2008 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea

Season	2008
Men's football
K League	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
National League	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 League	Yangju Citizen
Korean FA Cup	Pohang Steelers
Korean League Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
←  2007 2009  →

This article shows a summary of the 2008 football season in South Korea.

National teams

Main article: South Korea national football team results (2000–2009)

Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2000–2009)

FIFA World Cup qualification

See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

South Korea   v   Turkmenistan

6 February AFC third round, Group 3	South Korea	4–0	Turkmenistan	Seoul, South Korea
	Kwak Tae-hwi 43' Seol Ki-hyeon 57', 83' Park Ji-sung 70'

South Korea   v   North Korea

26 March AFC third round, Group 3

South Korea

0–0

North Korea

Shanghai, China

South Korea   v   Jordan

31 May AFC third round, Group 3	South Korea	2–2	Jordan	Seoul, South Korea
	Park Ji-sung 39' Park Chu-young 48' (pen.)		Abdel-Fattah 73', 80'

Jordan   v   South Korea

7 June AFC third round, Group 3	Jordan	0–1	South Korea	Amman, Jordan
			Park Chu-young 24' (pen.)

Turkmenistan   v   South Korea

14 June AFC third round, Group 3	Turkmenistan	1–3	South Korea	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
	Öwekow 77' (pen.)		Kim Do-heon 14', 86', 90+3' (pen.)

South Korea   v   North Korea

22 June AFC third round, Group 3

South Korea

0–0

North Korea

Seoul, South Korea

AFC third round, Group 3 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	6	3	3	0	10	3	+7	12	Advance to AFC fourth round
2	North Korea	6	3	3	0	4	0	+4	12
3	Jordan	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7
4	Turkmenistan	6	0	1	5	1	12	−11	1

Source: RSSSF

South Korea   v   North Korea

10 September AFC fourth round, Group B	South Korea	1–1	North Korea	Shanghai, China
	Ki Sung-yueng 69'		Hong Yong-jo 64' (pen.)

South Korea   v   United Arab Emirates

15 October AFC fourth round, Group B	South Korea	4–1	United Arab Emirates	Seoul, South Korea
	Lee Keun-ho 20', 80' Park Ji-sung 26' Kwak Tae-hwi 89'		Al Hammadi 72'

Saudi Arabia   v   South Korea

19 November AFC fourth round, Group B	Saudi Arabia	0–2	South Korea	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
			Lee Keun-ho 76' Park Chu-young 90+2'

EAFF Championship

See also: 2008 EAFF Championship

China   v   South Korea

17 February	China	2–3	South Korea	Chongqing, China
	Zhou Haibin 46' Liu Jian 61'		Park Chu-young 42', 63' Kwak Tae-hwi 90+1'

South Korea   v   North Korea

20 February	South Korea	1–1	North Korea	Chongqing, China
	Yeom Ki-hun 20'		Jong Tae-se 72'

South Korea   v   Japan

23 February	South Korea	1–1	Japan	Chongqing, China
	Yeom Ki-hun 15'		Yamase 67'

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea (C)	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
2	Japan	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	China (H)	3	1	0	2	5	5	+0	3
4	North Korea	3	0	2	1	3	5	–2	2

Summer Olympics

See also: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

South Korea   v   Cameroon

7 August Group D	South Korea	1–1	Cameroon	Qinhuangdao, China
19:45 CST (UTC+08)	Park Chu-young 68'	Report	Mandjeck 81'	Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 21,943 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Italy   v   South Korea

10 August Group D	Italy	3–0	South Korea	Qinhuangdao, China
19:45 CST (UTC+08)	Rossi 15' Rocchi 32' Montolivo 90'	Report		Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 29,455 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

South Korea   v   Honduras

13 August Group D	South Korea	1–0	Honduras	Shanghai, China
17:00 CST (UTC+08)	Kim Dong-jin 23'	Report		Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 34,160 Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)

Group D table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cameroon	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Honduras	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source: RSSSF

Friendlies

Senior team

South Korea   v   Chile

30 January	South Korea	0–1	Chile	Seoul, South Korea
			Fierro 54'

South Korea   v   Jordan

5 September	South Korea	1–0	Jordan	Seoul, South Korea
	Lee Chung-yong 5'

South Korea   v   Uzbekistan

11 October	South Korea	3–0	Uzbekistan	Suwon, South Korea
	Ki Sung-yueng 3' Lee Keun-ho 72', 85'

Qatar   v   South Korea

14 November	Qatar	1–1	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
	Fábio 73'		Lee Chung-yong 6'

Under-23 team

South Korea   v   Guatemala

16 July	South Korea	2–1	Guatemala	Ansan, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09)	Kim Kun-hoan 56' Lee Keun-ho 81'		Ávila 32'	Stadium: Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan Attendance: 19,388 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

South Korea   v   Ivory Coast

27 July	South Korea	2–1	Ivory Coast	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09)	Jung Sung-ryong 20' Lee Keun-ho 62'		Gervinho 74'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 31,266 Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)

South Korea   v   Australia

31 July	South Korea	1–0	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09)	Shin Young-rok 24'			Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)

Leagues

K League

Regular season

Main article: 2008 K League

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 playoffs final
2	FC Seoul	26	15	9	2	44	25	+19	54	Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	26	15	6	5	45	21	+24	51	Qualification for 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

Championship playoffs

Main article: 2008 K League Championship

	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)

Final table

Pos	Team	0	Qualification
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)		Qualification for Champions League
2	FC Seoul
3	Ulsan Hyundai
4	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
5	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
6	Pohang Steelers		Qualification for Champions League [lower-alpha 1]

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:

1. Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Korea National League

Main article: 2008 Korea National League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C)	26	18	5	3	69	33	+36	59	First stage winners
2	Suwon City	26	18	4	4	54	26	+28	58	Second stage winners
3	Gangneung City FC	26	14	7	5	42	29	+13	49	Qualification for playoffs
4	Busan Transportation Corporation	26	13	5	8	49	37	+12	44
5	Gimhae City	26	14	2	10	41	36	+5	44
6	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	26	11	7	8	35	26	+9	40
7	Ansan Hallelujah	26	11	6	9	40	36	+4	39
8	Daejeon KHNP	26	10	6	10	34	30	+4	36
9	Changwon City	26	9	7	10	39	34	+5	34
10	Cheonan City	26	8	8	10	40	42	−2	32
11	Nowon Hummel Korea	26	5	11	10	29	39	−10	26
12	Incheon Korail	26	5	6	15	25	45	−20	21
13	Yesan FC	26	1	8	17	24	58	−34	11
14	Hongcheon Idu	26	2	4	20	35	85	−50	10

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

	Semi-finals					Final
	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard		3
	Gangneung City		0
						Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p)		1	1	2 (5)
						Suwon City		1	1	2 (4)
	Suwon City		2
	Busan Transportation Corporation		0

K3 League

Regular season

Main article: 2008 K3 League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yongin FC	29	19	7	3	73	34	+39	64	Second stage winners
2	Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics	29	18	7	4	68	33	+35	61	First stage winners
3	Gwangju Gwangsan	29	18	3	8	69	36	+33	57	Qualification for playoffs and FA Cup
4	Yangju FC (C)	29	17	6	6	62	42	+20	57
5	Seoul United	29	14	6	9	63	47	+16	48	Qualification for FA Cup
6	Namyangju Citizen	29	13	7	9	65	51	+14	46
7	Cheonan FC	29	13	7	9	58	54	+4	46
8	Jeonju Ongoeul [lower-alpha 1]	29	15	6	8	72	41	+31	45
9	Asan United FC	29	13	3	13	63	72	−9	42
10	Jeonju EM	29	11	6	12	54	50	+4	39
11	Gyeongju Citizen	29	9	3	17	52	65	−13	30
12	Seoul Pabal	29	8	5	16	60	73	−13	29
13	Bucheon FC 1995	29	7	7	15	40	53	−13	28
14	Pocheon FC	29	6	3	20	43	80	−37	21
15	Goyang FC	29	2	4	23	42	120	−78	10
16	Changwon United	15	1	2	12	23	56	−33	5

Source: JoinKFA Soccerway
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Jeonju Ongoeul have 6 points deducted.

Championship playoffs

	Semi-finals					Final
	Yongin FC		3 (4)
	Yangju FC (p)		3 (5)
						Yangju FC (a)		0	2	2
						Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics		0	2	2
	Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics		1
	Gwangju Gwangsan FC		0

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2008 Korean FA Cup

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Gyeongnam FC	1
	Yonsei University	0
					Gyeongnam FC	1
					Gwangju Sangmu	0
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1 (4)
	Gwangju Sangmu (p)	1 (5)
									Gyeongnam FC	5
									Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	0
	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	2
	Honam University	1
					Goyang KB Kookmin Bank (p)	1 (3)
					Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1 (2)
	Changwon City	0
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3
													Gyeongnam FC	0
													Pohang Steelers	2
	Ansan Hallelujah	1
	Daegu FC	3
					Daegu FC	2
					Ulsan Hyundai	1
	Ulsan Hyundai	2
	Busan IPark	1
									Daegu FC	0
									Pohang Steelers	2
	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (p)	0 (5)
	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	0 (4)
					Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1 (7)
					Pohang Steelers (p)	1 (8)
	Jeonnam Dragons	0
	Pohang Steelers	1

Korean League Cup

Main article: 2008 Korean League Cup

Group stage

Group A Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 10 21 2 Busan IPark 10 16 3 FC Seoul 10 14 4 Gyeongnam FC 10 13 5 Jeju United 10 9 6 Incheon United 10 9 Source: RSSSF

Group B Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10 19 2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 10 19 3 Ulsan Hyundai 10 16 4 Daejeon Citizen 10 14 5 Daegu FC 10 11 6 Gwangju Sangmu 10 3 Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A1

Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)

0 (3)

L

Pohang Steelers

1

Pohang Steelers

0 (2)

B2

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

0

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

2

Jeonnam Dragons

0

B1

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

1

FA

Jeonnam Dragons

3

Jeonnam Dragons

3

A2

Busan IPark

2

Korea National League Championship

Main article: 2008 Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Group A Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Daejeon KHNP 3 7 2 Incheon Korail 3 4 3 Busan Transportation Corporation 3 3 4 Suwon City 3 3 Source: Report

Group B Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Gangneung City 3 5 2 Changwon City 3 5 3 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 3 4 4 Nowon Hummel Korea 3 1 Source: Report

Group C Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Gimhae City 3 7 2 Goyang Kookmin Bank 3 7 3 Yesan FC 3 3 4 Icheon Hyundai Autonet 3 0 Source: Report

Group D Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Ansan Hallelujah 3 7 2 Hongcheon Idu 3 5 3 Cheonan City 3 4 4 Gumi Siltron 3 0 Source: Report

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Daejeon KHNP (p)	2 (4)
	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	2 (2)
					Daejeon KHNP	2
					Gangneung City	1
	Gangneung City	5
	Hongcheon Idu	2
									Daejeon KHNP (p)	3 (3)
									Ansan Hallelujah	3 (0)
	Gimhae City	1
	Incheon Korail	2
					Incheon Korail	1
					Ansan Hallelujah	2
	Ansan Hallelujah	2
	Changwon City	1

International cups

AFC Champions League

Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League

Team	Round	Opponent	First leg	V	Second leg	V	Aggregate	Result
Pohang Steelers	Group E	Adelaide United	0–2	H	0–1	A	Third place	Group stage
		Becamex Binh Duong	4–1	A	0–0	H
		Changchun Yatai	0–1	A	2–2	H
Jeonnam Dragons	Group G	Melbourne Victory	0–2	A	1–1	H	Third place	Group stage
		Gamba Osaka	3–4	H	1–1	A
		Chonburi	1–0	H	2–2	A

See also

• Football in South Korea