2007 K League
The 2007 K League was the 25th season of the K League. The format of the league was changed from two stages to single league since this season. Each team played 26 matches against every other teams under the home and away system. After the regular league was finished, the top six clubs qualified for the championship playoffs to determine champions.
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Regular season: 3 March – 14 October 2007 Championship: 20 October – 11 November 2007 |
| Champions | Pohang Steelers (4th title) |
| Champions League | Pohang Steelers Jeonnam Dragons |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 424 (2.33 per match) |
| Best Player | Tavares |
| Top goalscorer | Cabore (17 goals) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
It took a break after the Round 13 on 23 June due to the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and resumed with the Round 14 on 8 August.
Regular season
League table
The top six teams qualified 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 the playoffs final |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Gyeongnam FC | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 43 | |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 41 | |
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 37 | |
| 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 | Jeonnam Dragons | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 30 | Qualification for the Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
| 11 | Jeju United | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 30 | |
| 12 | Daegu FC | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 24 | |
| 13 | Busan IPark | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 20 | |
| 14 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 12 |
Notes:
- Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.
Results
Championship playoffs
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2 | 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen | 0 | 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | Pohang Steelers | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1 | Pohang Steelers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pohang Steelers (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Final table
| Pos | Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers (C) | Qualification for the Champions League | |
| 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | ||
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | ||
| 5 | Gyeongnam FC | ||
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen |
Top scorers
This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The official top goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, and Cabore won the award with 17 goals.[1]
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | 26 | |
| Woo Sung-yong |
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 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 100 players participated in the selection process.[2]
Best XI
| Position | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Kim Byung-ji |
FC Seoul |
| Defenders | Adilson |
FC Seoul |
 Mato Neretljak |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Hwang Jae-won |
Pohang Steelers | |
| Jang Hak-young |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
| Midfielders | Tavares |
Pohang Steelers |
| Lee Kwan-woo |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Kim Gi-dong |
Pohang Steelers | |
| Kim Do-heon |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
| Forwards | Lee Keun-ho |
Daegu FC |
| Cabore |
Gyeongnam FC |
Source:[4]
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.
| Team | Average | Minimum | Maximum | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 25,194 | 16,213 | 41,819 | 327,526 |
| FC Seoul | 21,513 | 10,574 | 55,397 | 279,670 |
| Incheon United | 16,671 | 6,217 | 25,686 | 216,728 |
| Daegu FC | 15,007 | 2,085 | 44,215 | 180,090 |
| Daejon Citizen | 14,659 | 5,423 | 28,074 | 175,914 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 11,312 | 4,328 | 29,112 | 135,754 |
| Gwangju Sangmu | 8,861 | 2,678 | 28,637 | 115,196 |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 8,706 | 3,628 | 14,763 | 113,184 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 8,625 | 3,051 | 23,192 | 103,503 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 8,565 | 3,859 | 13,800 | 102,780 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 7,677 | 4,236 | 10,508 | 99,794 |
| Jeju United | 6,636 | 1,231 | 20,499 | 79,635 |
| Pohang Steelers | 6,572 | 1,735 | 12,596 | 78,873 |
| Busan IPark | 5,012 | 1,505 | 11,075 | 65,161 |
See also
References
- 까보레, K-리그 득점왕 등극 (in Korean). JoyNews24. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- 김두현, K리거 100명이 선정한 최고 선수 (in Korean). Osen. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- 따바레즈 MVP·하태균 신인상 영예 (in Korean). KBS. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- K-리그 베스트11 선정 발표…감독상은 파리아스. Naver.com (in Korean). YTN. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2019.