2009 Pohang Steelers season

Pohang Steelers
2009 season
Chairman Kim Hyun-Sik
Manager Sérgio Farias
K-League 3rd
Korean FA Cup Quarterfinal
League Cup Winner
Champions League Winner
FIFA Club World Cup 3rd
Top goalscorer League:
Denilson (8 goals)
All:
Denilson (21 goals)
Highest home attendance 20,736 vs Busan
(September 16)
Lowest home attendance 7,348 vs Jeju
(May 9)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 season is Pohang Steelers' 27th season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in K-League, League Cup, Korean FA Cup, AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2009 AFC Champions League.

Contents

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Shin Hwa-Yong
2 MF Choi Hyo-Jin
3 DF Kim Gwang-Seok
4 DF Lee Chang-Won
5 MF Kim Tae-Su
6 MF Kim Gi-Dong
7 MF Kim Jae-Sung
8 MF Hwang Jin-Sung
9 MF Hwang Ji-Soo
10 FW Denilson
11 MF Vaguinho
12 MF Park Hee-Chul
15 DF Cho Hong-Kyu
16 MF Kim Jung-Kyum
17 MF Kim Ba-Woo
18 FW Namgung Do
19 MF Cha Ji-Ho
20 MF Shin Hyung-Min
21 GK Song Dong-Jin
22 FW Noh Byung-Joon
No. Position Player
23 FW Yoo Chang-Hyun
24 DF Hwang Jae-Won
25 MF Cho Moon-Sang
26 FW Cho Chan-Ho
27 MF Kim Chang-Hoon
28 MF Song Chang-Ho
30 DF Kazunari Okayama
31 GK Kim Jee-Hyuk
32 DF Kim Hyung-Il
33 MF Song Je-Heon
34 MF Kim Bum-Joon
35 DF Hwang Jae-Hun
36 MF Song Soon-Bo
37 DF Kang Dae-Ho
38 DF Maeng Jin-Oh
39 MF Jung Hyung-Ho
41 GK Kim Dae-Ho
77 FW Kim Myung-Joong
88 FW Go Seul-Ki
99 FW Stevica Ristić (on loan from Jeonbuk Hyundai)

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
DF Shin Kwang-Hoon (on loan to Jeonbuk Hyundai)
MF Cho Han-Bum (on loan to Daegu FC)
 

K-League

Regular season

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
7 March Suwon Samsung Bluewings A 3 – 2 Kim Tae-Su 6', Stevo 37', Denilson 85' 23,168 3rd
15 March Gyeongnam FC H 1 – 1 Namgung Do 41' 16,382 3rd
22 March Daegu FC A 2 – 2 Kim Hyung-Il 8', Kim Chang-Hoon 60' 5,342 5th
4 April Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i H 1 – 1 Kim Gi-Dong 57' 7,815 7th
11 April Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A 1 – 3 Kim Jae-Sung 11' 3,829 7th
17 April Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors H 1 – 1 Kim Gi-Dong 45+1' 8,183 7th
1 May Daejeon Citizen A 0 – 0 4,549 9th
9 May Jeju United H 2 – 2 Denilson 24', 67' 7,348 7th
16 May FC Seoul A 0 – 1 7,685 10th
24 May Busan I'Park H 1 – 1 Choi Hyo-Jin 26' 8,725 10th
21 June Incheon United A 4 – 1 Shin Hyung-Min 13', Yoo Chang-Hyun 43', own goal 45+2', Cho Chan-Ho 49' 2,315 8th
28 June Chunnam Dragons H 2 – 1 Yoo Chang-Hyun 6', Kim Tae-Su 38' 11,282 6th
4 July Gangwon FC A 2 – 1 Noh Byung-Joon 7', Denilson 90+4' 19,699 6th
11 July Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix H 2 – 1 Kim Gi-Dong 26', Denilson 45' 11,662 5th
18 July Gyeongnam FC A 2 – 0 Stevo 1', Yoo Chang-Hyun 90+3' 16,852 4th
25 July Daegu FC H 3 – 0 Cho Chan-Ho 47', 80', Denilson 74' 10,220 4th
1 August Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 2 – 2 Kim Hyung-Il 40', Yoo Chang-Hyun 76' 12,275 3rd
15 August Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma H 1 – 1 Noh Byung-Joon 50' 15,637 3rd
22 August Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors A 3 – 1 Yoo Chang-Hyun 43', Kim Tae-Su 69', Shin Hyung-Min 83' 19,546 2nd
6 September Daejeon Citizen H 2 – 2 Shin Hyung-Min 40', 81' 10,729 3rd
13 September Jeju United A 8 – 1 Kim Tae-Su 5', 80', Yoo Chang-Hyun 9', 60', Stevo 56', 68', Choi Hyo-Jin 76', Hwang Jin-Sung 90' 3,526 3rd
26 September Busan I'Park A 2 – 1 Stevo 26', Denilson 70' 4,699 3rd
4 October Incheon United H 2 – 2 Stevo 13', Denilson 25' 12,451 3rd
7 October FC Seoul H 3 – 2 Stevo 0:22', Kim Jung-Kyum 60', Hwang Jae-Won 90+2' 10,773 3rd
11 October Chunnam Dragons A 0 – 1 10,895 3rd
17 October Gangwon FC H 1 – 0 Noh Byung-Joon 65' 11,202 3rd
24 October Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix A 3 – 2 Okayama 16', Kim Myung-Joong 42', own goal 70' 6,850 3rd
1 November Suwon Samsung Bluewings H 1 – 0 Hwang Jin-Sung 9' 12,164 2nd
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 28 17 6 5 59 33 +26 57
2 Pohang Steelers 28 14 11 3 55 33 +22 53
3 FC Seoul 28 16 5 7 47 27 +20 53

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Championship

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
29 November Semifinal Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma H 0 – 1 16,854

Korean FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
13 May 2009 Round of 32 Hongcheon Idu FC H 7 – 1 Cho Chan-Ho 12', Stevo 13', 38', 89', Noh Byung-Joon 19', 59, Own goal 28'
1 July 2009 Round of 16 Goyang Kookmin Bank A 4 – 0 Stevo 40', 54', Kim Gi-Dong 49', 65'
15 July 2009 Quarterfinal Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A 1 – 2 Park Hee-Chul 37'

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
8 July 2009 Quarterfinal 1st leg Suwon Samsung Bluewings H 3 – 0 Yoo Chang-Hyun 39', 47', Stevo 62' 9,763
22 July 2009 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Suwon Samsung Bluewings A 1 – 0 Song Chang-Ho 41' 12,449
19 August 2009 Semifinal 1st leg FC Seoul A 1 – 2 Noh Byung-Joon 25' 12,498
26 August 2009 Semifinal 2nd leg FC Seoul H 5 – 2 Noh Byung-Joon 46', 84', 90+3', Yoo Chang-Hyun 73', 75' 11,824
2 September 2009 Final 1st leg Busan I'Park A 1 – 1 Denilson 76' 12,124
16 September 2009 Final 2nd leg Busan I'Park H 5 – 1 Hwang Jin-Sung 6', 56', Denilson 14', Kim Gi-Dong 32', Kim Tae-Su 78' 20,736

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance Group
position
11 March 2009 Central Coast Mariners A 0 – 0 6,870 2nd
18 March 2009 Kawasaki Frontale H 1 – 1 Kim Jae-Sung 12' 7,335 3rd
8 April 2009 Tianjin Teda H 1 – 0 Hwang Jin-Sung 67' 7,034 2nd
21 April 2009 Tianjin Teda A 0 – 0 19,831 2nd
5 May 2009 Central Coast Mariners H 3 – 2 Denilson 8', 71', 88 11,539 2nd
19 May 2009 Kawasaki Frontale A 2 – 0 Noh Byung-Joon 12', Denilson 72' 13,633 1st
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
Central Coast Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2

Knockout stage

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
24 June 2009 Round of 16 Newcastle United Jets H 6 – 0 Denilson 9' (pen.), Choi Hyo-Jin 15', 63', 72', Kim Jae-Sung 56', Stevo 85' 15,253
23 September 2009 Quarterfinal 1st leg FC Bunyodkor A 1 – 3 Noh Byung-Joon 8' 8,350
30 September 2009 Quarterfinal 2nd leg FC Bunyodkor H 4 – 1 (a.e.t.) Kim Jae-Sung 46', Denilson 56', 77', Stevo 102' 16,252
21 October 2009 Semifinal 1st leg Umm-Salal H 2 – 0 Hwang Jae-Won 45+2', Kim Jae-Sung 79' 15,635
28 October 2009 Semifinal 2nd leg Umm-Salal A 2 – 1 Stevo 55', Noh Byung-Joon 60' 9,200
7 November 2009 Final Al-Ittihad N 2 – 1 Noh Byung-Joon 56', Kim Hyung-Il 65' 25,743

FIFA Club World Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
11 December 2009 Quarterfinal TP Mazembe N 2 – 1 Denilson 50', 78' 9,627
15 December 2009 Semifinal Estudiantes N 1 – 2 Denilson 71' 22,626
19 December 2009 Third place match Atlante N 1 – 1 (4–3p) Denilson 42' 13,814

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Name League Playoff FA Cup League Cup Asia World Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Total Goals
1 GK Shin Hwa-Yong 19 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 12 0 2 0 40 (1) 41 0
2 MF Choi Hyo-Jin 20 (1) 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 12 3 3 0 42 (1) 43 5
3 DF Kim Gwang-Seok 15 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 8 (1) 0 0 0 25 (4) 29 0
4 DF Lee Chang-Won 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 0
5 MF Kim Tae-Su 16 (5) 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 12 0 3 0 37 (5) 42 6
6 MF Kim Gi-Dong 17 (3) 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 (3) 0 0 0 25 (6) 31 6
7 MF Kim Jae-Sung 17 (5) 1 1 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 9 (3) 4 2 0 32 (9) 41 5
8 MF Hwang Jin-Sung 11 (3) 2 0 (1) 0 0 0 3 2 3 (4) 1 0 (1) 0 17 (9) 26 5
9 FW Hwang Ji-Soo 16 (1) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 (1) 21 0
10 FW Denilson 21 (2) 8 1 0 1 0 4 2 11 (1) 7 3 4 41 (3) 44 21
11 FW Brasília 3 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 (3) 9 0
11 FW Vaguinho 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (6) 6 0
12 MF Park Hee-Chul 9 (1) 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 13 (5) 18 1
13 MF Cho Han-Bum 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (4) 4 0
14 FW Lee Gwang-Jae 2 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2) 5 0
15 DF Cho Hong-Kyu 4 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 8 (2) 10 0
16 MF Kim Jung-Kyum 16 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 8 (2) 0 3 0 33 (3) 36 1
17 MF Kim Ba-Woo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 3 0
18 FW Namgung Do 3 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 2 0 6 (4) 10 1
19 MF Cha Ji-Ho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Shin Hyung-Min 17 (4) 4 1 0 2 0 6 0 11 0 3 0 40 (4) 44 4
21 GK Song Dong-Jin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (0) 1 0
22 FW Noh Byung-Joon 8 (13) 3 1 0 1 (1) 2 3 (2) 4 7 (5) 4 3 0 23 (21) 44 13
23 FW Yoo Chang-Hyun 11 (8) 7 0 (1) 0 2 0 2 (3) 4 1 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 16 (17) 33 11
24 DF Hwang Jae-Won 16 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 4 (1) 0 8 1 2 0 32 (2) 34 2
25 MF Cho Moon-Sang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Cho Chan-Ho 2 (5) 3 0 0 2 (1) 1 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 6 (8) 14 4
27 MF Kim Chang-Hoon 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 (0) 12 1
28 MF Song Chang-Ho 2 (6) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 1 0 (3) 0 1 (1) 0 4 (14) 18 1
29 DF Lee Su-Hwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Kazunari Okayama 4 (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 6 (5) 11 1
31 GK Kim Jee-Hyuk 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 (0) 12 0
32 DF Kim Hyung-Il 23 (1) 2 1 0 3 0 5 0 10 1 3 0 45 (1) 46 3
33 FW Song Je-Heon 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 (4) 5 0
34 MF Kim Bum-Joon 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 1 0
35 DF Hwang Jae-Hun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Song Soon-Bo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Kang Dae-Ho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Maeng Jin-Oh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Jung Hyung-Ho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK Kim Dae-Ho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW Kim Myung-Joong 1 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 2 (2) 4 1
88 FW Go Seul-Ki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 (2) 3 0
99 FW Stevica Ristić 15 (4) 7 1 0 2 (1) 5 4 1 7 (2) 3 0 0 29 (7) 36 16

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 December 2009

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name K-League Korean FA Cup League Cup Champions League FIFA Club World Cup Total
1 10 Denilson 8 0 2 7 4 21
2 99 Stevica Ristić 7 5 1 3 0 16
3 22 Noh Byung-Joon 3 2 4 4 0 13
4 23 Yoo Chang-Hyun 7 0 4 0 0 11
5 5 Kim Tae-Su 5 0 1 0 0 6
= 6 Kim Gi-Dong 3 2 1 0 0 6
6 2 Choi Hyo-Jin 2 0 0 3 0 5
= 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 2 0 2 1 0 5
= 7 Kim Jae-Sung 1 0 0 4 0 5
7 20 Shin Hyung-Min 4 0 0 0 0 4
= 26 Cho Chan-Ho 3 1 0 0 0 4
8 32 Kim Hyung-Il 2 0 0 1 0 3
9 24 Hwang Jae-Won 1 0 0 1 0 2
10 16 Kim Jung-Kyum 1 0 0 0 0 1
= 18 Namgung Do 1 0 0 0 0 1
= 27 Kim Chang-Hoon 1 0 0 0 0 1
= 30 Kazunari Okayama 1 0 0 0 0 1
= 77 Kim Myung-Joong 1 0 0 0 0 1
= 12 Park Hee-Chul 0 1 0 0 0 1
= 28 Song Chang-Ho 0 0 1 0 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 2 1 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 55 12 16 24 4 111

Discipline

Position Nation Number Name K-League Korean FA Cup K-League Cup Champions League Club World Cup Total
GK 1 Shin Hwa-Yong 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
MF 2 Choi Hyo-Jin 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
DF 3 Kim Gwang-Seok 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 5 Kim Tae-Su 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
MF 6 Kim Gi-Dong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 7 Kim Jae-Sung 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 8 1
MF 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF 9 Hwang Ji-Soo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW 10 Denilson 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 1
FW 11 Vaguinho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 12 Park Hee-Chul 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
DF 15 Cho Hong-Kyu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 16 Kim Jung-Kyum 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
MF 17 Kim Ba-Woo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 20 Shin Hyung-Min 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 10 1
FW 22 Noh Byung-Joon 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
FW 23 Yoo Chang-Hyun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF 24 Hwang Jae-Won 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 12 1
MF 27 Kim Chang-Hoon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 28 Song Chang-Ho 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
DF 30 Kazunari Okayama 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF 32 Kim Hyung-Il 6 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 13 2
FW 77 Kim Myung-Joong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW 88 Go Seul-Ki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 99 Stevica Ristić 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
TOTALS 57 2 6 0 15 1 20 2 12 3 110 8

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Source
10 November 2008 FW Nam Ik-Kyung Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix [1] (Korean)
10 November 2008 MF Lee Su-Hwan Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
20 November 2008 FW Cho Chan-Ho Yonsei University [2] (Korean)
20 November 2008 DF Hwang Jae-Hoon Konkuk University
20 November 2008 GK Kim Dae-Ho Soongsil University
20 November 2008 DF Kang Dae-Ho Hanyang University
20 November 2008 MF Kim Bum-Joon Kyunghee University
20 November 2008 FW Song Je-Heon Sunmoon University
20 November 2008 DF Jung Hyung-Ho Honam University
20 November 2008 MF Song Soon-Bo Portuguesa Londrinense
29 December 2008 MF Kim Ba-Woo Daejeon Citizen [3] (Korean)
28 January 2009 FW Brasília Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i [4] (Korean)
28 January 2009 DF Cho Hong-Kyu Daegu FC
28 January 2009 MF Kim Tae-Su Chunnam Dragons
9 February 2009 MF Kim Chang-Hoon Jeju United [5] (Korean)
February 2009 MF Cho Moon-Sang Suwon City
February 2009 DF Maeng Jin-Oh Honam University
14 July 2009 DF Kazunari Okayama Vegalta Sendai [6] (English)
22 July 2009 FW Cha Ji-Ho Roasso Kumamoto [7] (Korean)
27 July 2009 FW Vaguinho Joinville [8] (Korean)
22 October 2009 FW Kim Myung-Joong Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix [9] (Korean)
22 October 2009 FW Go Seul-Ki Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix

Out

Date Pos. Name To Source
10 December 2008 DF Kim Soo-Yeon Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix [10] (Korean)
10 December 2008 DF Jang Hyun-Kyu Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
January 2009 MF Lee Tae-Young Qingdao Jonoon F.C.
6 January 2009 DF Cho Sung-Hwan Consadole Sapporo [11] (Korean)
12 January 2009 MF Park Won-Jae Omiya Ardija [12] (Korean)
26 March 2009 FW Nam Ik-Kyung JJK [13] (Finnish)
13 July 2009 FW Brasília Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors [14] (Korean)
21 July 2009 MF Lee Gwang-Jae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors [15] (Korean)
July 2009 MF Lee Su-Hwan Cheonan City FC
1 November 2009 DF Lee Chang-Won Retired
30 November 2009 GK Kim Jee-Hyuk Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix [16] (Korean)

Loan out

Date Pos. Name Moving To Source
29 July 2009 DF Cho Han-Bum Daegu FC [17] (Korean)

References

Founded in 1973 • Based in Pohang, Gyeongbuk
The Club
History • Players • Asia • Current season
Home stadium
Daegu Civic Stadium (1987) • Pohang Stadium (1987-1990) • Pohang Steel Yard (1990-present)
Rivalries
Supporters
Ultras Levante
Honors (12)
K-League (4)
1986 • 1988 • 1992 • 2007
KFA Cup (2)
League Cup (2)
President's Cup (1)
1974
AFC Champions League (3)
1997 • 1998 • 2009
K-League
Seasons (29)
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