Korean K-League 2009 Thread

FA Cup Semi-Final Fixtures:

Suwon Samsung Bluewings vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Daejeon Citizen vs Seongnam Ilhwa

Well, it's the big one. This is probably the biggest game for us since we won the trophy back in 2001. We're definitely the underdogs, Seongnam are in good form and are undoubtably a better side, but I'm hoping that we can pull something out of the bag.

I would usually never root for our hated rivals but if we win, I sure hope Suwon do too. That will set up an epic final.

 

FA Cup Semi-Final Results:

Daejeon Citizen 0 - 1 Seongnam Ilhwa
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 - 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

So, we couldn't quite make it. Our season is now over bar some insane winning run and freak results. Still, it was an unbelievable goal from Seongnam to win a cup semi-final:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t8w_yOg5VA

 

Round 27

Gangwon FC 1 - 3 Jeonbuk Motors (8,672)
Busan I Park 3 - 0 Jeju United (4,064)
Gyeongnam FC 3 - 0 Daegu FC (15,821)
Incheon United 2 - 1 Daejeon Citizen (4,785)
Suwon Bluewings 1 - 0 Ulsan Horang I (17,795)
Gwangju Sangmu 2 - 3 Seongnam Ilhwa (4,383)
Chunnam Dragons 1 - 0 Pohang Steelers (10,895)

1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 25 15 5 5 46 30 +16 50
2 FC Seoul 25 15 3 7 43 24 +19 48
3 Pohang Steelers 25 11 11 3 50 31 +19 44
4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 25 11 6 8 33 28 +5 39
5 Chunnam Dragons 25 10 7 8 38 38 0 37
6 Incheon United 25 9 10 6 28 28 0 37
7 Gyeongnam FC 25 8 10 7 31 27 +4 34
8 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 26 8 9 9 31 28 +3 33
9 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 25 8 7 10 26 27 −1 31
10 Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix 26 9 3 14 30 32 −2 30
Out of Play-off Contention
11 Busan I'Park 26 7 7 12 34 39 −5 28
12 Daejeon Citizen 25 6 9 10 24 34 −10 27
13 Jeju United 25 7 6 12 22 41 −19 27
14 Gangwon FC 25 6 7 12 40 54 −14 25
15 Daegu FC 26 5 8 13 20 41 −21 23

Maybe next year eh....

 

Arthur Bernardes has resigned as manager of Jeju after a string of poor results have seen them slide down the league table. Jo Jin-Ho will take temporary charge for the rest of the season.

http://sports.media.daum.net/nms/so...w.do?cate=23758&type=&newsid=1591416&cp=nocut

 

Weekend Results:

October 17
Pohang Steelers 1 - 0 Gangwon FC (11,202)
Ulsan Hyundai 0 - 1 Gyeongnam FC (6,795)
FC Seoul 2 - 2 Busan I'Park (17,150)
Chunnam Dragons 2 - 0 Daejeon Citizen (12,128)

October 18
Jeju United 0 - 2 Incheon United (1,753)
Jeonbuk FC 2 - 0 Gwangju Sangmu (15,293)
Seongnam Ilhwa 3 - 2 Suwon Bluewings (17,049)

So, with 2 games remaining of the regular season, 7 teams are in with a shout of taking the 6 playoff spaces. The top 7 is currently:

1. Jeonbuk
2. Seoul
3. Pohang
4. Seongnam
5. Chunnam
6. Incheon
7. Gyeongnam

Should be interesting...

 

Yep, me too. I think they have a good shot at the Champions League as well. They knocked out Phil Scolari's Bunyodkor in the last round.

That and my mate plays for them...

 

Penultimate Round Results:

Gangwon 1-2 Daejeon (10,724)
Gwangju 2-3 Pohang (6,850)
Suwon 1-1 Jeonbuk (27,018)
Chunnam 0-0 Jeju (17,392)
Daegu 0-1 Ulsan (3,201)
Gyeongnam 4-1 Seongnam (17,934)
Incheon 0-1 FC Seoul (10,625)

Going into the last round, the playoffs are still not decided with Seongnam, Chunnam, Gyeongnam, and Incheon fighting for the last 3 places.

 

Final Round Fixtures:

FC Seoul vs Chunnam Dragons
Daejeon Citizen vs Gwangju Sangmu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs Gyeongnam FC
Jeju Utd vs Gangwon FC
Busan I'Park vs Incheon Utd
Pohang Steelers vs Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Seongnam Ilhwa vs Daegu FC

The four bolded teams are competing for the final 3 playoff spots, with Seoul, Jeonbuk and Pohang already guaranteed.

I see Gyeongnam losing out, as I can't see them getting anything and Jeonbuk and I think Incheon will have enough to see off Busan. That said, if Jeonbuk put out a weakened side, that could change.

Also for Yabba, Jeju Utd have appointed Park Kyung-Hoon, Jeonju University professor as their new manager. Interim Daejeon boss Wang Seun-Jae has also signed a 2 year full time contract.

 

Final Round Results:

Busan I'Park 0 - 1 Incheon United (4,234)
Daejeon Citizen 3 - 1 Gwangju Sangmu (15,261)
FC Seoul 1 - 1 Chunnam Dragons (17,364)
Jeju United 0 - 1 Gangwon FC (2,522)
Jeonbuk FC 4 - 2 Gyeongnam FC (21,516)
Pohang Steelers 1 - 0 Suwon Bluewings (12,164)
Seongnam Ilhwa 3 - 0 Daegu FC (4,355)

Final Table:

01 Jeonbuk 28 17 6 5 59 33 26 57
02 Pohang 28 14 11 3 55 33 22 53
03 FC Seoul 28 16 5 7 47 27 20 53
04 Seongnam 28 13 6 9 40 34 6 45
05 Incheon 28 11 10 7 31 29 2 43
06 Chunnam 28 11 9 8 41 39 2 42
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07 Gyeongnam 28 10 10 8 38 32 6 40
08 Ulsan 28 9 9 10 32 29 3 36
09 Daejeon 28 8 9 11 29 38 -9 33
10 Suwon 28 8 8 12 29 32 -3 32
11 Gwangju 28 9 3 16 33 40 -7 30
12 Busan 28 7 8 13 36 42 -6 29
13 Gangwon 28 7 7 14 42 57 -15 28
14 Jeju 28 7 7 14 22 44 -22 28
15 Daegu 28 5 8 15 20 45 -25 23