2011 Korea National League

The 2011 Korea National League season was the ninth season of the Korea National League. The postseason playoff's teams were expanded by 6 teams and the playoffs were operated in the same format as the K-League Championship. In the 2011 season, Yesan FC withdrew from the league due to financial difficulties.

Samsung Life
2011 National League

Season	2011
Dates	12 March 2011 – 5 November 2011
Champions	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin (3rd title)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	460 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Danilo (Ulsan) (10 goals)
Biggest home win	Gangneung 4–0 Chungju (May 21)
Highest scoring	Daejeon 4–6 Ulsan (October 29)
Longest winning run	8 games Ulsan
Longest unbeaten run	10 games Ulsan
Highest attendance	3,800 Gangneung v Ansan (September 24)
← 2010 2012 →

2011 season teams

Ansan

Busan

Changwon

Cheonan

Chungju

Daejeon

Gangneung

Gimhae

Goyang

Incheon

Mokpo

Suwon

Ulsan

Yongin

Location of teams in 2011 Korea National League

• Ansan Hallelujah FC
• Busan Transportation Corporation FC
• Changwon City FC
• Cheonan City FC
• Chungju Hummel FC
• Daejeon Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC
• Gangneung City FC
• Gimhae City FC
• Goyang KB Kookmin Bank FC
• Incheon Korail FC
• Mokpo City FC
• Suwon City FC
• Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC
• Yongin City FC

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Ansan Hallelujah	Ansan	Ansan Wa~ Stadium	35,000
Busan Transportation Corporation	Busan	Busan Gudeok Stadium	24,363
Changwon City	Changwon	Changwon Football Center	15,500
Cheonan City	Cheonan	Cheonan Stadium	32,000
Chungju Hummel	Chungju	Chungju Stadium	15,000
Daejeon Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power	Daejeon	Daejeon Hanbat Stadium	20,618
Gangneung City	Gangneung	Gangneung Stadium	22,333
Gimhae City	Gimhae	Gimhae Stadium	30,000
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	Goyang	Goyang Stadium Uijeongbu Stadium	41,311 35,000
Incheon Korail	Incheon	Incheon Munhak Stadium Practice Pitch	5,000
Mokpo City	Mokpo	Mokpo International Football Center	5,952
Suwon City	Suwon	Suwon Sports Complex Suwon World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Pitch	24,670 1,044
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphin	Ulsan	Ulsan Stadium	19,665
Yongin City	Yongin	Yongin Football Center	12,000

League standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin (C)	26	17	2	7	53	34	+19	53	Championship playoff
2	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	26	13	8	5	37	25	+12	47
3	Gangneung City	26	12	10	4	40	25	+15	46
4	Busan Transportation Corporation	26	11	8	7	29	27	+2	41
5	Changwon City	26	11	7	8	37	36	+1	40
6	Incheon Korail	26	11	6	9	29	23	+6	39
7	Suwon City	26	8	11	7	28	23	+5	35
8	Daejeon KHNP	26	9	8	9	40	38	+2	35
9	Cheonan City	26	9	8	9	31	31	0	35
10	Gimhae City	26	10	3	13	39	44	−5	33
11	Yongin City	26	5	11	10	22	32	−10	26
12	Ansan Hallelujah	26	5	8	13	25	42	−17	23
13	Mokpo City	26	5	6	15	25	36	−11	21
14	Chungju Hummel	26	5	6	15	25	44	−19	21

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2011. Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results

Home \ Away	ASH	BTC	CWC	CAC	CJH	DHN	GNC	GHC	GKB	ICK	MPC	SWC	UHM	YIC
Ansan Hallelujah		0–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–2	1–0	1–1	1–5	0–0
Busan Transportation Corporation	2–2		4–2	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	3–3	1–2	0–0	1–0	0–2	3–2	1–0
Changwon City	2–1	1–0		1–1	2–3	3–2	1–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	0–0
Cheonan City	0–1	2–2	2–1		1–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	4–1	1–0	2–1	1–1
Chungju Hummel	2–1	0–1	1–1	3–0		1–2	2–7	2–3	0–1	0–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–1
Daejeon KHNP	3–2	0–0	0–1	2–2	3–0		1–1	0–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	4–6	3–0
Gangneung City	3–0	1–0	2–2	1–0	4–0	1–0		4–3	2–2	1–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	1–1
Gimhae City	3–1	0–1	4–1	1–3	0–1	3–3	3–1		1–2	0–2	3–2	1–0	0–3	3–1
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	4–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–2	0–0	1–0		1–3	0–0	0–1	3–0	0–0
Incheon Korail	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	0–0	3–1	3–0	3–1	0–0		0–3	0–0	2–1	2–0
Mokpo City	0–1	1–1	2–3	2–1	2–2	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–2	0–1		1–1	1–2	2–1
Suwon City	1–0	3–0	4–3	1–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–0	0–1	1–1		2–2	0–0
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–1	1–0	1–2	2–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–1	3–2		1–0
Yongin City	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	4–4	1–2	1–0	0–2	1–0	1–2

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2011. Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 29 October 2011

Rank	Nat.	Scorer	Club	Goals
1		Danilo	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	10
		Hong Hyung-Gi	Daejeon KHNP
		Park Seung-Min	Busan Transportation Corporation
		Kim Je-Hwan	Changwon City
		Hwang Ho-Ryung	Cheonan City
6		Alex	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	9
		Kim Han-Won	Suwon City
8		Yoon Tae-Hyun	Gimhae City	8
		Park Sung-Jin	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank
		Lim Jong-Wook	Changwon City
		Kim Won-Min	Gimhae City

Danilo is top scorer of 2011 season according to playing time.

Foreign footballers in 2011 season

• Alex (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin)
• Emmanuel Frances (Ansan Hallelujah) — From San Telmo (December 2010)
• Danilo (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin) — From Fort Lauderdale Strikers (February 2011)
• Roni (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin) — From Inter de Limeira (August 2011)

Championship Playoff

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
						0	(bye)	0
						2	Goyang KB	0
	3	Gangneung City	3								2	Goyang KB	3
	6	Incheon Korail	2								5	Changwon City	2
						3	Gangneung City	1
	4	Busan Transportation Co.	0			5	Changwon City	3
	5	Changwon City	1													2	Goyang KB	1	0	1
																1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo	1	1	2
											0	(bye)	0
											1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo	0

First round

5 November 2011

15:00 KST

Gangneung City	3 – 2	Incheon Korail
Kim Joon-Beom  19' Chang Hyuk-Jin  51' Kim Jae-Chun  82'		Kim Hyung-Woon  22', 42'

Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung

Attendance: 1,500

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5 November 2011

15:00 KST

Busan Transportation Corporation	0 – 1	Changwon City
		Kim Je-Hwan  86'

Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan

Attendance: 300

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Second round

9 November 2011

19:00 KST

Gangneung City	1 – 3	Changwon City
Kim Tae-Bong  82'		Song Geun-Soo  13', 45+1' Choi Myung-Sung  44'

Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung

Attendance: 1,000

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Semifinal

12 November 2011

15:00 KST

Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Changwon City
Park Sung-Jin  1' Kim Young-Nam  77' Song Geun-Soo  143' (o.g.)		Lee Sang-Keun  10' Choi Myung-Sung  88'

Goyang Stadium, Goyang

Attendance: 670

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Final

First leg

16 November 2011

19:00 KST

Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	1 – 1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin
Kim Young-Nam  40'		Jeong Seon-Ho  55'

Goyang Stadium, Goyang

Attendance: 1,050

Second leg

20 November 2011

16:00 KST

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	1 – 0	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank
Kim Hyo-Ki  37'

Ulsan Sports Complex Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 2,100

Winner

Korea National League 2011 Winners
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin Third title

Awards

Most Valuable Player

• The Most Valuable Player award was won by Cho Sung-Won (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin)

Top Scorer

• The Top Scorer award was won by Danilo Teixeira (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin)

Top Assistor

• The Top Assistor award was won by Lee Sang-Woo (Goyang KB)

Best XI

• Goalkeeper: Woo Je-Myeong (Incheon Korail)
• Defence: Kim Hyo-Joon, Lee Sang-Woo (both Goyang KB), Ahn Seon-Tae (Daejeon KHNP), Cho Sung-Won (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin)
• Midfield: Kim Won-Min (Gimhae City), Park Seung-Min (Busan Transportation Corporation), Jeong Seon-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin), Lim Jong-Wook (Changwon City)
• Attack: Hong Hyung-Gi (Daejeon KHNP), Alex (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin)

Manager of the Year

• The Manager of the Year award was won by Cho Min-Kook (Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin)

Club of the Year

• The Club of the Year award was won by Suwon City

Fair Play Award

• The Fair Play award was won by Incheon Korail

See also

• 2011 Korean FA Cup
• 2011 K-League
• 2011 Challengers League