Football in South Korea
Season2007
Men's football
K LeaguePohang Steelers
National LeagueHyundai Mipo Dockyard
K3 LeagueSeoul United
Korean FA CupJeonnam Dragons
Korean League CupUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
← 2006 South Korea 2008 →

This article shows the summary of 2007 football season in South Korea.

National teams

AFC Asian Cup

After excluding three Premier League players (Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo and Seol Ki-hyeon) due to their injuries, South Korea had difficulty again in the Asian Cup. Furthermore, some players including the captain Lee Woon-jae were criticised by fans for visiting a hostess bar in the middle of the group stage. South Korea's outfield players made only three goals during the competition. However, Lee led his team to third place by keeping four clean sheets and winning two penalty shoot-outs.

11 July Group D South Korea  1–1  Saudi Arabia Jakarta, Indonesia
19:35 UTC+7 Choi Sung-kuk 66' Report Y. Al-Qahtani 77' (pen.) Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
15 July Group D Bahrain  2–1  South Korea Jakarta, Indonesia
19:35 UTC+7
Report Kim Do-heon 4' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
18 July Group D Indonesia  0–1  South Korea Jakarta, Indonesia
17:20 UTC+7 Report Kim Jung-woo 34' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 88,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Group D table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Indonesia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3

Summer Olympics qualification

28 February AFC second round, Group F South Korea  1–0  Yemen Suwon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Yang Dong-hyun 63' Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 11,672
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
28 March AFC second round, Group F South Korea  2–0  Uzbekistan Ansan, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Han Dong-won 34', 84' Stadium: Ansan Wa~ Stadium
Attendance: 32,377
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)
18 April AFC second round, Group F Uzbekistan  0–1  South Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UZT (UTC+05) Baek Ji-hoon 76' Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: K. Ibrahim (Kazakhstan)
16 May AFC second round, Group F Yemen  1–0  South Korea Sana'a, Yemen
17:00 (UTC+04) Al-Baadani 41' Stadium: Ali Mohsen Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Krishma (Bangladesh)
AFC second round, Group F table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15 Advance to AFC third round
2  Uzbekistan 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12
3  United Arab Emirates 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6
4  Yemen 6 1 0 5 2 9 −7 3
Source: RSSSF
12 September AFC third round, Group B South Korea  1–0  Syria Seoul, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Kim Seung-yong 9' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 20,129
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China PR)
17 October AFC third round, Group B Syria  0–0  South Korea Damascus, Syria
15:00 EEST (UTC+03) Stadium: Abbasiyyin Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)
AFC third round, Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 6 3 3 0 4 1 +3 12 Qualification for Summer Olympics
2  Bahrain 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
3  Syria 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4
4  Uzbekistan 6 0 3 3 5 9 −4 3
Source: RSSSF

Friendlies

Senior team

24 March South Korea  0–2  Uruguay Seoul, South Korea

Under-23 team

3 September Qatar  0–0  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:20 (UTC+04) Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 300

Leagues

K League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 26 16 7 3 43 18 +25 55 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 26 15 6 5 36 24 +12 51 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 26 12 9 5 34 22 +12 45 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Gyeongnam FC 26 13 4 9 41 31 +10 43
5 Pohang Steelers 26 12 5 9 27 31 −4 41
6 Daejeon Citizen 26 10 7 9 34 27 +7 37
7 FC Seoul 26 8 13 5 23 16 +7 37
8 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 9 9 8 36 32 +4 36
9 Incheon United 26 8 9 9 30 32 −2 33
10 Jeonnam Dragons 26 7 9 10 24 27 −3 30 Qualification for Champions League[a]
11 Jeju United 26 8 6 12 27 35 −8 30
12 Daegu FC 26 6 6 14 35 46 −11 24
13 Busan IPark 26 4 8 14 20 39 −19 20
14 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo 26 2 6 18 14 44 −30 12
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

Championship playoffs

Final table

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Pohang Steelers (C)    Qualification for Champions League
2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings   
4 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i   
5 Gyeongnam FC   
6 Daejeon Citizen   
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Korea National League

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 11 8 1 2 20 7 +13 25 Qualification for playoff
2 Gangneung City 11 8 1 2 19 10 +9 25
3 Incheon Korail 11 7 1 3 16 10 +6 22
4 Suwon City 11 5 1 5 15 13 +2 16
5 Daejeon KHNP 11 3 5 3 13 10 +3 14
6 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 11 7 2 2 20 8 +12 13[a]
7 Busan Transportation Corporation 11 3 4 4 15 14 +1 13
8 Icheon Hummel Korea 11 3 3 5 11 13 −2 12
9 Ansan Hallelujah 11 3 3 5 9 15 −6 12
10 Seosan Omega 11 2 2 7 11 21 −10 8
11 Changwon City 11 2 2 7 8 19 −11 8
12 Yeosu INGNEX 11 2 1 8 11 28 −17 7
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Goyang KB Kookmin Bank was docked 10 points due to the refusal of promotion.

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon City 11 10 1 0 25 8 +17 31 Qualification for playoff
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 11 6 4 1 20 11 +9 22
3 Incheon Korail 11 6 2 3 20 18 +2 20
4 Gangneung City 11 5 2 4 21 15 +6 17
5 Busan Transportation Corporation 11 4 3 4 16 16 0 15
6 Changwon City 11 4 2 5 16 23 −7 14
7 Ansan Hallelujah 11 3 4 4 16 17 −1 13
8 Icheon Hummel Korea 11 1 8 2 12 12 0 11
9 Goyang KB Kookmin Bank 11 6 2 3 26 13 +13 10[a]
10 Daejeon KHNP 11 1 4 6 7 17 −10 7
11 Seosan Omega 11 1 2 8 13 27 −14 5
12 Yeosu INGNEX 11 1 2 8 12 27 −15 5
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Goyang KB Kookmin Bank was docked 10 points due to the refusal of promotion.

Championship playoff

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C) 7–1 Suwon City 3–0 4–1

K3 League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seoul United (C) 18 10 7 1 42 18 +24 37 Qualification for playoffs
2 Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics 18 11 4 3 29 16 +13 37 First stage winners
3 Yongin FC 18 10 6 2 35 15 +20 36 Qualification for playoffs
4 Cheonan FC 18 8 7 3 30 14 +16 31 Second stage winners
5 Jeonju EM Korea 18 7 8 3 40 20 +20 29
6 Daegu Korea Powertrain 18 8 4 6 37 37 0 28
7 Yangju Citizen 18 5 2 11 22 37 −15 17
8 Changwon Doodae 18 2 6 10 28 47 −19 12
9 Eunpyeong Chung-goo Sungshim Hospital 18 3 2 13 19 38 −19 11
10 Asan FC 18 2 2 14 18 58 −40 8
Source: JoinKFA
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Semi-finals Final
        
Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics 1
Yongin FC 0
Hwaseong Shinwoo Electronics 0 0 0
Seoul United 1 2 3
Cheonan FC 1 (1)
Seoul United (p) 1 (3)

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p)2 (4)
 
 
 
Gyeongnam FC2 (2)
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard0
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers2
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank2 (2)
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers (p)2 (4)
 
Pohang Steelers2
 
 
 
Jeju United1
 
Jeju United (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1 (4)
 
Jeju United (p)0 (5)
 
 
 
Busan IPark0 (4)
 
Daejeon Citizen0
 
 
 
Busan IPark2
 
Pohang Steelers213
 
 
 
Jeonnam Dragons336
 
Jeonnam Dragons1
 
 
 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0
 
Jeonnam Dragons (p)0 (4)
 
 
 
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i0 (2)
 
Gwangju Sangmu1
 
 
 
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i3
 
Jeonnam Dragons2
 
 
 
Incheon United0
 
Daegu FC2
 
 
 
Incheon United3
 
Incheon United2
 
 
 
FC Seoul1
 
FC Seoul (p)0 (4)
 
 
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0 (2)
 

Korean League Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
A1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1
L Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0
B2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.) 4 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2
FC Seoul 1
B1 FC Seoul (p) 1 (4)
FA Jeonnam Dragons 1 Incheon United 1 (3)
A2 Incheon United 2

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Busan Transportation Corporation0
 
 
 
Incheon Korail1
 
Incheon Korail0
 
 
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank4
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank6
 
 
 
Seosan Omega4
 
Goyang KB Kookmin Bank0
 
 
 
Suwon City1
 
Suwon City2
 
 
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard0
 
Suwon City (p)0 (4)
 
 
 
Changwon City0 (2)
 
Gangneung City0
 
 
Changwon City1
 

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Quarter-finals Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 A 0–2 H 1–4 Quarter-finals
Jeonnam Dragons Group F Thailand Bangkok University 0–0 A 3–2 H Runners-up Group stage
Indonesia Arema 2–0 H 1–0 A
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 H 0–3 A
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Group G Vietnam Dong Tam Long An 4–1 H 2–1 A Winners Semi-finals
China Shandong Luneng Taishan 1–2 A 3–0 H
Australia Adelaide United 2–2 A 1–0 H
Quarter-finals Syria Al-Karamah 2–1 H 2–0 A 4–1
Semi-finals Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 H 2–2 (a.e.t.) A 4–4 (3–5 p)

See also

References

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