The 2017 K League Classic was the 35th season of the top division of South Korean professional football since its establishment in 1983, and the fifth season of the K League Classic.
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 confederation. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Source: K League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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.
Source: K League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation playoffs
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2017 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2018 K League 1.
^ ab"Data center - Official records - Recording room - K League 1 records - Individual record table" (in Korean). K League Data Portal. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ ab[2017 K리그 어워즈] 표심 분석…과반수 ‘MVP’ 이재성, 90% 지지 ‘영플’ 김민재. Naver.com (in Korean). SPOTVNEWS. 20 November 2017.
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The 2017 K League Classic was the 35th season of the top division of South Korean professional football since its establishment in 1983 and the fifth season of the K League Classic KEB Hana BankK League ClassicSeason2017Dates4 March 19 November 2017ChampionsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5th title RelegatedGwangju FCChampions LeagueJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Ulsan Hyundai Jeju United Suwon Samsung BluewingsMatches played228Goals scored626 2 75 per match Best PlayerLee Jae sungTop goalscorerJohnathan 22 goals Biggest home winJeonnam 5 0 Ulsan 22 April 2017 Jeonnam 5 0 Gwangju 7 May 2017 Pohang 5 0 Incheon 14 October 2017 Biggest away winJeonbuk 0 4 Jeju 3 May 2017 Incheon 1 5 Seoul 19 July 2017 Pohang 0 4 Jeonbuk 17 September 2017 Gwangju 0 4 Pohang 18 November 2017 Highest attendance34 376 Seoul 1 1 Suwon 4 March 2017 Lowest attendance736 Sangju 0 0 Jeonnam 28 October 2017 Average attendance6 505 20162018 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 General information 1 2 Locations 1 3 Stadiums 1 4 Foreign players 2 League table 3 Positions by matchday 3 1 Round 1 33 3 2 Round 34 38 4 Results 4 1 Matches 1 22 4 2 Matches 23 33 4 3 Matches 34 38 4 3 1 Group A 4 3 2 Group B 5 Relegation playoffs 6 Player statistics 6 1 Top scorers 6 2 Top assist providers 7 Awards 7 1 Main awards 7 2 Best XI 7 3 Player of the Round 7 4 Manager of the Month 8 Attendance 8 1 Attendance by club 8 2 Top matches 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksTeams EditGeneral information Edit Club City Province Manager Owner s Other sponsor s Daegu FC Daegu Son Hyun jun Daegu GovernmentGangwon FC Gangwon Choi Yun kyum Gangwon Provincial GovernmentGwangju FC Gwangju Nam Ki il Gwangju GovernmentIncheon United Incheon Lee Ki hyung Incheon Government Shinhan Bank Incheon International AirportJeju United Jeju Jo Sung hwan SK EnergyJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Choi Kang hee Hyundai Motor CompanyJeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Roh Sang rae POSCOPohang Steelers Pohang Gyeongbuk Choi Soon ho POSCOSangju Sangmu Sangju Gyeongbuk Kim Tae wan Korea Armed Forces Athletic CorpsFC Seoul Seoul Hwang Sun hong GS GroupSuwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Gyeonggi Seo Jung won Cheil Worldwide Samsung Electronics Maeil Dairies IndustryUlsan Hyundai Ulsan Kim Do hoon Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLocations Edit Locations of the 2017 K League Classic clubs Stadiums Edit Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsDaegu Stadium Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup StadiumCapacity 66 422 Capacity 13 500 Capacity 40 245 Capacity 20 891 Capacity 35 657 Capacity 42 477 Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers Sangju Sangmu FC Seoul Suwon SamsungBluewings Ulsan HyundaiGwangyang Football Stadium Pohang Steel Yard Sangju Civic Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football StadiumCapacity 13 496 Capacity 17 443 Capacity 15 042 Capacity 66 704 Capacity 44 031 Capacity 44 102 Foreign players Edit 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 confederation Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid season transfer window As of 13 July 2017Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian player Former playersDaegu FC Cesinha Evandro Paulista Junior Negrao Leo Mineiro Rodrigo a Gangwon FC Diego Mauricio Gerson Jonathan Nanizayamo Lương Xuan Trường Serginho Valentinos SielisGwangju FC Wanderson Macedo Olivier Bonnes Niall McGinn Tomoki Wada Ricardo BarrosIncheon United Enzo Maidana Weslley Gordan Bunoza Connor Chapman Dalibor VeselinovicJeju United Magno Cruz Mailson Frederic Mendy Aleksandar Jovanovic Marcelo ToscanoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Edu Ricardo Lopes Eder b MazolaJeonnam Dragons Jair Vedran Jugovic Robert Feczesin Tomislav MrcelaPohang Steelers Lulinha Muralha Wanderson Carvalho Ali Abbas Marcus NilssonFC Seoul Ivan Kovacec Dejan Damjanovic Osmar Khaled Shafiei MaurinhoSuwon Samsung Bluewings Johnathan Junior Santos Damir Sovsic Matt JurmanUlsan Hyundai Richard Windbichler Mislav Orsic Danijel Subotic Takuma Abe Dimitri Petratos Ivan Kovacec Could be deemed as an Asian player by owning Timorese passport Could be deemed as an Asian player by owning Palestinian passport League table EditPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors C 38 22 9 7 73 35 38 75 Qualification for the Champions League group stage2 Jeju United 38 19 9 10 60 37 23 663 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 17 13 8 63 41 22 64 Qualification for the Champions League playoff round4 Ulsan Hyundai 38 17 11 10 42 45 3 62 Qualification for the Champions League group stage a 5 FC Seoul 38 16 13 9 56 42 14 616 Gangwon FC 38 13 10 15 59 65 6 497 Pohang Steelers 38 15 7 16 63 60 3 528 Daegu FC 38 11 14 13 50 52 2 479 Incheon United 38 7 18 13 32 53 21 3910 Jeonnam Dragons 38 8 11 19 53 69 16 3511 Sangju Sangmu O 38 8 11 19 41 66 25 35 Qualification for the relegation playoffs12 Gwangju FC R 38 6 12 20 33 60 27 30 Relegation to the K League 2Source K LeagueRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goals scored 3 Goal difference 4 Wins 5 Head to head points C Champion O Play off winner R RelegatedNotes Qualified as champions of the FA Cup Positions by matchday Edit Leaders Qualification for the Champions League Qualification for the Relegation playoffs Relegation to the K League 2 Round 1 33 Edit Team Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors122221112213111111111111111111111Jeju United411113221121245334655444442222222Ulsan Hyundai178667876344422222322233333333333Suwon Samsung Bluewings61111101010764655676646443322224444444FC Seoul633554453567767777776665555555555Gangwon FC16678561110976534453234556666666666Pohang Steelers855332347432353565567777777777777Daegu FC11991178109111111111010101010111111111010101099999998Jeonnam Dragons81212121211989899899998898888888888889Sangju Sangmu84444653578898888998999991011111110101010Incheon United1191091112121212121212121212111110101010111112111110101011111111Gwangju FC48789911108101010111111121212121212121211121212121212121212Source K League Round 34 38 Edit Team Round3435363738Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors11111Jeju United22222Suwon Samsung Bluewings44333Ulsan Hyundai33444FC Seoul55555Gangwon FC66666Pohang Steelers77777Daegu FC88888Incheon United11101099Jeonnam Dragons911111010Sangju Sangmu10991111Gwangju FC1212121212Source K LeagueResults EditMatches 1 22 Edit Teams play each other twice once at home once away Home Away DGU GWN GWJ ICU JJU JHM JND PHS SJS SEO SSB USHDaegu FC 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 3Gangwon FC 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1Gwangju FC 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 1Incheon United 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 1 2Jeju United 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 4 0Jeonnam Dragons 4 3 2 1 5 0 3 2 2 2 0 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 5 0Pohang Steelers 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2Sangju Sangmu 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0FC Seoul 0 0 2 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2Ulsan Hyundai 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 Source K LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Matches 23 33 Edit Teams play every other team once either at home or away Home Away DGU GWN GWJ ICU JJU JHM JND PHS SJS SEO SSB USHDaegu FC 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 Gangwon FC 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 1 1Gwangju FC 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 1Incheon United 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 Jeju United 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 3 2 2 1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 2 0 1Jeonnam Dragons 1 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 Pohang Steelers 5 2 3 2 0 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 Sangju Sangmu 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 FC Seoul 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 3 2 3 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 Ulsan Hyundai 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 Source K LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Matches 34 38 Edit 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 Group A Edit Home Away GWN JJU JHM SEO SSB USHGangwon FC 0 4 4 0 1 2Jeju United 1 0 0 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 0 0 0 2 3 FC Seoul 3 2 2 2 3 0Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 1 2 0Ulsan Hyundai 0 1 1 2 Source K LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Group B Edit Home Away DGU GWJ ICU JND PHS SJSDaegu FC 2 0 0 0 1 0 Gwangju FC 0 4 1 0Incheon United 0 0 2 0Jeonnam Dragons 2 4 2 2 1 3 Pohang Steelers 1 2 5 0 Sangju Sangmu 2 2 0 0 3 4 Source K LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Relegation playoffs EditThe promotion relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th placed club of the 2017 K League Classic The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2018 K League 1 22 November 201719 00 KSTBusan IPark0 1Sangju SangmuReport Yeo Reum 7 Busan Gudeok Stadium BusanAttendance 1 322Referee Lee Dong jun 26 November 201715 00 KSTSangju Sangmu0 1 a e t Busan IParkReport Romulo 16 pen PenaltiesYeo Reum Sin Jin ho Lim Chae min Kim Ho nam Joo Min kyu 5 4 Romulo Leo Mineiro Lee Dong jun Ko Kyung min Lim You hwanSangju Civic Stadium SangjuAttendance 2 714Referee Kim Seong ho 1 1 on aggregate Sangju Sangmu won 5 4 on penalties and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues Player statistics EditTop scorers Edit Rank Player Club Goals1 Johnathan Suwon Samsung Bluewings 222 Yang Dong hyen Pohang Steelers 19 Dejan Damjanovic FC Seoul4 Joo Min kyu Sangju Sangmu 17 Lulinha Pohang Steelers6 Jair Jeonnam Dragons 167 Edu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13 Magno Cruz Jeju United Diego Mauricio Gangwon FC10 Junior Negrao Daegu FC 12Source 1 Top assist providers Edit Rank Player Club Assists1 Son Jun ho Pohang Steelers 142 Yun Il lok FC Seoul 123 Yeom Ki hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 114 Lee Jae sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 105 Lee Keun ho Gangwon FC 96 Kim Young wook Jeonnam Dragons 8 Kim Sun min Daegu FC8 Cesinha Daegu FC 7 Kwon Soon hyung Jeju United Kim Tae hwan Sangju SangmuSource 1 Awards EditMain awards Edit The 2017 K League Awards was held on 20 November 2017 Award Winner ClubMost Valuable Player Lee Jae sung Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsTop goalscorer Johnathan Suwon Samsung BluewingsTop assist provider Son Jun ho Pohang SteelersYoung Player of the Year Kim Min jae Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsFANtastic Player Johnathan Suwon Samsung BluewingsManager of the Year Choi Kang hee Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSource 2 Best XI Edit Position Winner ClubGoalkeeper Jo Hyeon woo Daegu FCDefenders Kim Jin su Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Kim Min jae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Oh Ban suk Jeju United Choi Chul soon Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsMidfielders Yeom Ki hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings Lee Jae sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Lee Chang min Jeju United Lee Seung gi Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsForwards Johnathan Suwon Samsung Bluewings Lee Keun ho Gangwon FCSource 2 Player of the Round Edit Round Winner Club1 Lee Keun ho Gangwon FC2 Yang Dong hyen Pohang Steelers3 Lee Chan dong Jeju United4 Moon Seon min Incheon United5 Lulinha Pohang Steelers6 Eder Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors7 Frederic Mendy Jeju United8 Joo Min kyu Sangju Sangmu9 Marcelo Toscano Jeju United10 Jair Jeonnam Dragons11 Kim Seong jun Sangju Sangmu12 Lee Keun ho Gangwon FC13 Jair Jeonnam Dragons14 Yun Il lok FC Seoul15 Kim Jin su Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors16 Choi Jong hoan Incheon United17 Lee Dong gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors18 Yang Dong hyen Pohang Steelers19 Kim Min woo Suwon Samsung Bluewings Round Winner Club20 Johnathan Suwon Samsung Bluewings21 Robert Feczesin Jeonnam Dragons22 Johnathan Suwon Samsung Bluewings23 Johnathan Suwon Samsung Bluewings24 Kim Won il Jeju United25 Lee Jong ho Ulsan Hyundai26 Yang Han been FC Seoul27 Lee Chang min Jeju United28 Lee Seung gi Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors29 Lee Dong gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors30 Yoon Bit garam Jeju United31 Joo Min kyu Sangju Sangmu32 Joo Min kyu Sangju Sangmu33 Junior Negrao Daegu FC34 Wanderson Macedo Gwangju FC35 Ricardo Lopes Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors36 Lee Jae sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors37 Lee Keun ho Gangwon FC38 Junior Santos Suwon Samsung Bluewings Source citation needed Manager of the Month Edit Month Manager Club DivisionMarch Jo Sung hwan Jeju United K League ClassicApril Kim Jong boo Gyeongnam FC K League ChallengeMay Choi Yun kyum Gangwon FC K League ClassicJune Choi Kang hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League ClassicJuly Seo Jung won Suwon Samsung Bluewings K League ClassicAugust Hwang Sun hong FC Seoul K League ClassicSeptember Kim Do hoon Ulsan Hyundai K League ClassicOctober Andre Daegu FC K League ClassicSource citation needed Attendance EditAttendance by club Edit Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted Pos Team Total High Low Average Change1 FC Seoul 310 011 34 376 6 384 16 316 9 4 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 222 029 20 935 6 190 11 686 30 4 3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 166 934 26 581 4 147 8 786 17 4 4 Ulsan Hyundai 160 825 13 225 4 531 8 464 3 2 5 Pohang Steelers 159 060 18 587 2 437 8 372 9 0 6 Incheon United 112 708 13 301 2 930 5 932 2 0 7 Jeonnam Dragons 78 093 10 579 1 565 4 110 0 1 8 Jeju United 77 096 8 526 2 184 4 058 28 7 9 Daegu FC 63 460 13 478 1 047 3 340 23 2 10 Gwangju FC 57 858 11 830 1 020 3 045 12 4 11 Gangwon FC 43 822 7 438 1 216 2 306 116 3 12 Sangju Sangmu 31 254 5 523 736 1 645 15 3 League total 1 483 150 34 376 736 6 505 17 4 Source K LeagueNotes Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge Top matches Edit Rank Date Round Home Score Away Venue Attendance1 5 March 2017 1 FC Seoul 1 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium 34 3762 21 October 2017 35 FC Seoul 2 2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium 27 2573 12 August 2017 26 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 1 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium 26 5814 3 May 2017 9 FC Seoul 1 0 Jeonnam Dragons Seoul World Cup Stadium 26 2615 23 July 2017 23 FC Seoul 1 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seoul World Cup Stadium 23 9136 5 March 2017 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 Jeonnam Dragons Jeonju Stadium 20 9357 18 June 2017 14 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 2 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium 20 1408 2 April 2017 4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 FC Seoul Jeonju Stadium 19 1419 12 March 2017 2 Pohang Steelers 2 0 Gwangju FC Pohang Steel Yard 18 58710 19 August 2017 27 FC Seoul 1 1 Ulsan Hyundai Seoul World Cup Stadium 18 087See also Edit2017 in South Korean football 2017 K League Challenge 2017 Korean FA CupReferences Edit a b Data center Official records Recording room K League 1 records Individual record table in Korean K League Data Portal Retrieved 23 August 2021 a b 2017 K리그 어워즈 표심 분석 과반수 MVP 이재성 90 지지 영플 김민재 Naver com in Korean SPOTVNEWS 20 November 2017 External links EditOfficial website in English Official website in Korean Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 K League Classic amp oldid 1091072232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,