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2014 K League Classic

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Season
  
2014

Dates
  
8 Mar 2014 – 30 Nov 2014

Location
  
South Korea

Matches played
  
228

Top goalscorer
  
Santos(14 goals)

Champion
  
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC

Goals scored
  
503

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Champions
  
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors(3rd title)

Champions League
  
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSeongnam FCSuwon Samsung BluewingsFC Seoul

Biggest home win
  
Jeonbuk 6–0 Sangju(July 20)

Biggest away win
  
Gyeongnam 1–4 Jeonbuk(July 13)

Relegated
  
Gyeongnam FC, Sangju Sangmu FC

Similar
  
2013 K League Classic, 2015 K League Classic, 2014 K League Challenge, 2012 K‑League, 2016 K League Classic

The 2014 K League Classic was the 32nd season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K-League and the second season in its current name, the K League Classic.

Contents

Pohang Steelers were the defending champions, having won their fifth title after five years.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2014 K League Challenge

  • Daejeon Citizen
  • Daegu FC
  • Gangwon FC

    • Teams promoted from the 2013 K League Challenge

  • Sangju Sangmu

    • Participating clubs

    The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2014 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

    • Stadiums

  • Primary venues used in the K League Classic:

    • 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.

    As of 23 July 2014
  • North Korea Player (Deemed as native players)

    • League table

    Updated to games played on 5 December 2015.
    Source: []
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Positions by matchday

      Leader & 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
      Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
      Relegation playoffs
      Relegation to the 2015 K League Challenge

    Round 1–22

    Source: kleague.com

    Round 23–38

    Split rounds are from round 34 to round 38

    Last updated: 30 November 2014
    Source: kleague.com

    Matches 1–22

    Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

    Updated to games played on 24 August 2014.
    Source: K League
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

    Matches 23–33

    Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).

    Updated to games played on 26 October 2014.
    Source: K League
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

    Matches 34–38

    After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

    Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

    Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between the winner of 2014 K League Challenge Playoff and 11th club of 2014 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into 2015 K League Classic.

    Second leg

    Gwangju FC secure promotion to the 2015 K League Classic season, 4:2 on aggregate.

    Attendance

    Updated to games played on 30 November 2014
    Source: K League Classic
    Notes:
    Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
    † Team played previous season in K League Challenge.

    Awards

    The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.

    K League Most Valuable Player

  • The K League Most Valuable Player award was won by Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

    • K League Young Player

  • The K League Young Player award was won by Kim Seung-dae (Pohang Steelers)

    • K League Top Scorer

  • The K League Top Scorer award was won by Santos (Suwon Samsung Bluewings)

    • K League Top Assistor

  • The K League Top Assistor award was won by Lee Seung-gi (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

    • K League Manager of the Year

  • The K League Manager of the Year award was won by Choi Kang-Hee (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

    • K League Youth Team of the Year

  • The K League Team of the Year award was won by Maetan Middle School (Suwon Samsung Bluewings Youth)

    • K League Fair Play Award

  • The K League Fair Play award was won by FC Seoul

    • K League Special Award

  • Jeonnam Dragons goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji won the Special award.

    • 'FAN'tastic Player

  • The K League 'FAN'tastic Player was won by Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

    • References

    2014 K League Classic Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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