Continued from here. Rounds 31 to 44 with 112 games in between. R31 starts on the 15th and 16th this month and will end with R44 on the 2nd of December. R31 Group A: Gyeongnam vs Ulsan Suwon vs Pohang Busan vs Seoul Jeju vs Jeonbuk R31 Group B: Chunnam vs Gwangju Seongnam vs Daejeon Daegu vs Sangju Incheon vs Gangwon By the end of the season, the teams would have played all their oppositions (twice) in their respective groups: the format is home and away ties. By the end of the season, Group A will have 1st to 8th finalized, while Group B will have 9th to 16th finalized. Group A: 1st - "2012 Hyundai Olibank K-league 2012" title + AFC Champions League ticket 2nd - AFC Champions League ticket 3rd - AFC Champions League ticket 4th~8th Group B: 9th~14th 15th - Relegated 16th - Relegated Official K-league site - http://www.kleague.com/
So its been decided, Sangju Sangmu will be relegated to Division 2 by the end of the season. That means one other team will be relegated along with Sangju - which will obviously be the lowest rank team from Group B. Along with that, the league have also created a rule where Sangju Sangmu must have at least one player of age 23 or under (18 years old is the youngest age you can make you pro debut). In 2014, this will increase to two. By 2015, at least one of them must always feature. http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/stview.htm?idxno=2012091117502339078
Jitevra, Question for you...hoping you know the answer. Is Korea going to adopt the Scottish table system where there will still be one single table for the whole year (now at 30 games, moving to 44), or the will the table be frozen at 30, and two new tables, one for each group (like Peru does). It seems like if they admit they are blatantly adopting the Scottish system that they will be continuing with the same table, but I haven't seen anything definite.
They will continue with the single table for the whole year, like the Scottish table system. Not sure if you can read Korean, but here it says they will continue with the original table and their points will not be erased. Even if a team from group B finishes with points higher than a team from Group A, it wont have any effect. ◇승점은 이어진다 = 스플릿 시스템에 들어가도 기존에 쌓았던 승점은 그대로 유지되고, 최종 순위 역시 그룹내 승점으로만 결정된다. 만약 최종 44라운드가 끝난 뒤에 그룹B에 속한 팀의 승점이 그룹A에 속한 팀보다 높더라도 최종순위는 팀이 속한 그룹의 승점을 통해서만 정해진다. http://sports.kbs.co.kr/sports/soccer/2012/08/27/2525600.html
Thanks for responding...I can't read Korean, hence my asking you I understand the first paragraph. I am confused about the second paragraph. If a team from Group B wins every game and jumps ahead of the worst Group A team in points, will they then go to 8th, and the Group A team will drop to 9th, correct? Or can the best group B team never finish above 9th, even if they finish with more points than a Group A team?
They're pretty even too in terms of caliber. I'm guessing maybe Choi finishes the year and Kwon resumes the starter job next season. Or Kwon resumes as starter and Choi at his age should be grateful that he can still get a job in the K-League and be #2.
Sanju Sangmu to boycott the remainder of the games to protest their automatic relegation. There's also talks of them becoming an amateur team next year, which would mean they're not joining the K2. They're basically throwing a tantrum. They want to be dragged out of the K-league kicking and screaming http://news.naver.com/sports/index....&mod=read&office_id=241&article_id=0002098186
15(토) 14:50 [K리그] 경남 : 울산 (KBS N 생중계, MBC SPORTS+ 생중계) 15(토) 14:50 [K리그] 전남 : 광주 (CMB 광주 생중계) 15(토) 14:50 [K리그] 성남 : 대전 (SPO TV+ 생중계) 15(토) 16:50 [K리그] 수원 : 포항 (TV 조선 생중계, SPO TV+ 생중계) 16(일) 14:50 [K리그] 부산 : GS (KBS N 생중계, SBS ESPN 생중계) 16(일) 14:50 [K리그] SK : 전북 (제주 MBC 생중계, SPO TV 생중계? (안할수도 있음) 16(일) 16:50 [K리그] 인천 : 강원 (NIB 남인천 생중계, SPO TV+ 생중계)
I think it is still premature to make the decision on Sangju at this point. Sangju was still working on meeting the criteria. KPFL should have kept their patience.
I'm not sure he would be ahead of Choi and Kwon. Choi is a long time veteran of the K-League and one time KNT member. Kwon I think also been called up to the KNT and is a relatively reliable goalkeeper. I haven't seen enough of KMS to make that judgment though. I think he was pretty much a backup for most of his career.
Well all the games this round are broadcast on TV, so I am pretty sure some will be available for streaming online. Most likely: Gyeongnam-Ulsan Likely: Suwon-Pohang Busan-Seoul Not Likely: Seongnam-Daejeon
K-League Round 31 Highlights: Jeju United 0-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors: Seongnam Ilhwa 1-2 Daejeon Citizen FC: Gyeongnam FC 1-2 Ulsan Hyundai FC: Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-2 Pohang Steelers: Busan I'Park 0-2 FC Seoul:
http://www.sportlemon.tv/v-4/4/118/v-451914.html http://ss88.80port.net/bbs/zboard.p...&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=113