The 2010 K League, officially known as Sonata K-League 2010, was the 28th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, and was held from 27 February to 5 December 2010.
The K League match-fixing scandal, the biggest incident in history of South Korean football, occurred in this season, and was revealed in 2011. 15 matches were fixed by 47 players, and they were banned for life from working in football.
Teams
General information Club Manager City Stadium 2009 season Busan IPark Hwang Sun-hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 12th place Jeonnam Dragons Park Hang-seo Gwangyang Gwangyang Stadium 4th place Daegu FC Lee Young-jin Daegu Daegu StadiumDaegu Civil Stadium 15th place Daejeon Citizen Wang Sun-jae Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 9th place FC Seoul Nelo Vingada Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 5th place Gangwon FC Choi Soon-ho GangneungChuncheon Gangneung StadiumChuncheon Stadium 13th place Gwangju Sangmu Lee Soo-chul Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 11th place Gyeongnam FC Kim Gwi-hwa Changwon Changwon Football Center 7th place Incheon United Huh Jung-moo Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 6th place Jeju United Park Kyung-hoon Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 14th place Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium Champions Pohang Steelers Park Chang-hyun Pohang Pohang Steel Yard 3rd place Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Shin Tae-yong Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium Runners-up Suwon Samsung Bluewings Yoon Sung-hyo Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 10th place Ulsan Hyundai Kim Ho-kon Ulsan Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 8th place
Managerial changes TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTableFC Seoul Şenol GüneşEnd of contract25 November 2009 Nelo Vingada14 December 2009Pre-seasonDaegu FC Byun Byung-jooResigned8 December 2009 Lee Young-jin22 December 2009Pohang Steelers Sérgio FariasSigned for Al-Ahli27 December 2009 Waldemar Lemos3 January 2010 Pohang Steelers Waldemar Lemos Sacked 10 May 2010 Park Chang-hyun 10 May 2010 12th Suwon Samsung Bluewings Cha Bum-kun Resigned 6 June 2010 Yoon Sung-hyo 15 June 2010 15th Incheon United Ilija Petković Resigned 8 June 2010 Kim Bong-gil 24 June 2010 6th Gyeongnam FC Cho Kwang-rae Signed for South Korea 28 July 2010 Kim Gwi-hwa 28 July 2010 5th Incheon United Kim Bong-gil Caretaker 22 August 2010 Huh Jung-moo 22 August 2010 9th Gwangju Sangmu Lee Kang-jo Resigned 31 October 2010 Lee Soo-chul 31 October 2010 15th
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former player(s) Busan IPark Felipe Azevedo Di Fábio Rômulo Jeonnam Dragons Adriano Chuva Índio Daegu Isaac Acosta Léo Paulista Anderson Daejeon Citizen Alexandre Fábio Lopes Zacarias Válber FC Seoul Adilson Dejan Damjanović Server Djeparov Ricardo Esteves Gangwon Renato Medeiros Stipe Lapić Blazhe Ilijoski Li Chunyu Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo Gyeongnam FC Camilo Marcinho Lúcio Curió Marcelo Brás Alex Asamoah Incheon United Samir Bekrić Bruno Correa Dušan Savić Dragan Čadikovski Ognjen Koroman Jeju United Eraldo Júnior Santos Yan Song Léo Mineiro Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Eninho Luiz Henrique Krunoslav Lovrek Feng Xiaoting Pohang Steelers Almir Mota Zulu Kazunari Okayama Alexandro Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Fabrício Souza Mauricio Molina Dženan Radončić Sasa Ognenovski Suwon Samsung Bluewings José Mota Márcio Diogo Naohiro Takahara Juninho Reinaldo Li Weifeng Ulsan Hyundai Carmelo Valencia Julián Estiven Vélez José Ortigoza
Regular season League table
Positions by matchday
Results
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Final table
Player statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Yoo Byung-sooIncheon United222 José OrtigozaUlsan Hyundai173 EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors154 Kim Young-hooGangwon FC13 Lúcio CurióGyeongnam FC Kim Eun-jungJeju United7 Dejan DamjanovicFC Seoul12 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors9 Jung Jo-gookFC Seoul11 Dženan RadončićSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Top assist providers RankPlayerClubAssists1 Koo Ja-cheolJeju United112 Kim Eun-jungJeju United93 Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings84 Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul7 Choi Tae-ukFC SeoulJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Lúcio CurióGyeongnam FC Mauricio MolinaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma8 Park Hee-doBusan IPark6 EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Jae-sooUlsan Hyundai
Awards Main awards The K League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition of FourFourTwo in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 148 players participated in the selection process.
AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player Kim Eun-jungJeju UnitedTop goalscorer Yoo Byung-sooIncheon UnitedTop assist provider Koo Ja-cheolJeju UnitedRookie of the Year Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FCFANtastic Player Koo Ja-cheolJeju UnitedManager of the Year Park Kyung-hoonJeju UnitedSpecial Award Kim Yong-daeFC Seoul Kim Byung-jiGyeongnam FC Back Min-chulDaegu FC Yoo Byung-seop— Ahn Sang-gi—Best Referee Choi Myung-yong—Best Assistant Referee Jung Hae-sang—Team of the YearFC SeoulFair Play AwardGangwon FCYouth Team of the YearMaetan High School(Suwon Samsung Bluewings) Players' Player of the Year Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul Source:
Best XI PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeper Kim Yong-daeFC SeoulDefenders Choi Hyo-jinFC Seoul AdilsonFC Seoul Saša OgnenovskiSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma Hong Jeong-hoJeju UnitedMidfielders Koo Ja-cheolJeju United Mauricio MolinaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FCForwards Kim Eun-jungJeju United Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul Source:
Attendance Team Stadium Matches Highest Lowest AverageBusan IPark Asiad Main Stadium 14 4,393Jeonnam Dragons Gwang-Yang Stadium 14 12,004Daegu FC Daegu StadiumDaegu Civil Stadium 14 4,946Daejeon Citizen Daejeon World Cup Stadium 14 8,577FC Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 14 30,849Gangwon FC Gangneung Stadium Chuncheon Stadium 14 9,537Gwangju Sangmu Gwangju World Cup Stadium 14 3,782Gyeongnam FC Changwon Football Center 14 12,501Incheon United Incheon Munhak Stadium 14 8,571Jeju UnitedJeju World Cup Stadium 14 5,404Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonju World Cup Stadium 14 14,300Pohang Steelers Pohang Steel Yard 14 11,174Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Tancheon Sports Complex 14 4,129Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon World Cup Stadium 14 26,163Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 14 7,786Total 210 10,941 Source: K League
See also 2010 in South Korean football 2010 K League Championship 2010 Korean League Cup 2010 Korean FA Cup 2011 South Korean football match-fixing scandal
References
External links Official website Review at K League