2007 Pohang Steelers season

Pohang Steelers
2007 season
Chairman South Korea Kim Hyun-Sik
Manager Brazil Sérgio Farias
K-League Winner
Korean FA Cup Runner-up
League Cup Group Stage
Top goalscorer League:
Lee Gwang-Jae (7 goals)
All:
Lee Gwang-Jae (9 goals)
Highest home attendance 20,875 vs Seongnam
(4 November)
Lowest home attendance 1,074 vs Jeonbuk
(9 May)
Average home league attendance 5,949
Home colours
Away colours
← 2006
2008

The 2007 season is Pohang Steelers' 25th season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in K-League, League Cup and Korean FA Cup.

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 South Korea GK Kwon Jung-Hyuk
2 South Korea MF Choi Hyo-Jin
3 South Korea DF Kim Gwang-Seok
4 South Korea DF Lee Chang-Won
5 South Korea DF Kim Sung-Keun
6 South Korea MF Kim Gi-Dong
7 South Korea MF Oh Seung-Bum
8 South Korea MF Hwang Jin-Sung
9 South Korea MF Hwang Ji-Soo
10 Brazil FW Tavares
11 South Korea MF Choi Jong-Bum
12 South Korea MF Park Hee-Chul
13 South Korea MF Shin Kwang-Hoon
15 Brazil FW Jonhes
16 South Korea MF Choi Tae-Uk
17 South Korea MF Lee Gwang-Jae
18 South Korea FW Ko Gi-Gu
No. Position Player
19 South Korea MF Park Won-Jae
20 Brazil FW Schwenck
21 South Korea GK Shin Hwa-Yong
22 South Korea DF Lee Won-Jae
23 South Korea FW Cha Chul-Ho
24 South Korea DF Hwang Jae-Won
25 South Korea MF Kim Yoon-Sik
26 South Korea DF Kim Soo-Yeon
27 South Korea MF Kim Myung-Joong
28 South Korea MF Ohn Byung-Hoon
29 South Korea MF Lee Tae-Young
31 South Korea GK Jung Sung-Ryong
32 South Korea DF Lee Seung-Yeul
33 South Korea MF Go Seul-Ki
35 South Korea MF Lee Sung-Jae
37 South Korea DF Cho Sung-Hwan
41 South Korea GK Kim Hyun-Bum

K-League

Regular season

Date Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance League
position
4 March Incheon United A 1 0 Ko Gi-Gu 10' 24,772 4th
10 March Gyeongnam FC A 3 1 Lee Gwang-Jae 31', 66', Hwang Jae-Won 61' 17,826 1st
17 March Daejeon Citizen H 1 1 Kim Gi-Dong 41' 10,042 3rd
1 April Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors A 2 1 Choi Hyo-Jin 4', Park Won-Jae 67' 6,943 2nd
7 April Busan I'Park H 0 1 4,528 3rd
15 April Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A 1 1 Hwang Jin-Sung 32' 7,832 2nd
22 April FC Seoul H 0 0 12,596 2nd
29 April Daegu FC H 1 3 Kim Gi-Dong 29' 5,084 4th
5 May Chunnam Dragons A 1 2 own goal 36' 13,800 8th
13 May Jeju United H 0 1 5,077 10th
19 May Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix A 1 0 Kim Gi-Dong 0:40' 3,542 5th
26 May Suwon Samsung Bluewings H 0 0 12,106 6th
16 June Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 0 0 8,217 7th
8 August Gyeongnam FC H 2 1 Kim Gi-Dong 5', Schwenck 12' 2,240 6th
12 August Daejeon Citizen A 0 3 13,097 8th
15 August Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors H 1 3 Jonhes 86' 5,287 9th
18 August Busan I'Park A 2 1 Lee Gwang-Jae 72', own goal 75' 4,765 5th
25 August Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma H 2 1 Schwenck 3', Hwang Ji-Soo 55' 11,097 6th
29 August FC Seoul A 0 3 12,013 7th
1 September Daegu FC A 2 2 Tavares 53', Kim Soo-Yeon 64' 2,537 7th
15 September Chunnam Dragons H 1 0 Oh Seung-Bum 8' 1,735 5th
23 September Jeju United A 0 2 2,064 7th
29 September Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix H 2 1 Tavares 40', Jonhes 75' 5,396 5th
6 October Suwon Samsung Bluewings A 0 1 26,123 7th
10 October Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i H 1 0 Jonhes 21' 3,685 6th
14 October Incheon United H 3 2 Lee Gwang-Jae 12', Jonhes 29', Schwenck 81' 4,074 5th
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
4Gyeongnam FC 2613494131+1043
5Pohang Steelers 2611692731239
6Daejeon Citizen 2610793427+737

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

Play-off

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
20 October First Round Gyeongnam FC A 1 1 (43p) Lee Gwang-Jae 68' 8,965
28 October Second Round Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 2 1 Hwang Jae-Won 34', Lee Gwang-Jae 76' 31,783
31 October Semifinal Suwon Samsung Bluewings A 1 0 Park Won-Jae 86' 33,824
4 November Final 1st leg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma H 3 1 Park Won-Jae 31', Ko Gi-Gu 73', Lee Gwang-Jae 74' 20,875
11 November Final 2nd leg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A 1 0 Schwenck 43' 18,924

Korean FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
12 June Round 1 Konkuk University H 4 1 Choi Tae-Uk 16', 73', Lee Gwang-Jae 54', Kim Gwang-Seok 55'
1 August Round of 16 Goyang Kookmin Bank A 2 2 (42p) Lee Chang-Won 60', Hwang Jae-Won 70'
18 September Quarterfinal Ulsan Mipo Dockyard A 2 0 Hwang Jae-Won 31', Lee Gwang-Jae 64'
3 October Semifinal Jeju United H 2 1 Tavares 10', Jonhes 57'
25 November Final 1st leg Chunnam Dragons A 2 3 Tavares 24' (p), Kim Gwang-Seok 50'
2 December Final 2nd leg Chunnam Dragons H 1 3 Hwang Jin-Sung 48'

League Cup

Date Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance Group
position
14 March Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 0 0 3,837 3rd
21 March Jeju United H 1 0 Hwang Jin-Sung 61' (pen.) 3,128 2nd
4 April Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors A 1 3 Kim Soo-Yeon 75' 3,327 4th
11 April Daegu FC H 0 0 2,352 5th
18 April Incheon United H 1 2 Tavares 43' 1,137 5th
25 April Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i H 0 2 1,527 6th
2 May Jeju United A 0 0 2,140 6th
9 May Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors H 0 0 1,074 6th
16 May Daegu FC A 3 1 Lee Won-Jae 46', Choi Hyo-Jin 74', Shin Kwang-Hoon 82' 2,583 4th
23 May Incheon United A 2 2 Choi Hyo-Jin 89', Choi Tae-Uk 90' 9,326 5th
Group A
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
4Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10334910112
5Pohang Steelers 10253810211
6Jeju United 102264958

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

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Total Goals
1GKSouth Korea Kwon Jung-Hyuk 0 (1)0000 (1)00 (2)2000
2MFSouth Korea Choi Hyo-Jin 16 (2)13 (1)05 (3)224 (6)30360
3DFSouth Korea Kim Gwang-Seok 8 (3)03 (2)24 (1)015 (6)21220
4DFSouth Korea Lee Chang-Won 15 (4)0313021 (4)25131
5DFSouth Korea Kim Sung-Keun 19 (1)0402 (1)025 (2)27050
6MFSouth Korea Kim Gi-Dong 304604 (2)040 (2)42430
7MFSouth Korea Oh Seung-Bum 9 (17)12 (3)07 (2)018 (22)40130
8MFSouth Korea Hwang Jin-Sung 7 (10)10 (2)15 (1)112 (13)25320
9MFSouth Korea Hwang Ji-Soo 261505036 (0)36160
10FWBrazil Tavares 27 (1)2626 (1)139 (2)41511
11MFSouth Korea Choi Jong-Bum 00000000000
12MFSouth Korea Park Hee-Chul 40001 (1)05 (1)6010
13MFSouth Korea Shin Kwang-Hoon 1 (1)01 (1)01 (2)13 (4)7130
14DFSouth Korea Oh Bum-Seok 8 (3)0105014 (3)17061
15FWBrazil Mauricio Fernandes 2 (1)0004 (1)06 (2)8030
15FWBrazil Jonhes 12 (2)4110013 (2)15510
16MFSouth Korea Choi Tae-Uk 4 (9)02 (3)23 (2)19 (14)23300
17FWSouth Korea Lee Gwang-Jae 8 (16)72 (3)22 (3)012 (22)34940
18FWSouth Korea Ko Gi-Gu 12 (6)2304 (1)019 (7)26220
19MFSouth Korea Park Won-Jae 20 (2)34 (1)03027 (3)30320
20FWBrazil Frontini 30004 (2)07 (2)9010
20FWBrazil Schwenck 16 (1)4500021 (1)22450
21GKSouth Korea Shin Hwa-Yong 17 (1)0308028 (1)29020
22DFSouth Korea Lee Won-Jae 0000515 (0)5100
23FWSouth Korea Cha Chul-Ho 00000000000
24DFSouth Korea Hwang Jae-Won 282524037 (0)37440
25MFSouth Korea Kim Yoon-Sik 4 (4)00 (1)03 (1)07 (6)13010
26DFSouth Korea Kim Soo-Yeon 71006113 (0)13260
27MFSouth Korea Kim Myung-Joong 1 (3)0006 (1)07 (4)11030
28MFSouth Korea Ohn Byung-Hoon 00000 (1)00 (1)1010
29DFSouth Korea Lee Tae-Young 00000000000
31GKSouth Korea Jung Sung-Ryong 140302019 (0)19010
32DFSouth Korea Lee Seung-Yeul 00000 (1)00 (1)1000
33MFSouth Korea Go Seul-Ki 00000000000
35FWSouth Korea Lee Sung-Jae 00000000000
37DFSouth Korea Cho Sung-Hwan 210406031 (0)31081
41GKSouth Korea Kim Hyun-Bum 00000000000

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Source
17 November 2006 MF South Korea Choi Jong-Bum South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix (Korean)
17 November 2006 FW South Korea Cha Chul-Ho South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
17 November 2006 DF South Korea Kim Gwang-Seok South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
28 November 2006 GK South Korea Kwon Jung-Hyuk South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (Korean)
20 December 2006 MF South Korea Choi Hyo-Jin South Korea Incheon United (Korean)
22 December 2006 DF South Korea Lee Seung-Yeul South Korea Halla University (Korean)
12 January 2007 DF Brazil Mauricio Fernandes Portugal SC Braga (Korean)
22 January 2007 FW South Korea Lee Gwang-Jae South Korea Chunnam Dragons (Korean)
29 June 2007 FW Brazil Schwenck Israel Beitar Jerusalem F.C. (Korean)
30 July 2007 FW Brazil Jonhes Brazil Brasiliense (Korean)

Out

Date Pos. Name To Source
20 December 2006 MF South Korea Kim Tae-Won South Korea Incheon United (Korean)
23 January 2007 FW South Korea Lee Dong-Gook England Middlesbrough F.C.
29 June 2007 FW Brazil Frontini Released (Korean)
29 June 2007 DF Brazil Mauricio Fernandes Released
Loan Out
Date Pos. Name Moving To End Source
1 August 2007 MF South Korea Oh Bum-Seok Japan Yokohama FC December 2007 (Korean)

References