2007 K League Championship

The 2007 K League Championship was the eleventh competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 25th champions of the K League. The top six clubs of the regular season qualified for the championship. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the final, and second place team qualified for the semi-final. The other four clubs entered the first round, and the winners of the second round advanced to the semi-final. Each match was played as a single match, excluding the final which consisted of two matches.

2007 K League Championship

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Dates	20 October – 11 November 2007
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Pohang Steelers
Runners-up	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	13 (2.17 per match)
Attendance	138,207 (23,035 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lee Gwang-jae (3 goals)
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Qualified teams

Main article: 2007 K League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	26	16	7	3	43	18	+25	55	Qualification for the playoffs final
2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	26	15	6	5	36	24	+12	51	Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	26	12	9	5	34	22	+12	45	Qualification for the playoffs first round
4	Gyeongnam FC	26	13	4	9	41	31	+10	43
5	Pohang Steelers	26	12	5	9	27	31	−4	41
6	Daejeon Citizen	26	10	7	9	34	27	+7	37

Source: RSSSF

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinal					Final
	3	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2													1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1	0	1
	6	Daejeon Citizen	0								2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0				Pohang Steelers	3	1	4
						Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i		1				Pohang Steelers	1
						Pohang Steelers		2
	4	Gyeongnam FC	1 (3)
	5	Pohang Steelers (p)	1 (4)

First round

Gyeongnam vs Pohang

20 October 2007

19:00 KST

Gyeongnam FC	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Pohang Steelers
Cabore 86'	Report	Lee Gwang-jae 68'
Penalties
Jung Yoon-sung Kim Sung-kil Cabore Rogério Pinheiro Kim Geun-chol	3–4	Tavares Hwang Ji-soo Hwang Jae-won Kim Soo-yeon Kim Gi-dong

Changwon Stadium, Changwon

Attendance: 8,965

Referee: Lee Young-chul (South Korea)

Gyeongnam FC

Pohang Steelers

GK 21 Lee Jung-rae  118' CB 27 Kang Ki-won CB 4 Rogério Pinheiro  5' CB 5 Kim Dae-keon DM 16 Lee Sang-hong MF 3 Park Jong-woo  72' MF 19 Park Jin-yi  29'  103' MF 8 Kim Hyo-il  71' MF 24 Lee Yong-seung  77' FW 28 Jung Yoon-sung FW 9 Cabore Substitutes: GK 1 Lee Kwang-suk  118' DF 2 Kim Jong-hoon MF 7 Kim Sung-kil  72' MF 14 Kim Geun-chol  103' FW 10 Popo  71' FW 23 Gong O-kyun  107'  77' Manager: Park Hang-seo

GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong  15'  118' DF 4 Lee Chang-won DF 24 Hwang Jae-won DF 26 Kim Soo-yeon  90' MF 2 Choi Hyo-jin MF 9 Hwang Ji-soo MF 6 Kim Gi-dong MF 19 Park Won-jae  108' OM 10 Tavares FW 20 Schwenck  94' FW 15 Jonhes  67' Substitutes: GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong  118' DF 22 Lee Won-jae MF 7 Oh Seung-bum MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung FW 16 Choi Tae-uk  94' FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  67' Manager: Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees: Kang Chang-koo (South Korea) Kim Jung-sik (South Korea) Fourth official: Hong Jin-ho (South Korea)

Ulsan vs Daejeon

21 October 2007

15:00 KST

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2–0	Daejeon Citizen
Lee Sang-ho 39' Park Dong-hyuk 69'	Report

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 23,836

Referee: Choi Gwang-bo (South Korea)

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Daejeon Citizen

GK 1 Kim Young-kwang  82' CB 3 Park Byung-gyu CB 5 Yoo Kyoung-youl CB 6 Park Dong-hyuk MF 17 Lee Jong-min MF 16 Oh Jang-eun  90+5' MF 13 Hyun Young-min MF 15 Kim Young-sam  90+5' OM 7 Almir  61' FW 8 Lee Sang-ho  85' FW 22 Woo Sung-yong  57' Substitutes: GK 31 Kim Jee-hyuk  85' DF 24 Seo Deok-kyu  90+5' MF 20 Choi Sung-yong MF 14 Jang Sang-won FW 11 Yeom Ki-hun  61' FW 9 Leandro Machado Manager: Kim Jung-nam

GK 21 Choi Eun-sung DF 17 Jang Hyun-kyu DF 32 Kim Hyung-il  52' DF 6 Min Young-ki DF 3 Ju Seung-jin MF 30 Park Do-hyun  63' MF 10 Ko Jong-soo MF 14 Lee Sung-woon  55' FW 28 Brasília  67' FW 8 Denilson FW 27 Adriano Chuva  3' Substitutes: GK 18 Yang Dong-won DF 11 Choi Kun-sik  67' DF 33 Lee Se-in MF 20 Choi Yoon-yeol MF 38 Kang Jung-hun  55' MF 13 Na Kwang-hyun  90+4'  63' Manager: Kim Ho

Assistant referees: Won Chang-ho (South Korea) Kang Yi-sung (South Korea) Fourth official: Ahn Yong-hee (South Korea)

Second round

28 October 2007

15:00 KST

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	1–2	Pohang Steelers
Woo Sung-yong 70'	Report	Hwang Jae-won 34' Lee Gwang-jae 76'

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 31,783

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Pohang Steelers

GK 31 Kim Jee-hyuk CB 3 Park Byung-gyu CB 5 Yoo Kyoung-youl CB 6 Park Dong-hyuk RM 17 Lee Jong-min CM 16 Oh Jang-eun CM 15 Kim Young-sam  45' LM 13 Hyun Young-min  15' OM 7 Almir  79' FW 8 Lee Sang-ho FW 22 Woo Sung-yong Substitutes: GK 21 Bae Kwan-young DF 24 Seo Deok-kyu MF 20 Choi Sung-yong MF 14 Jang Sang-won FW 11 Yeom Ki-hun  45' FW 9 Leandro Machado  79' Manager: Kim Jung-nam

GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong CB 4 Lee Chang-won CB 24 Hwang Jae-won CB 26 Kim Soo-yeon  12'  20' RM 2 Choi Hyo-jin CM 9 Hwang Ji-soo CM 6 Kim Gi-dong LM 19 Park Won-jae OM 10 Tavares FW 20 Schwenck  67' FW 15 Jonhes  86' Substitutes: GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong DF 3 Kim Gwang-seok  20' MF 7 Oh Seung-bum  86' MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung FW 16 Choi Tae-uk FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  67' Manager: Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees: Kim Kye-soo (South Korea) Jung Hae-sang (South Korea) Fourth official: Lee Jong-gook (South Korea)

Semi-final

31 October 2007

19:30 KST

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–1	Pohang Steelers
	Report	Park Won-jae 86'

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 33,824

Referee: Markus Schmidt (Germany)

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Pohang Steelers

GK 1 Lee Woon-jae RB 8 Song Chong-gug CB 29 Kwak Hee-ju  23' CB 2 Mato Neretljak LB 30 Yang Sang-min CM 5 Kim Nam-il  30' CM 6 Cho Won-hee OM 13 Lee Kwan-woo RW 9 Edu LW 17 Park Sung-bae  60'  66' FW 27 Seo Dong-hyeon Substitutes: GK 21 Kim Dae-hwan DF 14 Moon Min-kui  23' DF 15 Lee Sa-vik  66' FW 10 Ahn Jung-hwan FW 18 Shin Young-rok FW 19 Namgoong Woong Manager: Cha Bum-kun

GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong CB 3 Kim Gwang-seok CB 24 Hwang Jae-won CB 37 Cho Sung-hwan RM 2 Choi Hyo-jin CM 9 Hwang Ji-soo CM 6 Kim Gi-dong LM 19 Park Won-jae OM 10 Tavares  90' FW 20 Schwenck  79' FW 15 Jonhes  71' Substitutes: GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong DF 4 Lee Chang-won MF 7 Oh Seung-bum  90' MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung  79' FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  73'  71' FW 18 Ko Ki-gu Manager: Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees: Kang Chang-koo (South Korea) Kim Yong-soo (South Korea) Fourth official: {Hong Jin-ho (South Korea)

Final

First leg

4 November 2007

15:00 KST

Pohang Steelers	3–1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Park Won-jae 31' Ko Ki-gu 73' Lee Gwang-jae 74'	Report	Jang Hak-young 90+1'

Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang

Attendance: 20,875

Referee: Christian Fischer (Germany)

Pohang Steelers

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong CB 3 Kim Gwang-seok CB 24 Hwang Jae-won  67' CB 37 Cho Sung-hwan RM 2 Choi Hyo-jin CM 9 Hwang Ji-soo CM 6 Kim Gi-dong LM 19 Park Won-jae OM 10 Tavares  87' FW 20 Schwenck  66' FW 15 Jonhes  45' Substitutes: GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong DF 4 Lee Chang-won MF 7 Oh Seung-bum  87' MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  66' FW 18 Ko Ki-gu  45' Manager: Sérgio Farias

GK 40 Kim Yong-dae RB 2 Park Jin-sub  56' CB 20 Kim Young-chul CB 5 Cho Byung-kuk LB 8 Jang Hak-young DM 14 Kim Sang-sik CM 6 Son Dae-ho  71' CM 8 Kim Do-heon RW 12 Nam Ki-il LW 7 Choi Sung-kuk  61' FW 10 Itamar  32'  77' Substitutes: GK 1 Kim Hae-woon DF 3 Cho Yong-hyung DF 4 Kim Tae-yoon MF 15 Han Dong-won  71' FW 9 Kim Dong-hyun  61' FW 24 Kim Min-ho  77' Manager: Kim Hak-bum

Assistant referees: Kim Kye-soo (South Korea) Kim Jung-sik (South Korea) Fourth official: Choi Gwang-bo (South Korea)

Second leg

11 November 2007

15:00 KST

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	0–1	Pohang Steelers
	Report	Schwenck 43'

Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam

Attendance: 18,924

Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Germany)

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Pohang Steelers

GK 40 Kim Yong-dae RB 2 Park Jin-sub  76' CB 20 Kim Young-chul CB 5 Cho Byung-kuk LB 8 Jang Hak-young DM 14 Kim Sang-sik  84' CM 6 Son Dae-ho  72' CM 8 Kim Do-heon RW 12 Nam Ki-il  45' LW 7 Choi Sung-kuk FW 9 Kim Dong-hyun Substitutes: GK 1 Kim Hae-woon DF 3 Cho Yong-hyung  76' DF 4 Kim Tae-yoon MF 15 Han Dong-won FW 10 Itamar  62'  45' FW 24 Kim Min-ho  72' Manager: Kim Hak-bum

GK 31 Jung Sung-ryong CB 3 Kim Gwang-seok CB 24 Hwang Jae-won CB 37 Cho Sung-hwan  54' RM 2 Choi Hyo-jin CM 9 Hwang Ji-soo  59' CM 6 Kim Gi-dong LM 19 Park Won-jae OM 10 Tavares  55' FW 18 Ko Ki-gu  56' FW 20 Schwenck  90' Substitutes: GK 21 Shin Hwa-yong DF 4 Lee Chang-won  90' MF 7 Oh Seung-bum  59' MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung FW 16 Choi Tae-uk FW 17 Lee Gwang-jae  56' Manager: Sérgio Farias

Assistant referees: Kang Chang-koo (South Korea) Son Jae-sun (South Korea) Fourth official: Lee Min-hoo (South Korea)

Pohang Steelers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final table

Main article: 2007 K League

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Pohang Steelers (C)	Qualification for the Champions League
2	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
5	Gyeongnam FC
6	Daejeon Citizen

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

See also

• 2007 in South Korean football
• 2007 K League

External links

• News at K League (in Korean)
• Match report at K League (in Korean)