2012 Pohang Steelers season

The 2012 season was Pohang Steelers' thirtieth season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers is competing K-League, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League.

Pohang Steelers
2012 season
Chairman Kim Tae-Man
Manager Hwang Sun-Hong
K-League7th
Korean FA CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ianis Zicu (6)

All:
Derek Asamoah (7)
Highest home attendance13,612 vs Ulsan
(March 3)
Lowest home attendance2,833 vs Adelaide Utd
(April 3)
Average home league attendance7,068
(as of May 11)

Current squad

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  KOR Shin Hwa-Yong
2 MF  KOR Park Hee-Chul
3 DF  KOR Kim Gwang-Seok
4 DF  KOR Bae Seul-Ki
5 DF  KOR Lee Won-Jae
6 MF  KOR Shin Jin-Ho
7 DF  SRB Zoran Rendulić
8 MF  KOR Hwang Jin-Sung
9 MF  KOR Hwang Ji-Soo
10 FW  GHA Derek Asamoah
11 FW  KOR Park Sung-Ho
12 GK  KOR Hwang Kyo-Chung
13 DF  KOR Kim Won-Il
14 MF  KOR Kim Tae-Su
15 DF  KOR Jung Hong-Youn
16 FW  KOR Kim Jin-Yong (on loan from Gangwon)
17 DF  KOR Shin Kwang-Hoon
18 FW  KOR Ko Mu-Yeol
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  KOR Kim Sun-Woo
20 MF  KOR Shin Hyung-Min (captain)
21 GK  KOR Song Dong-Jin
22 FW  KOR No Byung-Jun
23 DF  KOR Yoon Joon-Sung
24 MF  KOR Kim Dae-Ho
26 FW  KOR Cho Chan-Ho
27 FW  ROU Ianis Zicu
28 DF  KOR An Il-Joo
29 MF  KOR Lee Myung-Joo
30 FW  KOR Kim Chan-Hee
31 GK  KOR Kim Da-Sol
32 FW  KOR Kim Eun-Chong
33 FW  KOR Lee Kwang-Hoon
34 MF  KOR Yoon Won-Il
35 MF  KOR Hwang Jung-Soo
36 MF  KOR Moon Chang-Jin
77 MF  KOR Moon Kyu-Hyun

Out on loan

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  KOR Kim Beom-Joon (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
FW  KOR Lee Sung-Jae (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
FW  KOR Yoo Chang-Hyun (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
DF  KOR Kim Hyung-Il (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  KOR Kim Jae-Sung (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
FW  KOR Jeong Jung-Seok (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
MF  KOR Kim Jung-Bin (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
 

Transfer

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  KOR Park Sung-Ho (Transferred from Daejeon Citizen)
FW  KOR Hwang Ji-Soo (Loan return from Yangju Citizen FC)
FW  KOR Kim Chan-Hee (Drafted from Hanyang University)
DF  KOR Yoon Joon-Sung (Drafted from Kyunghee University)
DF  KOR Bae Seul-Ki (Drafted)
FW  KOR Kim Eun-Chong (Drafted from Yonsei University)
MF  KOR Lee Myoung-Joo (Drafted from Youngnam University)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  KOR Moon Kyu-Hyun (Drafted from youth team)
MF  KOR Moon Chang-Jin (Drafted from youth team)
FW  KOR Lee Kwang-Hoon (Drafted from youth team)
FW  ROU Ianis Zicu (Transferred from CSKA Sofia)
DF  SRB Zoran Rendulić (Transferred from FK Javor Ivanjica)
FW  KOR Kim Jin-Yong (Loan from Gangwon FC)

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
FW  KOR Kim Dong-Hee (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)
MF  KOR Lee Seul-Gi (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)
DF  KOR Kim Hyung-Il (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
MF  KOR Kim Jae-Sung (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
FW  KOR Jeong Jung-Seok (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  KOR Kim Jung-Bin (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
FW  BRA Mota (Released)
FW  BRA Adriano Chuva (Released)
DF  KOR Kang Dae-Ho (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Hwang Sun-Hong
Assistant Manager Kang Chul
Coach Yoon Hee-Jun
GK Coach Kim Il-Jin
Physical Coach Flavio

Last updated: 19 February 2012
Source: Pohang Steelers

Match results

K-League

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

Date RoundHomeScoreAwayLocation
3 March 1Pohang0 – 1UlsanPohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Report Kim Shin-Wook  44' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 13,612
Referee: Song Min-Seok
11 March 2Gwangju1 – 1PohangSeo-gu, Gwangju
15:00 Kim Eun-sun  0:30' Report Zicu  34' (Assist by No.14) Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Hong Jin-Ho
17 March 3Pohang2 – 2BusanPohang, Gyeongbuk
17:00 Zicu  9', 37' Report Kim Han-Yoon  41'
Lee Jong-Won  69'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 9,134
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok
25 March 4Sangju1 – 2PohangSangju, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Yoo Chang-Hyun  45'
Kim Hyung-Il  87'  90+2'
Report Cho Chan-Ho  60' (Assist by No.20)
Zicu  90+3' (Assist by No.18)
Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Moon Jin-Hee
30 March 5Pohang1 – 0ChunnamPohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 Cho Chan-Ho  29' (Assist by No.17) Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Lee Jong-Guk
8 April 6Seongnam0 – 2PohangSeongnam, Gyeonggi
15:00 Report Asamoah  49' (Assist by No.29)
Zicu  80' (Assist by No.18)
Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,697
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong
11 April 7Suwon2 – 0PohangSuwon, Gyeonggi
13:00 Radončić  15'
Lee Yong-Rae  82'
Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 10,434
Referee: Ahn Yong-Hee
14 April 8Pohang2 – 3JejuPohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Asamoah  27' (Assist by No.2)
Zicu  57' (Assist by No.18)
Report Santos  21', 45'
Jair  43'
Park Byeong-Ju  81'  90+1'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 8,747
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok
22 April 9Pohang1 – 0JeonbukPohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Hwang Jin-Sung  3' (Assist by No.26) Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,053
Referee: Kim Wan-Tae
28 April 10Daegu1 – 0PohangSuseong-gu, Daegu
15:00 Lee Jin-Ho  90' Report Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 21,750
Referee: Kim Sung-Ho
5 May 11Seoul2 – 1PohangMapo-gu, Seoul
15:00 Choi Tae-Uk  0:28'
Kim Tae-Hwan  72'
Report Asamoah  52' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 45,982
Referee: Lee Min-Hu
11 May 12Pohang0 – 0DaejeonPohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 6,557
Referee: Woo Sang-Il
20 May 13Gangwon1 – 2PohangGangneung, Gangwon
15:00 Jung Sung-Min  80' Report Asamoah  7' (Assist by No.14)
Ko Mu-Yeol  62' (Assist by No.10)
Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Lee Dong-Jun
26 May 14Pohang0 – 1GyeongnamPohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Report Yun Il-Rok  79' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 7,759
Referee: An Yong-Hee
14 June 15Incheon1 – 1Pohang Nam-gu, Incheon
19:30 Jung In-Hwan  29' Report Kim Won-Il  90+3' (Assist by No.6) Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 82[1]
Referee: Kim Wan-Tae
17 June 16Pohang1 – 0Seoul Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:00 Kim Dae-Ho  58' (Assist by No.8) Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,887
Referee: Lee Min-Hu
23 June 17Jeju0 – 1PohangSeogwipo, Jeju
19:00 Report Lee Myung-Joo  84' (Assist by No.20)
Shin Hwa-Yong  90+4'
Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,227
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong
27 June 18Ulsan3 – 1PohangNam-gu, Ulsan
19:00 Maranhão  27'
Ienaga  48'
Choi Jae-Soo  67'
Report(English)
Report(Korean)
No Byung-Jun  30' (Assist by No.29)
Shin Kwang-Hoon  58'
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok

[1] Round 15 Match of Incheon vs Pohang was originally K-League restricted non-attendance match.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Seoul (C, Q) 44 29 9 6 76 42 +34 96 Qualification to 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Q) 44 22 13 9 82 49 +33 79
3 Pohang Steelers (Q) 44 23 8 13 72 47 +25 77
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Q) 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73
5 Ulsan Hyundai 44 18 14 12 60 52 +8 68
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2012. Source: K-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Pohang Steelers, the winner of the 2012 Korean FA Cup, will qualify for the 2013 AFC Champions League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 7 4 7 18 19  −1 25 3 2 3 7 7  0 4 2 4 11 12  −1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHA
ResultLDDWWWLLWLLDWLDWWL
Position121011875776889799778
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2012. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Korean FA Cup

23 May Round of 32Pohang Steelers4 – 0Cheongju JikjiPohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST Shin Hyung-Min  14' (pen.)
Asamoah  51' (Assist by No.14)
Ko Mu-Yeol  66' (Assist by No.11)
Park Sung-Ho  76' (Assist by No.8)
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 1,452
Referee: Kim Cheol-Yong
20 June Round of 16Pohang Steelers3 – 1Gwangju FCPohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST No Byung-Jun  22' (Assist by No.17)
Ko Mu-Yeol  59' (Assist by No.22)
No Byung-Jun  90+2' (Assist by No.6)
Park Jeong-Min  43' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Song Min-Seok
1 August Quarterfinal
TBD KST

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

18 February Qualifying play-offPohang Steelers 2 – 0 ChonburiPohang, South Korea
15:30 UTC+9 Hwang Jin-Sung  28' (Free kick)
Park Sung-Ho  70' (Assist by No.20)
Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Group stage (Group E)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE BYD POH GMB
1 Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advanced to Round of 16 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–2 1–0 3–2
3 Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 +2 9 1–0 0–2 2–0
4 Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 8 3 0–2 3–1 0–3
6 March Match 1Gamba Osaka 0 – 3 Pohang SteelersOsaka, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Report Kim Tae-Su  19' (Assist by No.17)
Rendulić  22'
Asamoah  76' (Assist by No.20)
Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
20 March Match 2Pohang Steelers 0 – 2 BunyodkorPohang, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Report Turaev  28'
Murzoev  77'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
3 April Match 3Pohang Steelers 1 – 0 Adelaide UnitedPohang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Kim Dae-Ho  68' Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,833
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
2 May Match 5Pohang Steelers 2 – 0 Gamba OsakaPohang, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Kim Jin-Yong  45+1'
Asamoah  77'
Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
16 May Match 6Bunyodkor 1 – 0 Pohang Steelers Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30 UTC+9:30 Gafurov  48' Report Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Squad statistics

Appearances

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 June 2012

No. Nat. Pos. Name League FA Cup Champions League Appearances Goals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals App (sub) Total
1GKShin Hwa-Yong 70006013 (0)130
2MFPark Hee-Chul 110202015 (0)150
3DFKim Gwang-Seok 180206026 (0)260
4DFBae Seul-Ki 000000000
5DFLee Won-Jae 1 (1)000102 (1)30
6MFShin Jin-Ho 2 (2)00 (1)00 (3)02 (6)80
7DFZoran Rendulić 60105112 (0)121
8MFHwang Jin-Sung 14 (2)11 (1)06121 (3)242
9MFHwang Ji-Soo 90102 (1)012 (1)130
10FWDerek Asamoah 9 (4)4116216 (4)207
11FWPark Sung-Ho 7 (7)00 (1)13 (3)110 (11)212
12GKHwang Kyo-Chung 000000000
13DFKim Won-Il 11 (1)1103 (1)015 (2)171
14MFKim Tae-Su 5 (1)0105111 (1)121
15DFJung Hong-Youn 2 (1)000204 (1)50
16FWKim Jin-Yong 5 (5)0002 (2)17 (7)141
17DFShin Kwang-Hoon 160205023 (0)230
18FWKo Mu-Yeol 10 (6)11 (1)22 (2)013 (9)223
19FWKim Sun-Woo 0 (1)000000 (1)10
20MFShin Hyung-Min 160216024 (0)241
21GKSong Dong-Jin 000000000
22FWNo Byung-Jun 6 (9)11 (1)23 (3)010 (13)233
23DFYoon Joon-Sung 000000000
24MFKim Dae-Ho 71104112 (0)122
26FWCho Chan-Ho 7 (3)2002 (4)09 (7)162
27FWIanis Zicu 5 (8)6104010 (8)186
28DFAn Il-Joo 000000000
29MFLee Myung-Joo 111201 (1)014 (1)151
30FWKim Chan-Hee 10000 (1)01 (1)20
31GKKim Da-Sol 110201014 (0)140
32FWKim Eun-Chong 000000000
33FWLee Kwang-Hoon 000000000
34MFYoon Won-Il 1000001 (0)10
35MFHwang Jung-Soo 000000000
36DFMoon Chang-Jin 0 (3)00 (1)0000 (4)40
77MFMoon Kyu-Hyun 000000000

Goals and assists

Rank Nation Number Name K-League KFA Cup Champions League Sum Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
1 10 Derek Asamoah 411020718
2 27 Ianis Zicu 600000606
= 18 Ko Mu-Yeol 132000336
3 20 Shin Hyung-Min 021002145
4 22 No Byung-Jun 102100314
= 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 110110224
= 14 Kim Tae-Su 020110134
5 26 Cho Chan-Ho 210000213
= 11 Park Sung-Ho 001110213
= 29 Lee Myung-Joo 120000123
= 17 Shin Kwang-Hoon 010101033
6 24 Kim Dae-Ho 100010202
= 6 Shin Jin-Ho 010100022
7 13 Kim Won-Il 100000101
= 7 Zoran Rendulić 000010101
= 16 Kim Jin-Yong 000010101
= 2 Park Hee-Chul 010000011
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///TOTALS 181576833324

Discipline

Position Nation Number Name K-League KFA Cup Champions League Total
GK 1 Shin Hwa-Yong 01000001
MF 2 Park Hee-Chul 60101080
DF 3 Kim Gwang-Seok 10001020
MF 6 Shin Jin-Ho 00001010
DF 7 Zoran Rendulić 30000030
MF 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 60000060
MF 9 Hwang Ji-Soo 00001010
FW 10 Derek Asamoah 10001020
FW 11 Park Sung-Ho 10100020
DF 13 Kim Won-Il 20102050
FW 16 Kim Jin-Yong 40000040
DF 17 Shin Kwang-Hoon 31002051
FW 18 Ko Mu-Yeol 10000010
MF 20 Shin Hyung-Min 60102090
FW 22 No Byung-Jun 10001020
MF 24 Kim Dae-Ho 10000010
MF 26 Cho Chan-Ho 10000010
FW 27 Ianis Zicu 10000010
MF 29 Lee Myung-Joo 20000020
///TOTALS 4024090532
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