2010 K-League
Introduction The '''2010 K League''', officially known as '''Sonata K-League 2010''', was the 28th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, and was held from 27 February to 5 December 2010.The K League match-fixing scandal, the biggest incident in history of South Korean football, occurred in this season, and was revealed in 2011.15 matches were fixed by 47 players, and they were banned for life from working in football.
Teams ===General information=== Club Manager City Stadium 2009 season Busan IPark  Hwang Sun-hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 12th place Jeonnam Dragons  Park Hang-seo Gwangyang Gwangyang Stadium 4th place Daegu FC  Lee Young-jin Daegu Daegu StadiumDaegu Civil Stadium 15th place Daejeon Citizen  Wang Sun-jae Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 9th place FC Seoul  Nelo Vingada Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 5th place Gangwon FC  Choi Soon-ho GangneungChuncheon Gangneung StadiumChuncheon Stadium 13th place Gwangju Sangmu  Lee Soo-chul Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 11th place Gyeongnam FC  Kim Gwi-hwa Changwon Changwon Football Center 7th place Incheon United  Huh Jung-moo Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 6th place Jeju United  Park Kyung-hoon Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 14th place Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  Choi Kang-hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium Champions  Pohang Steelers  Park Chang-hyun Pohang Pohang Steel Yard 3rd place  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  Shin Tae-yong Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium Runners-up Suwon Samsung Bluewings  Yoon Sung-hyo Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 10th place Ulsan Hyundai  Kim Ho-kon Ulsan Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium 8th place===Managerial changes===TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTableFC Seoul Şenol GüneşEnd of contract25 November 2009 Nelo Vingada14 December 2009''Pre-season''Daegu FC Byun Byung-jooResigned8 December 2009 Lee Young-jin22 December 2009Pohang Steelers Sérgio FariasSigned for Al-Ahli27 December 2009 Waldemar Lemos3 January 2010 Pohang Steelers  Waldemar Lemos Sacked 10 May 2010  Park Chang-hyun 10 May 2010 12th Suwon Samsung Bluewings  Cha Bum-kun Resigned 6 June 2010  Yoon Sung-hyo 15 June 2010 15th Incheon United  Ilija Petković Resigned 8 June 2010  Kim Bong-gil 24 June 2010 6th Gyeongnam FC  Cho Kwang-rae Signed for South Korea 28 July 2010  Kim Gwi-hwa 28 July 2010 5th Incheon United  Kim Bong-gil Caretaker 22 August 2010  Huh Jung-moo 22 August 2010 9th Gwangju Sangmu  Lee Kang-jo Resigned 31 October 2010  Lee Soo-chul 31 October 2010 15th===Foreign Players=== Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Player(s) Busan IPark  '''Felipe Azevedo'''  Di Fábio   Rômulo Chunnam Dragons  Adriano Chuva  Índio Daegu  '''Isaac Acosta'''  Léo Paulista  Anderson Daejeon Citizen  Alexandre  '''Fábio Lopes'''  Zacarias  Válber FC Seoul  Adilson  Dejan Damjanović   '''Server Djeparov'''  Ricardo Esteves Gangwon  '''Renato Medeiros'''  Stipe Lapić  '''Blazhe Ilijoski'''  '''Li Chunyu'''  Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo Gyeongnam FC  '''Camilo'''  '''Marcinho'''  Lúcio Curió   Marcelo Brás   '''Alex Asamoah''' Incheon United  '''Samir Bekrić'''  Bruno Correa  '''Dušan Savić'''  Dragan Čadikovski   Ognjen Koroman Jeju United  '''Eraldo'''  Júnior Santos   Yan Song  Léo Mineiro Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  Eninho  Luiz Henrique  Krunoslav Lovrek  Feng Xiaoting Pohang Steelers  Almir  Mota  '''Zulu'''  Kazunari Okayama  Alexandro Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  Fabrício Souza  Mauricio Molina  Dženan Radončić  Sasa Ognenovski  Suwon Samsung Bluewings  José Mota  '''Márcio Diogo'''  '''Naohiro Takahara'''  Juninho   Reinaldo   Li Weifeng Ulsan Hyundai  Carmelo Valencia  Julián Estiven Vélez  José Ortigoza
Regular season ===League table======Positions by matchday======Results===
Championship playoffs ===Bracket======Final table===
Player statistics ===Top scorers===RankPlayerClubGoals1 Yoo Byung-sooIncheon United222 José OrtigozaUlsan Hyundai173 EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors154 Kim Young-hooGangwon FC13 Lúcio CurióGyeongnam FC Kim Eun-jungJeju United7 Dejan DamjanovicFC Seoul12 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors9 Jung Jo-gookFC Seoul11 Dženan RadončićSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma===Top assist providers===RankPlayerClubAssists1 Koo Ja-cheolJeju United112 Kim Eun-jungJeju United93 Yeom Ki-hunSuwon Samsung Bluewings84 Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul7 Choi Tae-ukFC SeoulJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Lúcio CurióGyeongnam FC Mauricio MolinaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma8 Park Hee-doBusan IPark6 EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Jae-sooUlsan Hyundai
Awards ===Main awards===The K League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition of ''FourFourTwo'' in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 148 players participated in the selection process.AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player Kim Eun-jungJeju UnitedTop goalscorer Yoo Byung-sooIncheon UnitedTop assist provider Koo Ja-cheolJeju UnitedRookie of the Year Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FCFANtastic Player Koo Ja-cheolJeju UnitedManager of the Year Park Kyung-hoonJeju UnitedSpecial Award Kim Yong-daeFC Seoul Kim Byung-jiGyeongnam FC Back Min-chulDaegu FC Yoo Byung-seop— Ahn Sang-gi—Best Referee Choi Myung-yong—Best Assistant Referee Jung Hae-sang—Team of the YearFC SeoulFair Play AwardGangwon FCYouth Team of the YearMaetan High School(Suwon Samsung Bluewings) Players' Player of the Year Dejan DamjanovićFC SeoulSource:===Best XI===PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeper Kim Yong-daeFC SeoulDefenders Choi Hyo-jinFC Seoul AdilsonFC Seoul Saša OgnenovskiSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma Hong Jeong-hoJeju UnitedMidfielders Koo Ja-cheolJeju United Mauricio MolinaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Yoon Bit-garamGyeongnam FCForwards Kim Eun-jungJeju United Dejan DamjanovićFC SeoulSource:
Attendance  Team Stadium Matches Highest Lowest AverageBusan IPark Asiad Main Stadium  14       4,393Jeonnam Dragons Gwang-Yang Stadium  14      12,004Daegu FC Daegu StadiumDaegu Civil Stadium 14       4,946Daejeon Citizen Daejeon World Cup Stadium  14       8,577FC Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium  14      30,849Gangwon FC Gangneung Stadium  Chuncheon Stadium 14       9,537Gwangju Sangmu Gwangju World Cup Stadium  14       3,782Gyeongnam FC Changwon Football Center  14      12,501Incheon United Incheon Munhak Stadium  14       8,571Jeju UnitedJeju World Cup Stadium  14       5,404Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonju World Cup Stadium  14      14,300Pohang Steelers Pohang Steel Yard  14      11,174Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Tancheon Sports Complex  14       4,129Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon World Cup Stadium  14      26,163Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium  14       7,786Total  210      10,941Source:  K League
See also *2010 in South Korean football*2010 K League Championship*2010 Korean League Cup*2010 Korean FA Cup*2011 South Korean football match-fixing scandal
References
External links * Official website * Review at K League