2007 Pohang Steelers season

Pohang Steelers
2007 season
ChairmanSouth Korea Kim Hyun-Sik
ManagerBrazil Sérgio Farias
K-LeagueWinner
Korean FA CupRunner-up
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Gwang-Jae (7 goals)
All:
Lee Gwang-Jae (9 goals)
Highest home attendance20,875 vs Seongnam
(4 November)
Lowest home attendance1,074 vs Jeonbuk
(9 May)
Average home league attendance5,949
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The 2007 season is Pohang Steelers' 25th season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in K-League, League Cup and Korean FA Cup.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Kwon Jung-Hyuk
2 MF South Korea KOR Choi Hyo-Jin
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Gwang-Seok
4 DF South Korea KOR Lee Chang-Won
5 DF South Korea KOR Kim Sung-Keun
6 MF South Korea KOR Kim Gi-Dong
7 MF South Korea KOR Oh Seung-Bum
8 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Jin-Sung
9 MF South Korea KOR Hwang Ji-Soo
10 FW Brazil BRA Tavares
11 MF South Korea KOR Choi Jong-Bum
12 MF South Korea KOR Park Hee-Chul
13 MF South Korea KOR Shin Kwang-Hoon
15 FW Brazil BRA Jonhes
16 MF South Korea KOR Choi Tae-Uk
17 MF South Korea KOR Lee Gwang-Jae
18 FW South Korea KOR Ko Gi-Gu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF South Korea KOR Park Won-Jae
20 FW Brazil BRA Schwenck
21 GK South Korea KOR Shin Hwa-Yong
22 DF South Korea KOR Lee Won-Jae
23 FW South Korea KOR Cha Chul-Ho
24 DF South Korea KOR Hwang Jae-Won
25 MF South Korea KOR Kim Yoon-Sik
26 DF South Korea KOR Kim Soo-Yeon
27 MF South Korea KOR Kim Myung-Joong
28 MF South Korea KOR Ohn Byung-Hoon
29 MF South Korea KOR Lee Tae-Young
31 GK South Korea KOR Jung Sung-Ryong
32 DF South Korea KOR Lee Seung-Yeul
33 MF South Korea KOR Go Seul-Ki
35 MF South Korea KOR Lee Sung-Jae
37 DF South Korea KOR Cho Sung-Hwan
41 GK South Korea KOR Kim Hyun-Bum

K-League

Regular season

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
4 March Incheon United A 1 – 0[permanent dead link‍] Ko Gi-Gu 10' 24,772 4th
10 March Gyeongnam FC A 3 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Lee Gwang-Jae 31', 66', Hwang Jae-Won 61' 17,826 1st
17 March Daejeon Citizen H 1 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Kim Gi-Dong 41' 10,042 3rd
1 April Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors A 2 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Choi Hyo-Jin 4', Park Won-Jae 67' 6,943 2nd
7 April Busan I'Park H 0 – 1[permanent dead link‍] 4,528 3rd
15 April Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A 1 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Hwang Jin-Sung 32' 7,832 2nd
22 April FC Seoul H 0 – 0[permanent dead link‍] 12,596 2nd
29 April Daegu FC H 1 – 3[permanent dead link‍] Kim Gi-Dong 29' 5,084 4th
5 May Chunnam Dragons A 1 – 2[permanent dead link‍] own goal 36' 13,800 8th
13 May Jeju United H 0 – 1[permanent dead link‍] 5,077 10th
19 May Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix A 1 – 0[permanent dead link‍] Kim Gi-Dong 0:40' 3,542 5th
26 May Suwon Samsung Bluewings H 0 – 0[permanent dead link‍] 12,106 6th
16 June Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 0 – 0[permanent dead link‍] 8,217 7th
8 August Gyeongnam FC H 2 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Kim Gi-Dong 5', Schwenck 12' 2,240 6th
12 August Daejeon Citizen A 0 – 3[permanent dead link‍] 13,097 8th
15 August Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors H 1 – 3[permanent dead link‍] Jonhes 86' 5,287 9th
18 August Busan I'Park A 2 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Lee Gwang-Jae 72', own goal 75' 4,765 5th
25 August Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma H 2 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Schwenck 3', Hwang Ji-Soo 55' 11,097 6th
29 August FC Seoul A 0 – 3[permanent dead link‍] 12,013 7th
1 September Daegu FC A 2 – 2[permanent dead link‍] Tavares 53', Kim Soo-Yeon 64' 2,537 7th
15 September Chunnam Dragons H 1 – 0[permanent dead link‍] Oh Seung-Bum 8' 1,735 5th
23 September Jeju United A 0 – 2[permanent dead link‍] 2,064 7th
29 September Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix H 2 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Tavares 40', Jonhes 75' 5,396 5th
6 October Suwon Samsung Bluewings A 0 – 1[permanent dead link‍] 26,123 7th
10 October Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i H 1 – 0[permanent dead link‍] Jonhes 21' 3,685 6th
14 October Incheon United H 3 – 2[permanent dead link‍] Lee Gwang-Jae 12', Jonhes 29', Schwenck 81' 4,074 5th
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
4 Gyeongnam FC 26 13 4 9 41 31 +10 43
5 Pohang Steelers 26 11 6 9 27 31 −2 39
6 Daejeon Citizen 26 10 7 9 34 27 +7 37

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 October First Round Gyeongnam FC A 1 – 1 (4–3p)[permanent dead link‍] Lee Gwang-Jae 68' 8,965
28 October Second Round Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 2 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Hwang Jae-Won 34', Lee Gwang-Jae 76' 31,783
31 October Semifinal Suwon Samsung Bluewings A 1 – 0[permanent dead link‍] Park Won-Jae 86' 33,824
4 November Final 1st leg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma H 3 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Park Won-Jae 31', Ko Gi-Gu 73', Lee Gwang-Jae 74' 20,875
11 November Final 2nd leg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A 1 – 0[permanent dead link‍] Schwenck 43' 18,924

Korean FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
12 June Round 1 Konkuk University H 4 – 1 Choi Tae-Uk 16', 73', Lee Gwang-Jae 54', Kim Gwang-Seok 55'
1 August Round of 16 Goyang Kookmin Bank A 2 – 2 (4–2p) Lee Chang-Won 60', Hwang Jae-Won 70'
18 September Quarterfinal Ulsan Mipo Dockyard A 2 – 0 Hwang Jae-Won 31', Lee Gwang-Jae 64'
3 October Semifinal Jeju United H 2 – 1 Tavares 10', Jonhes 57'
25 November Final 1st leg Chunnam Dragons A 2 – 3 Tavares 24' (p), Kim Gwang-Seok 50'
2 December Final 2nd leg Chunnam Dragons H 1 – 3 Hwang Jin-Sung 48'

League Cup

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance Group
position
14 March Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i A 0 – 0[permanent dead link‍] 3,837 3rd
21 March Jeju United H 1 – 0[permanent dead link‍] Hwang Jin-Sung 61' (pen.) 3,128 2nd
4 April Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors A 1 – 3[permanent dead link‍] Kim Soo-Yeon 75' 3,327 4th
11 April Daegu FC H 0 – 0[permanent dead link‍] 2,352 5th
18 April Incheon United H 1 – 2[permanent dead link‍] Tavares 43' 1,137 5th
25 April Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i H 0 – 2[permanent dead link‍] 1,527 6th
2 May Jeju United A 0 – 0[permanent dead link‍] 2,140 6th
9 May Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors H 0 – 0[permanent dead link‍] 1,074 6th
16 May Daegu FC A 3 – 1[permanent dead link‍] Lee Won-Jae 46', Choi Hyo-Jin 74', Shin Kwang-Hoon 82' 2,583 4th
23 May Incheon United A 2 – 2[permanent dead link‍] Choi Hyo-Jin 89', Choi Tae-Uk 90' 9,326 5th
Group A
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1 12
5 Pohang Steelers 10 2 5 3 8 10 −2 11
6 Jeju United 10 2 2 6 4 9 −5 8

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

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Total Goals
1 GK South Korea Kwon Jung-Hyuk 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 2 0 0 0
2 MF South Korea Choi Hyo-Jin 16 (2) 1 3 (1) 0 5 (3) 2 24 (6) 30 3 6 0
3 DF South Korea Kim Gwang-Seok 8 (3) 0 3 (2) 2 4 (1) 0 15 (6) 21 2 2 0
4 DF South Korea Lee Chang-Won 15 (4) 0 3 1 3 0 21 (4) 25 1 3 1
5 DF South Korea Kim Sung-Keun 19 (1) 0 4 0 2 (1) 0 25 (2) 27 0 5 0
6 MF South Korea Kim Gi-Dong 30 4 6 0 4 (2) 0 40 (2) 42 4 3 0
7 MF South Korea Oh Seung-Bum 9 (17) 1 2 (3) 0 7 (2) 0 18 (22) 40 1 3 0
8 MF South Korea Hwang Jin-Sung 7 (10) 1 0 (2) 1 5 (1) 1 12 (13) 25 3 2 0
9 MF South Korea Hwang Ji-Soo 26 1 5 0 5 0 36 (0) 36 1 6 0
10 FW Brazil Tavares 27 (1) 2 6 2 6 (1) 1 39 (2) 41 5 1 1
11 MF South Korea Choi Jong-Bum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF South Korea Park Hee-Chul 4 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 5 (1) 6 0 1 0
13 MF South Korea Shin Kwang-Hoon 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 1 (2) 1 3 (4) 7 1 3 0
14 DF South Korea Oh Bum-Seok 8 (3) 0 1 0 5 0 14 (3) 17 0 6 1
15 FW Brazil Mauricio Fernandes 2 (1) 0 0 0 4 (1) 0 6 (2) 8 0 3 0
15 FW Brazil Jonhes 12 (2) 4 1 1 0 0 13 (2) 15 5 1 0
16 MF South Korea Choi Tae-Uk 4 (9) 0 2 (3) 2 3 (2) 1 9 (14) 23 3 0 0
17 FW South Korea Lee Gwang-Jae 8 (16) 7 2 (3) 2 2 (3) 0 12 (22) 34 9 4 0
18 FW South Korea Ko Gi-Gu 12 (6) 2 3 0 4 (1) 0 19 (7) 26 2 2 0
19 MF South Korea Park Won-Jae 20 (2) 3 4 (1) 0 3 0 27 (3) 30 3 2 0
20 FW Brazil Frontini 3 0 0 0 4 (2) 0 7 (2) 9 0 1 0
20 FW Brazil Schwenck 16 (1) 4 5 0 0 0 21 (1) 22 4 5 0
21 GK South Korea Shin Hwa-Yong 17 (1) 0 3 0 8 0 28 (1) 29 0 2 0
22 DF South Korea Lee Won-Jae 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 (0) 5 1 0 0
23 FW South Korea Cha Chul-Ho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF South Korea Hwang Jae-Won 28 2 5 2 4 0 37 (0) 37 4 4 0
25 MF South Korea Kim Yoon-Sik 4 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 7 (6) 13 0 1 0
26 DF South Korea Kim Soo-Yeon 7 1 0 0 6 1 13 (0) 13 2 6 0
27 MF South Korea Kim Myung-Joong 1 (3) 0 0 0 6 (1) 0 7 (4) 11 0 3 0
28 MF South Korea Ohn Byung-Hoon 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 1 0 1 0
29 DF South Korea Lee Tae-Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK South Korea Jung Sung-Ryong 14 0 3 0 2 0 19 (0) 19 0 1 0
32 DF South Korea Lee Seung-Yeul 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 1 0 0 0
33 MF South Korea Go Seul-Ki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW South Korea Lee Sung-Jae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF South Korea Cho Sung-Hwan 21 0 4 0 6 0 31 (0) 31 0 8 1
41 GK South Korea Kim Hyun-Bum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Source
17 November 2006 MF South Korea Choi Jong-Bum South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix [1] (in Korean)
17 November 2006 FW South Korea Cha Chul-Ho South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
17 November 2006 DF South Korea Kim Gwang-Seok South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
28 November 2006 GK South Korea Kwon Jung-Hyuk South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i [2] (in Korean)
20 December 2006 MF South Korea Choi Hyo-Jin South Korea Incheon United [3] (in Korean)
22 December 2006 DF South Korea Lee Seung-Yeul South Korea Halla University [4] (in Korean)
12 January 2007 DF Brazil Mauricio Fernandes Portugal SC Braga [5] (in Korean)
22 January 2007 FW South Korea Lee Gwang-Jae South Korea Chunnam Dragons [6] (in Korean)
29 June 2007 FW Brazil Schwenck Israel Beitar Jerusalem F.C. [7] (in Korean)
30 July 2007 FW Brazil Jonhes Brazil Brasiliense [8] (in Korean)

Out

Date Pos. Name To Source
20 December 2006 MF South Korea Kim Tae-Won South Korea Incheon United [9] (in Korean)
23 January 2007 FW South Korea Lee Dong-Gook England Middlesbrough F.C. [10]
29 June 2007 FW Brazil Frontini Released [11] (in Korean)
29 June 2007 DF Brazil Mauricio Fernandes Released
Loan Out
Date Pos. Name Moving To End Source
1 August 2007 MF South Korea Oh Bum-Seok Japan Yokohama FC December 2007 [12][permanent dead link‍] (in Korean)

References