Finally, Ulsan Hyundai have shed their tag in South Korea as “chokers”. The Tigers entered the final day of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons in pole position, only to throw it all away and hand the trophy to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Not this time as Ulsan clinched their first K League championship since 2005 on the penultimate weekend in October with a 2-1 win at Gangwon FC.
It was the first league title for head coach Hong Myung-bo. The captain of the 2002 World Cup team that reached
