2022 in South Korean football

This article summarizes South Korean football in the 2022 season.

Football in South Korea
Season2022
South Korea

National teams

Men's senior
Further information: South Korea national football team § 2022
11 November Friendly South Korea  1–0  Iceland Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
  • Song Min-kyu 33'
 Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 15,274
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
24 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H Uruguay  0–0  South Korea Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 41,663
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
28 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H South Korea  2–3  Ghana Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 43,983
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
2 December 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H South Korea  2–1  Portugal Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 44,097
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
5 December 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 Brazil  4–1  South Korea Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 43,847
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Men's U-23
Further information: South Korea national under-23 football team § 2022
17 November Friendly United Arab Emirates  2–1  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4
  • Al-Maazmi 18' (pen.)
  • Faraj Abdulla 59'
 Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdullah Suhail (United Arab Emirates)
20 November Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–2  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Saif Al-Messabi (United Arab Emirates)

Men's U-20
Further information: South Korea national under-20 football team § 2022
10 June U-20 Lisbon Tournament South Korea  1–5  Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
18:00 UTC+1
  • Kim Yong-hak 21'
  • Prioste 34'
  • Fernandes 75'
  • Precatado 85', 89'
  • Melro 90+2'
 Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel Fonseca (Portugal)
12 June U-20 Lisbon Tournament South Korea  4–1  Czech Republic Lisbon, Portugal
11:00 UTC+1
  • Lee Seung-won 10'
  • Sung Jin-young 16', 37'
  • Kang Sang-yoon 71'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Márcio Torres (Portugal)
14 June U-20 Lisbon Tournament South Korea  3–2  Norway Lisbon, Portugal
11:00 UTC+1
  • Park Joon-young 3'
  • Kang Sang-yoon 51'
  • Sung Jin-young 86'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diogo Gonçalves (Portugal)
14 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification South Korea  6–0  Sri Lanka Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 177
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
16 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Mongolia  0–7  South Korea Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:30 UTC+8 Report
  • Kim Hee-seung 10'
  • Bae Jun-ho 15'
  • Lee Young-jun 54', 90+3'
  • Kim Yong-hak 57' (pen.)
  • Jung Seung-bae 61'
  • Lee Jun-sang 78'
 Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
18 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification South Korea  6–2  Malaysia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:30 UTC+8
  • Lee Young-jun 34', 74', 82'
  • Bae Jun-ho 50'
  • Lee Seung-won 58', 88'
 Report
  • Adam 55'
  • Alif 69'
 Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 142
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
5 October Friendly South Korea  1–1  Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
11:00 (UST +5)
  • Kholdorxonov 51'
 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 594
Referee: Asker Najafaliyev (Uzbekistan)
8 October Friendly Uzbekistan  2–3  South Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 (UST +5)
  • Kholdorxonov 1', 45+1'
  • Lee Jun-sang 11'
  • Lee Young-jun 86'
  • Bae Jun-ho 90+5'
 Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Men's U-17
Further information: South Korea national under-17 football team § 2022
8 June 2022 U-16 International Dream Cup Japan  3–0  South Korea Sendai, Japan
18:00 UTC+9
  • Yada 7'
  • Isozaki 40'
  • Sugiura 51'
 Report (JFA) Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 2,328
Referee: Koji Takasaki
10 June 2022 U-16 International Dream Cup South Korea  3–3
(1−3 p)		  Mexico Sendai, Japan
15:00 UTC+9
  • Kim Min-sung 47'
  • Kim Myeong-jun 52'
  • Yang Min-hyeok 65'
 Report (JFA)
  • Camacho 7'
  • Carrillo 25'
  • Barajas 47'
 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 403
Referee: Kentaro Uematsu
Penalties
  • Kim Seung-hyun soccer ball with check mark
  • Kim Min-sung soccer ball with red X
  • Park In-woo soccer ball with red X
  • Choi On-yoo soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X Urias
  • soccer ball with check mark Flores
  • soccer ball with check mark Bolaños
  • soccer ball with check mark Azcarate
12 June 2022 U-16 International Dream Cup Uruguay  0–0
(3−1 p)		  South Korea Sendai, Japan
11:30 UTC+9 Report (JFA) Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 1,081
Referee: Takahito Seta
Penalties
  • Peralta soccer ball with check mark
  • Fuentes soccer ball with check mark
  • Anso soccer ball with red X
  • Dominguez soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Kang Min-woo
  • soccer ball with red X Moon Ji-won
  • soccer ball with red X Kim Seung-hyun
  • soccer ball with red X Lee Seo-jun
23 August Friendly match Kyrgyzstan  0–2  South Korea Kyrgyzstan
22:00 UTC+6 Report
  • Yoon Do-yeong 65'
  • Kang Ju-hyeok 73'
 Referee: Nurzatbek Adbdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
26 August Friendly match Kyrgyzstan  0–5  South Korea Kyrgyzstan
Report
  • Kim Myung-jun 1'
  • Kang Ju-hyeok 68', 69'
  • Choi Kang-min 86'
  • Yoon Do-yeong 88'
7 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Uzbekistan  3–2  South Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
  • Yu Byeong-heon 71' (o.g.)
  • Mirzaev 81'
  • Olimov 90'
 Report
  • Kang Min-woo 26'
  • Yu Byeong-heon 75'
 Stadium: JAR Stadium
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
9 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification South Korea  10–0  Brunei Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
  • Kang Ju-hyeok 14', 25', 33', 56', 87'
  • Hwang Ji-sung 18'
  • Yu Byeong-heon 30'
  • Yoon Do-yeong 58'
  • Kim Beom-hwan 63' (pen.)
  • Go Jong-hyeon 90+3'
 Report Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium

Men's Futsal
Further information: South Korea national futsal team § 2022
17 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  4–2  Chinese Taipei Shah Alam, Malaysia
Shin Jong-hoon 8'
Kim Min-kuk 15'
Hwang Un 18'
Seo Jung-woo 40'		 Report (AFC) Lin Chih-hung 2'
He Chia-chen 25'		 Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
18 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  6–0  Mongolia Shah Alam, Malaysia
Hwang Un 2'
Kang Ju-kwang 4'
Shin Jong-hoon 7'
Eom Tae-yeon 23'
Ahn Kwang-su 32'
Lee Ahn 36'		 Report (AFC) Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
20 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  0–9  Japan Shah Alam, Malaysia
Report (AFC) Lee Jin-hyuk 5' (o.g.)
Uemura 7'
Oliveira 8'
Kanazawa 12', 21'
Kuromoto 19'
Hirata 32'
Uchida 39'
Kato 40'		 Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
21 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  1–1  Hong Kong Shah Alam, Malaysia
Kim Yun-young 31' Report (AFC) Lee Jin-hyuk 36' (o.g.) Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
28 September 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup South Korea  1–5  Vietnam Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3 Shin Jong-hun 1' Report Shin Jong-hun 2' (o.g.)
Trần Thái Huy 15', 34'
Phạm Đức Hoà 17', 35'		 Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)
30 September 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup South Korea  0–6  Japan Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3 Seo Jung-woo 5' (o.g.)
Oliveira 6'
Mizutani 17'
Ishida 27'
Kanazawa 28'
Yoshikawa 39'		 Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Referee: Zari Fathi (Iran)
2 October 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup South Korea  0–4  Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3 Ali 4', 23'
Rudayni 12', 39'		 Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)

Women's Senior
Main article: South Korea women's national football team results
Further information: South Korea women's national football team § 2022
12 November Friendly New Zealand  0–1  South Korea Christchurch, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+13 Report
Stadium: Orangetheory Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
15 November Friendly New Zealand  1–1  South Korea Christchurch, New Zealand
18:00 UTC+13
Report
Stadium: Orangetheory Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Women's U-20
Further information: South Korea women's national under-20 football team § 2022
30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) Training match South Korea  2–0  Spain Mexico City, Mexico
  • Chun Ga-ram 2'
  • Lee Soo-in 17'
 Report (KFA) Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
2 August 2022 (2022-08-02) Training match Mexico  0–0  South Korea Mexico City, Mexico
Report (KFA) Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Canada  0–2  South Korea San José, Costa Rica
20:30 UTC−6 Report (FIFA)
  • Courtnall 53' (o.g.)
  • Moon Ha-yeon 62'
 Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 839
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS South Korea  0–1  Nigeria Alajuela, Costa Rica
14:00 UTC−6 Report (FIFA)
  • Onyenezide 83'
 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 482
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
17 August 2022 (2022-08-17) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS South Korea  0–1  France San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6 Report (FIFA)
  • Mbakem-Niaro 74'
 Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 979
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Women's U-17
Further information: South Korea women's national under-17 football team § 2022
U-15
30 October Friendly match South Korea  3–1  Australia Brisbane, Australia
  • Casey Phair 21', 82'
  • Won Ju-eun 56'
  • Grace Kuilamu 5'
 Stadium: Kingscliff Soccer Club
2 November Friendly match South Korea  1–1  Australia Gold Coast, Australia
  • Jeon Se-yeon 38'
  • Indiana dos Santos 31'
 Stadium: Burleigh Heads Soccer Stadium
4 November Friendly match South Korea  1–0  Australia Gold Coast, Australia
  • Own goal 38' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Burleigh Heads Soccer Stadium

Leagues

K League 1
Main article: 2022 K League 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Ulsan Hyundai (C) 38 22 10 6 57 33 +24 76 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 21 10 7 56 36 +20 73
3 Pohang Steelers 38 16 12 10 52 41 +11 60
4 Incheon United 38 13 15 10 46 42 +4 54 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Jeju United 38 14 10 14 52 50 +2 52
6 Gangwon FC 38 14 7 17 50 52 −2 49
7 Suwon FC 38 13 9 16 56 63 −7 48
8 Daegu FC 38 10 16 12 52 59 −7 46
9 FC Seoul 38 11 13 14 43 47 −4 46
10 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (O) 38 11 11 16 44 49 −5 44 Qualification for Relegation play-offs 2
11 Gimcheon Sangmu (R) 38 8 14 16 45 48 −3 38 Qualification for Relegation play-offs 1
12 Seongnam FC (R) 38 7 9 22 37 70 −33 30 Relegation to K League 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Teams were split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.
  2. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors qualified to the AFC Champions League as 2022 Korean FA Cup champions.

K League 2
Main article: 2022 K League 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gwangju FC (C, P) 40 25 11 4 68 32 +36 86 Promotion to 2023 K League 1
2 Daejeon Hana Citizen (O, P) 40 21 11 8 70 45 +25 74 Qualification for promotion playoff 1
3 FC Anyang 40 19 12 9 52 41 +11 69 Qualification for K League 2 playoff 2
4 Bucheon FC 1995 40 17 10 13 52 44 +8 61 Qualification for K League 2 semi-playoff 2
5 Gyeongnam FC 40 16 8 16 60 61 −1 56
6 Chungnam Asan 40 13 13 14 39 44 −5 52
7 Seoul E-Land 40 11 15 14 46 47 −1 48
8 Gimpo FC 40 10 11 19 39 65 −26 41
9 Ansan Greeners 40 8 13 19 49 67 −18 37
10 Busan IPark 40 9 9 22 34 52 −18 36
11 Jeonnam Dragons 40 6 17 17 47 58 −11 35
Source: Official website of K League SOCCERWAY
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

K3 League
Main article: 2022 K3 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Changwon City (C) 30 17 6 7 39 21 +18 57 Champions
2 Paju Citizen 30 15 11 4 43 29 +14 56
3 Gyeongju KHNP 30 15 8 7 44 26 +18 53
4 Busan TC 30 11 13 6 47 33 +14 46
5 Siheung Citizen 30 13 7 10 40 34 +6 46
6 Hwaseong FC 30 12 10 8 33 29 +4 46
7 Gimhae FC 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Yangju Citizen 30 12 5 13 30 29 +1 41
9 Daejeon Korail 30 12 5 13 28 36 −8 41
10 Cheonan City 30 9 13 8 30 27 +3 40 Transfer to 2023 K League 2
11 Pocheon Citizen 30 10 9 11 40 36 +4 39
12 Gangneung City 30 9 9 12 39 43 −4 36
13 FC Mokpo 30 9 4 17 24 45 −21 31
14 Cheongju FC 30 7 9 14 21 41 −20 30 Transfer to 2023 K League 2
15 Ulsan Citizen 30 6 10 14 29 40 −11 28
16 Dangjin Citizen (R) 30 3 8 19 26 51 −25 17 Qualification to the 2023 K4 League Relegation play-off
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

K4 League
Main article: 2022 K4 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Goyang KH (C, P, D) 32 22 2 8 71 40 +31 68 Promoted but Dissolved (on 20 February 2023)
2 Yangpyeong FC (P) 32 19 7 6 49 30 +19 64 Promotion to 2023 K3 League
3 Chuncheon Citizen (O, P) 32 18 7 7 55 31 +24 61 Qualification to Promotion Play-off
4 Pyeongchang United 32 17 4 11 47 40 +7 55
5 Daejeon FC B 32 16 3 13 60 56 +4 51
6 Gangwon FC B 32 15 5 12 49 32 +17 50
7 Seoul Nowon United 32 15 4 13 56 45 +11 49
8 Geoje Citizen 32 13 7 12 44 45 −1 46
9 Jeonju Citizen 32 13 7 12 53 55 −2 46
10 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B 32 13 6 13 56 52 +4 45
11 Jinju Citizen 32 12 7 13 42 47 −5 43
12 Daegu FC B 32 9 10 13 42 44 −2 37
13 Seoul Jungnang 32 11 4 17 38 46 −8 37
14 Pyeongtaek Citizen 32 9 7 16 42 54 −12 34
15 Chungju Citizen 32 9 2 21 33 65 −32 29
16 Yeoju FC 32 8 3 21 36 57 −21 27
17 FC Namdong (W) 32 7 5 20 29 69 −40 26 Withdrew and dissolved (on 1 August 2022)
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) number of goals scored; 5) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (D) Dissolved; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (W) Withdrew

WK-League
Main article: 2022 WK League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gyeongju KHNP 12 9 2 1 27 11 +16 29 WK League Championship
2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 12 9 2 1 25 9 +16 29 WK League Playoffs
3 Hwacheon KSPO 12 6 5 1 20 11 +9 23
4 Suwon FC 12 5 4 3 21 18 +3 19
5 Changnyeong WFC 12 4 1 7 13 20 −7 13
6 Seoul WFC 11 2 4 5 12 18 −6 10
7 Sejong Sportstoto 12 1 1 10 9 24 −15 4
8 Boeun Sangmu 11 1 1 9 6 22 −16 4
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2022. Source: Soccerway

Cups

Korean FA Cup
Main article: 2022 Korean FA Cup

South Korean clubs performance in Asian competitions

Champions League
Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

See also

References
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