2007 K League
The 2007 season of the K-League kicked off on March 3. The league's previous split-season format was replaced by a combined 26-game single-season schedule. Each team played 26 matches consisting of a home and away fixture against every other team. After all games had been played, the top 6 teams entered the championship playoffs to determine the overall champion. The playoff fixtures took place in late October, with the final being played on two legs in early November.
The league took a break after Round 13 (June 23), as a result of the Asian Cup taking place between July 7 and July 29. The league resumed with Round 14 (August 8).
The league cup format changed as well. In 2006, all teams played one game against every other team, hence the champion was decided on a-13 game schedule. 2007's cup will sport 12 teams (except Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Chunnam Dragons who are participating in the AFC Champions League 2007), split into 2 Groups. The pool-league was based on home and away.
Regular season
League table
Top six teams qualified for the Championship playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 55 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
4 | Gyeongnam FC | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 43 | |
5 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 41 | |
6 | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | FC Seoul | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 37 | |
8 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 36 | |
9 | Incheon United | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 33 | |
10 | Jeonnam Dragons | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 30 | Qualification for the Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
11 | Jeju United | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 30 | |
12 | Daegu FC | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 24 | |
13 | Busan IPark | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 20 | |
14 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 12 |
- Qualified as champions of the FA Cup
Results
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Round 8
Attendance: 4,527
Attendance: 3,751
Attendance: 17,259
Attendance: 4,827
Attendance: 4,633
Attendance: 18,758
Attendance: 5,084 Round 9
Attendance: 23,643
Attendance: 28,637
Attendance: 29,112
Attendance: 8,314
Attendance: 28,074
Attendance: 13,800
Attendance: 7,645 Round 10
Attendance: 21,304
Attendance: 8,974
Attendance: 6,374
Attendance: 10,574
Attendance: 5,077
Attendance: 35,746
Attendance: 3,051 Round 11
Attendance: 17,647
Attendance: 30,216
Attendance: 10,103
Attendance: 3,542
Attendance: 8,423
Attendance: 2,687
Attendance: 10,062 Round 12
Attendance: 6,737
Attendance: 32,386
Attendance: 12,106
Attendance: 9,645
Attendance: 3,785
Attendance: 11,270
Attendance: 13,523 Round 13
Attendance: 22,765
Attendance: 8,217
Attendance: 10,192
Attendance: 27,816
Attendance: 4,175
Attendance: 8,587
Attendance: 8,778 |
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Round 14
Attendance: 13,767
Attendance: 2,240
Attendance: 13,875
Attendance: 8,437
Attendance: 4,824
Attendance: 21,813
Attendance: 3,214 Round 15
Attendance: 11,214
Attendance: 4,125
Attendance: 13,097
Attendance: 2,833
Attendance: 15,327
Attendance: 5,734
Attendance: 11,075 Round 16
Attendance: 13,872
Attendance: 8,124
Attendance: 10,023
Attendance: 5,287
Attendance: 15,866
Attendance: 13,870
Attendance: 31,726 Round 17
Attendance: 18,101
Attendance: 1,506
Attendance: 15,711
Attendance: 9,633
Attendance: 4,765
Attendance: 41,819
Attendance: 8,988 Round 18
Attendance: 10,738
Attendance: 19,212
Attendance: 10,200
Attendance: 4,219
Attendance: 44,215
Attendance: 11,097
Attendance: 13,574 Round 19
Attendance: 6,377
Attendance: 3,887
Attendance: 4,816
Attendance: 22,138
Attendance: 4,235
Attendance: 6,275
Attendance: 12,013 Round 20
Attendance: 6,217
Attendance: 7,535
Attendance: 15,277
Attendance: 18,184
Attendance: 10,037
Attendance: 11,258
Attendance: 2,537 |
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Round 21
Attendance: 1,505
Attendance: 25,170
Attendance: 9,240
Attendance: 4,636
Attendance: 14,632
Attendance: 1,735
Attendance: 27,463 Round 22
Attendance: 25,686
Attendance: 1,873
Attendance: 18,540
Attendance: 6,178
Attendance: 2,064
Attendance: 10,022
Attendance: 3,859 Round 23
Attendance: 7,842
Attendance: 14,143
Attendance: 18,572
Attendance: 5,396
Attendance: 7,582
Attendance: 4,155
Attendance: 12,687 Round 24
Attendance: 19,676
Attendance: 8,842
Attendance: 26,123
Attendance: 1,858
Attendance: 4,075
Attendance: 4,328
Attendance: 1,781 Round 25
Attendance: 12,358
Attendance: 3,685
Attendance: 2,085
Attendance: 23,192
Attendance: 5,763
Attendance: 16,347
Attendance: 1,231 Round 26
Attendance: 4,074
Attendance: 17,826
Attendance: 5,835
Attendance: 38,724
Attendance: 2,128
Attendance: 5,173 |
Top scorers
This list is including championship playoff goals
Pos | Name | Team | Goals | Pld |
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1 | Cabore | Gyeongnam FC | 18 | 26 |
2 | Denilson | Daejeon Citizen | 14 | 24 |
= | Dejan Damjanović | Incheon United | 14 | 26 |
4 | Stevica Ristić | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 | 25 |
5 | Luizinho | Daegu FC | 11 | 23 |
6 | Mota | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 9 | 21 |
7 | Adriano Chuva | Daejeon Citizen | 8 | 14 |
= | Lee Keun-Ho | Daegu FC | 8 | 20 |
= | Sandro Hiroshi | Chunnam Dragons | 8 | 26 |
= | Woo Sung-Yong | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 8 | 26 |
Attendance
At the end of the 2007 season, the K-League attracted 2,073,808 fans and an average of 11,786 fans per game. That puts the K-League at 15th in the world for average attendances for domestic premier leagues for association football (just six fans per match less than the Russian Premier League). Here is a team-by-team report on attendance.
Team | Avg | Total | Min | Max |
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 25,194 | 327,526 | 16,213 | 41,819 |
FC Seoul | 21,513 | 279,670 | 10,574 | 55,397 |
Incheon United | 16,671 | 216,728 | 6,217 | 25,686 |
Daegu FC | 15,007 | 180,090 | 2,085 | 44,215 |
Daejon Citizen | 14,659 | 175,914 | 5,423 | 28,074 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 11,312 | 135,754 | 4,328 | 29,112 |
Gwangju Sangmu | 8,861 | 115,196 | 2,678 | 28,637 |
Ulsan Horang-i | 8,706 | 113,184 | 3,628 | 14,763 |
Gyeongnam FC | 8,625 | 103,503 | 3,051 | 23,192 |
Chunnam Dragons | 8,565 | 102,780 | 3,859 | 13,800 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 7,677 | 99,794 | 4,236 | 10,508 |
Jeju United | 6,636 | 79,635 | 1,231 | 20,499 |
Pohang Steelers | 6,572 | 78,873 | 1,735 | 12,596 |
Busan I'Park | 5,012 | 65,161 | 1,505 | 11,075 |
Championship playoffs
First round | Second round | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2 | 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
6 | Daejeon Citizen | 0 | 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | SW | Pohang Steelers | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
1W | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1 | 2W | Pohang Steelers | 1 | |||||||||||||||
1W | Pohang Steelers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pohang Steelers (p) | 1 (4) |
2007 K-League Winners |
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Pohang Steelers 4th title |