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
ChairmanKim Tae-Man
ManagerHwang 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 South Korea KOR Shin Hwa-Yong
2 MF South Korea KOR Park Hee-Chul
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Gwang-Seok
4 DF South Korea KOR Bae Seul-Ki
5 DF South Korea KOR Lee Won-Jae
6 MF South Korea KOR Shin Jin-Ho
7 DF Serbia SRB Zoran Rendulić
8 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Jin-Sung
9 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Ji-Soo
10 FW Ghana GHA Derek Asamoah
11 FW South Korea KOR Park Sung-Ho
12 GK South Korea KOR Hwang Kyo-Chung
13 DF South Korea KOR Kim Won-Il
14 MF South Korea KOR Kim Tae-Su
15 DF South Korea KOR Jung Hong-Youn
16 FW South Korea KOR Kim Jin-Yong (on loan from Gangwon)
17 DF South Korea KOR Shin Kwang-Hoon
18 FW South Korea KOR Ko Mu-Yeol
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW South Korea KOR Kim Sun-Woo
20 MF South Korea KOR Shin Hyung-Min (captain)
21 GK South Korea KOR Song Dong-Jin
22 FW South Korea KOR No Byung-Jun
23 DF South Korea KOR Yoon Joon-Sung
24 MF South Korea KOR Kim Dae-Ho
26 FW South Korea KOR Cho Chan-Ho
27 FW Romania ROU Ianis Zicu
28 DF South Korea KOR An Il-Joo
29 MF South Korea KOR Lee Myung-Joo
30 FW South Korea KOR Kim Chan-Hee
31 GK South Korea KOR Kim Da-Sol
32 FW South Korea KOR Kim Eun-Chong
33 FW South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-Hoon
34 MF South Korea KOR Yoon Won-Il
35 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Jung-Soo
36 MF South Korea KOR Moon Chang-Jin
77 MF South Korea 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 South Korea KOR Kim Beom-Joon (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
FW South Korea KOR Lee Sung-Jae (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
FW South Korea KOR Yoo Chang-Hyun (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
DF South Korea KOR Kim Hyung-Il (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR Kim Jae-Sung (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
FW South Korea KOR Jeong Jung-Seok (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
MF South Korea 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 South Korea KOR Park Sung-Ho (Transferred from Daejeon Citizen)
FW South Korea KOR Hwang Ji-Soo (Loan return from Yangju Citizen FC)
FW South Korea KOR Kim Chan-Hee (Drafted from Hanyang University)
DF South Korea KOR Yoon Joon-Sung (Drafted from Kyunghee University)
DF South Korea KOR Bae Seul-Ki (Drafted)
FW South Korea KOR Kim Eun-Chong (Drafted from Yonsei University)
MF South Korea KOR Lee Myoung-Joo (Drafted from Youngnam University)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR Moon Kyu-Hyun (Drafted from youth team)
MF South Korea KOR Moon Chang-Jin (Drafted from youth team)
FW South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-Hoon (Drafted from youth team)
FW Romania ROU Ianis Zicu (Transferred from CSKA Sofia)
DF Serbia SRB Zoran Rendulić (Transferred from FK Javor Ivanjica)
FW South Korea 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 South Korea KOR Kim Dong-Hee (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)
MF South Korea KOR Lee Seul-Gi (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)
DF South Korea KOR Kim Hyung-Il (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
MF South Korea KOR Kim Jae-Sung (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
FW South Korea KOR Jeong Jung-Seok (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR Kim Jung-Bin (Loaned to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service)
FW Brazil BRA Mota (Released)
FW Brazil BRA Adriano Chuva (Released)
DF South Korea KOR Kang Dae-Ho (Transferred to Daejeon Citizen)

Coaching staff

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

Last updated: 19 February 2012
Source: Pohang Steelers

Match results

K-League

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

Date Round Home Score Away Location
3 March 1Pohang0–1 Ulsan Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Report Kim Shin-Wook 44' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 13,612
Referee: Song Min-Seok
11 March 2 Gwangju 1–1 Pohang Seo-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 3 Pohang 2–2 Busan Pohang, 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 4Sangju1–2 Pohang Sangju, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Yoo Chang-Hyun 45'
Kim Hyung-Il Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 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 5 Pohang 1–0ChunnamPohang, 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 6Seongnam0–2 Pohang Seongnam, 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 7 Suwon 2–0PohangSuwon, Gyeonggi
13:00 Radončić 15'
Lee Yong-Rae 82'
Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 10,434
Referee: Ahn Yong-Hee
14 April 8Pohang2–3 Jeju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Asamoah 27' (Assist by No.2)
Zicu 57' (Assist by No.18)
Report Santos 21', 45'
Jair 43'
Park Byeong-Ju Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 8,747
Referee: Ko Keum-Bok
22 April 9 Pohang 1–0JeonbukPohang, 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 10 Daegu 1–0PohangSuseong-gu, Daegu
15:00 Lee Jin-Ho 90' Report Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 21,750
Referee: Kim Sung-Ho
5 May 11 Seoul 2–1PohangMapo-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 12 Pohang 0–0 Daejeon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 6,557
Referee: Woo Sang-Il
20 May 13Gangwon1–2 Pohang Gangneung, 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 14Pohang0–1 Gyeongnam Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 Report Yun Il-Rok 79' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 7,759
Referee: An Yong-Hee
14 June 15 Incheon 1–1 Pohang 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 16 Pohang 1–0Seoul 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 17Jeju0–1 Pohang Seogwipo, Jeju
19:00 Report Lee Myung-Joo 84' (Assist by No.20)
Shin Hwa-Yong Red card 90+4'
Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,227
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong
27 June 18 Ulsan 3–1PohangNam-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 Red card 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) 44 29 9 6 76 42 +34 96 Qualification for the Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 44 22 13 9 82 49 +33 79
3 Pohang Steelers 44 23 8 13 72 47 +25 77
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73
5 Ulsan Hyundai 44 18 14 12 60 52 +8 68
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Pohang Steelers finished the league in third place after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

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 32 Pohang Steelers 4–0Cheongju 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 16 Pohang Steelers 3–1Gwangju 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

Qualifying play-off

18 February Qualifying play-off Pohang Steelers South Korea 2–0Thailand 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 Australia Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–2 1–0 3–2
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 +2 9 1–0 0–2 2–0
4 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 8 3 0–2 3–1 0–3
6 March Match 1Gamba Osaka Japan 0–3 South Korea Pohang Steelers Osaka, 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 South Korea 0–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor Pohang, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Report Turaev 28'
Murzoev 77'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
16 May Match 6 Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–0South Korea 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
1South KoreaGKShin Hwa-Yong 70006013 (0)130
2South KoreaMFPark Hee-Chul 110202015 (0)150
3South KoreaDFKim Gwang-Seok 180206026 (0)260
4South KoreaDFBae Seul-Ki 000000000
5South KoreaDFLee Won-Jae 1 (1)000102 (1)30
6South KoreaMFShin Jin-Ho 2 (2)00 (1)00 (3)02 (6)80
7SerbiaDFZoran Rendulić 60105112 (0)121
8South KoreaMFHwang Jin-Sung 14 (2)11 (1)06121 (3)242
9South KoreaMFHwang Ji-Soo 90102 (1)012 (1)130
10GhanaFWDerek Asamoah 9 (4)4116216 (4)207
11South KoreaFWPark Sung-Ho 7 (7)00 (1)13 (3)110 (11)212
12South KoreaGKHwang Kyo-Chung 000000000
13South KoreaDFKim Won-Il 11 (1)1103 (1)015 (2)171
14South KoreaMFKim Tae-Su 5 (1)0105111 (1)121
15South KoreaDFJung Hong-Youn 2 (1)000204 (1)50
16South KoreaFWKim Jin-Yong 5 (5)0002 (2)17 (7)141
17South KoreaDFShin Kwang-Hoon 160205023 (0)230
18South KoreaFWKo Mu-Yeol 10 (6)11 (1)22 (2)013 (9)223
19South KoreaFWKim Sun-Woo 0 (1)000000 (1)10
20South KoreaMFShin Hyung-Min 160216024 (0)241
21South KoreaGKSong Dong-Jin 000000000
22South KoreaFWNo Byung-Jun 6 (9)11 (1)23 (3)010 (13)233
23South KoreaDFYoon Joon-Sung 000000000
24South KoreaMFKim Dae-Ho 71104112 (0)122
26South KoreaFWCho Chan-Ho 7 (3)2002 (4)09 (7)162
27RomaniaFWIanis Zicu 5 (8)6104010 (8)186
28South KoreaDFAn Il-Joo 000000000
29South KoreaMFLee Myung-Joo 111201 (1)014 (1)151
30South KoreaFWKim Chan-Hee 10000 (1)01 (1)20
31South KoreaGKKim Da-Sol 110201014 (0)140
32South KoreaFWKim Eun-Chong 000000000
33South KoreaFWLee Kwang-Hoon 000000000
34South KoreaMFYoon Won-Il 1000001 (0)10
35South KoreaMFHwang Jung-Soo 000000000
36South KoreaDFMoon Chang-Jin 0 (3)00 (1)0000 (4)40
77South KoreaMFMoon 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 Ghana 10 Derek Asamoah 411020718
2 Romania 27 Ianis Zicu 600000606
= South Korea 18 Ko Mu-Yeol 132000336
3 South Korea 20 Shin Hyung-Min 021002145
4 South Korea 22 No Byung-Jun 102100314
= South Korea 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 110110224
= South Korea 14 Kim Tae-Su 020110134
5 South Korea 26 Cho Chan-Ho 210000213
= South Korea 11 Park Sung-Ho 001110213
= South Korea 29 Lee Myung-Joo 120000123
= South Korea 17 Shin Kwang-Hoon 010101033
6 South Korea 24 Kim Dae-Ho 100010202
= South Korea 6 Shin Jin-Ho 010100022
7 South Korea 13 Kim Won-Il 100000101
= Serbia 7 Zoran Rendulić 000010101
= South Korea 16 Kim Jin-Yong 000010101
= South Korea 2 Park Hee-Chul 010000011
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///TOTALS 181576833324

Discipline

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

References

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