2008 K League Championship

2008 K League Championship is postseason championship playoff of 2008 K League. The championship are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams 1st to 6th in the 2008 K League table. All matches are played one leg, except final is played two legs. With 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, winner of each matches play one match in higher team's homeground. This match's winner gain the next 2009 AFC Champions League spot by the secured 3rd position. The winner of second round playing regular season's 2nd position team in the 2nd team's homeground. The final is played home and away format.

The 2008 K League Championship was won by Suwon Samsung Bluewings for the 4th time, who defeated FC Seoul by the aggregate score of 3-2.[1]

Bracket
  First round     Second round     Semi-final     Final
                                         
  4 Ulsan Hyundai (PSO) 0 (4)       2 FC Seoul 1 1 2
  5 Pohang Steelers 0 (2)         2 FC Seoul(a.e.t) 4     1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 2 3
          (bye)       4 Ulsan Hyundai 2  
        2 FC Seoul    
  3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1    
  6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2  

First round

3rd v 6th
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunam1 – 2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Dudu 29 Report Choi Tae-uk 75, Luis 99
Attendance: 9,752

4th v 5th
Ulsan Hyundai0 – 0
PSO 4 – 2		Pohang Steelers
Report
Attendance: 9,480

Second round
Ulsan Hyundai1 – 0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yeom Ki-hun 40 Report
Attendance: 13,753

Semi-finals
FC Seoul4 – 2 (a.e.t)Ulsan Hyundai
Jung Jo-gook 26, Dejan 97
Kim Eun-jung 119, Kim Seung-yong 125		 Report Yeom Ki-hun 79, Luizinho 124
Attendance: 25,959

Final

First leg
FC Seoul1 – 1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Adilson dos Santos  21' Report Kwak Hee-ju  79'
Attendance: 39,011
FC Seoul
Suwon Bluewings
FC SEOUL: 4–4–2
GK24 Kim Ho-Jun
RB21 Choi Won-Kwon
CB20 Kim Jin-Kyu
CB22 Kim Chi-Gon (c)
LB8 Adilson 77'
RM27 Lee Chung-Yong
CM14 Kim Han-Yoon 81'
CM17 Ki Sung-yueng
LM26 Kim Chi-Woo
FW9 Jung Jo-Gook
FW11 Dejan Damjanović 63'
Substitutes:
GK30 Jo Su-Huk
DF4 Park Yong-Ho 77'
MF7 Lee Eul-Yong 63'
MF47 Kim Seung-Yong
FW18 Kim Eun-Jung
FW19 Lee Sang-Hyup 81'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS: 3–4–3
GK21 Yeom Dong-Gyun (c)
CB5 Kwak Tae-Hwi
CB32 Kim Hyung-Ho
CB3 Park Ji-Yong
RM12 Lee Gyu-Ro 28' 90+2'
CM45 Song Han-Bok
CM14 Baek Seung-Min
LM43 Lee Wan 108'
RW15 Wesley 8'
LW19 Ju Kwang-Youn 69'
ST10 Adriano Chuva 22' 96'
Substitutes:
GK31 Ryu Won-Woo
DF4 Jung In-Hwan 108'
DF28 Jeong Jun-Yeon 90+2'
MF11 Song Jung-Hyun 69'
MF25 Yoo Hong-Youl
FW18 Jung Yoon-Sung 96'
Manager:
Cha Bum-kun


Assistant referees:
Kim Yong-soo
Jung Hae-sang
Fourth official:
Choi Kwang-bo

Second leg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2 – 1FC Seoul
Edu  11'
Song Chong-gug  36'		 Report Jung Jo-gook  25' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,946
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Suwon Bluewings
FC Seoul
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS: 4–3–3
GK1 Lee Woon-Jae
RB8 Song Chong-Gug
CB29 Kwak Hee-Joo 23'
CB2 Mato
LB30 Yang Sang-Min
CM5 Kim Nam-Il 30'
CM6 Cho Won-Hee
OM13 Lee Kwan-Woo
RW9 Edu
LW17 Park Sung-Bae 60' 66'
FW27 Seo Dong-Hyun
Substitutes:
GK21 Kim Dae-Hwan
DF14 Moon Min-Kwi 23'
DF15 Lee Sa-Vik 66'
FW10 Ahn Jung-Hwan
FW18 Shin Young-Rok
FW19 Namgoong Woong
Manager:
Cha Bum-Kun
FC SEOUL: 4–4–2
GK24 Kim Ho-Jun
RB21 Choi Won-Kwon
CB20 Kim Jin-Kyu 35'
CB22 Kim Chi-Gon (c)
LB8 Adilson 80'
RM27 Lee Chung-Yong
CM14 Kim Han-Yoon 76'
CM17 Ki Sung-Yueng 93'
LM26 Kim Chi-Woo 81'
FW9 Jung Jo-Gook 67'
FW11 Dejan Damjanović
Substitutes:
GK30 Jo Su-Huk
DF4 Park Yong-Ho
MF7 Lee Eul-Yong
MF38 Han Tae-You 81'
FW18 Kim Eun-Jung 67'
FW19 Lee Sang-Hyup 76'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Assistant referees:
Kim Ke-soo
Kim Jung-sik
Fourth official:
Lee Sang-yong

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won the 2008 K League by the aggregate score of 3-2.

References
  1. Official Season Review at KLeague.com


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