# 2009 Korea National League

The 2009 Korea National League was the seventh 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. The first stage began on 11 April, and ended on 11 July. The second stage started on 21 August, and ended on 22 November.

## Regular season
### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gimhae City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Incheon Korail | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23 | |
| 4 | Changwon City | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | |
| 5 | Gangneung City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 22 | |
| 6 | Ansan Hallelujah | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 | |
| 7 | Suwon City | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 21 | |
| 8 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 16 | |
| 9 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 15 | |
| 10 | Cheonan City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 15 | |
| 11 | Daejeon KHNP | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 14 | |
| 12 | Yesan FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 13 | |
| 13 | Nowon Hummel Korea | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 10 | |
| 14 | Hongcheon Idu | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 5 | |

### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Changwon City | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 27 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Suwon City | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 25 | |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 24 | |
| 4 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 21 | |
| 5 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Gimhae City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Incheon Korail | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Ansan Hallelujah | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | |
| 9 | Daejeon KHNP | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 14 | |
| 10 | Cheonan City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 | |
| 11 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 13 | |
| 12 | Nowon Hummel Korea | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 12 | |
| 13 | Yesan FC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 1 | |
| 14 | Hongcheon Idu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawal |
* ↑ Withdrew due to financial problem.

### Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Changwon City | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 50 | Second stage winners |
| 2 | Suwon City | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 46 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 46 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 4 | Gimhae City | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 42 | First stage winners |
| 5 | Incheon Korail | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 39 | |
| 6 | Ansan Hallelujah | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 37 | |
| 7 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 36 | |
| 8 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 36 | |
| 9 | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 35 | |
| 10 | Cheonan City | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 28 | |
| 11 | Daejeon KHNP | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Nowon Hummel Korea | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 22 | |
| 13 | Yesan FC | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 14 | |
| 14 | Hongcheon Idu | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 5 | Withdrawal |
* ↑ Withdrew due to financial problem.

### Result

| Home \ Away | ASH | BTC | CWC | CAC | DHN | GNC | GHC | GKB | HOC | HMD | ICK | NWH | SWC | YES |
| Ansan Hallelujah | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Changwon City | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Cheonan City | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Daejeon KHNP | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Gangneung City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Gimhae City | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Hongcheon Idu | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–2 |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Incheon Korail | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Nowon Hummel Korea | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Suwon City | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Yesan FC | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–6 | — |

## Championship playoffs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Gimhae City | Gimhae City | 2 | | | | | |
| Suwon City | Suwon City | 1 | | | | | |
| Suwon City | Suwon City | 1 | Gimhae City | Gimhae City | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | Gangneung City | Gangneung City | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Changwon City | Changwon City | 1 | Gangneung City | Gangneung City | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gangneung City | Gangneung City | 3 | | | | | |

### Final

Gangneung City won 4–2 on aggregate.

## Awards
### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Na Il-kyun | Gangneung City |
| Top goalscorer | Lee Yong-seung | Busan Transportation Corporation |
| Top assist provider | Kim Jung-kyum | Daejeon KHNP |
| Manager of the Year | Park Mun-young | Gangneung City |
| Club of the Year | Ansan Hallelujah | Ansan Hallelujah |
| Fair Play Award | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank |
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### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Na Kyung-man | Ansan Hallelujah |
| Defenders | Kim Jung-kyum | Daejeon KHNP |
| Defenders | Don Ji-deok | Goyang KB Kookmin Bank |
| Defenders | Kim Ho-yoo | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Defenders | Jung Jae-woon | Suwon City |
| Midfielders | Na Il-kyun | Gangneung City |
| Midfielders | Lee Seung-hwan | Gimhae City |
| Midfielders | Nam Ki-il | Cheonan City |
| Midfielders | Choi Myung-sung | Changwon City |
| Forwards | Ko Min-ki | Gangneung City |
| Forwards | Lee Yong-seung | Busan Transportation Corporation |
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