The 2009 season is the Pohang Steelers' 27th season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K-League, League Cup, Korean FA Cup, AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2009 AFC Champions League.
Squad
On loan
K-League Regular season DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition7 March Suwon Samsung BluewingsA3 – 2Kim Tae-Su 6', Stevo 37', Denilson 85'23,1683rd15 March Gyeongnam FCH1 – 1Namgung Do 41'16,3823rd22 March Daegu FCA2 – 2Kim Hyung-Il 8', Kim Chang-Hoon 60'5,3425th4 April Ulsan HyundaiH1 – 1Kim Gi-Dong 57'7,8157th11 April Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaA1 – 3Kim Jae-Sung 11'3,8297th17 April Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsH1 – 1Kim Gi-Dong 45+1'8,1837th1 May Daejeon CitizenA0 – 04,5499th9 May Jeju UnitedH2 – 2Denilson 24', 67'7,3487th16 May FC SeoulA0 – 17,68510th24 May Busan I'ParkH1 – 1Choi Hyo-Jin 26'8,72510th21 June Incheon UnitedA4 – 1Shin Hyung-Min 13', Yoo Chang-Hyun 43', own goal 45+2', Cho Chan-Ho 49'2,3158th28 June Chunnam DragonsH2 – 1Yoo Chang-Hyun 6', Kim Tae-Su 38'11,2826th4 July Gangwon FCA2 – 1Noh Byung-Joon 7', Denilson 90+4'19,6996th11 July Gwangju SangmuH2 – 1Kim Gi-Dong 26', Denilson 45'11,6625th18 July Gyeongnam FCA2 – 0Stevo 1', Yoo Chang-Hyun 90+3'16,8524th25 July Daegu FCH3 – 0Cho Chan-Ho 47', 80', Denilson 74'10,2204th1 August Ulsan HyundaiA2 – 2Kim Hyung-Il 40', Yoo Chang-Hyun 76'12,2753rd15 August Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaH1 – 1Noh Byung-Joon 50'15,6373rd22 August Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsA3 – 1Yoo Chang-Hyun 43', Kim Tae-Su 69', Shin Hyung-Min 83'19,5462nd6 September Daejeon CitizenH2 – 2Shin Hyung-Min 40', 81'10,7293rd13 September Jeju UnitedA8 – 1Kim Tae-Su 5', 80', Yoo Chang-Hyun 9', 60', Stevo 56', 68', Choi Hyo-Jin 76', Hwang Jin-Sung 90'3,5263rd26 September Busan I'ParkA2 – 1Stevo 26', Denilson 70'4,6993rd4 October Incheon UnitedH2 – 2Stevo 13', Denilson 25'12,4513rd7 October FC SeoulH3 – 2Stevo 0:22', Kim Jung-Kyum 60', Hwang Jae-Won 90+2'10,7733rd11 October Chunnam DragonsA0 – 110,8953rd17 October Gangwon FCH1 – 0Noh Byung-Joon 65'11,2023rd24 October Gwangju SangmuA3 – 2Okayama 16', Kim Myung-Joong 42', own goal 70'6,8503rd1 NovemberSuwon Samsung BluewingsH1 – 0Hwang Jin-Sung 9'12,1642nd PosClubPldWDLFAGDPts1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2817655933+26572Pohang Steelers28141135533+22533FC Seoul2816574727+2053 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Championship DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance29 NovemberSemifinalSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaH0 – 116,854
Korean FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance13 May 2009Round of 32Hongcheon Idu FCH7 – 1Cho Chan-Ho 12', Stevo 13', 38', 89', Noh Byung-Joon 19', 59, Own goal 28'1 July 2009Round of 16Goyang Kookmin BankA4 – 0Stevo 40', 54', Kim Gi-Dong 49', 65'15 July 2009QuarterfinalSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaA1 – 2Park Hee-Chul 37'
League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance8 July 2009Quarterfinal 1st legSuwon Samsung BluewingsH3 – 0Yoo Chang-Hyun 39', 47', Stevo 62'9,76322 July 2009Quarterfinal 2nd legSuwon Samsung BluewingsA1 – 0Song Chang-Ho 41'12,44919 August 2009Semifinal 1st legFC SeoulA1 – 2Noh Byung-Joon 25'12,49826 August 2009Semifinal 2nd legFC SeoulH5 – 2Noh Byung-Joon 46', 84', 90+3', Yoo Chang-Hyun 73', 75'11,8242 September 2009Final 1st legBusan I'ParkA1 – 1Denilson 76'12,12416 September 2009Final 2nd legBusan I'ParkH5 – 1Hwang Jin-Sung 6', 56', Denilson 14', Kim Gi-Dong 32', Kim Tae-Su 78'20,736
AFC Champions League
Group stage DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceGroupposition11 March 2009 Central Coast MarinersA0 – 06,8702nd18 March 2009 Kawasaki FrontaleH1 – 1Kim Jae-Sung 12'7,3353rd8 April 2009 Tianjin TedaH1 – 0Hwang Jin-Sung 67'7,0342nd21 April 2009 Tianjin TedaA0 – 019,8312nd5 May 2009 Central Coast MarinersH3 – 2Denilson 8', 71', 8811,5392nd19 May 2009 Kawasaki FrontaleA2 – 0Noh Byung-Joon 12', Denilson 72'13,6331st
Team Pohang Steelers633073+412 Kawasaki Frontale6312107+310 Tianjin Teda622265+18 Central Coast Mariners6024513−82
Knockout stage DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance24 June 2009Round of 16 Newcastle United JetsH6 – 0Denilson 9' (pen.), Choi Hyo-Jin 15', 63', 72', Kim Jae-Sung 56', Stevo 85'15,25323 September 2009Quarterfinal 1st leg FC BunyodkorA1 – 3Noh Byung-Joon 8'8,35030 September 2009Quarterfinal 2nd leg FC BunyodkorH4 – 1 (a.e.t.)Kim Jae-Sung 46', Denilson 56', 77', Stevo 102'16,25221 October 2009Semifinal 1st leg Umm-SalalH2 – 0Hwang Jae-Won 45+2', Kim Jae-Sung 79'15,63528 October 2009Semifinal 2nd leg Umm-SalalA2 – 1Stevo 55', Noh Byung-Joon 60'9,2007 November 2009Final Al-IttihadN2 – 1Noh Byung-Joon 56', Kim Hyung-Il 65'25,743
FIFA Club World Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance11 December 2009Quarterfinal TP MazembeN2 – 1Denilson 50', 78'9,62715 December 2009Semifinal EstudiantesN1 – 2Denilson 71'22,62619 December 2009Third place match AtlanteN1 – 1 (4–3p)Denilson 42'13,814
Statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NameLeaguePlayoffFA CupLeague CupAsiaWorldTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsTotalGoals1GK Shin Hwa-Yong19 (1)01010501202040 (1)4102MF Choi Hyo-Jin20 (1)21010501233042 (1)4353DF Kim Gwang-Seok15 (2)000101 (1)08 (1)00025 (4)2904DF Lee Chang-Won0000100000001 (0)105MF Kim Tae-Su16 (5)51000511203037 (5)4266MF Kim Gi-Dong17 (3)30012314 (3)00025 (6)3167MF Kim Jae-Sung17 (5)110102 (1)09 (3)42032 (9)4158MF Hwang Jin-Sung11 (3)20 (1)000323 (4)10 (1)017 (9)2659FW Hwang Ji-Soo16 (1)0003010000020 (1)21010FW Denilson21 (2)810104211 (1)73441 (3)442111FW Brasília 3 (3)000000030006 (3)9011FW Vaguinho0 (4)000000 (1)00 (1)0000 (6)6012MF Park Hee-Chul9 (1)00031100 (2)00 (2)013 (5)18113MF Cho Han-Bum 0 (1)0000 (1)0000 (2)0000 (4)4014FW Lee Gwang-Jae 2 (2)000100000003 (2)5015DF Cho Hong-Kyu4 (1)000102 (1)010008 (2)10016MF Kim Jung-Kyum16 (1)11000508 (2)03033 (3)36117MF Kim Ba-Woo1000100 (1)000002 (1)3018FW Namgung Do3 (2)10000001 (2)0206 (4)10119MF Cha Ji-Ho00000000000000020MF Shin Hyung-Min17 (4)41020601103040 (4)44421GK Song Dong-Jin0000000000101 (0)1022FW Noh Byung-Joon8 (13)3101 (1)23 (2)47 (5)43023 (21)441323FW Yoo Chang-Hyun11 (8)70 (1)0202 (3)41 (4)00 (1)016 (17)331124DF Hwang Jae-Won16 (1)110104 (1)0812032 (2)34225MF Cho Moon-Sang00000000000000026FW Cho Chan-Ho2 (5)3002 (1)12 (2)000006 (8)14427MF Kim Chang-Hoon81002000200012 (0)12128MF Song Chang-Ho2 (6)00 (1)00 (1)01 (2)10 (3)01 (1)04 (14)18129DF Lee Su-Hwan 00000000000000030DF Kazunari Okayama4 (3)100001 (1)0001 (1)06 (5)11131GK Kim Jee-Hyuk90002010000012 (0)12032DF Kim Hyung-Il23 (1)21030501013045 (1)46333FW Song Je-Heon1 (1)0000 (1)00 (1)00 (1)0001 (4)5034MF Kim Bum-Joon00000 (1)00000000 (1)1035DF Hwang Jae-Hun00000000000000036MF Song Soon-Bo00000000000000037DF Kang Dae-Ho00000000000000038DF Maeng Jin-Oh00000000000000039MF Jung Hyung-Ho00000000000000041GK Kim Dae-Ho00000000000000077FW Kim Myung-Joong1 (1)1000000001 (1)02 (2)4188FW Go Seul-Ki10000000000 (2)01 (2)3099FW Stevica Ristić 15 (4)7102 (1)5417 (2)30029 (7)3616 Statistics accurate as of match played 19 December 2009
Top scorers PositionNationNumberNameK-LeagueKorean FA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueFIFA Club World CupTotal110Denilson8027421299Stevica Ristić7513016322Noh Byung-Joon3244013423Yoo Chang-Hyun704001155Kim Tae-Su501006=6Kim Gi-Dong32100662Choi Hyo-Jin200305=8Hwang Jin-Sung202105=7Kim Jae-Sung100405720Shin Hyung-Min400004=26Cho Chan-Ho310004832Kim Hyung-Il200103924Hwang Jae-Won1001021016Kim Jung-Kyum100001=18Namgung Do100001=27Kim Chang-Hoon100001=30Kazunari Okayama100001=77Kim Myung-Joong100001=12Park Hee-Chul010001=28Song Chang-Ho001001///Own Goals210003TOTALS551216244111
Discipline PositionNationNumberNameK-LeagueKorean FA CupK-League CupChampions LeagueClub World CupTotalGK1Shin Hwa-Yong100010100131MF2Choi Hyo-Jin600010100080DF3Kim Gwang-Seok100000000010MF5Kim Tae-Su200010101050MF6Kim Gi-Dong100000000010MF7Kim Jae-Sung300010202181MF8Hwang Jin-Sung200020000040MF9Hwang Ji-Soo200000000020FW10Denilson610000101081FW11Vaguinho100000000010MF12Park Hee-Chul201000101050DF15Cho Hong-Kyu100000000010MF16Kim Jung-Kyum400000102070MF17Kim Ba-Woo000010000010MF20Shin Hyung-Min5010004100101FW22Noh Byung-Joon200010200050FW23Yoo Chang-Hyun000000001010DF24Hwang Jae-Won6010102021121MF27Kim Chang-Hoon001000000010MF28Song Chang-Ho000010200030DF30Kazunari Okayama100010000020DF32Kim Hyung-Il6010312110132FW77Kim Myung-Joong000000001010FW88Go Seul-Ki100000000010FW99Stevica Ristić411010000061 TOTALS572601512021231108
Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Source 10 November 2008 FW Nam Ik-Kyung Gwangju Sangmu 10 November 2008 MF Lee Su-Hwan Gwangju Sangmu 20 November 2008 FW Cho Chan-Ho Yonsei University 20 November 2008 DF Hwang Jae-Hoon Konkuk University 20 November 2008 GK Kim Dae-Ho Soongsil University 20 November 2008 DF Kang Dae-Ho Hanyang University 20 November 2008 MF Kim Bum-Joon Kyunghee University 20 November 2008 FW Song Je-Heon Sunmoon University 20 November 2008 DF Jung Hyung-Ho Honam University 20 November 2008 MF Song Soon-Bo Portuguesa Londrinense 29 December 2008 MF Kim Ba-Woo Daejeon Citizen 28 January 2009 FW Brasília Ulsan Hyundai 28 January 2009 DF Cho Hong-Kyu Daegu FC 28 January 2009 MF Kim Tae-Su Chunnam Dragons 9 February 2009 MF Kim Chang-Hoon Jeju United February 2009 MF Cho Moon-Sang Suwon City February 2009 DF Maeng Jin-Oh Honam University 14 July 2009 DF Kazunari Okayama Vegalta Sendai 22 July 2009 FW Cha Ji-Ho Roasso Kumamoto 27 July 2009 FW Vaguinho Joinville 22 October 2009 FW Kim Myung-Joong Gwangju Sangmu 22 October 2009 FW Go Seul-Ki Gwangju Sangmu
Out Date Pos. Name To Source 10 December 2008 DF Kim Soo-Yeon Gwangju Sangmu 10 December 2008 DF Jang Hyun-Kyu Gwangju Sangmu January 2009 MF Lee Tae-Young Qingdao Jonoon F.C. 6 January 2009 DF Cho Sung-Hwan Consadole Sapporo 12 January 2009 MF Park Won-Jae Omiya Ardija 26 March 2009 FW Nam Ik-Kyung JJK 13 July 2009 FW Brasília Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 21 July 2009 MF Lee Gwang-Jae Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors July 2009 MF Lee Su-Hwan Cheonan City 1 November 2009 DF Lee Chang-Won Retired 30 November 2009 GK Kim Jee-Hyuk Gwangju Sangmu
Loan out Date Pos. Name Moving To Source 29 July 2009 DF Cho Han-Bum Daegu FC
Honours Club AFC Champions League Winners, Fair Play Award K-League Cup Winners
Individual K-League Best XI: Shin Hwa-Yong, Kim Hyung-Il, Hwang Jae-Won, Choi Hyo-Jin, Denilson K-League Cup Top Scorer: Yoo Chang-Hyun (4 goals) K-League Cup Top Assistor: Cho Chan-Ho (3 assists) Korean FA Cup Top Scorer: Stevo (5 goals) AFC Champions League MVP: No Byung-Jun FIFA Club World Cup Top Scorer: Denilson (4 goals)
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