The 2005 K League was the 23rd season of the K League, South Korea's professional football league, from 15 May to 4 December. The format of the regular season and championship playoffs was the same as the one used in the 2004 season.
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.
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players Bucheon SK Agostinho Irineu Sérgio Júnior - - Busan IPark Luciano Valente Popó Felix Nzeina - Da Silva Chunnam Dragons Fabio Pereira Ricardo Villar Adrian Mihalcea Adrian Neaga Fábio Júnior Marian Aliuță Daegu Índio Sandro Hiroshi Thiago Gentil - Santiago Daejeon Citizen Alison Leandrão Luciano Ratinho Henrique Dias - FC Seoul Da Silva Nonato Pedro Franco Ricardo Nascimento - Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo - - - - - Incheon United Selmir Jasmin Agić Dženan Radončić Sebastjan Cimirotič Radivoje Manić Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Edmilson Neto Baiano Raphael Botti Milton Rodríguez Marco Antônio Paulo César Pohang Steelers Andrezinho Da Silva Rogério Pinheiro Wellington Amorim André Gomes Itamar Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Dudu Fabrício Mota Ricardo Jefferson Feijão Suwon Samsung Bluewings Itamar Nádson Sandro Mato Neretljak Javier Musa Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Javier Musa Leandro Machado - - Barbieri Reinaldo Zé Carlos
Regular season First stage The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.
Second stage The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.
Overall table The top two teams in the overall table qualified for the championship playoffs.
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Final table
Top scorers This list includes goals of the championship playoffs.
Rank Player Club Goals Apps 1 Leandro MachadoUlsan Hyundai Horang-i 13 17 2 Park Chu-youngFC Seoul 12 19 3 DuduSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma 10 24 Sandro HiroshiDaegu FC 10 24 5 Kim Do-hoonSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 20 Dženan RadončićIncheon United 9 22 Luciano ValenteBusan IPark 9 22 Da SilvaPohang Steelers 9 24 9 MotaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7 9 Lee Chun-sooUlsan Hyundai Horang-i 7 14 Adrian NeagaJeonnam Dragons 7 15 LeandrãoDaejeon Citizen 7 19 Nam Ki-ilSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7 20 Kim Eun-jungFC Seoul 7 20 SelmirIncheon United 7 25
Awards Main awards AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player Lee Chun-sooUlsan Hyundai Horang-iTop goalscorer Leandro MachadoUlsan Hyundai Horang-iTop assist provider Ricardo NascimentoDaegu FCRookie of the Year Park Chu-youngFC SeoulManager of the Year Chang Woe-ryongIncheon United
Best XI PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeper Kim Byung-jiPohang SteelersDefenders Lim Joong-yongIncheon United Yoo Kyoung-youlUlsan Hyundai Horang-i Cho Yong-hyungBucheon SK Kim Young-chulSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaMidfielders Lee Chun-sooUlsan Hyundai Horang-i Lee HoUlsan Hyundai Horang-i Kim Do-heonSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma Cho Won-heeSuwon Samsung BluewingsForwards Park Chu-youngFC Seoul Leandro MachadoUlsan Hyundai Horang-i Source:
See also 2005 in South Korean football 2005 K League Championship 2005 Korean League Cup 2005 Korean FA Cup
References
External links RSSSF