2007 K-League

The 2007 season of the K-League kicked off on March 3. The league's previous split-season format was replaced by a combined 26-game single-season schedule. Each team will play 26 matches consisting of a home and away fixture against every other team. After all games have been played, the top 6 teams will enter the championship playoffs to determine the overall champion. The playoff fixtures are set to take place in late October, with the Final being played on two legs in early November.

The league took a break after Round 13 (June 23), as a result of the Asian Cup taking place between July 7 and July 29. The league will resume with Round 14 (August 8).

The league cup format changed as well. In 2006, all teams played one game against every other team, hence the champion was decided on a-13 game schedule. 2007's cup will sport 12 teams (except Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Chunnam Dragons who are participating in the AFC Champions League 2007), split into 2 Groups. The pool-league will be based on home and away.

Contents

Stage

Final table

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD comment
1. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 55 26 16 7 3 43 18 +25 Champion
2. Suwon Samsung Bluewings 51 26 15 6 5 36 24 +12 Runner-up
3. Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 45 26 12 9 5 34 22 +12 Qualified
4. Gyeongnam FC 43 26 13 4 9 41 31 +10 Qualified
5. Pohang Steelers (C) 38 26 12 5 9 27 31 −4 Qualified
6. Daejeon Citizen 37 26 10 7 9 34 27 +7 Qualified
7. FC Seoul 37 26 8 13 5 23 16 +7
8. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 36 26 9 9 8 36 32 +4
9. Incheon United 33 26 8 9 9 30 32 −2
10. Chunnam Dragons 30 26 7 9 10 24 27 −3 FA Cup winner
11. Jeju United 30 26 8 6 12 27 35 −8
12. Daegu FC 24 26 6 6 14 35 46 −11
13. Busan I'Park 20 26 4 8 14 20 39 −19
14. Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 12 26 2 6 18 14 44 −30
Qualification for playoffs and 2008 AFC Champions League
Qualification for playoffs (finals)
Qualification for playoffs (semifinals)
Qualification for playoffs

Note: 2007 Korean FA Cup winner also qualified for 2008 AFC Champions League

Results

Round 1

March 3
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 8 724

March 4
Incheon United 0-1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 24 772

March 4
FC Seoul 2-0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 19 015

March 4
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 1-1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 14 763

March 4
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 25 612

March 4
Busan I'Park 0-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 8 773

March 4
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 18 787

Round 2

March 11
Daegu FC 1-2 Incheon United
Attendance: 16 425

March 10
Gyeongnam FC 1-3 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 17 826

March 11
Chunnam Dragons 0-1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 200

March 11
Daejeon Citizen 1-3 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 13 747

March 10
Jeju United 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 20 499

March 11
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 17 725

March 11
Busan I'Park 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 237

Round 3

March 17
Incheon United 1-2 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 10 720

March 18
Daegu FC 2-2 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 5425

March 17
Pohang Steelers 1-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 10 042

March 18
FC Seoul 1-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 26 078

March 17
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 3 628

March 17
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 721

March 17
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 20 317

Round 4

March 31
Chunnam Dragons 0-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 5 732

March 31
Daejeon Citizen 0-0 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 5 423

March 31
Jeju United 2-0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 19 085

March 31
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-2 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 6 953

March 31
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 3 645

March 31
Busan I'Park 0-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 4 157

March 31
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 10 507

Round 5

April 7
Incheon United 3-2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 15 687

April 7
Chunnam Dragons 1-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 5 350

April 7
Gyeongnam FC 1-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 5 473

April 7
Daegu FC 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 372

April 7
Pohang Steelers 0-1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 4 528

April 7
FC Seoul 0-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 55 397

April 7
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 0-3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 7 897

Round 6

April 15
Jeju United 0-2 Incheon United
Attendance: 2 189

April 14
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 9 317

April 14
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 2 678

April 14
Busan I'Park 1-4 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 4 073

April 14
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 16 213

April 14
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 7 832

April 14
FC Seoul 0-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 30 176

Round 7

April 21
Incheon United 1-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 11 628

April 21
Jeju United 1-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 2 169

April 21
Daejeon Citizen 2-2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 10 122

April 21
Chunnam Dragons 0-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 7 757

April 21
Gyeongnam FC 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 3 271

April 21
Daegu FC 3-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 13 572

April 21
Pohang Steelers 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 596

Round 8

April 28
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 1-1 Incheon United
Attendance: 4 527

April 28
Busan I'Park 0-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 3 751

April 28
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 17 259

April 28
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0-0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 4 827

April 28
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-2 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 633

April 28
FC Seoul 0-3 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 18 758

April 28
Pohang Steelers 1-3 Daegu FC
Attendance: 5 084

Round 9

May 5
Incheon United 2-2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 23 643

May 5
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 1-3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 28 637

May 5
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 29 112

May 5
Jeju United 2-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 8 314

May 5
Daejeon Citizen 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 28 074

May 5
Chunnam Dragons 2-1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 13 800

May 5
Gyeongnam FC 1-0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 7 645

Round 10

May 12
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 21 304

May 12
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 8 974

May 12
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 4-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 6 374

May 12
FC Seoul 1-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 10 574

May 12
Pohang Steelers 0-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 5 077

May 12
Daegu FC 1-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 35 746

May 12
Gyeongnam FC 2-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 3 051

Round 11

May 19
Incheon United 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 17 647

May 19
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-2 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 30 216

May 19
Busan I'Park 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 10 103

May 19
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 3 542

May 19
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 8 423

May 19
Jeju United 1-1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 2 687

May 19
Daejeon Citizen 1-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 10 062

Round 12

May 26
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 1-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 6 737

May 26
FC Seoul 0-0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 32 386

May 26
Pohang Steelers 0-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 12 106

May 26
Daegu FC 1-1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 9 645

May 26
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-4 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 3 785

May 26
Chunnam Dragons 1-0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 11 270

May 26
Daejeon Citizen 1-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 13 523

Round 13

June 16
Incheon United 2-2 FC Seoul
Attendance: 22 765

June 16
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 0-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 8 217

June 16
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 10 192

June 16
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5-3 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 27 816

June 16
Busan I'Park 1-3 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 175

June 16
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 1-0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 587

June 16
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 8 778

Summer Break June 23 - August 8


Round 14

August 8
Incheon United 2-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 13 767

August 8
Pohang Steelers 2-1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 2 240

August 8
FC Seoul 1-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 13 875

August 8
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 437

August 8
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 4 824

August 8
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 21 813

August 8
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-3 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 3 214

Round 15

August 11
Gyeongnam FC 0-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 11 214

August 11
Chunnam Dragons 3-2 Daegu FC
Attendance: 4 125

August 11
Daejeon Citizen 3-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 13 097

August 11
Jeju United 2-2 FC Seoul
Attendance: 2 833

August 11
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 15 327

August 11
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 5 734

August 11
Busan I'Park 1-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 11 075

Round 16

August 15
Incheon United 2-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 13 872

August 15
Gyeongnam FC 1-2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 124

August 15
Daegu FC 3-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 10 023

August 15
Pohang Steelers 1-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 5 287

August 15
FC Seoul 0-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 15 866

August 15
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 0-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 13 870

August 15
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 31 726

Round 17

August 18
Daejeon Citizen 0-1 Incheon United
Attendance: 18 101

August 18
Jeju United 2-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 1 506

August 18
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-3 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 15 711

August 18
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 2-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 9 633

August 18
Busan I'Park 1-2 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 4 765

August 18
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 41 819

August 18
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 8 988

Round 18

August 25
Incheon United 1-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 10 738

August 25
Daejeon Citizen 2-0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 19 212

August 25
Chunnam Dragons 2-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 10 200

August 25
Gyeongnam FC 2-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 4 219

August 25
Daegu FC 1-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 44 215

August 25
Pohang Steelers 2-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 11 097

August 25
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 13 574

Round 19

August 28
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 6 377

August 28
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-2 Jeju United
Attendance: 3 887

August 28
Busan I'Park 1-0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 4 816

August 28
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 22 138

August 28
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-2 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 4 235

August 28
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 6 275

August 28
FC Seoul 3-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 12 013

Round 20

September 1
Incheon United 3-2 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 6 217

September 1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 7 535

September 1
Jeju United 0-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 15 277

September 1
Daejeon Citizen 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 18 184

September 1
Chunnam Dragons 0-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 10 037

September 1
Gyeongnam FC 1-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 11 258

September 1
Daegu FC 2-2 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 2 537

Round 21

September 15
Busan I'Park 0-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 1 505

September 15
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 25 170

September 15
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 9 240

September 15
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-2 Jeju United
Attendance: 4 636

September 15
FC Seoul 2-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 14 632

September 15
Pohang Steelers 1-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 1 735

September 15
Daegu FC 1-3 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 27 463

Round 22

September 22
Incheon United 2-3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 25 686

September 22
Busan I'Park 1-3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 1 873

September 22
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 1-2 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 18 540

September 22
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 6 178

September 22
Jeju United 2-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 2 064

September 22
Daejeon Citizen 4-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 10 022

September 22
Chunnam Dragons 2-1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 3 859

Round 23

September 29
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 Incheon United
Attendance: 7 842

September 29
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 14 143

September 29
FC Seoul 4-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 18 572

September 29
Pohang Steelers 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 396

September 29
Daegu FC 1-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 7 582

September 29
Gyeongnam FC 3-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 4 155

September 29
Chunnam Dragons 1-2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 12 687

Round 24

October 6
Incheon United 1-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 19 676

October 6
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 8 842

October 6
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 26 123

October 6
Busan I'Park 1-4 Daegu FC
Attendance: 1 858

October 6
Gyeongnam FC 1-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 075

October 6
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 328

October 6
Jeju United 2-3 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 1 781

Round 25

October 10
FC Seoul 2-1 Incheon United
Attendance: 12 358

October 10
Pohang Steelers 1-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 3 685

October 10
Daegu FC 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 2 085

October 10
Gyeongnam FC 0-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 23 192

October 10
Chunnam Dragons 0-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 5 763

October 10
Daejeon Citizen 2-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 16 347

October 10
Jeju United 2-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 1 231

Round 26

October 14
Pohang Steelers 3-2 Incheon United
Attendance: 4 074

October 14
Daegu FC 1-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 945

October 14
Gyeongnam FC 0-4 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 17 826

October 14
Chunnam Dragons 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 5 835

October 14
Daejeon Citizen 1-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 38 724

October 14
Jeju United 1-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 2 128

October 14
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 173

Top scorers

This list is including championship playoff goals

Pos Name Team Goals Pld
1 Cabore Gyeongnam FC 18 26
2 Denilson Daejeon Citizen 14 24
= Dejan Damjanović Incheon United 14 26
4 Stevica Ristić Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13 25
5 Luizinho Daegu FC 11 23
6 Mota Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 21
7 Adriano Chuva Daejeon Citizen 8 14
= Lee Keun-Ho Daegu FC 8 20
= Sandro Hiroshi Chunnam Dragons 8 26
= Woo Sung-Yong Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 8 26

Attendance

At the end of the 2007 season, the K-League attracted 2,073,808 fans and an average of 11,786 fans per game. That puts the K-League at 15th in the world for average attendances for domestic premier leagues for association football (just six fans per match less than the Russian Premier League). Here is a team-by-team report on attendance.

Team Avg Total Min Max
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 25,194 327,526 16,213 41,819
FC Seoul 21,513 279,670 10,574 55,397
Incheon United 16,671 216,728 6,217 25,686
Daegu FC 15,007 180,090 2,085 44,215
Daejon Citizen 14,659 175,914 5,423 28,074
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 11,312 135,754 4,328 29,112
Gwangju Sangmu 8,861 115,196 2,678 28,637
Ulsan Horang-i 8,706 113,184 3,628 14,763
Gyeongnam FC 8,625 103,503 3,051 23,192
Chunnam Dragons 8,565 102,780 3,859 13,800
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7,677 99,794 4,236 10,508
Jeju United 6,636 79,635 1,231 20,499
Pohang Steelers 6,572 78,873 1,735 12,596
Busan I'Park 5,012 65,161 1,505 11,075

Championship playoffs

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                         
  2  Suwon Samsung Bluewings Bye  
        
4  Gyeongnam FC 01 (3)0     2  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0  
5  Pohang Steelers (PK) 01 (4)0       5  Pohang Steelers 1  
5  Pohang Steelers 2
     
  3  Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2     3  Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 1  
6  Daejeon Citizen 0       5  Pohang Steelers 3 1 4
  1  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 0 1
     
 
1  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Bye
 
      

Format

The top six teams in the final table qualify for the playoffs. Fourth will play fifth and third will play sixth. The winners of those two games will then playoff against each other; the winner will then playoff against the team that finished in second place. Finally, the winner of this playoff will face the team that finished in first place over two legs to decide the overall league champions.

Results

Game A

October 20
Gyeongnam FC 1 – 1
(AET, 3 PK 4)
Pohang Steelers Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 8,965
Cabore  86' Lee Gwang-Jae  68'

Game B

October 21
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2 – 0 Daejeon Citizen Munsu World Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 23,836
Lee Sang-ho  39'
Park Dong-Hyuk  69'

Game C

October 28
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 1 – 2 Pohang Steelers Munsu World Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 31,783
Woo Sung-Yong  70' Hwang Jae-Won  34'
Lee Gwang-Jae  76'

Game D

October 31
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 – 1 Pohang Steelers Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 33,824
Park Won-Jae  86'

Final

First Leg

November 4
Pohang Steelers 3 – 1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 20,875
Park Won-Jae  31'
Ko Ki-Gu  73'
Lee Gwang-Jae  74'
Jang Hak-Young  90+1'

Second Leg

November 11
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 – 1 Pohang Steelers Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 18,924
Schwenck  43'

agg 4–1, Pohang Steelers win

2007 K-League Winners
Pohang Steelers
4th Title

See also