2008 K League
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Season | 2008 |
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Champions |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4th title) |
Champions League |
Suwon Bluewings FC Seoul Ulsan Hyundai Pohang Steelers |
Top goalscorer | Dudu (Seongnam) (16 goals) |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 season of the K League began on March 8. The season and playoff format was the same as the one used in the 2007 season. The playoff fixtures took place in late November, with the final played over 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 managed the squad. The K League Allstars were victorious, winning by a score of 3–1.[1]
K-League Clubs, 2008
Stage
Final table
- Top six teams qualify for the Championship playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
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1. | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) | 54 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 22 | Champion |
2. | FC Seoul | 54 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 25 | 19 | Runner-up |
3. | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 51 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 24 | Qualified |
4. | Ulsan Hyundai | 49 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 13 | Qualified |
5. | Pohang Steelers | 44 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 9 | Qualified FA Cup winner |
6. | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 37 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 2 | Qualified |
7. | Incheon United | 36 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | |
8. | Gyeongnam FC | 35 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 39 | -4 | |
9. | Chunnam Dragons | 29 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | -14 | |
10. | Jeju United | 28 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 31 | -8 | |
11. | Daegu FC | 26 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 46 | 58 | -12 | |
12. | Busan I'Park | 22 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 39 | -9 | |
13. | Daejeon Citizen | 21 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -17 | |
14. | Gwangju Sangmu | 16 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 46 | -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 (in 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
Pohang Steelers | 2–1 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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FC Seoul | 1–1 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Gyeongnam FC | 4–2 | Daegu FC |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 1–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Busan I'Park | 2–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Jeju United | 0–2 | Incheon United |
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Round 2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–2 | FC Seoul |
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Daejeon Citizen | 0–2 | Jeju United |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 3–0 | Pohang Steelers |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 2–0 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Incheon United | 1–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Daegu FC | 3–2 | Busan I'Park |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Round 3
Jeju United | 0–3 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Pohang Steelers | 1–2 | Incheon United |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 2–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Busan I'Park | 0–0 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–0 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Chunnam Dragons | 1–1 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Round 4
Gyeongnam FC | 1–1 | Jeju United |
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Daejeon Citizen | 0–0 | Incheon United |
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Busan I'Park | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Daegu FC | 3–1 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–1 | Pohang Steelers |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 0–1 | FC Seoul |
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Round 5
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–3 | Daegu FC |
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Jeju United | 1–1 | Busan I'Park |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 1–1 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Pohang Steelers | 0–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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FC Seoul | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Incheon United | 0–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Chunnam Dragons | 1–0 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Round 6
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Pohang Steelers | 3–0 | Daegu FC |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 2–3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Chunnam Dragons | 2–1 | Busan I'Park |
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Gyeongnam FC | 2–1 | Incheon United |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–0 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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FC Seoul | 3–1 | Jeju United |
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Round 7
Gyeongnam FC | 1–1 | FC Seoul |
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Daejeon Citizen | 2–0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 0–0 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Busan I'Park | 1–2 | Pohang Steelers |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | Jeju United |
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Daegu FC | 2–4 | Incheon United |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 3–1 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Round 8
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–3 | Pohang Steelers |
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Chunnam Dragons | 3–3 | FC Seoul |
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Daejeon Citizen | 1–2 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Incheon United | 2–2 | Busan I'Park |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Daegu FC | 3–2 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 2–1 | Jeju United |
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Round 9
Gyeongnam FC | 3–4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Jeju United | 0–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–2 | Daegu FC |
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Pohang Steelers | 3–1 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Busan I'Park | 1–2 | Daejeon Citizen |
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FC Seoul | 2–1 | Incheon United |
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Chunnam Dragons | 2–2 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Round 10
Pohang Steelers | 3–1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Busan I'Park | 1–3 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 2–5 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Daejeon Citizen | 1–1 | FC Seoul |
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Daegu FC | 2–4 | Jeju United |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 2–1 | Incheon United |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Round 11
Daejeon Citizen | 2–2 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Incheon United | 0–0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Jeju United | 3–1 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Gyeongnam FC | 1–0 | Busan I'Park |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers |
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Chunnam Dragons | 2–3 | Daegu FC |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–1 | FC Seoul |
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Round 12
Pohang Steelers | 0–1 | Jeju United |
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Chunnam Dragons | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Incheon United | 3–0 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Daegu FC | 1–1 | Daejeon Citizen |
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FC Seoul | 2–1 | Busan I'Park |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 1–0 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Round 13
Busan I'Park | 1–1 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Gyeongnam FC | 1–0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4–1 | Daegu FC |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–0 | Incheon United |
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FC Seoul | 4–1 | Pohang Steelers |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 0–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Jeju United | 1–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Round 14
Chunnam Dragons | 2–0 | Pohang Steelers |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 0–0 | FC Seoul |
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Daegu FC | 1–4 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Incheon United | 0–0 | Jeju United |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–0 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | Busan I'Park |
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Daejeon Citizen | 1–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Round 15
Busan I'Park | 0–4 | Daegu FC |
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Pohang Steelers | 3–1 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Gyeongnam FC | 1–1 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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FC Seoul | 2–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Jeju United | 0–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Chunnam Dragons | 1–1 | Incheon United |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Round 16
Gyeongnam FC | 0–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Incheon United | 2–1 | Pohang Steelers |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0–0 | Jeju United |
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Daejeon Citizen | 0–1 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 0–2 | Busan I'Park |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–2 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Round 17
Chunnam Dragons | 0–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Incheon United | 2–1 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Pohang Steelers | 1–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 3–2 | Daegu FC |
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FC Seoul | 3–1 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Jeju United | 0–2 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–1 | Busan I'Park |
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Round 18
Daejeon Citizen | 1–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Daegu FC | 1–4 | Pohang Steelers |
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Busan I'Park | 2–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Jeju United | 0–0 | FC Seoul |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 2–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Incheon United | 0–0 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Round 19
Jeju United | 3–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Incheon United | 0–2 | Daegu FC |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0–1 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Pohang Steelers | 3–2 | Busan I'Park |
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Chunnam Dragons | 1–0 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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FC Seoul | 3–1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–1 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Round 20
Busan I'Park | 2–2 | Incheon United |
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Pohang Steelers | 2–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Gyeongnam FC | 2–2 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–5 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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FC Seoul | 3–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Jeju United | 0–1 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 1–4 | Daegu FC |
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Round 21
Daejeon Citizen | 2–2 | Busan I'Park |
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Incheon United | 2–2 | FC Seoul |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Daegu FC | 1–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 1–1 | Pohang Steelers |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 1–2 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | Jeju United |
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Round 22
Jeju United | 3–2 | Daegu FC |
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Gyeongnam FC | 3–4 | Pohang Steelers |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | Busan I'Park |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–0 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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FC Seoul | 1–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Incheon United | 0–3 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Chunnam Dragons | 2–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Round 23
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–1 | Incheon United |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 4–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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FC Seoul | 1–0 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Busan I'Park | 0–1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 1–0 | Jeju United |
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Daegu FC | 1–2 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Pohang Steelers | 0–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Round 24
Daejeon Citizen | 0–3 | Pohang Steelers |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0–0 | Incheon United |
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Gyeongnam FC | 2–1 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Daegu FC | 1–3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–1 | FC Seoul |
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Busan I'Park | 3–0 | Jeju United |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 1–2 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Round 25
Gyeongnam FC | 1–0 | Ulsan Hyundai |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Daejeon Citizen | 0–0 | Daegu FC |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–0 | Chunnam Dragons |
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Jeju United | 0–1 | Pohang Steelers |
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Busan I'Park | 2–0 | FC Seoul |
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Gwangju Sangmu | 0–1 | Incheon United |
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Round 26
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Chunnam Dragons | 0–0 | Jeju United |
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Daegu FC | 0–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Daejeon Citizen | 0–0 | Gwangju Sangmu |
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Incheon United | 1–3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Pohang Steelers | 1–2 | FC Seoul |
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Ulsan Hyundai | 1–0 | Busan I'Park |
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Top scorers
This list is including championship playoff goals
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Pld |
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1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 16 | 27 | |
2 | FC Seoul | 15 | 29 | |
3 | Incheon United | 13 | 26 | |
= | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 27 | |
5 | Daegu FC | 11 | 26 | |
6 | Daegu FC | 10 | 24 | |
7 | Ulsan Hyundai | 9 | 19 | |
= | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 9 | 22 | |
9 | FC Seoul | 8 | 14 | |
= | Daegu FC | 8 | 19 | |
= | Chunnam Dragons | 8 | 19 | |
= | Jeju United | 8 | 21 | |
= | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 8 | 22 | |
= | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 26 | |
Attendance
- exclude play-offs. (as of 9 November 2008.)
Club | Number of matches | Total attendance | Average attendance |
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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 | |||||||||||||
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1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |||||||||||||||||||
(bye) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Format
The top six teams in the final table qualified for the playoffs. Fourth-placed team played against fifth-placed and third-placed played against sixth-placed. The winners of those two games then played against each other; the winner played against the team that finished in second place. Finally, the winner of this playoff faced the team that finished in first place over two legs which decided the overall league champions.
Results
Match 1
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Pohang Steelers |
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Penalties | ||
Woo Sung-yong Yeom Ki-hun Oh Jang-eun Lee Jin-ho Park Byung-gyu |
4–2 |
Match 2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Dudu |
Choi Tae-uk Luiz Henrique |
Match 3
Ulsan Hyundai | 1–0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Yeom Ki-hun |
Semi-final
FC Seoul | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
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Jung Jo-gook Dejan Damjanović Kim Eun-jung Kim Seung-yong |
Yeom Ki-hun Luizinho |
Final
First Leg
FC Seoul | 1–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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Adi |
Kwak Hee-ju |
Second Leg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 | FC Seoul |
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Edu Song Chong-gug |
Jung Jo-gook |
2008 K-League Winners |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4th Title |
See also
References
- ↑ "K-Allstars outshine J-Allstars". J-League.or.jp.
External links
- Official K-League website (in Korean)