2009 K League Championship

2009 K League Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates21 November – 6 December 2009
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Runners-upSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored10 (1.67 per match)
Attendance110,816 (18,469 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mauricio Molina
Eninho
(2 goals each)
2008
2010

The 2009 K League Championship was the 13th competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 27th 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. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors became the champions for the first time by defeating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–1 on aggregate in the final.

Qualified teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 28 17 6 5 59 33 +26 57 Qualification for the playoffs final
2 Pohang Steelers 28 14 11 3 55 33 +22 53 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 FC Seoul 28 16 5 7 47 27 +20 53 Qualification for the playoffs first round
4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 28 13 6 9 40 34 +6 45
5 Incheon United 28 11 10 7 31 29 +2 43
6 Jeonnam Dragons 28 11 9 8 41 39 +2 42
Source: K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Bracket

First round

Seoul vs Jeonnam

FC Seoul1–1 (a.e.t.)Jeonnam Dragons
Jung Jo-gook 15' Report Lee Kyu-ro 70'
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 13,116
Referee: Choi Gwang-bo (South Korea)
FC Seoul
Jeonnam Dragons
GK 1 Kim Ho-jun
RB 17 Lee Jong-min
CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu  120'
CB 22 Kim Chi-gon (c)
LB 8 Adilson
RM 21 Ki Sung-yueng
CM 14 Kim Han-yoon  19'  85'
CM 16 Koh Myong-jin  63'
LM 7 Kim Chi-woo  105'
FW 9 Jung Jo-gook  76'
FW 28 Lee Seung-ryul  88'
Substitutes:
GK 41 Park Dong-suk
DF 4 Park Yong-ho
MF 20 Han Tae-you  101'  76'
FW 11 Kim Seung-yong  105'
FW 18 Anderson  100'  63'
FW 19 Lee Sang-hyup  85'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
GK 21 Yeom Dong-gyun (c)
CB 5 Kwak Tae-hwi
CB 32 Kim Hyung-ho
CB 3 Park Ji-yong
RM 12 Lee Kyu-ro  28'  90+2'
CM 45 Song Han-bok
CM 14 Baek Seung-min
LM 43 Lee Wan  108'
RW 15 Wesley  8'
LW 19 Ju Kwang-youn  69'
ST 10 Adriano Chuva  22'  96'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Ryu Won-woo
DF 4 Jung In-whan  108'
DF 28 Jeong Jun-yeon  90+2'
MF 11 Song Jung-hyun  69'
MF 25 Yoo Hong-youl
FW 18 Jung Yoon-sung  96'
Manager:
Park Hang-seo

Man of the Match:
Yeom Dong-gyun (Jeonnam Dragons)

Assistant referees:
Kim Sun-jin (South Korea)
Son Jae-sun (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Choi Myung-yong (South Korea)

Seongnam vs Incheon

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Incheon United
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 16 Kim Sung-hwan  19'
CB 4 Saša Ognenovski  45+4'
CB 6 Jeon Kwang-jin  41'
LB 33 Jang Hak-young
DM 8 Lee Ho
DM 14 Kim Jung-woo (c)  23'  120'
CM 11 Mauricio Molina  101'
RW 23 Fabrício  89'
LW 20 Kim Jin-yong  45'
FW 10 Dženan Radončić
Substitutes:
GK 44 Kim Yong-dae  120'
DF 2 Ko Jae-sung
DF 5 Cho Byung-kuk  84'  92'  45'
MF 17 Kim Cheol-ho
FW 15 Han Dong-won
FW 18 Cho Dong-geon  89'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK 25 Song Yoo-geol
CB 2 Kim Young-bin
CB 20 Lim Joong-yong  81'
CB 3 Jang Won-seok  15'
DM 28 Lee Se-joo
DM 17 Jeon Jae-ho  62'  118'
RM 44 Kim Min-soo  45+3'
CM 4 No Jong-gun  74'
LM 34 Lee Jun-young (c)  64'
FW 21 Do Hwa-sung  90'
FW 15 Yoo Byung-soo
Substitutes:
GK 1 Kim Lee-sub
DF 27 An Jae-jun  118'
MF 29 Jeong Hyuk  76'  15'
MF 39 Yoon Won-il
FW 9 Kang Su-il  64'
FW 31 Dragan Čadikovski  90'
Manager:
Ilija Petković

Man of the Match:
Mauricio Molina (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)

Assistant referees:
Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
Kim Jung-sik (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Lee Young-chul (South Korea)

Second round

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1–0Jeonnam Dragons
Molina 23' Report
Attendance: 12,283
Referee: Lee Young-chul (South Korea)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Jeonnam Dragons
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 16 Kim Sung-hwan
CB 40 Park Woo-hyun
CB 6 Jeon Kwang-jin  73'
LB 33 Jang Hak-young
DM 8 Lee Ho  72'
CM 14 Kim Jung-woo (c)
CM 17 Kim Cheol-ho  90+2'
RW 18 Cho Dong-geon  77'
LW 11 Mauricio Molina
FW 10 Dženan Radončić  61'
Substitutes:
GK 44 Kim Yong-dae
DF 2 Ko Jae-sung  90+2'
DF 39 Kim Tae-yoon
MF 9 Hong Jin-sub
FW 15 Han Dong-won
FW 20 Kim Jin-yong  77'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK 21 Yeom Dong-gyun (c)
DF 5 Kwak Tae-hwi
DF 32 Kim Hyung-ho
DF 43 Lee Wan
MF 12 Lee Kyu-ro
MF 14 Baek Seung-min
MF 26 Ko Cha-won  49'
MF 45 Song Han-bok  72'
FW 15 Wesley
FW 10 Adriano Chuva
FW 19 Ju Kwang-youn  57'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Ryu Won-woo
DF 3 Park Ji-yong
DF 4 Jung In-whan
MF 8 Kim Seung-hyun  90+6'  57'
MF 11 Song Jung-hyun  49'
FW 18 Jung Yoon-sung  82'  72'
Manager:
Park Hang-seo

Man of the Match:
Mauricio Molina (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)

Assistant referees:
Kim Sun-jin (South Korea)
Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Lee Sam-ho (South Korea)

Semi-final

Pohang Steelers0–1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Report Molina 44'
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
GK 1 Shin Hwa-yong
RB 2 Choi Hyo-jin  74'
CB 24 Hwang Jae-won (c)
CB 32 Kim Hyung-il
LB 16 Kim Jung-kyum
MF 20 Shin Hyung-min  55'
MF 5 Kim Tae-su
MF 7 Kim Jae-sung  53'
FW 10 Denilson  66'
FW 22 No Byung-jun
FW 99 Stevica Ristić  59'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Song Dong-jin
DF 30 Kazunari Okayama
MF 6 Kim Gi-dong
MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung  53'
MF 28 Song Chang-ho  66'
FW 23 Yoo Chang-hyun  59'
Manager:
Sérgio Farias
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 16 Kim Sung-hwan
CB 40 Park Woo-hyun  48'
CB 5 Cho Byung-kuk  65'
LB 33 Jang Hak-young  72'
RM 11 Mauricio Molina
CM 8 Lee Ho  52'
CM 14 Kim Jung-woo (c)
LM 17 Kim Cheol-ho
FW 18 Cho Dong-geon  64'
FW 10 Dženan Radončić  62'
Substitutes:
GK 44 Kim Yong-dae
DF 2 Ko Jae-sung
DF 39 Kim Tae-yoon
MF 9 Hong Jin-sub
FW 15 Han Dong-won
FW 20 Kim Jin-yong  64'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong

Man of the Match:
Jung Sung-ryong (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)

Assistant referees:
Son Jae-sun (South Korea)
Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Lee Sang-yong (South Korea)

Final

First leg

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0–0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report
Attendance: 21,371
Referee: Lee Sang-yong (South Korea)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 16 Kim Sung-hwan
CB 4 Saša Ognenovski (c)  69'
CB 5 Cho Byung-kuk
LB 40 Park Woo-hyun
DM 6 Jeon Kwang-jin
DM 17 Kim Cheol-ho  36'
RM 8 Fabrício  85'
CM 11 Mauricio Molina
LM 20 Kim Jin-yong  83'
FW 18 Cho Dong-geon
Substitutes:
GK 44 Kim Yong-dae
DF 2 Ko Jae-sung
MF 9 Hong Jin-sub  85'
MF 12 Choi Jae-young
MF 19 Shin Young-chul
FW 15 Han Dong-won  83'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK 1 Kwon Sun-tae
RB 2 Choi Chul-soon
CB 4 Kim Sang-sik (c)
CB 17 Lim You-hwan
LB 6 Jin Kyung-sun  56'
CM 13 Jung Hoon
CM 7 Ha Dae-sung  20'  62'
CM 10 Luiz Henrique
RW 11 Choi Tae-uk
LW 33 Brasília  53'
FW 20 Lee Dong-gook
Substitutes:
GK 21 Kim Min-sik
DF 16 Shin Kwang-hoon
DF 29 Lee Kwang-hyun
MF 8 Eninho  53'
MF 26 Seo Jung-jin
FW 15 Lee Gwang-jae  62'
Manager:
Choi Kang-hee

Man of the Match:
Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Kim Sun-jin (South Korea)
Kim Yong-soo (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Choi Gwang-bo (South Korea)

Second leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3–1Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Report Kim Jin-yong 84'
Attendance: 36,246
Referee: Choi Gwang-bo (South Korea)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
GK 1 Kwon Sun-tae  90+3'
RB 2 Choi Chul-soon
CB 17 Lim You-hwan
CB 5 Son Seung-joon
LB 6 Jin Kyung-sun
CM 4 Kim Sang-sik (c)  45+1'
CM 13 Jung Hoon  75'
CM 10 Luiz Henrique
RW 11 Choi Tae-uk  81'
LW 8 Eninho  90'
FW 20 Lee Dong-gook
Substitutes:
GK 21 Kim Min-sik
DF 29 Lee Kwang-hyun  90'
MF 7 Ha Dae-sung  75'
MF 26 Seo Jung-jin  81'
FW 15 Lee Gwang-jae
FW 33 Brasília
Manager:
Choi Kang-hee
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 16 Kim Sung-hwan  77'
CB 4 Saša Ognenovski
CB 5 Cho Byung-kuk  71'
LB 40 Park Woo-hyun
CM 6 Jeon Kwang-jin  60'  72'
CM 17 Kim Cheol-ho  45'
LM 8 Lee Ho (c)
RW 23 Fabrício  53'  63'
LW 11 Mauricio Molina  22'
FW 10 Dženan Radončić
Substitutes:
GK 44 Kim Yong-dae
DF 2 Ko Jae-sung
MF 9 Hong Jin-sub
FW 15 Han Dong-won  72'
FW 18 Cho Dong-geon  63'
FW 20 Kim Jin-yong  45'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong

Man of the Match:
Eninho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Ko Keum-bok (South Korea)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final table

Pos Team Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) Qualification for the Champions League
2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
3 Pohang Steelers
4 Jeonnam Dragons
5 FC Seoul
6 Incheon United
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

See also