2009 K League

The 2009 edition of the K League was the 27th since its establishment in 1983.

2009 K-League
Season2009
ChampionsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
(1st title)
Champions LeagueJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Suwon Bluewings
Top goalscorerLee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) (20 goals)
Biggest home winSeoul 5–1 Incheon
(12 July 2009)
Biggest away winJeju 1–8 Pohang
(13 September 2009)
Highest scoringJeju 1–8 Pohang (9 goals)
(13 September 2009)
Longest winning run6 games
Pohang
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Pohang
Longest losing run8 games
Gwangju
Highest attendance36,764 (Seoul v Jeonbuk)
Lowest attendance1,367 (Seongnam v Gyeongnam)
Average attendance11,226
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Locations of the K-League 2009 teams

Suwon Samsung Bluewings were the defending champions, having won their fourth title the previous season. The season began on March 7, 2009. A total of 15 teams contested the league, including newly formed Gangwon FC.

K-League Clubs, 2009
Club Head Coach City Stadium 2008 season
Busan I'Park Hwang Sun-Hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 12th in League
Chunnam Dragons Park Hang-Seo Gwangyang Gwang-Yang Stadium 9th in League
Daegu FC Byun Byung-Joo Daegu Daegu Stadium 11th in League
Daejeon Citizen Kim Ho Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 13th in League
FC Seoul Şenol Güneş Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 2nd in League, 2nd in Playoff
Gangwon FC Choi Soon-Ho Gangneung
Chuncheon		 Gangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium		 –
Gwangju Sangmu Lee Kang-Jo Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 14th in League
Gyeongnam FC Cho Kwang-Rae Changwon Changwon Civil Stadium 8th in League
Incheon United Ilija Petković Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 7th in League
Jeju United Arthur Bernardes Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 10th in League
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-Hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium 6th in League, 4th in Playoff
Pohang Steelers Sérgio Farias Pohang Steelyard Stadium 5th in League, 6th in Playoff
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Shin Tae-Yong Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium 3rd in League, 5th in Playoff
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Cha Bum-Kun Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 1st in League, 1st in Playoff
Ulsan Hyundai Kim Ho-Gon Ulsan Munsu Cup Stadium 4th in League, 3rd in Playoff

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Date Table Incoming Date Table
Daejeon Citizen Kim Ho Sacked 25 June[1] 13th Wang Sun-Jae 27 October[2] 11th
Jeju United Arthur Bernardes Resigned 14 October[3] 13th Park Kyung-Hoon 30 October[4] 13th

League standing
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 28 17 6 5 59 33 +26 57 K League Championship and Champions League Group stage
2 Pohang Steelers 28 14 11 3 55 33 +22 53
3 FC Seoul 28 16 5 7 47 27 +20 53 K League Championship and the winner of Playoffs among four qualifies to Champions League Group stage
4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 28 13 6 9 40 34 +6 45
5 Incheon United 28 11 10 7 31 29 +2 43
6 Chunnam 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 Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
11 Gwangju Sangmu 28 9 3 16 33 40 −7 30
12 Busan I'Park 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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2009. Source: K-League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings qualified for the group stage of the 2010 AFC Champions League as 2009 Korean FA Cup winners

Positions by matchday
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors621122211123323222232222221111
Pohang Steelers33577789710108665443323333333332
FC Seoul147643334442231111111111112223
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma69912105556767887898888744544444
Incheon United466354443334444555546455666675
Chunnam Dragons151513141415965556778779665677455556
Gyeongnam FC68899141515111211121111141414141414131086787767
Ulsan Hyundai101014101391178111214121391010121313119109878888
Daejeon Citizen141412881012111313141313121112131312101012131011111212119
Suwon Samsung Bluewings111115151212141315151311141413111211111214141112101099910
Gwangju Sangmu2532111222111123344545689910101011
Busan I'Park1211101115136109679101012131110101112131414141311111212
Gangwon FC4125357810985556686999111213131414141413
Jeju United1274468101212891099109677778911121213131314
Daegu FC61311131111131414141515151515151515151515151515151515151515
Source: kleaguei.com

Results
Home \ Away BIP CND DGU DJC SEO GWN GWJ GNM ICU JJU JHM PHS SIC SSB USH
Busan I'Park 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–0 0–1 3–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2
Chunnam Dragons 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–6 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
Daegu FC 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1
Daejeon Citizen 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0
FC Seoul 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
Gangwon FC 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 3–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–2
Gwangju Sangmu 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–3 2–3 0–3 2–1
Gyeongnam FC 3–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 4–1 0–0 1–1
Incheon United 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 0–1 1–4 1–0 0–0 0–0
Jeju United 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–8 1–2 1–0 0–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 2–5 2–0 4–2 0–0 4–2 1–3 4–1 1–1 1–1
Pohang Steelers 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 0–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–3 0–2 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–0
Ulsan Hyundai 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–4 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2009. Source: K-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Stadia
As of 1 November 2009
Team Stadium Match played Highest Lowest Average
Busan I'ParkAsiad Main Stadium 1417,5773,9987,221
Chunnam DragonsGwang-Yang Stadium
Suncheon Stadium		 13
1		19,80010,42013,263
Daegu FCDaegu Stadium
Daegu Civil Stadium		 12
2		32,2503,2018,541
Daejeon CitizenDaejeon World Cup Stadium 1416,5613,5358,596
FC SeoulSeoul World Cup Stadium 1436,7647,68516,779
Gangwon FCGangneung Stadium
Chuncheon Stadium		 10
4		21,3165,12914,787
Gwangju SangmuGwangju World Cup Stadium
Yeonggwang Sportium		 13
1		25,7622,8737,719
Gyeongnam FCChangwon Civil Stadium
Masan Stadium
Miryang Stadium
Geochang Stadium
Yangsan Stadium		 10
1
1
1
1		21,9475,76412,269
Incheon UnitedIncheon World Cup Stadium 1434,2752,31510,499
Jeju United FCJeju World Cup Stadium 1432,7651,7537,757
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeonju World Cup Stadium 1421,51610,75614,227
Pohang SteelersPohang Steelyard 1416,3827,34811,041
Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSeongnam Sports Complex 1417,0491,3677,917
Suwon Samsung BluewingsBig Bird Stadium 1435,05810,20618,583
Ulsan HyundaiUlsan Munsu Stadium 1413,7613,8649,188
Total21036,7641,36711,226

Source: K-League (in Korean)

Championship playoffs
Main article: 2009 K-League Championship
  First round     Second round     Semi-final     Final
                                         
  3 FC Seoul 1 (2)       1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 3 3
  6 Jeonnam Dragons (p) 1 (3)         2 Pohang Steelers 0     SW Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 1 1
        1W Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1     2W Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1  
        1W Jeonnam Dragons 0  
  4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (p) 1 (3)    
  5 Incheon United 1 (2)  

Awards

K-League Most Valuable Player

The K-League Most Valuable Player award was won by Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

K-League Rookie of the Year

The K-League Rookie of the Year award was won by Kim Young-hoo (Gangwon FC).

K-League Top Scorer

The K-League Top Scorer award was won by Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

K-League Top Assistor

The K-League Top Assistor award was won by Luiz (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

K-League Best XI

Goalkeeper: Shin Hwa-yong (Pohang Steelers)
Defence: Kim Sang-sik (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Hwang Jae-won, Kim Hyung-Il, Choi Hyo-jin (all Pohang Steelers)
Midfield: Ki Sung-yong (FC Seoul), Kim Jung-woo (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma), Eninho, Choi Tae-uk (both Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Attack: Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Denilson (Pohang Steelers)

K-League Manager of the Year

The K-League Manager of the Year award was won by Choi Kang-hee (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

K-League Team of the Year

The K-League Team of the Year award was won by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

K-League Youth Team of the Year

The K-League Team of the Year award was won by Gwangyang Jecheol High School (Chunnam Dragons Youth).

K-League Fair Play Award

The K-League Fair Play award was won by Gangwon FC.

K-League Merit Award

The K-League Merit Award was won by Pohang Steelers.

K-League Special Award

Ulsan Hyundai goalkeeper Kim Young-Kwang and Gyeongnam goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji won the Special Award.

K-League Best Referee Award

K-League Best Referee Award was won by Choi Gwang-bo and K-League Best Assistant Referee Award was won by Won Chang-ho.

K-League Goal of the Year

Gyeongnam striker Kim Dong-Chan won the K-League Goal of the Year award.

'FAN'tastic Player

The K-League 'FAN'tastic Player was won by Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

See also

References
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  2. 대전 왕선재 감독 취임 "나만의 따뜻한 리더십 120% 심겠다" (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. "제주 UTD 알툴 감독, 자진 사임". Joynews24 (in Korean). naver.com. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  4. "제주 유나이티드 신임 사령탑에 박경훈 전 U-17 대표팀 감독" (in Korean). Joynews24. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
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