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
  • Top six teams qualify for the Championship playoffs.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 26 16 7 3 43 18 +25 55 Qualification for playoffs (finals)
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 26 15 6 5 36 24 +12 51 Qualification for playoffs (semifinals)
3 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 26 12 9 5 34 22 +12 45 Qualification for playoffs
4 Gyeongnam FC 26 13 4 9 41 31 +10 43
5 Pohang Steelers (C) 26 12 5 9 27 31 −4 38 Qualification for playoffs and 2008 AFC Champions League
6 Daejeon Citizen 26 10 7 9 34 27 +7 37 Qualification for playoffs
7 FC Seoul 26 8 13 5 23 16 +7 37
8 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 9 9 8 36 32 +4 36
9 Incheon United 26 8 9 9 30 32 −2 33
10 Chunnam Dragons 26 7 9 10 24 27 −3 30 FA Cup winner
11 Jeju United 26 8 6 12 27 35 −8 30
12 Daegu FC 26 6 6 14 35 46 −11 24
13 Busan I'Park 26 4 8 14 20 39 −19 20
14 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 26 2 6 18 14 44 −30 12
Source:
(C) Champion.

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

Results

Round 1

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1-1Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 8 724
Incheon United0-1Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 24 772
FC Seoul2-0Daegu FC
Attendance: 19 015
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi1-1Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 14 763
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2-1Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 25 612
Busan I'Park0-1Jeju United
Attendance: 8 773
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo0-2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 18 787

Round 2

Daegu FC1-2Incheon United
Attendance: 16 425
Gyeongnam FC1-3Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 17 826
Chunnam Dragons0-1FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 200
Daejeon Citizen1-3Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 13 747
Jeju United1-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 20 499
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1-1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 17 725
Busan I'Park2-1Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 237

Round 3

Incheon United1-2Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 10 720
Daegu FC2-2Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 5425
Pohang Steelers1-1Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 10 042
FC Seoul1-0Jeju United
Attendance: 26 078
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi2-1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 3 628
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3-1Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 721
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1-0Busan I'Park
Attendance: 20 317

Round 4

Chunnam Dragons0-0Incheon United
Attendance: 5 732
Daejeon Citizen0-0Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 5 423
Jeju United2-0Daegu FC
Attendance: 19 085
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1-2Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 6 953
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo0-0FC Seoul
Attendance: 3 645
Busan I'Park0-1Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 4 157
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3-1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 10 507

Round 5

Incheon United3-2Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 15 687
Chunnam Dragons1-0Jeju United
Attendance: 5 350
Gyeongnam FC1-2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 5 473
Daegu FC2-1Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 372
Pohang Steelers0-1Busan I'Park
Attendance: 4 528
FC Seoul0-1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 55 397
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi0-3Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 7 897

Round 6

Jeju United0-2Incheon United
Attendance: 2 189
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0-2Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 9 317
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo0-0Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 2 678
Busan I'Park1-4Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 4 073
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1-1Daegu FC
Attendance: 16 213
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1-1Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 7 832
FC Seoul0-0Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 30 176

Round 7

Incheon United1-3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 11 628
Jeju United1-1Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 2 169
Daejeon Citizen2-2Busan I'Park
Attendance: 10 122
Chunnam Dragons0-0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 7 757
Gyeongnam FC0-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 3 271
Daegu FC3-1Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 13 572
Pohang Steelers0-0FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 596

Round 8

Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo1-1Incheon United
Attendance: 4 527
Busan I'Park0-2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 3 751
Suwon Samsung Bluewings3-0Jeju United
Attendance: 17 259
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0-0Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 4 827
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi2-2Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 633
FC Seoul0-3Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 18 758
Pohang Steelers1-3Daegu FC
Attendance: 5 084

Round 9

Incheon United2-2Busan I'Park
Attendance: 23 643
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo1-3Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 28 637
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 29 112
Jeju United2-1Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 8 314
Daejeon Citizen0-0FC Seoul
Attendance: 28 074
Chunnam Dragons2-1Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 13 800
Gyeongnam FC1-0Daegu FC
Attendance: 7 645

Round 10

Suwon Samsung Bluewings1-0Incheon United
Attendance: 21 304
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2-1Busan I'Park
Attendance: 8 974
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi4-0Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 6 374
FC Seoul1-1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 10 574
Pohang Steelers0-1Jeju United
Attendance: 5 077
Daegu FC1-1Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 35 746
Gyeongnam FC2-0Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 3 051

Round 11

Incheon United0-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 17 647
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1-2Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 30 216
Busan I'Park0-0FC Seoul
Attendance: 10 103
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo0-1Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 3 542
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors4-1Daegu FC
Attendance: 8 423
Jeju United1-1Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 2 687
Daejeon Citizen1-1Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 10 062

Round 12

Ulsan Hyundai Horangi1-0Incheon United
Attendance: 6 737
FC Seoul0-0Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 32 386
Pohang Steelers0-0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 12 106
Daegu FC1-1Busan I'Park
Attendance: 9 645
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo0-4Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 3 785
Chunnam Dragons1-0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 11 270
Daejeon Citizen1-0Jeju United
Attendance: 13 523

Round 13

Incheon United2-2FC Seoul
Attendance: 22 765
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi0-0Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 8 217
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3-0Daegu FC
Attendance: 10 192
Suwon Samsung Bluewings5-3Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 27 816
Busan I'Park1-3Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 175
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo1-0Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 587
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2-1Jeju United
Attendance: 8 778

Summer Break June 23 - August 8

Round 14

Incheon United2-1Daegu FC
Attendance: 13 767
Pohang Steelers2-1Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 2 240
FC Seoul1-0Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 13 875
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi2-1Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 437
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2-0Jeju United
Attendance: 4 824
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2-3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 21 813
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo0-3Busan I'Park
Attendance: 3 214

Round 15

Gyeongnam FC0-0Incheon United
Attendance: 11 214
Chunnam Dragons3-2Daegu FC
Attendance: 4 125
Daejeon Citizen3-0Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 13 097
Jeju United2-2FC Seoul
Attendance: 2 833
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0-0Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 15 327
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo0-1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 5 734
Busan I'Park1-2Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 11 075

Round 16

Incheon United2-1Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 13 872
Gyeongnam FC1-2Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 8 124
Daegu FC3-0Jeju United
Attendance: 10 023
Pohang Steelers1-3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 5 287
FC Seoul0-0Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 15 866
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi0-0Busan I'Park
Attendance: 13 870
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2-1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 31 726

Round 17

Daejeon Citizen0-1Incheon United
Attendance: 18 101
Jeju United2-1Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 1 506
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2-3Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 15 711
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo2-1Daegu FC
Attendance: 9 633
Busan I'Park1-2Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 4 765
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2-1FC Seoul
Attendance: 41 819
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1-1Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 8 988

Round 18

Incheon United1-1Jeju United
Attendance: 10 738
Daejeon Citizen2-0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 19 212
Chunnam Dragons2-0Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 10 200
Gyeongnam FC2-0Busan I'Park
Attendance: 4 219
Daegu FC1-2Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 44 215
Pohang Steelers2-1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 11 097
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi0-0FC Seoul
Attendance: 13 574

Round 19

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0-0Incheon United
Attendance: 6 377
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo0-2Jeju United
Attendance: 3 887
Busan I'Park1-0Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 4 816
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1-0Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 22 138
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1-2Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 4 235
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi2-1Daegu FC
Attendance: 6 275
FC Seoul3-0Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 12 013

Round 20

Incheon United3-2Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 6 217
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1-1Busan I'Park
Attendance: 7 535
Jeju United0-1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 15 277
Daejeon Citizen1-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 18 184
Chunnam Dragons0-1Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 10 037
Gyeongnam FC1-0FC Seoul
Attendance: 11 258
Daegu FC2-2Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 2 537

Round 21

Busan I'Park0-0Incheon United
Attendance: 1 505
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0-0Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 25 170
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2-1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 9 240
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi2-2Jeju United
Attendance: 4 636
FC Seoul2-1Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 14 632
Pohang Steelers1-0Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 1 735
Daegu FC1-3Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 27 463

Round 22

Incheon United2-3Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 25 686
Busan I'Park1-3Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 1 873
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo1-2Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 18 540
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1-1FC Seoul
Attendance: 6 178
Jeju United2-0Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 2 064
Daejeon Citizen4-1Daegu FC
Attendance: 10 022
Chunnam Dragons2-1Gyeongnam FC
Attendance: 3 859

Round 23

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1-1Incheon United
Attendance: 7 842
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi2-0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 14 143
FC Seoul4-0Busan I'Park
Attendance: 18 572
Pohang Steelers2-1Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 396
Daegu FC1-1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 7 582
Gyeongnam FC3-1Jeju United
Attendance: 4 155
Chunnam Dragons1-2Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 12 687

Round 24

Incheon United1-0Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 19 676
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0-0FC Seoul
Attendance: 8 842
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1-0Pohang Steelers
Attendance: 26 123
Busan I'Park1-4Daegu FC
Attendance: 1 858
Gyeongnam FC1-0Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 4 075
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1-1Chunnam Dragons
Attendance: 4 328
Jeju United2-3Daejeon Citizen
Attendance: 1 781

Round 25

FC Seoul2-1Incheon United
Attendance: 12 358
Pohang Steelers1-0Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 3 685
Daegu FC1-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 2 085
Gyeongnam FC0-0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 23 192
Chunnam Dragons0-0Busan I'Park
Attendance: 5 763
Daejeon Citizen2-0Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 16 347
Jeju United2-2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Attendance: 1 231

Round 26

Pohang Steelers3-2Incheon United
Attendance: 4 074
Daegu FC1-0FC Seoul
Attendance: 12 945
Gyeongnam FC0-4Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
Attendance: 17 826
Chunnam Dragons0-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Attendance: 5 835
Daejeon Citizen1-0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Attendance: 38 724
Jeju United1-0Busan I'Park
Attendance: 2 128
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2-1Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Attendance: 5 173

Top scorers

This list is including championship playoff goals

Pos Name Team Goals Pld
1 Cabore Gyeongnam FC 18 26
2 Denilson Daejeon Citizen 14 24
= Dejan Damjanović Incheon United 14 26
4 Stevica Ristić Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13 25
5 Luizinho Daegu FC 11 23
6 Mota Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 21
7 Adriano Chuva Daejeon Citizen 8 14
= Lee Keun-Ho Daegu FC 8 20
= Sandro Hiroshi Chunnam Dragons 8 26
= 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 FC1 – 1
(AET, 3 PK 4)		Pohang Steelers
Cabore  86' Lee Gwang-jae  68'
Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 8,965

Game B

Ulsan Hyundai Horangi2 – 0Daejeon Citizen
Lee Sang-ho  39'
Park Dong-hyuk  69'
Munsu World Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 23,836

Game C

Ulsan Hyundai Horangi1 – 2Pohang Steelers
Woo Sung-yong  70' Hwang Jae-won  34'
Lee Gwang-jae  76'
Munsu World Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 31,783

Game D

Suwon Samsung Bluewings0 – 1Pohang Steelers
Park Won-jae  86'
Attendance: 33,824

Final

First Leg

Pohang Steelers3 – 1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Park Won-jae  31'
Ko Ki-gu  73'
Lee Gwang-jae  74'		 Jang Hak-young  90+1'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 20,875

Second Leg

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0 – 1Pohang Steelers
Schwenck  43'
Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 18,924

agg 4–1, Pohang Steelers win

 2007 K-League Winners 
Pohang Steelers
4th title

See also
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