# 2008 Korea National League

The 2008 Korea National League was the sixth season of the Korea National League. It was divided in two stages, and the top two clubs of the overall table qualified for the championship playoffs in addition to the winners of each stage.

## Regular season
### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 35 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 27 | |
| 3 | Suwon City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 24 | |
| 4 | Gangneung City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Gimhae City | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 22 | |
| 6 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 21 | |
| 7 | Cheonan City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 19 | |
| 8 | Daejeon KHNP | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Changwon City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 16 | |
| 10 | Ansan Hallelujah | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 14 | |
| 11 | Nowon Hummel Korea | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 12 | |
| 12 | Incheon Korail | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 9 | |
| 13 | Yesan FC | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 7 | |
| 14 | Hongcheon Idu | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 4 | |

### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Suwon City | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 34 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Gangneung City | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 25 | |
| 3 | Ansan Hallelujah | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 25 | |
| 4 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 24 | |
| 5 | Gimhae City | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 22 | |
| 6 | Daejeon KHNP | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 20 | |
| 7 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 | |
| 8 | Changwon City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 18 | |
| 9 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 17 | |
| 10 | Nowon Hummel Korea | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 14 | |
| 11 | Cheonan City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 13 | |
| 12 | Incheon Korail | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 12 | |
| 13 | Hongcheon Idu | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 6 | |
| 14 | Yesan FC | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 4 | |

### Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 59 | First stage winners |
| 2 | Suwon City | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 58 | Second stage winners |
| 3 | Gangneung City FC | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 44 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 5 | Gimhae City | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 44 | |
| 6 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 40 | |
| 7 | Ansan Hallelujah | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 39 | |
| 8 | Daejeon KHNP | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 36 | |
| 9 | Changwon City | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Cheonan City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 32 | |
| 11 | Nowon Hummel Korea | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 26 | |
| 12 | Incheon Korail | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 21 | |
| 13 | Yesan FC | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 11 | |
| 14 | Hongcheon Idu | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 85 | −50 | 10 | |

## Championship playoffs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 3 | | | | | |
| Gangneung City | Gangneung City | 0 | | | | | |
| Gangneung City | Gangneung City | 0 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p) | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) |
| | | | Suwon City | Suwon City | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) |
| Suwon City | Suwon City | 2 | Suwon City | Suwon City | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | Busan Transportation Corporation | 0 | | | | | |

### Final

2–2 on aggregate. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won 5–4 on penalties.

## Top scorers

This list includes goals of the championship playoffs. The official top goalscorer was decided with records of only regular season, and Kim Young-hoo won the award with 30 goals.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Apps |
| 1 | Kim Young-hoo | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 31 | 29 |
| 2 | Kim Jin-il | Busan Transportation Corporation | 18 | 24 |
| 3 | Kim Min-goo | Gangneung City | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Lee Kil-yong | Changwon City | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Gu Hyun-seo | Cheonan City | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Park Dong-il | Hongcheon Idu | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | Ha Jung-heon | Suwon City | 11 | 14 |
| 8 | Cho Joo-young | Daejeon KHNP | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | Yang Dong-chul | Gimhae City | 9 | 26 |

## Awards
### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Yoo Hyun | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Young-hoo | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Top assist provider | Kim Yo-hwan | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank |
| Manager of the Year | Choi Soon-ho | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Club of the Year | Ansan Hallelujah | Ansan Hallelujah |
| Fair Play Award | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
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### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Yoo Hyun | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Defenders | Kim Do-yong | Busan Transportation Corporation |
| Defenders | Lee Young-kyun | Suwon City |
| Defenders | Kim Bong-kyum | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Defenders | Kim Jung-kyum | Daejeon KHNP |
| Midfielders | Park Hee-wan | Suwon City |
| Midfielders | Cha Jong-yoon | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank |
| Midfielders | Na Il-kyun | Gangneung City |
| Midfielders | Jo Joo-young | Daejeon KHNP |
| Forwards | Kim Young-hoo | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Forwards | Kim Jin-il | Busan Transportation Corporation |
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