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 |
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| 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
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General information
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Foreign players
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Regular season
editLeague table
editTop six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results
editChampionship playoffs
editBracket
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinal | 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 | FC Seoul | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Final table
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| Pos | Team | 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] |
Top scorers
editThis 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 |
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| 1 |  Dudu
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 16 | 27 |
| 2 |  Dejan Damjanović
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FC Seoul | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Dženan Radončić
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Incheon United | 13 | 26 |
| Edu
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 27 | |
| 5 |  Lee Keun-ho
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Daegu FC | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Jang Nam-seok
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Daegu FC | 10 | 24 |
| 7 | Luizinho
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Ulsan Hyundai | 9 | 19 |
| Seo Dong-hyeon
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 9 | 22 | |
| 9 | Jung Jo-gook
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FC Seoul | 8 | 14 |
| Eninho
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Daegu FC | 8 | 19 | |
| Adriano Chuva
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Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | 19 | |
| Rômulo Marques Macedo
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Jeju United | 8 | 21 | |
| Mota
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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 8 | 22 | |
| Cho Jae-jin
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 26 |
Awards
editMain awards
editThe 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
edit| Position | Winner | Club |
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| Goalkeeper | Lee Woon-jae
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Defenders | Adilson
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FC Seoul |
 Mato Neretljak
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Park Dong-hyuk
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Ulsan Hyundai | |
| Choi Hyo-jin
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Pohang Steelers | |
| Midfielders | Kim Hyeung-bum
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Cho Won-hee
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Ki Sung-yueng
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FC Seoul | |
| Lee Chung-yong
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FC Seoul | |
| Forwards | Lee Keun-ho
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Daegu FC |
| Edu
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
Source:[4]
Attendance
editThe records were calculated for the regular season.
| Club | Matches | Total | Average |
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "K-Allstars outshine J-Allstars". J.League. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.
- ^ a b c ‘15골’ 두두 득점왕 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b 성남 모따, K-리거가 뽑은 최고의 선수. Naver (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d 이운재, MVP 영예...신인상은 이승렬, 감독상은 차범근 감독. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 9 December 2008.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)