2007 K League
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Regular season: 3 March – 14 October 2007 Championship: 20 October – 11 November 2007 |
| Champions | Pohang Steelers (4th title) |
| Champions League | Pohang Steelers Jeonnam Dragons |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 424 (2.33 per match) |
| Best Player | André Luiz Tavares |
| Top goalscorer | Cabore (17 goals) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
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
Regular season
League table
The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
| 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 the playoffs final |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for the 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 the Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
Notes:
Results
Championship playoffs
Bracket
{{#section-h:2007 K League Championship|Bracket}}
Final table
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers (C) | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | |
| 5 | Gyeongnam FC | |
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen |
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.[1]
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Cabore | Gyeongnam FC | 18 | 26 |
| 2 | Brazil Denilson | Daejeon Citizen | 14 | 24 |
| Montenegro Dejan Damjanović | Incheon United | 14 | 26 | |
| 4 | North Macedonia Stevica Ristić | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Brazil Luizinho | Daegu FC | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Brazil Mota | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Brazil Adriano Chuva | Daejeon Citizen | 8 | 14 |
| South Korea Lee Keun-ho | Daegu FC | 8 | 20 | |
| Brazil Sandro Hiroshi | Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | 26 | |
| South Korea Woo Sung-yong | Ulsan 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.[2]
Best XI
Source:[4]
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.
| Team | Average | Minimum | Maximum | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 25,194 | 16,213 | 41,819 | 327,526 |
| FC Seoul | 21,513 | 10,574 | 55,397 | 279,670 |
| Incheon United | 16,671 | 6,217 | 25,686 | 216,728 |
| Daegu FC | 15,007 | 2,085 | 44,215 | 180,090 |
| Daejon Citizen | 14,659 | 5,423 | 28,074 | 175,914 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 11,312 | 4,328 | 29,112 | 135,754 |
| Gwangju Sangmu | 8,861 | 2,678 | 28,637 | 115,196 |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 8,706 | 3,628 | 14,763 | 113,184 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 8,625 | 3,051 | 23,192 | 103,503 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 8,565 | 3,859 | 13,800 | 102,780 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 7,677 | 4,236 | 10,508 | 99,794 |
| Jeju United | 6,636 | 1,231 | 20,499 | 79,635 |
| Pohang Steelers | 6,572 | 1,735 | 12,596 | 78,873 |
| Busan IPark | 5,012 | 1,505 | 11,075 | 65,161 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 까보레, K-리그 득점왕 등극 (in 한국어). JoyNews24. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 김두현, K리거 100명이 선정한 최고 선수 (in 한국어). Osen. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 따바레즈 MVP·하태균 신인상 영예 (in 한국어). KBS. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 K-리그 베스트11 선정 발표…감독상은 파리아스. Naver (in 한국어). YTN. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2019.