2009 Pohang Steelers season

Pohang Steelers
2009 season
Chairman South Korea Kim Hyun-Sik
Manager Brazil Sérgio Farias
K-League 3rd
Korean FA Cup Quarterfinal
League Cup Winner
Champions League Winner
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.

Squad

Pohang Steelers players warming up during the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
Pohang Steelers player Denilson(right) in 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Semifinal.

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

On loan

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

No. Position Player
South Korea DF Shin Kwang-Hoon (on loan to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
South Korea 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 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 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 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 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
1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2817655933+2657
2Pohang Steelers 28141135533+2253
3FC Seoul 2816574727+2053

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

2009 AFC Champions League winner Pohang Steelers.

Group stage

Date Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance Group
position
11 March 2009 Australia Central Coast Mariners A 0 0 6,870 2nd
18 March 2009 Japan Kawasaki Frontale H 1 1 Kim Jae-Sung 12' 7,335 3rd
8 April 2009 China Tianjin Teda H 1 0 Hwang Jin-Sung 67' 7,034 2nd
21 April 2009 China Tianjin Teda A 0 0 19,831 2nd
5 May 2009 Australia Central Coast Mariners H 3 2 Denilson 8', 71', 88 11,539 2nd
19 May 2009 Japan Kawasaki Frontale A 2 0 Noh Byung-Joon 12', Denilson 72' 13,633 1st
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Pohang Steelers 633073+412
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6312107+310
China Tianjin Teda 622265+18
Australia Central Coast Mariners 602451382

Knockout stage

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
24 June 2009 Round of 16 Australia 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 Uzbekistan FC Bunyodkor A 1 3 Noh Byung-Joon 8' 8,350
30 September 2009 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Uzbekistan 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 Qatar Umm-Salal H 2 0 Hwang Jae-Won 45+2', Kim Jae-Sung 79' 15,635
28 October 2009 Semifinal 2nd leg Qatar Umm-Salal A 2 1 Stevo 55', Noh Byung-Joon 60' 9,200
7 November 2009 Final Saudi Arabia 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe N 2 1 Denilson 50', 78' 9,627
15 December 2009 Semifinal Argentina Estudiantes N 1 2 Denilson 71' 22,626
19 December 2009 Third place match Mexico Atlante N 1 1 (43p) 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
1GKSouth Korea Shin Hwa-Yong 19 (1)01010501202040 (1)410
2MFSouth Korea Choi Hyo-Jin 20 (1)21010501233042 (1)435
3DFSouth Korea Kim Gwang-Seok 15 (2)000101 (1)08 (1)00025 (4)290
4DFSouth Korea Lee Chang-Won 0000100000001 (0)10
5MFSouth Korea Kim Tae-Su 16 (5)51000511203037 (5)426
6MFSouth Korea Kim Gi-Dong 17 (3)30012314 (3)00025 (6)316
7MFSouth Korea Kim Jae-Sung 17 (5)110102 (1)09 (3)42032 (9)415
8MFSouth Korea Hwang Jin-Sung 11 (3)20 (1)000323 (4)10 (1)017 (9)265
9FWSouth Korea Hwang Ji-Soo 16 (1)0003010000020 (1)210
10FWBrazil Denilson 21 (2)810104211 (1)73441 (3)4421
11FWBrazil Brasília 3 (3)000000030006 (3)90
11FWBrazil Vaguinho 0 (4)000000 (1)00 (1)0000 (6)60
12MFSouth Korea Park Hee-Chul 9 (1)00031100 (2)00 (2)013 (5)181
13MFSouth Korea Cho Han-Bum 0 (1)0000 (1)0000 (2)0000 (4)40
14FWSouth Korea Lee Gwang-Jae 2 (2)000100000003 (2)50
15DFSouth Korea Cho Hong-Kyu 4 (1)000102 (1)010008 (2)100
16MFSouth Korea Kim Jung-Kyum 16 (1)11000508 (2)03033 (3)361
17MFSouth Korea Kim Ba-Woo 1000100 (1)000002 (1)30
18FWSouth Korea Namgung Do 3 (2)10000001 (2)0206 (4)101
19MFSouth Korea Cha Ji-Ho 000000000000000
20MFSouth Korea Shin Hyung-Min 17 (4)41020601103040 (4)444
21GKSouth Korea Song Dong-Jin 0000000000101 (0)10
22FWSouth Korea Noh Byung-Joon 8 (13)3101 (1)23 (2)47 (5)43023 (21)4413
23FWSouth Korea Yoo Chang-Hyun 11 (8)70 (1)0202 (3)41 (4)00 (1)016 (17)3311
24DFSouth Korea Hwang Jae-Won 16 (1)110104 (1)0812032 (2)342
25MFSouth Korea Cho Moon-Sang 000000000000000
26FWSouth Korea Cho Chan-Ho 2 (5)3002 (1)12 (2)000006 (8)144
27MFSouth Korea Kim Chang-Hoon 81002000200012 (0)121
28MFSouth Korea Song Chang-Ho 2 (6)00 (1)00 (1)01 (2)10 (3)01 (1)04 (14)181
29DFSouth Korea Lee Su-Hwan 000000000000000
30DFJapan Kazunari Okayama 4 (3)100001 (1)0001 (1)06 (5)111
31GKSouth Korea Kim Jee-Hyuk 90002010000012 (0)120
32DFSouth Korea Kim Hyung-Il 23 (1)21030501013045 (1)463
33FWSouth Korea Song Je-Heon 1 (1)0000 (1)00 (1)00 (1)0001 (4)50
34MFSouth Korea Kim Bum-Joon 00000 (1)00000000 (1)10
35DFSouth Korea Hwang Jae-Hun 000000000000000
36MFSouth Korea Song Soon-Bo 000000000000000
37DFSouth Korea Kang Dae-Ho 000000000000000
38DFSouth Korea Maeng Jin-Oh 000000000000000
39MFSouth Korea Jung Hyung-Ho 000000000000000
41GKSouth Korea Kim Dae-Ho 000000000000000
77FWSouth Korea Kim Myung-Joong 1 (1)1000000001 (1)02 (2)41
88FWSouth Korea Go Seul-Ki 10000000000 (2)01 (2)30
99FWRepublic of Macedonia Stevica Ristić 15 (4)7102 (1)5417 (2)30029 (7)3616

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 Brazil 10 Denilson 8 0 2 7 4 21
2 Republic of Macedonia 99 Stevica Ristić 7 5 1 3 0 16
3 South Korea 22 Noh Byung-Joon 3 2 4 4 0 13
4 South Korea 23 Yoo Chang-Hyun 7 0 4 0 0 11
5 South Korea 5 Kim Tae-Su 5 0 1 0 0 6
= South Korea 6 Kim Gi-Dong 3 2 1 0 0 6
6 South Korea 2 Choi Hyo-Jin 2 0 0 3 0 5
= South Korea 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 2 0 2 1 0 5
= South Korea 7 Kim Jae-Sung 1 0 0 4 0 5
7 South Korea 20 Shin Hyung-Min 4 0 0 0 0 4
= South Korea 26 Cho Chan-Ho 3 1 0 0 0 4
8 South Korea 32 Kim Hyung-Il 2 0 0 1 0 3
9 South Korea 24 Hwang Jae-Won 1 0 0 1 0 2
10 South Korea 16 Kim Jung-Kyum 1 0 0 0 0 1
= South Korea 18 Namgung Do 1 0 0 0 0 1
= South Korea 27 Kim Chang-Hoon 1 0 0 0 0 1
= Japan 30 Kazunari Okayama 1 0 0 0 0 1
= South Korea 77 Kim Myung-Joong 1 0 0 0 0 1
= South Korea 12 Park Hee-Chul 0 1 0 0 0 1
= South Korea 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
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
GK South Korea 1 Shin Hwa-Yong 100010100131
MF South Korea 2 Choi Hyo-Jin 600010100080
DF South Korea 3 Kim Gwang-Seok 100000000010
MF South Korea 5 Kim Tae-Su 200010101050
MF South Korea 6 Kim Gi-Dong 100000000010
MF South Korea 7 Kim Jae-Sung 300010202181
MF South Korea 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 200020000040
MF South Korea 9 Hwang Ji-Soo 200000000020
FW Brazil 10 Denilson 610000101081
FW Brazil 11 Vaguinho 100000000010
MF South Korea 12 Park Hee-Chul 201000101050
DF South Korea 15 Cho Hong-Kyu 100000000010
MF South Korea 16 Kim Jung-Kyum 400000102070
MF South Korea 17 Kim Ba-Woo 000010000010
MF South Korea 20 Shin Hyung-Min 5010004100101
FW South Korea 22 Noh Byung-Joon 200010200050
FW South Korea 23 Yoo Chang-Hyun 000000001010
DF South Korea 24 Hwang Jae-Won 6010102021121
MF South Korea 27 Kim Chang-Hoon 001000000010
MF South Korea 28 Song Chang-Ho 000010200030
DF Japan 30 Kazunari Okayama 100010000020
DF South Korea 32 Kim Hyung-Il 6010312110132
FW South Korea 77 Kim Myung-Joong 000000001010
FW South Korea 88 Go Seul-Ki 100000000010
FW Republic of Macedonia 99 Stevica Ristić 411010000061
TOTALS 572601512021231108

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Loan out

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

Honours

Club

Individual

References