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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 → | |
The2008 K League was the 26th season of theK League. The regular season and playoffs' format was the same as the one used in the2007 season. It began on March 8, and the final of the playoffs finished on 7 December.
On 2 August 2008, the first ever Jomo Cup kicked off. The K League All-Stars squared off against theJ.League All-Stars at theJapan National Stadium.Lee Woon-jae was selected as the K League All-Star Team's captain andCha Bum-kun managed the squad. The K League All-Stars won the game by a score of 3–1.[1]
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 theplayoffs final |
| 2 | FC Seoul | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 54 | Qualification for theplayoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 51 | Qualification for theplayoffs 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 |
| Home \ Away | BIP | JND | DGU | DJC | SEO | GWJ | GNM | ICU | JJU | JHM | PHS | SIC | SSB | USH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan IPark | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Daegu FC | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| FC Seoul | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Gwangju Sangmu | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Incheon United | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Jeju United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Pohang Steelers | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings(C) | Qualification for theChampions League |
| 2 | FC Seoul | |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai | |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| 5 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
| 6 | Pohang Steelers | Qualification for theChampions League[a] |
This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The officialtop goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, andDudu won the award with 15 goals.[2]
TheK League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition ofFourFourTwo in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 124 players participated in the selection process.[3]
Source:[4]
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 |
