2007 K League

Football league season

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K LeagueSeason| 2007

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Dates| Regular season:
3 March – 14 October 2007
Championship:
20 October – 11 November 2007
Champions| Pohang Steelers
(4th title)
Champions League| Pohang Steelers
Jeonnam Dragons
Matches played| 182
Goals scored| 424 (2.33 per match)
Best Player| André Luiz Tavares
Top goalscorer| Cabore
(17 goals)

← 2006

2008 →

The 2007 K League was the 25th season of the K League. The format of the league was changed from two stages to single league since this season. Each team played 26 matches against every other teams under the home and away system. After the regular league was finished, the top six clubs qualified for the championship playoffs to determine champions.

It took a break after the Round 13 on 23 June due to the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and resumed with the Round 14 on 8 August.

## Teams

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### Foreign players

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Club  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | Former player(s)

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Busan IPark |  Ciel |  Luciano Tanque |  Frane Čačić |  Luiz Fernando
William
Jeonnam Dragons |  Leandrão |  Sandro Hiroshi |  Victor Simões |  Sandro
Daegu FC |  Eninho |  Luizinho |  Selmir |
Daejeon Citizen |  Adriano Chuva |  Cristiano Pereira |  Denílson |  Fabián Caballero
Fernandinho
FC Seoul |  Adilson |  Dudu |  Ricardo Nascimento |
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo |  |  |  |
Gyeongnam FC |  Cabore |  Rogério Pinheiro |  Popó |
Incheon United |  Dejan Damjanović |  Dragan Mladenović |  Željko Kalajdžić |  Dženan Radončić
Jeju United |  Irineu |  Ricardinho |  |  Nikola Vasiljević
Ivan Perić
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |  Antonio Franja |  Zé Carlos |  Stevica Ristić |
Pohang Steelers |  Jonhes |  Schwenck |  André Luiz Tavares |  Carlos Frontini
Maurício
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |  Itamar |  Mota |  |  Adrian Neaga
Suwon Samsung Bluewings |  Edu |  Nádson |  Mato Neretljak |  Elpídio Silva
Ulsan Hyundai |  Almir |  Leandro Machado |  José Luis Villanueva |

## Regular season

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### League table

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The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 26  | 16  | 7  | 3  | 43  | 18  | +25  | 55  | Qualification for the playoffs final
2  | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26  | 15  | 6  | 5  | 36  | 24  | +12  | 51  | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3  | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 26  | 12  | 9  | 5  | 34  | 22  | +12  | 45  | Qualification for the playoffs first round
4  | Gyeongnam FC | 26  | 13  | 4  | 9  | 41  | 31  | +10  | 43
5  | Pohang Steelers | 26  | 12  | 5  | 9  | 27  | 31  | −4  | 41
6  | Daejeon Citizen | 26  | 10  | 7  | 9  | 34  | 27  | +7  | 37
7  | FC Seoul | 26  | 8  | 13  | 5  | 23  | 16  | +7  | 37  |
8  | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 26  | 9  | 9  | 8  | 36  | 32  | +4  | 36
9  | Incheon United | 26  | 8  | 9  | 9  | 30  | 32  | −2  | 33
10  | Jeonnam Dragons | 26  | 7  | 9  | 10  | 24  | 27  | −3  | 30  | Qualification for the Champions League[a]
11  | Jeju United | 26  | 8  | 6  | 12  | 27  | 35  | −8  | 30  |
12  | Daegu FC | 26  | 6  | 6  | 14  | 35  | 46  | −11  | 24
13  | Busan IPark | 26  | 4  | 8  | 14  | 20  | 39  | −19  | 20
14  | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 26  | 2  | 6  | 18  | 14  | 44  | −30  | 12

Source: RSSSF
Notes:

1. ^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

### Results

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Home \ Away  | BIP | JND | DGU | DJC | SEO | GWJ | GNM | ICU | JJU | JHM | PHS | SIC | SSB | USH

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Busan IPark | —  | 1–3  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–1
Jeonnam Dragons | 0–0  | —  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–1
Daegu FC | 1–1  | 2–2  | —  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–1
Daejeon Citizen | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–1  | —  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–3
FC Seoul | 4–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | —  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0
Gwangju Sangmu | 0–3  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | —  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–2
Gyeongnam FC | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | —  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–4
Incheon United | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 1–2  | —  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 1–0
Jeju United | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | —  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 2–1  | —  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–0
Pohang Steelers | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 1–3  | —  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | —  | 3–1  | 1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 5–3  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | —  | 1–2
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 2–0  | —

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Championship playoffs

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Main article: 2007 K League Championship

### Bracket

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| First round| | | Second round| | | Semifinal| | | Final
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| 3| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i| 2| | 1| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma| 1| 0| 1
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| 6| Daejeon Citizen| 0| | | | 2| Suwon Samsung Bluewings| 0| | | | Pohang Steelers| 3| 1| 4
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| | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i| 1| | | | Pohang Steelers| 1| | |
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| 4| Gyeongnam FC| 1 (3)|
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### Final table

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Pos | Team  | Qualification

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1  | Pohang Steelers (C) | Qualification for the Champions League
2  | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
3  | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4  | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
5  | Gyeongnam FC
6  | Daejeon Citizen

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

## Top scorers

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This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The official top goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, and Cabore won the award with 17 goals.[1]

Pos  | Player  | Team  | Goals  | Apps

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1  |  Cabore | Gyeongnam FC | 18  | 26
2  |  Denilson | Daejeon Citizen | 14  | 24
Dejan Damjanović | Incheon United | 14  | 26
4  |  Stevica Ristić | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13  | 25
5  |  Luizinho | Daegu FC | 11  | 23
6  |  Mota | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 9  | 21
7  |  Adriano Chuva | Daejeon Citizen | 8  | 14
Lee Keun-ho | Daegu FC | 8  | 20
Sandro Hiroshi | Jeonnam Dragons | 8  | 26
Woo Sung-yong | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 8  | 26

## Awards

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### Main awards

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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 100 players participated in the selection process.[2]

Award  | Winner  | Club

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Most Valuable Player[3] |  André Luiz Tavares | Pohang Steelers
Top goalscorer[1] |  Cabore | Gyeongnam FC
Top assist provider[1] |  André Luiz Tavares | Pohang Steelers
Rookie of the Year[3] |  Ha Tae-goon | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Manager of the Year[4] |  Sérgio Farias | Pohang Steelers
Players' Player of the Year[2] |  Kim Do-heon | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

### Best XI

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Position  | Winner  | Club

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Goalkeeper  |  Kim Byung-ji | FC Seoul
Defenders  |  Adilson | FC Seoul
Mato Neretljak | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hwang Jae-won | Pohang Steelers
Jang Hak-young | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Midfielders  |  André Luiz Tavares | Pohang Steelers
Lee Kwan-woo | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kim Gi-dong | Pohang Steelers
Kim Do-heon | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Forwards  |  Lee Keun-ho | Daegu FC
Cabore | Gyeongnam FC

Source:[4]

## Attendance

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At the end of the 2007 season, the K League attracted 2,073,808 fans and an average of 11,786 fans per game. That puts the K League at 15th in the world for average attendances for domestic premier leagues for association football.

Team  | Average  | Minimum  | Maximum  | Total

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Suwon Samsung Bluewings  | 25,194 | 16,213 | 41,819 | 327,526
FC Seoul  | 21,513 | 10,574 | 55,397 | 279,670
Incheon United  | 16,671 | 6,217 | 25,686 | 216,728
Daegu FC  | 15,007 | 2,085 | 44,215 | 180,090
Daejon Citizen  | 14,659 | 5,423 | 28,074 | 175,914
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  | 11,312 | 4,328 | 29,112 | 135,754
Gwangju Sangmu  | 8,861 | 2,678 | 28,637 | 115,196
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i  | 8,706 | 3,628 | 14,763 | 113,184
Gyeongnam FC  | 8,625 | 3,051 | 23,192 | 103,503
Jeonnam Dragons  | 8,565 | 3,859 | 13,800 | 102,780
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  | 7,677 | 4,236 | 10,508 | 99,794
Jeju United  | 6,636 | 1,231 | 20,499 | 79,635
Pohang Steelers  | 6,572 | 1,735 | 12,596 | 78,873
Busan IPark  | 5,012 | 1,505 | 11,075 | 65,161

## See also

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* 2007 in South Korean football
* 2007 K League Championship
* 2007 Korean League Cup
* 2007 Korean FA Cup

## References

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1. ^ a b c 까보레, K-리그 득점왕 등극 (in Korean). JoyNews24. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
2. ^ a b 김두현, K리거 100명이 선정한 최고 선수 (in Korean). Osen. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
3. ^ a b 따바레즈 MVP·하태균 신인상 영예 (in Korean). KBS. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
4. ^ a b K-리그 베스트11 선정 발표…감독상은 파리아스. Naver (in Korean). YTN. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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