2007 K League Championship
The 2007 K League Championship was the eleventh competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 25th 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.
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| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 20 October – 11 November 2007 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pohang Steelers |
| Runners-up | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 138,207 (23,035 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lee Gwang-jae (3 goals) |
Qualified teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 55 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Gyeongnam FC | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 43 | |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 41 | |
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 37 |
Source: RSSSF
Bracket
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| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2 | 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen | 0 | 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | SF | Pohang Steelers | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1R | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1 | 2R | Pohang Steelers | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1R | Pohang Steelers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pohang Steelers (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
Gyeongnam vs Pohang
| Gyeongnam FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Pohang Steelers |
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Cabore  86' |
Report | Lee Gwang-jae 68' |
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Ulsan vs Daejeon
     Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
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Second round
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–2 | Pohang Steelers |
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| Woo Sung-yong 70' |
Report |
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Semi-final
     Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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Final
First leg
| Pohang Steelers | 3–1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
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Report | Jang Hak-young 90+1' |
Pohang Steelers
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Second leg
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
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Pohang Steelers won 4–1 on aggregate.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Pohang Steelers (C) | Qualification for the Champions League | |
| 2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | ||
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| 4 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | ||
| 5 | Gyeongnam FC | ||
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen |
External links
- News at K League (in Korean)
- Match report at K League (in Korean)
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