Season | 2009 |
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Dates | Regular season: 7 March – 1 November 2009 Championship: 21 November – 6 December 2009 |
Champions | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st title) |
Champions League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Pohang Steelers Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
Matches played | 210 |
Goals scored | 554 (2.64 per match) |
Best Player | Lee Dong-gook |
Top goalscorer | Lee Dong-gook (20 goals) |
Biggest home win | Seoul 5–1 Incheon (12 July 2009) |
Biggest away win | Jeju 1–8 Pohang (13 September 2009) |
Highest scoring | Jeju 1–8 Pohang (13 September 2009) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Pohang Steelers |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Pohang Steelers |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Gwangju Sangmu |
Highest attendance | 36,764 Seoul 2–1 Jeonbuk (12 September 2009) |
Lowest attendance | 1,367 Seongnam 3–1 Gyeongnam (12 July 2009) |
Average attendance | 11,226 |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 K League was the 27th season of the K League. It was held from 7 March to 6 December 2009, and a total of 15 teams contested, including newly formed Gangwon FC.
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | ![]() | Resigned | 27 November 2008 | ![]() | 1 December 2008 | Pre-season |
Incheon United | ![]() | Signed for Omiya Ardija | 10 December 2008 | ![]() | 7 January 2009 | |
Ulsan Hyundai | ![]() | Resigned | 26 December 2008 | ![]() | 26 December 2008 | |
Daejeon Citizen | ![]() | Sacked | 25 June 2009 [1] | ![]() | 25 June 2009 [2] | 13th |
Jeju United | ![]() | Resigned | 14 October 2009 [3] | ![]() | 14 October 2009 | 13th |
Jeju United | ![]() | Caretaker | 29 October 2009 | ![]() | 30 October 2009 [4] | 13th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 57 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
2 | Pohang Steelers | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
3 | FC Seoul | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 45 | |
5 | Incheon United | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 43 | |
6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 42 | |
7 | Gyeongnam FC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 40 | |
8 | Ulsan Hyundai | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 36 | |
9 | Daejeon Citizen | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 33 | |
10 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 32 | Qualification for the Champions League [a] |
11 | Gwangju Sangmu | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 30 | |
12 | Busan IPark | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 29 | |
13 | Gangwon FC | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 28 | |
14 | Jeju United | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 28 | |
15 | Daegu FC | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 23 |
First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||||
3 | FC Seoul | 1 (2) | 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
6 | Jeonnam Dragons (p) | 1 (3) | 2 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (p) | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Incheon United | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Qualification |
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1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
3 | Pohang Steelers | |
4 | Jeonnam Dragons | |
5 | FC Seoul | |
6 | Incheon United |
This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The official top goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, and Lee Dong-gook won the award with 20 goals. [5]
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Apps |
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1 | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 21 | 29 |
2 | ![]() | FC Seoul | 14 | 23 |
3 | ![]() | Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 25 |
![]() | Gangwon FC | 27 | ||
5 | ![]() | Incheon United | 12 | 26 |
![]() | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | ||
7 | ![]() | Daejeon Citizen | 10 | 19 |
8 | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 9 | 26 |
![]() | Gwangju Sangmu | 26 | ||
![]() | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | ||
![]() | Gwangju Sangmu Pohang Steelers | 27 |
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 143 players participated in the selection process. [6]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Most Valuable Player [7] | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Top goalscorer [8] | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Top assist provider [8] | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Rookie of the Year [7] | ![]() | Gangwon FC |
FANtastic Player [7] | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Manager of the Year [7] | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Special Award [7] [8] | ![]() | Ulsan Hyundai |
![]() | Gyeongnam FC | |
Goal of the Year [7] | ![]() | Gyeongnam FC |
Best Referee [8] | ![]() | — |
Best Assistant Referee [8] | ![]() | — |
Team of the Year [8] | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
Fair Play Award [8] | Gangwon FC | |
Youth Team of the Year [8] | Gwangyang Jecheol High School (Jeonnam Dragons) | |
Merit Award [8] | Pohang Steelers | |
Players' Player of the Year [6] | ![]() | FC Seoul |
Position | Winner | Club |
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Goalkeeper | ![]() | Pohang Steelers |
Defenders | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
![]() | Pohang Steelers | |
![]() | Pohang Steelers | |
![]() | Pohang Steelers | |
Midfielders | ![]() | FC Seoul |
![]() | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
Forwards | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
![]() | Pohang Steelers |
Source: [7]
Team | Stadium | Matches | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Big Bird Stadium | 14 | 35,058 | 10,206 | 18,583 |
FC Seoul | Seoul World Cup Stadium | 14 | 36,764 | 7,685 | 16,779 |
Gangwon FC | Gangneung Stadium | 10 | 21,316 | 5,129 | 14,787 |
Chuncheon Stadium | 4 | ||||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 14 | 21,516 | 10,756 | 14,227 |
Jeonnam Dragons | Gwang-Yang Stadium | 13 | 19,800 | 10,420 | 13,263 |
Suncheon Stadium | 1 | ||||
Gyeongnam FC | Changwon Civil Stadium | 10 | 21,947 | 5,764 | 12,269 |
Masan Stadium | 1 | ||||
Miryang Stadium | 1 | ||||
Geochang Stadium | 1 | ||||
Yangsan Stadium | 1 | ||||
Pohang Steelers | Pohang Steelyard | 14 | 16,382 | 7,348 | 11,041 |
Incheon United | Incheon World Cup Stadium | 14 | 34,275 | 2,315 | 10,499 |
Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Munsu Stadium | 14 | 13,761 | 3,864 | 9,188 |
Daejeon Citizen | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | 14 | 16,561 | 3,535 | 8,596 |
Daegu FC | Daegu Stadium | 12 | 32,250 | 3,201 | 8,541 |
Daegu Civil Stadium | 2 | ||||
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Seongnam Sports Complex | 14 | 17,049 | 1,367 | 7,917 |
Jeju United | Jeju World Cup Stadium | 14 | 32,765 | 1,753 | 7,757 |
Gwangju Sangmu | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 13 | 25,762 | 2,873 | 7,719 |
Yeonggwang Sportium | 1 | ||||
Busan IPark | Asiad Main Stadium | 14 | 17,577 | 3,998 | 7,221 |
Total | 210 | 36,764 | 1,367 | 11,226 |
Source: K League (in Korean)