2008 in South Korean football

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Football in South Korea
Season2008
Men's football
K LeagueSuwon Samsung Bluewings
National LeagueHyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 LeagueYangju Citizen
Korean FA CupPohang Steelers
Korean League CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
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This article shows a summary of the 2008 football season in South Korea.

National teams[edit]

Main article: South Korea national football team results (2000–2009)
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2000–2009)

FIFA World Cup qualification[edit]

See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round
6 February AFC third round, Group 3 South Korea  4–0  Turkmenistan Seoul, South Korea
26 March AFC third round, Group 3 South Korea  0–0  North Korea Shanghai, China
31 May AFC third round, Group 3 South Korea  2–2  Jordan Seoul, South Korea
7 June AFC third round, Group 3 Jordan  0–1  South Korea Amman, Jordan
14 June AFC third round, Group 3 Turkmenistan  1–3  South Korea Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
22 June AFC third round, Group 3 South Korea  0–0  North Korea Seoul, South Korea
AFC third round, Group 3 table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 Advance to AFC fourth round
2  North Korea 6 3 3 0 4 0 +4 12
3  Jordan 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
4  Turkmenistan 6 0 1 5 1 12 −11 1
Source: RSSSF
10 September AFC fourth round, Group B South Korea  1–1  North Korea Shanghai, China
15 October AFC fourth round, Group B South Korea  4–1  United Arab Emirates Seoul, South Korea
19 November AFC fourth round, Group B Saudi Arabia  0–2  South Korea Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

EAFF Championship[edit]

See also: 2008 EAFF Championship
17 February China  2–3  South Korea Chongqing, China
20 February South Korea  1–1  North Korea Chongqing, China
23 February South Korea  1–1  Japan Chongqing, China
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (C) 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
2  Japan 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  China (H) 3 1 0 2 5 5 +0 3
4  North Korea 3 0 2 1 3 5 –2 2

Summer Olympics[edit]

See also: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
7 August Group D South Korea  1–1  Cameroon Qinhuangdao, China
19:45 CST (UTC+08) Park Chu-young 68' Report Mandjeck 81' Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 21,943
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
10 August Group D Italy  3–0  South Korea Qinhuangdao, China
19:45 CST (UTC+08)
Report Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 29,455
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
13 August Group D South Korea  1–0  Honduras Shanghai, China
17:00 CST (UTC+08) Kim Dong-jin 23' Report Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 34,160
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)
Group D table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  South Korea 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: RSSSF

Friendlies[edit]

Senior team[edit]

30 January South Korea  0–1  Chile Seoul, South Korea
5 September South Korea  1–0  Jordan Seoul, South Korea
11 October South Korea  3–0  Uzbekistan Suwon, South Korea
14 November Qatar  1–1  South Korea Doha, Qatar

Under-23 team[edit]

16 July South Korea  2–1  Guatemala Ansan, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09)
Ávila 32' Stadium: Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan
Attendance: 19,388
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
27 July South Korea  2–1  Ivory Coast Suwon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09)
Gervinho 74' Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 31,266
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
31 July South Korea  1–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Shin Young-rok 24' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 20,533
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)

Leagues[edit]

K League[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Main article: 2008 K League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 26 17 3 6 46 24 +22 54 Qualification for playoffs final
2 FC Seoul 26 15 9 2 44 25 +19 54 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 26 15 6 5 45 21 +24 51 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Ulsan Hyundai 26 14 7 5 39 26 +13 49
5 Pohang Steelers 26 13 5 8 43 34 +9 44
6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 11 4 11 39 37 +2 37
7 Incheon United 26 9 9 8 29 30 −1 36
8 Gyeongnam FC 26 10 5 11 35 39 −4 35
9 Jeonnam Dragons 26 8 5 13 26 40 −14 29
10 Jeju United 26 7 7 12 23 31 −8 28
11 Daegu FC 26 8 2 16 46 58 −12 26
12 Busan IPark 26 5 7 14 30 39 −9 22
13 Daejeon Citizen 26 3 12 11 18 35 −17 21
14 Gwangju Sangmu 26 3 7 16 22 46 −24 16
Source: RSSSF (in English), K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Championship playoffs[edit]

Main article: 2008 K League Championship

Final table[edit]

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)    Qualification for Champions League
2 FC Seoul   
3 Ulsan Hyundai   
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   
5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   
6 Pohang Steelers    Qualification for Champions League[a]
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Korea National League[edit]

Main article: 2008 Korea National League

Regular season[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C) 26 18 5 3 69 33 +36 59 First stage winners
2 Suwon City 26 18 4 4 54 26 +28 58 Second stage winners
3 Gangneung City FC 26 14 7 5 42 29 +13 49 Qualification for playoffs
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 26 13 5 8 49 37 +12 44
5 Gimhae City 26 14 2 10 41 36 +5 44
6 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 26 11 7 8 35 26 +9 40
7 Ansan Hallelujah 26 11 6 9 40 36 +4 39
8 Daejeon KHNP 26 10 6 10 34 30 +4 36
9 Changwon City 26 9 7 10 39 34 +5 34
10 Cheonan City 26 8 8 10 40 42 −2 32
11 Nowon Hummel Korea 26 5 11 10 29 39 −10 26
12 Incheon Korail 26 5 6 15 25 45 −20 21
13 Yesan FC 26 1 8 17 24 58 −34 11
14 Hongcheon Idu 26 2 4 20 35 85 −50 10
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
        
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 3
Gangneung City 0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p) 1 1 2 (5)
Suwon City 1 1 2 (4)
Suwon City 2
Busan Transportation Corporation 0

K3 League[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Main article: 2008 K3 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yongin FC 29 19 7 3 73 34 +39 64 Second stage winners
2 Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics 29 18 7 4 68 33 +35 61 First stage winners
3 Gwangju Gwangsan 29 18 3 8 69 36 +33 57 Qualification for playoffs and FA Cup
4 Yangju FC (C) 29 17 6 6 62 42 +20 57
5 Seoul United 29 14 6 9 63 47 +16 48 Qualification for FA Cup
6 Namyangju Citizen 29 13 7 9 65 51 +14 46
7 Cheonan FC 29 13 7 9 58 54 +4 46
8 Jeonju Ongoeul[a] 29 15 6 8 72 41 +31 45
9 Asan United FC 29 13 3 13 63 72 −9 42
10 Jeonju EM 29 11 6 12 54 50 +4 39
11 Gyeongju Citizen 29 9 3 17 52 65 −13 30
12 Seoul Pabal 29 8 5 16 60 73 −13 29
13 Bucheon FC 1995 29 7 7 15 40 53 −13 28
14 Pocheon FC 29 6 3 20 43 80 −37 21
15 Goyang FC 29 2 4 23 42 120 −78 10
16 Changwon United 15 1 2 12 23 56 −33 5
Source: JoinKFA Soccerway
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Jeonju Ongoeul have 6 points deducted.

Championship playoffs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
        
Yongin FC 3 (4)
Yangju FC (p) 3 (5)
Yangju FC (a) 0 2 2
Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics 0 2 2
Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics 1
Gwangju Gwangsan FC 0

Domestic cups[edit]

Korean FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008 Korean FA Cup
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Gyeongnam FC1
 
 
 
Yonsei University0
 
Gyeongnam FC1
 
 
 
Gwangju Sangmu0
 
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1 (4)
 
 
 
Gwangju Sangmu (p)1 (5)
 
Gyeongnam FC5
 
 
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank0
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2
 
 
 
Honam University1
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank (p)1 (3)
 
 
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1 (2)
 
Changwon City0
 
 
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3
 
Gyeongnam FC0
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers2
 
Ansan Hallelujah1
 
 
 
Daegu FC3
 
Daegu FC2
 
 
 
Ulsan Hyundai1
 
Ulsan Hyundai2
 
 
 
Busan IPark1
 
Daegu FC0
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers2
 
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (p)0 (5)
 
 
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard0 (4)
 
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1 (7)
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers (p)1 (8)
 
Jeonnam Dragons0
 
 
Pohang Steelers1
 

Korean League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008 Korean League Cup

Group stage[edit]

Knockout stage[edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
A1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) 0 (3)
L Pohang Steelers 1 Pohang Steelers 0 (2)
B2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
Jeonnam Dragons 0
B1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1
FA Jeonnam Dragons 3 Jeonnam Dragons 3
A2 Busan IPark 2

Korea National League Championship[edit]

Main article: 2008 Korea National League Championship

Group stage[edit]

Knockout stage[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Daejeon KHNP (p)2 (4)
 
 
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2 (2)
 
Daejeon KHNP2
 
 
 
Gangneung City1
 
Gangneung City5
 
 
 
Hongcheon Idu2
 
Daejeon KHNP (p)3 (3)
 
 
 
Ansan Hallelujah3 (0)
 
Gimhae City1
 
 
 
Incheon Korail2
 
Incheon Korail1
 
 
 
Ansan Hallelujah2
 
Ansan Hallelujah2
 
 
Changwon City1
 

International cups[edit]

AFC Champions League[edit]

Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League
Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
Pohang Steelers Group E Australia Adelaide United 0–2 H 0–1 A Third place Group stage
Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong 4–1 A 0–0 H
China Changchun Yatai 0–1 A 2–2 H
Jeonnam Dragons Group G Australia Melbourne Victory 0–2 A 1–1 H Third place Group stage
Japan Gamba Osaka 3–4 H 1–1 A
Thailand Chonburi 1–0 H 2–2 A

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