2008 K League
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| Season | 2008 |
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| Champions | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4th) |
| Champions League | Suwon Bluewings FC Seoul Ulsan Hyundai Pohang Steelers |
| Top goalscorer |  Dudu (Seongnam) (16 goals) |
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The 2008 season of the K League kicked off on March 8. The season and playoff format will be the same as the one used in the 2007 season. The playoff fixtures are set to take place in late November, with the Final being played on 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 will manage the squad. The K-League Allstars were victorious, winning by a score of 3-1.[1]
Contents
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (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
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
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
Top scorers
This list is including championship playoff goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Pld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudu |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 16 | 27 |
| 2 |  Dejan Damjanović |
FC Seoul | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Dženan Radončić |
Incheon United | 13 | 26 |
| = | Edu |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 27 |
| 5 |  Lee Keun-Ho |
Daegu FC | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Jang Nam-Seok |
Daegu FC | 10 | 24 |
| 7 | Luizinho |
Ulsan Hyundai | 9 | 19 |
| = | Seo Dong-Hyun |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 9 | 22 |
| 9 | Jung Jo-Gook |
FC Seoul | 8 | 14 |
| = | Eninho |
Daegu FC | 8 | 19 |
| = | Adriano Chuva |
Chunnam Dragons | 8 | 19 |
| = | Rômulo |
Jeju United | 8 | 21 |
| = | Mota |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 8 | 22 |
| = | Cho Jae-Jin |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 26 |
Attendance
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- exclude play-offs. (as of 9 November 2008.)
| Club | Number of matches | Total attendance | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |||||||||||||||||||
| (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
Match 1
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November 22
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| Ulsan Hyundai | 0 – 0 (AET) |
Pohang Steelers |
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| Penalties | ||
Woo Sung-Yong  Yeom Ki-Hun Oh Jang-Eun  Lee Jin-Ho Park Byung-Gyu |
4 – 2 | Noh Byung-Joon Kim Gwang-Seok Hwang Jae-Won Hwang Jin-Sung |
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Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 9,480 |
Match 2
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November 23
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| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 – 2 (AET) |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Dudu  29' (pen) |
Choi Tae-Uk 76' Luiz Henrique 99' |
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Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 12,347 |
Match 3
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November 26
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| Ulsan Hyundai | 1 – 0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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| Yeom Ki-Hun 40' |
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Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 13,753 |
Semi-final
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November 30
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| FC Seoul | 4 – 2 (AET) |
Ulsan Hyundai |
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| Jung Jo-Gook 26' Dejan Damjanović 97'Kim Eun-Jung 110'Kim Seung-Yong 116' |
Yeom Ki-Hun 80' Luizinho 114' |
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Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,959 |
Final
First Leg
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December 3
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| FC Seoul | 1 – 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
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| Adi 15' |
Kwak Hee-Joo 69' |
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Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 39,011 |
Second Leg
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December 7
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| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 – 1 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Edu 11' Song Chong-Gug 36' |
Jung Jo-Gook 25' (pen) |
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Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 41,044 |
| 2008 K-League Winners |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4th Title |
See also
References
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External links
- Official K-League website (Korean)
