2007 K League

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox football league season

| image =

| season = 2007

| dates = {{nowrap|Regular season:
3 March – 14 October 2007
Championship:
20 October – 11 November 2007}}

| competition = Samsung Hauzen
K League

| winners = Pohang Steelers
(4th title)

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Pohang Steelers
Jeonnam Dragons

| continentalcup2 =

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| matches = 182

| total goals = 424

| relegated =

| best player = André Luiz Tavares

| league topscorer = Cabore
(17 goals)

| best goalkeeper =

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2006

| nextseason = 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 =

class="wikitable"

! width="170" | Club

! width="170" | Player 1

! width="170" | Player 2

! width="170" | Player 3

! width="170" | Former player(s)

Busan IPark

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Ciel

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Luciano Tanque

| {{flagicon|Croatia}} Frane Čačić

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Luiz Fernando
{{flagicon|Brazil}} William

Jeonnam Dragons

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Leandrão

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Sandro Hiroshi

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Victor Simões

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Sandro

Daegu FC

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Eninho

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Luizinho

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Selmir

|

Daejeon Citizen

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Adriano Chuva

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cristiano Pereira

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Denílson

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Fabián Caballero
{{flagicon|Brazil}} Fernandinho

FC Seoul

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Adilson

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Dudu

| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Ricardo Nascimento

|

Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo

|

|

|

|

Gyeongnam FC

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cabore

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rogério Pinheiro

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Popó

|

Incheon United

| {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Dejan Damjanović

| {{flagicon|Serbia}} Dragan Mladenović

| {{flagicon|Serbia}} Željko Kalajdžić

| {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Dženan Radončić

Jeju United

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Irineu

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Ricardinho

|

| {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Nikola Vasiljević
{{flagicon|Serbia}} Ivan Perić

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

| {{flagicon|Croatia}} Antonio Franja

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Zé Carlos

| {{flagicon|North Macedonia}} Stevica Ristić

|

Pohang Steelers

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Jonhes

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Schwenck

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} André Luiz Tavares

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Frontini
{{flagicon|Brazil}} Maurício

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Itamar

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Mota

|

| {{flagicon|Romania}} Adrian Neaga

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Edu

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Nádson

| {{flagicon|Croatia}} Mato Neretljak

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Elpídio Silva

Ulsan Hyundai

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Almir

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Leandro Machado

| {{flagicon|Chile}} José Luis Villanueva

|

Regular season

=League table=

The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|section=Regular season

|team1=ICH|name_ICH=Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

|team2=SSB|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|team3=UHH|name_UHH=Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

|team4=GYN|name_GYN=Gyeongnam FC

|team5=PSA|name_PSA=Pohang Steelers

|team6=DJC|name_DJC=Daejeon Citizen

|team7=SEO|name_SEO=FC Seoul

|team8=JBH|name_JBH=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|team9=INC|name_INC=Incheon United

|team10=CHD|name_CHD=Jeonnam Dragons

|team11=JJU|name_JJU=Jeju United

|team12=DGU|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|team13=BIP|name_BIP=Busan IPark

|team14=GSB|name_GSB=Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo

|win_ICH=16|draw_ICH=7|loss_ICH=3|gf_ICH=43|ga_ICH=18

|win_SSB=15|draw_SSB=6|loss_SSB=5|gf_SSB=36|ga_SSB=24

|win_UHH=12|draw_UHH=9|loss_UHH=5|gf_UHH=34|ga_UHH=22

|win_GYN=13|draw_GYN=4|loss_GYN=9|gf_GYN=41|ga_GYN=31

|win_PSA=12|draw_PSA=5|loss_PSA=9|gf_PSA=27|ga_PSA=31

|win_DJC=10|draw_DJC=7|loss_DJC=9|gf_DJC=34|ga_DJC=27

|win_SEO=8|draw_SEO=13|loss_SEO=5|gf_SEO=23|ga_SEO=16

|win_JBH=9|draw_JBH=9|loss_JBH=8|gf_JBH=36|ga_JBH=32

|win_INC=8|draw_INC=9|loss_INC=9|gf_INC=30|ga_INC=32

|win_CHD=7|draw_CHD=9|loss_CHD=10|gf_CHD=24|ga_CHD=27

|win_JJU=8|draw_JJU=6|loss_JJU=12|gf_JJU=27|ga_JJU=35

|win_DGU=6|draw_DGU=6|loss_DGU=14|gf_DGU=35|ga_DGU=46

|win_BIP=4|draw_BIP=8|loss_BIP=14|gf_BIP=20|ga_BIP=39

|win_GSB=2|draw_GSB=6|loss_GSB=18|gf_GSB=14|ga_GSB=44

|col_F=yellow1|text_F=Qualification for the playoffs final

|result1=F

|col_SF=yellow2|text_SF=Qualification for the playoffs semi-final

|result2=SF

|col_QP=yellow3|text_QP=Qualification for the playoffs first round

|result3=QP|result4=QP |result5=QP |result6=QP

|col_FAC=green1|text_FAC=Qualification for the Champions League

|result10=FAC

|note_res_FAC=Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor07.html RSSSF]

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor07.html RSSSF]

|team1=BIP|team2=JND|team3=DGU|team4=DJC|team5=SEO

|team6=GWJ|team7=GNM|team8=ICU|team9=JJU

|team10=JHM|team11=PHS|team12=SIC|team13=SSB|team14=USH

|name_BIP=Busan IPark

|match_BIP_JND=1–3

|match_BIP_DGU=1–4

|match_BIP_DJC=1–0

|match_BIP_SEO=0–0

|match_BIP_GWJ=2–1

|match_BIP_GNM=1–4

|match_BIP_ICU=0–0

|match_BIP_JJU=0–1

|match_BIP_JHM=0–2

|match_BIP_PHS=1–2

|match_BIP_SIC=1–3

|match_BIP_SSB=1–2

|match_BIP_USH=0–1

|name_JND=Jeonnam Dragons

|match_JND_BIP=0–0

|match_JND_DGU=3–2

|match_JND_DJC=1–2

|match_JND_SEO=0–1

|match_JND_GWJ=2–0

|match_JND_GNM=2–1

|match_JND_ICU=0–0

|match_JND_JJU=1–0

|match_JND_JHM=1–0

|match_JND_PHS=2–1

|match_JND_SIC=0–2

|match_JND_SSB=0–0

|match_JND_USH=0–1

|name_DGU=Daegu FC

|match_DGU_BIP=1–1

|match_DGU_JND=2–2

|match_DGU_DJC=1–1

|match_DGU_SEO=1–0

|match_DGU_GWJ=2–1

|match_DGU_GNM=1–3

|match_DGU_ICU=1–2

|match_DGU_JJU=3–0

|match_DGU_JHM=1–1

|match_DGU_PHS=2–2

|match_DGU_SIC=1–2

|match_DGU_SSB=1–2

|match_DGU_USH=3–1

|name_DJC=Daejeon Citizen

|match_DJC_BIP=2–2

|match_DJC_JND=1–1

|match_DJC_DGU=4–1

|match_DJC_SEO=0–0

|match_DJC_GWJ=2–0

|match_DJC_GNM=0–0

|match_DJC_ICU=0–1

|match_DJC_JJU=1–0

|match_DJC_JHM=2–0

|match_DJC_PHS=3–0

|match_DJC_SIC=1–2

|match_DJC_SSB=1–0

|match_DJC_USH=1–3

|name_SEO=FC Seoul

|match_SEO_BIP=4–0

|match_SEO_JND=1–0

|match_SEO_DGU=2–0

|match_SEO_DJC=2–1

|match_SEO_GWJ=0–0

|match_SEO_GNM=0–3

|match_SEO_ICU=2–1

|match_SEO_JJU=1–0

|match_SEO_JHM=1–1

|match_SEO_PHS=3–0

|match_SEO_SIC=0–0

|match_SEO_SSB=0–1

|match_SEO_USH=0–0

|name_GWJ=Gwangju Sangmu

|match_GWJ_BIP=0–3

|match_GWJ_JND=0–0

|match_GWJ_DGU=2–1

|match_GWJ_DJC=1–0

|match_GWJ_SEO=0–0

|match_GWJ_GNM=0–4

|match_GWJ_ICU=1–1

|match_GWJ_JJU=0–2

|match_GWJ_JHM=0–2

|match_GWJ_PHS=0–1

|match_GWJ_SIC=0–1

|match_GWJ_SSB=1–3

|match_GWJ_USH=1–2

|name_GNM=Gyeongnam FC

|match_GNM_BIP=2–0

|match_GNM_JND=2–0

|match_GNM_DGU=1–0

|match_GNM_DJC=1–2

|match_GNM_SEO=1–0

|match_GNM_GWJ=1–0

|match_GNM_ICU=0–0

|match_GNM_JJU=3–1

|match_GNM_JHM=1–2

|match_GNM_PHS=1–3

|match_GNM_SIC=0–2

|match_GNM_SSB=0–0

|match_GNM_USH=0–4

|name_ICU=Incheon United

|match_ICU_BIP=2–2

|match_ICU_JND=2–1

|match_ICU_DGU=2–1

|match_ICU_DJC=3–2

|match_ICU_SEO=2–2

|match_ICU_GWJ=3–2

|match_ICU_GNM=1–2

|match_ICU_JJU=1–1

|match_ICU_JHM=1–3

|match_ICU_PHS=0–1

|match_ICU_SIC=0–2

|match_ICU_SSB=2–3

|match_ICU_USH=1–0

|name_JJU=Jeju United

|match_JJU_BIP=1–0

|match_JJU_JND=2–1

|match_JJU_DGU=2–0

|match_JJU_DJC=2–3

|match_JJU_SEO=2–2

|match_JJU_GWJ=1–1

|match_JJU_GNM=1–1

|match_JJU_ICU=0–2

|match_JJU_JHM=2–2

|match_JJU_PHS=2–0

|match_JJU_SIC=1–2

|match_JJU_SSB=0–1

|match_JJU_USH=2–1

|name_JHM=Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|match_JHM_BIP=1–1

|match_JHM_JND=1–1

|match_JHM_DGU=4–1

|match_JHM_DJC=0–2

|match_JHM_SEO=1–1

|match_JHM_GWJ=2–1

|match_JHM_GNM=2–3

|match_JHM_ICU=0–0

|match_JHM_JJU=2–1

|match_JHM_PHS=1–2

|match_JHM_SIC=0–2

|match_JHM_SSB=1–1

|match_JHM_USH=0–0

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers

|match_PHS_DJC=1–1

|match_PHS_BIP=0–1

|match_PHS_SEO=0–0

|match_PHS_DGU=1–3

|match_PHS_JJU=0–1

|match_PHS_SSB=0–0

|match_PHS_GNM=2–1

|match_PHS_JHM=1–3

|match_PHS_SIC=2–1

|match_PHS_JND=1–0

|match_PHS_GWJ=2–1

|match_PHS_ICU=3–2

|match_PHS_USH=1–0

|name_SIC=Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

|match_SIC_BIP=2–1

|match_SIC_JND=1–1

|match_SIC_DGU=3–0

|match_SIC_DJC=0–0

|match_SIC_SEO=0–0

|match_SIC_GWJ=3–1

|match_SIC_GNM=1–2

|match_SIC_ICU=1–1

|match_SIC_JJU=2–0

|match_SIC_JHM=2–1

|match_SIC_PHS=1–1

|match_SIC_SSB=3–1

|match_SIC_USH=1–1

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|match_SSB_BIP=1–0

|match_SSB_JND=1–0

|match_SSB_DGU=1–1

|match_SSB_DJC=2–1

|match_SSB_SEO=2–1

|match_SSB_GWJ=0–0

|match_SSB_GNM=5–3

|match_SSB_ICU=1–0

|match_SSB_JJU=3–0

|match_SSB_JHM=2–3

|match_SSB_PHS=1–0

|match_SSB_SIC=2–1

|match_SSB_USH=1–2

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

|match_USH_BIP=0–0

|match_USH_JND=2–2

|match_USH_DGU=2–1

|match_USH_DJC=2–1

|match_USH_SEO=0–0

|match_USH_GWJ=4–0

|match_USH_GNM=1–1

|match_USH_ICU=1–0

|match_USH_JJU=2–2

|match_USH_JHM=2–1

|match_USH_PHS=0–0

|match_USH_SIC=0–3

|match_USH_SSB=2–0

}}

Championship playoffs

{{main|2007 K League Championship}}

=Bracket=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2007 K League Championship|Bracket}}}}

=Final table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=PP

|ranking_style=none|hide_played=y

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor07.html RSSSF]

|res_col_header=Q

|section=Final table

|team1=PHS |team2=SIC |team3=SSB |team4=USH |team5=GYN |team6=DJC

|name_PHS=Pohang Steelers|status_PHS=C

|name_SIC=Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|name_USH=Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

|name_GYN=Gyeongnam FC

|name_DJC=Daejeon Citizen

|col_GS=green1|text_GS=Qualification for the Champions League

|result1=GS

}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.inews24.com/view/288168 |script-title=ko:까보레, K-리그 득점왕 등극 |language=ko |publisher=JoyNews24 |date=2007-10-14 |access-date=2021-04-18}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Pos

! Player

! Team

! Goals

! Apps

1

| align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Cabore

| align="left"|Gyeongnam FC

| 18

| 26

rowspan="2"|2

| align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Denilson

| align="left"|Daejeon Citizen

| 14

| 24

align="left"|{{flagicon|Montenegro}} Dejan Damjanović

| align="left"|Incheon United

| 14

| 26

4

| align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Stevica Ristić

| align="left"|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

| 13

| 25

5

| align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Luizinho

| align="left"|Daegu FC

| 11

| 23

6

| align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Mota

| align="left"|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

| 9

| 21

rowspan="4"|7

| align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Adriano Chuva

| align="left"|Daejeon Citizen

| 8

| 14

align="left"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Keun-ho

| align="left"|Daegu FC

| 8

| 20

align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Sandro Hiroshi

| align="left"|Jeonnam Dragons

| 8

| 26

align="left"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Woo Sung-yong

| align="left"|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.

class="wikitable"

!Award

!Winner

!Club

Most Valuable Player{{cite news |url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=1471897 |script-title=ko:따바레즈 MVP·하태균 신인상 영예 |language=ko |publisher=KBS |date=2007-12-06 |access-date=2021-04-18}}

|{{flagicon|BRA}} André Luiz Tavares

|Pohang Steelers

Top goalscorer

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cabore

|Gyeongnam FC

Top assist provider

|{{flagicon|BRA}} André Luiz Tavares

|Pohang Steelers

Rookie of the Year

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-goon

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Manager of the Year

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Farias

|Pohang Steelers

Players' Player of the Year{{Cite news |url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/news/view.html?gid=G0705300147 |script-title=ko:김두현, K리거 100명이 선정한 최고 선수 |publisher=Osen |date=May 30, 2007 |language=ko |access-date=18 April 2021 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140213/http://osen.mt.co.kr/news/view.html?gid=G0705300147 |url-status=dead }}

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Do-heon

|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

=Best XI=

class="wikitable"

!Position

!Winner

!Club

Goalkeeper

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Byung-ji

|FC Seoul

rowspan="4"|Defenders

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson

|FC Seoul

{{flagicon|CRO}} Mato Neretljak

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

{{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Jae-won

|Pohang Steelers

{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Hak-young

|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

rowspan="4"|Midfielders

|{{flagicon|BRA}} André Luiz Tavares

|Pohang Steelers

{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kwan-woo

|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Gi-dong

|Pohang Steelers

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Do-heon

|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

rowspan="2"|Forwards

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Keun-ho

|Daegu FC

{{flagicon|BRA}} Cabore

|Gyeongnam FC

Source:{{cite web |url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=115&oid=052&aid=0000172622 |script-title=ko:K-리그 베스트11 선정 발표…감독상은 파리아스 |website=Naver |publisher=YTN |language=ko |date=27 November 2007 |access-date=19 July 2019}}

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.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Team

!Average

!Minimum

!Maximum

!Total

align="left"|Suwon Samsung Bluewings

|25,194

16,21341,819327,526
align="left"|FC Seoul

|21,513

10,57455,397279,670
align="left"|Incheon United

|16,671

6,21725,686216,728
align="left"|Daegu FC

|15,007

2,08544,215180,090
align="left"|Daejon Citizen

|14,659

5,42328,074175,914
align="left"|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

|11,312

4,32829,112135,754
align="left"|Gwangju Sangmu

|8,861

2,67828,637115,196
align="left"|Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

|8,706

3,62814,763113,184
align="left"|Gyeongnam FC

|8,625

3,05123,192103,503
align="left"|Jeonnam Dragons

|8,565

3,85913,800102,780
align="left"|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

|7,677

4,23610,50899,794
align="left"|Jeju United

|6,636

1,23120,49979,635
align="left"|Pohang Steelers

|6,572

1,73512,59678,873
align="left"|Busan IPark

|5,012

1,50511,07565,161

See also

References

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