2009 K League Championship
# 2009 K League Championship

The 2009 K League Championship was the 13th competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 27th champions of the K League. The top six clubs of the regular season qualified for the championship. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the final, and second place team qualified for the semi-final. The other four clubs entered the first round, and the winners of the second round advanced to the semi-final. Each match was played as a single match, excluding the final which consisted of two matches. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors became the champions for the first time by defeating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–1 on aggregate in the final.

## Qualified teams

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 57 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 45 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 5 | Incheon United | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 43 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 42 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 1 (2) | | | | | | | 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons (p) | 1 (3) | | | | 2 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (p) | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Incheon United | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Seoul vs Jeonnam

| FC Seoul | Jeonnam Dragons |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Kim Ho-jun |
| RB | 17 | Lee Jong-min |
| CB | 6 | Kim Jin-kyu | 120' |
| CB | 22 | Kim Chi-gon (c) |
| LB | 8 | Adilson |
| RM | 21 | Ki Sung-yueng |
| CM | 14 | Kim Han-yoon | 19' | 85' |
| CM | 16 | Koh Myong-jin | | 63' |
| LM | 7 | Kim Chi-woo | | 105' |
| FW | 9 | Jung Jo-gook | | 76' |
| FW | 28 | Lee Seung-ryul | 88' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 41 | Park Dong-suk |
| DF | 4 | Park Yong-ho |
| MF | 20 | Han Tae-you | 101' | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Kim Seung-yong | | 105' |
| FW | 18 | Anderson | 100' | 63' |
| FW | 19 | Lee Sang-hyup | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
| GK | 21 | Yeom Dong-gyun (c) |
| CB | 5 | Kwak Tae-hwi |
| CB | 32 | Kim Hyung-ho |
| CB | 3 | Park Ji-yong |
| RM | 12 | Lee Kyu-ro | 28' | 90+2' |
| CM | 45 | Song Han-bok |
| CM | 14 | Baek Seung-min |
| LM | 43 | Lee Wan | | 108' |
| RW | 15 | Wesley | 8' |
| LW | 19 | Ju Kwang-youn | | 69' |
| ST | 10 | Adriano Chuva | 22' | 96' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 31 | Ryu Won-woo |
| DF | 4 | Jung In-whan | | 108' |
| DF | 28 | Jeong Jun-yeon | | 90+2' |
| MF | 11 | Song Jung-hyun | | 69' |
| MF | 25 | Yoo Hong-youl |
| FW | 18 | Jung Yoon-sung | | 96' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Hang-seo ||

* Man of the Match:
* Yeom Dong-gyun (Jeonnam Dragons)
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Sun-jin (South Korea)
* Son Jae-sun (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Choi Myung-yong (South Korea)

### Seongnam vs Incheon

| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Incheon United |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong |
| RB | 16 | Kim Sung-hwan | 19' |
| CB | 4 | Saša Ognenovski | 45+4' |
| CB | 6 | Jeon Kwang-jin | 41' |
| LB | 33 | Jang Hak-young |
| DM | 8 | Lee Ho |
| DM | 14 | Kim Jung-woo (c) | 23' | 120' |
| CM | 11 | Mauricio Molina | 101' |
| RW | 23 | Fabrício | | 89' |
| LW | 20 | Kim Jin-yong | | 45' |
| FW | 10 | Dženan Radončić |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 44 | Kim Yong-dae | | 120' |
| DF | 2 | Ko Jae-sung |
| DF | 5 | Cho Byung-kuk | 84' 92' | 45' |
| MF | 17 | Kim Cheol-ho |
| FW | 15 | Han Dong-won |
| FW | 18 | Cho Dong-geon | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Shin Tae-yong ||
| GK | 25 | Song Yoo-geol |
| CB | 2 | Kim Young-bin |
| CB | 20 | Lim Joong-yong | 81' |
| CB | 3 | Jang Won-seok | | 15' |
| DM | 28 | Lee Se-joo |
| DM | 17 | Jeon Jae-ho | 62' | 118' |
| RM | 44 | Kim Min-soo | 45+3' |
| CM | 4 | No Jong-gun | 74' |
| LM | 34 | Lee Jun-young (c) | | 64' |
| FW | 21 | Do Hwa-sung | | 90' |
| FW | 15 | Yoo Byung-soo |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Kim Lee-sub |
| DF | 27 | An Jae-jun | | 118' |
| MF | 29 | Jeong Hyuk | 76' | 15' |
| MF | 39 | Yoon Won-il |
| FW | 9 | Kang Su-il | | 64' |
| FW | 31 | Dragan Čadikovski | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Ilija Petković ||

* Man of the Match:
* Mauricio Molina (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
* Assistant referees:
* Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
* Kim Jung-sik (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Lee Young-chul (South Korea)

## Second round

| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Jeonnam Dragons |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong |
| RB | 16 | Kim Sung-hwan |
| CB | 40 | Park Woo-hyun |
| CB | 6 | Jeon Kwang-jin | 73' |
| LB | 33 | Jang Hak-young |
| DM | 8 | Lee Ho | 72' |
| CM | 14 | Kim Jung-woo (c) |
| CM | 17 | Kim Cheol-ho | | 90+2' |
| RW | 18 | Cho Dong-geon | | 77' |
| LW | 11 | Mauricio Molina |
| FW | 10 | Dženan Radončić | 61' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 44 | Kim Yong-dae |
| DF | 2 | Ko Jae-sung | | 90+2' |
| DF | 39 | Kim Tae-yoon |
| MF | 9 | Hong Jin-sub |
| FW | 15 | Han Dong-won |
| FW | 20 | Kim Jin-yong | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Shin Tae-yong ||
| GK | 21 | Yeom Dong-gyun (c) |
| DF | 5 | Kwak Tae-hwi |
| DF | 32 | Kim Hyung-ho |
| DF | 43 | Lee Wan |
| MF | 12 | Lee Kyu-ro |
| MF | 14 | Baek Seung-min |
| MF | 26 | Ko Cha-won | | 49' |
| MF | 45 | Song Han-bok | | 72' |
| FW | 15 | Wesley |
| FW | 10 | Adriano Chuva |
| FW | 19 | Ju Kwang-youn | | 57' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 31 | Ryu Won-woo |
| DF | 3 | Park Ji-yong |
| DF | 4 | Jung In-whan |
| MF | 8 | Kim Seung-hyun | 90+6' | 57' |
| MF | 11 | Song Jung-hyun | | 49' |
| FW | 18 | Jung Yoon-sung | 82' | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Hang-seo ||

* Man of the Match:
* Mauricio Molina (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Sun-jin (South Korea)
* Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Lee Sam-ho (South Korea)

## Semi-final

| Pohang Steelers | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Shin Hwa-yong |
| RB | 2 | Choi Hyo-jin | 74' |
| CB | 24 | Hwang Jae-won (c) |
| CB | 32 | Kim Hyung-il |
| LB | 16 | Kim Jung-kyum |
| MF | 20 | Shin Hyung-min | 55' |
| MF | 5 | Kim Tae-su |
| MF | 7 | Kim Jae-sung | | 53' |
| FW | 10 | Denilson | | 66' |
| FW | 22 | No Byung-jun |
| FW | 99 | Stevica Ristić | | 59' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Song Dong-jin |
| DF | 30 | Kazunari Okayama |
| MF | 6 | Kim Gi-dong |
| MF | 8 | Hwang Jin-sung | | 53' |
| MF | 28 | Song Chang-ho | | 66' |
| FW | 23 | Yoo Chang-hyun | | 59' |
| Manager: ||
| Sérgio Farias ||
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong |
| RB | 16 | Kim Sung-hwan |
| CB | 40 | Park Woo-hyun | 48' |
| CB | 5 | Cho Byung-kuk | 65' |
| LB | 33 | Jang Hak-young | 72' |
| RM | 11 | Mauricio Molina |
| CM | 8 | Lee Ho | 52' |
| CM | 14 | Kim Jung-woo (c) |
| LM | 17 | Kim Cheol-ho |
| FW | 18 | Cho Dong-geon | | 64' |
| FW | 10 | Dženan Radončić | 62' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 44 | Kim Yong-dae |
| DF | 2 | Ko Jae-sung |
| DF | 39 | Kim Tae-yoon |
| MF | 9 | Hong Jin-sub |
| FW | 15 | Han Dong-won |
| FW | 20 | Kim Jin-yong | | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Shin Tae-yong ||

* Man of the Match:
* Jung Sung-ryong (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
* Assistant referees:
* Son Jae-sun (South Korea)
* Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Lee Sang-yong (South Korea)

## Final

### First leg

| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong |
| RB | 16 | Kim Sung-hwan |
| CB | 4 | Saša Ognenovski (c) | 69' |
| CB | 5 | Cho Byung-kuk |
| LB | 40 | Park Woo-hyun |
| DM | 6 | Jeon Kwang-jin |
| DM | 17 | Kim Cheol-ho | 36' |
| RM | 8 | Fabrício | | 85' |
| CM | 11 | Mauricio Molina |
| LM | 20 | Kim Jin-yong | | 83' |
| FW | 18 | Cho Dong-geon |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 44 | Kim Yong-dae |
| DF | 2 | Ko Jae-sung |
| MF | 9 | Hong Jin-sub | | 85' |
| MF | 12 | Choi Jae-young |
| MF | 19 | Shin Young-chul |
| FW | 15 | Han Dong-won | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Shin Tae-yong ||
| GK | 1 | Kwon Sun-tae |
| RB | 2 | Choi Chul-soon |
| CB | 4 | Kim Sang-sik (c) |
| CB | 17 | Lim You-hwan |
| LB | 6 | Jin Kyung-sun | 56' |
| CM | 13 | Jung Hoon |
| CM | 7 | Ha Dae-sung | 20' | 62' |
| CM | 10 | Luiz Henrique |
| RW | 11 | Choi Tae-uk |
| LW | 33 | Brasília | | 53' |
| FW | 20 | Lee Dong-gook |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Kim Min-sik |
| DF | 16 | Shin Kwang-hoon |
| DF | 29 | Lee Kwang-hyun |
| MF | 8 | Eninho | | 53' |
| MF | 26 | Seo Jung-jin |
| FW | 15 | Lee Gwang-jae | | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Choi Kang-hee ||

* Man of the Match:
* Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Sun-jin (South Korea)
* Kim Yong-soo (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Choi Gwang-bo (South Korea)

### Second leg

| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Kwon Sun-tae | 90+3' |
| RB | 2 | Choi Chul-soon |
| CB | 17 | Lim You-hwan |
| CB | 5 | Son Seung-joon |
| LB | 6 | Jin Kyung-sun |
| CM | 4 | Kim Sang-sik (c) | 45+1' |
| CM | 13 | Jung Hoon | | 75' |
| CM | 10 | Luiz Henrique |
| RW | 11 | Choi Tae-uk | | 81' |
| LW | 8 | Eninho | | 90' |
| FW | 20 | Lee Dong-gook |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Kim Min-sik |
| DF | 29 | Lee Kwang-hyun | | 90' |
| MF | 7 | Ha Dae-sung | | 75' |
| MF | 26 | Seo Jung-jin | | 81' |
| FW | 15 | Lee Gwang-jae |
| FW | 33 | Brasília |
| Manager: ||
| Choi Kang-hee ||
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong |
| RB | 16 | Kim Sung-hwan | 77' |
| CB | 4 | Saša Ognenovski |
| CB | 5 | Cho Byung-kuk | 71' |
| LB | 40 | Park Woo-hyun |
| CM | 6 | Jeon Kwang-jin | 60' | 72' |
| CM | 17 | Kim Cheol-ho | | 45' |
| LM | 8 | Lee Ho (c) |
| RW | 23 | Fabrício | 53' | 63' |
| LW | 11 | Mauricio Molina | 22' |
| FW | 10 | Dženan Radončić |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 44 | Kim Yong-dae |
| DF | 2 | Ko Jae-sung |
| MF | 9 | Hong Jin-sub |
| FW | 15 | Han Dong-won | | 72' |
| FW | 18 | Cho Dong-geon | | 63' |
| FW | 20 | Kim Jin-yong | | 45' |
| Manager: ||
| Shin Tae-yong ||

* Man of the Match:
* Eninho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
* Assistant referees:
* Won Chang-ho (South Korea)
* Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Ko Keum-bok (South Korea)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Final table

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | |
| 5 | FC Seoul | |
| 6 | Incheon United | |
