2009 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2009
Men's football
K League	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
National League	Gangneung City
K3 League	Pocheon Citizen
Korean FA Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Korean League Cup	Pohang Steelers
Women's football
WK League	Daekyo Kangaroos

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
	Nekounam 58'		Park Ji-sung 81'

1 April AFC fourth round, Group B	South Korea	1–0	North Korea	Seoul, South Korea
	Kim Chi-woo 87'

6 June AFC fourth round, Group B	United Arab Emirates	0–2	South Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
			Park Chu-young 9' Ki Sung-yueng 39'

10 June AFC fourth round, Group B

South Korea

0–0

Saudi Arabia

Seoul, South Korea

17 June AFC fourth round, Group B	South Korea	1–1	Iran	Seoul, South Korea
	Park Ji-sung 81'		Shojaei 51'

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	Qualification for World Cup
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: ^{[citation needed]}

Friendlies

Senior team

1 February	South Korea	1–1	Syria	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Al Aitoni 80' (o.g.)		Al-Rashed 90'

4 February	South Korea	2–2	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Kim Jung-woo 79' Lee Keun-ho 90+3'		Aaish 63' (pen.) Abdulrahman 82'

28 March	South Korea	2–1	Iraq	Suwon, South Korea
	Kim Chi-woo 57' Lee Keun-ho 70' (pen.)		Hwang Jae-won 52' (o.g.)

2 June

South Korea

0–0^[a]

Oman

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

12 August	South Korea	1–0	Paraguay	Seoul, South Korea
	Park Chu-young 83'

5 September	South Korea	3–1	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Park Chu-young 4' Lee Jung-soo 20' Seol Ki-hyeon 86'		Kisnorbo 33'

14 October	South Korea	2–0	Senegal	Seoul, South Korea
	Ki Sung-yueng 42' Oh Beom-seok 80'

14 November

Denmark

0–0

South Korea

Esbjerg, Denmark

18 November	South Korea	0–1	Serbia	London, England
			Žigić 7'

^ 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^[a]
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:

^ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Championship playoffs


First round			Second round		Semifinal			Final



3	FC Seoul	1 (2)						1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0	3	3

6	Jeonnam Dragons (p)	1 (3)			2	Pohang Steelers	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	0	1	1

			Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1

			Jeonnam Dragons	0

4	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (p)	1 (3)

5	Incheon United	1 (2)

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

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	Qualification for playoffs
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^[a]

Source: Korea National League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ 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

WK League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Daekyo Kangaroos (C)	20	15	3	2	38	13	+25	48	Qualification for Championship
2	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	20	9	8	3	25	7	+18	35	Qualification for Championship
3	Seoul City Amazones	20	8	5	7	27	25	+2	29
4	Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma	20	3	9	8	18	24	−6	18
5	Busan Sangmu	20	4	6	10	21	39	−18	18
6	Suwon FMC	20	4	3	13	15	36	−21	15

Source: WK League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoff

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	0–2	Daekyo Kangaroos	0–1	0–1

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Gyeongnam FC	1

Ansan Hallelujah	0
		Gyeongnam FC	0 (4)

		Daegu FC (p)	0 (5)
Daegu FC	3

Suwon City	1
				Daegu FC	1 (3)

				Daejeon Citizen (p)	1 (5)
Daejeon Citizen	2

Cheonan City	0
		Daejeon Citizen	2

		Kyung Hee University	1
Incheon United	0
						7 October – Daejeon
Kyung Hee University	1
						Daejeon Citizen	000

						Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	5

Busan Transportation Corporation	2
		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1

		Chung-Ang University	0
Sun Moon University	0 (2)

Chung-Ang University (p)	0 (4)
				Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	2

				Pohang Steelers	1
Ulsan Hyundai	1 (5)

Goyang KB Kookmin Bank (p)	1 (7)
		Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	0

		Pohang Steelers	4
Pohang Steelers	7
								8 November – Seongnam
Hongcheon Idu	1
								Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1 (2)

								Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)	1 (4)
Busan IPark	2

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	1
		Busan IPark	0

		Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1

Nowon Hummel Korea	0
				Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3

				Jeonnam Dragons	0
Jeonnam Dragons	2

Daejeon KHNP	1
		Jeonnam Dragons	1

		Gangwon FC	0
Gangwon FC (p)	2 (4)
						7 October – Suwon
Incheon Korail	2 (3)
						Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3

						Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0
Jeju United (p)	0 (5)

Gangneung City	0 (3)
		Jeju United (p)	1 (4)

		Gwangju Sangmu	1 (3)
Yesan FC	0

Gwangju Sangmu	5
				Jeju United	2

				Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	5
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1

Changwon City	0
		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3

		FC Seoul	1
FC Seoul	2

Gimhae City	0

Korean League Cup

Group stage

Group A
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	5	11
2	Incheon United	5	8
3	Daegu FC	5	7
4	Jeonnam Dragons	5	7
5	Daejeon Citizen	5	6
6	Gangwon FC	5	3

Source: RSSSF

Group B
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Jeju United	4	10
2	Busan IPark	4	8
3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	4	4
4	Gyeongnam FC	4	4
5	Gwangju Sangmu	4	1

Source: RSSSF

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

Group A
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Busan Transportation Corporation	2	4
2	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	2	4
3	Incheon Korail	2	0

Source: Reports

Group B
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Daejeon KHNP	3	7
2	Suwon City	3	6
3	Changwon City	3	4
4	Hongcheon Idu	3	0

Source: Reports

Group C
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	3	7
2	Gangneung City	3	5
3	Cheonan City	3	4
4	Yesan FC	3	0

Source: Reports

Group D
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Gimhae FC	3	7
2	Ansan Hallelujah	3	4
3	Gumi Siltron	3	3
4	Nowon Hummel Korea	3	1

Source: Reports

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Busan Transportation Corporation	2

Gangneung City	1
		Busan Transportation Corporation	0

		Daejeon KHNP	2
Daejeon KHNP	5

Ansan Hallelujah	1
				Daejeon KHNP	1

				Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	3
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	3

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	2
		Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	2

		Gimhae FC	0
Gimhae FC (p)	0 (5)

Suwon City	0 (3)

International cups

AFC Champions League

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

FIFA Club World Cup

Team	Result	Round	Score	Opponent
Pohang Steelers	Third place	Quarter-finals	2–1	TP Mazembe
		Semi-finals	1–2	Estudiantes
		Third place match	1–1 (4–3 p)	Atlante

References

External links

[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.

[table_note_res_FAC0.36075169703027-2] Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

[table_note_res_WIT0.49666687357084-3] Withdrew due to financial problem.

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National teams	FIFA World Cup qualification Friendlies
Leagues	K League Playoffs National League K3 League U-League R League WK League FK-League
Domestic cups	FA Cup Final League Cup National League Championship
International cups	FIFA Club World Cup AFC Champions League
Club seasons	Daegu FC FC Seoul Gangwon FC Pohang Steelers Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Suwon Samsung Bluewings

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National teams

FIFA World Cup qualification

Friendlies

Senior team

Under-23 team

Leagues

K League

Regular season

Championship playoffs

Final table

Korea National League

Regular season

Championship playoffs

K3 League

WK League

Regular season

Championship playoff

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korean League Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

International cups

AFC Champions League

FIFA Club World Cup

See also

References

External links