Season | 2008 |
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Dates | Regular season: 8 March – 9 November 2008 Championship: 22 November – 7 December 2008 |
Champions | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4th title) |
Champions League | Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC Seoul Ulsan Hyundai Pohang Steelers |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 485 (2.66 per match) |
Best Player | Lee Woon-jae |
Top goalscorer | Dudu (15 goals) |
Average attendance | 2,347,897 |
← 2007 2009 → |
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.
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]
Club | Manager | City | Stadium | 2007 season |
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Busan IPark | Hwang Sun-hong | Busan | Busan Asiad Stadium | 13th place |
Jeonnam Dragons | Park Hang-seo | Gwangyang | Gwang-Yang Stadium | 10th place |
Daegu FC | Byun Byung-joo | Daegu | Daegu World Cup Stadium | 12th place |
Daejeon Citizen | Kim Ho | Daejeon | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | 6th place |
FC Seoul | Şenol Güneş | Seoul | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 7th place |
Gwangju Sangmu | Lee Kang-jo | Gwangju | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 14th place |
Gyeongnam FC | Cho Kwang-rae | Changwon | Changwon Civil Stadium | 5th place |
Incheon United | Chang Woe-ryong | Incheon | Incheon Munhak Stadium | 9th place |
Jeju United | Arthur Bernardes | Seogwipo | Jeju World Cup Stadium | 11th place |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Choi Kang-hee | Jeonju | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 8th place |
Pohang Steelers | Sérgio Farias | Pohang | Steelyard Stadium | Champions |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Kim Hak-bum | Seongnam | Seongnam 2 Stadium | Runners-up |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Cha Bum-kun | Suwon | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 3rd place |
Ulsan Hyundai | Kim Jung-nam | Ulsan | Munsu Cup Stadium | 4th place |
Top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
6 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | FC Seoul (a.e.t.) | 4 | FC Seoul | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pohang Steelers | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Qualification | |
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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] |
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 |
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1 | Dudu | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 16 | 27 |
2 | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul | 15 | 29 |
3 | Dženan Radončić | Incheon United | 13 | 26 |
Edu | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 27 | |
5 | Lee Keun-ho | Daegu FC | 11 | 26 |
6 | Jang Nam-seok | Daegu FC | 10 | 24 |
7 | Luizinho | Ulsan Hyundai | 9 | 19 |
Seo Dong-hyeon | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 9 | 22 | |
9 | Jung Jo-gook | FC Seoul | 8 | 14 |
Eninho | Daegu FC | 8 | 19 | |
Adriano Chuva | Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | 19 | |
Rômulo Marques Macedo | Jeju United | 8 | 21 | |
Mota | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 8 | 22 | |
Cho Jae-jin | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 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 124 players participated in the selection process. [3]
Position | Winner | Club |
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Goalkeeper | Lee Woon-jae | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
Defenders | Adilson | FC Seoul |
Mato Neretljak | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
Park Dong-hyuk | Ulsan Hyundai | |
Choi Hyo-jin | Pohang Steelers | |
Midfielders | Kim Hyeung-bum | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Cho Won-hee | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
Ki Sung-yueng | FC Seoul | |
Lee Chung-yong | FC Seoul | |
Forwards | Lee Keun-ho | Daegu FC |
Edu | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
Source: [4]
The records were calculated for the regular season.
Club | Matches | Total | Average |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 309,623 | 23,817 |
FC Seoul | 13 | 271,290 | 20,868 |
Daegu FC | 13 | 221,623 | 17,048 |
Daejeon Citizen | 13 | 188,892 | 14,530 |
Incheon United | 13 | 175,023 | 13,463 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 | 166,625 | 12,817 |
Gyeongnam FC | 13 | 153,853 | 11,835 |
Pohang Steelers | 13 | 153,540 | 11,811 |
Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 150,156 | 11,550 |
Ulsan Hyundai | 13 | 130,758 | 10,058 |
Gwangju Sangmu FC | 13 | 128,630 | 9,895 |
Busan IPark | 13 | 107,830 | 8,295 |
Jeju United | 13 | 96,377 | 7,414 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 13 | 93,677 | 7,206 |
Total | 182 | 2,347,897 | 12,901 |
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