The 2009 K League was the 27th season of the K League. It was held from 7 March to 6 December 2009, and a total of 15 teams contested, including newly formed Gangwon FC.
Teams
General information Club Manager City Stadium 2008 season Busan IPark Hwang Sun-hong Busan Busan Asiad Stadium 12th place Jeonnam Dragons Park Hang-seo Gwangyang Gwang-Yang Stadium 9th place Daegu FC Byun Byung-joo Daegu Daegu Stadium 11th place Daejeon Citizen Wang Sun-jae Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium 13th place FC Seoul Şenol Güneş Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium Runners-up Gangwon FC Choi Soon-ho GangneungChuncheon Gangneung StadiumChuncheon Stadium — Gwangju Sangmu Lee Kang-jo Gwangju Gwangju World Cup Stadium 14th place Gyeongnam FC Cho Kwang-rae Changwon Changwon Civil Stadium 8th place Incheon United Ilija Petković Incheon Incheon Munhak Stadium 7th place Jeju United Park Kyung-hoon Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 10th place Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-hee Jeonju Jeonju World Cup Stadium 4th place Pohang Steelers Sérgio Farias Pohang Steelyard Stadium 6th place Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Shin Tae-yong Seongnam Seongnam 2 Stadium 5th place Suwon Samsung Bluewings Cha Bum-kun Suwon Suwon World Cup Stadium Champions Ulsan Hyundai Kim Ho-kon Ulsan Munsu Cup Stadium 3rd place
Managerial changes TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTableSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma Kim Hak-bumResigned27 November 2008 Shin Tae-yong1 December 2008Pre-seasonIncheon United Chang Woe-ryongSigned for Omiya Ardija10 December 2008 Ilija Petković7 January 2009Ulsan Hyundai Kim Jung-namResigned26 December 2008 Kim Ho-kon26 December 2008Daejeon Citizen Kim HoSacked25 June 2009 Wang Sun-jae25 June 200913thJeju United Arthur BernardesResigned14 October 2009 Cho Jin-ho14 October 200913thJeju United Cho Jin-hoCaretaker29 October 2009 Park Kyung-hoon30 October 200913th
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former player(s) Busan IPark Di Fábio Paulinho Guará Rômulo Jeonnam Dragons Adriano Chuva Wesley Aleksandar Petrović Daegu Léo Paulista Valdeir Feng Xiaoting Émile Mbamba Lazar Popović Daejeon Citizen Alexandre Válber Stevan Račić Vinicius Ricardo Costa FC Seoul Adilson Anderson Dejan Damjanović Kevin Hatchi Gangwon FC Caion Stipe Lapić Masahiro Ohashi Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo Gyeongnam Bruno Cazarine Índio Marcelo Pinheiro Kazuyuki Toda Claudinho Rogério Incheon United Dragan Čadikovski Dragan Mladenović Ognjen Koroman Jade North Borko Veselinović Jeju United Esquerdinha Jóbson Ricardinho Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brasília Eninho Luiz Henrique Wan Houliang Aleksandar Petrović Pohang Steelers Denílson Vaguinho Stevica Ristić Brasília Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Fabrício Souza Mauricio Molina Dženan Radončić Sasa Ognenovski Mota Suwon Samsung Bluewings Edu Sandro Hiroshi Tiago Li Weifeng Jorge Luiz Ulsan Hyundai Almir Fábio Luís Slavčo Georgievski Antun Kovacic Luizinho
Regular season League table
Positions by matchday
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 Lee Dong-gook won the award with 20 goals. RankScorerClubGoalsApps1 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors21292 Dejan DamjanovićFC Seoul14233 Adriano ChuvaJeonnam Dragons1325 Kim Young-hooGangwon FC275 Yoo Byung-sooIncheon United1226 Kim Dong-chanGyeongnam FC277 Ko Chang-hyunDaejeon Citizen10198 Choi Tae-ukJeonbuk Hyundai Motors926 Choi Sung-kukGwangju Sangmu26 ÍndioGyeongnam FC27 Kim Myung-joongGwangju SangmuPohang Steelers27
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 143 players participated in the selection process.
AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsTop goalscorer Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsTop assist provider Luiz HenriqueJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsRookie of the Year Kim Young-hooGangwon FCFANtastic Player Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsManager of the Year Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSpecial Award Kim Young-kwangUlsan Hyundai Kim Byung-jiGyeongnam FCGoal of the Year Kim Dong-chanGyeongnam FCBest Referee Choi Gwang-bo—Best Assistant Referee Won Chang-ho—Team of the YearJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsFair Play AwardGangwon FCYouth Team of the YearGwangyang Jecheol High School(Jeonnam Dragons)Merit AwardPohang Steelers Players' Player of the Year Ki Sung-yueng FC Seoul
Best XI PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeper Shin Hwa-yongPohang SteelersDefenders Kim Sang-sikJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Hwang Jae-wonPohang Steelers Kim Hyung-ilPohang Steelers Choi Hyo-jinPohang SteelersMidfielders Ki Sung-yuengFC Seoul Kim Jung-wooSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma EninhoJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Tae-ukJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsForwards Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors DenilsonPohang Steelers Source:
Attendance {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" ! Team ! Stadium ! Matches ! Highest ! Lowest ! Average |- | align=left|Suwon Samsung Bluewings || align=left|Big Bird Stadium | 14 || 35,058 || 10,206 || 18,583 |- | align=left|FC Seoul || align=left|Seoul World Cup Stadium | 14 || 36,764 || 7,685 || 16,779 |- | rowspan="2" align=left|Gangwon FC || align=left|Gangneung Stadium | 10 | rowspan="2"|21,316 | rowspan="2"|5,129 | rowspan="2"|14,787 |- | align="left"|Chuncheon Stadium | 4 |- | align=left|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors || align=left|Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 14 || 21,516 || 10,756 || 14,227 |- | rowspan="2" align=left|Jeonnam Dragons || align=left|Gwang-Yang Stadium | 13 | rowspan="2"|19,800 | rowspan="2"|10,420 | rowspan="2"|13,263 |- | align="left"|Suncheon Stadium | 1 |- | rowspan="5" align=left|Gyeongnam FC || align=left|Changwon Civil Stadium | 10 | rowspan="5"|21,947 | rowspan="5"|5,764 | rowspan="5"|12,269 |- | align="left"|Masan Stadium | 1 |- | align="left"|Miryang Stadium | 1 |- | align="left"|Geochang Stadium | 1 |- | align="left"|Yangsan Stadium | 1 |- | align=left|Pohang Steelers || align=left|Pohang Steelyard | 14 || 16,382 || 7,348 || 11,041 |- | align=left|Incheon United || align=left|Incheon World Cup Stadium | 14 || 34,275 || 2,315 || 10,499 |- | align=left|Ulsan Hyundai || align=left|Ulsan Munsu Stadium | 14 || 13,761 || 3,864 || 9,188 |- | align=left|Daejeon Citizen || align=left|Daejeon World Cup Stadium | 14 || 16,561 || 3,535 || 8,596 |- | rowspan="2" align=left|Daegu FC || align=left|Daegu Stadium | 12 | rowspan="2"|32,250 | rowspan="2"|3,201 | rowspan="2"|8,541 |- | align="left"|Daegu Civil Stadium | 2 |- | align=left|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma || align=left|Seongnam Sports Complex | 14 || 17,049 || 1,367 || 7,917 |- | align=left|Jeju United || align=left|Jeju World Cup Stadium | 14 || 32,765 || 1,753 || 7,757 |- | rowspan="2" align=left|Gwangju Sangmu || align=left|Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 13 | rowspan="2"|25,762 | rowspan="2"|2,873 | rowspan="2"|7,719 |- | align="left"|Yeonggwang Sportium | 1 |- | align=left|Busan IPark || align=left|Asiad Main Stadium | 14 || 17,577 || 3,998 || 7,221 |- !colspan=2|Total || 210 || 36,764 || 1,367 || 11,226 |} Source: K League
See also 2009 in South Korean football 2009 K League Championship 2009 Korean League Cup 2009 Korean FA Cup
References
External links Official website Review at K League