This article shows the summary of 2006 football season in South Korea.

Former manager Jo Bonfrère qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but failed to satisfy the expectations of the Korea Football Association.

Dick Advocaat replaced Bonfrère to participate in the World Cup,[1] but Advocaat secretly contracted with a Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg just before the tournament, for which he was criticized.

[2] Despite controversies about managers, South Korea defeated Togo 2–1 and drew 1–1 with eventual finalists France.

However, they were eliminated in the group stage after losing 2–0 to Switzerland in the last match.