| 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 | André Luiz Tavares |
| Top goalscorer | Cabore (17 goals) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
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.
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.
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 |
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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 |
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]
| 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 | André Luiz 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]
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 |
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