The 2008 K League was the 26th season of the K League. The regular season and playoffs' format was the same as the one used in the 2007 season. It began on March 8, and the final of the playoffs finished on 7 December.
On 2 August 2008, the first ever Jomo Cup kicked off. The K League All-Stars squared off against the J.League All-Stars at the Japan National Stadium. Lee Woon-jae was selected as the K League All-Star Team's captain and Cha Bum-kun managed the squad. The K League All-Stars won the game by a score of 3–1.
Teams
General information Club Manager City Stadium 2007 season Busan IPark Hwang Sun-hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 13th place Jeonnam Dragons Park Hang-seo Gwangyang Gwang-Yang Stadium 10th place Daegu FC Byun Byung-joo Daegu Daegu World Cup Stadium 12th place Daejeon Citizen Kim Ho Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 6th place FC Seoul Şenol Güneş Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 7th place Gwangju Sangmu Lee Kang-jo Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 14th place Gyeongnam FC Cho Kwang-rae Changwon Changwon Civil Stadium 5th place Incheon United Chang Woe-ryong Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 9th place Jeju United Arthur Bernardes Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 11th place Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium 8th place Pohang Steelers Sérgio Farias Pohang Steelyard Stadium Champions Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Kim Hak-bum Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium Runners-up Suwon Samsung Bluewings Cha Bum-kun Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium 3rd place Ulsan Hyundai Kim Jung-nam Ulsan Munsu Cup Stadium 4th place
Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former player(s) Busan IPark Di Fábio Paulinho Guará Pingo Reinaldo Zé Augusto Jeonnam Dragons Adriano Chuva Renato Victor Simões Sandro Hiroshi Daegu Eninho Leandro Geovane Alexsandro Jorge Santos Daejeon Citizen Walter Minhoca Selmir Eric Obinna Edson Araújo FC Seoul Adilson Dejan Damjanović Ceyhun Eriş Kiki Musampa Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo Gyeongnam Almir Índio Wellington Silva Incheon United Dženan Radončić Dragan Mladenović Borko Veselinović Jeju United Ednilton Souza Rômulo Rafael Paty Ricardinho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Luiz Henrique Jusuf Dajić Aleksandar Petrović Zé Carlos Antonio Franja Stevica Ristić Pohang Steelers Denílson Stevica Ristić Clodoaldo Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Juan Carlos Arce Dudu Mota Suwon Samsung Bluewings Edu Lucas Pereira Mato Neretljak Luiz Henrique Ulsan Hyundai Almir Brasília Luizinho Ferreira Pedrão
Regular season League table 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 Dudu won the award with 15 goals. Rank Player Club Goals Apps 1 DuduSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma 16 27 2 Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul 15 29 3 Dženan RadončićIncheon United 13 26 EduSuwon Samsung Bluewings 13 27 5 Lee Keun-hoDaegu FC 11 26 6 Jang Nam-seokDaegu FC 10 24 7 LuizinhoUlsan Hyundai 9 19 Seo Dong-hyeonSuwon Samsung Bluewings 9 22 9 Jung Jo-gookFC Seoul 8 14 EninhoDaegu FC 8 19 Adriano ChuvaJeonnam Dragons 8 19 Rômulo Marques MacedoJeju United 8 21 MotaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma 8 22 Cho Jae-jinJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 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 124 players participated in the selection process.
AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player Lee Woon-jaeSuwon Samsung BluewingsTop goalscorer DuduSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaTop assist provider BrasíliaUlsan HyundaiRookie of the Year Lee Seung-yeoulFC SeoulManager of the Year Cha Bum-kunSuwon Samsung BluewingsPlayers' Player of the Year MotaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Best XI PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeper Lee Woon-jaeSuwon Samsung BluewingsDefenders AdilsonFC Seoul Mato NeretljakSuwon Samsung Bluewings Park Dong-hyukUlsan Hyundai Choi Hyo-jinPohang SteelersMidfielders Kim Hyeung-bumJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Cho Won-heeSuwon Samsung Bluewings Ki Sung-yuengFC Seoul Lee Chung-yongFC SeoulForwards Lee Keun-hoDaegu FC EduSuwon Samsung Bluewings Source:
Attendance The records were calculated for the regular season. ClubMatchesTotalAverageSuwon Samsung Bluewings 13 309,623 23,817FC Seoul 13 271,290 20,868Daegu FC 13 221,623 17,048Daejeon Citizen 13 188,892 14,530Incheon United 13 175,023 13,463Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 13 166,625 12,817Gyeongnam FC 13 153,853 11,835Pohang Steelers 13 153,540 11,811Jeonnam Dragons 13 150,156 11,550Ulsan Hyundai 13 130,758 10,058Gwangju Sangmu FC 13 128,630 9,895Busan IPark 13 107,830 8,295Jeju United 13 96,377 7,414Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 13 93,677 7,206Total 182 2,347,897 12,901
See also 2008 in South Korean football 2008 K League Championship 2008 Korean League Cup 2008 Korean FA Cup
References
External links Official website