2015 Korea National League

Incheon International Airport
Korea National League
Season2015
Dates14 March – 4 November 2015
ChampionsHyundai Mipo Dockyard
(6th title)
Matches played90
Goals scored314 (3.49 per match)
Best PlayerKoo Sang-min
Top goalscorerHan Gun-yong (13 goals)[1]
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The 2015 Korea National League, also known as Incheon International Airport National League 2015 due to the sponsorship of Incheon International Airport, was the 13th season of the Korea National League, the third tier of South Korea's football league system. Each of the ten clubs played three times against all other clubs in the regular season, and the top four clubs of the regular season qualified for post-season playoffs.

Teams

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Locations of the 2015 Korea National League clubs
Team Location Stadium
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Stadium
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat Stadium
Gangneung City Gangneung Gangneung Stadium
Gimhae City Gimhae Gimhae Stadium
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Ulsan Ulsan Stadium
Mokpo City Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center
Yongin City Yongin Yongin Football Center

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 27 13 11 3 47 24 +23 50 Qualification for the playoffs final
2 Changwon City 27 13 7 7 37 33 +4 46 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Gyeongju KHNP 27 12 9 6 39 27 +12 45 Qualification for the playoffs first round
4 Mokpo City 27 12 8 7 30 21 +9 44
5 Daejeon Korail 27 8 9 10 36 27 +9 33
6 Yongin City 27 8 9 10 25 29 −4 33
7 Gimhae City 27 6 11 10 29 39 −10 29
8 Cheonan City 27 6 10 11 27 39 −12 28
9 Gangneung City 27 5 12 10 20 29 −9 27
10 Busan Transportation Corporation 27 5 8 14 24 46 −22 23
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Positions by matchday

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard573454344322233333333331111
Changwon City112325553234322222222212242
Gyeongju KHNP111111111111111111111123423
Mokpo City734233435553445444444444334
Daejeon Korail795542222446754555556667665
Yongin City147676666665567666665555556
Gimhae City5898910101010101010101010101010101010101010997
Cheonan City7489109999999999999988986878
Gangneung City166788777778888888899878789
Busan Transportation Corporation710101067888887676777777799101010
Source: Korea National League
  = Leaders;   = Qualification for the playoffs

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away BTC CWC CAC DJK GNC GHC GHN HMD MPC YIC
Busan Transportation Corporation — 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–4 1–2 0–1
Changwon City 2–1 — 4–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1
Cheonan City 1–2 0–1 — 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0
Daejeon Korail 4–0 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2
Gangneung City 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Gimhae City 3–3 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–0 — 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–0
Gyeongju KHNP 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 — 1–1 0–3 0–0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 3–1 5–2 6–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 — 2–2 1–0
Mokpo City 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 — 0–1
Yongin City 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 —
Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–27

Home \ Away BTC CWC CAC DJK GNC GHC GHN HMD MPC YIC
Busan Transportation Corporation — — — 0–0 — 2–0 — — 1–2 0–0
Changwon City 3–0 — 2–1 2–1 0–0 — — 2–0 1–0 —
Cheonan City 2–0 — — 2–2 — 1–1 — — — 2–1
Daejeon Korail — — — — 1–0 — — 1–1 0–0 1–2
Gangneung City 0–1 — 1–1 — — 2–2 — 0–2 — 2–2
Gimhae City — 0–0 — 2–1 — — 1–1 — 0–1 —
Gyeongju KHNP 3–2 5–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 — — — — —
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 4–0 — 1–1 — — 4–0 1–1 — 1–3 —
Mokpo City — — 1–1 — 0–0 — 1–0 — — 2–0
Yongin City — 0–3 — — — 1–0 2–2 0–1 — —
Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs

Bracket

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Changwon City 0 (5)
1R Gyeongju KHNP (p) 0 (6)
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2
4 Mokpo City 0
SF Gyeongju KHNP 0 0 0
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1 1 2

First round

Gyeongju KHNP2–0Mokpo City
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Choi Gwang-ho

Semi-final

Changwon City0–0 (a.e.t.)Gyeongju KHNP
Report
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 400
Referee: Park Mal-bong

Final

Gyeongju KHNP0–1Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Cho Woo-jin 34'
Gyeongju Civic Stadium, Gyeongju
Attendance: 400
Referee: Hong Chang-ki
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard1–0Gyeongju KHNP
Cho Woo-jin 85'
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Kim Deok-chul

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won 2–0 on aggregate.

See also

References

  1. ^ '철벽 수문장' 구상민, 2015 내셔널리그 MVP 영예 (in Korean). JoyNews24. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

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