2007 K League Championship

2007 K League Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates20 October – 11 November 2007
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsPohang Steelers
Runners-upSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored13 (2.17 per match)
Attendance138,207 (23,035 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lee Gwang-jae (3 goals)
2006
2008

The 2007 K League Championship was the eleventh competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 25th champions of the K League. The top six clubs of the regular season qualified for the championship. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the final, and second place team qualified for the semi-final. The other four clubs entered the first round, and the winners of the second round advanced to the semi-final. Each match was played as a single match, excluding the final which consisted of two matches.

Qualified teams

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 the playoffs final
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 26 15 6 5 36 24 +12 51 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 26 12 9 5 34 22 +12 45 Qualification for the playoffs 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
Source: RSSSF

Bracket

First round

Gyeongnam vs Pohang

Gyeongnam FC1–1 (a.e.t.)Pohang Steelers
Cabore 86' Report Lee Gwang-jae 68'
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 8,965
Referee: Lee Young-chul (South Korea)
Gyeongnam FC
Pohang Steelers
GK 21 Lee Jung-rae  118'
CB 27 Kang Ki-won
CB 4 Rogério Pinheiro  5'
CB 5 Kim Dae-keon
DM 16 Lee Sang-hong
MF 3 Park Jong-woo  72'
MF 19 Park Jin-yi  29'  103'
MF 8 Kim Hyo-il  71'
MF 24 Lee Yong-seung  77'
FW 28 Jung Yoon-sung
FW 9 Cabore
Substitutes:
GK 1 Lee Kwang-suk  118'
DF 2 Kim Jong-hoon
MF 7 Kim Sung-kil  72'
MF 14 Kim Geun-chol  103'
FW 10 Popo  71'
FW 23 Gong O-kyun  107'  77'
Manager:
Park Hang-seo
GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong  15'  118'
DF 4 Lee Chang-won
DF 24 Hwang Jae-won
DF 26 Kim Soo-yeon  90'
MF 2 Choi Hyo-jin
MF 9 Hwang Ji-soo
MF 6 Kim Gi-dong
MF 19 Park Won-jae  108'
OM 10 Tavares
FW 20 Schwenck  94'
FW 15 Jonhes  67'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong  118'
DF 22 Lee Won-jae
MF 7 Oh Seung-bum
MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung
FW 16 Choi Tae-uk  94'
FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  67'
Manager:
Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees:
Kang Chang-koo (South Korea)
Kim Jung-sik (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Hong Jin-ho (South Korea)

Ulsan vs Daejeon

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i2–0Daejeon Citizen
Report
Attendance: 23,836
Referee: Choi Gwang-bo (South Korea)
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Daejeon Citizen
GK 1 Kim Young-kwang  82'
CB 3 Park Byung-gyu
CB 5 Yoo Kyoung-youl
CB 6 Park Dong-hyuk
MF 17 Lee Jong-min
MF 16 Oh Jang-eun  90+5'
MF 13 Hyun Young-min
MF 15 Kim Young-sam  90+5'
OM 7 Almir  61'
FW 8 Lee Sang-ho  85'
FW 22 Woo Sung-yong  57'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Kim Jee-hyuk  85'
DF 24 Seo Deok-kyu  90+5'
MF 20 Choi Sung-yong
MF 14 Jang Sang-won
FW 11 Yeom Ki-hun  61'
FW 9 Leandro Machado
Manager:
Kim Jung-nam
GK 21 Choi Eun-sung
DF 17 Jang Hyun-kyu
DF 32 Kim Hyung-il  52'
DF 6 Min Young-ki
DF 3 Ju Seung-jin
MF 30 Park Do-hyun  63'
MF 10 Ko Jong-soo
MF 14 Lee Sung-woon  55'
FW 28 Brasília  67'
FW 8 Denilson
FW 27 Adriano Chuva  3'
Substitutes:
GK 18 Yang Dong-won
DF 11 Choi Kun-sik  67'
DF 33 Lee Se-in
MF 20 Choi Yoon-yeol
MF 38 Kang Jung-hun  55'
MF 13 Na Kwang-hyun  90+4'  63'
Manager:
Kim Ho

Assistant referees:
Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
Kang Yi-sung (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Ahn Yong-hee (South Korea)

Second round

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Pohang Steelers
GK 31 Kim Jee-hyuk
CB 3 Park Byung-gyu
CB 5 Yoo Kyoung-youl
CB 6 Park Dong-hyuk
RM 17 Lee Jong-min
CM 16 Oh Jang-eun
CM 15 Kim Young-sam  45'
LM 13 Hyun Young-min  15'
OM 7 Almir  79'
FW 8 Lee Sang-ho
FW 22 Woo Sung-yong
Substitutes:
GK 21 Bae Kwan-young
DF 24 Seo Deok-kyu
MF 20 Choi Sung-yong
MF 14 Jang Sang-won
FW 11 Yeom Ki-hun  45'
FW 9 Leandro Machado  79'
Manager:
Kim Jung-nam
GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong
CB 4 Lee Chang-won
CB 24 Hwang Jae-won
CB 26 Kim Soo-yeon  12'  20'
RM 2 Choi Hyo-jin
CM 9 Hwang Ji-soo
CM 6 Kim Gi-dong
LM 19 Park Won-jae
OM 10 Tavares
FW 20 Schwenck  67'
FW 15 Jonhes  86'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong
DF 3 Kim Gwang-seok  20'
MF 7 Oh Seung-bum  86'
MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung
FW 16 Choi Tae-uk
FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  67'
Manager:
Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees:
Kim Kye-soo (South Korea)
Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Lee Jong-gook (South Korea)

Semi-final

Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Pohang Steelers
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae
RB 8 Song Chong-gug
CB 29 Kwak Hee-ju  23'
CB 2 Mato Neretljak
LB 30 Yang Sang-min
CM 5 Kim Nam-il  30'
CM 6 Cho Won-hee
OM 13 Lee Kwan-woo
RW 9 Edu
LW 17 Park Sung-bae  60'  66'
FW 27 Seo Dong-hyeon
Substitutes:
GK 21 Kim Dae-hwan
DF 14 Moon Min-kui  23'
DF 15 Lee Sa-vik  66'
FW 10 Ahn Jung-hwan
FW 18 Shin Young-rok
FW 19 Namgoong Woong
Manager:
Cha Bum-kun
GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong
CB 3 Kim Gwang-seok
CB 24 Hwang Jae-won
CB 37 Cho Sung-hwan
RM 2 Choi Hyo-jin
CM 9 Hwang Ji-soo
CM 6 Kim Gi-dong
LM 19 Park Won-jae
OM 10 Tavares  90'
FW 20 Schwenck  79'
FW 15 Jonhes  71'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong
DF 4 Lee Chang-won
MF 7 Oh Seung-bum  90'
MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung  79'
FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  73'  71'
FW 18 Ko Ki-gu
Manager:
Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees:
Kang Chang-koo (South Korea)
Kim Yong-soo (South Korea)
Fourth official:
{Hong Jin-ho (South Korea)

Final

First leg

Pohang Steelers3–1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Report Jang Hak-young 90+1'
Attendance: 20,875
Referee: Christian Fischer (Germany)
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong
CB 3 Kim Gwang-seok
CB 24 Hwang Jae-won  67'
CB 37 Cho Sung-hwan
RM 2 Choi Hyo-jin
CM 9 Hwang Ji-soo
CM 6 Kim Gi-dong
LM 19 Park Won-jae
OM 10 Tavares  87'
FW 20 Schwenck  66'
FW 15 Jonhes  45'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong
DF 4 Lee Chang-won
MF 7 Oh Seung-bum  87'
MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung
FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  66'
FW 18 Ko Ki-gu  45'
Manager:
Sérgio Farias
GK 40 Kim Yong-dae
RB 2 Park Jin-sub  56'
CB 20 Kim Young-chul
CB 5 Cho Byung-kuk
LB 8 Jang Hak-young
DM 14 Kim Sang-sik
CM 6 Son Dae-ho  71'
CM 8 Kim Do-heon
RW 12 Nam Ki-il
LW 7 Choi Sung-kuk  61'
FW 10 Itamar  32'  77'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Kim Hae-woon
DF 3 Cho Yong-hyung
DF 4 Kim Tae-yoon
MF 15 Han Dong-won  71'
FW 9 Kim Dong-hyun  61'
FW 24 Kim Min-ho  77'
Manager:
Kim Hak-bum

Assistant referees:
Kim Kye-soo (South Korea)
Kim Jung-sik (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Choi Gwang-bo (South Korea)

Second leg

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Pohang Steelers
GK 40 Kim Yong-dae
RB 2 Park Jin-sub  76'
CB 20 Kim Young-chul
CB 5 Cho Byung-kuk
LB 8 Jang Hak-young
DM 14 Kim Sang-sik  84'
CM 6 Son Dae-ho  72'
CM 8 Kim Do-heon
RW 12 Nam Ki-il  45'
LW 7 Choi Sung-kuk
FW 9 Kim Dong-hyun
Substitutes:
GK 1 Kim Hae-woon
DF 3 Cho Yong-hyung  76'
DF 4 Kim Tae-yoon
MF 15 Han Dong-won
FW 10 Itamar  62'  45'
FW 24 Kim Min-ho  72'
Manager:
Kim Hak-bum
GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong
CB 3 Kim Gwang-seok
CB 24 Hwang Jae-won
CB 37 Cho Sung-hwan  54'
RM 2 Choi Hyo-jin
CM 9 Hwang Ji-soo  59'
CM 6 Kim Gi-dong
LM 19 Park Won-jae
OM 10 Tavares  55'
FW 18 Ko Ki-gu  56'
FW 20 Schwenck  90'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong
DF 4 Lee Chang-won  90'
MF 7 Oh Seung-bum  59'
MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung
FW 16 Choi Tae-uk
FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  56'
Manager:
Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees:
Kang Chang-koo (South Korea)
Son Jae-sun (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Lee Min-hoo (South Korea)

Pohang Steelers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final table

Pos Team Qualification
1 Pohang Steelers (C) Qualification for the Champions League
2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
5 Gyeongnam FC
6 Daejeon Citizen
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

See also