2009 K League

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K League
Season 2009
DatesRegular 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 played210
Goals scored554 (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 run6 matches
Pohang Steelers
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Pohang Steelers
Longest losing run8 matches
Gwangju Sangmu
Highest attendance36,764
Seoul 2–1 Jeonbuk
(12 September 2009)
Lowest attendance1,367
Seongnam 3–1 Gyeongnam
(12 July 2009)
Average attendance11,226
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.

Contents

Teams

General information

ClubManagerCityStadium2008 season
Busan IPark Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Sun-hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 12th place
Jeonnam Dragons Flag of South Korea.svg Park Hang-seo Gwangyang Gwang-Yang Stadium 9th place
Daegu FC Flag of South Korea.svg Byun Byung-joo Daegu Daegu Stadium 11th place
Daejeon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Sun-jae Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 13th place
FC Seoul Flag of Turkey.svg Şenol Güneş Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium Runners-up
Gangwon FC Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Soon-ho Gangneung
Chuncheon
Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium
Gwangju Sangmu Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kang-jo Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 14th place
Gyeongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Kwang-rae Changwon Changwon Civil Stadium 8th place
Incheon United Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Petković Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 7th place
Jeju United Flag of South Korea.svg Park Kyung-hoon Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 10th place
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kang-hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium 4th place
Pohang Steelers Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Farias Pohang Steelyard Stadium 6th place
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Tae-yong Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium 5th place
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Flag of South Korea.svg Cha Bum-kun Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium Champions
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ho-kon Ulsan Munsu Cup Stadium 3rd place

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hak-bum Resigned27 November 2008 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Tae-yong 1 December 2008Pre-season
Incheon United Flag of South Korea.svg Chang Woe-ryong Signed for Omiya Ardija 10 December 2008 Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Petković 7 January 2009
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jung-nam Resigned26 December 2008 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ho-kon 26 December 2008
Daejeon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ho Sacked25 June 2009 [1] Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Sun-jae 25 June 2009 [2] 13th
Jeju United Flag of Brazil.svg Arthur Bernardes Resigned14 October 2009 [3] Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Jin-ho 14 October 200913th
Jeju United Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Jin-ho Caretaker29 October 2009 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Kyung-hoon 30 October 2009 [4] 13th

Foreign Players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Player(s)
Busan IPark Flag of Brazil.svg Di Fábio Flag of Brazil.svg Paulinho Guará Flag of Brazil.svg Rômulo
Chunnam Dragons Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Chuva Flag of Brazil.svg Wesley Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Petrović
Daegu Flag of Brazil.svg Léo Paulista Flag of Brazil.svg Valdeir Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Feng Xiaoting Flag of Cameroon.svg Émile Mbamba
Flag of Serbia.svg Lazar Popović
Daejeon Citizen Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Flag of Brazil.svg Válber Flag of Serbia.svg Stevan Račić Flag of Brazil.svg Vinicius
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Costa
FC Seoul Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Flag of Montenegro.svg Dejan Damjanović Flag of France.svg Kevin Hatchi
Gangwon FC Flag of Brazil.svg Caion Flag of Croatia.svg Stipe Lapić Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Ohashi
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Gyeongnam Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Cazarine Flag of Brazil.svg Índio Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Pinheiro Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyuki Toda Flag of Brazil.svg Claudinho
Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério
Incheon United Flag of North Macedonia.svg Dragan Čadikovski Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Mladenović Flag of Serbia.svg Ognjen Koroman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jade North Flag of Serbia.svg Borko Veselinović
Jeju United Flag of Brazil.svg Esquerdinha Flag of Brazil.svg Jóbson Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardinho
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília Flag of Brazil.svg Eninho Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Henrique Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wan Houliang Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Petrović
Pohang Steelers Flag of Brazil.svg Denílson Flag of Brazil.svg Vaguinho Flag of North Macedonia.svg Stevica Ristić Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Souza Flag of Colombia.svg Mauricio Molina Flag of Montenegro.svg Dženan Radončić Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sasa Ognenovski Flag of Brazil.svg Mota
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Flag of Brazil.svg Edu Flag of Brazil.svg Sandro Hiroshi Flag of Brazil.svg Tiago Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Weifeng Flag of Brazil.svg Jorge Luiz
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of Brazil.svg Almir Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Luís Flag of North Macedonia.svg Slavčo Georgievski Flag of Australia (converted).svg Antun Kovacic Flag of Brazil.svg Luizinho

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2817655933+2657Qualification for the playoffs final
2 Pohang Steelers 28141135533+2253Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 FC Seoul 2816574727+2053Qualification for the playoffs first round
4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2813694034+645
5 Incheon United 28111073129+243
6 Jeonnam Dragons 2811984139+242
7 Gyeongnam FC 28101083832+640
8 Ulsan Hyundai 2899103229+336
9 Daejeon Citizen 2889112938933
10 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2888122932332Qualification for the Champions League [lower-alpha 1]
11 Gwangju Sangmu 2893163340730
12 Busan IPark 2878133642629
13 Gangwon FC 28771442571528
14 Jeju United 28771422442228
15 Daegu FC 28581520452523
Source: K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

Positions by matchday

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 621122211123323222232222221111
Pohang Steelers 33577789710108665443323333333332
FC Seoul 147643334442231111111111112223
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 69912105556767887898888744544444
Incheon United 466354443334444555546455666675
Jeonnam Dragons 151513141415965556778779665677455556
Gyeongnam FC 68899141515111211121111141414141414131086787767
Ulsan Hyundai 101014101391178111214121391010121313119109878888
Daejeon Citizen 141412881012111313141313121112131312101012131011111212119
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 111115151212141315151311141413111211111214141112101099910
Gwangju Sangmu 2532111222111123344545689910101011
Busan IPark 1211101115136109679101012131110101112131414141311111212
Gangwon FC 4125357810985556686999111213131414141413
Jeju United 1274468101212891099109677778911121213131314
Daegu FC 61311131111131414141515151515151515151515151515151515151515
Source: K League

Results

Home \ Away BIP JND DGU DJC SEO GWN GWJ GNM ICU JJU JHM PHS SIC SSB USH
Busan IPark 2–21–02–12–22–02–32–00–13–03–11–21–21–11–2
Jeonnam Dragons 3–20–12–01–64–11–12–01–10–01–31–02–02–01–0
Daegu FC 1–11–22–20–32–11–31–30–02–10–32–21–11–00–1
Daejeon Citizen 3–21–02–00–22–23–10–01–11–00–20–01–20–01–0
FC Seoul 2–21–10–03–01–22–12–15–12–12–11–01–01–00–2
Gangwon FC 1–13–32–21–21–32–20–43–21–01–31–24–11–11–2
Gwangju Sangmu 0–11–20–13–01–03–10–01–00–12–32–32–30–32–1
Gyeongnam FC 3–14–13–01–11–11–02–10–20–01–10–24–10–01–1
Incheon United 1–01–12–12–10–12–01–01–23–30–11–41–00–00–0
Jeju United 2–01–10–01–00–20–11–01–10–20–51–81–21–00–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–12–02–04–22–02–52–04–20–04–21–34–11–11–1
Pohang Steelers 1–12–13–02–23–21–02–11–12–22–21–11–11–01–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–03–13–01–21–03–00–13–11–12–03–13–13–20–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–01–41–01–02–03–30–23–11–20–11–12–31–01–0
Ulsan Hyundai 3–11–13–11–11–23–42–00–10–11–20–12–20–03–2
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs

Bracket

Final table

PosTeam0Qualification
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   
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Top scorers

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]

RankScorerClubGoalsApps
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2129
2 Flag of Montenegro.svg Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 1423
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Chuva Jeonnam Dragons 1325
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-hoo Gangwon FC 27
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Byung-soo Incheon United 1226
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-chan Gyeongnam FC 27
7 Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Chang-hyun Daejeon Citizen 1019
8 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Tae-uk Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 926
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Sung-kuk Gwangju Sangmu 26
Flag of Brazil.svg Índio Gyeongnam FC 27
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Myung-joong Gwangju Sangmu
Pohang Steelers
27

Awards

Main awards

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]

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player [7] Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top goalscorer [8] Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top assist provider [8] Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Henrique Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Rookie of the Year [7] Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-hoo Gangwon FC
FANtastic Player [7] Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Manager of the Year [7] Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Special Award [7] [8] Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-kwang Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Byung-ji Gyeongnam FC
Goal of the Year [7] Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-chan Gyeongnam FC
Best Referee [8] Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Gwang-bo
Best Assistant Referee [8] Flag of South Korea.svg Won Chang-ho
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] Flag of South Korea.svg Ki Sung-yueng FC Seoul

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
Goalkeeper Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Hwa-yong Pohang Steelers
Defenders Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-sik Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Jae-won Pohang Steelers
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyung-il Pohang Steelers
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Hyo-jin Pohang Steelers
Midfielders Flag of South Korea.svg Ki Sung-yueng FC Seoul
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jung-woo Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Flag of Brazil.svg Eninho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Tae-uk Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forwards Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Flag of Brazil.svg Denilson Pohang Steelers

Source: [7]

Attendance

TeamStadiumMatchesHighestLowestAverage
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Big Bird Stadium 1435,05810,20618,583
FC Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 1436,7647,68516,779
Gangwon FC Gangneung Stadium 1021,3165,12914,787
Chuncheon Stadium 4
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonju World Cup Stadium 1421,51610,75614,227
Jeonnam Dragons Gwang-Yang Stadium 1319,80010,42013,263
Suncheon Stadium 1
Gyeongnam FC Changwon Civil Stadium 1021,9475,76412,269
Masan Stadium 1
Miryang Stadium 1
Geochang Stadium 1
Yangsan Stadium 1
Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelyard 1416,3827,34811,041
Incheon United Incheon World Cup Stadium 1434,2752,31510,499
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Munsu Stadium 1413,7613,8649,188
Daejeon Citizen Daejeon World Cup Stadium 1416,5613,5358,596
Daegu FC Daegu Stadium 1232,2503,2018,541
Daegu Civil Stadium 2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Sports Complex 1417,0491,3677,917
Jeju United Jeju World Cup Stadium 1432,7651,7537,757
Gwangju Sangmu Gwangju World Cup Stadium 1325,7622,8737,719
Yeonggwang Sportium 1
Busan IPark Asiad Main Stadium 1417,5773,9987,221
Total21036,7641,36711,226

Source: K League (in Korean)

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