The 2008 K League was the 26th season of the
K League
K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...
. The regular season and playoffs' format was the same as the one used in the
2007 season. It began on March 8, and the final of the playoffs finished on 7 December.
On 2 August 2008, the first ever Jomo Cup kicked off. The K League All-Stars squared off against the
J.League All-Stars at the
Japan National Stadium
The Japan National Stadium, officially the , alternatively , and a.k.a. formerly is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for association football in Kasumigaokamachi, Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The facility served as the main stadi ...
.
Lee Woon-jae was selected as the K League All-Star Team's captain and
Cha Bum-kun
Cha Bum-kun (; or ; born 22 May 1953) is a South Korean former football manager and player. A forward, he was nicknamed Tscha Bum or "Cha Boom" in Germany because of his name and thunderous ball striking ability. He showed explosive pace an ...
managed the squad. The K League All-Stars won the game by a score of 3–1.
Teams
General information
Foreign players
Regular season
League table
Top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
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
Dudu won the award with 15 goals.
Awards
Main awards
The
K League Players' Player of the Year was published by Korean edition of ''
FourFourTwo
''FourFourTwo'' is an association football magazine published by British company Future. Issued monthly, it published its 300th edition in May 2019. It takes its name from the football formation of the same name, 4–4–2. Future acquired the ...
'' in summer, and was not an official award of the K League, but 124 players participated in the selection process.
Best XI
Source:
Attendance
The records were calculated for the regular season.
See also
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2008 in South Korean football
This article shows a summary of the 2008 football season in South Korea.
National teams
FIFA World Cup qualification
EAFF Championship
Summer Olympics
Friendlies Senior team
Under-23 team
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2008 K League Championship
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2008 Korean League Cup
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2008 Korean FA Cup
References
External links
Official website
{{2007-08 in Asian Football (AFC)
K League seasons
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...