The 2008 season was Daegu F.C.'s 6th season in South Korea's K-League.
Season summary
Kim Hyun-Soo, centre back and captain from the previous season, retired from competitive football in the off-season, and was appointed manager of Daegu FC's under-18 team, established the previous season. The U-18 side was to compete in the U-18 Challenge League. As a replacement for Kim, Hwang Sun-Pil, an experienced defender brought into the club in 2004 as a draftee, was made captain.
In 2008, Daegu became famous with their extremely aggressive football, becoming the joint equal top-scoring team of the K-League, alongside Suwon. However, they also conceded the most goals in the league, with Baek Min-Cheol letting 58 goals into his goal. This was twelve goals more than the next worst team, Gwangju, which conceded "only" 46 goals. Nonetheless, because of their offensive approach, their style of play was nicknamed "Bullet Football", for its speedy and attacking focus. An eleventh place in the K-League standings was the eventual outcome, winning a reasonably impressive eight games, but drawing only two, both against Daejeon Citizen. Lee Keun-Ho played in all 26 regular season games, finding the net eleven times. Jang Nam-Seok scored ten goals, with Eninho the best of the imports, with eight.
For the first time in its history, Daegu reached the semi-finals of the Korean FA Cup, by defeating Ulsan in the quarterfinals, following a win in the round of 16 over Ansan Hallelujah. However, they then lost to their opponents Pohang Steelers in a 2–0 loss. The club placed fifth (out of six) in their group in the Samsung Hauzen Cup. Eninho averaged better than a goal a game in this particular competition, scoring nine from eight appearances.
Squad
Players In/Out
In
Out
Statistics
K-League Matches RoundDate OpponentsGroundScoreScorersAttendance19 March 2008Gyeongnam FCA2 – 4Yoon Yeo-San 45', Lee Keun-Ho 69'23,415216 March 2008Busan I'ParkH3 – 2Hwang Ji-Yoon 5', 67', Lee Keun-Ho 86'29,785330 March 2008FC SeoulA1 – 3Eninho 32'20,17546 April 2008Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iH3 – 1Jang Nam-Seok 40sec, 36', Moon Joo-Won 63'21,675512 April 2008Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsA3 – 0Yang Seung-Won 77', Lee Keun-Ho 87', Jang Nam-Seok 90'7,238619 April 2008Pohang SteelersA0 – 37,517727 April 2008Incheon UnitedH2 – 4Jang Nam-Seok 34', 74'15,43985 May 2008Gwangju Sangmu PhoenixH3 – 2Eninho 6', Jang Nam-Seok 47', Lee Keun-Ho 85'28,537910 May 2008Suwon Samsung BluewingsA2 – 3Lee Keun-Ho 27', Eninho 30'30,2021018 May 2008Jeju UnitedH2 – 4Eninho 38', Hwang Sun-Pil 54'18,7021125 May 2008Chunnam DragonsA3 – 2Lee Sang-Il 45' (og), Jang Nam-Seok 68', Lee Keun-Ho 89'15,7001228 June 2008Daejeon CitizenH1 – 1Jang Nam-Seok 36'1,231135 July 2008Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaA1 – 4Lee Keun-Ho 58'4,5521412 July 2008Gyeongnam FCH1 – 4Lee Keun-Ho 29'15,1381519 July 2008Busan I'ParkA4 – 0Eninho 19', 89', Ha Dae-Sung 79', Cho Hyung-Ik 87'3,5271623 August 2008FC SeoulH1 – 2Jang Nam-Seok 41'16,7371730 August 2008Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iA2 – 3Eninho 44', Geovane 94'6,1271813 September 2008Pohang SteelersH1 – 4Lee Keun-Ho 63'7,2851920 September 2008Incheon UnitedA2 – 0Ahn Hyun-Sik 15' (og), Jang Nam-Seok 79'5,7672029 September 2008Gwangju Sangmu PhoenixA4 – 1Lee Keun-Ho 11', 69', Eninho 67', Geovane 92'5,312215 October 2008Suwon Samsung BluewingsH1 – 2Ha Dae-Sung 74'21,8152218 October 2008Jeju United FCA2 – 3Geovane 8', Ha Dae-Sung 28'5,3612326 October 2008Chunnam DragonsH1 – 2Moon Joo-Won 49'34,1352429 October 2008Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsH1 – 3Ha Dae-Sung 34'2,013251 November 2008Daejeon CitizenA0 – 016,907269 November 2008Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaH0 – 19,131
Standings
Korean FA Cup Matches RoundDateOpponentsGroundScoreScorersRound of 1620 August 2008Ansan HallelujahA3–1Hwang Sun-Pil 5', Eninho 45+1', Ha Dae-Sung 62'Quarterfinals5 November 2008Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iH2–1Lee Keun-Ho 38', 76'Semifinals18 December 2008Pohang SteelersN0–2 (N) = Neutral Ground
Samsung Hauzen Cup Matches RoundDate OpponentsGroundScoreScorersAttendance119 March 2008Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaH2 – 1Lee Keun-Ho 47', Ha Dae-Sung 87'2,531216 April 2008Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iA0 – 11,321330 April 2008Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsH0 – 22,153414 May 2008Daejeon CitizenA1 – 4Alexsandro 68'3,732518 June 2008Gwangju Sangmu PhoenixA3 – 1Eninho 5', 81', Jang Nam-Seok 42'1,573625 June 2008Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaA3 – 4Kim Ju-Hwan 1', Cho Hyung-Ik 7', Eninho 65'9,24272 July 2008Gwangju Sangmu PhoenixH2 – 2Kim Ju-Hwan 38', Eninho 85'2,137827 August 2008Daejeon CitizenH3 – 1Eninho 42', 58', 79'8,13196 September 2008Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsA1 – 1Eninho 71'6,9471017 September 2008Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iH1 – 2Eninho 35'3,351
Standings
Awards Hauzen Cup 2008 Top Scorer: Eninho (9 Goals)
See also Daegu FC
References
External links Daegu FC Official website