung Bluewings23 JohnathanSuwon Samsung Bluewings24 Kim Won-ilJeju United25 Lee Jong-hoUlsan Hyundai26 Yang Han-beenFC Seoul27 Lee Chang-minJeju United28 Lee Seung-giJeonbuk Hyundai Motors29 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors30 Yoon Bit-garamJeju United31 Joo Min-kyuSangju Sangmu32 Joo Min-kyuSangju Sangmu33 Júnior NegrãoDaegu FC34 Wanderson MacedoGwangju FC35 Ricardo LopesJeonbuk Hyundai Motors36 Lee Jae-sungJeonbuk Hyundai Motors37 Lee Keun-hoGangwon FC38 Júnior SantosSuwon Samsung Bluewings

Source:

Manager of the Month MonthManagerClubDivisionMarch Jo Sung-hwanJeju UnitedK League ClassicApril Kim Jong-booGyeongnam FCK League ChallengeMay Choi Yun-kyumGangwon FCK League ClassicJune Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsK League ClassicJuly Seo Jung-wonSuwon Samsung BluewingsK League ClassicAugust Hwang Sun-hongFC SeoulK League ClassicSeptember Kim Do-hoonUlsan HyundaiK League ClassicOctober AndréDaegu FCK League Classic Source:

Attendance

Attendance by club Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Top matches

Rank Date Round Home Score Away VenueAttendance 1 5 March 2017 1 FC Seoul 1–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium34,376 2 21 October 2017 35 FC Seoul 2–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium27,257 3 12 August 2017 26 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium26,581 4 3 May 2017 9 FC Seoul 1–0 Jeonnam Dragons Seoul World Cup Stadium26,261 5 23 July 2017 23 FC Seoul 1–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seoul World Cup Stadium23,913 6 5 March 2017 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Jeonnam Dragons Jeonju Stadium20,935 7 18 June 2017 14 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium20,140 8 2 April 2017 4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 FC Seoul Jeonju Stadium19,141 9 12 March 2017 2 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gwangju FC Pohang Steel Yard18,587 10 19 August 2017 27 FC Seoul 1–1 Ulsan Hyundai Seoul World Cup Stadium18,087

2017 K League Classic

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