2006 K League
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The 2006 season of the K-League kicked off on March 12. The season and playoff format will be the same as the one used in the 2005 season. The playoff fixtures are set to take place in early November, with the Final being played on two legs in late November.
The league will take a break for the World Cup in June and July. The championship series will take place in November.
Contents
First stage
Final table
- The first place team qualify for the championship playoffs.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 32 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | First Stage Champion |
| Pohang Steelers | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | 19 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
| FC Seoul | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
| Chunnam Dragons | 16 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
| Busan I'Park | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -1 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | |
| Incheon United | 14 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | |
| Daegu FC | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | |
| Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | |
| Gyeongnam FC | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | |
| Jeju United | 9 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Second stage
Final table
- The first place team qualify for the championship playoffs.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | Second Stage Champion |
| Pohang Steelers | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | |
| FC Seoul | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | |
| Daegu FC | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 20 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |
| Incheon United | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | |
| Chunnam Dragons | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
| Busan I'Park | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | |
| Jeju United | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | |
| Gyeongnam FC | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -8 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | |
| Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -9 |
Results
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Overall Table
- First Stage table plus Second Stage table.
- Top two teams in this table qualify for the Championship playoffs (other than the First Stage and Second Stage winners which qualify automatically).
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C) | 49 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | First Stage Champion |
| 2. | Pohang Steelers | 47 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | Qualified |
| 3. | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 43 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | Second Stage Champion |
| 4. | FC Seoul | 39 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | Qualified |
| 5. | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 35 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | |
| 6. | Chunnam Dragons | 34 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | FA Cup winner |
| 7. | Daegu FC | 34 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | |
| 8. | Busan I'Park | 34 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 42 | -2 | |
| 9. | Incheon United | 33 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | |
| 10. | Daejeon Citizen | 31 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 32 | -4 | |
| 11. | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 26 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | ACL winner |
| 12. | Gyeongnam FC | 26 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 35 | -13 | |
| 13. | Jeju United | 25 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 30 | -7 | |
| 14. | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 23 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 29 | -12 |
| Qualification for playoffs and 2007 AFC Champions League | |
| Qualification for playoffs | |
| Qualification for playoffs |
Note: 2006 Korean FA Cup winner also qualified for 2007 AFC Champions League
2006 AFC Champions League winner directly qualified for 2007 AFC Champions League Knockout stage
Top scorers
This list is including championship playoff goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Pld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Woo Sung-Yong |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 16 | 28 |
| 2 |  Popo |
Busan I'Park | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Kim Eun-Jung |
FC Seoul | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Ko Ki-Gu |
Pohang Steelers | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Lee Dong-Gook |
Pohang Steelers | 7 | 10 |
| = | Somália |
Busan I'Park | 7 | 16 |
| = | Denilson |
Daejeon Citizen | 7 | 18 |
| = | Mota |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 7 | 19 |
| = | Selmir |
Chunnam Dragons | 7 | 20 |
| = | Itamar |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 7 | 25 |
| = | Park Chu-Young |
FC Seoul | 7 | 26 |
Championship playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | ||||||||
| FC Seoul | 0 | ||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 12(3) | ||||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 01(1) | ||||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | ||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 0 | ||||||||
Participants
- First Stage winners: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
- Second Stage winners: Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Top two teams in the overall table (stage one and stage two combined table) other than the winners of each stage: Pohang Steelers and FC Seoul.
Results
Semi-finals
|
November 11
|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 – 0 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
Mota  40' |
|
Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 13,237 |
|
November 12
|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 – 0 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Baek Ji-Hoon 54' |
|
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 37,256 |
Final
First leg
|
November 19
|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 – 0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Woo Sung-Yong 88' |
|
Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 21,437 |
Second leg
|
November 25
|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 – 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
|---|---|---|
| Silva 75' |
Mota 25', 65' |
|
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 38,526 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma win 3–1 on aggregate
| 2006 K-League Winners |
|---|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7th Title |
