| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 21 November – 6 December 2009 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Runners-up | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 10 (1.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 110,816 (18,469 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mauricio Molina Eninho (2 goals each) |
The 2009 K League Championship was the 13th competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 27th champions of the K League. The top six clubs of the regular season qualified for the championship. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the final, and second place team qualified for the semi-final. The other four clubs entered the first round, and the winners of the second round advanced to the semi-final. Each match was played as a single match, excluding the final which consisted of two matches. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors became the champions for the first time by defeating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–1 on aggregate in the final.
| 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 |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Jeonnam Dragons |
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Jung Jo-gook  15' | Report | Lee Kyu-ro 70' |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 | ||
          FC Seoul |  Jeonnam Dragons |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Incheon United |
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| Radončić 100' | Report | Kim Min-soo 112' |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |    Incheon United |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Jeonnam Dragons |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
   Pohang Steelers | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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| Report | Kim Jin-yong 84' |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Pos | Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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