2007 K League

The 2007 season of the K-League kicked off on March 3. The league's previous split-season format was replaced by a combined 26-game single-season schedule. Each team played 26 matches consisting of a home and away fixture against every other team. After all games had been played, the top 6 teams entered the championship playoffs to determine the overall champion. The playoff fixtures took place in late October, with the final being played on two legs in early November.

The league took a break after Round 13 (June 23), as a result of the Asian Cup taking place between July 7 and July 29. The league resumed with Round 14 (August 8).

The league cup format changed as well. In 2006, all teams played one game against every other team, hence the champion was decided on a-13 game schedule. 2007's cup will sport 12 teams (except Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Chunnam Dragons who are participating in the AFC Champions League 2007), split into 2 Groups. The pool-league was based on home and away.

Stage

Final table

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD comment
1.Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 552616734318+25Champion
2.Suwon Samsung Bluewings 512615653624+12Runner-up
3.Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 452612953422+12Qualified
4.Gyeongnam FC 432613494131+10Qualified
5.Pohang Steelers (C) 382612592731−4Qualified
6.Daejeon Citizen 372610793427+7Qualified
7.FC Seoul 372681352316+7
8.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 36269983632+4
9.Incheon United 33268993032−2
10.Chunnam Dragons 302679102427−3FA Cup winner
11.Jeju United 302686122735−8
12.Daegu FC 242666143546−11
13.Busan I'Park 202648142039−19
14.Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 122626181444−30
Qualification for playoffs and 2008 AFC Champions League
Qualification for playoffs (finals)
Qualification for playoffs (semifinals)
Qualification for playoffs

Note: 2007 Korean FA Cup winner also qualified for 2008 AFC Champions League

Results

Round 1

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 8 724
Incheon United 0-1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 24 772
FC Seoul 2-0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 19 015
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 1-1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 14 763
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 25 612
Busan I'Park 0-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 8 773
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 18 787

Round 2

Daegu FC 1-2 Incheon United
Attendance: 16 425
Gyeongnam FC 1-3 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 17 826
Chunnam Dragons 0-1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 200
Daejeon Citizen 1-3 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 13 747
Jeju United 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 20 499
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 17 725
Busan I'Park 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 237

Round 3

Incheon United 1-2 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 10 720
Daegu FC 2-2 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 5425
Pohang Steelers 1-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 10 042
FC Seoul 1-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 26 078
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 3 628
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 721
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 20 317

Round 4

Chunnam Dragons 0-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 5 732
Daejeon Citizen 0-0 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 5 423
Jeju United 2-0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 19 085
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-2 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 6 953
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 3 645
Busan I'Park 0-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 4 157
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 10 507

Round 5

Incheon United 3-2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 15 687
Chunnam Dragons 1-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 5 350
Gyeongnam FC 1-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 5 473
Daegu FC 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 372
Pohang Steelers 0-1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 4 528
FC Seoul 0-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 55 397
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 0-3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 7 897

Round 6

Jeju United 0-2 Incheon United
Attendance: 2 189
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 9 317
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 2 678
Busan I'Park 1-4 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 4 073
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 16 213
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 7 832
FC Seoul 0-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 30 176

Round 7

Incheon United 1-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 11 628
Jeju United 1-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 2 169
Daejeon Citizen 2-2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 10 122
Chunnam Dragons 0-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 7 757
Gyeongnam FC 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 3 271
Daegu FC 3-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 13 572
Pohang Steelers 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 596

Round 8

Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 1-1 Incheon United
Attendance: 4 527
Busan I'Park 0-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 3 751
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 17 259
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0-0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 4 827
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-2 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 633
FC Seoul 0-3 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 18 758
Pohang Steelers 1-3 Daegu FC
Attendance: 5 084

Round 9

Incheon United 2-2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 23 643
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 1-3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 28 637
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 29 112
Jeju United 2-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 8 314
Daejeon Citizen 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 28 074
Chunnam Dragons 2-1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 13 800
Gyeongnam FC 1-0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 7 645

Round 10

Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 21 304
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 8 974
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 4-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 6 374
FC Seoul 1-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 10 574
Pohang Steelers 0-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 5 077
Daegu FC 1-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 35 746
Gyeongnam FC 2-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 3 051

Round 11

Incheon United 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 17 647
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-2 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 30 216
Busan I'Park 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 10 103
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 3 542
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 8 423
Jeju United 1-1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 2 687
Daejeon Citizen 1-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 10 062

Round 12

Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 1-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 6 737
FC Seoul 0-0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 32 386
Pohang Steelers 0-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 12 106
Daegu FC 1-1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 9 645
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-4 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 3 785
Chunnam Dragons 1-0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 11 270
Daejeon Citizen 1-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 13 523

Round 13

Incheon United 2-2 FC Seoul
Attendance: 22 765
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 0-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 8 217
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 10 192
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 5-3 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 27 816
Busan I'Park 1-3 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 175
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 1-0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 587
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 8 778

Summer Break June 23 - August 8

Round 14

Incheon United 2-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 13 767
Pohang Steelers 2-1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 2 240
FC Seoul 1-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 13 875
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 437
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 4 824
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 21 813
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-3 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 3 214

Round 15

Gyeongnam FC 0-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 11 214
Chunnam Dragons 3-2 Daegu FC
Attendance: 4 125
Daejeon Citizen 3-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 13 097
Jeju United 2-2 FC Seoul
Attendance: 2 833
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 15 327
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 5 734
Busan I'Park 1-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 11 075

Round 16

Incheon United 2-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 13 872
Gyeongnam FC 1-2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 124
Daegu FC 3-0 Jeju United
Attendance: 10 023
Pohang Steelers 1-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 5 287
FC Seoul 0-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 15 866
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 0-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 13 870
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 31 726

Round 17

Daejeon Citizen 0-1 Incheon United
Attendance: 18 101
Jeju United 2-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 1 506
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-3 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 15 711
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 2-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 9 633
Busan I'Park 1-2 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 4 765
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 41 819
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 8 988

Round 18

Incheon United 1-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 10 738
Daejeon Citizen 2-0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 19 212
Chunnam Dragons 2-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 10 200
Gyeongnam FC 2-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 4 219
Daegu FC 1-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 44 215
Pohang Steelers 2-1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 11 097
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 13 574

Round 19

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 6 377
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 0-2 Jeju United
Attendance: 3 887
Busan I'Park 1-0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 4 816
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 22 138
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-2 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 4 235
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 6 275
FC Seoul 3-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 12 013

Round 20

Incheon United 3-2 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 6 217
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 7 535
Jeju United 0-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 15 277
Daejeon Citizen 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 18 184
Chunnam Dragons 0-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 10 037
Gyeongnam FC 1-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 11 258
Daegu FC 2-2 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 2 537

Round 21

Busan I'Park 0-0 Incheon United
Attendance: 1 505
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 25 170
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 9 240
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-2 Jeju United
Attendance: 4 636
FC Seoul 2-1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 14 632
Pohang Steelers 1-0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 1 735
Daegu FC 1-3 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 27 463

Round 22

Incheon United 2-3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 25 686
Busan I'Park 1-3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 1 873
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 1-2 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 18 540
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 6 178
Jeju United 2-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 2 064
Daejeon Citizen 4-1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 10 022
Chunnam Dragons 2-1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 3 859

Round 23

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-1 Incheon United
Attendance: 7 842
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 14 143
FC Seoul 4-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 18 572
Pohang Steelers 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 396
Daegu FC 1-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 7 582
Gyeongnam FC 3-1 Jeju United
Attendance: 4 155
Chunnam Dragons 1-2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 12 687

Round 24

Incheon United 1-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 19 676
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 8 842
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 26 123
Busan I'Park 1-4 Daegu FC
Attendance: 1 858
Gyeongnam FC 1-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 075
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 328
Jeju United 2-3 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 1 781

Round 25

FC Seoul 2-1 Incheon United
Attendance: 12 358
Pohang Steelers 1-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 3 685
Daegu FC 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 2 085
Gyeongnam FC 0-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 23 192
Chunnam Dragons 0-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 5 763
Daejeon Citizen 2-0 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 16 347
Jeju United 2-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 1 231

Round 26

Pohang Steelers 3-2 Incheon United
Attendance: 4 074
Daegu FC 1-0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 945
Gyeongnam FC 0-4 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 17 826
Chunnam Dragons 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 5 835
Daejeon Citizen 1-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 38 724
Jeju United 1-0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 2 128
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 173

Top scorers

This list is including championship playoff goals

Pos Name Team Goals Pld
1 Brazil Cabore Gyeongnam FC 18 26
2 Brazil Denilson Daejeon Citizen 14 24
= Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Incheon United 14 26
4 Republic of Macedonia Stevica Ristić Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13 25
5 Brazil Luizinho Daegu FC 11 23
6 Brazil Mota Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 21
7 Brazil Adriano Chuva Daejeon Citizen 8 14
= South Korea Lee Keun-Ho Daegu FC 8 20
= Brazil Sandro Hiroshi Chunnam Dragons 8 26
= South Korea Woo Sung-Yong Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 8 26

Attendance

At the end of the 2007 season, the K-League attracted 2,073,808 fans and an average of 11,786 fans per game. That puts the K-League at 15th in the world for average attendances for domestic premier leagues for association football (just six fans per match less than the Russian Premier League). Here is a team-by-team report on attendance.

Team Avg Total Min Max
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 25,194327,52616,21341,819
FC Seoul 21,513279,67010,57455,397
Incheon United 16,671216,7286,21725,686
Daegu FC 15,007180,0902,08544,215
Daejon Citizen 14,659175,9145,42328,074
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 11,312135,7544,32829,112
Gwangju Sangmu 8,861115,1962,67828,637
Ulsan Horang-i 8,706113,1843,62814,763
Gyeongnam FC 8,625103,5033,05123,192
Chunnam Dragons 8,565102,7803,85913,800
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7,67799,7944,23610,508
Jeju United 6,63679,6351,23120,499
Pohang Steelers 6,57278,8731,73512,596
Busan I'Park 5,01265,1611,50511,075

Championship playoffs

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                         
  2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Bye  
       
4 Gyeongnam FC 01 (3)0     2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0  
5 Pohang Steelers (PK) 01 (4)0       5 Pohang Steelers 1  
5 Pohang Steelers 2
     
  3 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 2     3 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 1  
6 Daejeon Citizen 0       5 Pohang Steelers 3 1 4
  1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 0 1
     
 
1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 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

Game A

Gyeongnam FC 1 – 1
(AET, 3 PK 4)		 Pohang Steelers
Cabore  86' Lee Gwang-jae  68'
Attendance: 8,965

Game B

Game C

Game D

Final

First Leg

Pohang Steelers 3 – 1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Park Won-jae  31'
Ko Ki-gu  73'
Lee Gwang-jae  74'		 Jang Hak-young  90+1'
Attendance: 20,875

Second Leg

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 – 1 Pohang Steelers
Schwenck  43'
Attendance: 18,924

agg 4–1, Pohang Steelers win


2007 K-League Winners
Pohang Steelers
4th Title

See also

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