# 2009 Pohang Steelers season

The 2009 season is the Pohang Steelers' 27th season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K-League, League Cup, Korean FA Cup, AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2009 AFC Champions League.

## 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 | Shin Hwa-Yong |
| 2 | MF | KOR | Choi Hyo-Jin |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Kim Gwang-Seok |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Lee Chang-Won |
| 5 | MF | KOR | Kim Tae-Su |
| 6 | MF | KOR | Kim Gi-Dong |
| 7 | MF | KOR | Kim Jae-Sung |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Hwang Jin-Sung |
| 9 | MF | KOR | Hwang Ji-Soo |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Denilson |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Vaguinho |
| 12 | MF | KOR | Park Hee-Chul |
| 15 | DF | KOR | Cho Hong-Kyu |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Kim Jung-Kyum |
| 17 | MF | KOR | Kim Ba-Woo |
| 18 | FW | KOR | Namgung Do |
| 19 | MF | KOR | Cha Ji-Ho |
| 20 | MF | KOR | Shin Hyung-Min |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Song Dong-Jin |
| 22 | FW | KOR | Noh Byung-Joon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | FW | KOR | Yoo Chang-Hyun |
| 24 | {{{pos}}} | KOR | Hwang Jae-Won (captain) |
| 25 | MF | KOR | Cho Moon-Sang |
| 26 | FW | KOR | Cho Chan-Ho |
| 27 | MF | KOR | Kim Chang-Hoon |
| 28 | MF | KOR | Song Chang-Ho |
| 30 | DF | JPN | Kazunari Okayama |
| 31 | GK | KOR | Kim Jee-Hyuk |
| 32 | DF | KOR | Kim Hyung-Il |
| 33 | MF | KOR | Song Je-Heon |
| 34 | MF | KOR | Kim Bum-Joon |
| 35 | DF | KOR | Hwang Jae-Hun |
| 36 | MF | KOR | Song Soon-Bo |
| 37 | DF | KOR | Kang Dae-Ho |
| 38 | DF | KOR | Maeng Jin-Oh |
| 39 | MF | KOR | Jung Hyung-Ho |
| 41 | GK | KOR | Kim Dae-Ho |
| 77 | FW | KOR | Kim Myung-Joong |
| 88 | FW | KOR | Go Seul-Ki |
| 99 | FW | MKD | Stevica Ristić (on loan from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | KOR | Shin Kwang-Hoon (on loan to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) |
| — | MF | KOR | Cho Han-Bum (on loan to Daegu FC) |

## K-League
### Regular season

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 7 March | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | A | 3 – 2 | Kim Tae-Su 6', Stevo 37', Denilson 85' | 23,168 | 3rd |
| 15 March | Gyeongnam FC | H | 1 – 1 | Namgung Do 41' | 16,382 | 3rd |
| 22 March | Daegu FC | A | 2 – 2 | Kim Hyung-Il 8', Kim Chang-Hoon 60' | 5,342 | 5th |
| 4 April | Ulsan Hyundai | H | 1 – 1 | Kim Gi-Dong 57' | 7,815 | 7th |
| 11 April | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | A | 1 – 3 | Kim Jae-Sung 11' | 3,829 | 7th |
| 17 April | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | H | 1 – 1 | Kim Gi-Dong 45+1' | 8,183 | 7th |
| 1 May | Daejeon Citizen | A | 0 – 0 | | 4,549 | 9th |
| 9 May | Jeju United | H | 2 – 2 | Denilson 24', 67' | 7,348 | 7th |
| 16 May | FC Seoul | A | 0 – 1 | | 7,685 | 10th |
| 24 May | Busan I'Park | H | 1 – 1 | Choi Hyo-Jin 26' | 8,725 | 10th |
| 21 June | Incheon United | A | 4 – 1 | Shin Hyung-Min 13', Yoo Chang-Hyun 43', own goal 45+2', Cho Chan-Ho 49' | 2,315 | 8th |
| 28 June | Chunnam Dragons | H | 2 – 1 | Yoo Chang-Hyun 6', Kim Tae-Su 38' | 11,282 | 6th |
| 4 July | Gangwon FC | A | 2 – 1 | Noh Byung-Joon 7', Denilson 90+4' | 19,699 | 6th |
| 11 July | Gwangju Sangmu | H | 2 – 1 | Kim Gi-Dong 26', Denilson 45' | 11,662 | 5th |
| 18 July | Gyeongnam FC | A | 2 – 0 | Stevo 1', Yoo Chang-Hyun 90+3' | 16,852 | 4th |
| 25 July | Daegu FC | H | 3 – 0 | Cho Chan-Ho 47', 80', Denilson 74' | 10,220 | 4th |
| 1 August | Ulsan Hyundai | A | 2 – 2 | Kim Hyung-Il 40', Yoo Chang-Hyun 76' | 12,275 | 3rd |
| 15 August | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | H | 1 – 1 | Noh Byung-Joon 50' | 15,637 | 3rd |
| 22 August | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | A | 3 – 1 | Yoo Chang-Hyun 43', Kim Tae-Su 69', Shin Hyung-Min 83' | 19,546 | 2nd |
| 6 September | Daejeon Citizen | H | 2 – 2 | Shin Hyung-Min 40', 81' | 10,729 | 3rd |
| 13 September | Jeju United | A | 8 – 1 | Kim Tae-Su 5', 80', Yoo Chang-Hyun 9', 60', Stevo 56', 68', Choi Hyo-Jin 76', Hwang Jin-Sung 90' | 3,526 | 3rd |
| 26 September | Busan I'Park | A | 2 – 1 | Stevo 26', Denilson 70' | 4,699 | 3rd |
| 4 October | Incheon United | H | 2 – 2 | Stevo 13', Denilson 25' | 12,451 | 3rd |
| 7 October | FC Seoul | H | 3 – 2 | Stevo 0:22', Kim Jung-Kyum 60', Hwang Jae-Won 90+2' | 10,773 | 3rd |
| 11 October | Chunnam Dragons | A | 0 – 1 | | 10,895 | 3rd |
| 17 October | Gangwon FC | H | 1 – 0 | Noh Byung-Joon 65' | 11,202 | 3rd |
| 24 October | Gwangju Sangmu | A | 3 – 2 | Okayama 16', Kim Myung-Joong 42', own goal 70' | 6,850 | 3rd |
| 1 November | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | H | 1 – 0 | Hwang Jin-Sung 9' | 12,164 | 2nd |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 57 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 53 |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 53 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

### Championship

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 29 November | Semifinal | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | H | 0 – 1 | | 16,854 |

## Korean FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers |
| 13 May 2009 | Round of 32 | Hongcheon Idu FC | H | 7 – 1 | Cho Chan-Ho 12', Stevo 13', 38', 89', Noh Byung-Joon 19', 59, Own goal 28' |
| 1 July 2009 | Round of 16 | Goyang Kookmin Bank | A | 4 – 0 | Stevo 40', 54', Kim Gi-Dong 49', 65' |
| 15 July 2009 | Quarterfinal | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | A | 1 – 2 | Park Hee-Chul 37' |

## League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 July 2009 | Quarterfinal 1st leg | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | H | 3 – 0 | Yoo Chang-Hyun 39', 47', Stevo 62' | 9,763 |
| 22 July 2009 | Quarterfinal 2nd leg | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | A | 1 – 0 | Song Chang-Ho 41' | 12,449 |
| 19 August 2009 | Semifinal 1st leg | FC Seoul | A | 1 – 2 | Noh Byung-Joon 25' | 12,498 |
| 26 August 2009 | Semifinal 2nd leg | FC Seoul | H | 5 – 2 | Noh Byung-Joon 46', 84', 90+3', Yoo Chang-Hyun 73', 75' | 11,824 |
| 2 September 2009 | Final 1st leg | Busan I'Park | A | 1 – 1 | Denilson 76' | 12,124 |
| 16 September 2009 | Final 2nd leg | Busan I'Park | H | 5 – 1 | Hwang Jin-Sung 6', 56', Denilson 14', Kim Gi-Dong 32', Kim Tae-Su 78' | 20,736 |

## AFC Champions League
### Group stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
| 11 March 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | A | 0 – 0 | | 6,870 | 2nd |
| 18 March 2009 | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 1 – 1 | Kim Jae-Sung 12' | 7,335 | 3rd |
| 8 April 2009 | Tianjin Teda | H | 1 – 0 | Hwang Jin-Sung 67' | 7,034 | 2nd |
| 21 April 2009 | Tianjin Teda | A | 0 – 0 | | 19,831 | 2nd |
| 5 May 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | H | 3 – 2 | Denilson 8', 71', 88 | 11,539 | 2nd |
| 19 May 2009 | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 2 – 0 | Noh Byung-Joon 12', Denilson 72' | 13,633 | 1st |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| Tianjin Teda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |

### Knockout stage

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 24 June 2009 | Round of 16 | Newcastle United Jets | H | 6 – 0 | Denilson 9' (pen.), Choi Hyo-Jin 15', 63', 72', Kim Jae-Sung 56', Stevo 85' | 15,253 |
| 23 September 2009 | Quarterfinal 1st leg | FC Bunyodkor | A | 1 – 3 | Noh Byung-Joon 8' | 8,350 |
| 30 September 2009 | Quarterfinal 2nd leg | FC Bunyodkor | H | 4 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Kim Jae-Sung 46', Denilson 56', 77', Stevo 102' | 16,252 |
| 21 October 2009 | Semifinal 1st leg | Umm-Salal | H | 2 – 0 | Hwang Jae-Won 45+2', Kim Jae-Sung 79' | 15,635 |
| 28 October 2009 | Semifinal 2nd leg | Umm-Salal | A | 2 – 1 | Stevo 55', Noh Byung-Joon 60' | 9,200 |
| 7 November 2009 | Final | Al-Ittihad | N | 2 – 1 | Noh Byung-Joon 56', Kim Hyung-Il 65' | 25,743 |

## FIFA Club World Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 December 2009 | Quarterfinal | TP Mazembe | N | 2 – 1 | Denilson 50', 78' | 9,627 |
| 15 December 2009 | Semifinal | Estudiantes | N | 1 – 2 | Denilson 71' | 22,626 |
| 19 December 2009 | Third place match | Atlante | N | 1 – 1 (4–3p) | Denilson 42' | 13,814 |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | Playoff | Playoff | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Asia | Asia | World | World | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Total | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Shin Hwa-Yong | 19 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 (1) | 41 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Choi Hyo-Jin | 20 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 42 (1) | 43 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Kim Gwang-Seok | 15 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (4) | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Lee Chang-Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Kim Tae-Su | 16 (5) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 (5) | 42 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | Kim Gi-Dong | 17 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (6) | 31 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | Kim Jae-Sung | 17 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 9 (3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 (9) | 41 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | Hwang Jin-Sung | 11 (3) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 (4) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 17 (9) | 26 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Hwang Ji-Soo | 16 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (1) | 21 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Denilson | 21 (2) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 (1) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 41 (3) | 44 | 21 |
| 11 | FW | Brasília | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (3) | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Vaguinho | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (6) | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Park Hee-Chul | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 13 (5) | 18 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Cho Han-Bum | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Lee Gwang-Jae | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Cho Hong-Kyu | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (2) | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Kim Jung-Kyum | 16 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 (3) | 36 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Kim Ba-Woo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Namgung Do | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (4) | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Cha Ji-Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Shin Hyung-Min | 17 (4) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 (4) | 44 | 4 |
| 21 | GK | Song Dong-Jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Noh Byung-Joon | 8 (13) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 2 | 3 (2) | 4 | 7 (5) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 (21) | 44 | 13 |
| 23 | FW | Yoo Chang-Hyun | 11 (8) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 4 | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 16 (17) | 33 | 11 |
| 24 | DF | Hwang Jae-Won | 16 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 (2) | 34 | 2 |
| 25 | MF | Cho Moon-Sang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Cho Chan-Ho | 2 (5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (8) | 14 | 4 |
| 27 | MF | Kim Chang-Hoon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (0) | 12 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Song Chang-Ho | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 (3) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (14) | 18 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Lee Su-Hwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Kazunari Okayama | 4 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (5) | 11 | 1 |
| 31 | GK | Kim Jee-Hyuk | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (0) | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Kim Hyung-Il | 23 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45 (1) | 46 | 3 |
| 33 | FW | Song Je-Heon | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Kim Bum-Joon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Hwang Jae-Hun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Song Soon-Bo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Kang Dae-Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Maeng Jin-Oh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Jung Hyung-Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | Kim Dae-Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Kim Myung-Joong | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | FW | Go Seul-Ki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Stevica Ristić | 15 (4) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 (7) | 36 | 16 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 19 December 2009

### Top scorers

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | K-League | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | FIFA Club World Cup | Total |
| 1 | | 10 | Denilson | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | | 99 | Stevica Ristić | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | | 22 | Noh Byung-Joon | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | | 23 | Yoo Chang-Hyun | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | | 5 | Kim Tae-Su | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| = | | 6 | Kim Gi-Dong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | | 2 | Choi Hyo-Jin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| = | | 8 | Hwang Jin-Sung | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| = | | 7 | Kim Jae-Sung | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | | 20 | Shin Hyung-Min | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | | 26 | Cho Chan-Ho | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | | 32 | Kim Hyung-Il | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | | 24 | Hwang Jae-Won | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | 16 | Kim Jung-Kyum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 18 | Namgung Do | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 27 | Kim Chang-Hoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 30 | Kazunari Okayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 77 | Kim Myung-Joong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 12 | Park Hee-Chul | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 28 | Song Chang-Ho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | TOTALS | 55 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 111 |

### Discipline

| Position | Number | Name | K-League | K-League | Korean FA Cup | Korean FA Cup | K-League Cup | K-League Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Club World Cup | Club World Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | 1 | Shin Hwa-Yong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | 2 | Choi Hyo-Jin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | 3 | Kim Gwang-Seok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 5 | Kim Tae-Su | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | 6 | Kim Gi-Dong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 7 | Kim Jae-Sung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | 8 | Hwang Jin-Sung | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | 9 | Hwang Ji-Soo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | 10 | Denilson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| FW | 11 | Vaguinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 12 | Park Hee-Chul | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | 15 | Cho Hong-Kyu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 16 | Kim Jung-Kyum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | 17 | Kim Ba-Woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 20 | Shin Hyung-Min | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| FW | 22 | Noh Byung-Joon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | 23 | Yoo Chang-Hyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 24 | Hwang Jae-Won | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| MF | 27 | Kim Chang-Hoon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 28 | Song Chang-Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | 30 | Kazunari Okayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 32 | Kim Hyung-Il | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| FW | 77 | Kim Myung-Joong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 88 | Go Seul-Ki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 99 | Stevica Ristić | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 57 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 110 | 8 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Source |
| 10 November 2008 | FW | Nam Ik-Kyung | Gwangju Sangmu | (in Korean) |
| 10 November 2008 | MF | Lee Su-Hwan | Gwangju Sangmu | (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | FW | Cho Chan-Ho | Yonsei University | (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | DF | Hwang Jae-Hoon | Konkuk University | (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | GK | Kim Dae-Ho | Soongsil University | (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | DF | Kang Dae-Ho | Hanyang University | (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | MF | Kim Bum-Joon | Kyunghee University | (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | FW | Song Je-Heon | Sunmoon University | (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | DF | Jung Hyung-Ho | Honam University | (in Korean) |
| 20 November 2008 | MF | Song Soon-Bo | Portuguesa Londrinense | (in Korean) |
| 29 December 2008 | MF | Kim Ba-Woo | Daejeon Citizen | (in Korean) |
| 28 January 2009 | FW | Brasília | Ulsan Hyundai | (in Korean) |
| 28 January 2009 | DF | Cho Hong-Kyu | Daegu FC | (in Korean) |
| 28 January 2009 | MF | Kim Tae-Su | Chunnam Dragons | (in Korean) |
| 9 February 2009 | MF | Kim Chang-Hoon | Jeju United | (in Korean) |
| February 2009 | MF | Cho Moon-Sang | Suwon City | |
| February 2009 | DF | Maeng Jin-Oh | Honam University | |
| 14 July 2009 | DF | Kazunari Okayama | Vegalta Sendai | |
| 22 July 2009 | FW | Cha Ji-Ho | Roasso Kumamoto | (in Korean) |
| 27 July 2009 | FW | Vaguinho | Joinville | (in Korean) |
| 22 October 2009 | FW | Kim Myung-Joong | Gwangju Sangmu | (in Korean) |
| 22 October 2009 | FW | Go Seul-Ki | Gwangju Sangmu | (in Korean) |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Source |
| 10 December 2008 | DF | Kim Soo-Yeon | Gwangju Sangmu | (in Korean) |
| 10 December 2008 | DF | Jang Hyun-Kyu | Gwangju Sangmu | (in Korean) |
| January 2009 | MF | Lee Tae-Young | Qingdao Jonoon F.C. | |
| 6 January 2009 | DF | Cho Sung-Hwan | Consadole Sapporo | (in Korean) |
| 12 January 2009 | MF | Park Won-Jae | Omiya Ardija | (in Korean) |
| 26 March 2009 | FW | Nam Ik-Kyung | JJK | (in Finnish) |
| 13 July 2009 | FW | Brasília | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | (in Korean) |
| 21 July 2009 | MF | Lee Gwang-Jae | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | (in Korean) |
| July 2009 | MF | Lee Su-Hwan | Cheonan City | |
| 1 November 2009 | DF | Lee Chang-Won | Retired | |
| 30 November 2009 | GK | Kim Jee-Hyuk | Gwangju Sangmu | (in Korean) |

### Loan out

| Date | Pos. | Name | Moving To | Source |
| 29 July 2009 | DF | Cho Han-Bum | Daegu FC | (in Korean) |

## Honours
### Club

* AFC Champions League Winners, Fair Play Award
* K-League Cup Winners

### Individual

* K-League Best XI: Shin Hwa-Yong, Kim Hyung-Il, Hwang Jae-Won, Choi Hyo-Jin, Denilson
* K-League Cup Top Scorer: Yoo Chang-Hyun (4 goals)
* K-League Cup Top Assistor: Cho Chan-Ho (3 assists)
* Korean FA Cup Top Scorer: Stevo (5 goals)
* AFC Champions League MVP: No Byung-Jun
* FIFA Club World Cup Top Scorer: Denilson (4 goals)