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2020 Pohang Steelers season

The 2020 season was Pohang Steelers' thirty-eighth season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K League 1 and the Korean FA Cup. The club played their first match on May 10 before the league was suspend from February because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Pohang Steelers
2020 season
ChairmanShin Young-gwon
ManagerKim Gi-dong
K League 13rd
Korean FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(12 goals)
All:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(14 goals)
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0
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Current squad

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As of 12 February 2020

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 Hwang In-jae
2 DF   KOR Sim Sang-min
3 DF   KOR Kim Gwang-seok
4 DF   KOR Jeon Min-gwang
5 DF   KOR Ha Chang-rae
6 DF   KOR Choi Young-jun
7 MF   KOR Shim Dong-woon
8 MF   AUS Brandon O'Neill
9 FW   KOR Heo Yong-joon
10 FW   RUS Stanislav Iljutcenko
11 MF   KOR Lee Gwang-hyeok
12 FW   KOR Song Min-kyu
13 DF   KOR Kim Yong-hwan
14 DF   KOR Gwon Wan-gyu
15 DF   KOR Min Kyoung-hyun
16 MF   KOR Lee Seung-mo
17 DF   KOR Kim Sang-won
18 FW   KOR Moon Kyoung-min
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   KOR Kim Joo-hwan
20 DF   KOR Lee Do-hyun
21 GK   KOR Lee Jun
22 DF   KOR Park Jae-woo
24 MF   KOR Yang Tae-ryul
25 DF   KOR Woo Min-geol
26 MF   SRB Aleksandar Paločević
27 MF   KOR Park Jae-hoon
28 MF   KOR Choi Jae-young
29 FW   KOR Kim Dong-bum
31 GK   KOR Kang Hyeon-mu
36 DF   KOR Kim Min-kyu
41 GK   KOR Cho Sung-hoon
77 FW   COL Manuel Palacios
79 MF   KOR Go Young-joon
88 MF   KOR Kim Kyu-pyo
91 GK   KOR Noh Ji-hoon
99 FW   KOR Lee Ji-yong

Transfer

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In

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Loan in

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Out

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Loan out

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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 Kwon Ki-pyo (at FC Anyang)
— MF   KOR Kim Ji-min (Unknown)
— FW   KOR Kim Chan (at Chungnam Asan)
— FW   KOR Ha Seung-un (at Jeonnam Dragons)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   KOR Lee Sang-ki (at Jeonnam Dragons for military duty)
— MF   KOR Lee Soo-bin (at Jeonbuk Hyundai)
— MF   KOR Kim Jin-hyun (at Gwangju FC)

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager   Kim Gi-dong
Assistant Manager   Lee Sang-uk
GK Coach   Ho jin-Park
Physical Coach   Park Hyo-jun
Match Analyst   Park Cheol-ho
Translator   Lee Sang-min
Translator   Ki Ji-yong

Last updated: 10 May 2020
Source: Pohang Steelers

Competitions

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K League 1

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 15 5 7 56 35  +21 50 8 3 3 30 21  +9 7 2 4 26 14  +12

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAH
ResultWDLWLWLWWWDWDLDLLWWWDWWWWLW
Position314464443544333454444333333
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 27 19 3 5 46 21 +25 60 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai 27 17 6 4 54 23 +31 57
3 Pohang Steelers 27 15 5 7 56 35 +21 50
4 Sangju Sangmu[b] (R) 27 13 5 9 34 36 −2 44 Relegation to K League 2
5 Daegu FC 27 10 8 9 43 39 +4 38 Qualification for Champions League group stage
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.
  2. ^ Sangju Sangmu were a military team and were not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they were relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.

Matches

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

10 May 2020 1 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Busan IPark Pohang, Gyeongbuk
14:00 KST Iljutcenko   24'
Palocevic   72', pen'
Choi   52'
Sim   72'		 Report Soo   30' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-Woo
16 May 2020 2 Daegu 1–1 Pohang Steelers Suseong-gu, Daegu
16:30 KST Edgar   67'
Hong   72'
Kim   90+3'		 Report Paločević   43' Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
22 May 2020 3 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Seoul Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:30 KST Iljutcenko   5'
Chang   15'
O'Neill   41'		 Report Hwang   35'
Go   56'
Osmar Barba   74'
Kim   90+4'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
31 May 2020 4 Incheon United 1–4 Pohang Steelers Jung-gu, Incheon
19:00 KST Kim   26'
Kim   45+2'		 Report Iljutcenko   7'
Ha   14'
Ha   17'
Lee   43'
Lee   73'
Song   90'		 Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
6 June 2020 5 Pohang Steelers 0–4 Ulsan Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko   16' Report Kim   16'
Lee   26', 37'
In-sung   76'
Júnior   86'
Dong-gyeong   90+2'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
13 June 2020 6 Sangju Sangmu 2–4 Pohang Steelers Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sangju
19:00 KST Ko Myeong-seok   37'
Oh Se-hun   43', 70' (pen.)
Oh Se-hun   59'		 Report Chang   29'
Iljutcenko   40', 49'
Paločević   45+4', 78'
Choi Young-jun   46'		 Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong
16 June 2020 7 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Jeonbuk Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST Kim Sang-won   6'
Lee Seung-mo   41'
Palocevic   52'
O'Neill   57'
Lee Seung-mo   60'
Iljutcenko   70'		 Report Han Kyo-won   61'
Son Jun-ho   87'
Kim Min-hyeok   90+2'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
20 June 2020 8 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gangwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko   62' (pen.)
Shim Dong-woon   79'
Kwon Wan-kyu   83'
Park Jae-woo   90+3'		 Report Shin Kwang-Hoon   59'
Kim Oh-gyu   90'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
26 June 2020 9 Gwangju 0–2 Pohang Steelers Seo-gu, Gwangju
19:00 KST Willyan   63'
Lim Min-hyuk   90+4'
Kim Chang-soo   90+6'		 Report Choi Young-jun   24'
Palacios   34'
Oh Beom-seok   41'
Song Min-kyu   90'		 Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
5 July 2020 10 Seongnam 0–4 Pohang Steelers Bundang-gu, Seongnam
19:00 KST Report Song Min-kyu   23', 53'
Ha Chang-rae   43'
Iljutcenko   45+2'
Palacios   70'		 Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
11 July 2020 11 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Suwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Palacios   33'
O'Neill   45+1'
Song   60'		 Report Taggart   38'
Antonis   52'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
18 July 2020 12 Seoul 1–3 Pohang Steelers Mapo-gu, Seoul
20:00 KST Cho Young-wook   38'
Kim Nam-chun   57'		 Summary Iljutcenko   52', 62' (pen.)
Lee Gwang-hyuk   57'
Song Min-kyu   90+1'
Palacios   90+2'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
26 July 2020 13 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Incheon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko   34'
Kwon Wan-kyu   64'		 Summary Mugoša   29' (pen.)
Lee Jae-sung   74'
Mun Ji-hwan   90+3'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
1 August 2020 14 Jeonbuk 2–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Son Jun-ho   61'
Kim Bo-kyung   70'		 Summary Palacios   31'
Song Min-kyu   55'
Kang Hyeon-mu   70'
Iljutcenko   90'		 Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
8 August 2020 15 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Kim Sang-won   39'
Park Jae-Woo   68'
Go Young-jun   90+1'		 Summary Willyan   26'
Felipe   63' (pen.)
Felipe   87'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
15 August 2020 16 Ulsan 2–0 Pohang Steelers Ulsan
19:00 KST Kim In-sung   55'
Johnsen   57'
Koh Myong-Jin   59'		 Report Ha Chang-rae   32' Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Park Byung-jin
23 August 2020 17 Busan 2–1 Pohang Steelers Busan
19:00 KST Kang Min-soo   14'
Lee Jeong-hyeop   36' (pen.)		 Report Kim Sang-won   4'   83'
Lee Gwang-hyuk   61'
Paločević   65'
Kim Gwang-seok   90'
Jeon Min-gwang   90+5'		 Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium′
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
30 August 2020 18 Pohang Steelers 2–1 Seongnam Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko   52', 56'
Iljutcenko   73'		 Report Na Sang-ho   20' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cho Ji-um
5 September 2020 19 Pohang Steelers 3–2 Daegu Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Paločević   21' (pen.)
Palacios   51'
Palacios   71'
Song Min-kyu   82'
Choi Young-jun   90+2'		 Report Cesinha   7', 34'
Jo Jin-woo   84'
Jeong Seung-won   90+2'
Kim Woo-seok   90+4'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
13 September 2020 20 Gangwon 0–3 Pohang Steelers Chuncheon
19:00 KST Lim Chai-min   21'
Shin Kwang-hoon   49'
Koim Young-bin   85'		 Report Palacios   1'
Song Min-kyu   26'
Paločević   64'
Kim Gwang-seok   81'
Lee Seung-mo   87'		 Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
16 September 2020 21 Suwon 0–0 Pohang Steelers Suwon
19:00 KST Report Kang Sang-woo   15'
Palacios   22'
Iljutcenko   86'
Choi Young-jun   89'		 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
20 September 2020 22 Pohang Steelers 4–3 Sangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 KST Paločević   28', 38', 90+6'
Jeon Min-kwan   39'
Palacios   55'
Lee Seung-mo   57'
Kim Sang-won   63'
Song Min-kyu   74'
Ha Chang-rae   77'
Kang Sang-Woo   90+5'		 Report Kwon Kyung-won   45'
Moon Seon-min   59' (pen.)
Jeong Jae-hee   60'
Kim Min-hyeok   85'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
27 September 2020 23 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 5–3 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee Gwang-hyuk   29'
Iljutcenko   36', 71', 89'
Ha Chang-rae   54'
Palocevic   77' (pen.)
Lee Seung-mo   57'
Kim Sang-won   63'
Song Min-kyu   74'
Ha Chang-rae   77'		 Report Willyan   10'
Silva   56'
Eom Won-sang   69'
Hong Joon-ho   76'
Felipe   82'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
3 October 2020 24 (Final A) Jeonbuk 0–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Hong Jeong-ho   41' Report Song Min-kyu   60'
Kang Hyeon-mu   84'
Palocevic   90+1'		 Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
18 October 2020 25 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 4–0 Ulsan Pohang
19:00 KST Iljutcenko   3', 73'
Lee Gwang-hyuk   11'
Palocevic   81', 82'		 Report Jung Seung-hyun   22'
Bulthuis   59'
Johnsen   63'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
25 October 2020 26 (Final A) Daegu 3–2 Pohang Steelers Daegu
14:00 KST Cesinha   7', 86'
Park Han-bin   25'
Damjanović   60'
Jeong Tae-uk   81'
Jeong Seung-won   83'
Lee Jin-hyun   89'		 Report Palocevic   31'
Iljutcenko   59'
Jeon Min-kwang   71'
Iljutcenko   85'
Oh Beom-Seok   90+3'		 Stadium: Daegu Civic Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop
1 November 2020 27 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 3–1 Sangju Sangmu Pohang
15:00 KST Kang Sang-woo   62'
Palacios   73'
Iljutcenko   79'
Ha Chang-rae   83'
Goh Young-jun   85'		 Report Kwon Kyung-won   84' (pen.) Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Lee Dong-Jun

Korean FA Cup

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Matches

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1 July 2020 Third round Pohang Steelers 1–0 Gyeongju Citizen Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee   21'
Oh   21'
Lee   86'
Choi   89'		 Report Yun   77'
Kwon   83'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Heui-su
15 July 2020 Fourth round Sangju Sangmu 2–3 (a.e.t.) Pohang Steelers Sangju
19:00 KST Jeong Jae-hee   31'
Heo Yong-joon   59'		 Summary Iljutcenko   17', 120+1'
Choi Young-jun   65'		 Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
15 July 2020 Quarter-finals Seoul 1–5 Pohang Steelers Seoul
19:30 KST Jeong Hyeon-cheol   33'
Yu Sang-hun   42'
Jeong Hyeon-cheol   59'
Hwang Hyun-soo   85'		 Summary Song Min-kyu   13'
Kim Gwang-seok   32'
Iljutcenko   59'
Park Jae-Woo   63'
Iljutcenko   83', 90+1'
Shim Dong-woon   89'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
23 September 2020 Semi-finals Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 (a.e.t.) Pohang Steelers Ulsan
18:30 KST Sin Jin-ho   23'
Kim Tae-hwan   33'
Kim In-Sung   53'
Jung Seung-hyun   54'		 Summary Kim Tae-hwan   12' (o.g.)
Ha Chang-rae   56'		 Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
Penalties
Johnsen  
Won Du-jae  
Kim In-sung  
Yoon Bit-garam  
Negrão  
Jung Seung-hyun  
Lee Dong-gyeong  
Hong Chul  		 Iljutcenko  
Shim Dong-woon  
Kang Sang-woo  
Lee Seung-mo  
Paločević  
Kang Hyeon-mu  
Choi Young-jun  
Song Min-kyu  

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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No. Nat. Pos. Name K League FA Cup Champions League TOTAL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
31   GK Kang Hyeon-mu 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1   GK Hwang In-jae 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3   DF Kim Gwang-seok 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
4   DF Jeon Min-gwang 2(2) 0 1 0 0 0 3(2) 0
5   DF Ha Chang-rae 10 1 1 0 0 0 11 0
6   DF Choi Young-jun 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
7   MF Shim Dong-woon 6(4) 0 1 0 0 0 7(4) 0
8   MF Brandon O'Neill 7 0 0(1) 0 0 0 7(1) 0
9   FW Nam Joon-jae 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
10   FW Stanislav Iljutcenko 10 7 1 0 0 0 11 7
11   MF Lee Gwang-hyeok 1(8) 0 1 0 0 0 2(8) 0
12   FW Song Min-kyu 8(2) 3 0(1) 0 0 0 8(3) 3
14   DF Gwon Wan-gyu 5(1) 1 0 1 0 0 6(1) 1
15   DF Min Kyung-hyun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16   MF Lee Seung-mo 4(3) 2 1 1 0 0 5(3) 3
17   DF Kim Sang-won 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18   FW Mun Kyung-min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19   DF Kim Joo-hwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20   DF Lee Do-hyun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21   GK Jun Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22   GK Park Jae-woo 2(1) 0 1 0 0 0 3(1) 0
25   GK Woo Min-geol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26   MF Aleksandar Paločević 7 4 0 0 0 0 7 4
27   MF Park Jae-hoon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28   MF Choi Jae-young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29   FW Kim Dong-bum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36   DF Kim Min-kyu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41   GK Cho Sung-hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47   MF Oh Beom-seok 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
77   FW Manuel Palacios 9(1) 2 0(1) 0 0 0 9(2) 2
79   MF Go Young-joon 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
88   MF Kim Kyu-pyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91   GK Noh Ji-hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99   FW Lee Ji-yong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club in Transfer window or on loan
2   DF Sim Sang-min 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9   FW Heo Yong-joon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13   DF Kim Yong-hwan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24   GK Park Jae-woo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Goal scorers

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The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 FW 10   Stanislav Iljutcenko 18 2 0 20
2 MF 26   Aleksandar Paločević 11 0 0 11
3 FW 12   Song Min-kyu 10 0 0 10
4 FW 77   Manuel Palacios 4 0 0 4
4 MF 79   Go Young-jun 2 0 0 2
5 DF 27   Lee Seung-mo 1 2 0 3
6 DF 3   Kim Gwang-seok 0 1 0 1
DF 5   Ha Chang-rae 1 0 0 1
DF 12   Lee Gwang-hyuk 1 0 0 1
DF 22   Park Jae-Woo 0 1 0 1
MF 13   Kang Sang-woo 1 0 0 1
MF 6   Choi Young-jun 0 1 0 1
FW 7   Shim Dong-woon 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 49 4 0 53

Last updated: 25 November 2020.
Source: kleague.com, [1]

Assists

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Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 MF 26   Aleksandar Paločević 4 2 0 6
FW 10   Stanislav Iljutcenko 3 2 0 5
3 FW 12   Lee Gwang-hyuk 3 0 0 3
FW 77   Palacios 3 0 0 3
5 FW 10   Song Min-kyu 2 0 0 2
6 FW 13   Kim Yong-hwan 1 0 0 1
GK 31   Kang Hyeon-mu 1 0 0 1
MF 6   Choi Young-jun 1 0 0 1
FW 7   Shim Dong-woon 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 19 4 0 23

Clean sheets

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The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 31   Kang Hyeon-mu 4 0 0 4
2 1   Hwang In-jae 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 4 1 0 5

Last updated: 6 July 2020.
Source: kleague.com

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "K League 1 will kick off on 8 May". K League. K League. Retrieved 7 May 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
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