The 2007 K League was the 25th season of the K League. The format of the league was changed from two stages to single league since this season. Each team played 26 matches against every other teams under the home and away system. After the regular league was finished, the top six clubs qualified for the championship playoffs to determine champions.
It took a break after the Round 13 on 23 June due to the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and resumed with the Round 14 on 8 August.
Teams Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former player(s) Busan IPark Ciel Luciano Tanque Frane Čačić Luiz Fernando William Jeonnam Dragons Leandrão Sandro Hiroshi Victor Simões Sandro Daegu FC Eninho Luizinho Selmir Daejeon Citizen Adriano Chuva Cristiano Pereira Denílson Fabián Caballero Fernandinho FC Seoul Adilson Dudu Ricardo Nascimento Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo Gyeongnam FC Cabore Rogério Pinheiro Popó Incheon United Dejan Damjanović Dragan Mladenović Željko Kalajdžić Dženan Radončić Jeju United Irineu Ricardinho Nikola Vasiljević Ivan Perić Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Antonio Franja Zé Carlos Stevica Ristić Pohang Steelers Jonhes Schwenck André Luiz Tavares Carlos Frontini Maurício Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Itamar Mota Adrian Neaga Suwon Samsung Bluewings Edu Nádson Mato Neretljak Elpídio Silva Ulsan Hyundai Almir Leandro Machado José Luis Villanueva
Regular season League table The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
Results
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Final table
Top scorers This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The official top goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, and Cabore won the award with 17 goals.
Pos Player Team Goals Apps 1 CaboreGyeongnam FC 18 262 DenilsonDaejeon Citizen 14 24 Dejan DamjanovićIncheon United 14 26 4 Stevica RistićJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13 25 5 LuizinhoDaegu FC 11 23 6 MotaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 217 Adriano ChuvaDaejeon Citizen 8 14 Lee Keun-hoDaegu FC 8 20 Sandro HiroshiJeonnam Dragons 8 26 Woo Sung-yongUlsan Hyundai Horang-i 8 26
Awards Main awards The K League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition of FourFourTwo in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 100 players participated in the selection process.
AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player André Luiz TavaresPohang SteelersTop goalscorer CaboreGyeongnam FCTop assist provider André Luiz TavaresPohang SteelersRookie of the Year Ha Tae-goonSuwon Samsung BluewingsManager of the Year Sérgio FariasPohang SteelersPlayers' Player of the Year Kim Do-heonSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Best XI PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeper Kim Byung-jiFC SeoulDefenders AdilsonFC Seoul Mato NeretljakSuwon Samsung Bluewings Hwang Jae-wonPohang Steelers Jang Hak-youngSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaMidfielders André Luiz TavaresPohang Steelers Lee Kwan-wooSuwon Samsung Bluewings Kim Gi-dongPohang Steelers Kim Do-heonSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaForwards Lee Keun-hoDaegu FC CaboreGyeongnam FC Source:
Attendance At the end of the 2007 season, the K League attracted 2,073,808 fans and an average of 11,786 fans per game. That puts the K League at 15th in the world for average attendances for domestic premier leagues for association football.
TeamAverageMinimumMaximumTotalSuwon Samsung Bluewings25,19416,21341,819327,526FC Seoul21,51310,57455,397279,670Incheon United16,6716,21725,686216,728Daegu FC15,0072,08544,215180,090Daejon Citizen14,6595,42328,074175,914Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors11,3124,32829,112135,754Gwangju Sangmu8,8612,67828,637115,196Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i8,7063,62814,763113,184Gyeongnam FC8,6253,05123,192103,503Jeonnam Dragons8,5653,85913,800102,780Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma7,6774,23610,50899,794Jeju United6,6361,23120,49979,635Pohang Steelers6,5721,73512,59678,873Busan IPark5,0121,50511,07565,161
See also 2007 in South Korean football 2007 K League Championship 2007 Korean League Cup 2007 Korean FA Cup
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