2020 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors season

The 2020 season was Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' 28th season in the K-League in South Korea. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors is competing K League, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League. Jeonbuk is a defending champions of 2019 K-Keague. K League was supposed to kick off on February 29, however, due to the coronavirus, it is not yet clear when to kick off, on May 6, the Korean Football Association announced on May 8, match will be played behind the closed doors.^[1]

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

2020 season
Chairman	Chung Eui-sun
Manager	José Morais
K League	1st
Korean FA Cup	Winners
Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Han Kyo-won (11 goals) All: Han Kyo-won (13 goals)
Lowest home attendance	0
Average home league attendance	0
Home colours Away colours
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Current squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Lee Bum-young		GK	(1989-04-02) 2 April 1989 (age 35)
2	Lee Yong		DF	(1986-12-24) 24 December 1986 (age 37)
3	Choi Hee-won		DF	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 24)
4	Oh Ban-suk		DF	(1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 35)
6	Choi Bo-kyung(c)		DF	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36)
7	Han Kyo-won		MF	(1990-06-15) 15 June 1990 (age 33)
8	Jeong Hyuk		MF	(1986-05-21) 21 May 1986 (age 37)
9	Gustavo		FW	(1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30)
10	Murilo Henrique		MF	(1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 26)
11	Cho Gue-sung		FW	(1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26)
13	Kim Bo-kyung		MF	(1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 34)
14	Lee Seung-gi		MF	(1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 35)
15	Koo Ja-ryong		DF	(1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 32)
17	Takahiro Kunimoto		MF	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26)
18	Na Seong-eun		DF	(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28)
19	Park Won-jae		DF	(1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 39)
20	Lee Dong-gook		FW	(1979-04-29) 29 April 1979 (age 45)
21	Hong Jeong-nam		GK	(1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 (age 35)
23	Yun Ji-hyeok		DF	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
24	Kim Jae-seok		MF	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)
25	Choi Chul-soon		DF	(1987-02-08) 8 February 1987 (age 37)
26	Hong Jeong-ho		DF	(1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 34)
27	Myung Se-jin		FW	(2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 22)
28	Son Jun-ho		MF	(1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 31)
29	Lee Seong-yoon		FW	(2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 23)
31	Song Bum-keun		GK	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26)
32	Lee Ju-yong		DF	(1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 (age 31)
34	Jang Yun-ho		MF	(1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 (age 31)
37	Barrow		MF	(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 31)
44	Shin Hyung-min		MF	(1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 37)
51	Kim Jung-hun		GK	(2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 (age 23)
57	Lee Soo-bin		MF	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 23)
77	Lee Si-heon		MF	(1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 25)
92	Kim Min-hyeok		DF	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32)

Transfer

In

Loan in

Out

Loan out

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	José Morais
GK Coach	Lee Kwang-suk
Fitness Coach	Joao Cunha
Coach	Kim Sang-sik
Coach	Pedro Saraiva Ferreira
Coach	Ahn Jae-suk
Scouter	Kim Sang-rok

Last updated: 1 July 2020
Source: Hyundai Motors

Competition

Overall

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
K League	8 May 2020	1 November 2020	Matchday 1	Winner	27	19	3	5	46	21	+25	070.37
FA Cup	15 July 2020	8 November 2020	Round of 16	Winner	5	4	1	0	12	5	+7	080.00
Champions League	12 February 2020	4 December 2020	Group Stage	Group Stage	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	033.33
Total					38	25	5	8	66	36	+30	065.79

Last updated: 4 December 2020
Source: Soccerway

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	19	3	5	22	13	+9	60	11	1	2	12	3	+9	8	2	3	10	10	0

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

K League 1

Main article: 2020 K League 1

Jeonbuk v Suwon

8 May 2020 1	Jeonbuk	1–0	Suwon	Jeonju, Jeonbuk
19:00 KST	Dong-Gook   84' Lee Yong   12'	Report	Taggart   10'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Woo-sung

Busan I'Park v Jeonbuk

16 May 2020 2	Busan I'Park	1–2	Jeonbuk	Busan
19:00 KST	Lee   34' Rômulo  66' (pen.)	Report	Hong   16' Son   21' Lee   69' Veldwijk   90+3'	Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Hee-Gon

Jeonbuk v Daegu

24 May 2020 3	Jeonbuk	2–0	Daegu	Jeonju, Jeonbuk
16:30 KST	Murillo   47' Lee   64' Cho   70' Cho   90+1'   90+2'	Report	Kim   25'   Hong   65'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

Gangwon v Jeonbuk

30 May 2020 4	Gangwon	1–0	Jeonbuk	Gangneung, Gangwon-do
16:30 KST	Moo   37' Kim   38' Shin   45+1' Lee   90'	Report	Hong   15'	Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Seoul v Jeonbuk

6 June 2020 5	Seoul	1–4	Jeonbuk	Mapo-gu, Seoul
16:30 KST	Park   45+2' Kim   65'	Report	Han   44' Seung-gi   52' Dong-gook   59', 77'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Hee-Gon

Jeonbuk v Incheon

13 June 2020 6	Jeonbuk	1–0	Incheon	Jeonju, Jeonbuk
19:00 KST	Lee Dong-gook   56' (pen.) Murilo   80'	Summary	Lee Jae-sung   39' Kim Tae-ho   68' Jung Dong-yoon   73' Kim Jeong-Ho   90+3'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Kim Woo-Sung

Pohang Steelers v Jeonbuk

16 June 2020 7	Pohang Steelers	1–2	Jeonbuk	Pohang
19:30 KST	Kim Sang-won   6' Lee Seung-mo   41'   58' Paločević   51' O'Neill   56' Iljutcenko   70'	Summary	Han Kyo-won   60' Son Jun-ho   86' Kim Min-hyeok   90+1'	Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 0 Referee:   Park Byung-Jin

Jeonbuk v Gwangju

21 June 2020 8	Jeonbuk	1–0	Gwangju	Jeonju, Jeonbuk
18:00 KST	Kim Jin-su   81' Han Kyo-won   86'	Summary	Felipe   21' Willyan   48' Lee Min-ki   62'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Chae Sang-Hyeop

Ulsan v Jeonbuk

28 June 2020 9	Ulsan	0–2	Jeonbuk	Ulsan
18:00 KST	Lee   17' Kim Kee-hee   27' Won Du-jae   73' Lee Chung-yong   83' Johnsen   83'	Report	Son   14' Han Kyo-won   45' Kunimoto   90+6'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Hee-Gon

Sangju v Jeonbuk

5 July 2020 10	Sangju	1–0	Jeonbuk	Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do
19:00 KST	Kang   77' (pen.) Han   85' An   90+1' Lee   90+1'	Report	Lee Yong   17' Lee  54' Hong   90+6' Kim   90+7'	Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

Jeonbuk v Seongnam

11 July 2020 11	Jeonbuk	2–2	Seongnam	Jeonju, Jeonbuk
19:00 KST	Han   55' Lee   64' Choi   76' Lee   86'	Report	Lee   3' Kim   45+2' Park   45+3' Ma   59' Yu   71' Na   74'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Woo-sung

Incheon v Jeonbuk

19 July 2020 12	Incheon	1–1	Jeonbuk	Incheon
19:00 KST	Ji Eon-hak   6' Kim Jun-Bum   20' Kang Yun-Koo   24' Aguilar   38' Jung Dong-yoon   54' Kim Ho-nam   72' Mun Ji-Hwan   75'	Summary	Son Jun-ho   45+2' Lee Ju-yong   74' Lee Seung-gi   78'	Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Kim Hee-Gon

Jeonbuk v Seoul

26 July 2020 13	Jeonbuk	3–0	Seoul	Jeonju
19:00 KST	Han Kyo-won   13' Lee Seung-gi   45' Gustavo   62' Gustavo   63'	Summary		Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Kim Hee-Gon

Jeonbuk v Pohang

1 August 2020 14	Jeonbuk	2–1	Pohang	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

Daegu v Jeonbuk

8 August 2020 15	Daegu	0–2	Jeonbuk	Daegu
20:00 KST	Sin Chang-moo   90+1'	Summary	Han Kyo-Won   6' Kim Bo-kyung   31', 44'	Stadium: DGB Daegu Bank Park Attendance: 1,236 Referee:   Kim Jong-hyeok

Suwon v Jeonbuk

15 August 2020 16	Suwon	1 - 3	Jeonbuk	Suwon
19:00 KST	Taggart   83'	Summary	Han Kyo-won   22' Kim Bo-kyung   32' Gustavo   69'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Referee:

Jeonbuk v Sangju Sangmu

23 August 2020 17	Jeonbuk	2 - 1	Sangju Sangmu	Jeonju
19:00 KST	Lee Seong-yun   3' Gustavo   88'		Oh Hyeon-gyu   14'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:

Jeonbuk v Gangwon

30 August 2020 18	Jeonbuk	1 - 2	Gangwon	Jeonju
19:00 KST				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:

Seongnam v Jeonbuk

5 September 2020 19	Seongnam	2 - 0	Jeonbuk	Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do
17:30 KST				Stadium: Tancheon Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:

Gwangju v Jeonbuk

12 September 2020 20	Gwangju	3 - 3	Jeonbuk	Gwangju
16:30 KST				Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium (Gwangju World Cup Auxiliary Stadium) Attendance: 0 Referee:

Jeonbuk v Ulsan Hyundai

15 September 2020 21	Jeonbuk	2 - 1	Ulsan Hyundai	Jeonju
19:00 KST				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:

Jeonbuk v Busan IPark

20 September 2020 22	Jeonbuk	2 - 0	Busan IPark	Jeonju
15:00 KST				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:

Sangju v Jeonbuk

27 September 2020 23 (Final A)	Sangju	0 - 1	Jeonbuk	Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do
15:00 KST				Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium Attendance: 0

Jeonbuk v Pohang

3 October 2020 24 (Final A)	Jeonbuk	0 - 1	Pohang	Jeonju
19:00 KST				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:

Jeonbuk v Gwangju

18 October 2020 25 (Final A)	Jeonbuk	4 - 1	Gwangju	Jeonju
16:30 KST				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Referee:

Ulsan Hyundai v Jeonbuk

25 October 2020 26 (Final A)	Ulsan Hyundai	0 - 1	Jeonbuk	Ulsan
16:30 KST			Modou Barrow   63'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Referee:

Jeonbuk v Daegu

1 November 2020 27 (Final A)	Jeonbuk	2 - 0	Daegu	Jeonju
15:00 KST	Cho Gue-sung   26', 39'			Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Referee:

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2020 Korean FA Cup

Jeonbuk v Jeonnam Dragons

15 July 2020 Round of 16	Jeonbuk	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Jeonnam Dragons	Jeonju, Jeonbuk
19:00 KST	Lee Seung-gi   17' Son Jun-ho   96' Kunimoto   100'		Lee Jong-ho   89' Ha Seung-un   102'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0

Busan IPark v Jeonbuk

29 July 2020 Quarter-finals	Busan IPark	1–5	Jeonbuk	Busan
19:00 KST	Gustavo Vintecinco   4' Kim Myoung-jun   69'	Summary	Cho Gue-sung   28' Han Kyo-won   47' Gustavo   71'   77'   81'	Stadium: Gudeok Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Kim Dae-Yong

Jeonbuk v Seongnam FC

28 October 2020 Semi-finals	Jeonbuk	1 - 0	Seongnam FC	Jeonju
19:00 KST	Gustavo   ?'			Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0

Ulsan Hyundai v Jeonbuk

4 November 2020 Final - 1st leg	Ulsan Hyundai	1–1	Jeonbuk	Ulsan
19:00 KST				Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Referee:

Jeonbuk v Ulsan Hyundai

8 November 2020 Final - 2nd leg	Jeonbuk	2 - 1	Ulsan Hyundai	Jeonju
14:00 KST				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won by 3-2 aggregate.

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		YOK	SSI	JEO	SYD
1	Yokohama F. Marinos	6	4	1	1	13	5	+8	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–2	4–1	4–0
2	Shanghai SIPG	6	3	0	3	6	10	−4	9			0–1	—	0–2	0–4
3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7			1–2	1–2	—	1–0
4	Sydney FC	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	5			1–1	1–2	2–2	—

Source: AFC

Jeonbuk Hyundai   v   Yokohama F. Marinos

12 February 2020 Group Stage - Group H - Matchday 1	Jeonbuk Hyundai	1 - 2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Jeonju, Jeonbuk
19:00 UTC+9	Cho Gue-sung   80'		Endo   32' Kim Jin-su   37' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,546 Referee: Mohammed Abdullah Hassan Mohammed (United Arab Emirates)

Sydney FC   v   Jeonbuk Hyundai

4 March 2020 Group Stage - Group H - Matchday 3	Sydney FC	2 - 2	Jeonbuk Hyundai	Sydney, NSW
19:30 UTC+11	Buhagiar   56' Le Fondre   77' (pen)		Brattan   50' (o.g.) Han Kyo-won   89'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 3,255 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Jeonbuk Hyundai   v   Shanghai SIPG

22 November 2020 Group Stage - Group H - Matchday 2	Jeonbuk Hyundai	1 – 2	Shanghai SIPG	Doha, (Qatar)
16:00 UTC+3	Gustavo   24'		Lü Wenjun   11' Ricardo Lopes   38' Yu Rui   50' Hulk   82' (pen.) He Guan   87' Fu Huan   90+4'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Jeonbuk Hyundai   v   Sydney FC

25 November 2020 Group Stage - Group H - Matchday 4	Jeonbuk Hyundai	1 - 0	Sydney FC	Al Wakrah, (Qatar)
13:00 UTC+3	Na Seong-eun   44'			Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Hettikamkanamge Perera

Yokohama F. Marinos   v   Jeonbuk Hyundai

1 December 2020 Group Stage - Group H - Matchday 5	Yokohama F. Marinos	4 - 1	Jeonbuk Hyundai	Al Wakrah, (Qatar)
13:00 UTC+3	Theerathon   17' Júnior   51' Nakagawa   71' Song Bum-keun   83' (o.g.)		Gustavo   54' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Nawaf Shukralla

Shanghai SIPG   v   Jeonbuk Hyundai

4 December 2020 Group Stage - Group H - Matchday 6	Shanghai SIPG	0 - 2	Jeonbuk Hyundai	Doha, (Qatar)
13:00 UTC+3			Cho Gue-sung   16', 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:   Saoud Al-Athbah

Statistics

Appearances

Statistics accurate as of match played 8 May 2020

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Champions League		Appearances		Goals
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	App (sub)	Total

Top scorers

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	K League 1	FA Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	7	Han Kyo-won	6	1	0	7
2	FW	9	Gustavo	1	3	0	4
	MF	14	Lee Seung-gi	2	1	0	3
4	MF	13	Kim Bo-kyung	3	0	0	3
	FW	20	Lee Dong-Gook	3	0	0	3
6
	FW	11	Cho Gue-sung	1	1	0	2
	FW	17	Takahiro Kunimoto	1	1	0	2
	MF	28	Son Jun-ho	1	1	0	2
9	MF	10	Murillo	1	0	0	1
	DF	26	Hong Jeong-ho	1	0	0	1
	DF	92	Kim Min-hyeok	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				21	7	0	28

Rnk	Pos	No.	Players who left on Transfer windows	K League 1	FA Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	9	Lars Veldwijk	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				1	0	0	1

Assists

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	K League 1	FA Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	7	Han Kyo-won	2	1	0	3
	MF	14	Lee Seung-gi	2	1	0	3
3	DF	92	Kim Min-hyeok	1	0	0	1
	FW	11	Cho Gue-sung	1	0	0	1
	FW	7	Modou Barrow	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Gustavo	1	0	0	1
	DF	26	Hong Jeong-ho	1	0	0	1
	DF	28	Son Jung-ho	0	1	0	1
TOTALS				9	3	0	12

Clean sheets

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	1	Lee Bum-young	4	0	0	4
TOTALS			4	0	0	4

Last updated: 12 August 2020.
Source: kleague.com

References

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