| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March – 22 October 2009 |
| Champions | Group A: Incheon United Group B: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group C: Pohang Steelers Championship: Incheon United |
| Best Player | Kim Sun-woo [1] |
| Top goalscorer | Song Je-heon (8 goals) [2] |
← 2008 2010 → | |
The 2009 R League was the eleventh season of the R League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incheon United (C) | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 22 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 22 | |
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 17 | |
| 4 | Korean Police | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 14 | |
| 5 | FC Seoul | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 7 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Gwangju Sangmu | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 18 | |
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 15 | |
| 4 | Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers (C) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Gyeongnam FC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 19 | |
| 3 | Busan IPark | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 13 | |
| 5 | Daegu FC | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 10 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| 8 October – Pohang | ||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 1 | |||||||||
| 15, 22 October – Seongnam, Incheon | ||||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2 | |||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 8 October – Jeonju | ||||||||||
| Incheon United | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | |||||||||
| Incheon United | 4 | |||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 1–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
|---|---|---|
Yoo Chang-hyun  51' |
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| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–4 | Incheon United |
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| Incheon United | 3–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Incheon United won 4–2 on aggregate.
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