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| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 March – 2 December 2012 |
| Champions | FC Seoul (5th title) |
| Relegated | Gwangju FC Sangju Sangmu Phoenix |
| Champions League | FC Seoul Pohang Steelers Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Matches played | 338 |
| Goals scored | 886 (2.62 per match) |
| Best Player | Dejan Damjanović |
| Top goalscorer | Dejan Damjanović (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Gwangju 6–0 Jeonnam (23 June 2012) Jeju 6–0 Jeonnam (21 July 2012) Seoul 6–0 Busan (21 July 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Daegu 1–5 Jeonbuk (17 June 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Jeonbuk 5–3 Gyeongnam (24 June 2012) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (11 May – 1 July 2012) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (27 April – 28 July 2012) |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches Incheon United (1 April – 17 June 2012) Gwangju FC (1 April – 17 June 2012) |
| Longest losing run | 14 matches Sangju Sangmu (26 August – 1 December 2012) |
| Highest attendance | 50,787 Seoul 0–2 Suwon (18 August 2012) |
| Lowest attendance | 82 Incheon 1–1 Pohang (14 June 2012) |
| Average attendance | 7,045 |
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The 2012 K League, officially known as Hyundai Oilbank K-League 2012, was the 30th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank. Since this season, the K League Championship and the Korean League Cup were abolished, and K League introduced the "split system", inspired by Scottish Premier League.[1] After all 16 clubs played 30 matches each under the home and away system, they were split into the group of top eight and the group of bottom eight, playing with each other in a group again.[2]
- ^ [김현회] K리그는 쭉 단일리그로 가야한다 (in Korean). Sports-G. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ K리그, 2012년부터 스플릿 시스템 도입·리그컵 폐지 (in Korean). K League. 5 October 2011.