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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
|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=
|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}}
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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.
=Best XI=
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!Position !Winner !Club |
Goalkeeper
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Byung-ji |
rowspan="4"|Defenders
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson |
{{flagicon|CRO}} Mato Neretljak |
{{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Jae-won |
{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Hak-young |
rowspan="4"|Midfielders
|{{flagicon|BRA}} André Luiz Tavares |
{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kwan-woo |
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Gi-dong |
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Do-heon |
rowspan="2"|Forwards
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Keun-ho |
{{flagicon|BRA}} Cabore |
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.
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Team
!Average !Minimum !Maximum !Total | |||
---|---|---|---|
align="left"|Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|25,194 | 16,213 | 41,819 | 327,526 |
align="left"|FC Seoul
|21,513 | 10,574 | 55,397 | 279,670 |
align="left"|Incheon United
|16,671 | 6,217 | 25,686 | 216,728 |
align="left"|Daegu FC
|15,007 | 2,085 | 44,215 | 180,090 |
align="left"|Daejon Citizen
|14,659 | 5,423 | 28,074 | 175,914 |
align="left"|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|11,312 | 4,328 | 29,112 | 135,754 |
align="left"|Gwangju Sangmu
|8,861 | 2,678 | 28,637 | 115,196 |
align="left"|Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|8,706 | 3,628 | 14,763 | 113,184 |
align="left"|Gyeongnam FC
|8,625 | 3,051 | 23,192 | 103,503 |
align="left"|Jeonnam Dragons
|8,565 | 3,859 | 13,800 | 102,780 |
align="left"|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
|7,677 | 4,236 | 10,508 | 99,794 |
align="left"|Jeju United
|6,636 | 1,231 | 20,499 | 79,635 |
align="left"|Pohang Steelers
|6,572 | 1,735 | 12,596 | 78,873 |
align="left"|Busan IPark
|5,012 | 1,505 | 11,075 | 65,161 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{K League seasons}}
{{2007 in South Korean football}}
{{2007 in Asian football (AFC)}}