# 2009 Daegu FC season

The 2009 season was Daegu F.C.'s 7th season in South Korea's K-League.

## Season summary

This season would transpire to be one of the worst, if not the worst, in the club's history. In a now expanded league of 15 clubs, thanks to new entrant Gangwon FC, Daegu would finish last. Jang Nam-Seok, who had played for the club since 2006 and has been a prolific scorer for the club, was appointed captain for the 2009 season. While defensively, there had been improvements, the club lost its attacking focus of the previous season. The leading scorer of the previous season, Lee Keun-Ho had completed his contract and moved to Japanese club Júbilo Iwata and Eninho, who had been one of the club's best performing imports, transferred to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Their replacements, Émile Mbamba and Lazar Popović, were not of the same calibre, and would be released mid-season.
Only five games were won all season in the K-League. That even five games were won was fortunate, and this number is somewhat deceptive as it was as late as the 21st round that the club had but a single win. It was only a late season string of four consecutive wins that saved the club's blushes. This late season revival was far too late to lift the club from the foot of the table, from where it had been anchored since round 11 of the competition. An midseason incoming transfer, Leo would score four goals while midfielder draftee Lee Seul-Ki scored three goals from 25 games. That a midfielder playing as an occasional part-time forward would be the club's second highest scorer only highlighted the club's lack of offensive penetration.
In the FA Cup, Daegu made it to the quarterfinals, beating Gyeongnam FC in a penalty shootout in the round of 16. In the quarterfinal itself, against Daejeon Citizen, the game finished as a one all draw, Daegu's goal coming from Lee Seul-Ki. For the second consecutive match, the result would come down to a penalty shootout. This time, Daegu lost out. In the league cup, now known as the Peace Cup Korea 2009 finished third in their group, one point away from qualifying for the knockout phase of the cup. Cho Hyung-Ik, another midfielder, would be the club's highest scorer in the competition with three goals.
Off the field, Park Jong-Sun was elected as the third representative director of Daegu FC on 11 May 2009. Lee Dae-Sub and Choi Jong-Joon were the preceding representative directors. Daegu FC also signed a memorandum of understanding with the regionalised 4th level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino B side Deportivo Coreano on 31 August 2009. It was hoped that this will lead to promising Argentinean players playing for the club.
The 2009 season also saw a change in the club's kit provider; Joma replaced previous supplier Lotto Sport Italia.
On December 22, 2009, Daegu FC appointed Lee Young-jin as manager to lead the club for the 2010 season. Lee, who has previously coached FC Seoul, replaced Byun Byung-Joo who had been manager since 2006. Byun resigned after being embroiled in a scandal involving a player's agent and payoffs for selecting specific players.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KOR | Cho Jun-Ho |
| 2 | MF | KOR | Baek Young-Cheol |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Choi Sang-Hyun |
| 4 | MF | KOR | Cho Han-Bum (on loan from Pohang Steelers) |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Feng Xiaoting |
| 6 | MF | KOR | Lee Seul-Ki |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Valdeir |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Kim Chang-hee |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Jang Nam-Seok (captain) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Léo |
| 11 | MF | KOR | Kim Min-Kyun |
| 12 | MF | KOR | Jang Sang-Won |
| 13 | MF | KOR | Cho Hyung-Ik |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Choi Jong-Bum |
| 15 | MF | KOR | Kim Oh-Sung |
| 16 | DF | KOR | Bang Dae-Jong |
| 17 | MF | KOR | Han Jung-Hwa (on loan from Busan I'Park) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | KOR | Lim Hyun-Woo |
| 19 | MF | KOR | Choi Jong-Hyuk |
| 20 | MF | KOR | Yoon Seong-Min |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Baek Min-Cheol |
| 22 | DF | KOR | Chong Woo-Sung |
| 23 | MF | KOR | Nam Hyun-Seong |
| 24 | DF | KOR | Park Jung-Sik |
| 25 | DF | KOR | Yoon Yeo-San (vice-captain) |
| 26 | DF | KOR | Lee Sang-Deok |
| 27 | MF | KOR | Lee Hyun-Chang |
| 28 | MF | KOR | Kim Ju-Hwan |
| 29 | DF | KOR | Kim Myung-Ryong |
| 30 | DF | KOR | Yang Seung-Won |
| 31 | GK | KOR | Cho Young-Joon |
| 32 | FW | KOR | Cha Jung-Min |
| 33 | DF | KOR | Kim Jong-Kyung |
| 34 | DF | KOR | Park Jong-Jin |

## Players In/Out
### In

| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From | Type | Source (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | MF | 6 | Lee Seul-Ki | Dongguk University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 20 November 2008 | MF | 8 | Kim Chang-hee | Konkuk University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 20 November 2008 | DF | 26 | Lee Sang-Deok | Dong-A University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 20 November 2008 | MF | 15 | Kim Oh-Sung | Korea University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 20 November 2008 | DF | 22 | Chong Woo-Sung | Chungang University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 20 November 2008 | FW | 11 | Kim Min-Kyun | Myongji University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 20 November 2008 | FW | 32 | Cha Jung-Min | Ajou University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 20 November 2008 | DF | 29 | Kim Myung-Ryong | Myongji University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 20 November 2008 | MF | 27 | Lee Hyun-Chang | Yeungnam University | Drafted | Daegu FC |
| 13 January 2009 | GK | 1 | Cho Jun-Ho | Jeju United FC | Transferred | Daegu FC |
| 13 January 2009 | MF | 17 | Han Jung-Hwa | Busan I'Park | Loan | Daegu FC |
| 24 February 2009 | FW | 7 | Émile Mbamba | Arema Malang | Transferred | Daegu FC |
| 24 February 2009 | FW | 10 | Lazar Popović | FK Čukarički Stankom | Transferred | Daegu FC |
| 2 March 2009 | MF | 14 | Choi Jong-Bum | Pohang Steelers | Transferred | Daegu FC |
| 2 March 2009 | MF | 3 | Choi Sang-Hyun | Seongnam Ilhwa | Transferred | Daegu FC |
| 1 July 2009 | MF | 7 | Valdeir | Joinville-SC | Transferred | Daegu FC |
| 3 July 2009 | FW | 10 | Léo | Górnik Zabrze | Transferred | Daegu FC |
| 29 July 2009 | MF | 4 | Cho Han-Bum | Pohang Steelers | Loan | Daegu FC |
| 22 October 2009 | DF | 34 | Park Jong-Jin | Gwangju Sangmu | Leave the army | Daegu FC |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To | Type | Source (in Korean) |
| 10 December 2008 | FW | 5 | Hwang Sun-Pil | Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix | Military service | Naver |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | 35 | Leandro | Paraná Clube | Contract expired | |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | 85 | Geovane | América de Natal | Released | |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | 12 | Jeon Sang-Dae | | Contract expired | |
| 1 January 2009 | MF | 14 | Lee Tae-Woo | | Contract expired | |
| 1 January 2009 | DF | 34 | Lee Sung-Hwan | | Released | |
| 8 January 2009 | MF | 6 | Moon Joo-Won | Gangwon FC | Transferred | Naver |
| 19 January 2009 | FW | 11 | Eninho | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Transferred | Jeonbuk Hyundai |
| 28 January 2009 | DF | 4 | Cho Hong-Kyu | Pohang Steelers | Transferred | Pohang Steelers |
| 16 February 2009 | DF | 22 | Hwang Ji-Yoon | Daejeon Citizen | Transferred | Daejeon Citizen |
| 2 March 2009 | MF | 7 | Ha Dae-Sung | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Transferred | Jeonbuk Hyundai |
| 2 March 2009 | MF | 17 | Jin Kyung-Sun | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Transferred | Jeonbuk Hyundai |
| 2 April 2009 | FW | 10 | Lee Keun-Ho | Júbilo Iwata | Contract expired | Naver |
| 30 June 2009 | FW | 7 | Émile Mbamba | Botev Plovdiv | Released | |
| 30 June 2009 | FW | 10 | Lazar Popović | FK Željezničar Sarajevo | Released | |

## Statistics

    Updated to games played 1 November 2009.
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Player | Total | Total | K-League | K-League | Korean FA Cup | Korean FA Cup | Pice Cup Korea | Pice Cup Korea |
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | KOR | Cho Jun-Ho | 14 | -29 | 14 | -29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | KOR | Baek Young-Cheol | 27 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Choi Sang-Hyun | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | KOR | Cho Han-Bum | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Feng Xiaoting | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KOR | Lee Seul-Ki | 31 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Valdeir | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Kim Chang-hee | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Jang Nam-Seok | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Léo | 15 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KOR | Kim Min-Kyun | 34 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | KOR | Jang Sang-Won | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | KOR | Cho Hyung-Ik | 35 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Choi Jong-Bum | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KOR | Kim Oh-Sung | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | KOR | Bang Dae-Jong | 27 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KOR | Han Jung-Hwa | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KOR | Lim Hyun-Woo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KOR | Choi Jong-Hyuk | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | KOR | Yoon Seong-Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Baek Min-Cheol | 23 | -20 | 15 | -13 | 3 | -1 | 5 | -6 |
| 22 | DF | KOR | Chong Woo-Sung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KOR | Nam Hyun-Seong | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KOR | Park Jung-Sik | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KOR | Yoon Yeo-San | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | KOR | Lee Sang-Deok | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | KOR | Lee Hyun-Chang | 23 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | KOR | Kim Ju-Hwan | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | KOR | Kim Myung-Ryong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | KOR | Yang Seung-Won | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | KOR | Cho Young-Joon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | KOR | Cha Jung-Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | KOR | Kim Jong-Kyung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | KOR | Park Jong-Jin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | CMR | Émile Mbamba | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SRB | Lazar Popović | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |

## K-League
### Matches

| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost |
| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 8 March 2009 | Seongnam Ilhwa | H | 1 – 1 | Cho Hyung-Ik 22' | 15,429 |
| 2 | 15 March 2009 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | A | 0 – 2 | | 11,043 |
| 3 | 22 March 2009 | Pohang Steelers | H | 2 – 2 | Lee Sang-Deok 50', Lee Seul-Ki 71' | 5,342 |
| 4 | 4 April 2009 | Daejeon Citizen | A | 0 – 2 | | 4,724 |
| 5 | 12 April 2009 | Jeju United | H | 2 – 1 | Kim Ju-Hwan 42', Bang Dae-Jong 83' | 3,215 |
| 6 | 18 April 2009 | FC Seoul | A | 0 – 0 | | 11,305 |
| 7 | 25 April 2009 | Busan I'Park | A | 0 – 1 | | 4,590 |
| 8 | 2 May 2009 | Incheon United | A | 1 – 2 | Lee Seul-Ki 12' | 3,240 |
| 9 | 10 May 2009 | Chunnam Dragons | H | 1 – 2 | Baek Young-Cheol 3' | 4,396 |
| 10 | 16 May 2009 | Gangwon FC | A | 2 – 2 | Kim Min-Kyun 46', Lazar Popović 91' | 5,129 |
| 11 | 24 May 2009 | Gwangju Sangmu | H | 1 – 3 | Cho Hyung-Ik 3' | 4,396 |
| 12 | 20 June 2009 | Suwon Bluewings | A | 0 – 1 | | 10,206 |
| 13 | 28 June 2009 | Gyeongnam FC | H | 1 – 3 | Bang Dae-Jong 71' | 13,375 |
| 14 | 12 July 2009 | Ulsan Hyundai | A | 1 – 3 | Lee Seul-Ki 47' | 10,572 |
| 15 | 18 July 2009 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | H | 0 – 3 | | 7,333 |
| 16 | 25 July 2009 | Pohang Steelers | A | 0 – 3 | | 10,220 |
| 17 | 1 August 2009 | Daejeon Citizen | H | 2 – 2 | Lee Hyun-Chang 51', Valdeir 75' | 10,059 |
| 18 | 15 August 2009 | Jeju United | A | 0 – 0 | | 3,572 |
| 19 | 22 August 2009 | FC Seoul | H | 0 – 3 | | 5,876 |
| 20 | 29 August 2009 | Busan I'Park | H | 1 – 1 | Cho Hyung-Ik 78' | 3,550 |
| 21 | 6 September 2009 | Incheon United | H | 0 – 0 | | 32,250 |
| 22 | 12 September 2009 | Chunnam Dragons | A | 1 – 0 | Léo 25' | 1,1980 |
| 23 | 20 September 2009 | Gangwon FC | H | 2 – 1 | Léo 1', 68' | 3,414 |
| 24 | 27 September 2009 | Gwangju Sangmu | A | 1 – 0 | Léo 91' | 3,155 |
| 25 | 2 October 2009 | Suwon Bluewings | H | 1 – 0 | Valdeir 24' | 4,723 |
| 26 | 11 October 2009 | Gyeongnam FC | A | 0 – 3 | | 15,821 |
| 27 | 25 October 2009 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | H | 0 – 1 | | 3,201 |
| 28 | 1 November 2009 | Seongnam Ilhwa | A | 0 – 3 | | 4,355 |

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Gangwon FC | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 28 |
| 14 | Jeju United | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 28 |
| 15 | Daegu FC | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 23 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | |
| 5 | FC Seoul | |
| 6 | Incheon United | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2009-11-01. Source: kleaguei.com (in Korean)

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

## Korean FA Cup
### Matches

| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Score | Scorers |
| Round of 32 | 13 May 2009 | Suwon City | H | 3 – 1 | Cho Hyung-Ik 59', Lazar Popović 61', Lee Hyun-Chang 68' |
| Round of 16 | 1 July 2009 | Gyeongnam FC | A | 0 – 0 | |
| Quarterfinals | 15 July 2009 | Daejeon Citizen | H | 1 – 1 | Lee Seul-Ki 49' |

## Peace Cup Korea
### Matches

| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 8 March 2009 | Chunnam Dragons | A | 2 – 3 | Lazar Popović 63', Lee Sang-Deok 69' | 4,865 |
| 2 | 8 April 2009 | Gangwon FC | H | 2 – 1 | Cho Hyung-Ik 17', Lee Sang-Deok 65' | 3,077 |
| 3 | 22 April 2009 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | H | 0 – 0 | | 1,504 |
| 4 | 5 May 2009 | Daejeon Citizen | A | 0 – 2 | | 12,335 |
| 5 | 27 May 2009 | Incheon United | H | 2 – 0 | Cho Hyung-Ik 10', 50' | 1,512 |

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SIC | ICU | DGU | JND | DJC | GWN |
| 2 | Incheon United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Daegu FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | — | — |