2020 Pohang Steelers season

The 2020 season was Pohang Steelers' thirty-eighth season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K League 1 and the Korean FA Cup. The club played their first match on May 10 before the league was suspend from February because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Pohang Steelers
2020 season
ChairmanShin Young-gwon
ManagerKim Gi-dong
K League 13rd
Korean FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(12 goals)

All:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(14 goals)
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0

Current squad

As of 12 February 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Hwang In-jae
2 DF South Korea KOR Sim Sang-min
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Gwang-seok
4 DF South Korea KOR Jeon Min-gwang
5 DF South Korea KOR Ha Chang-rae
6 DF South Korea KOR Choi Young-jun
7 MF South Korea KOR Shim Dong-woon
8 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill
9 FW South Korea KOR Heo Yong-joon
10 FW Russia RUS Stanislav Iljutcenko
11 MF South Korea KOR Lee Gwang-hyeok
12 FW South Korea KOR Song Min-kyu
13 DF South Korea KOR Kim Yong-hwan
14 DF South Korea KOR Gwon Wan-gyu
15 DF South Korea KOR Min Kyoung-hyun
16 MF South Korea KOR Lee Seung-mo
17 DF South Korea KOR Kim Sang-won
18 FW South Korea KOR Moon Kyoung-min
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF South Korea KOR Kim Joo-hwan
20 DF South Korea KOR Lee Do-hyun
21 GK South Korea KOR Lee Jun
22 DF South Korea KOR Park Jae-woo
24 MF South Korea KOR Yang Tae-ryul
25 DF South Korea KOR Woo Min-geol
26 MF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Paločević
27 MF South Korea KOR Park Jae-hoon
28 MF South Korea KOR Choi Jae-young
29 FW South Korea KOR Kim Dong-bum
31 GK South Korea KOR Kang Hyeon-mu
36 DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-kyu
41 GK South Korea KOR Cho Sung-hoon
77 FW Colombia COL Manuel Palacios
79 MF South Korea KOR Go Young-joon
88 MF South Korea KOR Kim Kyu-pyo
91 GK South Korea KOR Noh Ji-hoon
99 FW South Korea KOR Lee Ji-yong

Transfer

Loan out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR Kwon Ki-pyo (at FC Anyang)
MF South Korea KOR Kim Ji-min (Unknown)
FW South Korea KOR Kim Chan (at Chungnam Asan)
FW South Korea KOR Ha Seung-un (at Jeonnam Dragons)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW South Korea KOR Lee Sang-ki (at Jeonnam Dragons for military duty)
MF South Korea KOR Lee Soo-bin (at Jeonbuk Hyundai)
MF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-hyun (at Gwangju FC)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager South Korea Kim Gi-dong
Assistant Manager South Korea Lee Sang-uk
GK Coach South Korea Ho jin-Park
Physical Coach South Korea Park Hyo-jun
Match Analyst South Korea Park Cheol-ho
Translator South Korea Lee Sang-min
Translator South Korea Ki Ji-yong

Last updated: 10 May 2020
Source: Pohang Steelers

Competitions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 15 5 7 56 35  +21 50 8 3 3 30 21  +9 7 2 4 26 14  +12

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAH
ResultWDLWLWLWWWDWDLDLLWWWDWWWWLW
Position314464443544333454444333333
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 27 19 3 5 46 21 +25 60 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai 27 17 6 4 54 23 +31 57
3 Pohang Steelers 27 15 5 7 56 35 +21 50
4 Sangju Sangmu[lower-alpha 2] (R) 27 13 5 9 34 36 2 44 Relegation to K League 2
5 Daegu FC 27 10 8 9 43 39 +4 38 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.
  2. Sangju Sangmu are a military team and are not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they have confirmed that the team will move their franchise city in the 2021 season and will be relegated to K League 2 season regardless of their final position in this season.

Matches

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

10 May 2020 1 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Busan IPark Pohang, Gyeongbuk
14:00 KST Iljutcenko 24'
Palocevic 72', pen'
Choi Yellow card 52'
Sim Yellow card 72'
Report Soo Yellow card 30' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-Woo
16 May 2020 2 Daegu 1–1 Pohang Steelers Suseong-gu, Daegu
16:30 KST Edgar 67'
Hong Yellow card 72'
Kim Yellow card 90+3'
Report Paločević 43' Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
22 May 2020 3 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Seoul Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:30 KST Iljutcenko 5'
Chang Yellow card 15'
O'Neill Yellow card 41'
Report Hwang 35'
Go Yellow card 56'
Osmar Barba 74'
Kim Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
31 May 2020 4 Incheon United 1–4 Pohang Steelers Jung-gu, Incheon
19:00 KST Kim 26'
Kim Yellow card 45+2'
Report Iljutcenko 7'
Ha Yellow card 14'
Ha 17'
Lee Yellow card 43'
Lee 73'
Song 90'
Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
6 June 2020 5 Pohang Steelers 0–4 Ulsan Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko Yellow card 16' Report Kim Yellow card 16'
Lee 26', 37'
In-sung 76'
Júnior 86'
Dong-gyeong Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
13 June 2020 6 Sangju Sangmu 2–4 Pohang Steelers Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sangju
19:00 KST Ko Myeong-seok Yellow card 37'
Oh Se-hun 43', 70' (pen.)
Oh Se-hun Yellow card 59'
Report Chang Yellow card 29'
Iljutcenko 40', 49'
Paločević 45+4', 78'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 46'
Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong
16 June 2020 7 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Jeonbuk Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST Kim Sang-won Yellow card 6'
Lee Seung-mo 41'
Palocevic Yellow card 52'
O'Neill Yellow card 57'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 60'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 70'
Report Han Kyo-won 61'
Son Jun-ho Yellow card 87'
Kim Min-hyeok 90+2'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
20 June 2020 8 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gangwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 62' (pen.)
Shim Dong-woon Yellow card 79'
Kwon Wan-kyu 83'
Park Jae-woo Yellow card 90+3'
Report Shin Kwang-Hoon Yellow card 59'
Kim Oh-gyu Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
26 June 2020 9 Gwangju 0–2 Pohang Steelers Seo-gu, Gwangju
19:00 KST Willyan Yellow card 63'
Lim Min-hyuk Yellow card 90+4'
Kim Chang-soo Yellow card 90+6'
Report Choi Young-jun Yellow card 24'
Palacios 34'
Oh Beom-seok Yellow card 41'
Song Min-kyu 90'
Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
5 July 2020 10 Seongnam 0–4 Pohang Steelers Bundang-gu, Seongnam
19:00 KST Report Song Min-kyu 23', 53'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 43'
Iljutcenko 45+2'
Palacios 70'
Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
11 July 2020 11 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Suwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Palacios Yellow card 33'
O'Neill Yellow card 45+1'
Song 60'
Report Taggart 38'
Antonis Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
26 July 2020 13 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Incheon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 34'
Kwon Wan-kyu Yellow card 64'
Summary Mugoša 29' (pen.)
Lee Jae-sung Yellow card 74'
Mun Ji-hwan Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
1 August 2020 14 Jeonbuk 2–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Son Jun-ho 61'
Kim Bo-kyung 70'
Summary Palacios Red card 31'
Song Min-kyu 55'
Kang Hyeon-mu Yellow card 70'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
8 August 2020 15 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Kim Sang-won Yellow card 39'
Park Jae-Woo Yellow card 68'
Go Young-jun 90+1'
Summary Willyan Yellow card 26'
Felipe 63' (pen.)
Felipe Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
15 August 2020 16 Ulsan 2–0 Pohang Steelers Ulsan
19:00 KST Kim In-sung 55'
Johnsen 57'
Koh Myong-Jin Yellow card 59'
Report Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 32' Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Park Byung-jin
23 August 2020 17 Busan 2–1 Pohang Steelers Busan
19:00 KST Kang Min-soo 14'
Lee Jeong-hyeop 36' (pen.)
Report Kim Sang-won Yellow card 4' Yellow-red card 83'
Lee Gwang-hyuk 61'
Paločević Yellow card 65'
Kim Gwang-seok Yellow card 90'
Jeon Min-gwang Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
30 August 2020 18 Pohang Steelers 2–1 Seongnam Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 52', 56'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 73'
Report Na Sang-ho 20' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cho Ji-um
5 September 2020 19 Pohang Steelers 3–2 Daegu Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Paločević 21' (pen.)
Palacios 51'
Palacios Yellow card 71'
Song Min-kyu 82'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 90+2'
Report Cesinha 7', 34'
Jo Jin-woo Yellow card 84'
Jeong Seung-won Yellow card 90+2'
Kim Woo-seok Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
13 September 2020 20 Gangwon 0–3 Pohang Steelers Chuncheon
19:00 KST Lim Chai-min Yellow card 21'
Shin Kwang-hoon Yellow card 49'
Koim Young-bin Yellow card 85'
Report Palacios 1'
Song Min-kyu 26'
Paločević 64'
Kim Gwang-seok Yellow card 81'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
16 September 2020 21 Suwon 0–0 Pohang Steelers Suwon
19:00 KST Report Kang Sang-woo Yellow card 15'
Palacios Yellow card 22'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 86'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
20 September 2020 22 Pohang Steelers 4–3 Sangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 KST Paločević 28', 38', 90+6'
Jeon Min-kwan Red card 39'
Palacios Yellow card 55'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 57'
Kim Sang-won Yellow card 63'
Song Min-kyu 74'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 77'
Kang Sang-Woo Yellow card 90+5'
Report Kwon Kyung-won Yellow card 45'
Moon Seon-min 59' (pen.)
Jeong Jae-hee 60'
Kim Min-hyeok 85'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
27 September 2020 23 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 5–3 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee Gwang-hyuk Yellow card 29'
Iljutcenko 36', 71', 89'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 54'
Palocevic 77' (pen.)
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 57'
Kim Sang-won Yellow card 63'
Song Min-kyu 74'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 77'
Report Willyan Yellow card 10'
Silva 56'
Eom Won-sang 69'
Hong Joon-ho Red card 76'
Felipe Red card 82'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
3 October 2020 24 (Final A) Jeonbuk 0–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Hong Jeong-ho Yellow card 41' Report Song Min-kyu 60'
Kang Hyeon-mu Yellow card 84'
Palocevic Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
18 October 2020 25 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 4–0 Ulsan Pohang
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 3', 73'
Lee Gwang-hyuk Yellow card 11'
Palocevic 81', 82'
Report Jung Seung-hyun Yellow card 22'
Bulthuis Red card 59'
Johnsen Red card 63'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
25 October 2020 26 (Final A) Daegu 3–2 Pohang Steelers Daegu
14:00 KST Cesinha 7', 86'
Park Han-bin Yellow card 25'
Damjanović 60'
Jeong Tae-uk Yellow card 81'
Jeong Seung-won Yellow card 83'
Lee Jin-hyun Yellow card 89'
Report Palocevic 31'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 59'
Jeon Min-kwang Yellow card 71'
Iljutcenko 85'
Oh Beom-Seok Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Daegu Civic Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop
1 November 2020 27 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 3–1 Sangju Sangmu Pohang
15:00 KST Kang Sang-woo 62'
Palacios Yellow card 73'
Iljutcenko 79'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 83'
Goh Young-jun 85'
Report Kwon Kyung-won 84' (pen.) Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Lee Dong-Jun

Matches

1 July 2020 Third round Pohang Steelers 1–0 Gyeongju Citizen Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee Yellow card 21'
Oh Yellow card 21'
Lee 86'
Choi Yellow card 89'
Report Yun Yellow card 77'
Kwon Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Heui-su
15 July 2020 Fourth round Sangju Sangmu 2–3 (a.e.t.) Pohang Steelers Sangju
19:00 KST Jeong Jae-hee 31'
Heo Yong-joon 59'
Summary Iljutcenko 17', 120+1'
Choi Young-jun 65'
Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
15 July 2020 Quarter-finals Seoul 1–5 Pohang Steelers Seoul
19:30 KST Jeong Hyeon-cheol 33'
Yu Sang-hun Yellow card 42'
Jeong Hyeon-cheol Yellow card 59'
Hwang Hyun-soo Yellow card 85'
Summary Song Min-kyu 13'
Kim Gwang-seok 32'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 59'
Park Jae-Woo Yellow card 63'
Iljutcenko 83', 90+1'
Shim Dong-woon 89'
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Squad statistics

Appearances

No. Nat. Pos. Name K League FA Cup Champions League TOTAL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
31South KoreaGKKang Hyeon-mu 1000000100
1South KoreaGKHwang In-jae 00100010
3South KoreaDFKim Gwang-seok 1000000100
4South KoreaDFJeon Min-gwang 2(2)010003(2)0
5South KoreaDFHa Chang-rae 1011000110
6South KoreaDFChoi Young-jun 901000100
7South KoreaMFShim Dong-woon 6(4)010007(4)0
8AustraliaMFBrandon O'Neill 700(1)0007(1)0
9South KoreaFWNam Joon-jae 0(1)000000(1)0
10RussiaFWStanislav Iljutcenko 1071000117
11South KoreaMFLee Gwang-hyeok 1(8)010002(8)0
12South KoreaFWSong Min-kyu 8(2)30(1)0008(3)3
14South KoreaDFGwon Wan-gyu 5(1)101006(1)1
15South KoreaDFMin Kyung-hyun 00000000
16South KoreaMFLee Seung-mo 4(3)211005(3)3
17South KoreaDFKim Sang-won 30000030
18South KoreaFWMun Kyung-min 00000000
19South KoreaDFKim Joo-hwan 00000000
20South KoreaDFLee Do-hyun 00000000
21South KoreaGKJun Lee 00000000
22South KoreaGKPark Jae-woo 2(1)010003(1)0
25South KoreaGKWoo Min-geol 00000000
26SerbiaMFAleksandar Paločević 74000074
27South KoreaMFPark Jae-hoon 10000010
28South KoreaMFChoi Jae-young 00000000
29South KoreaFWKim Dong-bum 00000000
36South KoreaDFKim Min-kyu 00000000
41South KoreaGKCho Sung-hoon 00000000
47South KoreaMFOh Beom-seok 10100020
77ColombiaFWManuel Palacios 9(1)20(1)0009(2)2
79South KoreaMFGo Young-joon 0(2)000000(2)0
88South KoreaMFKim Kyu-pyo 00000000
91South KoreaGKNoh Ji-hoon 00000000
99South KoreaFWLee Ji-yong 00000000
Players who left the club in Transfer window or on loan
2South KoreaDFSim Sang-min 30000030
9South KoreaFWHeo Yong-joon 20000020
13South KoreaDFKim Yong-hwan 30000030
24South KoreaGKPark Jae-woo 20000020

Goal scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 FW10Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko182020
2 MF26Serbia Aleksandar Paločević110011
3 FW12South Korea Song Min-kyu100010
4 FW77Colombia Manuel Palacios4004
4 MF79South Korea Go Young-jun2002
5 DF27South Korea Lee Seung-mo1203
6 DF3South Korea Kim Gwang-seok0101
DF5South Korea Ha Chang-rae1001
DF12South Korea Lee Gwang-hyuk1001
DF22South Korea Park Jae-Woo0101
MF13South Korea Kang Sang-woo1001
MF6South Korea Choi Young-jun0101
FW7South Korea Shim Dong-woon0101
TOTALS 49 4 0 53

Last updated: 25 November 2020.
Source: kleague.com,

Assists

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 MF26Serbia Aleksandar Paločević4206
FW10Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko3205
3 FW12South Korea Lee Gwang-hyuk3003
FW77Colombia Palacios3003
5 FW10South Korea Song Min-kyu2002
6 FW13South Korea Kim Yong-hwan1001
GK31South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu1001
MF6South Korea Choi Young-jun1001
FW7South Korea Shim Dong-woon1001
TOTALS 19 4 0 23

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 31South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu4004
2 1South Korea Hwang In-jae0101
TOTALS 4 1 0 5

Last updated: 6 July 2020.
Source: kleague.com

Notes

    References

    1. "K League 1 will kick off on 8 May". K League. K League. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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