Donghaean derby

Donghaean Derby
동해안 더비

Other names	Yeongnam Derby
Locale	North Gyeongsang Province
Teams	Pohang Steelers Ulsan Hyundai
First meeting	1 April 1984
Latest meeting	Ulsan 0–2 Pohang 2014 K League Classic (July 12, 2014)
Broadcasters	KBS, SBS
Statistics
Most wins	Pohang Steelers (57)

Donghaean Derby (Korean: 동해안 더비, Donghaean means East Coast) is a fierce football rivalry between Pohang Steelers and Ulsan Hyundai, two professional football clubs based in North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea.^[1]Pohang and Ulsan are geographically close east coast ports of Korea.

History

After both teams settled down in their current cities in the mid-1990s, the rivalry between the two slowly formed.

The rivalry truly started after the 1998 K League Championship, in which the two clubs met in the semifinal. In the first leg, Pohang beat Ulsan 3-2 in a thrilling match in which three goals were scored in the added minutes of the second half. In the second leg, held in the Ulsan Stadium, they were drawing 1-1, which meant Pohang were about to progress to the final, until Ulsan's goalkeeper Kim Byung-Ji scored a last-minute header after a free-kick. The goal made the aggregate score 4-4, and Ulsan eventually became the winner after Kim Byung-Ji saved Pohang's two penalties in the following penalty shoot-out. In 2001, Kim Byung-Ji, who had been having a series of conflicts with Ulsan because the club did not let him move to Europe, moved directly to Pohan, recording the highest transfer fee in the K League at that time.^[2] His move intensified the tension between two clubs. From then, two clubs met coincidentally in several important matches. Two clubs met in the 2004 K League Championship semi-final and Pohang progressed to the final with André Luiz Tavares's goal. Four years later, they met again in the 2008 K League Championship First Round. After a goalless draw, the game continued to penalties, in which Ulsan won by 4-2.^[3]

The name Donghaean means East Sea Coast, where Pohang and Ulsan are located.

Venues

Pohang Steelers	Pohang Ulsan	Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steel Yard		Ulsan Stadium	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 25,000		Capacity: 19,665	Capacity: 44,102

Players who have played for both clubs

• Choi Kang-Hee (Pohang: 1983, Ulsan: 1984–1992)
• Chung Jong-Son (Pohang: 1985, Ulsan: 1989–1994)
• Cho Keung-Yeon (Pohang: 1985–1991, Ulsan: 1992)
• Yoon Deok-Yeo (Ulsan: 1986–1991, Pohang: 1992)
• Wang Sun-Jae (Pohang: 1987–1988, Ulsan: 1988–1989)
• Kim Byung-Ji (Ulsan: 1992–2000, Pohang: 2001–2005)
• Lee Kil-Yong (Ulsan: 1999–2002, Pohang: 2003–2004)
• Choi Chul-Woo (Ulsan: 2000–2001, Pohang: 2002–2003)
• Kwon Jung-Hyuk (Ulsan: 2001–2006, Pohang: 2007)
• Woo Sung-Yong (Pohang: 2003–2004, Ulsan: 2007–2008)
• Oh Beom-Seok (Pohang: 2003–2007, Ulsan: 2009–2010)
• Lee Jin-Ho (Ulsan: 2003–2011, Pohang: 2010)
• Kim Jin-Yong (Ulsan: 2004–2005, Pohang: 2012–present)
• Kim Jee-Hyuk (Ulsan: 2005–2007, Pohang: 2008–2011)
• Lee Won-Jae (Pohang: 2005–2007, Ulsan: 2009–2010, Pohang: 2010–present)
• Go Seul-Ki (Pohang: 2005–2009, Ulsan: 2010–2012)
• Choi Tae-Uk (Pohang: 2006–2007, Ulsan: 2014)
• Kim Ji-min (Ulsan: 2007, Pohang: 2008)
• Brasília (Ulsan: 2008, Pohang: 2009)
• Almir (Ulsan: 2008–2009, Pohang: 2010)
• No Byung-Jun (Pohang: 2008–present, Ulsan: 2010)
• Seol Ki-Hyeon (Pohang: 2010, Ulsan: 2011)
• Lee Gi-Dong (Pohang: 2010–2011, Ulsan: 2011–present)

Match reports

Records and statistics

• As of 15 September 2018
• Penalty shoot-outs results are counted as a drawn match.

See also

• List of association football rivalries
• List of sports rivalries
• Nationalism and sport

References