# 2008 Daegu FC season

The 2008 season was Daegu F.C.'s 6th season in South Korea's K-League.

## Season Summary

Kim Hyun-Soo, centre back and captain from the previous season, retired from competitive football in the off-season, and was appointed manager of Daegu FC's under-18 team, established the previous season. The U-18 side was to compete in the U-18 Challenge League. As a replacement for Kim, Hwang Sun-Pil, an experienced defender brought into the club in 2004 as a draftee, was made captain.
In 2008, Daegu became famous with their extremely aggressive football, becoming the joint equal top-scoring team of the K-League, alongside Suwon. However, they also conceded the most goals in the league, with Baek Min-Cheol letting 58 goals into his goal. This was twelve goals more than the next worst team, Gwangju, which conceded "only" 46 goals. Nonetheless, because of their offensive approach, their style of play was nicknamed "Bullet Football", for its speedy and attacking focus. An eleventh place in the K-League standings was the eventual outcome, winning a reasonably impressive eight games, but drawing only two, both against Daejeon Citizen. Lee Keun-Ho played in all 26 regular season games, finding the net eleven times. Jang Nam-Seok scored ten goals, with Eninho the best of the imports, with eight.
For the first time in its history, Daegu reached the semi-finals of the Korean FA Cup, by defeating Ulsan in the quarterfinals, following a win in the round of 16 over Ansan Hallelujah. However, they then lost to their opponents Pohang Steelers in a 2–0 loss. The club placed fifth (out of six) in their group in the Samsung Hauzen Cup. Eninho averaged better than a goal a game in this particular competition, scoring nine from eight appearances.

## 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 | Kim Young-Moo |
| 2 | MF | KOR | Baek Young-Cheol |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Jang Sang-Won |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Cho Hong-Kyu |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Hwang Sun-Pil (captain) |
| 6 | MF | KOR | Moon Joo-Won |
| 7 | MF | KOR | Ha Dae-Sung |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Jang Nam-Seok |
| 10 | FW | KOR | Lee Keun-Ho |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Eninho |
| 12 | FW | KOR | Jeon Sang-Dae |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Lee Tae-Woo |
| 15 | MF | KOR | Cho Hyung-Ik |
| 16 | DF | KOR | Bang Dae-Jong |
| 17 | MF | KOR | Jin Kyung-Sun |
| 18 | MF | KOR | Lim Hyun-Woo |
| 19 | MF | KOR | Choi Jong-Hyuk |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | KOR | Yoon Seong-Min |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Baek Min-Cheol |
| 22 | DF | KOR | Hwang Ji-Yoon |
| 23 | MF | KOR | Nam Hyun-Seong |
| 24 | DF | KOR | Park Jung-Sik |
| 25 | DF | KOR | Yoon Yeo-San |
| 26 | DF | KOR | Ahn Tae-Yoon |
| 27 | MF | KOR | Yoon Soo-Joon |
| 28 | MF | KOR | Kim Ju-Hwan |
| 29 | MF | KOR | Park Bo-Bae |
| 30 | DF | KOR | Yang Seung-Won |
| 31 | GK | KOR | Jo Young-Joon |
| 34 | DF | KOR | Lee Sung-Hwan |
| 35 | DF | BRA | Leandro |
| 37 | DF | KOR | Kim Jong-Kyung |
| 85 | FW | BRA | Geovane |

## Statistics

| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Player | Total | Total | K-League | K-League | Korean FA Cup | Korean FA Cup | Hauzen Cup | Hauzen Cup |
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Kim Young-Moo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Baek Young-Cheol | 39 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Jang Sang-Won | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Cho Hong-Kyu | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Hwang Sun-Pil | 33 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Moon Joo-Won | 27 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Ha Dae-Sung | 34 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Jang Nam-Seok | 32 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Lee Keun-Ho | 35 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | | Eninho | 30 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 12 | FW | | Jeon Sang-Dae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Lee Tae-Woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Cho Hyung-Ik | 35 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Bang Dae-Jong | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Jin Kyung-Sun | 38 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Lim Hyun-Woo | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Choi Jong-Hyuk | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Yoon Seong-Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Baek Min-Cheol | 40 | -82 | 26 | -58 | 4 | -5 | 10 | -19 |
| 22 | DF | | Hwang Ji-Yoon | 35 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Nam Hyun-Seong | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Park Jung-Sik | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Yoon Yeo-San | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Ahn Tae-Yoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Yoon Soo-Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Kim Ju-Hwan | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | MF | | Park Bo-Bae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Yang Seung-Won | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Jo Young-Joon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | | Lee Sung-Hwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Leandro | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Kim Jong-Kyung | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | FW | | Geovane | 15 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | | Alexsandro | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | | Jou Silva | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Choi Jong-Moon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Park Ki-Han | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## K-League
### Matches

| Round | Date | Opponents | Ground | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 9 March 2008 | Gyeongnam FC | A | 2 – 4 | Yoon Yeo-San 45', Lee Keun-Ho 69' | 23,415 |
| 2 | 16 March 2008 | Busan I'Park | H | 3 – 2 | Hwang Ji-Yoon 5', 67', Lee Keun-Ho 86' | 29,785 |
| 3 | 30 March 2008 | FC Seoul | A | 1 – 3 | Eninho 32' | 20,175 |
| 4 | 6 April 2008 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | H | 3 – 1 | Jang Nam-Seok 40, 36', Moon Joo-Won 63' | 21,675 |
| 5 | 12 April 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | A | 3 – 0 | Yang Seung-Won 77', Lee Keun-Ho 87', Jang Nam-Seok 90' | 7,238 |
| 6 | 19 April 2008 | Pohang Steelers | A | 0 – 3 | | 7,517 |
| 7 | 27 April 2008 | Incheon United | H | 2 – 4 | Jang Nam-Seok 34', 74' | 15,439 |
| 8 | 5 May 2008 | Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix | H | 3 – 2 | Eninho 6', Jang Nam-Seok 47', Lee Keun-Ho 85' | 28,537 |
| 9 | 10 May 2008 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | A | 2 – 3 | Lee Keun-Ho 27', Eninho 30' | 30,202 |
| 10 | 18 May 2008 | Jeju United | H | 2 – 4 | Eninho 38', Hwang Sun-Pil 54' | 18,702 |
| 11 | 25 May 2008 | Chunnam Dragons | A | 3 – 2 | Lee Sang-Il 45' , Jang Nam-Seok 68', Lee Keun-Ho 89' | 15,700 |
| 12 | 28 June 2008 | Daejeon Citizen | H | 1 – 1 | Jang Nam-Seok 36' | 1,231 |
| 13 | 5 July 2008 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | A | 1 – 4 | Lee Keun-Ho 58' | 4,552 |
| 14 | 12 July 2008 | Gyeongnam FC | H | 1 – 4 | Lee Keun-Ho 29' | 15,138 |
| 15 | 19 July 2008 | Busan I'Park | A | 4 – 0 | Eninho 19', 89', Ha Dae-Sung 79', Cho Hyung-Ik 87' | 3,527 |
| 16 | 23 August 2008 | FC Seoul | H | 1 – 2 | Jang Nam-Seok 41' | 16,737 |
| 17 | 30 August 2008 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | A | 2 – 3 | Eninho 44', Geovane 94' | 6,127 |
| 18 | 13 September 2008 | Pohang Steelers | H | 1 – 4 | Lee Keun-Ho 63' | 7,285 |
| 19 | 20 September 2008 | Incheon United | A | 2 – 0 | Ahn Hyun-Sik 15' , Jang Nam-Seok 79' | 5,767 |
| 20 | 29 September 2008 | Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix | A | 4 – 1 | Lee Keun-Ho 11', 69', Eninho 67', Geovane 92' | 5,312 |
| 21 | 5 October 2008 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | H | 1 – 2 | Ha Dae-Sung 74' | 21,815 |
| 22 | 18 October 2008 | Jeju United FC | A | 2 – 3 | Geovane 8', Ha Dae-Sung 28' | 5,361 |
| 23 | 26 October 2008 | Chunnam Dragons | H | 1 – 2 | Moon Joo-Won 49' | 34,135 |
| 24 | 29 October 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | H | 1 – 3 | Ha Dae-Sung 34' | 2,013 |
| 25 | 1 November 2008 | Daejeon Citizen | A | 0 – 0 | | 16,907 |
| 26 | 9 November 2008 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | H | 0 – 1 | | 9,131 |

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Jeju United | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 28 |
| 11 | Daegu FC | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 26 |
| 12 | Busan IPark | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 22 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | FC Seoul | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| 5 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |
| 6 | Pohang Steelers | Qualification for the Champions League |
* ↑ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

## Korean FA Cup
### Matches

| Round | Date | Opponents | Ground | Score | Scorers |
| Round of 16 | 20 August 2008 | Ansan Hallelujah | A | 3–1 | Hwang Sun-Pil 5', Eninho 45+1', Ha Dae-Sung 62' |
| Quarterfinals | 5 November 2008 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | H | 2–1 | Lee Keun-Ho 38', 76' |
| Semifinals | 18 December 2008 | Pohang Steelers | N | 0–2 | |
(N) = Neutral Ground

## Samsung Hauzen Cup
### Matches

| Round | Date | Opponents | Ground | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 19 March 2008 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | H | 2 – 1 | Lee Keun-Ho 47', Ha Dae-Sung 87' | 2,531 |
| 2 | 16 April 2008 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | A | 0 – 1 | | 1,321 |
| 3 | 30 April 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | H | 0 – 2 | | 2,153 |
| 4 | 14 May 2008 | Daejeon Citizen | A | 1 – 4 | Alexsandro 68' | 3,732 |
| 5 | 18 June 2008 | Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix | A | 3 – 1 | Eninho 5', 81', Jang Nam-Seok 42' | 1,573 |
| 6 | 25 June 2008 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | A | 3 – 4 | Kim Ju-Hwan 1', Cho Hyung-Ik 7', Eninho 65' | 9,242 |
| 7 | 2 July 2008 | Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix | H | 2 – 2 | Kim Ju-Hwan 38', Eninho 85' | 2,137 |
| 8 | 27 August 2008 | Daejeon Citizen | H | 3 – 1 | Eninho 42', 58', 79' | 8,131 |
| 9 | 6 September 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | A | 1 – 1 | Eninho 71' | 6,947 |
| 10 | 17 September 2008 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | H | 1 – 2 | Eninho 35' | 3,351 |

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Daejeon Citizen | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 14 |
| 5 | Daegu FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 11 |
| 6 | Gwangju Sangmu | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 |
Awards
* Hauzen Cup 2008 Top Scorer: Eninho (9 Goals)