The 2004 season of the K-League kicked off on April 3. The league's previous single-season format was replaced by a separated twice 12-game split-season schedule. Each team will play 12 matches consisting of a home or away fixture against every other team in each stage. After both stages have been played, First Stage table plus Second Stage and the First Stage and Second Stage winners and table the top 2 teams will enter the championship playoffs to determine the overall champion. The playoff fixtures are set to take place in early December.
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohang Steelers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | First Stage Champion |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | |
| FC Seoul | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | |
| Chunnam Dragons | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | |
| Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | |
| Busan I'Cons | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | |
| Daegu FC | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | |
| Bucheon SK | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | |
| Incheon United | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | Second Stage Champion |
| Chunnam Dragons | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | |
| Incheon United | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| FC Seoul | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | |
| Busan I'Cons | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |
| Daegu FC | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | |
| Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | |
| Bucheon SK | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -2 | |
| Pohang Steelers | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 41 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | Qualified |
| 2. | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | Second Stage Champion |
| 3. | Chunnam Dragons | 37 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | Qualified |
| 4. | FC Seoul | 33 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | |
| 5. | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 18 | +5 | |
| 6. | Pohang Steelers | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | First Stage Champion |
| 7. | Busan I'Cons | 30 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | FA Cup winner |
| 8. | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 29 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -2 | |
| 9. | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 29 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | |
| 10. | Daegu FC | 28 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 31 | -1 | |
| 11. | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | |
| 12. | Incheon United | 26 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -9 | |
| 13. | Bucheon SK | 25 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
| Qualification for playoffs and 2005 AFC Champions League | |
| Qualification for playoffs | |
| Qualification for playoffs |
Note: 2004 Korean FA Cup winner also qualified for 2005 AFC Champions League
This list is including championship playoff goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Pld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mota | Chunnam Dragons | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Nonato | Daegu FC | 13 | 23 |
| 3 | Nadson | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | Woo Sung-Yong | Pohang Steelers | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Kim Eun-Jung | FC Seoul | 8 | 24 |
| = | Marcel | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Zé Carlos | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 7 | 12 |
| = | Ricardo Irineu | Bucheon SK | 7 | 22 |
| 9 | Cheick Oumar Dabo | Bucheon SK | 6 | 15 |
| = | Andy Cooke | Busan I'Cons | 6 | 20 |
| = | Itamar | Chunnam Dragons | 6 | 22 |
| = | Tavares | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 23 |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | |||||||
| Chunnam Dragons | 0 | |||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 00(0)-4PSO | |||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 00(0)-3PSO | |||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 1 | |||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 0 | |||||||
| December 5 |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 – 0 | Chunnam Dragons | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 26,445 |
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| Javier Musa 4' |
| December 5 |
Pohang Steelers | 1 – 0 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | Steelyard Stadium, Pohang Attendance: 18,237 |
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| Tavares 36' |
| December 8 |
Pohang Steelers | 0 – 0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Steelyard Stadium, Pohang Attendance: 15,206 |
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| December 12 |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 – 0 | Pohang Steelers | Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 36,490 |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings win 4-3 on penalties
| 2004 K-League Winners |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3rd Title |
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