2009 K League

2009 K-League

Season	2009
Champions	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st)
Champions League	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Pohang Steelers Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Suwon Bluewings
Top goalscorer	Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk) (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Seoul 5-1 Incheon (2009-07-12)
Biggest away win	Jeju 1-8 Pohang (2009-09-13)
Highest scoring	Jeju 1-8 Pohang (9 goals) (2009-09-13)
Longest winning run	6 games Pohang (6.21~7.25)
Longest unbeaten run	15 games Pohang (5.24~10.7, 10W 5D)
Longest losing run	8 games Gwangju (9.13~11.1)
Highest attendance	36,764 (Seoul v Jeonbuk)
Lowest attendance	1,367 (Seongnam v Gyeongnam)
Average attendance	11,226
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Busan I'Park

Chunnam Dragons

Daegu FC

Daejeon Citizen

FC Seoul

Gangwon FC

Gwangju Sangmu

Gyeongnam FC

Incheon United

Jeju United

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Pohang Steelers

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Ulsan Hyundai

Locations of the K-League 2009 teams

The 2009 edition of the K League is the twenty-seventh since its establishment in 1983. The 2009 season is known as 2009 K-League because the competition's sponsorship deal is failed.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings are the defending champions, having won their fourth title. The season began on March 7, 2009. A total of 15 teams contest the league, including newly formed Gangwon FC.

K-League Clubs, 2009

Club	Head Coach	City	Stadium	2008 season
Busan I'Park	Hwang Sun-Hong	Busan	Busan Asiad Stadium	12th in League
Chunnam Dragons	Park Hang-Seo	Gwangyang	Gwang-Yang Stadium	9th in League
Daegu FC	Byun Byung-Joo	Daegu	Daegu Stadium	11th in League
Daejeon Citizen	Kim Ho	Daejeon	Daejeon World Cup Stadium	13th in League
FC Seoul	Şenol Güneş	Seoul	Seoul World Cup Stadium	2nd in League, 2nd in Playoff
Gangwon FC	Choi Soon-Ho	Gangneung Chuncheon	Gangneung Stadium Chuncheon Stadium	–
Gwangju Sangmu	Lee Kang-Jo	Gwangju	Gwangju World Cup Stadium	14th in League
Gyeongnam FC	Cho Kwang-Rae	Changwon	Changwon Civil Stadium	8th in League
Incheon United	Ilija Petković	Incheon	Incheon Munhak Stadium	7th in League
Jeju United	Arthur Bernardes	Seogwipo	Jeju World Cup Stadium	10th in League
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Choi Kang-Hee	Jeonju	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	6th in League, 4th in Playoff
Pohang Steelers	Sérgio Farias	Pohang	Steelyard Stadium	5th in League, 6th in Playoff
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Shin Tae-Yong	Seongnam	Seongnam 2 Stadium	3rd in League, 5th in Playoff
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Cha Bum-Kun	Suwon	Suwon World Cup Stadium	1st in League, 1st in Playoff
Ulsan Hyundai	Kim Ho-Gon	Ulsan	Munsu Cup Stadium	4th in League, 3rd in Playoff

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Daejeon Citizen	Kim Ho	Sacked	25 June [1]	13th	Wang Sun-Jae	27 October [2]	11th
Jeju United	Arthur Bernardes	Resigned	14 October [3]	13th	Park Kyung-Hoon	30 October [4]	13th

League standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C)	28	17	6	5	59	33	+26	57	K-League Championship 2009 and AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Pohang Steelers	28	14	11	3	55	33	+22	53
3	FC Seoul	28	16	5	7	47	27	+20	53	K-League Championship 2009 and the winner of Playoffs among four qualifies to AFC Champions League Group stage
4	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (O)	28	13	6	9	40	34	+6	45
5	Incheon United	28	11	10	7	31	29	+2	43
6	Chunnam Dragons	28	11	9	8	41	39	+2	42
7	Gyeongnam FC	28	10	10	8	38	32	+6	40
8	Ulsan Hyundai	28	9	9	10	32	29	+3	36
9	Daejeon Citizen	28	8	9	11	29	38	−9	33
10	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	28	8	8	12	29	32	−3	32	AFC Champions League Group stage^1
11	Gwangju Sangmu	28	9	3	16	33	40	−7	30
12	Busan I'Park	28	7	8	13	36	42	−6	29
13	Gangwon FC	28	7	7	14	42	57	−15	28
14	Jeju United	28	7	7	14	22	44	−22	28
15	Daegu FC	28	5	8	15	20	45	−25	23

Updated to games played on 1 November 2009.
Source: K-League (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
1: Suwon Samsung Bluewings qualified for the group stage of the 2010 AFC Champions League as 2009 Korean FA Cup winners.

Positions by matchday

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Pohang Steelers	3	3	5	7	7	7	8	9	7	10	10	8	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
FC Seoul	1	4	7	6	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	6	9	9	12	10	5	5	5	6	7	6	7	8	8	7	8	9	8	8	8	8	7	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Incheon United	4	6	6	3	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	6	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	5
Chunnam Dragons	15	15	13	14	14	15	9	6	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	7	7	9	6	6	5	6	7	7	4	5	5	5	5	6
Gyeongnam FC	6	8	8	9	9	14	15	15	11	12	11	12	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	10	8	6	7	8	7	7	6	7
Ulsan Hyundai	10	10	14	10	13	9	11	7	8	11	12	14	12	13	9	10	10	12	13	13	11	9	10	9	8	7	8	8	8	8
Daejeon Citizen	14	14	12	8	8	10	12	11	13	13	14	13	13	12	11	12	13	13	12	10	10	12	13	10	11	11	12	12	11	9
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	11	11	15	15	12	12	14	13	15	15	13	11	14	14	13	11	12	11	11	12	14	14	11	12	10	10	9	9	9	10
Gwangju Sangmu	2	5	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	10	10	10	11
Busan I'Park	12	11	10	11	15	13	6	10	9	6	7	9	10	10	12	13	11	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	11	11	12	12
Gangwon FC	4	1	2	5	3	5	7	8	10	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	8	6	9	9	9	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	13
Jeju United	12	7	4	4	6	8	10	12	12	8	9	10	9	9	10	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	11	12	12	13	13	13	14
Daegu FC	6	13	11	13	11	11	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

Last updated: 1 November 2009
Source: kleaguei.com

Results

Home ╲ Away

BIP

CND

DGU

DJC

SEO

GWN

GWJ

GNM

ICU

JJU

JHM

PHS

SIC

SSB

USH

Busan I'Park

2–2

1–0

2–1

2–2

2–0

2–3

2–0

0–1

3–0

3–1

1–2

1–2

1–1

1–2

Chunnam Dragons

3–2

0–1

2–0

1–6

4–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

0–0

1–3

1–0

2–0

2–0

1–0

Daegu FC

1–1

1–2

2–2

0–3

2–1

1–3

1–3

0–0

2–1

0–3

2–2

1–1

1–0

0–1

Daejeon Citizen

3–2

1–0

2–0

0–2

2–2

3–1

0–0

1–1

1–0

0–2

0–0

1–2

0–0

1–0

FC Seoul

2–2

1–1

0–0

3–0

1–2

2–1

2–1

5–1

2–1

2–1

1–0

1–0

1–0

0–2

Gangwon FC

1–1

3–3

2–2

1–2

1–3

2–2

0–4

3–2

1–0

1–3

1–2

4–1

1–1

1–2

Gwangju Sangmu

0–1

1–2

0–1

3–0

1–0

3–1

0–0

1–0

0–1

2–3

2–3

2–3

0–3

2–1

Gyeongnam FC

3–1

4–1

3–0

1–1

1–1

1–0

2–1

0–2

0–0

1–1

0–2

4–1

0–0

1–1

Incheon United

1–0

1–1

2–1

2–1

0–1

2–0

1–0

1–2

3–3

0–1

1–4

1–0

0–0

0–0

Jeju United

2–0

1–1

0–0

1–0

0–2

0–1

1–0

1–1

0–2

0–5

1–8

1–2

1–0

0–1

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

3–1

2–0

2–0

4–2

2–0

2–5

2–0

4–2

0–0

4–2

1–3

4–1

1–1

1–1

Pohang Steelers

1–1

2–1

3–0

2–2

3–2

1–0

2–1

1–1

2–2

2–2

1–1

1–1

1–0

1–1

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

0–0

3–1

3–0

1–2

1–0

3–0

0–1

3–1

1–1

2–0

3–1

3–1

3–2

0–0

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

2–0

1–4

1–0

1–0

2–0

3–3

0–2

3–1

1–2

0–1

1–1

2–3

1–0

1–0

Ulsan Hyundai

3–1

1–1

3–1

1–1

1–2

3–4

2–0

0–1

0–1

1–2

0–1

2–2

0–0

3–2

Updated to games played on 1 November 2009.
Source: K-League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Top scorers

Regular season As of 1 November 2009 Rank Scorer Club Goals Matches 1 Lee Dong-Gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 21 28 2 Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 14 23 3 Adriano Chuva Chunnam Dragons 13 25 Kim Young-Hoo Gangwon FC 27 5 Yoo Byung-Soo Incheon United 12 26 Kim Dong-Chan Gyeongnam FC 27 7 Ko Chang-Hyun Daejeon Citizen 10 19 8 Choi Tae-Uk Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 9 26 Choi Sung-Kuk Gwangju Sangmu 26 Índio Gyeongnam FC 27 Kim Myung-Joong Gwangju Sangmu / Pohang 27 12 Mauricio Molina Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 8 12 Denilson Pohang Steelers 23 Park Sung-Ho Daejeon Citizen 25 Luiz Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 28 16 Jeong Shung-Hoon Busan I'Park 7 12 Stevica Ristić Pohang Steelers 19 Yoo Chang-Hyun Pohang Steelers 19 Kim Shin-Wook Ulsan Hyundai 23 Edu Suwon Samsung Bluewings 23 Almir Ulsan Hyundai 26 Yoon Jun-Ha Gangwon FC 28 23 Jung Jo-Gook FC Seoul 6 20 Brasília Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 20 Lee Yong-Rae Gyeongnam FC 26 Cho Dong-Geon Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 27 27 8 players 5 – 35 20 players 4 – 55 20 players 3 – 75 32 players 2 – 107 70 players 1 – own goals 6 –

Championship As of 6 December 2009 Rank Scorer Club Goals Matches 1 Eninho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 2 Mauricio Molina Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 5 3 Jung Jo-Gook FC Seoul 1 1 Kim Min-Soo Incheon United 1 Lee Dong-Gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 Lee Gyu-Ro Chunnam Dragons 2 Dženan Radončić Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4 Kim Jin-Yong Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 5

Stadia

As of 1 November 2009

Team	Stadium	Match played	Highest	Lowest	Average
Busan I'Park	Asiad Main Stadium	14	17,577	3,998	7,221
Chunnam Dragons	Gwang-Yang Stadium Suncheon Stadium	13 1	19,800	10,420	13,263
Daegu FC	Daegu Stadium Daegu Civil Stadium	12 2	32,250	3,201	8,541
Daejeon Citizen	Daejeon World Cup Stadium	14	16,561	3,535	8,596
FC Seoul	Seoul World Cup Stadium	14	36,764	7,685	16,779
Gangwon FC	Gangneung Stadium Chuncheon Stadium	10 4	21,316	5,129	14,787
Gwangju Sangmu	Gwangju World Cup Stadium Yeonggwang Sportium	13 1	25,762	2,873	7,719
Gyeongnam FC	Changwon Civil Stadium Masan Stadium Miryang Stadium Geochang Stadium Yangsan Stadium	10 1 1 1 1	21,947	5,764	12,269
Incheon United	Incheon World Cup Stadium	14	34,275	2,315	10,499
Jeju United FC	Jeju World Cup Stadium	14	32,765	1,753	7,757
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	14	21,516	10,756	14,227
Pohang Steelers	Pohang Steelyard	14	16,382	7,348	11,041
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Seongnam Sports Complex	14	17,049	1,367	7,917
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Big Bird Stadium	14	35,058	10,206	18,583
Ulsan Hyundai	Ulsan Munsu Stadium	14	13,761	3,864	9,188
Total		210	36,764	1,367	11,226

Source: K-League (Korean)

Championship playoffs

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
							(bye)
						2	Pohang Steelers
	4	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (pen)	01 (3)0								2	Pohang Steelers	0
	5	Incheon United	1 (2)								4	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1
						4	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1
	3	FC Seoul	1 (2)			6	Chunnam Dragons	0
	6	Chunnam Dragons (pen)	1 (3)													4	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	0	1	1
																1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0	3	3
												(bye)
											1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

First Round

FC Seoul v Chunnam Dragons

21 November 2009 UTC+9 17:00

FC Seoul	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Chunnam Dragons
Jung Jo-Gook  15'	Report	Lee Gyu-Ro  12'
	Penalties
Kim Jin-Kyu Lee Sang-Hyup Ki Sung-Yong Kim Seung-Yong Lee Jong-min	2 – 3	Kim Hyung-Ho Jung Yoon-Sung Song Jung-Hyun Wesley Kwak Tae-Hwi

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 13,116 Referee: Choi Gwang-Bo

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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma v Incheon United

22 November 2009 UTC+9 14:30

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Incheon United
Radončić  100'	Report	Kim Min-Soo  112'
	Penalties
Radončić Cho Dong-Geon Jung Sung-Ryong Mauricio Molina Kim Yong-Dae	3 – 2	Yoo Byung-Soo Ahn Jae-Joon Lee Se-Joo Jeong Hyuk Čadikovski

Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam Attendance: 10,946 Referee: Ko Geum-Bok

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Second Round

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma v Chunnam Dragons

25 November 2009 UTC+9 19:00

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1 – 0	Chunnam Dragons
Mauricio Molina  23'	Report

Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam Attendance: 12,283 Referee: Lee Young-Chul

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Semifinal

Pohang Steelers v Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

29 November 2009 UTC+9 15:00

Pohang Steelers	0 – 1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
	Report	Mauricio Molina  44'

Steelyard Stadium, Pohang Attendance: 16,854 Referee: Choi Myung-Yong

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Final

1st leg

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

2 December 2009 UTC+9 19:00

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	0 – 0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
	Report

Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam Attendance: 21,371 Referee: Lee Sang-Yong

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2nd leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

6 December 2009 UTC+9 14:00

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3 – 1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Eninho  21', 39' Lee Dong-Gook  72' (pen.)	Report	Kim Jin-Yong  84'

Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju Attendance: 36,246 Referee: Choi Gwang-Bo

2009 K-League Winners
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors First Title

Awards

K-League Most Valuable Player

The K-League Most Valuable Player award was won by Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

K-League Rookie of the Year

The K-League Rookie of the Year award was won by Kim Young-Hoo (Gangwon FC)

K-League Top Scorer

The K-League Top Scorer award was won by Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

K-League Top Assistor

The K-League Top Assistor award was won by Luiz (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

K-League Best Eleven

K-League Team of the Year Hwa-Yong Sang-Sik Jae-Won Hyung-Il Hyo-Jin Sung-Yong Jung-Woo Eninho Tae-Uk Dong-Gook Denilson

Goalkeeper: Shin Hwa-Yong (Pohang Steelers)
Defence: Kim Sang-Sik (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Hwang Jae-Won, Kim Hyung-Il, Choi Hyo-Jin (all Pohang Steelers)
Midfield: Ki Sung-Yong (FC Seoul), Kim Jung-Woo (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma), Eninho, Choi Tae-Uk (both Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Attack: Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Denilson (Pohang Steelers)

K-League Manager of the Year

The K-League Manager of the Year award was won by Choi Kang-Hee (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

K-League Team of the Year

The K-League Team of the Year award was won by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

K-League Youth Team of the Year

The K-League Team of the Year award was won by Gwangyang Jecheol High School (Chunnam Dragons Youth)

K-League Fair Play Award

The K-League Fair Play award was won by Gangwon FC

K-League Merit Award

The K-League Merit Award was won by Pohang Steelers

K-League Special Award

Ulsan Hyundai goalkeeper Kim Young-Kwang and Gyeongnam goalkeeper Kim Byung-Ji won the Special Award

K-League Best Referee Award

K-League Best Referee Award was won by Choi Gwang-Bo and K-League Best Assistant Referee Award was won by Won Chang-Ho

K-League Goal of the Year

Gyeongnam striker Kim Dong-Chan won the K-League Goal of the Year award

'FAN'tastic Player

The K-League 'FAN'tastic Player was won by Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

See also

• 2009 Korean League Cup
• 2009 Korean FA Cup
• 2009 in South Korean football

References

1. 김호 감독 결국 해임. SportKhan (in Korean) (naver.com). 25 June 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
2. 대전 왕선재 감독 취임 "나만의 따뜻한 리더십 120% 심겠다" (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
3. "제주 UTD 알툴 감독, 자진 사임". Joynews24 (in Korean) (naver.com). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
4. "제주 유나이티드 신임 사령탑에 박경훈 전 U-17 대표팀 감독" (in Korean). Joynews24. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.

• 2009 Sesson Review at K League Website (Korean)

External Links

• Official K League Website (Korean)