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Association football-related events in South Korea during the season of 2008

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
← 2007 South Korea 2009 →

This article shows a summary of the 2008 football season in South Korea.

National teams

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

See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round South Korea  v  Turkmenistan
6 February AFC third round, Group 3 South Korea  4–0  Turkmenistan Seoul, South Korea
South Korea  v  North Korea
26 March AFC third round, Group 3 South Korea  0–0  North Korea Shanghai, China
South Korea  v  Jordan
31 May AFC third round, Group 3 South Korea  2–2  Jordan Seoul, South Korea
Jordan  v  South Korea
7 June AFC third round, Group 3 Jordan  0–1  South Korea Amman, Jordan
Turkmenistan  v  South Korea
14 June AFC third round, Group 3 Turkmenistan  1–3  South Korea Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
South Korea  v  North Korea
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 South Korea  v  North Korea
10 September AFC fourth round, Group B South Korea  1–1  North Korea Shanghai, China
South Korea  v  United Arab Emirates
15 October AFC fourth round, Group B South Korea  4–1  United Arab Emirates Seoul, South Korea
Saudi Arabia  v  South Korea
19 November AFC fourth round, Group B Saudi Arabia  0–2  South Korea Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

EAFF Championship

See also: 2008 EAFF Championship China  v  South Korea
17 February China  2–3  South Korea Chongqing, China
South Korea  v  North Korea
20 February South Korea  1–1  North Korea Chongqing, China
South Korea  v  Japan
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

See also: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
South Korea men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics
South Korea
South Korea  v  Cameroon
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)
Italy  v  South Korea
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)
South Korea  v  Honduras
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

Senior team

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

Under-23 team

South Korea  v  Guatemala
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)
South Korea  v  Ivory Coast
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)
South Korea  v  Australia
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

K League

Regular season

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

Main article: 2008 K League Championship
First roundSecond roundSemifinalFinal
3Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma11Suwon Samsung Bluewings123
6Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.)22FC Seoul (a.e.t.)4FC Seoul112
Ulsan Hyundai1Ulsan Hyundai2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0
4Ulsan Hyundai (p)0 (4)
5Pohang Steelers0 (2)

Final table

Pos Team 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
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Korea National League

Main article: 2008 Korea National League

Regular season

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

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

Regular season

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 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

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

Korean FA Cup

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

Main article: 2008 Korean League Cup

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 10 21
2 Busan IPark 10 16
3 FC Seoul 10 14
4 Gyeongnam FC 10 13
5 Jeju United 10 9
6 Incheon United 10 9
Source: RSSSF
Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10 19
2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 10 19
3 Ulsan Hyundai 10 16
4 Daejeon Citizen 10 14
5 Daegu FC 10 11
6 Gwangju Sangmu 10 3
Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage

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

Main article: 2008 Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Daejeon KHNP 3 7
2 Incheon Korail 3 4
3 Busan Transportation Corporation 3 3
4 Suwon City 3 3
Source: Report
Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Gangneung City 3 5
2 Changwon City 3 5
3 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 3 4
4 Nowon Hummel Korea 3 1
Source: Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Gimhae City 3 7
2 Goyang Kookmin Bank 3 7
3 Yesan FC 3 3
4 Icheon Hyundai Autonet 3 0
Source: Report
Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Ansan Hallelujah 3 7
2 Hongcheon Idu 3 5
3 Cheonan City 3 4
4 Gumi Siltron 3 0
Source: Report

Knockout stage

 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

AFC Champions League

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

See also

References

External links

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