Claim: The 2005 Daegu FC season was split into two stages with them winning two games in the first stage, (placing the club twelfth out of thirteen) but after a more successful second stage, they endedin eighth place overall.
Evidence: As with the 2004 season, the 2005 K-League season was split up into first and second stages. They had won a mere 2 games of the first stage, placing the club 12th, ahead of only Gwangju in the first stage table. These results placed them third in the second stage table, and this translated into 8th place in the overall table.