2008 K League

Samsung Hauzen K-League 2008
Season 2008
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

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 (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
Attendance: 15,121
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 30,132
FC Seoul 1–1 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 21,564
Gyeongnam FC 4–2 Daegu FC
Attendance: 23,415
Gwangju Sangmu 1–1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 22,805
Busan I'Park 2–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 32,725
Jeju United 0–2 Incheon United
Attendance: 26,320

Round 2

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 FC Seoul
Attendance: 25,847
Daejeon Citizen 0–2 Jeju United
Attendance: 18,076
Ulsan Hyundai 3–0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 22,676
Gwangju Sangmu 2–0 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 5,420
Incheon United 1–0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 32,072
Daegu FC 3–2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 29,785
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 14,667

Round 3

Jeju United 0–3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 1,823
Pohang Steelers 1–2 Incheon United
Attendance: 8,862
Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 8,783
Busan I'Park 0–0 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 8,715
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–0 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 17,356
FC Seoul 3–1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 20,175
Chunnam Dragons 1–1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 7,980

Round 4

Gyeongnam FC 1–1 Jeju United
Attendance: 5,126
Daejeon Citizen 0–0 Incheon United
Attendance: 11,762
Busan I'Park 0–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 23,528
Daegu FC 3–1 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 21,675
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 5,742
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 9,823
Gwangju Sangmu 0–1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 12,630

Round 5

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–3 Daegu FC
Attendance: 7,238
Jeju United 1–1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 2,607
Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 4,733
Pohang Steelers 0–0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 9,641
FC Seoul 0–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 44,239
Incheon United 0–2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 17,534
Chunnam Dragons 1–0 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 6,829

Round 6

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 4,324
Pohang Steelers 3–0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 7,517
Gwangju Sangmu 2–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 4,572
Chunnam Dragons 2–1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 10,987
Gyeongnam FC 2–1 Incheon United
Attendance: 10,326
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 28,731
FC Seoul 3–1 Jeju United
Attendance: 19,035

Round 7

Gyeongnam FC 1–1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 9,228
Daejeon Citizen 2–0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 6,725
Ulsan Hyundai 0–0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 7,833
Busan I'Park 1–2 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 7,775
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–1 Jeju United
Attendance: 20,123
Daegu FC 2–4 Incheon United
Attendance: 15,439
Gwangju Sangmu 3–1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4,283

Round 8

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2–3 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 7,982
Chunnam Dragons 3–3 FC Seoul
Attendance: 14,028
Daejeon Citizen 1–2 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 21,345
Incheon United 2–2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 20,178
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 33,823
Daegu FC 3–2 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 28,537
Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 Jeju United
Attendance: 23,232

Round 9

Gyeongnam FC 3–4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 4,871
Jeju United 0–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 3,108
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–2 Daegu FC
Attendance: 30,202
Pohang Steelers 3–1 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 10,511
Busan I'Park 1–2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8,751
FC Seoul 2–1 Incheon United
Attendance: 28,792
Chunnam Dragons 2–2 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 13,857

Round 10

Pohang Steelers 3–1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 14,326
Busan I'Park 1–3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 4,275
Gwangju Sangmu 2–5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 16,474
Daejeon Citizen 1–1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 13,726
Daegu FC 2–4 Jeju United
Attendance: 18,702
Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 Incheon United
Attendance: 11,787
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 10,109

Round 11

Daejeon Citizen 2–2 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 28,375
Incheon United 0–0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 15,027
Jeju United 3–1 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 3,420
Gyeongnam FC 1–0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 11,297
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 38,239
Chunnam Dragons 2–3 Daegu FC
Attendance: 15,700
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 12,145

Round 12

Pohang Steelers 0–1 Jeju United
Attendance: 5,805
Chunnam Dragons 0–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 8,869
Incheon United 3–0 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 7,686
Daegu FC 1–1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 1,231
FC Seoul 2–1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 13,559
Ulsan Hyundai 1–0 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 6,765
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 7,887

Round 13

Busan I'Park 1–1 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 3,175
Gyeongnam FC 1–0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 11,867
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–1 Daegu FC
Attendance: 4,552
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 Incheon United
Attendance: 24,105
FC Seoul 4–1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 18,233
Gwangju Sangmu 0–0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 5,942
Jeju United 1–0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4,822

Round 14

Chunnam Dragons 2–0 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 10,803
Ulsan Hyundai 0–0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 11,827
Daegu FC 1–4 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 15,138
Incheon United 0–0 Jeju United
Attendance: 9,109
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–0 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 5,777
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 11,103
Daejeon Citizen 1–0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 26,117

Round 15

Busan I'Park 0–4 Daegu FC
Attendance: 3,527
Pohang Steelers 3–1 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 11,374
Gyeongnam FC 1–1 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 10,491
FC Seoul 2–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 15,076
Jeju United 0–0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 5,676
Chunnam Dragons 1–1 Incheon United
Attendance: 10,903
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 19,253

Round 16

Gyeongnam FC 0–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 14,815
Incheon United 2–1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 5,872
Daegu FC 1–2 FC Seoul
Attendance: 16,737
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–0 Jeju United
Attendance: 6,582
Daejeon Citizen 0–1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4,352
Gwangju Sangmu 0–2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 8,537
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 12,928

Round 17

Chunnam Dragons 0–1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 12,500
Incheon United 2–1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 13,796
Pohang Steelers 1–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 12,151
Ulsan Hyundai 3–2 Daegu FC
Attendance: 6,127
FC Seoul 3–1 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 21,469
Jeju United 0–2 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 6,143
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 20,042

Round 18

Daejeon Citizen 1–2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 4,387
Daegu FC 1–4 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 7,285
Busan I'Park 2–0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 3,215
Jeju United 0–0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 15,695
Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 8,735
Incheon United 0–0 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 6,582
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 4,937

Round 19

Jeju United 3–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 13,603
Incheon United 0–2 Daegu FC
Attendance: 5,767
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–1 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 3,524
Pohang Steelers 3–2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 13,671
Chunnam Dragons 1–0 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 12,310
FC Seoul 3–1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 13,499
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8,477

Round 20

Busan I'Park 2–2 Incheon United
Attendance: 3,712
Pohang Steelers 2–1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 13,984
Gyeongnam FC 2–2 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 15,819
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–5 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 19,238
FC Seoul 3–0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 14,057
Jeju United 0–1 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 3,833
Gwangju Sangmu 1–4 Daegu FC
Attendance: 5,321

Round 21

Daejeon Citizen 2–2 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 4,121
Incheon United 2–2 FC Seoul
Attendance: 13,956
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 7,767
Daegu FC 1–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 21,815
Gwangju Sangmu 1–1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 16,820
Ulsan Hyundai 1–2 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 6,736
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Jeju United
Attendance: 10,127

Round 22

Jeju United 3–2 Daegu FC
Attendance: 5,361
Gyeongnam FC 3–4 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 17,293
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–0 Busan I'Park
Attendance: 9,242
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 17,253
FC Seoul 1–0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 17,591
Incheon United 0–3 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 7,672
Chunnam Dragons 2–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 12,450

Round 23

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 Incheon United
Attendance: 17,253
Ulsan Hyundai 4–0 Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 6,846
FC Seoul 1–0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 24,001
Busan I'Park 0–1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 3,519
Gwangju Sangmu 1–0 Jeju United
Attendance: 4,873
Daegu FC 1–2 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 34,135
Pohang Steelers 0–0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 17,288

Round 24

Daejeon Citizen 0–3 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 15,824
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–0 Incheon United
Attendance: 4,731
Gyeongnam FC 2–1 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 3,814
Daegu FC 1–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 2,013
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 FC Seoul
Attendance: 26,713
Busan I'Park 3–0 Jeju United
Attendance: 2,173
Gwangju Sangmu 1–2 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 1,873

Round 25

Gyeongnam FC 1–0 Ulsan Hyundai
Attendance: 15,491
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 7,342
Daejeon Citizen 0–0 Daegu FC
Attendance: 16,907
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–0 Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 18,236
Jeju United 0–1 Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 4,416
Busan I'Park 2–0 FC Seoul
Attendance: 8,756
Gwangju Sangmu 0–1 Incheon United
Attendance: 19,200

Round 26

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 14,217
Chunnam Dragons 0–0 Jeju United
Attendance: 12,940
Daegu FC 0–1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 9,131
Daejeon Citizen 0–0 Gwangju Sangmu
Attendance: 17,175
Incheon United 1–3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 18,772
Pohang Steelers 1–2 FC Seoul
Attendance: 13,289
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

    • exclude play-offs. (as of 9 November 2008.)
Club Number of matches Total attendance Average attendance
Suwon Samsung Bluewings13309,62323,817
FC Seoul13271,29020,868
Daegu FC13221,62317,048
Daejeon Citizen13188,89214,530
Incheon United13175,02313,463
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors13166,62512,817
Gyeongnam FC13153,85311,835
Pohang Steelers13153,54011,811
Chunnam Dragons13150,15611,550
Ulsan Hyundai13130,75810,058
Gwangju Sangmu FC13128,6309,895
Busan I'Park13107,8308,295
Jeju United1396,3777,414
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1393,6777,206
Total1822,347,89712,901

Championship playoffs

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                         
  2 FC Seoul    
  (bye)    
4 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (p) 00 (4)0     2 FC Seoul 4  
5 Pohang Steelers 00 (2)0       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 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

Match 2

Match 3

Ulsan Hyundai 1–0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yeom Ki-hun  40'
Attendance: 13,753

Semi-final

Final

First Leg

FC Seoul 1–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Adi  15' Kwak Hee-ju  69'
Attendance: 39,011

Second Leg

Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–1 FC Seoul
Edu  11'
Song Chong-gug  36'		 Jung Jo-gook  25' (pen.)
Attendance: 41,044


2008 K-League Winners

Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4th Title
2008 K League winners, the Suwon Samsung Bluewings

See also

References

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