2008 in South Korean football

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Football in South Korea
Season2008
Men's football
K LeagueSuwon Samsung Bluewings
National LeagueHyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 LeagueYangju Citizen
Korean FA CupPohang Steelers
Korean League CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
← 2007 South Korea 2009 →

This article shows the 2008 season of South Korean football.

National team results[]

Senior team[]

Main article: South Korea national football team results (2000–2009)
Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
30 January 2008  Chile L 0–1 Seoul, South Korea Friendly
Scorer: —
6 February 2008  Turkmenistan W 4–0 Seoul, South Korea 2010 World Cup qualifiers
Scorer: Seol Ki-hyeon (2), Kwak Tae-hwi, Park Ji-sung
17 February 2008  China PR W 3–2 Chongqing, China 2008 EAFF Championship
Scorer: Park Chu-young (2), Kwak Tae-hwi
20 February 2008  North Korea D 1–1 Chongqing, China 2008 EAFF Championship
Scorer: Yeom Ki-hun
23 February 2008  Japan D 1–1 Chongqing, China 2008 EAFF Championship
Scorer: Yeom Ki-hun
26 March 2008  North Korea D 0–0 Shanghai, China PR 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scorer: —
31 May 2008  Jordan D 2–2 Seoul, South Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scorer: Park Ji-sung, Park Chu-young (p)
7 June 2008  Jordan W 1–0 Amman, Jordan 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scorer: Park Chu-young (p)
14 June 2008  Turkmenistan W 3–1 Ashkabad, Turkmenistan 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scorer: Kim Do-heon (3)
22 June 2008  North Korea D 0–0 Seoul, South Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scorer: —
5 September 2008  Jordan W 1–0 Seoul, South Korea Friendly
Scorer: Lee Chung-yong
10 September 2008  North Korea D 1–1 Shanghai, China 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scorer: Ki Sung-yueng
11 October 2008  Uzbekistan W 3–0 Suwon, South Korea Friendly
Scorer: Ki Sung-yueng, Lee Keun-ho (2)
15 October 2008  United Arab Emirates W 4–1 Seoul, South Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scorer: Lee Keun-ho (2), Park Ji-sung, Kwak Tae-hwi
14 November 2008  Qatar D 1–1 Doha, Qatar Friendly
Scorer: Lee Chung-yong
19 November 2008  Saudi Arabia W 2–0 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Scorer: Lee Keun-ho, Park Chu-young

Source:[1]

Under-23 team[]

Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2000–2009)
16 July Friendly South Korea  2–1   Ansan, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Kim Kun-hoan 56'
Lee Keun-Ho 81'		 Marvin Ávila 32' Stadium: Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan
Attendance: 19,388
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
27 July Friendly South Korea  2–1  Ivory Coast Suwon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Jung Sung-Ryong 20'
Lee Keun-Ho 62'		 Gervinho 74' Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 31,266
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
31 July Friendly South Korea  1–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Shin Young-Rok 24' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 20,533
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)
7 August 2008 Summer Olympics Group D South Korea  1–1  Cameroon Qinhuangdao, China
19:45 CST (UTC+08) Park Chu-Young 68' Report Mandjeck 81' Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 21,943
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
10 August 2008 Summer Olympics Group D Italy  3–0  South Korea Qinhuangdao, China
19:45 CST (UTC+08) Rossi 15'
Rocchi 32'
Montolivo 90'		 Report Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 29,455
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
13 August 2008 Summer Olympics Group D South Korea  1–0  Honduras Shanghai, China
17:00 CST (UTC+08) Kim Dong-Jin 23' Report Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 34,160
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)

Source:[2]

K League[]

Main article: 2008 K League

Regular season[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 26 17 3 6 46 24 +22 54 Qualification for the playoffs final
2 FC Seoul 26 15 9 2 44 25 +19 54 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 26 15 6 5 45 21 +24 51 Qualification for the playoffs first round
4 Ulsan Hyundai 26 14 7 5 39 26 +13 49
5 Pohang Steelers 26 13 5 8 43 34 +9 44
6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 11 4 11 39 37 +2 37
7 Incheon United 26 9 9 8 29 30 −1 36
8 Gyeongnam FC 26 10 5 11 35 39 −4 35
9 Jeonnam Dragons 26 8 5 13 26 40 −14 29
10 Jeju United 26 7 7 12 23 31 −8 28
11 Daegu FC 26 8 2 16 46 58 −12 26
12 Busan IPark 26 5 7 14 30 39 −9 22
13 Daejeon Citizen 26 3 12 11 18 35 −17 21
14 Gwangju Sangmu 26 3 7 16 22 46 −24 16
Source: RSSSF (in English), K League (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Championship playoffs[]

Main article: 2008 K League Championship

Bracket[]

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

Final table[]

Pos Team
 0 Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)    Qualification for the Champions League
2 FC Seoul   
3 Ulsan Hyundai   
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   
5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   
6 Pohang Steelers    Qualification for the Champions League[a]
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

Korean FA Cup[]

Main article: 2008 Korean FA Cup
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Gyeongnam FC1
 
 
 
Yonsei University0
 
Gyeongnam FC1
 
 
 
Gwangju Sangmu0
 
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1 (4)
 
 
 
Gwangju Sangmu (p)1 (5)
 
Gyeongnam FC5
 
 
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank0
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2
 
 
 
Honam University1
 
Goyang Kookmin Bank (p)1 (3)
 
 
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1 (2)
 
Changwon City0
 
 
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3
 
Gyeongnam FC0
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers2
 
Ansan Hallelujah1
 
 
 
Daegu FC3
 
Daegu FC2
 
 
 
Ulsan Hyundai1
 
Ulsan Hyundai2
 
 
 
Busan IPark1
 
Daegu FC0
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers2
 
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (p)0 (5)
 
 
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard0 (4)
 
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1 (7)
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers (p)1 (8)
 
Jeonnam Dragons0
 
 
Pohang Steelers1
 

Korean League Cup[]

Main article: 2008 Korean League Cup

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 10 6 3 1 14 4 +10 21
2 Busan IPark 10 5 1 4 9 10 −1 16
3 FC Seoul 10 4 2 4 9 10 −1 14
4 Gyeongnam FC 10 3 4 3 12 12 0 13
5 Jeju United 10 2 3 5 10 11 −1 9
6 Incheon United 10 2 3 5 4 11 −7 9
Source: RSSSF

Group B[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10 5 4 1 17 8 +9 19
2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 10 6 1 3 13 10 +3 19
3 Ulsan Hyundai 10 4 4 2 12 10 +2 16
4 Daejeon Citizen 10 4 2 4 15 14 +1 14
5 Daegu FC 10 3 2 5 16 19 −3 11
6 Gwangju Sangmu 10 0 3 7 5 17 −12 3
Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
A1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p) 0 (3)
L Pohang Steelers 1 QF Pohang Steelers 0 (2)
B2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 SF Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
SF Jeonnam Dragons 0
B1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1
FA Jeonnam Dragons 3 QF Jeonnam Dragons 3
A2 Busan IPark 2

Korea National League[]

Main article: 2008 Korea National League

Regular season[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 26 18 5 3 69 33 +36 59 First stage winners
2 Suwon City 26 18 4 4 54 26 +28 58 Second stage winners
3 Gangneung City FC 26 14 7 5 42 29 +13 49 Qualification for the playoffs
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 26 13 5 8 49 37 +12 44
5 Gimhae City 26 14 2 10 41 36 +5 44
6 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 26 11 7 8 35 26 +9 40
7 Ansan Hallelujah 26 11 6 9 40 36 +4 39
8 Daejeon KHNP 26 10 6 10 34 30 +4 36
9 Changwon City 26 9 7 10 39 34 +5 34
10 Cheonan City 26 8 8 10 40 42 −2 32
11 Nowon Hummel Korea 26 5 11 10 29 39 −10 26
12 Incheon Korail 26 5 6 15 25 45 −20 21
13 Yesan FC 26 1 8 17 24 58 −34 11
14 Hongcheon Idu 26 2 4 20 35 85 −50 10
Source: RSSSF

Championship playoffs[]

Semi-finals Final
        
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 3
Gangneung City 0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p) 1 1 2 (5)
Suwon City 1 1 2 (4)
Suwon City 2
Busan Transportation Corporation 0

AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League

Group stage[]

Group E[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14
China Changchun Yatai 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12
South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5
Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1
Source: RSSSF

Group G[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Gamba Osaka 6 4 2 0 14 8 +6 14
Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
South Korea Jeonnam Dragons 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6
Thailand Chonburi 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Source: RSSSF

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results - 2008" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's U-23 match results - 2008" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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