 However, the club's defensive record was the worst in the league.Furthermore, in the FA Cup, Daegu were knocked out in the round of 32 by National League side Hallelujah FC.In the Samsung Hauzen Cup, a new cup competition run as a league competition specifically for K-League clubs (thus excluding National League and lower tier clubs) during the K-League's mid-season break, Daegu finished 8th out of 13 teams.