2008 K League Championship

2008 K League ChampionshipTournament details

Host country| South Korea
Dates| 22 November – 7 December 2008
Teams| 6
Final positions
Champions| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Runners-up| FC Seoul
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 6
Goals scored| 15 (2.5 per match)
Attendance| 108,901 (18,150 per match)
Top scorer(s)| Yeom Ki-hun
Jung Jo-gook
(2 goals each)

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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]

## Qualified teams[edit]

Main article: 2008 K League

Pos | Team

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* t
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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[edit]

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round| | | Semifinal| | | Final
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| 3| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma| 1| | 1| Suwon Samsung Bluewings| 1| 2| 3
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| 6| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.)| 2| | | | 2| FC Seoul (a.e.t.)| 4| | | | FC Seoul| 1| 1| 2
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| | Ulsan Hyundai| 1| | | | Ulsan Hyundai| 2| | |
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| | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors| 0| | |
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| 4| Ulsan Hyundai (p)| 0 (4)|
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| 5| Pohang Steelers| 0 (2)| |
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## First round[edit]

22 November 2008

Ulsan Hyundai| 0-0 (a.e.t.)| Pohang Steelers

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| Report |
Penalties
| 4-2 |

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 9,480

* * *

23 November 2008

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma| 1-2 (a.e.t.)| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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Dudu 29' | Report |

* Choi Tae-uk 75'
* Luiz Henrique 99'

Tancheon Stadium, Seongnam

Attendance: 9,752

## Second round[edit]

26 November 2008

Ulsan Hyundai| 1-0| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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Yeom Ki-hun 40' | Report |

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 13,753

## Semi-final[edit]

30 November 2008

FC Seoul| 4-2 (a.e.t.)| Ulsan Hyundai

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* Jung Jo-gook 26'
* Damjanović 97'
* Kim Eun-jung 109'
* Kim Seung-yong 115'

| Report |

* Yeom Ki-hun 79'
* Luizinho 114'

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 25,959

## Final[edit]

### First leg[edit]

3 December 2008

20:00 KST

FC Seoul| 1-1| Suwon Samsung Bluewings

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Adilson 21' | Report | Kwak Hee-ju 79'

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 39,011

Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Germany)

FC Seoul

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

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GK | 24 |  Kim Ho-jun
RB | 21 |  Choi Won-kwon
CB | 20 |  Kim Jin-kyu
CB | 22 |  Kim Chi-gon (c)
LB | 8 |  Adilson |  77'
RM | 27 |  Lee Chung-yong
CM | 14 |  Kim Han-yoon |  81'
CM | 17 |  Ki Sung-yueng |
LM | 26 |  Kim Chi-woo |
FW | 9 |  Jung Jo-gook |
FW | 11 |  Dejan Damjanović |  63'
Substitutes:
GK | 30 |  Jo Su-huk
DF | 4 |  Park Yong-ho |  77'
MF | 7 |  Lee Eul-yong |  63'
MF | 47 |  Kim Seung-yong
FW | 18 |  Kim Eun-jung
FW | 19 |  Lee Sang-hyup |  81'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
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GK | 1 |  Lee Woon-jae
DF | 29 |  Kwak Hee-ju
DF | 2 |  Mato Neretljak
DF | 14 |  Lee Jung-soo
DF | 8 |  Song Chong-gug
MF | 6 |  Cho Won-hee
MF | 15 |  Hong Soon-hak |  |  69'
MF | 11 |  Kim Dae-eui
MF | 20 |  Baek Ji-hoon |  |  ?'
FW | 18 |  Shin Young-rok |  |  54'
FW | 9 |  Edu
Substitutes:
GK | 21 |  Kim Dae-hwan
DF | 3 |  Yang Sang-min
DF | 25 |  Choi Sung-hwan
MF | 30 |  Choi Sung-hyun |  |  69'
MF | 13 |  Lee Kwan-woo |  |  54'
MF | 16 |  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[edit]

7 December 2008

14:00 KST

Suwon Samsung Bluewings| 2-1| FC Seoul

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* Edu 11'
* Song Chong-gug 36'

| Report | Jung Jo-gook 25' (pen.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 10,946

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

FC Seoul

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GK | 1 |  Lee Woon-jae
DF | 29 |  Kwak Hee-ju
DF | 2 |  Mato Neretljak
DF | 14 |  Lee Jung-soo
DF | 8 |  Song Chong-gug
MF | 6 |  Cho Won-hee
MF | 15 |  Hong Soon-hak |  |  76'
MF | 11 |  Kim Dae-eui |  |  81'
MF | 16 |  Bae Ki-jong |  |  60'
FW | 27 |  Seo Dong-hyeon
FW | 9 |  Edu
Substitutes:
GK | 21 |  Kim Dae-hwan
DF | 25 |  Choi Sung-hwan
DF | 19 |  Namgoong Woong |  |  76'
MF | 20 |  Baek Ji-hoon |  |  81'
MF | 13 |  Lee Kwan-woo
FW | 18 |  Shin Young-rok |  |  60'
Manager:
Cha Bum-kun
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GK | 24 |  Kim Ho-jun
RB | 21 |  Choi Won-kwon
CB | 20 |  Kim Jin-kyu |  35'
CB | 22 |  Kim Chi-gon (c)
LB | 8 |  Adilson |  80'
RM | 27 |  Lee Chung-yong
CM | 14 |  Kim Han-yoon |  |  76'
CM | 17 |  Ki Sung-yueng |  93' |
LM | 26 |  Kim Chi-woo |  |  81'
FW | 9 |  Jung Jo-gook |  |  67'
FW | 11 |  Dejan Damjanović
Substitutes:
GK | 30 |  Jo Su-huk
DF | 4 |  Park Yong-ho
MF | 7 |  Lee Eul-yong
MF | 38 |  Han Tae-you |  |  81'
FW | 18 |  Kim Eun-jung |  |  67'
FW | 19 |  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[edit]

Main article: 2008 K League

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| 0 | Qualification

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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[a]

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:

1. ^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

## See also[edit]

* 2008 in South Korean football
* 2008 K League

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Official Season Review". K League.

## External links[edit]

* K League history (in Korean)
* Match report at K League (in Korean)

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