Pohang Steelers
2020 season
ChairmanShin Young-gwon
ManagerKim Gi-dong
K League 13rd
Korean FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(12 goals)
All:
Stanislav Iljutcenko
(14 goals)
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0

The 2020 season was Pohang Steelers' thirty-eighth season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K League 1 and the Korean FA Cup. The club played their first match on May 10 before the league was suspend from February because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Current squad

As of 12 February 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Hwang In-jae
2 DF South Korea KOR Sim Sang-min
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Gwang-seok
4 DF South Korea KOR Jeon Min-gwang
5 DF South Korea KOR Ha Chang-rae
6 DF South Korea KOR Choi Young-jun
7 MF South Korea KOR Shim Dong-woon
8 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill
9 FW South Korea KOR Heo Yong-joon
10 FW Russia RUS Stanislav Iljutcenko
11 MF South Korea KOR Lee Gwang-hyeok
12 FW South Korea KOR Song Min-kyu
13 DF South Korea KOR Kim Yong-hwan
14 DF South Korea KOR Gwon Wan-gyu
15 DF South Korea KOR Min Kyoung-hyun
16 MF South Korea KOR Lee Seung-mo
17 DF South Korea KOR Kim Sang-won
18 FW South Korea KOR Moon Kyoung-min
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF South Korea KOR Kim Joo-hwan
20 DF South Korea KOR Lee Do-hyun
21 GK South Korea KOR Lee Jun
22 DF South Korea KOR Park Jae-woo
24 MF South Korea KOR Yang Tae-ryul
25 DF South Korea KOR Woo Min-geol
26 MF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Paločević
27 MF South Korea KOR Park Jae-hoon
28 MF South Korea KOR Choi Jae-young
29 FW South Korea KOR Kim Dong-bum
31 GK South Korea KOR Kang Hyeon-mu
36 DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-kyu
41 GK South Korea KOR Cho Sung-hoon
77 FW Colombia COL Manuel Palacios
79 MF South Korea KOR Go Young-joon
88 MF South Korea KOR Kim Kyu-pyo
91 GK South Korea KOR Noh Ji-hoon
99 FW South Korea KOR Lee Ji-yong

Transfer

In

Loan in

Out

Loan out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Kwon Ki-pyo (at FC Anyang)
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Ji-min (Unknown)
— FW South Korea KOR Kim Chan (at Chungnam Asan)
— FW South Korea KOR Ha Seung-un (at Jeonnam Dragons)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW South Korea KOR Lee Sang-ki (at Jeonnam Dragons for military duty)
— MF South Korea KOR Lee Soo-bin (at Jeonbuk Hyundai)
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-hyun (at Gwangju FC)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager South Korea Kim Gi-dong
Assistant Manager South Korea Lee Sang-uk
GK Coach South Korea Ho jin-Park
Physical Coach South Korea Park Hyo-jun
Match Analyst South Korea Park Cheol-ho
Translator South Korea Lee Sang-min
Translator South Korea Ki Ji-yong

Last updated: 10 May 2020
Source: Pohang Steelers

Competitions

K League 1

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 15 5 7 56 35  +21 50 8 3 3 30 21  +9 7 2 4 26 14  +12

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAH
ResultWDLWLWLWWWDWDLDLLWWWDWWWWLW
Position314464443544333454444333333
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2] (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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of 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

All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9

10 May 2020 1 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Busan IPark Pohang, Gyeongbuk
14:00 KST Iljutcenko 24'
Palocevic 72', pen'
Choi Yellow card 52'
Sim Yellow card 72'		 Report Soo Yellow card 30' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-Woo
16 May 2020 2 Daegu 1–1 Pohang Steelers Suseong-gu, Daegu
16:30 KST Edgar 67'
Hong Yellow card 72'
Kim Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Paločević 43' Stadium: Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
22 May 2020 3 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Seoul Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:30 KST Iljutcenko 5'
Chang Yellow card 15'
O'Neill Yellow card 41'		 Report Hwang 35'
Go Yellow card 56'
Osmar Barba 74'
Kim Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
31 May 2020 4 Incheon United 1–4 Pohang Steelers Jung-gu, Incheon
19:00 KST Kim 26'
Kim Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Iljutcenko 7'
Ha Yellow card 14'
Ha 17'
Lee Yellow card 43'
Lee 73'
Song 90'		 Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
6 June 2020 5 Pohang Steelers 0–4 Ulsan Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko Yellow card 16' Report Kim Yellow card 16'
Lee 26', 37'
In-sung 76'
Júnior 86'
Dong-gyeong Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
13 June 2020 6 Sangju Sangmu 2–4 Pohang Steelers Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sangju
19:00 KST Ko Myeong-seok Yellow card 37'
Oh Se-hun 43', 70' (pen.)
Oh Se-hun Yellow card 59'		 Report Chang Yellow card 29'
Iljutcenko 40', 49'
Paločević 45+4', 78'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong
16 June 2020 7 Pohang Steelers 1–2 Jeonbuk Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:30 KST Kim Sang-won Yellow card 6'
Lee Seung-mo 41'
Palocevic Yellow card 52'
O'Neill Yellow card 57'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 60'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 70'		 Report Han Kyo-won 61'
Son Jun-ho Yellow card 87'
Kim Min-hyeok 90+2'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
20 June 2020 8 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gangwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 62' (pen.)
Shim Dong-woon Yellow card 79'
Kwon Wan-kyu 83'
Park Jae-woo Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Shin Kwang-Hoon Yellow card 59'
Kim Oh-gyu Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
26 June 2020 9 Gwangju 0–2 Pohang Steelers Seo-gu, Gwangju
19:00 KST Willyan Yellow card 63'
Lim Min-hyuk Yellow card 90+4'
Kim Chang-soo Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Choi Young-jun Yellow card 24'
Palacios 34'
Oh Beom-seok Yellow card 41'
Song Min-kyu 90'		 Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
5 July 2020 10 Seongnam 0–4 Pohang Steelers Bundang-gu, Seongnam
19:00 KST Report Song Min-kyu 23', 53'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 43'
Iljutcenko 45+2'
Palacios 70'		 Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
11 July 2020 11 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Suwon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Palacios Yellow card 33'
O'Neill Yellow card 45+1'
Song 60'		 Report Taggart 38'
Antonis Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
26 July 2020 13 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Incheon Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 34'
Kwon Wan-kyu Yellow card 64'		 Summary Mugoša 29' (pen.)
Lee Jae-sung Yellow card 74'
Mun Ji-hwan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
1 August 2020 14 Jeonbuk 2–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Son Jun-ho 61'
Kim Bo-kyung 70'		 Summary Palacios Red card 31'
Song Min-kyu 55'
Kang Hyeon-mu Yellow card 70'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
8 August 2020 15 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Kim Sang-won Yellow card 39'
Park Jae-Woo Yellow card 68'
Go Young-jun 90+1'		 Summary Willyan Yellow card 26'
Felipe 63' (pen.)
Felipe Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
15 August 2020 16 Ulsan 2–0 Pohang Steelers Ulsan
19:00 KST Kim In-sung 55'
Johnsen 57'
Koh Myong-Jin Yellow card 59'		 Report Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 32' Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Park Byung-jin
23 August 2020 17 Busan 2–1 Pohang Steelers Busan
19:00 KST Kang Min-soo 14'
Lee Jeong-hyeop 36' (pen.)		 Report Kim Sang-won Yellow card 4' Yellow-red card 83'
Lee Gwang-hyuk 61'
Paločević Yellow card 65'
Kim Gwang-seok Yellow card 90'
Jeon Min-gwang Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium′
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
30 August 2020 18 Pohang Steelers 2–1 Seongnam Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 52', 56'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 73'		 Report Na Sang-ho 20' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cho Ji-um
5 September 2020 19 Pohang Steelers 3–2 Daegu Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Paločević 21' (pen.)
Palacios 51'
Palacios Yellow card 71'
Song Min-kyu 82'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Cesinha 7', 34'
Jo Jin-woo Yellow card 84'
Jeong Seung-won Yellow card 90+2'
Kim Woo-seok Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop
13 September 2020 20 Gangwon 0–3 Pohang Steelers Chuncheon
19:00 KST Lim Chai-min Yellow card 21'
Shin Kwang-hoon Yellow card 49'
Koim Young-bin Yellow card 85'		 Report Palacios 1'
Song Min-kyu 26'
Paločević 64'
Kim Gwang-seok Yellow card 81'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Byung-jin
16 September 2020 21 Suwon 0–0 Pohang Steelers Suwon
19:00 KST Report Kang Sang-woo Yellow card 15'
Palacios Yellow card 22'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 86'
Choi Young-jun Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Yong-woo
20 September 2020 22 Pohang Steelers 4–3 Sangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
15:00 KST Paločević 28', 38', 90+6'
Jeon Min-kwan Red card 39'
Palacios Yellow card 55'
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 57'
Kim Sang-won Yellow card 63'
Song Min-kyu 74'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 77'
Kang Sang-Woo Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Kwon Kyung-won Yellow card 45'
Moon Seon-min 59' (pen.)
Jeong Jae-hee 60'
Kim Min-hyeok 85'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
27 September 2020 23 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 5–3 Gwangju Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee Gwang-hyuk Yellow card 29'
Iljutcenko 36', 71', 89'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 54'
Palocevic 77' (pen.)
Lee Seung-mo Yellow card 57'
Kim Sang-won Yellow card 63'
Song Min-kyu 74'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 77'		 Report Willyan Yellow card 10'
Silva 56'
Eom Won-sang 69'
Hong Joon-ho Red card 76'
Felipe Red card 82'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
3 October 2020 24 (Final A) Jeonbuk 0–1 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
19:00 KST Hong Jeong-ho Yellow card 41' Report Song Min-kyu 60'
Kang Hyeon-mu Yellow card 84'
Palocevic Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
18 October 2020 25 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 4–0 Ulsan Pohang
19:00 KST Iljutcenko 3', 73'
Lee Gwang-hyuk Yellow card 11'
Palocevic 81', 82'		 Report Jung Seung-hyun Yellow card 22'
Bulthuis Red card 59'
Johnsen Red card 63'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
25 October 2020 26 (Final A) Daegu 3–2 Pohang Steelers Daegu
14:00 KST Cesinha 7', 86'
Park Han-bin Yellow card 25'
Damjanović 60'
Jeong Tae-uk Yellow card 81'
Jeong Seung-won Yellow card 83'
Lee Jin-hyun Yellow card 89'		 Report Palocevic 31'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 59'
Jeon Min-kwang Yellow card 71'
Iljutcenko 85'
Oh Beom-Seok Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Daegu Civic Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop
1 November 2020 27 (Final A) Pohang Steelers 3–1 Sangju Sangmu Pohang
15:00 KST Kang Sang-woo 62'
Palacios Yellow card 73'
Iljutcenko 79'
Ha Chang-rae Yellow card 83'
Goh Young-jun 85'		 Report Kwon Kyung-won 84' (pen.) Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Lee Dong-Jun

Korean FA Cup

Matches

1 July 2020 Third round Pohang Steelers 1–0 Gyeongju Citizen Pohang, Gyeongbuk
19:00 KST Lee Yellow card 21'
Oh Yellow card 21'
Lee 86'
Choi Yellow card 89'		 Report Yun Yellow card 77'
Kwon Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Heui-su
15 July 2020 Fourth round Sangju Sangmu 2–3 (a.e.t.) Pohang Steelers Sangju
19:00 KST Jeong Jae-hee 31'
Heo Yong-joon 59'		 Summary Iljutcenko 17', 120+1'
Choi Young-jun 65'		 Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
15 July 2020 Quarter-finals Seoul 1–5 Pohang Steelers Seoul
19:30 KST Jeong Hyeon-cheol 33'
Yu Sang-hun Yellow card 42'
Jeong Hyeon-cheol Yellow card 59'
Hwang Hyun-soo Yellow card 85'		 Summary Song Min-kyu 13'
Kim Gwang-seok 32'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 59'
Park Jae-Woo Yellow card 63'
Iljutcenko 83', 90+1'
Shim Dong-woon 89'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Squad statistics

Appearances

No. Nat. Pos. Name K League FA Cup Champions League TOTAL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
31South KoreaGKKang Hyeon-mu 1000000100
1South KoreaGKHwang In-jae 00100010
3South KoreaDFKim Gwang-seok 1000000100
4South KoreaDFJeon Min-gwang 2(2)010003(2)0
5South KoreaDFHa Chang-rae 1011000110
6South KoreaDFChoi Young-jun 901000100
7South KoreaMFShim Dong-woon 6(4)010007(4)0
8AustraliaMFBrandon O'Neill 700(1)0007(1)0
9South KoreaFWNam Joon-jae 0(1)000000(1)0
10RussiaFWStanislav Iljutcenko 1071000117
11South KoreaMFLee Gwang-hyeok 1(8)010002(8)0
12South KoreaFWSong Min-kyu 8(2)30(1)0008(3)3
14South KoreaDFGwon Wan-gyu 5(1)101006(1)1
15South KoreaDFMin Kyung-hyun 00000000
16South KoreaMFLee Seung-mo 4(3)211005(3)3
17South KoreaDFKim Sang-won 30000030
18South KoreaFWMun Kyung-min 00000000
19South KoreaDFKim Joo-hwan 00000000
20South KoreaDFLee Do-hyun 00000000
21South KoreaGKJun Lee 00000000
22South KoreaGKPark Jae-woo 2(1)010003(1)0
25South KoreaGKWoo Min-geol 00000000
26SerbiaMFAleksandar Paločević 74000074
27South KoreaMFPark Jae-hoon 10000010
28South KoreaMFChoi Jae-young 00000000
29South KoreaFWKim Dong-bum 00000000
36South KoreaDFKim Min-kyu 00000000
41South KoreaGKCho Sung-hoon 00000000
47South KoreaMFOh Beom-seok 10100020
77ColombiaFWManuel Palacios 9(1)20(1)0009(2)2
79South KoreaMFGo Young-joon 0(2)000000(2)0
88South KoreaMFKim Kyu-pyo 00000000
91South KoreaGKNoh Ji-hoon 00000000
99South KoreaFWLee Ji-yong 00000000
Players who left the club in Transfer window or on loan
2South KoreaDFSim Sang-min 30000030
9South KoreaFWHeo Yong-joon 20000020
13South KoreaDFKim Yong-hwan 30000030
24South KoreaGKPark Jae-woo 20000020

Goal scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 FW10Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko182020
2 MF26Serbia Aleksandar Paločević110011
3 FW12South Korea Song Min-kyu100010
4 FW77Colombia Manuel Palacios4004
4 MF79South Korea Go Young-jun2002
5 DF27South Korea Lee Seung-mo1203
6 DF3South Korea Kim Gwang-seok0101
DF5South Korea Ha Chang-rae1001
DF12South Korea Lee Gwang-hyuk1001
DF22South Korea Park Jae-Woo0101
MF13South Korea Kang Sang-woo1001
MF6South Korea Choi Young-jun0101
FW7South Korea Shim Dong-woon0101
TOTALS 49 4 0 53

Last updated: 25 November 2020.
Source: kleague.com,

Assists

Rnk Pos No. Player K League 1 FA Cup Champions League Total
1 MF26Serbia Aleksandar Paločević4206
FW10Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko3205
3 FW12South Korea Lee Gwang-hyuk3003
FW77Colombia Palacios3003
5 FW10South Korea Song Min-kyu2002
6 FW13South Korea Kim Yong-hwan1001
GK31South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu1001
MF6South Korea Choi Young-jun1001
FW7South Korea Shim Dong-woon1001
TOTALS 19 4 0 23

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 31South Korea Kang Hyeon-mu4004
2 1South Korea Hwang In-jae0101
TOTALS 4 1 0 5

Last updated: 6 July 2020.
Source: kleague.com

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "K League 1 will kick off on 8 May". K League. K League. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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