Korean FA Cup

The Korean FA Cup is a national football cup knockout competition of South Korea, held annually by the Korea Football Association. Its previous format began in 1921, as the All Joseon Football Tournament (1921–1940) and later became the National Football Championship (1946–2000), but the FA Cup in its present format began in 1996. The winner gains entry to the next season's AFC Champions League group stage.

Hana Bank FA Cup
Founded1996 (1996)
RegionSouth Korea
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
Current championsSuwon Samsung Bluewings (2019) (5th title)
Most successful club(s)Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Websitehttp://www.kfa.or.kr
2020 Korean FA Cup

History
Main article: List of Korean FA Cup winners

The All Joseon Football Tournament was founded by the Joseon Sports Council in 1921, during Japanese rule in Korea. Youth, student and adult football clubs from various provinces participated. After 1934, it became a part of the Korean National Sports Festival, which was the championship for various sports games and matched Koreans against other sports championships operated by Japanese who lived in Korea. The Joseon Sports Council was disbanded in 1937, due to the Japanese government's oppression, and the Korea Football Association (KFA) succeeded it after 1938, but was cancelled after 1940 for the same reason during World War II.[1][2]

After the liberation of Korea, the KFA founded the National Football Championship and the President's Cup, entered by many semi-professional clubs and amateur clubs from all over South Korea. They opened in spring and late autumn each.

The National Championship declined after the founding of the K League, because professional clubs and famous players didn't take part in it. There were several efforts to make professional clubs join the tournament,[3] and it became so successful that many top-rank clubs joined the championship, renamed "FA Cup", until the 1989 season.[4] However, it soon returned to a semi-professional tournament in 1990, because of discord between the KFA and professional clubs. The current FA Cup separated from the National Championship in 1996, and two competitions merged again since 2001. The President's Cup was also abolished in 2010.

Format

1996–2005

The Korean FA Cup took place after the end of the regular K League season, and was usually completed over a short period. Games were played in a single-elimination format, with extra time and penalties if required. K League sides were seeded in the 1st round of the tournament proper, but all matches were played at neutral venues, such as Gimcheon and Namhae.

2006–present

To elevate the status of the tournament, matches were spread throughout the year. The 2006 edition, for example, started in early March, with rounds also held in April, July, August and November. The final was played in December. As in previous years, the competition was contested in a straight knockout format.

Sponsorship
  • 1996–1997: None
  • 1998 : Sambo Change-up FA Cup
  • 1999 : Sambo Computer FA Cup
  • 2000–2002: Seoul Bank FA Cup
  • 2003–2015 : Hana Bank FA Cup
  • 2015–present : KEB Hana Bank FA Cup

Winners
See also: List of Korean FA Cup winners

Suwon Samsung Bluewings are the most successful club in the Korean FA Cup history with five titles. Five clubs, including the Pohang Steelers, Jeonnam Dragons, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Seongnam FC, have won the Korean FA Cup more than twice.

Finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up
1996 Pohang Atoms 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1997 Jeonnam Dragons 1–0 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
1998 Anyang LG Cheetahs 2–1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
1999 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 3–0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos
2000 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2001 Daejeon Citizen 1–0 Pohang Steelers
2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 Pohang Steelers
2003 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Jeonnam Dragons
2004 Busan I'Cons 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Bucheon SK
2005 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
2006 Jeonnam Dragons 2–0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2007 Jeonnam Dragons 3–2 Pohang Steelers
3–1[lower-greek 1]
2008 Pohang Steelers 2–0 Gyeongnam FC
2009 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2010 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 Busan IPark
2011 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2012 Pohang Steelers 1–0 (a.e.t.) Gyeongnam FC
2013 Pohang Steelers 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2014 Seongnam FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 FC Seoul
2015 FC Seoul 3–1 Incheon United
2016 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–1 FC Seoul
1–2 (a.e.t.)
(10–9 p)[lower-greek 1]
2017 Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 Busan IPark
0–0[lower-greek 1]
2018 Daegu FC 2–1 Ulsan Hyundai
3–0[lower-greek 1]
2019 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0 Daejeon Korail
4–0
  1. Held as a two-legged series

Titles by club

K League official policy is that current clubs succeed to predecessor clubs' history & records.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Seasons Runners-up Seasons
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5 3 2002, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019 1996, 2006, 2011
Pohang Steelers 4 3 1996, 2008, 2012, 2013 2001, 2002, 2007
Seongnam FC 3 3 1999, 2011, 2014 1997, 2000, 2009
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 2 2000, 2003, 2005 1999, 2013
Jeonnam Dragons 3 1 1997, 2006, 2007 2003
FC Seoul 2 2 1998, 2015 2014, 2016
Busan IPark 1 2 2004 2010, 2017
Ulsan Hyundai 1 2 2017 1998, 2018
Daejeon Hana Citizen 1 0 2001
Daegu FC 1 0 2018
Gyeongnam FC 0 2 2008, 2012
Jeju United 0 1 2004
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 0 1 2005
Incheon United 0 1 2015
Daejeon Korail 0 1 2019

Award winners

MVP Award
Season Player Club
1996 Cho Jin-ho Pohang Steelers
1997 Kim Jung-hyuk Jeonnam Dragons
1998 Kang Chun-ho Anyang LG Cheetahs
1999 Park Nam-yeol Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
2000 Park Sung-bae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2001 Kim Eun-jung Daejeon Citizen
2002 Seo Jung-won Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2003 Edmilson Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2004 Kim Yong-dae Busan I'Cons
2005 Milton Rodríguez Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2006 Kim Hyo-il Jeonnam Dragons
2007 Kim Chi-woo Jeonnam Dragons
2008 Choi Hyo-jin Pohang Steelers
2009 Lee Woon-jae Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2010 Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2011 Cho Dong-geon Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2012 Hwang Ji-soo Pohang Steelers
2013 Shin Hwa-yong Pohang Steelers
2014 Park Jun-hyuk Seongnam FC
2015 Yojiro Takahagi FC Seoul
2016 Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2017 Kim Yong-dae Ulsan Hyundai
2018 Cesinha Daegu FC
2019 Ko Seung-beom Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Top Scorer Award

Goals from Round of 32 are counted.
If three or more players finished with the same number of goals as the top scorer, the award was not presented.

Season Player Club Goals
1996 Denis Laktionov Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4
1997 Roh Sang-rae Jeonnam Dragons 6
1998 Kim Jong-kun Ulsan Hyundai 5
1999 Choi Yong-soo Anyang LG Cheetahs 5
2000 César Jeonnam Dragons 4
2001 Kim Eun-jung Daejeon Citizen 4
Choi Sung-kuk Korea University
2002 Did not award
2003 Did not award
2004 Wang Jung-hyun FC Seoul 5
Jung Jo-gook FC Seoul
2005 Milton Rodríguez Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6
2006 Jang Nam-seok Daegu FC 3
2007 Did not award
2008 Kim Dong-chan Gyeongnam FC 6
2009 Stevica Ristić Pohang Steelers 5
2010 Ji Dong-won Jeonnam Dragons 5
Índio Jeonnam Dragons
2011 Go Seul-ki Ulsan Hyundai 4
2012 Did not award
2013 Did not award
2014 Kaio Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4
2015 Did not award
2016 Adriano FC Seoul 5
2017 Did not award
2018 Cesinha Daegu FC 5
2019 Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5

See also

References
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