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
Locations of the 2008 K League clubs
Club Manager City Stadium 2007 season
Busan IPark South Korea Hwang Sun-hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 13th place
Jeonnam Dragons South Korea Park Hang-seo Gwangyang Gwang-Yang Stadium 10th place
Daegu FC South Korea Byun Byung-joo Daegu Daegu World Cup Stadium 12th place
Daejeon Citizen South Korea Kim Ho Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 6th place
FC Seoul Turkey Şenol Güneş Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 7th place
Gwangju Sangmu South Korea Lee Kang-jo Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 14th place
Gyeongnam FC South Korea Cho Kwang-rae Changwon Changwon Civil Stadium 5th place
Incheon United South Korea Chang Woe-ryong Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 9th place
Jeju United Brazil Arthur Bernardes Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 11th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Choi Kang-hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium 8th place
Pohang Steelers Brazil Sérgio Farias Pohang Steelyard Stadium Champions
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea Kim Hak-bum Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium Runners-up
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Cha Bum-kun Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 3rd place
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea Kim Jung-nam Ulsan Munsu Cup Stadium 4th place

Regular season

League table

Top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 26 17 3 6 46 24 +22 54 Qualification for the playoffs final
2 FC Seoul 26 15 9 2 44 25 +19 54 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 26 15 6 5 45 21 +24 51 Qualification for the playoffs first round
4 Ulsan Hyundai 26 14 7 5 39 26 +13 49
5 Pohang Steelers 26 13 5 8 43 34 +9 44
6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 11 4 11 39 37 +2 37
7 Incheon United 26 9 9 8 29 30 −1 36
8 Gyeongnam FC 26 10 5 11 35 39 −4 35
9 Jeonnam Dragons 26 8 5 13 26 40 −14 29
10 Jeju United 26 7 7 12 23 31 −8 28
11 Daegu FC 26 8 2 16 46 58 −12 26
12 Busan IPark 26 5 7 14 30 39 −9 22
13 Daejeon Citizen 26 3 12 11 18 35 −17 21
14 Gwangju Sangmu 26 3 7 16 22 46 −24 16
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 — 2–0 0–4 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1
Jeonnam Dragons 2–1 — 2–3 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–2
Daegu FC 3–2 1–2 — 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–4 2–4 2–4 1–3 1–4 0–1 1–2 3–1
Daejeon Citizen 2–2 0–1 0–0 — 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–2
FC Seoul 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 — 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
Gwangju Sangmu 0–2 3–1 1–4 0–0 0–1 — 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–5 1–2
Gyeongnam FC 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–4 3–4 0–1 1–0
Incheon United 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–3
Jeju United 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 — 0–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 — 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Pohang Steelers 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–0 3–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–0 4–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–3 — 2–2 0–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–5 1–0 0–1 — 2–0
Ulsan Hyundai 1–0 1–2 3–2 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs
Main article: 2008 K League Championship

Bracket

Final table
Suwon Samsung Bluewings celebrating winning the 2008 season.

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)    Qualification for the Champions League
2 FC Seoul   
3 Ulsan Hyundai   
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   
5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   
6 Pohang Steelers    Qualification for the Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

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]

Rank Player Club Goals Apps
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-hyeon Suwon Samsung Bluewings 9 22
9 South Korea Jung Jo-gook FC Seoul 8 14
Brazil Eninho Daegu FC 8 19
Brazil Adriano Chuva Jeonnam Dragons 8 19
Brazil Rômulo Marques Macedo Jeju United 8 21
Brazil Mota Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 8 22
South Korea Cho Jae-jin Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 8 26

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]

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player[4] South Korea Lee Woon-jae Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Top goalscorer[2] Brazil Dudu Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Top assist provider[2] Brazil Brasília Ulsan Hyundai
Rookie of the Year[4] South Korea Lee Seung-yeoul FC Seoul
Manager of the Year[4] South Korea Cha Bum-kun Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Players' Player of the Year[3] Brazil Mota Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Best XI
Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Lee Woon-jae Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Defenders Brazil Adilson FC Seoul
Croatia Mato Neretljak Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Park Dong-hyuk Ulsan Hyundai
South Korea Choi Hyo-jin Pohang Steelers
Midfielders South Korea Kim Hyeung-bum Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Cho Won-hee Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Ki Sung-yueng FC Seoul
South Korea Lee Chung-yong FC Seoul
Forwards South Korea Lee Keun-ho Daegu FC
Brazil Edu Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Source:[4]

Attendance

The records were calculated for the regular season.

Club Matches Total Average
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
  1. "K-Allstars outshine J-Allstars". J.League. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.
  2. ‘15골’ 두두 득점왕 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. 성남 모따, K-리거가 뽑은 최고의 선수. Naver.com (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. 이운재, MVP 영예...신인상은 이승렬, 감독상은 차범근 감독. Naver.com (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 9 December 2008.
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