# 2008 K League Championship

The 2008 K League Championship was the twelfth competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 26th champions of the K League. The top six clubs of the regular season qualified for the championship. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the final, and second place team qualified for the semi-final. The other four clubs entered the first round, and the winners of the second round advanced to the semi-final. Each match was played as a single match, excluding the final which consisted of two matches. Suwon Samsung Bluewings became the champions by defeating FC Seoul 3–2 on aggregate in the final.

## Qualified teams

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 54 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | FC Seoul | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 54 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 44 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 37 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | 2 | FC Seoul (a.e.t.) | 4 | | FC Seoul | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final
### First leg

| FC Seoul | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| GK | 24 | Kim Ho-jun |
| RB | 21 | Choi Won-kwon |
| CB | 20 | Kim Jin-kyu |
| CB | 22 | Kim Chi-gon (c) |
| LB | 8 | Adilson | 77' |
| RM | 27 | Lee Chung-yong |
| CM | 14 | Kim Han-yoon | 81' |
| CM | 17 | Ki Sung-yueng | |
| LM | 26 | Kim Chi-woo | |
| FW | 9 | Jung Jo-gook | |
| FW | 11 | Dejan Damjanović | 63' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Jo Su-huk |
| DF | 4 | Park Yong-ho | 77' |
| MF | 7 | Lee Eul-yong | 63' |
| MF | 47 | Kim Seung-yong |
| FW | 18 | Kim Eun-jung |
| FW | 19 | Lee Sang-hyup | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
| GK | 1 | Lee Woon-jae |
| DF | 29 | Kwak Hee-ju |
| DF | 2 | Mato Neretljak |
| DF | 14 | Lee Jung-soo |
| DF | 8 | Song Chong-gug |
| MF | 6 | Cho Won-hee |
| MF | 15 | Hong Soon-hak | 69' |
| MF | 11 | Kim Dae-eui |
| MF | 20 | Baek Ji-hoon | ?' |
| FW | 18 | Shin Young-rok | 54' |
| FW | 9 | Edu |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Kim Dae-hwan |
| DF | 3 | Yang Sang-min |
| DF | 25 | Choi Sung-hwan |
| MF | 30 | Choi Sung-hyun | 69' |
| MF | 13 | Lee Kwan-woo | 54' |
| MF | 16 | Bae Ki-jong | ?' |
| Manager: ||
| Cha Bum-kun ||
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Yong-soo (South Korea)
* Jung Hae-sang (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Choi Kwang-bo (South Korea)

### Second leg

| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | FC Seoul |
| GK | 1 | Lee Woon-jae |
| DF | 29 | Kwak Hee-ju |
| DF | 2 | Mato Neretljak |
| DF | 14 | Lee Jung-soo |
| DF | 8 | Song Chong-gug |
| MF | 6 | Cho Won-hee |
| MF | 15 | Hong Soon-hak | 76' |
| MF | 11 | Kim Dae-eui | 81' |
| MF | 16 | Bae Ki-jong | 60' |
| FW | 27 | Seo Dong-hyeon |
| FW | 9 | Edu |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Kim Dae-hwan |
| DF | 25 | Choi Sung-hwan |
| DF | 19 | Namgoong Woong | 76' |
| MF | 20 | Baek Ji-hoon | 81' |
| MF | 13 | Lee Kwan-woo |
| FW | 18 | Shin Young-rok | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Cha Bum-kun ||
| GK | 24 | Kim Ho-jun |
| RB | 21 | Choi Won-kwon |
| CB | 20 | Kim Jin-kyu | 35' |
| CB | 22 | Kim Chi-gon (c) |
| LB | 8 | Adilson | 80' |
| RM | 27 | Lee Chung-yong |
| CM | 14 | Kim Han-yoon | | 76' |
| CM | 17 | Ki Sung-yueng | 93' | |
| LM | 26 | Kim Chi-woo | | 81' |
| FW | 9 | Jung Jo-gook | | 67' |
| FW | 11 | Dejan Damjanović |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Jo Su-huk |
| DF | 4 | Park Yong-ho |
| MF | 7 | Lee Eul-yong |
| MF | 38 | Han Tae-you | | 81' |
| FW | 18 | Kim Eun-jung | | 67' |
| FW | 19 | Lee Sang-hyup | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Kye-soo (South Korea)
* Kim Jung-sik (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Lee Sang-yong (South Korea)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Final table

| 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.