2017 K League Classic

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K League Classic 2017

Season	2017
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The 2017 K League Classic is the 35th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K League and the fifth season in its current name, the K League Classic.

FC Seoul are the defending champions.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2017 K League Challenge

• Suwon FC
• Seongnam FC

Teams promoted from the 2016 K League Challenge

• Daegu FC
• Gangwon FC

Participating clubs

As of 2017 Season, K League Classic Clubs by Province Locations of the 2017 K League Classic teams Province (Population) City / Area (Population) Clubs Capital Region (25,003,017) Seoul (10,250,134) FC Seoul Incheon (2,804,287) Incheon United Suwon (1,091,934) Suwon Samsung Bluewings Gyeongsang Region (13,200,998) Daegu (2,518,467) Daegu Ulsan (1,136,464) Ulsan Hyundai Pohang (517,307) Pohang Steelers Sangju (104,014) Sangju Sangmu Jeolla Region (5,251,529) Gwangju (1,477,780) Gwangju FC Jeonnam (1,912,725) Jeonnam Dragons Jeonbuk(1,873,491) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Gangwon Region (1,550,021) Gangwon (1,550,021) Gangwon Jeju Region (576,507) Jeju (576,507) Jeju United ^* Population - 2012 census The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2016 season. K League Classic's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records. K League Official Club Profiles Page Club City / Area Manager Joined Owner(s) / Sponsor(s) 0 Daegu FC 0 Daegu Son Hyun-jun 2002 - Owner : Government of Daegu, Citizen Stockholder 0 Gangwon FC 0 Gangwon Choi Yun-kyum 2009 - Owner : Government of Gangwon, Citizen Stockholder 0 Gwangju FC 0 Gwangju Nam Ki-il 2010 - Owner : Government of Gwangju, Citizen Stockholder 0 Incheon United 0 Incheon Lee Ki-hyung (c) 2004 - Owners : Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder Sponsors : Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport 0 Jeju United 0 Jeju Jo Sung-hwan 1983 - Owner : SK Energy in SK Group 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 Jeonbuk Choi Kang-hee 1995 - Owner : Hyundai Motor Company in Hyundai Motor Group 0 Jeonnam Dragons 0 Jeonnam Roh Sang-rae 1995 - Owner : POSCO 0 Pohang Steelers 0 Pohang, Gyeongbuk Choi Jin-cheul 1983 - Owner : POSCO 0 Sangju Sangmu 0 Sangju, Gyeongbuk Cho Jin-ho 2011 Owner : Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps 0 FC Seoul 0 Seoul Choi Yong-soo 1984 - Owner : GS Group 0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 Suwon, Gyeonggi Seo Jung-won 1996 - Owner : Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Sponsors : Samsung Electronics, Maeil Dairies Industry 0 Ulsan Hyundai 0 Ulsan Yoon Jung-hwan 1984 - Owner : Hyundai Heavy Industries in Hyundai Heavy Industries Group Stadiums Primary venues used in the K League Classic: Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Daegu Stadium Gangneung Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 69,104 Capacity: 22,333 Capacity: 40,245 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 35,657 Capacity: 42,477 Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers Sangju Sangmu FC Seoul Suwon Samsung Bluewings Ulsan Hyundai Gwangyang Football Stadium Pohang Steel Yard Sangju Civic Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Capacity: 20,009 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 15,042 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 43,959 Capacity: 44,474 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. As of 20 November 2016 Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Daegu FC Alex Cesinha Paulo Sérgio Éder^1 Gangwon FC Maranhão Matheus Alves Luiz Henrique Serginho Gwangju FC Olivier Bonnes Tomoki Wada Incheon United Kevin Oris Matej Jonjić Krste Velkoski Lương Xuân Trường Jeju United Henan Marcelo Toscano Wanderson Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Edu Leonardo Ricardo Lopes Jeonnam Dragons Jair Maurinho Vedran Jugović Tomislav Mrčela Pohang Steelers Lulinha Muralha Lazar Veselinović Ali Abbas FC Seoul Adriano Dejan Damjanović Osmar Barba Yojiro Takahagi Suwon Samsung Bluewings Johnathan Santos Romeo Castelen Ulsan Hyundai Célio Santos Ivan Kovačec Frédéric Mendy Chikashi Masuda ^1 Éder owns Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the K League. League table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 FC Seoul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions League group stage 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jeju United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions League play-off round 4 Ulsan Hyundai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jeonnam Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Sangju Sangmu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Gwangju FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Pohang Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Incheon United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Daegu FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs 12 Gangwon FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2018 K League Challenge Updated to match(es) played on End of the Year 2016. Source: K League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points Round 1-22 Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors                                             FC Seoul                                             Ulsan Hyundai                                             Gangwon FC                                             Sangju Sangmu                                             Jeju United                                             Pohang Steelers                                             Gwangju FC                                             Jeonnam Dragons                                             Suwon Samsung Bluewings                                             Incheon United                                             Daegu FC                                             Last updated: 24 July 2016 Source: kleague.com Round 23-38 Split rounds are from round 34 to round 38 Team ╲ Round 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 FC Seoul                                 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors                                 Jeju United                                 Ulsan Hyundai                                 Jeonnam Dragons                                 Sangju Sangmu                                 Suwon Samsung Bluewings                                 Gwangju FC                                 Pohang Steelers                                 Incheon United                                 Gangwon FC                                 Daegu FC                                 Last updated: End of the Year 2016 Source: kleague.com Attendance Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 FC Seoul 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 4 Ulsan Hyundai 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 5 Pohang Steelers 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 6 Gangwon FC 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 7 Incheon United 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 8 Jeju United 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 9 Daegu FC 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 10 Jeonnam Dragons 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 11 Gwangju FC 0 0 0 0 n/a^† 12 Sangju Sangmu 0 0 0 0 n/a^† League total 0 0 0 0 n/a^† Updated to games played on December 2016 Source: K League Classic Notes: Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted. ^† Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge. 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