2012 K-League

Hyundai Oilbank
K League
Season2012
Dates3 March – 2 December 2012
ChampionsFC Seoul
(5th title)
RelegatedGwangju FC
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
Champions LeagueFC Seoul
Pohang Steelers
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Matches played338
Goals scored886 (2.62 per match)
Best PlayerDejan Damjanović
Top goalscorerDejan Damjanović
(27 goals)
Biggest home winGwangju 6–0 Jeonnam
(23 June 2012)
Jeju 6–0 Jeonnam
(21 July 2012)
Seoul 6–0 Busan
(21 July 2012)
Biggest away winDaegu 1–5 Jeonbuk
(17 June 2012)
Highest scoringJeonbuk 5–3 Gyeongnam
(24 June 2012)
Longest winning run8 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(11 May – 1 July 2012)
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(27 April – 28 July 2012)
Longest winless run12 matches
Incheon United
(1 April – 17 June 2012)
Gwangju FC
(1 April – 17 June 2012)
Longest losing run14 matches
Sangju Sangmu
(26 August – 1 December 2012)
Highest attendance50,787
Seoul 0–2 Suwon
(18 August 2012)
Lowest attendance82
Incheon 1–1 Pohang
(14 June 2012)
Average attendance7,045
2011
2013

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]

  1. ^ [김현회] K리그는 쭉 단일리그로 가야한다 (in Korean). Sports-G. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ K리그, 2012년부터 스플릿 시스템 도입·리그컵 폐지 (in Korean). K League. 5 October 2011.