2008 K League

Samsung Hauzen K-League 2008
Season 2008
Champions Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4th)
Champions League Suwon Bluewings
FC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steelers
Top goalscorer Brazil Dudu (Seongnam) (16 goals)
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 season of the K League kicked off on March 8. The season and playoff format will be the same as the one used in the 2007 season. The playoff fixtures are set to take place in late November, with the Final being played on two legs in early December.

On August 2, 2008 the first ever Jomo Cup kicked off. The K-League Allstars squared off against the J-League Allstars at the Tokyo National Stadium. Lee Woon-Jae was selected as the K-League Allstar team's captain and Cha Bum Kun will manage the squad. The K-League Allstars were victorious, winning by a score of 3-1.[1]

K-League Clubs, 2008

Locations of the K-League 2008 teams
Club Head Coach City Stadium 2007 season
Busan I'Park South Korea Hwang Sun-Hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 13th in League
Chunnam Dragons South Korea Park Hang-Seo Gwangyang Gwang-Yang Stadium 10th in League
Daegu FC South Korea Byun Byung-Joo Daegu Daegu World Cup Stadium 12th in League
Daejeon Citizen South Korea Kim Ho Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 6th in League, 6th in Playoff
FC Seoul Turkey Şenol Güneş Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 7th in League
Gwangju Sangmu South Korea Lee Kang-Jo Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 14th in League
Gyeongnam FC South Korea Cho Kwang-Rae Changwon Changwon Civil Stadium 4th in League, T5th in Playoff
Incheon United South Korea Chang Woe-Ryong Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 9th in League
Jeju United Brazil Arthur Bernardes Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 11th in League
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Choi Kang-Hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium 8th in League
Pohang Steelers Brazil Sérgio Farias Pohang Steelyard Stadium 5th in League, T1st in Playoff
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea Kim Hak-Beom Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium 1st in League, T2nd in Playoff
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Cha Bum-Kun Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 2nd in League, T3rd in Playoff
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Kim Jung-Nam Ulsan Munsu Cup Stadium 3rd in League, T4th in Playoff

Stage

Final table

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD comment
1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) 54261736462422Champion
2. FC Seoul 54261592442519Runner-up
3. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 51261664452124Qualified
4. Ulsan Hyundai 49261475392613Qualified
5. Pohang Steelers 4426135843349Qualified
FA Cup winner
6. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 37261141139372Qualified
7. Incheon United 36269982930-1
8. Gyeongnam FC 3526105113539-4
9. Chunnam Dragons 292685132640-14
10. Jeju United 282677122331-8
11. Daegu FC 262682164658-12
12. Busan I'Park 222657143039-9
13. Daejeon Citizen 2126312111835-17
14. Gwangju Sangmu 162637162246-24
Qualification for playoffs (finals) and 2009 AFC Champions League
Qualification for playoffs (semifinals) and 2009 AFC Champions League
Qualification for playoffs and 2009 AFC Champions League
Qualification for playoffs

Source: kleaguei.com (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
 Note: 2008 Korean FA Cup winner also qualified for 2009 AFC Champions League

Results

Round 1

March 8
Pohang Steelers 2-1 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 15,121

March 9
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-0 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 30,132

March 9
FC Seoul 1-1 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 21,564

March 9
Gyeongnam FC 4-2 Daegu FC

Attendance: 23,415

March 9
Gwangju Sangmu 1-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 22,805

March 9
Busan I'Park 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Attendance: 32,725

March 9
Jeju United 0-2 Incheon United

Attendance: 26,320

Round 2

March 15
Daejeon Citizen 0-2 Jeju United

Attendance: 18,076

March 15
Ulsan Hyundai 3-0 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 22,676

March 16
Gwangju Sangmu 2-0 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 5,420

March 16
Incheon United 1-0 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 32,072

March 16
Daegu FC 3-2 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 29,785

March 16
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Attendance: 14,667

Round 3

March 29
Jeju United 0-3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 1,823

March 29
Busan I'Park 0-0 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 8,715

March 30
FC Seoul 3-1 Daegu FC

Attendance: 20,175

March 30
Chunnam Dragons 1-1 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 7,980

Round 4

April 5
Gyeongnam FC 1-1 Jeju United

Attendance: 5,126

April 5
Daejeon Citizen 0-0 Incheon United

Attendance: 11,762

April 5
Busan I'Park 0-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Attendance: 23,528

April 6
Daegu FC 3-1 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 21,675

April 6
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4-0 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 5,742

April 6
Gwangju Sangmu 0-1 FC Seoul

Attendance: 12,630

Round 5

April 12
Jeju United 1-1 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 2,607

April 12
Ulsan Hyundai 1-1 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 4,733

April 13
Pohang Steelers 0-0 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 9,641

April 13
Incheon United 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 17,534

April 13
Chunnam Dragons 1-0 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 6,829

Round 6

April 19
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-0 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 4,324

April 19
Pohang Steelers 3-0 Daegu FC

Attendance: 7,517

April 19
Gwangju Sangmu 2-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Attendance: 4,572

April 19
Chunnam Dragons 2-1 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 10,987

April 20
Gyeongnam FC 2-1 Incheon United

Attendance: 10,326

April 20
FC Seoul 3-1 Jeju United

Attendance: 19,035

Round 7

April 26
Gyeongnam FC 1-1 FC Seoul

Attendance: 9,228

April 26
Daejeon Citizen 2-0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Attendance: 6,725

April 26
Ulsan Hyundai 0-0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 7,833

April 26
Busan I'Park 1-2 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 7,775

April 26
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 Jeju United

Attendance: 20,123

April 27
Daegu FC 2-4 Incheon United

Attendance: 15,439

April 27
Gwangju Sangmu 3-1 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 4,283

Round 8

May 3
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-3 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 7,982

May 3
Chunnam Dragons 3-3 FC Seoul

Attendance: 14,028

May 4
Daejeon Citizen 1-2 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 21,345

May 5
Incheon United 2-2 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 20,178

May 5
Daegu FC 3-2 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 28,537

May 5
Ulsan Hyundai 2-1 Jeju United

Attendance: 23,232

Round 9

May 10
Gyeongnam FC 3-4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 4,871

May 10
Jeju United 0-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Attendance: 3,108

May 11
Pohang Steelers 3-1 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 10,511

May 11
Busan I'Park 1-2 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 8,751

May 11
FC Seoul 2-1 Incheon United

Attendance: 28,792

May 11
Chunnam Dragons 2-2 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 13,857

Round 10

May 17
Pohang Steelers 3-1 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 14,326

May 18
Busan I'Park 1-3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 4,275

May 18
Gwangju Sangmu 2-5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Attendance: 16,474

May 18
Daejeon Citizen 1-1 FC Seoul

Attendance: 13,726

May 18
Daegu FC 2-4 Jeju United

Attendance: 18,702

May 18
Ulsan Hyundai 2-1 Incheon United

Attendance: 11,787

May 18
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 10,109

Round 11

May 24
Daejeon Citizen 2-2 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 28,375

May 24
Jeju United 3-1 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 3,420

May 24
Gyeongnam FC 1-0 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 11,297

May 25
Chunnam Dragons 2-3 Daegu FC

Attendance: 15,700

May 25
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 FC Seoul

Attendance: 12,145

Round 12

May 28
Pohang Steelers 0-1 Jeju United

Attendance: 5,805

May 28
Chunnam Dragons 0-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Attendance: 8,869

May 28
Incheon United 3-0 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 7,686

May 28
Daegu FC 1-1 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 1,231

May 28
FC Seoul 2-1 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 13,559

May 29
Ulsan Hyundai 1-0 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 6,765

May 29
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 7,887

Round 13

July 5
Busan I'Park 1-1 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 3,175

July 5
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4-1 Daegu FC

Attendance: 4,552

July 5
FC Seoul 4-1 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 18,233

July 6
Gwangju Sangmu 0-0 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 5,942

July 6
Jeju United 1-0 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 4,822

Round 14

July 12
Chunnam Dragons 2-0 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 10,803

July 12
Ulsan Hyundai 0-0 FC Seoul

Attendance: 11,827

July 12
Daegu FC 1-4 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 15,138

July 12
Incheon United 0-0 Jeju United

Attendance: 9,109

July 12
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-0 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 5,777

July 13
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 11,103

July 13
Daejeon Citizen 1-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Attendance: 26,117

Round 15

July 19
Busan I'Park 0-4 Daegu FC

Attendance: 3,527

July 19
Pohang Steelers 3-1 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 11,374

July 19
Gyeongnam FC 1-1 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 10,491

July 20
Jeju United 0-0 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 5,676

July 20
Chunnam Dragons 1-1 Incheon United

Attendance: 10,903

July 20
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 19,253

Round 16

August 23
Incheon United 2-1 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 5,872

August 23
Daegu FC 1-2 FC Seoul

Attendance: 16,737

August 23
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0-0 Jeju United

Attendance: 6,582

August 23
Daejeon Citizen 0-1 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 4,352

August 24
Gwangju Sangmu 0-2 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 8,537

Round 17

August 30
Chunnam Dragons 0-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 12,500

August 30
Incheon United 2-1 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 13,796

August 30
Ulsan Hyundai 3-2 Daegu FC

Attendance: 6,127

August 30
FC Seoul 3-1 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 21,469

August 31
Jeju United 0-2 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 6,143

August 31
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-1 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 20,042

Round 18

September 13
Daejeon Citizen 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 4,387

September 13
Daegu FC 1-4 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 7,285

September 13
Busan I'Park 2-0 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 3,215

September 13
Jeju United 0-0 FC Seoul

Attendance: 15,695

September 13
Incheon United 0-0 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 6,582

September 13
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 4,937

Round 19

September 20
Jeju United 3-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Attendance: 13,603

September 20
Incheon United 0-2 Daegu FC

Attendance: 5,767

September 20
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0-1 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 3,524

September 20
Pohang Steelers 3-2 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 13,671

September 20
Chunnam Dragons 1-0 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 12,310

September 21
FC Seoul 3-1 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 13,499

September 21
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-1 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 8,477

Round 20

September 27
Busan I'Park 2-2 Incheon United

Attendance: 3,712

September 27
Pohang Steelers 2-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 13,984

September 27
Gyeongnam FC 2-2 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 15,819

September 28
FC Seoul 3-0 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 14,057

September 28
Jeju United 0-1 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 3,833

September 28
Gwangju Sangmu 1-4 Daegu FC

Attendance: 5,321

Round 21

October 4
Daejeon Citizen 2-2 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 4,121

October 4
Incheon United 2-2 FC Seoul

Attendance: 13,956

October 4
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-1 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 7,767

October 5
Gwangju Sangmu 1-1 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 16,820

October 5
Ulsan Hyundai 1-2 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 6,736

October 5
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 Jeju United

Attendance: 10,127

Round 22

October 18
Jeju United 3-2 Daegu FC

Attendance: 5,361

October 18
Gyeongnam FC 3-4 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 17,293

October 18
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-0 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 9,242

October 18
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-0 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 17,253

October 19
FC Seoul 1-0 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 17,591

October 19
Incheon United 0-3 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 7,672

October 19
Chunnam Dragons 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Attendance: 12,450

Round 23

October 25
Ulsan Hyundai 4-0 Daejeon Citizen

Attendance: 6,846

October 26
FC Seoul 1-0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 24,001

October 26
Busan I'Park 0-1 Gyeongnam FC

Attendance: 3,519

October 26
Gwangju Sangmu 1-0 Jeju United

Attendance: 4,873

October 26
Daegu FC 1-2 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 34,135

Round 24

October 29
Daejeon Citizen 0-3 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 15,824

October 29
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0-0 Incheon United

Attendance: 4,731

October 29
Gyeongnam FC 2-1 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 3,814

October 29
Daegu FC 1-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Attendance: 2,013

October 29
Busan I'Park 3-0 Jeju United

Attendance: 2,173

October 29
Gwangju Sangmu 1-2 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 1,873

Round 25

November 1
Gyeongnam FC 1-0 Ulsan Hyundai

Attendance: 15,491

November 1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Attendance: 7,342

November 1
Daejeon Citizen 0-0 Daegu FC

Attendance: 16,907

November 1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3-0 Chunnam Dragons

Attendance: 18,236

November 2
Jeju United 0-1 Pohang Steelers

Attendance: 4,416

November 2
Busan I'Park 2-0 FC Seoul

Attendance: 8,756

November 2
Gwangju Sangmu 0-1 Incheon United

Attendance: 19,200

Round 26

November 9
Chunnam Dragons 0-0 Jeju United

Attendance: 12,940

November 9
Daegu FC 0-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Attendance: 9,131

November 9
Daejeon Citizen 0-0 Gwangju Sangmu

Attendance: 17,175

November 9
Pohang Steelers 1-2 FC Seoul

Attendance: 13,289

November 9
Ulsan Hyundai 1-0 Busan I'Park

Attendance: 4,678

Top scorers

This list is including championship playoff goals

Rank Player Club Goals Pld
1 Brazil Dudu Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 16 27
2 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 15 29
3 Montenegro Dženan Radončić Incheon United 13 26
= Brazil Edu Suwon Samsung Bluewings 13 27
5 South Korea Lee Keun-Ho Daegu FC 11 26
6 South Korea Jang Nam-Seok Daegu FC 10 24
7 Brazil Luizinho Ulsan Hyundai 9 19
= South Korea Seo Dong-Hyun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 9 22
9 South Korea Jung Jo-Gook FC Seoul 8 14
= Brazil Eninho Daegu FC 8 19
= Brazil Adriano Chuva Chunnam Dragons 8 19
= Brazil Rômulo Jeju United 8 21
= Brazil Mota Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 8 22
= South Korea Cho Jae-Jin Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 8 26

Attendance

Club Number of matches Total attendance Average attendance
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 13 309,623 23,817
FC Seoul 13 271,290 20,868
Daegu FC 13 221,623 17,048
Daejeon Citizen 13 188,892 14,530
Incheon United 13 175,023 13,463
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13 166,625 12,817
Gyeongnam FC 13 153,853 11,835
Pohang Steelers 13 153,540 11,811
Chunnam Dragons 13 150,156 11,550
Ulsan Hyundai 13 130,758 10,058
Gwangju Sangmu FC 13 128,630 9,895
Busan I'Park 13 107,830 8,295
Jeju United 13 96,377 7,414
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 13 93,677 7,206
Total 182 2,347,897 12,901

Championship playoffs

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                         
  2  FC Seoul    
   (bye)    
4  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (p) 0 (4)     2  FC Seoul 4  
5  Pohang Steelers 0 (2)       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)  

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

Match 1

November 22
Ulsan Hyundai 0 – 0
(AET) 		Pohang Steelers
  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
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 9,480

Match 2

November 23
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 – 2
(AET) 		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Dudu  29' (pen) Choi Tae-Uk  76'
Luiz Henrique  99'
Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 12,347

Match 3

November 26
Ulsan Hyundai 1 – 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yeom Ki-Hun  40'
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 13,753

Semi-final

November 30
FC Seoul 4 – 2
(AET) 		Ulsan Hyundai
Jung Jo-Gook  26'
Dejan Damjanović  97'
Kim Eun-Jung  110'
Kim Seung-Yong  116' 		Yeom Ki-Hun  80'
Luizinho  114'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,959

Final

First Leg

December 3
FC Seoul 1 – 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Adi  15' Kwak Hee-Joo  69'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 39,011

Second Leg

December 7
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 – 1 FC Seoul
Edu  11'
Song Chong-Gug  36' 		Jung Jo-Gook  25' (pen)
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 41,044


2008 K-League Winners

Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4th Title
2008 K-League Winner, Suwon Samsung Bluewings

See also

References

  1. ↑ "K-Allstars outshine J-Allstars". J-League.or.jp.

External links