2008 K League
The 2008 K League was the 26th season of the K League. The regular season and playoffs' format was the same as the one used in the 2007 season. It began on March 8, and the final of the playoffs finished on 7 December.
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| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Regular season: 8 March – 9 November 2008 Championship: 22 November – 7 December 2008 |
| Champions | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4th title) |
| Champions League | Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC Seoul Ulsan Hyundai Pohang Steelers |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 485 (2.66 per match) |
| Best Player | Lee Woon-jae |
| Top goalscorer | Dudu (15 goals) |
| Average attendance | 2,347,897 |
← 2007 2009 → | |
On 2 August 2008, the first ever Jomo Cup kicked off. The K League All-Stars squared off against the J.League All-Stars at the Japan National Stadium. Lee Woon-jae was selected as the K League All-Star Team's captain and Cha Bum-kun managed the squad. The K League All-Stars won the game by a score of 3–1.[1]
Teams
Regular season
League table
Top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
| 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 | |
| 7 | Incheon United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 36 | |
| 8 | Gyeongnam FC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Jeonnam Dragons | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 29 | |
| 10 | Jeju United | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 28 | |
| 11 | Daegu FC | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 26 | |
| 12 | Busan IPark | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 22 | |
| 13 | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 21 | |
| 14 | Gwangju Sangmu | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 16 |
Results
Championship playoffs
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) | ||||||||||||||||||
Final table
| Pos | Team | 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] |
- Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.
Top scorers
This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The official top goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, and Dudu won the award with 15 goals.[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dudu |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 16 | 27 |
| 2 |  Dejan Damjanović |
FC Seoul | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Dženan Radončić |
Incheon United | 13 | 26 |
| Edu |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 27 | |
| 5 |  Lee Keun-ho |
Daegu FC | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Jang Nam-seok |
Daegu FC | 10 | 24 |
| 7 | Luizinho |
Ulsan Hyundai | 9 | 19 |
| Seo Dong-hyeon |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 9 | 22 | |
| 9 | Jung Jo-gook |
FC Seoul | 8 | 14 |
| Eninho |
Daegu FC | 8 | 19 | |
| Adriano Chuva |
Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | 19 | |
| Rômulo Marques Macedo |
Jeju United | 8 | 21 | |
| Mota |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 8 | 22 | |
| Cho Jae-jin |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 26 |
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 124 players participated in the selection process.[3]
Best XI
| Position | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Lee Woon-jae |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Defenders | Adilson |
FC Seoul |
 Mato Neretljak |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Park Dong-hyuk |
Ulsan Hyundai | |
| Choi Hyo-jin |
Pohang Steelers | |
| Midfielders | Kim Hyeung-bum |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Cho Won-hee |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Ki Sung-yueng |
FC Seoul | |
| Lee Chung-yong |
FC Seoul | |
| Forwards | Lee Keun-ho |
Daegu FC |
| Edu |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
Source:[4]
Attendance
The records were calculated for the regular season.
| Club | Matches | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 309,623 | 23,817 |
| FC Seoul | 13 | 271,290 | 20,868 |
| Daegu FC | 13 | 221,623 | 17,048 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 13 | 188,892 | 14,530 |
| Incheon United | 13 | 175,023 | 13,463 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 | 166,625 | 12,817 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 13 | 153,853 | 11,835 |
| Pohang Steelers | 13 | 153,540 | 11,811 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 150,156 | 11,550 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 13 | 130,758 | 10,058 |
| Gwangju Sangmu FC | 13 | 128,630 | 9,895 |
| Busan IPark | 13 | 107,830 | 8,295 |
| Jeju United | 13 | 96,377 | 7,414 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 13 | 93,677 | 7,206 |
| Total | 182 | 2,347,897 | 12,901 |
See also
References
- "K-Allstars outshine J-Allstars". J.League. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.
- ‘15골’ 두두 득점왕 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- 성남 모따, K-리거가 뽑은 최고의 선수. Naver.com (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- 이운재, MVP 영예...신인상은 이승렬, 감독상은 차범근 감독. Naver.com (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 9 December 2008.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)