2008 Pohang Steelers season

The 2008 season is Pohang Steelers' 26th season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in K-League, League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League.

Pohang Steelers
2008 season
ChairmanSouth Korea Kim Hyun-Sik
ManagerBrazil Sérgio Farias
K-League5th
Korean FA CupWinner
League CupSemifinal
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stevo
Denilson
Namgung Do (All 6 goals)

All:
Denilson (8 goals)
Highest home attendance17,288 vs Suwon
(26 October)
Lowest home attendance4,571 vs Bình Dương
(21 May)
Average home league attendance10,751

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 South Korea KOR Shin Hwa-Yong
2 MF South Korea KOR Choi Hyo-Jin
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Gwang-Seok
4 DF South Korea KOR Lee Chang-Won
6 MF South Korea KOR Kim Gi-Dong
7 MF South Korea KOR Kim Jae-Sung
8 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Jin-Sung
9 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Ji-Soo
10 FW Brazil BRA Denilson
11 MF South Korea KOR Choi Jong-Bum
12 MF South Korea KOR Park Hee-Chul
14 DF South Korea KOR Kim Hyung-Il
16 MF South Korea KOR Kim Jung-Kyum
17 MF South Korea KOR Lee Gwang-Jae
18 FW South Korea KOR Namgung Do
19 MF South Korea KOR Park Won-Jae
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK South Korea KOR Song Dong-Jin
22 DF South Korea KOR Jang Hyun-Kyu
23 FW South Korea KOR Yoo Chang-Hyun
24 DF South Korea KOR Hwang Jae-Won
25 MF South Korea KOR Shin Hyung-Min
26 DF South Korea KOR Kim Soo-Yeon
27 MF South Korea KOR Cho Han-Bum
28 MF South Korea KOR Song Chang-Ho
29 MF South Korea KOR Lee Tae-Young
30 MF South Korea KOR Lee Sung-Jae
31 GK South Korea KOR Kim Jee-Hyuk
33 MF South Korea KOR Noh Byung-Joon
35 MF South Korea KOR Kim Yoon-Sik
36 MF South Korea KOR Kim Ji-min
37 DF South Korea KOR Cho Sung-Hwan
99 FW North Macedonia MKD Stevica Ristić (on loan from Jeonbuk Hyundai)

K-League

Regular season

Date Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance League
position
8 March Chunnam Dragons H 2 1 Kim Gwang-Seok 26', Namgung Do 90+3' 15,121 1st
15 March Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 0 3 22,676 8th
29 March Incheon United H 1 2 Denilson 90+1' 8,862 10th
6 April Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors A 1 1 Kim Gi-Dong 73' 9,823 10th
13 April Daejeon Citizen H 0 0 9,641 9th
19 April Daegu FC H 3 0 Namgung Do 16', Hwang Jae-Won 30', Noh Byung-Joon 70' 7,517 7th
26 April Busan I'Park A 2 1 Shin Hyung-Min 80', Park Won-Jae 90' 7,775 4th
3 May Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A 3 2 Park Won-Jae 21', Kim Jae-Sung 25', Own goal 71' 7,282 4th
11 May Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix H 3 1 Denilson 10', 51', Choi Hyo-Jin 89' 10,511 4th
17 May Gyeongnam FC H 3 1 Namgung Do 34', Denilson 63', 65' 14,326 2nd
24 May Suwon Samsung Bluewings A 0 1 38,239 3rd
28 June Jeju United H 0 1 5,805 4th
5 July FC Seoul A 1 4 Hwang Jin-Sung 52' 18,233 5th
12 July Chunnam Dragons A 0 2 10,803 6th
19 July Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i H 3 1 Denilson 14, Stevo 29', Jang Hyun-Kyu 54' 11,374 4th
23 August Incheon United A 1 2 Namgung Do 89' 5,872 5th
30 August Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors H 1 1 Stevo 14' 12,151 6th
13 September Daegu FC A 4 1 Kim Jae-Sung 4', Kim Gi-Dong 48', Park Won-Jae 75', Namgung Do 90' 7,285 6th
20 September Busan I'Park H 3 2 Hwang Jin-Sung 3', Choi Hyo-Jin 44', Stevo 58' 13,671 5th
27 September Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma H 2 1 Noh Byung-Joon 77', Shin Hyung-Min 83' 13,984 5th
5 October Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix A 1 1 Park Won-Jae 57' 16,820 5th
18 October Gyeongnam FC A 4 3 Namgung Do 31', Stevo 75', 76', Noh Byung-Joon 87' 17,293 4th
26 October Suwon Samsung Bluewings H 0 0 17,288 5th
29 October Daejeon Citizen A 3 0 Kim Gi-Dong 42', Shin Hyung-Min 65', Cho Sung-Hwan 77' 15,824 5th
2 November Jeju United A 1 0 Noh Byung-Joon 65' 4,416 5th
9 November FC Seoul H 1 2 Stevo 90' 13,289 5th
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
4Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2614753926+1349
5Pohang Steelers 2613584334+944
6Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26114113937+237

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Play-off

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
20 August First Round Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 0 0 (24p) 9,480

Korean FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
20 August Round of 16 Chunnam Dragons A 1 0 Noh Byung-Joon 89'
5 November Quarterfinal Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma H 1 1 (87p) Namgung Do 82'
18 December Semifinal Daegu FC N 2 0 Hwang Jae-Won 42', Lee Gwang-Jae 82'
21 December Final Gyeongnam FC N 2 0 Hwang Jin-Sung 3', Kim Jae-Sung 78'

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
1 October Quarterfinal Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A 1 0 Noh Byung-Joon 29' 7,825
8 October Semifinal Suwon Samsung Bluewings A 0 0 (23p) 16,321

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Date Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance Group
position
12 March Adelaide United H 0 2 8,436 4th
19 March Bình Dương A 4 1 Denilson 49' (pen.), 58' (pen.), Kim Jae-Sung 56', Choi Hyo-Jin 64' 12,000 3rd
9 April Changchun Yatai A 0 1 18,000 3rd
23 April Changchun Yatai H 2 2 Hwang Jae-Won 64', Hwang Jin-Sung 90' 5,468 3rd
7 May Adelaide United A 0 1 11,805 3rd
21 May Bình Dương H 0 0 4,571 3rd
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Adelaide United 642092714
China Changchun Yatai 6330103712
South Korea Pohang Steelers 61236715
Vietnam Bình Dương 6015417131

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Asia Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Total Goals
1GKSouth Korea Shin Hwa-Yong 80100 (1)06015 (1)16000
2MFSouth Korea Choi Hyo-Jin 25240104134 (0)34350
3DFSouth Korea Kim Gwang-Seok 18 (2)1100 (1)05024 (3)27160
4DFSouth Korea Lee Chang-Won 500000409 (0)9020
6MFSouth Korea Kim Gi-Dong 17 (1)3200 (1)03 (1)022 (3)25321
7MFSouth Korea Kim Jae-Sung 13 (11)22 (1)1203 (1)120 (13)33490
8MFSouth Korea Hwang Jin-Sung 16 (6)22 (1)11 (1)02 (1)121 (9)30440
9MFSouth Korea Hwang Ji-Soo 23030204032 (0)32040
10FWBrazil Denilson 19620004225 (0)25860
11MFSouth Korea Choi Jong-Bum 000000202 (0)2000
12MFSouth Korea Park Yoon-Hwa 0000000000000
12MFSouth Korea Park Hee-Chul 3 (1)00 (1)01 (1)0004 (3)7010
13MFSouth Korea Shin Kwang-Hoon 0 (4)00000202 (4)6010
14FWSouth Korea Kwon Jip 000000202 (0)2000
14DFSouth Korea Kim Hyung-Il 301000004 (0)4020
15FWBrazil Clodoaldo 2000001 (1)03 (1)4010
16MFSouth Korea Park Won-Jae 23 (2)43 (1)0103030 (3)33462
16MFSouth Korea Kim Jung-Kyum 2 (1)01000003 (1)4000
17FWSouth Korea Lee Gwang-Jae 2 (6)00 (2)10 (1)02 (2)04 (11)15120
18FWSouth Korea Namgung Do 11 (13)61 (2)10 (1)03015 (16)31740
19FWSouth Korea Lee Sung-Jae 0 (1)000000 (2)00 (3)3010
20MFBrazil Fabiano Gadelha 0000001 (5)01 (5)6000
21GKSouth Korea Song Dong-Jin 0000000000000
22DFSouth Korea Jang Hyun-Kyu 19 (1)140202027 (1)28130
23FWSouth Korea Yoo Chang-Hyun 0000001 (1)01 (1)2000
24DFSouth Korea Hwang Jae-Won 17121202123 (0)23341
25MFSouth Korea Shin Hyung-Min 15 (2)32 (1)0202 (2)021 (5)26350
26DFSouth Korea Kim Soo-Yeon 200000103 (0)3010
27MFSouth Korea Cho Han-Bum 0 (1)000101 (1)02 (2)4010
28MFSouth Korea Song Chang-Ho 000000202 (0)2000
29DFSouth Korea Lee Tae-Young 0000000000000
31GKSouth Korea Kim Jee-Hyuk 19030200024 (0)24010
32DFSouth Korea Lee Seung-Yeul 0000000000000
33DFSouth Korea Noh Byung-Joon 7 (12)41 (3)11 (1)1009 (16)25610
35MFSouth Korea Kim Yoon-Sik 0 (2)01000001 (2)3000
36MFSouth Korea Kim Ji-min 0 (1)00000000 (1)1000
37DFSouth Korea Cho Sung-Hwan 16140204026 (0)26191
99FWNorth Macedonia Stevica Ristić (loan in) 9 (3)630200014 (3)17610

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Source
15 November 2007 MF South Korea Shin Hyung-Min South Korea Hongik University (in Korean)
15 November 2007 FW South Korea Yoo Chang-Hyun South Korea Daegu University
15 November 2007 MF South Korea Cho Han-Bum South Korea Chung-Ang University
15 November 2007 MF South Korea Song Chang-Ho South Korea Dong-A University
3 December 2007 FW Brazil Denilson South Korea Daejeon Citizen (in Korean)
10 December 2007 MF South Korea Kwon Jip South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (in Korean)
10 December 2007 MF South Korea Kim Jung-Kyum South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11 December 2007 FW South Korea Namgung Do South Korea Chunnam Dragons (in Korean)
18 December 2007 FW Brazil Fabiano Brazil Marília Atlético Clube (in Korean)
28 December 2007 DF South Korea Jang Hyun-Kyu South Korea Daejeon Citizen (in Korean)
7 January 2008 MF South Korea Kim Jae-Sung South Korea Jeju United (in Korean)
30 January 2008 MF South Korea Park Yoon-Hwa South Korea Daegu FC (in Korean)
29 February 2008 GK South Korea Kim Jee-Hyuk South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (in Korean)
7 March 2008 FW South Korea Noh Byung-Joon Free Agent
11 July 2008 MF South Korea Park Hee-Chul South Korea Gyeongnam FC (in Korean)
29 July 2008 DF South Korea Kim Hyung-Il South Korea Daejeon Citizen (in Korean)
Loan in
Date Pos. Name Moving From End Source
22 January 2008 FW Brazil Aldo Brazil Corinthians December 2009 (in Korean)
4 July 2008 FW North Macedonia Stevica Ristić South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors December 2010 (in Korean)

Out

Date Pos. Name To Source
26 November 2007 MF South Korea Kim Myung-Joong South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix (in Korean)
26 November 2007 MF South Korea Go Seul-Ki South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
3 December 2007 FW Brazil Schwenck Brazil Goiás Esporte Clube (in Korean)
10 December 2007 MF South Korea Kim Sung-Keun South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (in Korean)
10 December 2007 MF South Korea Choi Tae-Uk South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11 December 2007 FW South Korea Ko Ki-Gu South Korea Chunnam Dragons (in Korean)
7 January 2008 MF South Korea Oh Seung-Bum South Korea Jeju United (in Korean)
9 January 2008 MF Brazil Tavares Brazil Sport Club Internacional (in Korean)
14 January 2008 MF South Korea Ohn Byung-Hoon South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (in Korean)
14 January 2008 DF South Korea Lee Won-Jae South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
22 January 2008 FW Brazil Jonhes Release (in Korean)
18 February 2008 GK South Korea Cha Chul-Ho South Korea Ulsan Mipo Dockyard (in Korean)
29 February 2008 GK South Korea Jung Sung-Ryong South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (in Korean)
February 2008 GK South Korea Kwon Jung-Hyuk South Korea FC Seoul
June 2008 FW Brazil Aldo Brazil Náutico
June 2008 FW Brazil Fabiano Brazil Náutico
11 July 2008 MF South Korea Park Yoon-Hwa South Korea Gyeongnam FC (in Korean)
29 July 2008 MF South Korea Kwon Jip South Korea Daejeon Citizen (in Korean)
GK South Korea Kim Hyun-Bum  ?
Loan out
Date Pos. Name Moving To End Source
4 July 2008 MF South Korea Shin Kwang-Hoon South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors December 2010 (in Korean)

References

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