Season | 2006 |
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Dates | Regular season: 12 March – 5 November 2006 Championship: 11–25 November 2006 |
Champions | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (7th title) |
Champions League | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonnam Dragons |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 403 (2.21 per match) |
Best Player | Kim Do-heon |
Top goalscorer | Woo Sung-yong (16 goals) |
← 2005 2007 → |
The 2006 K League was the 24th season of the K League, which kicked off on March 12. The format of the regular season and playoffs was the same as the one used in the 2005 season. It took a break for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in June and July. The playoff games were held in November.
SK Group, the owners of Bucheon SK, moved their club to Jeju, and renamed the club Jeju United. The club was based in the Jeju World Cup Stadium of Seogwipo. Gyeongnam FC joined the K League, increasing the number of clubs to fourteen.
Teams
Foreign players
Regular season
First stage
League table
The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 32 | Qualification for the playoffs |
2 | Pohang Steelers | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 22 | |
3 | Daejeon Citizen | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 19 | |
4 | FC Seoul | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 16 | |
5 | Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 16 | |
6 | Busan IPark | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 16 | |
7 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 16 | |
8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 16 | |
9 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 15 | |
10 | Incheon United | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | |
11 | Daegu FC | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 13 | |
12 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | |
13 | Gyeongnam FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 13 | |
14 | Jeju United | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 9 |
Results
Second stage
League table
The first place team qualified for the championship playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 27 | Qualification for the playoffs |
2 | Pohang Steelers | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 25 | |
3 | FC Seoul | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 23 | |
4 | Daegu FC | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 21 | |
5 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 20 | |
6 | Incheon United | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 19 | |
7 | Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 18 | |
8 | Busan IPark | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 18 | |
9 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 17 | |
10 | Jeju United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 | |
11 | Gyeongnam FC | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 13 | |
12 | Daejeon Citizen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 12 | |
13 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 10 | |
14 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 10 |
Results
Overall table
The top two teams in the overall table qualified for the championship playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 49 | First stage winners |
2 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 47 | Qualification for the playoffs |
3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 43 | Second stage winners |
4 | FC Seoul | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for the playoffs |
5 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 35 | |
6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 34 | Qualification for the Champions League[a] |
7 | Daegu FC | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 34 | |
8 | Busan IPark | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 34 | |
9 | Incheon United | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 33 | |
10 | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 31 | |
11 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 26 | Qualification for the Champions League[b] |
12 | Gyeongnam FC | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 26 | |
13 | Jeju United | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 25 | |
14 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 23 |
Notes:
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | ||||||||||
FC Seoul | 0 | ||||||||||
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | ||||||||||
Pohang Steelers | 0 |
Final table
Pos | Team | Qualification |
---|---|---|
1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C) | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
3 | Pohang Steelers | |
4 | FC Seoul |
Top scorers
This list includes goals of the championship playoffs.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Apps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Woo Sung-yong | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 16 | 28 |
2 | Popo | Busan IPark | 13 | 24 |
3 | Kim Eun-jung | FC Seoul | 9 | 25 |
4 | Ko Ki-gu | Pohang Steelers | 8 | 22 |
5 | Lee Dong-gook | Pohang Steelers | 7 | 10 |
Somália | Busan IPark | 7 | 16 | |
Denilson | Daejeon Citizen | 7 | 18 | |
Mota | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 7 | 19 | |
Selmir | Jeonnam Dragons | 7 | 20 | |
Itamar | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 7 | 25 | |
Park Chu-young | FC Seoul | 7 | 26 |
Awards
Main awards
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player[1] | Kim Do-heon | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
Top goalscorer[2] | Woo Sung-yong | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
Top assist provider[2] | Adriano Chuva | Daejeon Citizen |
Rookie of the Year[1] | Yeom Ki-hun | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Manager of the Year[1] | Kim Hak-bum | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
Special Award | Kim Byung-ji | FC Seoul |
Choi Eun-sung | Daejeon Citizen | |
Lee Jung-rae | Gyeongnam FC | |
Best Referee | Lee Young-chul | — |
Best Assistant Referee | Ahn Sang-gi | — |
Best XI
Source:[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 김두현, 2006 K-리그 ‘최고 별’ (in Korean). KBS. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b 2006 K리그 끝, 관중 갈증에 골 가뭄 (in Korean). KBS. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2021.