The 2012 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2012, was the 30th season of the
K League
K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...
. It was sponsored by
Hyundai Oilbank. Since this season, the
K League Championship
The K League Championship was the final competition (playoffs) of the K League season. The K League originally had playoffs after regular seasons, but the name of playoffs was officially decided in 2009. This competition was abolished in 2011.
All ...
and the
Korean League Cup
The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012.
Sponsorship
Results Finals
Titles by club
K League's principle of official statistics is tha ...
were abolished, and K League introduced the "split system", inspired by
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the Scottish football league system, top-level league competition for professional Association football, football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Foo ...
. After all 16 clubs played 30 matches each under the home and away system, they were split into the group of top eight and the group of bottom eight, playing with each other in a group again.
Teams
General information
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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 country.
League table
Positions by matchday
Round 1–30
Round 31–44
Results
Matches 1–30
Matches 31–44
Top eight
Bottom eight
Player statistics
Top scorers
Top assist providers
Awards
Main awards
Source:
Best XI
Source:
Attendance
Due to the
match-fixing scandal that involved 40 current and former players in the previous year, there was a massive decline in attendance the following season. The scandal continued to have an effect on the league's attendance for several seasons thereafter.
Attendance by club
Top matches
See also
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2012 in South Korean football
This article shows a summary of the 2012 football season in South Korea. South Korea won a bronze medal in the Olympic football tournament, becoming the second Asian country to win a medal in the Olympic football.
National teams
FIFA Wor ...
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2012 Korean FA Cup
The 2012 Korean FA Cup, known as the 2012 Hana Bank FA Cup, was the 17th edition of the Korean FA Cup. Pohang Steelers became champions and qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League.
Schedule
Teams
Qualifying rounds
The first round was h ...
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List of South Korean football transfers winter 2011–12
This is a list of South Korean association football, football transfer (football), transfers in the winter transfer window 2011–12.
Transfers
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of South Korean Football Transfers Winter 2011-12
Football t ...
References
External links
Official websiteReviewat
K League
K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...
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K League seasons
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...