The 2008 Korean Professional Football Reserve League was the tenth season of the R League. Incheon United won the national title after defeating Pohang Steelers in the Championship final.
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Group A: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Group B: Gyeongnam FC Championship: Incheon United |
| Best Player | Kang Soo-il[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Yoo Chang-hyun (13 goals)[2] |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Incheon United | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 33 | |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 32 | |
| 4 | Daejeon Citizen | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 22 | |
| 5 | FC Seoul | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 22 | |
| 6 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 15 | |
| 7 | Korean Police | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 13 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyeongnam FC (C) | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 41 | |
| 3 | Busan IPark | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 35 | |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 33 | |
| 5 | Jeju United | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 33 | |
| 6 | Gwangju Sangmu | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 31 | |
| 7 | Daegu FC | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 12 | |
| 8 | Ulsan Hyundai | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 9 |
Championship playoffs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| 2 October – Seongnam | ||||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 16, 23 October – Pohang, Incheon | ||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 October – Haman | ||||||||||
| Incheon United | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Gyeongnam FC | 1 | |||||||||
| Incheon United | 3 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
edit| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
Kim Yeon-keon  41' |
Yoo Chang-hyun 79' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
| Gyeongnam FC | 1–3 | Incheon United |
|---|---|---|
| Jung Yoon-sung 20' |
|
Final
edit| Incheon United | 3–2 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
|
Lee Gwang-jae 53', 65' |
Incheon United won 4–2 on aggregate.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ -프로축구- 인천, 2군리그 우승..MVP 강수일(종합) (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 23 October 2008. 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)