2007 in South Korean football

2007 in South Korean football

League competitions

K-League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	26	16	7	3	43	18	+25	55	K-League playoff
2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	26	15	6	5	36	24	+12	51
3	Ulsan Hyundai	26	12	9	5	34	22	+12	45
4	Gyeongnam FC	26	13	4	9	41	31	+10	43
5	Pohang Steelers	26	12	5	9	27	31	−4	41	AFC Champions League group stage
6	Daejeon Citizen	26	10	7	9	34	27	+7	37	K-League playoff
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	Chunnam Dragons	26	7	9	10	24	27	−3	30	AFC Champions League group stage1
11	Jeju United	26	8	6	12	27	35	−8	30
12	Daegu FC	26	6	6	14	35	46	−11	24
13	Busan I'Park	26	4	8	14	20	39	−19	20
14	Gwangju Sangmu	26	2	6	18	14	44	−30	12

Source: K-League (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
¹ Chunnam Dragons qualified as FA Cup winner.

Championship playoff

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
						2	Suwon Samsung (bye)
	4	Gyeongnam FC	01 (3)0								2	Suwon Samsung	0
	5	Pohang Steelers (pen)	01 (4)0								5	Pohang Steelers	1
						5	Pohang Steelers	2
	3	Ulsan Hyundai	2			3	Ulsan Hyundai	1
	6	Daejeon Citizen	0													5	Pohang Steelers	3	1	4
																1	Seongnam Ilhwa	1	0	1
											1	Seongnam Ilhwa (bye)

Korea National League

League table

First Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ulsan Mipo Dolphins	11	8	1	2	20	7	+13	25
2	Gangneung City FC	11	8	1	2	19	9	+10	25
3	Incheon Korail	11	7	1	3	16	10	+6	22
4	Suwon City	11	5	1	5	15	13	+2	16
5	Daejeon HNP FC	11	3	5	3	13	10	+3	14
6	Goyang Kookmin Bank	11	7	2	2	20	8	+12	131
7	Busan Kyotong	11	3	4	4	15	14	+1	13
8	Icheon Hummel Korea	11	3	3	5	11	13	−2	12
9	Ansan Hallelujah	11	3	3	5	9	15	−6	12
10	Seosan Citizen	11	2	2	7	11	21	−10	8
11	Changwon City FC	11	2	2	7	8	19	−11	8
12	Yeosu INGNEX	11	2	1	8	11	28	−17	7

1: Goyang Kookmin Bank was docked 10 points due to rejecting of promotion.

Second Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Suwon City	11	10	1	0	25	8	+17	31
2	Ulsan Mipo Dolphins	11	6	4	1	20	11	+9	22
3	Incheon Korail	11	6	2	3	20	18	+2	20
4	Gangneung City FC	11	5	2	4	21	15	+6	17
5	Busan Kyotong	11	4	3	4	16	16	0	15
6	Changwon City FC	11	4	2	5	16	23	−7	14
7	Ansan Hallelujah	11	3	4	4	16	17	−1	13
8	Icheon Hummel Korea	11	1	8	2	12	12	0	11
9	Goyang Kookmin Bank	11	6	2	3	26	13	+13	101
10	Daejeon HNP FC	11	1	4	6	7	17	−10	7
11	Seosan Citizen	11	1	2	8	13	27	−14	5
12	Yeosu INGNEX	11	1	2	8	12	27	−15	5

1: Goyang Kookmin Bank was docked 10 points due to rejecting of promotion.

Championship playoff

1st leg

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard v Suwon City

November 23

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	3 – 0	Suwon City
	Report

Munsu World Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 257

2nd leg

Suwon City v Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

November 28

Suwon City	1 – 4	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
	Report

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 985

Ulsan Mipo won 7–1 on aggregate.

K3 League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seoul United FC	18	10	7	1	42	18	+24	37	Overall 1st (Championship playoff)
2	Hwasung Shinwoo FC	18	11	4	3	29	16	+13	37	First Stage Winner (Championship playoff)
3	Yong-in FC	18	10	6	2	35	15	+20	36	Overall 3rd (Championship playoff)
4	Cheonan FC	18	8	7	3	30	14	+16	31	Second Stage Winner (Championship playoff)
5	Jeonju EM Korea FC	18	7	8	3	40	20	+20	29
6	Daegu Korea Powertrain FC	18	8	4	6	37	37	0	28
7	Yangju Citizen	18	5	2	11	22	37	−15	17
8	Changwon United	18	2	6	10	28	47	−19	12
9	Eunpyeong Chung-goo FC	18	3	2	13	19	38	−19	11
10	Asan FC	18	2	2	14	18	58	−40	8

Championship playoff

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 November – Hwasung
	Hwasung Shinwoo Electronics0	1
	Yong-in FC	0
					17 & 24 November – Hwasung & Seoul
					Hwasung Shinwoo Electronics0	000000(agg)0
					Seoul United FC0	010203(agg)0
	10 November - Hwasung
	Cheonan FC	1 (1)
	Seoul United FC (pen)	1 (3)

Cup competitions

Korean FA Cup

Preliminary round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Preliminary round 1
University of Incheon	3–0	Bukak Club
Chung-Ang University	4–1	Hanwoori
Sungkyunkwan University	5–1	LG Cyon
University of Ulsan	(w/o)	Bonghwang FC
Preliminary round 2
Soongsil University	1–1 (3–1p)	University of Incheon
Hanyang University	2–3	Chung-Ang University
Konkuk University	2–0	Sungkyunkwan University
Korea University	1–1 (2–4p)	University of Ulsan

Final round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Round of 32
Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix	2–1	University of Incheon
Busan Kyotong	0–1	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Gangneung City FC	1–1 (6–7p)	Daegu FC
Daejeon HNP FC	0–4	Incheon United
Incheon Korail	1–1 (3–5p)	FC Seoul
Seosan Omega FC	1–4	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ansan Hallelujah	0–1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Changwon City FC	0–2	Gyeongnam FC
Goyang Kookmin Bank	0–0 (5–4p)	Suwon City
Pohang Steelers	4–1	Konkuk University
Jeju United FC	2–0	University of Ulsan
Daejeon Citizen	2–0	Chung-Ang University
Icheon Hummel Korea	1–3	Busan I'Park
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	bye	2006 AFC Champions League Winner
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	bye	2006 K-League Winner
Chunnam Dragons	bye	2006 Korean FA Cup Winner
Round of 16
Chunnam Dragons	1–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix	0–2	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Daegu FC	2–3	Incheon United
FC Seoul	0–0 (4–2p)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	2–2 (4–2p)	Gyeongnam FC
Goyang Kookmin Bank	2–2 (2–4p)	Pohang Steelers
Jeju United FC	1–1 (5–4p)	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Daejeon Citizen	0–2	Busan I'Park
Quarter-final
Chunnam Dragons	0–0 (4–2p)	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Incheon United	2–1	FC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	0–2	Pohang Steelers
Jeju United FC	1–1 (5–4p)	Busan I'Park
Semi-final
Chunnam Dragons	2–0	Incheon United
Pohang Steelers	2–1	Jeju United FC

Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chunnam Dragons	6–3	Pohang Steelers	3–2	3–1

K-League Cup

Final standings

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	10	5	4	1	10	4	+6	19
2	Incheon United	10	6	1	3	20	15	+5	19
3	Daegu FC	10	4	1	5	13	16	−3	13
4	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	10	3	3	4	9	10	−1	12
5	Pohang Steelers	10	2	5	3	8	10	−2	11
6	Jeju United FC	10	2	2	6	4	9	−5	8

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Seoul	10	6	3	1	17	6	+11	21
2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	10	5	2	3	20	12	+8	17
3	Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix	10	3	3	4	6	12	−6	12
4	Busan I'Park	10	2	5	3	7	8	−1	11
5	Daejeon Citizen	10	2	5	3	6	10	−4	11
6	Gyeongnam FC	10	1	4	5	3	11	−8	7

Playoff

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Ulsan Hyundai	bye
					June 20 - Ulsan
					Ulsan Hyundai	1
	May 30 - Suwon
					Suwon Samsung	0
	Suwon Samsung	4
									June 27 - Seoul
	Seongnam Ilhwa	1
									FC Seoul	1
									Ulsan Hyundai	2
	FC Seoul	bye
					June 20 - Seoul
					FC Seoul	1 (4)
	May 30 - Incheon
					Incheon United	1 (3)
	Incheon United	2
	Chunnam Dragons	1

Korea National Championship

Group round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Busan Kyotong	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
2	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	Gumi Siltron	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Daejeon HNP FC	3	0	0	3	4	7	−3	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Goyang Kookmin Bank	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9
2	Changwon City FC	3	2	0	1	12	5	+7	6
3	Ansan Hallelujah	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	Jeonju EM FC	3	0	0	3	2	18	−16	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Suwon City	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
2	Incheon Korail	3	2	0	1	12	3	+9	6
3	Icheon Hummel Korea	3	1	0	2	10	4	+6	3
4	Asan FC	3	0	0	3	0	24	−24	0

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gangneung City FC	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7
2	Seosan Citizen	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
3	Cheonan FC	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1
4	Yeosu INGNEX	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Knockout round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

Busan Kyotong

0

C2

Incheon Korail

1

C2

Incheon Korail

0

B1

Goyang Kookmin Bank

4

B1

Goyang Kookmin Bank

6

D2

Seosan Citizen

4

B1

Goyang Kookmin Bank

0

C1

Suwon City

1

C1

Suwon City

2

A2

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

0

C1

Suwon City

0 (4)

B2

Changwon City FC

0 (2)

D1

Gangneung City FC

0

B2

Changwon City FC

1

International club competitions

AFC Champions League

Group Stage

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kawasaki Frontale	6	5	1	0	15	4	+11	16
Chunnam Dragons	6	3	1	2	7	8	−1	10
Arema Malang	6	1	1	4	2	9	−7	4
Bangkok University FC	6	0	3	3	4	7	−3	3

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Seongnam Ilhwa	6	4	1	1	13	6	+7	13
Shandong Luneng Taishan	6	4	1	1	12	8	+4	13
Adelaide United FC	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8
Gach Dong Tam Long An	6	0	0	6	4	18	−14	0

Konckout Stage

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarter-final
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	4–1	Al-Karamah	2–1	2–0
Urawa Red Diamonds	4–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2–1	2–0
Semi-final
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	4–4 (3–5p)	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–2	2–2

A3 Champions Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shanghai Shenhua	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
2	Shandong Luneng Taishan	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	3
4	Ilhwa Chunma	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3

National teams

National team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	South Korea scorer(s)
6 February	London (N)	Greece	1–0	Friendly	Lee Chun-Soo
24 March	Seoul (H)	Uruguay	0–2	Friendly
2 June	Seoul (H)	Netherlands	0–2	Friendly
29 June	Seogwipo (H)	Netherlands	3–0	Friendly	Yeom Ki-Hoon, Lee Chun-Soo, Lee Keun-Ho
5 July	Seoul (H)	Netherlands	2–1	Friendly	Cho Jae-Jin (2)
11 July	Jakarta (N)	Saudi Arabia	1–1	AFC Asian Cup (Group D)	Choi Sung-Kuk
15 July	Jakarta (N)	Bahrain	1–2	AFC Asian Cup (Group D)	Kim Do-Heon
18 July	Jakarta (A)	Indonesia	1–0	AFC Asian Cup (Group D)	Kim Jung-Woo
22 July	Kuala Lumpur (N)	Iran	0–0 (4–2p)	AFC Asian Cup (Quarter-final)
25 July	Kuala Lumpur (N)	Iraq	0–0 (3–4p)	AFC Asian Cup (Semi-final)
28 July	Palembang (N)	Japan	0–0 (6–5p)	AFC Asian Cup (3rd Place Match)

Under-23 team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	South Korea scorer(s)
28 February	Suwon (H)	Yemen	1–0	Olympic Qualification (Round 2)	Yang Dong-Hyun
14 March	Abu Dhabi (A)	United Arab Emirates	3–1	Olympic Qualification (Round 2)	Han Dong-Won (2), Lee Seung-Hyun
28 March	Ansan (H)	Uzbekistan	2–0	Olympic Qualification (Round 2)	Han Dong-Won (2)
18 April	Tashkent (A)	Uzbekistan	1–0	Olympic Qualification (Round 2)	Baek Ji-Hoon
16 May	Sana'a (A)	Yemen	0–1	Olympic Qualification (Round 2)
6 June	Daejeon (H)	United Arab Emirates	3–1	Olympic Qualification (Round 2)	Lee Keun-Ho (2), Kim Chang-Soo
22 August	Seoul (H)	Uzbekistan	2–1	Olympic Qualification (Final Round)	Lee Sang-ho, Lee Keun-Ho
3 September	Dibai (N)	Qatar	0–0	Friendly
8 September	Manama (A)	Bahrain	1–0	Olympic Qualification (Final Round)	Kang Min-Soo
12 September	Seoul (H)	Syria	1–0	Olympic Qualification (Final Round)	Kim Seung-Yong
17 October	Damascus (A)	Syria	0–0	Olympic Qualification (Final Round)
17 November	Tashkent (A)	Uzbekistan	0–0	Olympic Qualification (Final Round)
21 November	Ansan (H)	Bahrain	0–0	Olympic Qualification (Final Round)

Under-20 team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	South Korea scorer(s)
23 March	Suwon (H)	Gambia	4–0	Suwon Cup	Song Jin-Hyung, Bae Seung-Jin, Ha Tae-Goon, Shin Young-Rok
25 March	Suwon (H)	Poland	0–0	Suwon Cup
27 March	Suwon (H)	Chile	0–1	Suwon Cup
5 June	Busan (H)	Mexico	2–0	Busan Cup	Park Joo-Ho, Shim Young-Sung
9 June	Busan (H)	Costa Rica	3–2	Busan Cup	Shin Young-Rok (2), Ki Sung-Yong
23 June	Toronto (N)	Czech Republic	1–0	Busan Cup	Shim Young-Sung
1 July	Montreal (N)	United States	1–1	FIFA U-20 World Cup	Shin Young-Rok
4 July	Montreal (N)	Brazil	2–3	FIFA U-20 World Cup	Shim Young-Sung, Shin Young-Rok
7 July	Montreal (N)	Poland	1–1	FIFA U-20 World Cup	Lee Sang-ho
6 November	Ho Chi Minh (N)	Guam	28–0	AFC U-19 Championship Qual.	Gu Ja-Cheol (3), Cho Young-Cheol (10), Lee Seung-Ryul (3), Seo Yong-Deok, Kim Dong-Sub (7), Hong Jung-Ho (2), Lee Jong-Won (2)
8 November	Ho Chi Minh (N)	Indonesia	3–0	AFC U-19 Championship Qual.	Own Goal, Lee Seung-Ryul, Cho Young-Cheol
12 November	Ho Chi Minh (A)	Vietnam	4–1	AFC U-19 Championship Qual.	Lee Seung-Ryul, Lee Jong-Won, Cho Young-Cheol, Kim Bo-Kyung
14 November	Ho Chi Minh (N)	Australia	4–0	AFC U-19 Championship Qual.	Lee Seung-Ryul, Kim Dong-Sub, Cho Young-Cheol, Park Seung-Il