2008 K League Championship

2008 K League Championship is postseason championship playoff of 2008 K League. The championship are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams 1st to 6th in the 2008 K League table. All matches are played one leg, except final is played two legs. With 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, winner of each matches play one match in higher team's homeground. This match's winner gain the next 2009 AFC Champions League spot by the secured 3rd position. The winner of second round playing regular season's 2nd position team in the 2nd team's homeground. The final is played home and away format.

The 2008 K League Championship was won by Suwon Samsung Bluewings for the 4th time, who defeated FC Seoul by the aggregate score of 3-2.[1]

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                         
     (bye)    
2  FC Seoul    
4  Ulsan Hyundai (PSO) 0 (4)     2  FC Seoul(a.e.t) 4  
5  Pohang Steelers 0 (2)       4  Ulsan Hyundai 2  
4  Ulsan Hyundai 1
     
  3  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1     6  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0  
6  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2       2  FC Seoul 1 1 2
  1  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 2 3
     
 
   (bye)  
 
1  Suwon Samsung Bluewings  

First round

3rd v 6th

4th v 5th

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

FC Seoul
Suwon Bluewings
FC SEOUL: 4–4–2
GK 24 South Korea Kim Ho-Jun
RB 21South Korea Choi Won-Kwon
CB 20South Korea Kim Jin-Kyu
CB 22 South Korea Kim Chi-Gon (c)
LB 8 Brazil Adilson  77'
RM 27South Korea Lee Chung-Yong
CM 14 South Korea Kim Han-Yoon  81'
CM 17 South Korea Ki Sung-yueng
LM 26South Korea Kim Chi-Woo
FW 9South Korea Jung Jo-Gook
FW 11 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović  63'
Substitutes:
GK 30South Korea Jo Su-Huk
DF 4 South Korea Park Yong-Ho  77'
MF 7South Korea Lee Eul-Yong  63'
MF 47South Korea Kim Seung-Yong
FW 18South Korea Kim Eun-Jung
FW 19 South Korea Lee Sang-Hyup  81'
Manager:
Turkey Şenol Güneş
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS: 3–4–3
GK 21South Korea Yeom Dong-Gyun (c)
CB 5 South Korea Kwak Tae-Hwi
CB 32South Korea Kim Hyung-Ho
CB 3 South Korea Park Ji-Yong
RM 12South Korea Lee Gyu-Ro  28'  90+2'
CM 45South Korea Song Han-Bok
CM 14South Korea Baek Seung-Min
LM 43South Korea Lee Wan  108'
RW 15Brazil Wesley  8'
LW 19South Korea Ju Kwang-Youn  69'
ST 10Brazil Adriano Chuva  22'  96'
Substitutes:
GK 31South Korea Ryu Won-Woo
DF 4 South Korea Jung In-Hwan  108'
DF 28South Korea Jeong Jun-Yeon  90+2'
MF 11South Korea Song Jung-Hyun  69'
MF 25South Korea Yoo Hong-Youl
FW 18South Korea Jung Yoon-Sung  96'
Manager:
South Korea Cha Bum-kun


Assistant referees:
South Korea Kim Yong-soo
South Korea Jung Hae-sang
Fourth official:
South Korea Choi Kwang-bo

Second leg

Suwon Bluewings
FC Seoul
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS: 4–3–3
GK 1 South Korea Lee Woon-Jae
RB 8 South Korea Song Chong-Gug
CB 29South Korea Kwak Hee-Joo  23'
CB 2 Croatia Mato
LB 30South Korea Yang Sang-Min
CM 5 South Korea Kim Nam-Il  30'
CM 6 South Korea Cho Won-Hee
OM 13South Korea Lee Kwan-Woo
RW 9 Brazil Edu
LW 17South Korea Park Sung-Bae  60'  66'
FW 27South Korea Seo Dong-Hyun
Substitutes:
GK 21South Korea Kim Dae-Hwan
DF 14South Korea Moon Min-Kwi  23'
DF 15South Korea Lee Sa-Vik  66'
FW 10South Korea Ahn Jung-Hwan
FW 18South Korea Shin Young-Rok
FW 19South Korea Namgoong Woong
Manager:
South Korea Cha Bum-Kun
FC SEOUL: 4–4–2
GK 24 South Korea Kim Ho-Jun
RB 21South Korea Choi Won-Kwon
CB 20South Korea Kim Jin-Kyu  35'
CB 22 South Korea Kim Chi-Gon (c)
LB 8 Brazil Adilson  80'
RM 27South Korea Lee Chung-Yong
CM 14 South Korea Kim Han-Yoon  76'
CM 17 South Korea Ki Sung-Yueng  93'
LM 26South Korea Kim Chi-Woo  81'
FW 9South Korea Jung Jo-Gook  67'
FW 11 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović
Substitutes:
GK 30South Korea Jo Su-Huk
DF 4 South Korea Park Yong-Ho
MF 7 South Korea Lee Eul-Yong
MF 38South Korea Han Tae-You  81'
FW 18South Korea Kim Eun-Jung  67'
FW 19South Korea Lee Sang-Hyup  76'
Manager:
Turkey Şenol Güneş

Assistant referees:
South Korea Kim Ke-soo
South Korea Kim Jung-sik
Fourth official:
South Korea Lee Sang-yong

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won the 2008 K League by the aggregate score of 3-2.

References

  1. ↑ Official Season Review at KLeague.com


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