The 2007 Korean Professional Football Reserve League was the ninth season of the R League. Pohang Steelers won their second national title after defeating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the Championship final.
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March – 18 October 2007 |
| Champions | Group A: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Group B: Jeju United Group C: Pohang Steelers Championship: Pohang Steelers |
| Best Player | Lee Won-jae[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Yoon Joon-su Song Geun-su (8 goals each)[2] |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C) | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 26 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 26 | |
| 3 | Incheon United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Korean Police | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19 | |
| 5 | FC Seoul | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 18 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeju United (C) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 26 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 26 | |
| 3 | Gwangju Sangmu | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 25 | |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 24 |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers (C) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Busan IPark | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 27 | |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 19 | |
| 4 | Gyeongnam FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 19 |
Championship playoffs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| 4 October – Anyang | ||||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | |||||||||
| 11, 18 October – Seongnam, Pohang | ||||||||||
| Jeju United | 1 | |||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | |||||||
| 4 October – Pohang | ||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | |||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 4 | |||||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
edit| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–1 | Jeju United |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Cho Hyun-jae  67' |
| Pohang Steelers | 4–0 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Final
edit| Pohang Steelers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Kim Yeon-keon 111' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 |
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3–3 on aggregate. Pohang Steelers won 4–2 on penalties.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 포항, 2군 리그 역전 우승…이원재 MVP (in Korean). Xportsnews. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "K League Data Portal" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
External links
edit- Official website[permanent dead link] (in Korean)