The 2006 K League was the 24th season of the
K League
K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...
, which kicked off on March 12. The format of the regular season and playoffs was the same as the one used in the
2005 season. It took a break for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to FIFA World Cup hosts ...
in June and July. The playoff games were held in November.
SK Group
SK Group () is a South Korean multinational manufacturing and services conglomerate headquartered in Seoul. A chaebol (Korean family-owned conglomerate), SK Group is the second largest such conglomerate by revenue in South Korea, after Samsun ...
, the owners of Bucheon SK, moved their club to
Jeju, and renamed the club
Jeju United
Jeju SK FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the Yukong Elephants, Bucheon SK, and Jeju United.
Hist ...
. The club was based in the
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Jeju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium located in the city of Seogwipo, on the South Korean island of Jeju, which is administratively part of the eponymous province. Since 2006, the stadium has been home of the K League club Jeju SK. It ...
of
Seogwipo
Seogwipo (; ) is the second-largest Administrative divisions of South Korea, city on Jeju Island, settled on a rocky volcanic coastline in the southern part of Jeju Province, South Korea. In July 2006, Seogwipo's boundaries were expanded to inclu ...
.
Gyeongnam FC
Gyeongnam FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Its home stadium is the Changwon Football Center, located in Changwon ...
joined the K League, increasing the number of clubs to fourteen.
Teams
Foreign players
Regular season
First stage
League table
The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.
Results
Second stage
League table
The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.
Results
Overall table
The top two teams in the overall table qualified for the championship playoffs.
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Final table
Top scorers
This list includes goals of the championship playoffs.
Awards
Main awards
Best XI
Source:
See also
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2006 in South Korean football
This article shows the summary of 2006 football season in South Korea.
National teams
FIFA World Cup
Former manager Jo Bonfrère qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but failed to satisfy the expectations of the Korea Football Associ ...
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2006 K League Championship
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2006 Korean League Cup
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2006 Korean FA Cup
The 2006 North Korean FA Cup
Qualifying round First round
Final rounds Bracket
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Awards
Source:
See also
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References
External links
RSSSF
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...