2012 Pohang Steelers season
| 2012 season | |||
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| Chairman | Kim Tae-Man | ||
| Manager | Hwang Sun-Hong | ||
| K-League | 7th | ||
| Korean FA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Champions League | Group round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ianis Zicu (6) All: Derek Asamoah (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 13,612 vs Ulsan (March 3) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,833 vs Adelaide Utd (April 3) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,068 (as of May 11) | ||
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The 2012 season was Pohang Steelers' thirtieth season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers is competing K-League, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League.
Current squad
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Out on loan
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Transfer
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Out
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Hwang Sun-Hong |
| Assistant Manager | Kang Chul |
| Coach | Yoon Hee-Jun |
| GK Coach | Kim Il-Jin |
| Physical Coach | Flavio |
Last updated: 19 February 2012
Source: Pohang Steelers
Match results
All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 3 March 1 | Pohang | 0–1 | Ulsan | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 15:00 | Report | Kim Shin-Wook 44' | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 13,612 Referee: Song Min-Seok |
| 11 March 2 | Gwangju | 1–1 | Pohang | Seo-gu, Gwangju |
| 15:00 | Kim Eun-sun 0:30' | Report | Zicu 34' (Assist by No.14) | Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,551 Referee: Hong Jin-Ho |
| 17 March 3 | Pohang | 2–2 | Busan | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 17:00 | Zicu 9', 37' | Report | Kim Han-Yoon 41' Lee Jong-Won 69' |
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 9,134 Referee: Ko Keum-Bok |
| 25 March 4 | Sangju | 1–2 | Pohang | Sangju, Gyeongbuk |
| 15:00 | Yoo Chang-Hyun 45' Kim Hyung-Il 87' 90+2' |
Report | Cho Chan-Ho 60' (Assist by No.20) Zicu 90+3' (Assist by No.18) |
Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Moon Jin-Hee |
| 30 March 5 | Pohang | 1–0 | Chunnam | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 19:30 | Cho Chan-Ho 29' (Assist by No.17) | Report | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Lee Jong-Guk |
| 8 April 6 | Seongnam | 0–2 | Pohang | Seongnam, Gyeonggi |
| 15:00 | Report | Asamoah 49' (Assist by No.29) Zicu 80' (Assist by No.18) |
Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex Attendance: 3,697 Referee: Choi Myung-Yong |
| 11 April 7 | Suwon | 2–0 | Pohang | Suwon, Gyeonggi |
| 13:00 | Radončić 15' Lee Yong-Rae 82' |
Report | Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 10,434 Referee: Ahn Yong-Hee |
| 14 April 8 | Pohang | 2–3 | Jeju | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 15:00 | Asamoah 27' (Assist by No.2) Zicu 57' (Assist by No.18) |
Report | Santos 21', 45' Jair 43' Park Byeong-Ju 81' 90+1' |
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 8,747 Referee: Ko Keum-Bok |
| 22 April 9 | Pohang | 1–0 | Jeonbuk | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 15:00 | Hwang Jin-Sung 3' (Assist by No.26) | Report | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 11,053 Referee: Kim Wan-Tae |
| 28 April 10 | Daegu | 1–0 | Pohang | Suseong-gu, Daegu |
| 15:00 | Lee Jin-Ho 90' | Report | Stadium: Daegu Stadium Attendance: 21,750 Referee: Kim Sung-Ho |
| 5 May 11 | Seoul | 2–1 | Pohang | Mapo-gu, Seoul |
| 15:00 | Choi Tae-Uk 0:28' Kim Tae-Hwan 72' |
Report | Asamoah 52' | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 45,982 Referee: Lee Min-Hu |
| 11 May 12 | Pohang | 0–0 | Daejeon | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 6,557 Referee: Woo Sang-Il |
| 20 May 13 | Gangwon | 1–2 | Pohang | Gangneung, Gangwon |
| 15:00 | Jung Sung-Min 80' | Report | Asamoah 7' (Assist by No.14) Ko Mu-Yeol 62' (Assist by No.10) |
Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 3,293 Referee: Lee Dong-Jun |
| 26 May 14 | Pohang | 0–1 | Gyeongnam | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 15:00 | Report | Yun Il-Rok 79' | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 7,759 Referee: An Yong-Hee |
| 14 June 15 | Incheon | 1–1 | Pohang | Nam-gu, Incheon |
| 19:30 | Jung In-Hwan 29' | Report | Kim Won-Il 90+3' (Assist by No.6) | Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium Attendance: 82[1] Referee: Kim Wan-Tae |
| 17 June 16 | Pohang | 1–0 | Seoul | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 17:00 | Kim Dae-Ho 58' (Assist by No.8) | Report | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 11,887 Referee: Lee Min-Hu |
| 23 June 17 | Jeju | 0–1 | Pohang | Seogwipo, Jeju |
| 19:00 | Report | Lee Myung-Joo 84' (Assist by No.20) Shin Hwa-Yong 90+4' |
Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Choi Myung-Yong |
| 27 June 18 | Ulsan | 3–1 | Pohang | Nam-gu, Ulsan |
| 19:00 | Maranhão 27' Ienaga 48' Choi Jae-Soo 67' |
Report(English) Report(Korean) |
No Byung-Jun 30' (Assist by No.29) Shin Kwang-Hoon 58' |
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 14,135 Referee: Ko Keum-Bok |
[1] Round 15 Match of Incheon vs Pohang was originally K-League restricted non-attendance match.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | FC Seoul (C) | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 96 | Qualification for the Champions League[a] |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 79 | |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 77 | |
| 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 73 | |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 68 |
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
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Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 |
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2012. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 23 May Round of 32 | Pohang Steelers | 4–0 | Cheongju Jikji | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 19:30 KST | Shin Hyung-Min 14' (pen.) Asamoah 51' (Assist by No.14) Ko Mu-Yeol 66' (Assist by No.11) Park Sung-Ho 76' (Assist by No.8) |
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 1,452 Referee: Kim Cheol-Yong |
| 20 June Round of 16 | Pohang Steelers | 3–1 | Gwangju FC | Pohang, Gyeongbuk |
| 19:30 KST | No Byung-Jun 22' (Assist by No.17) Ko Mu-Yeol 59' (Assist by No.22) No Byung-Jun 90+2' (Assist by No.6) |
Park Jeong-Min 43' | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Song Min-Seok |
| 1 August Quarterfinal | – | |||
| TBD KST |
| 18 February Qualifying play-off | Pohang Steelers | 2–0 | Chonburi | Pohang, South Korea |
| 15:30 UTC+9 | Hwang Jin-Sung 28' (Free kick) Park Sung-Ho 70' (Assist by No.20) |
Report | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 5,344 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ADE | BYD | POH | GMB | |
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| 1 | Adelaide United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Bunyodkor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| 6 March Match 1 | Gamba Osaka | 0–3 | Pohang Steelers | Osaka, Japan |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Report | Kim Tae-Su 19' (Assist by No.17) Rendulić 22' Asamoah 76' (Assist by No.20) |
Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 9,101 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
| 20 March Match 2 | Pohang Steelers | 0–2 | Bunyodkor | Pohang, South Korea |
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Report | Turaev 28' Murzoev 77' |
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 3,449 Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE) |
| 3 April Match 3 | Pohang Steelers | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Pohang, South Korea |
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Kim Dae-Ho 68' | Report | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 2,833 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| 18 April Match 4 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:30 UTC+9:30 | Djite 90' | Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,659 Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.) |
| 2 May Match 5 | Pohang Steelers | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka | Pohang, South Korea |
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Kim Jin-Yong 45+1' Asamoah 77' |
Report | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
| 16 May Match 6 | Bunyodkor | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 19:30 UTC+9:30 | Gafurov 48' | Report | Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
Squad statistics
Appearances
Statistics accurate as of match played 27 June 2012
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Champions League | Appearances | Goals | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | App (sub) | Total | |||||
| 1 | GK | Shin Hwa-Yong | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 (0) | 13 | 0 | |
| 2 | MF | Park Hee-Chul | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 (0) | 15 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Kim Gwang-Seok | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 (0) | 26 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Bae Seul-Ki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Lee Won-Jae | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Shin Jin-Ho | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 2 (6) | 8 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | Zoran Rendulić | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 (0) | 12 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Hwang Jin-Sung | 14 (2) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 (3) | 24 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | Hwang Ji-Soo | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 12 (1) | 13 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Derek Asamoah | 9 (4) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 (4) | 20 | 7 | |
| 11 | FW | Park Sung-Ho | 7 (7) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 3 (3) | 1 | 10 (11) | 21 | 2 | |
| 12 | GK | Hwang Kyo-Chung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Kim Won-Il | 11 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 15 (2) | 17 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Kim Tae-Su | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 (1) | 12 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Jung Hong-Youn | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (1) | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Kim Jin-Yong | 5 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 7 (7) | 14 | 1 | |
| 17 | DF | Shin Kwang-Hoon | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 (0) | 23 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Ko Mu-Yeol | 10 (6) | 1 | 1 (1) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 13 (9) | 22 | 3 | |
| 19 | FW | Kim Sun-Woo | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Shin Hyung-Min | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 24 (0) | 24 | 1 | |
| 21 | GK | Song Dong-Jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | No Byung-Jun | 6 (9) | 1 | 1 (1) | 2 | 3 (3) | 0 | 10 (13) | 23 | 3 | |
| 23 | DF | Yoon Joon-Sung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Kim Dae-Ho | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 (0) | 12 | 2 | |
| 26 | FW | Cho Chan-Ho | 7 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 9 (7) | 16 | 2 | |
| 27 | FW | Ianis Zicu | 5 (8) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 (8) | 18 | 6 | |
| 28 | DF | An Il-Joo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Lee Myung-Joo | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 14 (1) | 15 | 1 | |
| 30 | FW | Kim Chan-Hee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Kim Da-Sol | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 (0) | 14 | 0 | |
| 32 | FW | Kim Eun-Chong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | Lee Kwang-Hoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Yoon Won-Il | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | Hwang Jung-Soo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | Moon Chang-Jin | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 4 | 0 | |
| 77 | MF | Moon Kyu-Hyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goals and assists
| Rank | Nation | Number | Name | K-League | KFA Cup | Champions League | Sum | Total | ||||
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| 1 | 10 | Derek Asamoah | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 27 | Ianis Zicu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| = | 18 | Ko Mu-Yeol | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Shin Hyung-Min | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 22 | No Byung-Jun | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| = | 8 | Hwang Jin-Sung | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| = | 14 | Kim Tae-Su | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 26 | Cho Chan-Ho | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| = | 11 | Park Sung-Ho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| = | 29 | Lee Myung-Joo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| = | 17 | Shin Kwang-Hoon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 24 | Kim Dae-Ho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | 6 | Shin Jin-Ho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 13 | Kim Won-Il | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | 7 | Zoran Rendulić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | 16 | Kim Jin-Yong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | 2 | Park Hee-Chul | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 24 | |
Discipline
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | K-League | KFA Cup | Champions League | Total | ||||
| GK | 1 | Shin Hwa-Yong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 2 | Park Hee-Chul | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| DF | 3 | Kim Gwang-Seok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | 6 | Shin Jin-Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 7 | Zoran Rendulić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 8 | Hwang Jin-Sung | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | 9 | Hwang Ji-Soo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 10 | Derek Asamoah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | 11 | Park Sung-Ho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 13 | Kim Won-Il | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | 16 | Kim Jin-Yong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | 17 | Shin Kwang-Hoon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| FW | 18 | Ko Mu-Yeol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 20 | Shin Hyung-Min | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| FW | 22 | No Byung-Jun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | 24 | Kim Dae-Ho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 26 | Cho Chan-Ho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 27 | Ianis Zicu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 29 | Lee Myung-Joo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 2 |