2008 K-League Championship

2008 K-League Championship is postseason championship playoff of 2008 K-League. The championship are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams 1st to 6th in the 2008 K-League table. All matches are played one leg, except final is played two legs. 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.

Contents

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                         
  2  FC Seoul    
   (bye)    
4  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (p) 00 (4)0     2  FC Seoul 4  
5  Pohang Steelers 00 (2)0       4  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2  
4  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1
     
  3  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1     6  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0  
6  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2       2  FC Seoul 1 1 2
  1  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 2 3
     
 
1  Suwon Samsung Bluewings  
 
   (bye)  

First round

Ulsan vs Pohang

22 November 2008
17:00 KST
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Pohang Steelers Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 9,480
Referee: Markus Wingenbach
Report
  Penalties  
Woo Sung-Yong
Yeom Ki-Hun
Oh Jang-Eun
Lee Jin-Ho
Park Byung-Gyu
4 – 2 Noh Byung-Joon
Kim Gwang-Seok
Hwang Jae-Won
Hwang Jin-Sung
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Pohang Steelers
ULSAN HYUNDAI HORANG-I:
GK 1 Kim Young-Kwang 120'
DF 5 Yoo Kyoung-Youl
DF 2 Oh Chang-Sik
DF 6 Park Dong-Hyuk
MF 3 Park Byung-Gyu
MF 16 Oh Jang-Eun
MF 28 Kim Min-O 78'
MF 14 Yoo Ho-Joon
FW 7 Brasília 45'
FW 77 Almir 107'
FW 10 Luizinho 60'
Substitutes:
GK 40 Kim Seung-Gyu 120'
DF 33 Lee Se-Hwan
FW 11 Yeom Ki-Hun 60'
FW 18 Yang Dong-Hyun 45'
FW 19 Lee Jin-Ho 78'
FW 22 Woo Sung-Yong 107'
Manager:
Kim Jung-Nam
POHANG STEELERS:
GK 31 Kim Jee-Hyuk
DF 37 Cho Sung-Hwan
DF 24 Hwang Jae-Won
DF 22 Jang Hyun-Kyu 98'
MF 2 Choi Hyo-Jin
MF 9 Hwang Ji-Soo 91'
MF 6 Kim Gi-Dong 62'
MF 25 Shin Hyung-Min
MF 19 Park Won-Jae
FW 33 Noh Byung-Joon
FW 99 Stevo 59'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Shin Hwa-Yong
DF 3 Kim Gwang-Seok 98'
MF 7 Kim Jae-Sung 62'
MF 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 91'
MF 12 Park Hee-Chul
FW 18 Namgung Do 59'
Manager:
Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees:
Ahn Sang-Ki
Kim Kye-Soo
Fourth official:
Choi Gwang-Bo

Seongnam vs Jeonbuk

23 November 2008
14:00 KST
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
Attendance: 12,347
Referee: Thorsten Schriever
Dudu  29' (pen.) Report Choi Tae-Uk  75'
Luiz Henrique  99'
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
SEONGNAM ILHWA CHUNMA:
GK 30 Jung Sung-Ryong
RB 2 Park Jin-Sub 75' 89'
CB 5 Cho Byung-Kuk
CB 20 Kim Young-Chul
LB 33 Jang Hak-Young
DM 14 Kim Sang-Sik 90+1'
DM 18 Kim Jung-Woo 105'
CM 15 Han Dong-Won 89'
RW 10 Dudu
LW 25 Cho Dong-Geon 73'
FW 11 Mota
Substitutes:
GK 31 Jeon Sang-Wook
DF 4 Lee Jung-Youl 89'
DF 40 Park Woo-Hyun
MF 17 Kim Chul-Ho 105'
FW 8 Kim Dong Hyun 73'
FW 9 Juan Arce 89'
Manager:
Kim Hak-Beom
JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS:
GK 1 Kwoun Sun-Tae
RB 16 Shin Kwang-Hoon
CB 15 Aleksandar 71'
CB 17 Lim You-Hwan
LB 2 Choi Chul-Soon 56'
CM 28 Jung Hoon 82' 120+1'
CM 7 Lee Hyun-Seung 49'
RW 11 Choi Tae-Uk
LW 9 Chung Kyung-Ho 28' 58'
FW 34 Luiz Henrique
ST 19 Cho Jae-Jin
Substitutes:
GK 21 Kim Min-Sik
DF 3 Sung Jong-Hyun 120+1'
DF 4 Kang Min-Soo 15'
MF 22 Kim Hyeung-Bum 49' 61'
FW 10 Dajić 58'
FW 29 Hong Jin-Sub 76' 61'
Manager:
Choi Kang-Hee

Assistant referees:
Kim Sun-Jin
Jeong Hae-Sang
Fourth official:
Lee Young-Chul

Second round

Ulsan vs Jeonbuk

26 November 2008
19:30 KST
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1 – 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 13,753
Referee: Guido Winkmann
Yeom Ki-Hun  40' Report
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
ULSAN HYUNDAI HORANG-I:
GK 1 Kim Young-Kwang 83'
DF 5 Yoo Kyoung-Youl
DF 2 Oh Chang-Sik 72'
DF 6 Park Dong-Hyuk
MF 3 Park Byung-Gyu
MF 16 Oh Jang-Eun
MF 13 Hyun Young-Min
MF 14 Yoo Ho-Joon 69'
FW 8 Lee Sang-Ho 89'
FW 11 Yeom Ki-Hun 85'
FW 19 Lee Jin-Ho 78'
Substitutes:
GK 40 Kim Seung-Gyu
DF 33 Lee Se-Hwan
MF 28 Kim Min-O
FW 10 Luizinho 85'
FW 22 Woo Sung-Yong 89'
FW 77 Almir 78'
Manager:
Kim Jung-Nam
JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS:
GK 1 Kwoun Sun-Tae
RB 16 Shin Kwang-Hoon 30'
CB 15 Aleksandar
CB 4 Kang Min-Soo
LB 2 Choi Chul-Soon
DM 17 Lim You-Hwan
RW 11 Choi Tae-Uk
LW 9 Chung Kyung-Ho
FW 29 Hong Jin-Sub 48'
FW 34 Luiz Henrique 61'
ST 19 Cho Jae-Jin
Substitutes:
GK 21 Kim Min-Sik
DF 3 Sung Jong-Hyun
DF 24 Lee Won-Jae
MF 7 Lee Hyun-Seung
MF 28 Jung Hoon
FW 10 Dajić 48'
Manager:
Choi Kang-Hee

Assistant referees:
Ahn Sang-Ki
Won Chang-Ho
Fourth official:
Ko Geum-Bok

Semifinal

Seoul vs Ulsan

30 November 2008
14:00 KST
FC Seoul 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,959
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
Jung Jo-Gook  26'
Dejan  97'
Kim Eun-Jung  109'
Kim Seung-Yong  115'
Report Yeom Ki-Hun  79'
Luizinho  114'
FC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
FC SEOUL:
GK 24 Kim Ho-Jun
DF 8 Adilson
DF 6 Kim Jin-Kyu 118'
DF 22 Kim Chi-Gon
DF 21 Choi Won-Kwon
MF 26 Kim Chi-Woo 55'
MF 14 Kim Han-Yoon 83'
MF 7 Lee Eul-Yong 85'
MF 17 Ki Sung-Yong
FW 9 Jung Jo-Gook 68'
FW 11 Dejan 100'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Jo Soo-Hyuk
DF 4 Park Yong-Ho 118'
MF 38 Han Tae-You 100'
FW 18 Kim Eun-Jung 83'
FW 19 Lee Sang-Hyup 85'
FW 47 Kim Seung-Yong 68'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
ULSAN HYUNDAI HORANG-I:
GK 1 Kim Young-Kwang 118'
DF 5 Yoo Kyoung-Youl
DF 2 Oh Chang-Sik
DF 6 Park Dong-Hyuk 62'
MF 3 Park Byung-Gyu
MF 13 Hyun Young-Min
MF 14 Yoo Ho-Joon 75'
MF 8 Lee Sang-Ho 100'
FW 77 Almir 45'
FW 11 Yeom Ki-Hun
FW 19 Lee Jin-Ho 45'
Substitutes:
GK 40 Kim Seung-Gyu 118'
DF 33 Lee Se-Hwan
MF 28 Kim Min-O 45'
FW 10 Luizinho 45'
FW 18 Yang Dong-Hyun 100'
FW 22 Woo Sung-Yong 90' 75'
Manager:
Kim Jung-Nam

Assistant referees:
Kang Lee-Sung
Son Jae-Sun
Fourth official:
Choi Gwang-Bo

Final

Seoul vs Suwon

3 December 2008
20:00 KST
FC Seoul 1 – 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 39,011
Referee: Peter Sippel
Adilson  21' Report Kwak Hee-Joo  79'
FC Seoul
Suwon Bluewings
FC SEOUL:
GK 24 Kim Ho-Jun
DF 8 Adilson 77'
DF 6 Kim Jin-Kyu
DF 22 Kim Chi-Gon
DF 21 Choi Won-Kwon
MF 26 Kim Chi-Woo
MF 14 Kim Han-Yoon 81'
MF 27 Lee Chung-Yong
MF 17 Ki Sung-Yong
FW 9 Jung Jo-Gook
FW 11 Dejan 63'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Jo Soo-Hyuk
DF 4 Park Yong-Ho 77'
MF 7 Lee Eul-Yong 63'
FW 18 Kim Eun-Jung
FW 19 Lee Sang-Hyup 81'
FW 47 Kim Seung-Yong
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS:
GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae
DF 29 Kwak Hee-Joo
DF 2 Mato
DF 14 Lee Jung-Soo
MF 8 Song Chong-Gug
MF 6 Cho Won-Hee
MF 15 Hong Soon-Hak 69'
MF 11 Kim Dae-Eui
MF 20 Baek Ji-Hoon 45'
FW 9 Edu
FW 18 Shin Young-Rok 54'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Kim Dae-Hwan
DF 3 Yang Sang-Min
DF 25 Choi Sung-Hwan
MF 13 Lee Kwan-Woo 54'
MF 30 Choi Sung-Hyun 69'
FW 16 Bae Ki-Jong 45'
Manager:
Cha Bum-Kun

Assistant referees:
Kim Yong-Soo
Jeong Hae-Sang
Fourth official:
Choi Gwang-Bo

Suwon vs Seoul

7 December 2008
14:00 KST
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 – 1 FC Seoul Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 41,044
Referee: Felix Brych
Edu  11'
Song Chong-Gug  36'
Report Jung Jo-Gook  25' (pen.)
Suwon Bluewings
FC Seoul
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS:
GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae
DF 29 Kwak Hee-Joo 80'
DF 2 Mato 44'
DF 14 Lee Jung-Soo
DF 11 Kim Dae-Eui 81'
MF 27 Seo Dong-Hyun
MF 8 Song Chong-Gug
MF 6 Cho Won-Hee 67'
MF 15 Hong Soon-Hak 29' 76'
FW 9 Edu
FW 16 Bae Ki-Jong 60'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Kim Dae-Hwan
DF 25 Choi Sung-Hwan
MF 13 Lee Kwan-Woo
MF 20 Baek Ji-Hoon 76'
FW 18 Shin Young-Rok 60'
FW 19 Namgoong Woong 81'
Manager:
Cha Bum-Kun
FC SEOUL:
GK 24 Kim Ho-Jun
DF 8 Adilson 80'
DF 6 Kim Jin-Kyu 35'
DF 22 Kim Chi-Gon
DF 21 Choi Won-Kwon
MF 26 Kim Chi-Woo 81'
MF 14 Kim Han-Yoon 76'
MF 27 Lee Chung-Yong
MF 17 Ki Sung-Yong 90+3'
FW 9 Jung Jo-Gook 67'
FW 11 Dejan
Substitutes:
GK 30 Jo Soo-Hyuk
DF 4 Park Yong-Ho
MF 7 Lee Eul-Yong
MF 38 Han Tae-You 81'
FW 18 Kim Eun-Jung 67'
FW 19 Lee Sang-Hyup 76'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Assistant referees:
Kim Kye-Soo
Kim Jung-Sik
Fourth official:
Lee Sang-Yong

Suwon Bluewings won the 2008 K-League by the aggregate score of 3-2.

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