The 2005 K League was the 23rd season of the K League. It kicked off on May 15, and was finished on 4 December. The format of the regular season and championship playoffs was the same as the one used in the 2004 season.

Samsung Hauzen
K League
Season2005
DatesRegular season:
15 May – 9 November 2005
Championship:
20 November – 4 December 2005
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
(2nd title)
Champions LeagueUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Matches played156
Goals scored373 (2.39 per match)
Best PlayerLee Chun-soo
Top goalscorerLeandro Machado
(13 goals)
2004
2006

Busan IPark won the first stage, and the second stage was won by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Two winners were guaranteed their slot in the end-of-season playoffs. Incheon United and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i also joined the playoffs according to the overall table after two stages. In the semi-finals Ulsan defeated Seongnam 2–1, and Incheon defeated Busan 2–0. The two victorious teams faced each other in the two-legged championship final. Ulsan won the first leg 5–1 at the Incheon stadium, and though Incheon won the second leg 2–1, Ulsan lifted their second league title 6–3 on aggregate.

Regular season

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First stage

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The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Busan IPark 12 7 4 1 17 10 +7 25 Qualification for the playoffs
2 Incheon United 12 7 3 2 20 13 +7 24
3 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 12 7 1 4 16 13 +3 22
4 Pohang Steelers 12 6 3 3 14 11 +3 21
5 FC Seoul 12 5 4 3 22 19 +3 19
6 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 12 4 4 4 18 15 +3 16
7 Bucheon SK 12 4 4 4 10 10 0 16
8 Daejeon Citizen 12 2 8 2 11 11 0 14
9 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 12 3 5 4 18 19 −1 14
10 Jeonnam Dragons 12 3 5 4 13 14 −1 14
11 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 12 2 3 7 13 19 −6 9
12 Daegu FC 12 2 3 7 14 25 −11 9
13 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 12 1 3 8 16 23 −7 6
Source: RSSSF

Second stage

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The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 12 8 3 1 22 9 +13 27 Qualification for the playoffs
2 Bucheon SK 12 8 2 2 16 8 +8 26
3 Daegu FC 12 6 3 3 15 11 +4 21
4 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 12 6 3 3 15 11 +4 21
5 Incheon United 12 6 3 3 16 13 +3 21
6 Pohang Steelers 12 5 4 3 14 11 +3 19
7 Daejeon Citizen 12 4 4 4 8 9 −1 16
8 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 12 3 5 4 11 13 −2 14
9 FC Seoul 12 3 4 5 15 13 +2 13
10 Jeonnam Dragons 12 4 1 7 10 15 −5 13
11 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 12 3 2 7 7 15 −8 11
12 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 12 2 3 7 11 22 −11 9
13 Busan IPark 12 0 3 9 11 21 −10 3
Source: RSSSF

Overall table

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The top two teams in the overall table qualified for the championship playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon United 24 13 6 5 36 26 +10 45 Qualification for the playoffs
2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 24 12 7 5 40 24 +16 43 Second stage winners
3 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 24 13 4 7 31 24 +7 43 Qualification for the playoffs
4 Bucheon SK 24 12 6 6 26 18 +8 42
5 Pohang Steelers 24 11 7 6 28 22 +6 40
6 FC Seoul 24 8 8 8 37 32 +5 32
7 Daejeon Citizen 24 6 12 6 19 20 −1 30
8 Daegu FC 24 8 6 10 29 36 −7 30
9 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 24 6 10 8 29 32 −3 28
10 Busan IPark 24 7 7 10 28 31 −3 28 First stage winners
11 Jeonnam Dragons 24 7 6 11 23 29 −6 27
12 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 24 4 6 14 24 41 −17 18 Qualification for the Champions League[a]
13 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 24 4 5 15 23 38 −15 17
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

Championship playoffs

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Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
        
Busan IPark 0
Incheon United 2
Incheon United 1 2 3
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 5 1 6
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2

Final table

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Pos Team Qualification
1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (C) Qualification for the Champions League
2 Incheon United
3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
4 Busan IPark
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers

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This list includes goals of the championship playoffs.

Rank Player Club Goals Apps
1   Leandro Machado Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 13 17
2   Park Chu-young FC Seoul 12 19
3   Dudu Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 10 24
  Sandro Hiroshi Daegu FC 10 24
5   Kim Do-hoon Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 20
  Dženan Radončić Incheon United 9 22
  Luciano Valente Busan IPark 9 22
  Da Silva Pohang Steelers 9 24
9   Mota Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7 9
  Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 7 14
  Adrian Neaga Jeonnam Dragons 7 15
  Leandrão Daejeon Citizen 7 19
  Nam Ki-il Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7 20
  Kim Eun-jung FC Seoul 7 20
  Selmir Incheon United 7 25

Awards

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Main awards

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Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player[1]   Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top goalscorer[2]   Leandro Machado Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top assist provider[2]   Ricardo Nascimento Daegu FC
Rookie of the Year[1]   Park Chu-young FC Seoul
Manager of the Year[1]   Chang Woe-ryong Incheon United

Best XI

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Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper   Kim Byung-ji Pohang Steelers
Defenders   Lim Joong-yong Incheon United
  Yoo Kyoung-youl Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
  Cho Yong-hyung Bucheon SK
  Kim Young-chul Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Midfielders   Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
  Lee Ho Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
  Kim Do-heon Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
  Cho Won-hee Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Forwards   Park Chu-young FC Seoul
  Leandro Machado Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Source:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 2005 삼성 하우젠 K리그 대상 열려, MVP에는 이천수. Naver (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 28 December 2005.
  2. ^ a b 브라질 용병 마차도 13골 '득점왕 등극' (in Korean). Sports Hankook. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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