User:Holyjoe/Korean FA Cup

The Korean FA Cup is a national cup knockout competition involving K-League, K2 League and various amateur clubs. The competition started in 1996 with 16 competing clubs, and Pohang Steelers won the inaugural competition on penalties over Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

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

From 2006 the competition was given a more prominent role in the Korean football calendar, with the round spread throughout the year.

Past winners
Only one club, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, have won the Korean FA Cup more than once.

{| class="wikitable" Year Winner Runner-up Score 2005 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  Ulsan Mipo Dockyard  1-0 2004 Busan I'cons  Bucheon SK  1-1 (4-3pens) 2003 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  Chunnam Dragons  2-2 (4-2pens) 2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings  Pohang Steelers  1-0 2001 Daejeon Citizen  Pohang Steelers  1-0 2000 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  2-0 1999 Chunan Ilhwa Chunma  Chonbuk Hyundai Dinos  3-0 1998 Anyang LG Cheetahs  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i  2-1 1997 Chunnam Dragons  Chunan Ilhwa Chunma  1-0 1996 Pohang Steelers  Suwon Samsung Bluewings  0-0 (7-6pens)