2008 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2008
Men's football
K League	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
National League	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 League	Yangju Citizen
Korean FA Cup	Pohang Steelers
Korean League Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

This article shows the 2008 season of South Korean football.

National team results

Senior team

30 January Friendly	South Korea	0–1	Chile	Seoul, South Korea
			Fierro 54'

6 February 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	4–0	Turkmenistan	Seoul, South Korea
	Kwak Tae-hwi 43' Seol Ki-hyeon 57', 83' Park Ji-sung 70'

17 February 2008 EAFF Championship	China PR	2–3	South Korea	Chongqing, China
	Zhou Haibin 46' Liu Jian 61'		Park Chu-young 42', 63' Kwak Tae-hwi 90+1'

20 February 2008 EAFF Championship	South Korea	1–1	North Korea	Chongqing, China
	Yeom Ki-hun 20'		Jong Tae-se 72'

23 February 2008 EAFF Championship	South Korea	1–1	Japan	Chongqing, China
	Yeom Ki-hun 15'		Yamase 67'

26 March 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

South Korea

0–0

North Korea

Shanghai, China

31 May 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	2–2	Jordan	Seoul, South Korea
	Park Ji-sung 39' Park Chu-young 48' (pen.)		Abdel-Fattah 73', 80'

7 June 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Jordan	0–1	South Korea	Amman, Jordan
			Park Chu-young 24' (pen.)

14 June 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Turkmenistan	1–3	South Korea	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
	Öwekow 77' (pen.)		Kim Do-heon 14', 86', 90+3' (pen.)

22 June 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

South Korea

0–0

North Korea

Seoul, South Korea

5 September Friendly	South Korea	1–0	Jordan	Seoul, South Korea
	Lee Chung-yong 5'

10 September 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	1–1	North Korea	Shanghai, China
	Ki Sung-yueng 69'		Hong Yong-jo 64' (pen.)

11 October Friendly	South Korea	3–0	Uzbekistan	Suwon, South Korea
	Ki Sung-yueng 3' Lee Keun-ho 72', 85'

15 October 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	4–1	United Arab Emirates	Seoul, South Korea
	Lee Keun-ho 20', 80' Park Ji-sung 26' Kwak Tae-hwi 89'		Al Hammadi 72'

14 November Friendly	Qatar	1–1	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
	Fábio 73'		Lee Chung-yong 6'

19 November 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Saudi Arabia	0–2	South Korea	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
			Lee Keun-ho 76' Park Chu-young 90+2'

Source:[1]

Under-23 team

16 July Friendly	South Korea	2–1	Guatemala	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

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

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	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[lower-alpha 1]

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:

Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

Korean FA Cup

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Gyeongnam FC	1

Yonsei University	0
		Gyeongnam FC	1

		Gwangju Sangmu	0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1 (4)

Gwangju Sangmu (p)	1 (5)
				Gyeongnam FC	5

				Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	0
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank	2

Honam University	1
		Goyang Kookmin Bank (p)	1 (3)

		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1 (2)
Changwon City	0

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3
						Gyeongnam FC	0

						Pohang Steelers	2
Ansan Hallelujah	1

Daegu FC	3
		Daegu FC	2

		Ulsan Hyundai	1
Ulsan Hyundai	2

Busan IPark	1
				Daegu FC	0

				Pohang Steelers	2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (p)	0 (5)

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	0 (4)
		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1 (7)

		Pohang Steelers (p)	1 (8)
Jeonnam Dragons	0

Pohang Steelers	1

Korean League Cup

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

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	Qualification for the playoffs
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

Group E

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

Source: RSSSF

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gamba Osaka	6	4	2	0	14	8	+6	14
Melbourne Victory	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7
Jeonnam Dragons	6	1	3	2	8	10	−2	6
Chonburi	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	5

Source: RSSSF

References

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

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[table_note_res_FA0.88220853120191-3] Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

[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.

2008 in South Korean football

National team results

Senior team

Under-23 team

K League

Regular season

Championship playoffs

Bracket

Final table

Korean FA Cup

Korean League Cup

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Korea National League

Regular season

Championship playoffs

AFC Champions League

Group E

Group G

See also

References