Football in South Korea
Season2009
Men's football
K LeagueJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
National LeagueGangneung City
K3 LeaguePocheon Citizen
Korean FA CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Korean League CupPohang Steelers
Women's football
WK LeagueDaekyo Kangaroos
South Korea

This article shows a summary of the 2009 football season in South Korea.

National teams

FIFA World Cup qualification

11 February AFC fourth round, Group B Iran  1–1  South Korea Tehran, Iran
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AFC fourth round, Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 8 4 4 0 12 4 +8 16 Qualification for World Cup
2  North Korea 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 12
3  Saudi Arabia 8 3 3 2 8 8 0 12 Advance to AFC fifth round
4  Iran 8 2 5 1 8 7 +1 11
5  United Arab Emirates 8 0 1 7 6 17 −11 1
Source:

Friendlies

Senior team

14 November Denmark  0–0  South Korea Esbjerg, Denmark
18 November South Korea  0–1  Serbia London, England
  1. ↑ The friendly match against Oman was not regarded as an official match organized by FIFA because South Korea used seven substitutes in the match. Under the FIFA regulations, a maximum of six substitutes may be used in an official national team match.

Under-23 team

19 December Friendly South Korea  1–2  Japan U20 Changwon, South Korea
15:00 KST (UTC+09) Cho Young-cheol 36' Report Yamada 77', 88' Stadium: Changwon Football Center
Attendance: 13,277
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)

Leagues

K League

Regular season

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 playoffs final
2 Pohang Steelers 28 14 11 3 55 33 +22 53 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 FC Seoul 28 16 5 7 47 27 +20 53 Qualification for 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
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 Qualification for Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
11 Gwangju Sangmu 28 9 3 16 33 40 −7 30
12 Busan IPark 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
Source: K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Championship playoffs

Final table

Pos Team 0 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) Champion

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Changwon City 25 14 8 3 44 28 +16 50 Second stage winners
2 Suwon City 25 12 10 3 46 23 +23 46 Qualification for playoffs
3 Gangneung City (C) 25 13 7 5 41 30 +11 46
4 Gimhae City 25 12 6 7 45 37 +8 42 First stage winners
5 Incheon Korail 25 11 6 8 31 28 +3 39
6 Ansan Hallelujah 25 10 7 8 30 24 +6 37
7 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 25 10 6 9 39 31 +8 36
8 Busan Transportation Corporation 25 11 3 11 42 35 +7 36
9 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 25 9 8 8 35 31 +4 35
10 Cheonan City 25 8 4 13 29 31 −2 28
11 Daejeon KHNP 25 6 10 9 35 41 −6 28
12 Nowon Hummel Korea 25 6 4 15 28 42 −14 22
13 Yesan FC 25 3 5 17 24 63 −39 14
14 Hongcheon Idu 13 1 2 10 11 36 −25 5 Withdrawal[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Withdrew due to financial problem.

Championship playoffs

Semi-finals Final
        
Gimhae City 2
Suwon City 1
Gimhae City 0 2 2
Gangneung City 1 3 4
Changwon City 1
Gangneung City 3

K3 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pocheon Citizen (C) 32 19 10 3 79 29 +50 67 Qualification for FA Cup second round
2 Gwangju Gwangsan 32 20 4 8 65 25 +40 64 Qualification for FA Cup first round
3 Yongin Citizen 32 18 6 8 76 39 +37 60
4 Bucheon FC 1995 32 17 9 6 62 37 +25 60
5 Icheon Citizen 32 16 10 6 70 35 +35 58
6 Cheonan FC 32 17 6 9 63 38 +25 57
7 Namyangju United 32 17 5 10 79 48 +31 56
8 Cheongju Jikji 32 15 6 11 61 47 +14 51
9 Gyeongju Citizen 32 13 9 10 74 32 +42 48
10 Yangju Citizen 32 14 6 12 60 45 +15 48
11 Jeonju FC 32 13 6 13 59 42 +17 45
12 Samcheok Shinwoo Electronics 32 13 5 14 73 49 +24 44
13 Seoul United 32 11 7 14 70 56 +14 40
14 Jeonju Ongoeul 32 11 7 14 54 58 −4 40
15 Goyang Citizen 32 5 1 26 29 125 −96 16
16 Asan United 32 1 3 28 28 121 −93 6
17 Seoul FC Martyrs 32 2 0 30 18 194 −176 6
Source: Soccerway KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korean League Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
B2 Busan IPark (p) 3 0 3 (5)
A1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2 1 3 (4)
Busan IPark 2 1 3
Ulsan Hyundai 1 0 1
B1 Jeju United 0 1 1
CL Ulsan Hyundai 1 4 5
Busan IPark 1 1 2
Pohang Steelers 1 5 6
CL FC Seoul (p) 0 1 1 (5)
A2 Incheon United 0 1 1 (3)
FC Seoul 2 2 4
Pohang Steelers 1 5 6
CL Pohang Steelers 3 1 4
CL Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 0 0

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Busan Transportation Corporation2
 
 
 
Gangneung City1
 
Busan Transportation Corporation0
 
 
 
Daejeon KHNP2
 
Daejeon KHNP5
 
 
 
Ansan Hallelujah1
 
Daejeon KHNP1
 
 
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank3
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank3
 
 
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard2
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2
 
 
 
Gimhae FC0
 
Gimhae FC (p)0 (5)
 
 
Suwon City0 (3)
 

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
FC Seoul Group F Indonesia Sriwijaya 4–2 A 5–1 H Runners-up Quarter-finals
Japan Gamba Osaka 2–4 H 2–1 A
China Shandong Luneng 0–2 A 1–1 H
Round of 16 Japan Kashima Antlers 2–2 (a.e.t.) — 2–2 (5–4 p)
Quarter-finals Qatar Umm-Salal 2–3 A 1–1 H 3–4
Pohang Steelers Group H Australia Central Coast Mariners 0–0 A 3–2 H Winners Champions
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 H 2–0 A
China Tianjin TEDA 1–0 H 0–0 A
Round of 16 Australia Newcastle Jets 6–0 — 6–0
Quarter-finals Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 1–3 A 4–1 (a.e.t.) H 5–4
Semi-finals Qatar Umm-Salal 2–0 H 2–1 A 4–1
Final Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2–1 — 2–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group G Japan Kashima Antlers 4–1 H 0–3 A Runners-up Round of 16
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 2–0 A 3–1 H
China Shanghai Shenhua 1–2 A 2–1 H
Round of 16 Japan Nagoya Grampus 1–2 — 1–2
Ulsan Hyundai Group E Japan Nagoya Grampus 1–3 H 1–4 A Third place Group stage
Australia Newcastle Jets 0–2 A 0–1 H
China Beijing Guoan 1–0 H 1–0 A

FIFA Club World Cup

Team Round Opponent Score Result
Pohang Steelers Quarter-finals Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2–1 Third place
Semi-finals Argentina Estudiantes 1–2
Third place match Mexico Atlante 1–1
(4–3 p)

See also

References

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