# 2009 Gangwon FC season

The 2009 season was Gangwon FC's first ever season in the K-League in South Korea. Gangwon FC competed in K-League, League Cup and Korean FA Cup. In K-League, they won two consecutive games at first, but failed to win any of their following eight matches. They were eliminated from the League Cup as of May 5, 2009 after losing to Incheon United by 2-3. Gangwon won three games consecutively in the league by June 27. In Korean FA Cup 2009, however, they lost to Chunnam Dragons on 1 July.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KOR | Yoo Hyun |
| 2 | MF | KOR | Kang Yong (on loan from Chunnam Dragons) |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Jeon Won-Keun |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Kwak Kwang-Seon |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Kim Bong-Kyum |
| 6 | MF | KOR | Ahn Sung-Nam |
| 7 | MF | KOR | Lee Eul-Yong (captain) |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Masahiro Ōhashi |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Kim Young-Hu |
| 10 | FW | KOR | Chung Kyung-Ho |
| 11 | FW | KOR | Kim Jin-Il |
| 12 | DF | KOR | Ha Jae-Hoon |
| 13 | FW | KOR | Yoon Jun-Ha |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Kwon Soon-Hyung |
| 15 | MF | KOR | Moon Joo-Won |
| 16 | DF | KOR | No Kyung-Tae |
| 18 | DF | CRO | Stipe Lapić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | KOR | Lee Chang-Hoon |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Lee Ho |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Kim Keun-Bae |
| 22 | MF | KOR | Park Jong-Jin |
| 23 | MF | KOR | Kim Ju-Bong |
| 24 | DF | KOR | Moon Byung-Woo |
| 25 | MF | KOR | Chu Jung-Hyun |
| 26 | DF | KOR | Jung Chul-Woon |
| 27 | MF | KOR | Oh Won-Jong |
| 28 | FW | KOR | Lee Sung-Min |
| 29 | MF | KOR | Hwang Dae-Kyun |
| 30 | MF | KOR | Shin Hyun-Joon |
| 31 | GK | KOR | Jeong San |
| 32 | FW | BRA | Caion |
| 33 | DF | KOR | Lee Se-In |
| 34 | MF | KOR | Kwon Kyung-Ho |

## K-League

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 8 March | Jeju United | H | 1 – 0 | Jun–Ha 28' | 21,316 | 4th |
| 14 March | FC Seoul | A | 2 – 1 | Jin–Il 10', Jun–Ha 86' | 15,409 | 1st |
| 21 March | Busan I'Park | H | 1 – 1 | Jun–Ha 90+1' | 16,814 | 2nd |
| 5 April | Incheon United | A | 0 – 2 | | 21,254 | 5th |
| 11 April | Chunnam Dragons | H | 3 – 3 | Kwang–Seon 14', Kim Young-Hoo 36'(p), 77' | 12,575 | 3rd |
| 26 April | Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix | A | 1 – 3 | Jun–Ha 31' | 5,420 | 7th |
| 2 May | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | H | 1 – 1 | Masahiro 17' | 17,354 | 8th |
| 10 May | Gyeongnam FC | A | 0 – 1 | | 9,438 | 10th |
| 16 May | Daegu FC | H | 2 – 2 | Masahiro 61', Kwang–Seon 90+4' | 5,129 | 9th |
| 24 May | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | A | 4 – 3 | Kwang–Seon 17', Won–Jong 35', Won–Keun 51', Masahiro 60' | 8,152 | 8th |
| 21 June | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | H | 4 – 1 | Bong–Kyum 43', 63', Young–Hoo 46', Won–Jong 82' | 16,742 | 5th |
| 27 June | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | A | 5 – 2 | Won–Jong 4', Young–Hoo 41', 71', Jun–Ha 75', Chang–Hoon 88' | 10,756 | 5th |
| 4 July | Pohang Steelers | H | 1 – 2 | Young–Hoo 84' (p) | 19,699 | 5th |
| 12 July | Daejeon Citizen | A | 2 – 2 | own goal 2', Young–Hoo 36' | 4,805 | 6th |
| 19 July | FC Seoul | H | 1 – 3 | Young–Hoo 16' | 21,012 | 6th |
| 25 July | Busan I'Park | A | 0 – 2 | | 7,176 | 8th |
| 2 August | Incheon United | H | 3 – 2 | Young–Hoo 47', 62, Lapić 57' | 17,943 | 6th |
| 15 August | Chunnam Dragons | A | 1 – 4 | Sung–Nam 55' | 12,300 | 9th |
| 30 August | Gwangju | H | 2 – 2 | Won–Jong 28', Young–Hoo 57' | 14,237 | 9th |
| 6 September | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | A | 3 – 3 | Young–Hoo 29', 59', Masahiro 49' | 15,039 | 11th |
| 12 September | Gyeongnam FC | H | 0 – 4 | | 15,912 | 12th |
| 20 September | Daegu FC | A | 1 – 2 | Se–In 50' | 3,414 | 13th |
| 27 September | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | H | 1 – 2 | Jun–Ha 78' | 8,895 | 13th |
| 3 October | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | A | 0 – 3 | | 8,751 | 14th |
| 11 October | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | H | 1 – 3 | Jun–Ha 45' | 8,672 | 14th |
| 17 October | Pohang Steelers | A | 0 – 1 | | 11,202 | 14th |
| 24 October | Daejeon Citizen | H | 1 – 2 | Lapić 10' | 10,724 | 14th |
| 1 November | Jeju United | A | 1 – 0 | Caion 88' | 2,522 | 13th |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Gwangju Sangmu | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 30 |
| 12 | Busan IPark | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 29 |
| 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 | |

## Korean FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 13 May 2009 | Round of 32 | Incheon Korail | H | 2 – 2 (4 – 3 p) | Se–In 27', 47' | 6,299 |
| 1 July 2009 | Round of 16 | Chunnam Dragons | A | 0 – 1 | | ? |

## League Cup
### Group stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
| 25 March | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | H | 0 – 2 | | 6,733 | 6th |
| 8 April | Daegu FC | A | 1 – 2 | Joo–Won 1' | 3,077 | 6th |
| 22 April | Daejeon Citizen | H | 3 – 0 | Sung–Min 39', Kyung–Ho 78', 86' | 6,733 | 5th |
| 5 May | Incheon United | A | 2 – 3 | Jong–Jin 27', Sung–Min 56' | 26,783 | 6th |
| 27 May | Chunnam Dragons | H | 1 – 2 | own goal 52' | 5,759 | 6th |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SIC | ICU | DGU | JND | DJC | GWN |
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | — | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Daejeon Citizen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — |
| 6 | Gangwon FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |

## Squad statistics
### Statistics

| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Appearances | Appearances | Goals |
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | App (sub) | Total | Goals |
| 1 | | GK | Yoo Hyun | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 (0) | 31 | 0 |
| 2 | | MF | Kang Yong | 12 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (1) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Jeon Won-Keun | 23 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (3) | 28 | 1 |
| 4 | | DF | Kwak Kwang-Seon | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 (0) | 28 | 3 |
| 5 | | DF | Kim Bong-Kyum | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 (0) | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | | MF | Ahn Sung-Nam | 17 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 18 (4) | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | | MF | Lee Eul-Yong (C) | 22 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 (1) | 25 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Masahiro Ōhashi | 13 (7) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 (7) | 22 | 4 |
| 9 | | FW | Kim Young-Hoo | 25 (2) | 13 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 (3) | 31 | 13 |
| 10 | | FW | Chung Kyung-Ho | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 2 | 7 (4) | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | | FW | Kim Jin-Il | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (0) | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | | DF | Ha Jae-Hoon | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 (0) | 19 | 0 |
| 13 | | FW | Yoon Jun-Ha | 14 (14) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 (14) | 32 | 7 |
| 14 | | MF | Kwon Soon-Hyung | 13 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 17 (3) | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Moon Joo-Won | 5 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 (4) | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | | DF | No Kyung-Tae | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Lee Kang-Min | 1 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 6 (6) | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Stipe Lapić | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (0) | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | | MF | Lee Chang-Hoon | 18 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 (3) | 25 | 1 |
| 20 | | DF | Lee Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | GK | Kim Keun-Bae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 (0) | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Park Jong-Jin | 5 (18) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 9 (19) | 28 | 1 |
| 23 | | MF | Kim Ju-Bong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | | DF | Moon Byung-Woo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 (2) | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Chu Jung-Hyun | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (3) | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Jung Chul-Woon | 0 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 (4) | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Oh Won-Jong | 14 (2) | 4 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 (3) | 21 | 4 |
| 28 | | FW | Lee Sung-Min | 7 (5) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | 10 (8) | 18 | 2 |
| 29 | | MF | Hwang Dae-Kyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | | MF | Shin Hyun-Joon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | | GK | Jung San | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | | FW | Caion | 0 (7) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (7) | 10 | 1 |
| 33 | | DF | Lee Se-In | 6 (1) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 (1) | 11 | 3 |
| 34 | | MF | Kwon Kyung-Ho | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | 4 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 November 2009

### Top scorers

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | K-League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | | 9 | Kim Young-Hoo | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | | 13 | Yoon Jun-Ha | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | | 8 | Masahiro Ōhashi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | | 27 | Oh Won-Jong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | Kwak Kwang-Seon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | 33 | Lee Se-In | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | 5 | Kim Bong-Kyum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | 18 | Stipe Lapić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | 10 | Chung Kyung-Ho | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | | 28 | Lee Sung-Min | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | | 3 | Jeon Won-Keun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 6 | Ahn Sung-Nam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 11 | Kim Jin-Il | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 19 | Lee Chang-Hoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 33 | Caion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 15 | Moon Joo-Won | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | | 22 | Park Jong-Jin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 42 | 2 | 7 | 51 |

### Top assistors

| Position | Number | Name | K-League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | Kim Young-Hoo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 13 | Yoon Jun-Ha | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 19 | Lee Chang-Hoon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | 22 | Park Jong-Jin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jeon Won-Keun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | 7 | Lee Eul-Yong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | 8 | Masahiro Ōhashi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | 14 | Kwon Soon-Hyung | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | 33 | Caion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | 17 | Lee Kang-Min | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | Yoo Hyun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 2 | Kang Yong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 6 | Ahn Sung-Nam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 12 | Ha Jae-Hoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 27 | Oh Won-Jong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 31 | 2 | 5 | 38 |

### Discipline

| Position | Number | Name | K-League | K-League | KFA Cup | KFA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| DF | 3 | Jeon Won-Keun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 4 | Kwak Kwang-Seon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | 5 | Kim Bong-Kyum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | 6 | Ahn Sung-Nam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 7 | Lee Eul-Yong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | 9 | Kim Young-Hoo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | 12 | Ha Jae-Hoon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | 13 | Yoon Jun-Ha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 14 | Kwon Soon-Hyung | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 18 | Stipe Lapić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 19 | Lee Chang-Hoon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | 22 | Park Jong-Jin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 23 | Kim Ju-Bong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 25 | Chu Jung-Hyun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 28 | Lee Sung-Min | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | 32 | Caion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 34 | Kwon Kyung-Ho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |

## Transfer
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Date |
| 1 | GK | Yoo Hyun | Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2008-11-18 |
| 4 | DF | Kwak Kwang-Seon | Soongsil University | 2008-11-18 |
| 5 | DF | Kim Bong-Kyum | Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2008-11-18 |
| 6 | MF | Ahn Sung-Nam | Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2008-11-18 |
| 9 | FW | Kim Young-Hoo | Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2008-11-18 |
| 14 | MF | Kwon Soon-Hyung | Korea University | 2008-11-18 |
| 16 | DF | No Kyung-Tae | Jeonju University | 2008-11-18 |
| 20 | DF | Lee Ho | Kyunghee University | 2008-11-18 |
| 21 | GK | Kim Keun-Bae | Korea University | 2008-11-18 |
| 23 | MF | Kim Ju-Bong | Soongsil University | 2008-11-18 |
| 24 | MF | Moon Byung-Woo | Myongji University | 2008-11-18 |
| 26 | DF | Jung Chul-Woon | Kwangwoon University | 2008-11-18 |
| 31 | GK | Jeong San | Kyunghee University | 2008-11-18 |
| 34 | MF | Kwon Kyung-Ho | Dongguk University | 2008-11-18 |
| 3 | DF | Jeon Won-Keun | Korea University | 2008-11-20 |
| 13 | FW | Yoon Jun-Ha | Daegu University | 2008-11-20 |
| 17 | MF | Lee Kang-Min | Gangneung City FC | 2008-11-20 |
| 19 | MF | Lee Chang-Hoon | University of Incheon | 2008-11-20 |
| 22 | MF | Park Jong-Jin | JEF United Chiba | 2008-11-20 |
| 25 | MF | Chu Jung-Hyun | Myongji University | 2008-11-20 |
| 28 | FW | Lee Sung-Min | Honam University | 2008-11-20 |
| 29 | MF | Hwang Dae-Kyun | Korea University | 2008-11-20 |
| 30 | MF | Shin Hyun-Joon | Myongji University | 2008-11-20 |
| 7 | MF | Lee Eul-Yong | FC Seoul | 2008-12-16 |
| 11 | FW | Kim Jin-Il | Busan Transportation FC | 2008 December |
| 12 | MF | Ha Jae-Hoon | Changwon City FC | 2008 December |
| 27 | MF | Oh Won-Jong | Gangneung City FC | 2008 December |
| 8 | MF | Masahiro Ōhashi | Kawasaki Frontale | 2009-01-13 |
| 10 | FW | Chung Kyung-Ho | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2009-01-13 |
| 13 | MF | Moon Joo-Won | Daegu FC | 2009-01-13 |
| 33 | DF | Lee Se-In | Busan I'Park | 2009 February |
| 32 | FW | Caion | Iraty Sport Club | 2009 March |
| 18 | DF | Stipe Lapić | NK Slaven Belupo | 2009-07-28 |

#### Player in on loan

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Date | Date end |
| 2 | DF | Kang Yong | Chunnam Dragons | 2009-02-06 | End of season |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Date |
| 17 | MF | Lee Kang-Min | unattached | 2009 August |