| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 182 |
| Goals | 424 (2.33 per match) |
| Best Player | André Luiz Tavares |
| Top goalscorer | Cabore (17 goals) |
←2006 2008 → | |
The2007 K League was the 25th season of theK 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 the2007 AFC Asian Cup, and resumed with the Round 14 on 8 August.
The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 55 | Qualification for theplayoffs final |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for theplayoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for theplayoffs 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 theChampions 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 |
| Home \ Away | BIP | JND | DGU | DJC | SEO | GWJ | GNM | ICU | JJU | JHM | PHS | SIC | SSB | USH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2 | 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen | 0 | 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | Pohang Steelers | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1 | Pohang Steelers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pohang Steelers(p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers(C) | Qualification for theChampions League |
| 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | |
| 5 | Gyeongnam FC | |
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen |
This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The officialtop goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, andCabore won the award with 17 goals.[1]
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 100 players participated in the selection process.[2]
Source:[4]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |