2008 K League Championship

The 2008 K League Championship was the twelfth competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 26th 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. Suwon Samsung Bluewings became the champions by defeating FC Seoul 3–2 on aggregate in the final.[1]

2008 K League Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates22 November – 7 December 2008
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Runners-upFC Seoul
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Attendance108,901 (18,150 per match)
Top scorer(s)Yeom Ki-hun
Jung Jo-gook
(2 goals each)

Qualified teams

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 the playoffs final
2 FC Seoul 26 15 9 2 44 25 +19 54 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 26 15 6 5 45 21 +24 51 Qualification for the 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
Source: RSSSF (in English), K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Bracket

  First round     Second round     Semi-final     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     SF FC Seoul 1 1 2
        1R Ulsan Hyundai 1     2R Ulsan Hyundai 2  
        1R Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0  
  4 Ulsan Hyundai (p) 0 (4)    
  5 Pohang Steelers 0 (2)  

First round


Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma12 (a.e.t.)Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Dudu 29' Report
Attendance: 9,752

Second round

Semi-final

Final

First leg

FC Seoul11Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Adilson 21' Report Kwak Hee-ju 79'
FC Seoul
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
GK24 Kim Ho-jun
RB21 Choi Won-kwon
CB20 Kim Jin-kyu
CB22 Kim Chi-gon (c)
LB8 Adilson 77'
RM27 Lee Chung-yong
CM14 Kim Han-yoon 81'
CM17 Ki Sung-yueng
LM26 Kim Chi-woo
FW9 Jung Jo-gook
FW11 Dejan Damjanović 63'
Substitutes:
GK30 Jo Su-huk
DF4 Park Yong-ho 77'
MF7 Lee Eul-yong 63'
MF47 Kim Seung-yong
FW18 Kim Eun-jung
FW19 Lee Sang-hyup 81'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
GK1 Lee Woon-jae
DF29 Kwak Hee-ju
DF2 Mato Neretljak
DF14 Lee Jung-soo
DF8 Song Chong-gug
MF6 Cho Won-hee
MF15 Hong Soon-hak 69'
MF11 Kim Dae-eui
MF20 Baek Ji-hoon ?'
FW18 Shin Young-rok 54'
FW9 Edu
Substitutes:
GK21 Kim Dae-hwan
DF3 Yang Sang-min
DF25 Choi Sung-hwan
MF30 Choi Sung-hyun 69'
MF13 Lee Kwan-woo 54'
MF16 Bae Ki-jong ?'
Manager:
Cha Bum-kun

Assistant referees:
Kim Yong-soo (South Korea)
Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)

Second leg

Suwon Samsung Bluewings21FC Seoul
Report Jung Jo-gook 25' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,946
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
FC Seoul
GK1 Lee Woon-jae
DF29 Kwak Hee-ju
DF2 Mato Neretljak
DF14 Lee Jung-soo
DF8 Song Chong-gug
MF6 Cho Won-hee
MF15 Hong Soon-hak 76'
MF11 Kim Dae-eui 81'
MF16 Bae Ki-jong 60'
FW27 Seo Dong-hyeon
FW9 Edu
Substitutes:
GK21 Kim Dae-hwan
DF25 Choi Sung-hwan
DF19 Namgoong Woong 76'
MF20 Baek Ji-hoon 81'
MF13 Lee Kwan-woo
FW18 Shin Young-rok 60'
Manager:
Cha Bum-kun
GK24 Kim Ho-jun
RB21 Choi Won-kwon
CB20 Kim Jin-kyu 35'
CB22 Kim Chi-gon (c)
LB8 Adilson 80'
RM27 Lee Chung-yong
CM14 Kim Han-yoon 76'
CM17 Ki Sung-yueng 93'
LM26 Kim Chi-woo 81'
FW9 Jung Jo-gook 67'
FW11 Dejan Damjanović
Substitutes:
GK30 Jo Su-huk
DF4 Park Yong-ho
MF7 Lee Eul-yong
MF38 Han Tae-you 81'
FW18 Kim Eun-jung 67'
FW19 Lee Sang-hyup 76'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Assistant referees:
Kim Kye-soo (South Korea)
Kim Jung-sik (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Lee Sang-yong (South Korea)

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final table

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)    Qualification for the Champions League
2 FC Seoul   
3 Ulsan Hyundai   
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   
5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   
6 Pohang Steelers    Qualification for the Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

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