2009 Pohang Steelers season

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

Pohang Steelers
2009 season
Chairman Kim Hyun-Sik
Manager Sérgio Farias
K-League3rd
Korean FA CupQuarterfinal
League CupWinner
Champions LeagueWinner
Club World Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague:
Denilson (8 goals)
All:
Denilson (21 goals)
Highest home attendance20,736 vs Busan
(September 16)
Lowest home attendance7,348 vs Jeju
(May 9)

Squad
Pohang Steelers players warming up during the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
Pohang Steelers player Denilson(right) in 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Semifinal.

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
1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2817655933+2657
2Pohang Steelers 28141135533+2253
3FC Seoul 2816574727+2053

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 Attendance
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
2009 AFC Champions League winner Pohang Steelers.

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 633073+412
Kawasaki Frontale 6312107+310
Tianjin Teda 622265+18
Central Coast Mariners 6024513−82

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 Playoff FA Cup League Cup Asia World Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Total Goals
1GK Shin Hwa-Yong 19 (1)01010501202040 (1)410
2MF Choi Hyo-Jin 20 (1)21010501233042 (1)435
3DF Kim Gwang-Seok 15 (2)000101 (1)08 (1)00025 (4)290
4DF Lee Chang-Won 0000100000001 (0)10
5MF Kim Tae-Su 16 (5)51000511203037 (5)426
6MF Kim Gi-Dong 17 (3)30012314 (3)00025 (6)316
7MF Kim Jae-Sung 17 (5)110102 (1)09 (3)42032 (9)415
8MF Hwang Jin-Sung 11 (3)20 (1)000323 (4)10 (1)017 (9)265
9FW Hwang Ji-Soo 16 (1)0003010000020 (1)210
10FW Denilson 21 (2)810104211 (1)73441 (3)4421
11FW Brasília 3 (3)000000030006 (3)90
11FW Vaguinho 0 (4)000000 (1)00 (1)0000 (6)60
12MF Park Hee-Chul 9 (1)00031100 (2)00 (2)013 (5)181
13MF Cho Han-Bum 0 (1)0000 (1)0000 (2)0000 (4)40
14FW Lee Gwang-Jae 2 (2)000100000003 (2)50
15DF Cho Hong-Kyu 4 (1)000102 (1)010008 (2)100
16MF Kim Jung-Kyum 16 (1)11000508 (2)03033 (3)361
17MF Kim Ba-Woo 1000100 (1)000002 (1)30
18FW Namgung Do 3 (2)10000001 (2)0206 (4)101
19MF Cha Ji-Ho 000000000000000
20MF Shin Hyung-Min 17 (4)41020601103040 (4)444
21GK Song Dong-Jin 0000000000101 (0)10
22FW Noh Byung-Joon 8 (13)3101 (1)23 (2)47 (5)43023 (21)4413
23FW Yoo Chang-Hyun 11 (8)70 (1)0202 (3)41 (4)00 (1)016 (17)3311
24DF Hwang Jae-Won 16 (1)110104 (1)0812032 (2)342
25MF Cho Moon-Sang 000000000000000
26FW Cho Chan-Ho 2 (5)3002 (1)12 (2)000006 (8)144
27MF Kim Chang-Hoon 81002000200012 (0)121
28MF Song Chang-Ho 2 (6)00 (1)00 (1)01 (2)10 (3)01 (1)04 (14)181
29DF Lee Su-Hwan 000000000000000
30DF Kazunari Okayama 4 (3)100001 (1)0001 (1)06 (5)111
31GK Kim Jee-Hyuk 90002010000012 (0)120
32DF Kim Hyung-Il 23 (1)21030501013045 (1)463
33FW Song Je-Heon 1 (1)0000 (1)00 (1)00 (1)0001 (4)50
34MF Kim Bum-Joon 00000 (1)00000000 (1)10
35DF Hwang Jae-Hun 000000000000000
36MF Song Soon-Bo 000000000000000
37DF Kang Dae-Ho 000000000000000
38DF Maeng Jin-Oh 000000000000000
39MF Jung Hyung-Ho 000000000000000
41GK Kim Dae-Ho 000000000000000
77FW Kim Myung-Joong 1 (1)1000000001 (1)02 (2)41
88FW Go Seul-Ki 10000000000 (2)01 (2)30
99FW Stevica Ristić 15 (4)7102 (1)5417 (2)30029 (7)3616

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 Nation Number Name K-League Korean FA Cup K-League Cup Champions League Club World Cup Total
GK 1 Shin Hwa-Yong 100010100131
MF 2 Choi Hyo-Jin 600010100080
DF 3 Kim Gwang-Seok 100000000010
MF 5 Kim Tae-Su 200010101050
MF 6 Kim Gi-Dong 100000000010
MF 7 Kim Jae-Sung 300010202181
MF 8 Hwang Jin-Sung 200020000040
MF 9 Hwang Ji-Soo 200000000020
FW 10 Denilson 610000101081
FW 11 Vaguinho 100000000010
MF 12 Park Hee-Chul 201000101050
DF 15 Cho Hong-Kyu 100000000010
MF 16 Kim Jung-Kyum 400000102070
MF 17 Kim Ba-Woo 000010000010
MF 20 Shin Hyung-Min 5010004100101
FW 22 Noh Byung-Joon 200010200050
FW 23 Yoo Chang-Hyun 000000001010
DF 24 Hwang Jae-Won 6010102021121
MF 27 Kim Chang-Hoon 001000000010
MF 28 Song Chang-Ho 000010200030
DF 30 Kazunari Okayama 100010000020
DF 32 Kim Hyung-Il 6010312110132
FW 77 Kim Myung-Joong 000000001010
FW 88 Go Seul-Ki 100000000010
FW 99 Stevica Ristić 411010000061
TOTALS 572601512021231108

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
20 November 2008 FW Cho Chan-Ho Yonsei University (in Korean)
20 November 2008 DF Hwang Jae-Hoon Konkuk University
20 November 2008 GK Kim Dae-Ho Soongsil University
20 November 2008 DF Kang Dae-Ho Hanyang University
20 November 2008 MF Kim Bum-Joon Kyunghee University
20 November 2008 FW Song Je-Heon Sunmoon University
20 November 2008 DF Jung Hyung-Ho Honam University
20 November 2008 MF Song Soon-Bo Portuguesa Londrinense
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
28 January 2009 MF Kim Tae-Su Chunnam Dragons
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

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
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

Individual

References
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