2008 R League
The 2008 edition of R League (the Korea Professional Football Reserve League for the reserve teams of the top football clubs in South Korea) was held during K League season. Since 2008 season, Daegu FC and Daejeon Citizen participated for the first time.
Incheon United won the competition by defeating Pohang Steelers in final on penalties on 23 October 2008.
League standing
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 42 |
| 2 | Incheon United | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 33 |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 32 |
| 4 | Daejeon Citizen | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 22 |
| 5 | FC Seoul | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 22 |
| 6 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 15 |
| 7 | Police | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 13 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyeongnam FC | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 43 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 41 |
| 3 | Busan I'Park | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 35 |
| 4 | Chunnam Dragons | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 33 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 33 |
| 6 | Gwangju Sangmu | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Daegu FC | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 12 |
| 8 | Ulsan Hyundai | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 9 |
Championship playoff
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 2 October – Seongnam | |||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 (2) | ||||||
| Pohang Steelers (pen) | 1 (4) | ||||||
| 16 Oct & 23 Oct – Pohang & Incheon | |||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 022(agg) | ||||||
| Incheon United | 134(agg) | ||||||
| 2 October - Haman | |||||||
| Gyeongnam FC | 1 | ||||||
| Incheon United | 3 | ||||||
Semifinals
October 2, 2007 14:00 UTC+9 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
Kim Yeon-Keon  41' |
Yoo Chang-Hyun 79' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 2 – 4 |
Seongnam 1 Stadium, Seongnam |
October 2, 2007 14:00 UTC+9 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 1 – 3 | Incheon United |
|---|---|---|
| Jung Yoon-Sung 20' |
Park Jae-Hyun 4' 7' Kang Su-Il 90' |
Final
First leg
October 16, 2007 14:00 UTC+9 |
| Pohang Steelers | 0 – 1 | Incheon United |
|---|---|---|
| Seo Min-Gook 56' (pen.) |
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang |
Second leg
October 23, 2007 14:00 UTC+9 |
| Incheon United | 3 – 2 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn Jae-Gon 39' Borko 90' Kang Su-Il 90+1' |
Lee Gwang-Jae 53' 65' |
External links
- (Korean) K-League website
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