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2008 K League

The 2008 K League was the 26th season of the K League. The regular season and playoffs' format was the same as the one used in the 2007 season. It began on March 8, and the final of the playoffs finished on 7 December.

Samsung Hauzen
K League
Season2008
DatesRegular season:
8 March – 9 November 2008
Championship:
22 November – 7 December 2008
ChampionsSuwon Samsung Bluewings
(4th title)
Champions LeagueSuwon Samsung Bluewings
FC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steelers
Matches played182
Goals scored485 (2.66 per match)
Best PlayerLee Woon-jae
Top goalscorerDudu
(15 goals)
Average attendance2,347,897
← 2007
2009 →

On 2 August 2008, the first ever Jomo Cup kicked off. The K League All-Stars squared off against the J.League All-Stars at the Japan National Stadium. Lee Woon-jae was selected as the K League All-Star Team's captain and Cha Bum-kun managed the squad. The K League All-Stars won the game by a score of 3–1.[1]

Teams

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Locations of the 2008 K League clubs
ClubManagerCityStadium2007 season
Busan IPark Hwang Sun-hongBusanBusan Asiad Stadium13th place
Jeonnam Dragons Park Hang-seoGwangyangGwang-Yang Stadium10th place
Daegu FC Byun Byung-jooDaeguDaegu World Cup Stadium12th place
Daejeon Citizen Kim HoDaejeonDaejeon World Cup Stadium6th place
FC Seoul Şenol GüneşSeoulSeoul World Cup Stadium7th place
Gwangju Sangmu Lee Kang-joGwangjuGwangju World Cup Stadium14th place
Gyeongnam FC Cho Kwang-raeChangwonChangwon Civil Stadium5th place
Incheon United Chang Woe-ryongIncheonIncheon Munhak Stadium9th place
Jeju United Arthur BernardesSeogwipoJeju World Cup Stadium11th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-heeJeonjuJeonju World Cup Stadium8th place
Pohang Steelers Sérgio FariasPohangSteelyard StadiumChampions
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Kim Hak-bumSeongnamSeongnam 2 StadiumRunners-up
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Cha Bum-kunSuwonSuwon World Cup Stadium3rd place
Ulsan Hyundai Kim Jung-namUlsanMunsu Cup Stadium4th place

Foreign Players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Former Player(s)
Busan IPark Di Fábio Paulinho Guará Pingo Reinaldo
Zé Augusto
Chunnam Dragons Adriano Chuva Renato Victor Simões Sandro Hiroshi
Daegu Eninho Leandro Geovane Alexsandro
Jorge Santos
Daejeon Citizen Walter Minhoca Selmir Eric Obinna Edson Araújo
FC Seoul Adilson Dejan Damjanović Ceyhun Eriş Kiki Musampa
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Gyeongnam Almir Índio Wellington Silva
Incheon United Dženan Radončić Dragan Mladenović Borko Veselinović
Jeju United Ednilton Souza Rômulo Rafael Paty
Ricardinho
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Luiz Henrique Jusuf Dajić Aleksandar Petrović Zé Carlos
Antonio Franja
Stevica Ristić
Pohang Steelers Denílson Stevica Ristić Clodoaldo
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Juan Carlos Arce Dudu Mota
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Edu Lucas Pereira Mato Neretljak Luiz Henrique
Ulsan Hyundai Almir Brasília Luizinho Ferreira
Pedrão

Regular season

League table

Top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Suwon Samsung Bluewings2617364624+2254Qualification for the playoffs final
2FC Seoul2615924425+1954Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2615654521+2451Qualification for the playoffs first round
4Ulsan Hyundai2614753926+1349
5Pohang Steelers2613584334+944
6Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors26114113937+237
7Incheon United269982930−136
8Gyeongnam FC26105113539−435
9Jeonnam Dragons2685132640−1429
10Jeju United2677122331−828
11Daegu FC2682164658−1226
12Busan IPark2657143039−922
13Daejeon Citizen26312111835−1721
14Gwangju Sangmu2637162246−2416
Source: RSSSF (in English), K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Busan IPark—2–00–41–22–00–00–12–23–02–11–21–30–21–1
Jeonnam Dragons2–1—2–31–13–31–01–01–10–02–12–00–10–22–2
Daegu FC3–21–2—1–11–23–21–42–42–41–31–40–11–23–1
Daejeon Citizen2–20–10–0—1–10–01–20–00–22–00–31–21–02–2
FC Seoul2–13–03–11–0—3–13–12–13–12–24–11–00–21–1
Gwangju Sangmu0–23–11–40–00–1—2–00–11–02–31–11–12–51–2
Gyeongnam FC1–02–14–22–21–11–1—2–11–11–03–43–40–11–0
Incheon United2–21–00–22–12–23–00–0—0–00–02–10–21–30–3
Jeju United1–11–03–20–00–03–10–20–2—0–10–10–33–10–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–12–10–33–11–22–13–10–12–1—1–11–21–21–2
Pohang Steelers3–22–13–00–01–23–13–11–20–11–1—2–10–03–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1–04–04–13–01–13–03–10–00–01–22–3—2–20–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–13–03–22–00–12–03–02–02–12–51–00–1—2–0
Ulsan Hyundai1–01–23–24–00–01–11–02–12–12–13–00–02–1—
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs

Bracket

Final table

Suwon Samsung Bluewings celebrating winning the 2008 season.

PosTeam0Qualification
1Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)  Qualification for the Champions League
2FC Seoul  
3Ulsan Hyundai  
4Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  
5Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  
6Pohang Steelers  Qualification for the Champions League[a]
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:

Top scorers

This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The official top goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, and Dudu won the award with 15 goals.[2]

RankPlayerClubGoalsApps
1 DuduSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma1627
2 Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul1529
3 Dženan RadončićIncheon United1326
EduSuwon Samsung Bluewings1327
5 Lee Keun-hoDaegu FC1126
6 Jang Nam-seokDaegu FC1024
7 LuizinhoUlsan Hyundai919
Seo Dong-hyeonSuwon Samsung Bluewings922
9 Jung Jo-gookFC Seoul814
EninhoDaegu FC819
Adriano ChuvaJeonnam Dragons819
Rômulo Marques MacedoJeju United821
MotaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma822
Cho Jae-jinJeonbuk Hyundai Motors826

Awards

Main awards

The K League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition of FourFourTwo in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 124 players participated in the selection process.[3]

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player[4] Lee Woon-jaeSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Top goalscorer[2] DuduSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Top assist provider[2] BrasíliaUlsan Hyundai
Rookie of the Year[4] Lee Seung-yeoulFC Seoul
Manager of the Year[4] Cha Bum-kunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Players' Player of the Year[3] MotaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
Goalkeeper Lee Woon-jaeSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Defenders AdilsonFC Seoul
Mato NeretljakSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Park Dong-hyukUlsan Hyundai
Choi Hyo-jinPohang Steelers
Midfielders Kim Hyeung-bumJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Cho Won-heeSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Ki Sung-yuengFC Seoul
Lee Chung-yongFC Seoul
Forwards Lee Keun-hoDaegu FC
EduSuwon Samsung Bluewings

Source:[4]

Attendance

The records were calculated for the regular season.

ClubMatchesTotalAverage
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
Jeonnam Dragons13150,15611,550
Ulsan Hyundai13130,75810,058
Gwangju Sangmu FC13128,6309,895
Busan IPark13107,8308,295
Jeju United1396,3777,414
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1393,6777,206
Total1822,347,89712,901

See also

References

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