2005 K League

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K League
Season 2005
DatesRegular season:
15 May – 9 November 2005
Championship:
20 November – 4 December 2005
Champions Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
(2nd title)
Champions League Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Matches played156
Goals scored373 (2.39 per match)
Best Player Lee Chun-soo
Top goalscorer Leandro Machado
(13 goals)
2004
2006

The 2005 K League was the 23rd season of the K League. It kicked off on May 15, and was finished on 4 December. The format of the regular season and championship playoffs was the same as the one used in the 2004 season.

Contents

Busan IPark won the first stage, and the second stage was won by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Two winners were guaranteed their slot in the end-of-season playoffs. Incheon United and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i also joined the playoffs according to the overall table after two stages. In the semi-finals Ulsan defeated Seongnam 2–1, and Incheon defeated Busan 2–0. The two victorious teams faced each other in the two-legged championship final. Ulsan won the first leg 5–1 at the Incheon stadium, and though Incheon won the second leg 2–1, Ulsan lifted their second league title 6–3 on aggregate.

Regular season

First stage

The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Busan IPark 127411710+725Qualification for the playoffs
2 Incheon United 127322013+724
3 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 127141613+322
4 Pohang Steelers 126331411+321
5 FC Seoul 125432219+319
6 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 124441815+316
7 Bucheon SK 124441010016
8 Daejeon Citizen 122821111014
9 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 123541819114
10 Jeonnam Dragons 123541314114
11 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 12237131969
12 Daegu FC 122371425119
13 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 12138162376
Source: RSSSF

Second stage

The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 12831229+1327Qualification for the playoffs
2 Bucheon SK 12822168+826
3 Daegu FC 126331511+421
4 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 126331511+421
5 Incheon United 126331613+321
6 Pohang Steelers 125431411+319
7 Daejeon Citizen 1244489116
8 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 123541113214
9 FC Seoul 123451513+213
10 Jeonnam Dragons 124171015513
11 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 12327715811
12 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 122371122119
13 Busan IPark 120391121103
Source: RSSSF

Overall table

The top two teams in the overall table qualified for the championship playoffs.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Incheon United 2413653626+1045Qualification for the playoffs
2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2412754024+1643Second stage winners
3 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2413473124+743Qualification for the playoffs
4 Bucheon SK 2412662618+842
5 Pohang Steelers 2411762822+640
6 FC Seoul 248883732+532
7 Daejeon Citizen 2461261920130
8 Daegu FC 2486102936730
9 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2461082932328
10 Busan IPark 2477102831328First stage winners
11 Jeonnam Dragons 2476112329627
12 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 24461424411718Qualification for the Champions League [lower-alpha 1]
13 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 24451523381517
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

Championship playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
        
Busan IPark 0
Incheon United 2
Incheon United 1 2 3
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 5 1 6
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2

Final table

PosTeamQualification
1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (C)Qualification for the Champions League
2 Incheon United
3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
4 Busan IPark
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers

This list includes goals of the championship playoffs.

RankPlayerClubGoalsApps
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Machado Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1317
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-young FC Seoul 1219
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Dudu Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1024
Flag of Brazil.svg Sandro Hiroshi Daegu FC 1024
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-hoon Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 920
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Dženan Radončić Incheon United 922
Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Valente Busan IPark 922
Flag of Brazil.svg Da Silva Pohang Steelers 924
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Mota Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 79
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 714
Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Neaga Jeonnam Dragons 715
Flag of Brazil.svg Leandrão Daejeon Citizen 719
Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ki-il Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 720
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-jung FC Seoul 720
Flag of Brazil.svg Selmir Incheon United 725

Awards

Main awards

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player [1] Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top goalscorer [2] Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Machado Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top assist provider [2] Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Nascimento Daegu FC
Rookie of the Year [1] Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-young FC Seoul
Manager of the Year [1] Flag of South Korea.svg Chang Woe-ryong Incheon United

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
Goalkeeper Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Byung-ji Pohang Steelers
Defenders Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Joong-yong Incheon United
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Kyoung-youl Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yong-hyung Bucheon SK
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-chul Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Midfielders Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ho Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-heon Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Won-hee Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Forwards Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-young FC Seoul
Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Machado Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Source: [1]

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