2009 Pohang Steelers season
Introduction The 2009 season is the Pohang Steelers' 27th season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K-League, League Cup, Korean FA Cup, AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2009 AFC Champions League.
Squad Pohang Steelers players warming up at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.Denilson playing for the Steelers at the Club World Cup semi-final.===On loan===
K-League ===Regular season===DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition7 March Suwon Samsung BluewingsA 3 – 2Kim Tae-Su 6', Stevo 37', Denilson 85'23,1683rd15 March Gyeongnam FCH 1 – 1Namgung Do 41'16,3823rd22 March Daegu FCA 2 – 2Kim Hyung-Il 8', Kim Chang-Hoon 60'5,3425th4 April Ulsan HyundaiH 1 – 1Kim Gi-Dong 57'7,8157th11 April Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaA 1 – 3Kim Jae-Sung 11'3,8297th17 April Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsH 1 – 1Kim Gi-Dong 45+1'8,1837th1 May Daejeon CitizenA 0 – 04,5499th9 May Jeju UnitedH 2 – 2Denilson 24', 67'7,3487th16 May FC SeoulA 0 – 17,68510th24 May Busan I'ParkH 1 – 1Choi Hyo-Jin 26'8,72510th21 June Incheon UnitedA 4 – 1Shin Hyung-Min 13', Yoo Chang-Hyun 43', own goal 45+2', Cho Chan-Ho 49'2,3158th28 June Chunnam DragonsH 2 – 1Yoo Chang-Hyun 6', Kim Tae-Su 38'11,2826th4 July Gangwon FCA 2 – 1Noh Byung-Joon 7', Denilson 90+4'19,6996th11 July Gwangju SangmuH 2 – 1Kim Gi-Dong 26', Denilson 45'11,6625th18 July Gyeongnam FCA 2 – 0Stevo 1', Yoo Chang-Hyun 90+3'16,8524th25 July Daegu FCH 3 – 0Cho Chan-Ho 47', 80', Denilson 74'10,2204th1 August Ulsan HyundaiA 2 – 2Kim Hyung-Il 40', Yoo Chang-Hyun 76'12,2753rd15 August Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaH 1 – 1Noh Byung-Joon 50'15,6373rd22 August Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsA 3 – 1Yoo Chang-Hyun 43', Kim Tae-Su 69', Shin Hyung-Min 83'19,5462nd6 September Daejeon CitizenH 2 – 2Shin Hyung-Min 40', 81'10,7293rd13 September Jeju UnitedA 8 – 1Kim Tae-Su 5', 80', Yoo Chang-Hyun 9', 60', Stevo 56', 68', Choi Hyo-Jin 76', Hwang Jin-Sung 90'3,5263rd26 September Busan I'ParkA 2 – 1Stevo 26', Denilson 70'4,6993rd4 October Incheon UnitedH 2 – 2Stevo 13', Denilson 25'12,4513rd7 October FC SeoulH 3 – 2Stevo 0:22', Kim Jung-Kyum 60', Hwang Jae-Won 90+2'10,7733rd11 October Chunnam DragonsA 0 – 110,8953rd17 October Gangwon FCH 1 – 0Noh Byung-Joon 65'11,2023rd24 October Gwangju SangmuA 3 – 2Okayama 16', Kim Myung-Joong 42', own goal 70'6,8503rd1 NovemberSuwon Samsung BluewingsH 1 – 0Hwang Jin-Sung 9'12,1642ndPosClubPldWDLFAGDPts1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2817655933+2657'''2''''''Pohang Steelers''''''28''''''14''''''11''''''3''''''55''''''33''''''+22''''''53'''3FC Seoul2816574727+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===DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance29 NovemberSemifinalSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaH 0 – 116,854
Korean FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance13 May 2009Round of 32Hongcheon Idu FCH7 – 1Cho Chan-Ho 12', Stevo 13', 38', 89', Noh Byung-Joon 19', 59, Own goal 28'1 July 2009Round of 16Goyang Kookmin BankA4 – 0Stevo 40', 54', Kim Gi-Dong 49', 65'15 July 2009QuarterfinalSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaA1 – 2Park Hee-Chul 37'
League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance8 July 2009Quarterfinal 1st legSuwon Samsung BluewingsH 3 – 0Yoo Chang-Hyun 39', 47', Stevo 62'9,76322 July 2009Quarterfinal 2nd legSuwon Samsung BluewingsA 1 – 0Song Chang-Ho 41'12,44919 August 2009Semifinal 1st legFC SeoulA 1 – 2Noh Byung-Joon 25'12,49826 August 2009Semifinal 2nd legFC SeoulH 5 – 2Noh Byung-Joon 46', 84', 90+3', Yoo Chang-Hyun 73', 75'11,8242 September 2009Final 1st legBusan I'ParkA 1 – 1Denilson 76'12,12416 September 2009Final 2nd legBusan I'ParkH 5 – 1Hwang 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===DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceGroupposition11 March 2009 Central Coast MarinersA 0 – 06,8702nd18 March 2009 Kawasaki FrontaleH 1 – 1Kim Jae-Sung 12'7,3353rd8 April 2009 Tianjin TedaH 1 – 0Hwang Jin-Sung 67'7,0342nd21 April 2009 Tianjin TedaA 0 – 019,8312nd5 May 2009 Central Coast MarinersH 3 – 2Denilson 8', 71', 8811,5392nd19 May 2009 Kawasaki FrontaleA 2 – 0Noh Byung-Joon 12', Denilson 72'13,6331stTeam Pohang Steelers633073+4'''12''' Kawasaki Frontale6312107+3'''10''' Tianjin Teda622265+1'''8''' Central Coast Mariners6024513−8'''2'''===Knockout stage===DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance24 June 2009Round of 16 Newcastle United JetsH 6 – 0Denilson 9' (pen. ), Choi Hyo-Jin 15', 63', 72', Kim Jae-Sung 56', Stevo 85'15,25323 September 2009Quarterfinal 1st leg FC BunyodkorA 1 – 3Noh Byung-Joon 8'8,35030 September 2009Quarterfinal 2nd leg FC BunyodkorH 4 – 1 (a.e.t. )Kim Jae-Sung 46', Denilson 56', 77', Stevo 102'16,25221 October 2009Semifinal 1st leg Umm-SalalH 2 – 0Hwang Jae-Won 45+2', Kim Jae-Sung 79'15,63528 October 2009Semifinal 2nd leg Umm-SalalA 2 – 1Stevo 55', Noh Byung-Joon 60'9,2007 November 2009Final Al-IttihadN2 – 1Noh Byung-Joon 56', Kim Hyung-Il 65'25,743
FIFA Club World Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance11 December 2009Quarterfinal TP MazembeN 2 – 1Denilson 50', 78'9,62715 December 2009Semifinal EstudiantesN 1 – 2Denilson 71'22,62619 December 2009Third place match AtlanteN 1 – 1 (4–3p)Denilson 42'13,814
Statistics ===Appearances and goals===No.Pos.NameLeaguePlayoffFA CupLeague CupAsiaWorldTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsTotalGoals1GK Shin Hwa-Yong19 (1)01010501202040 (1)'''41''''''0'''2MF Choi Hyo-Jin20 (1)21010501233042 (1)'''43''''''5'''3DF Kim Gwang-Seok15 (2)000101 (1)08 (1)00025 (4)'''29''''''0'''4DF Lee Chang-Won0000100000001 (0)'''1''''''0'''5MF Kim Tae-Su16 (5)51000511203037 (5)'''42''''''6'''6MF Kim Gi-Dong17 (3)30012314 (3)00025 (6)'''31''''''6'''7MF Kim Jae-Sung17 (5)110102 (1)09 (3)42032 (9)'''41''''''5'''8MF Hwang Jin-Sung11 (3)20 (1)000323 (4)10 (1)017 (9)'''26''''''5'''9FW Hwang Ji-Soo16 (1)0003010000020 (1)'''21''''''0'''10FW Denilson21 (2)810104211 (1)73441 (3)'''44''''''21'''11FW Brasília 3 (3)000000030006 (3)'''9''''''0'''11FW Vaguinho0 (4)000000 (1)00 (1)0000 (6)'''6''''''0'''12MF Park Hee-Chul9 (1)00031100 (2)00 (2)013 (5)'''18''''''1'''13MF Cho Han-Bum 0 (1)0000 (1)0000 (2)0000 (4)'''4''''''0'''14FW Lee Gwang-Jae 2 (2)000100000003 (2)'''5''''''0'''15DF Cho Hong-Kyu4 (1)000102 (1)010008 (2)'''10''''''0'''16MF Kim Jung-Kyum16 (1)11000508 (2)03033 (3)'''36''''''1'''17MF Kim Ba-Woo1000100 (1)000002 (1)'''3''''''0'''18FW Namgung Do3 (2)10000001 (2)0206 (4)'''10''''''1'''19MF Cha Ji-Ho0000000000000'''0''''''0'''20MF Shin Hyung-Min17 (4)41020601103040 (4)'''44''''''4'''21GK Song Dong-Jin0000000000101 (0)'''1''''''0'''22FW Noh Byung-Joon8 (13)3101 (1)23 (2)47 (5)43023 (21)'''44''''''13'''23FW Yoo Chang-Hyun11 (8)70 (1)0202 (3)41 (4)00 (1)016 (17)'''33''''''11'''24DF Hwang Jae-Won16 (1)110104 (1)0812032 (2)'''34''''''2'''25MF Cho Moon-Sang0000000000000'''0''''''0'''26FW Cho Chan-Ho2 (5)3002 (1)12 (2)000006 (8)'''14''''''4'''27MF Kim Chang-Hoon81002000200012 (0)'''12''''''1'''28MF Song Chang-Ho2 (6)00 (1)00 (1)01 (2)10 (3)01 (1)04 (14)'''18''''''1'''29DF Lee Su-Hwan 0000000000000'''0''''''0'''30DF Kazunari Okayama4 (3)100001 (1)0001 (1)06 (5)'''11''''''1'''31GK Kim Jee-Hyuk90002010000012 (0)'''12''''''0'''32DF Kim Hyung-Il23 (1)21030501013045 (1)'''46''''''3'''33FW Song Je-Heon1 (1)0000 (1)00 (1)00 (1)0001 (4)'''5''''''0'''34MF Kim Bum-Joon00000 (1)00000000 (1)'''1''''''0'''35DF Hwang Jae-Hun0000000000000'''0''''''0'''36MF Song Soon-Bo0000000000000'''0''''''0'''37DF Kang Dae-Ho0000000000000'''0''''''0'''38DF Maeng Jin-Oh0000000000000'''0''''''0'''39MF Jung Hyung-Ho0000000000000'''0''''''0'''41GK Kim Dae-Ho0000000000000'''0''''''0'''77FW Kim Myung-Joong1 (1)1000000001 (1)02 (2)'''4''''''1'''88FW Go Seul-Ki10000000000 (2)01 (2)'''3''''''0'''99FW Stevica Ristić 15 (4)7102 (1)5417 (2)30029 (7)'''36''''''16'''Statistics accurate as of match played 19 December 2009===Top scorers===PositionNationNumberNameK-LeagueKorean FA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueFIFA Club World CupTotal110Denilson80274'''21'''299Stevica Ristić75130'''16'''322Noh Byung-Joon32440'''13'''423Yoo Chang-Hyun70400'''11'''55Kim Tae-Su50100'''6'''=6Kim Gi-Dong32100'''6'''62Choi Hyo-Jin20030'''5'''=8Hwang Jin-Sung20210'''5'''=7Kim Jae-Sung10040'''5'''720Shin Hyung-Min40000'''4'''=26Cho Chan-Ho31000'''4'''832Kim Hyung-Il20010'''3'''924Hwang Jae-Won10010'''2'''1016Kim Jung-Kyum10000'''1'''=18Namgung Do10000'''1'''=27Kim Chang-Hoon10000'''1'''=30Kazunari Okayama10000'''1'''=77Kim Myung-Joong10000'''1'''=12Park Hee-Chul01000'''1'''=28Song Chang-Ho00100'''1'''///'''Own Goals'''21000'''3''''''TOTALS'''551216244111===Discipline==='''Position''''''Nation''''''Number''''''Name''''''K-League''''''Korean FA Cup''''''K-League Cup''''''Champions League''''''Club World Cup''''''Total'''GK1Shin Hwa-Yong1000101001'''3''''''1'''MF2Choi Hyo-Jin6000101000'''8''''''0'''DF3Kim Gwang-Seok1000000000'''1''''''0'''MF5Kim Tae-Su2000101010'''5''''''0'''MF6Kim Gi-Dong1000000000'''1''''''0'''MF7Kim Jae-Sung3000102021'''8''''''1'''MF8Hwang Jin-Sung2000200000'''4''''''0'''MF9Hwang Ji-Soo2000000000'''2''''''0'''FW10Denilson6100001010'''8''''''1'''FW11Vaguinho1000000000'''1''''''0'''MF12Park Hee-Chul2010001010'''5''''''0'''DF15Cho Hong-Kyu1000000000'''1''''''0'''MF16Kim Jung-Kyum4000001020'''7''''''0'''MF17Kim Ba-Woo0000100000'''1''''''0'''MF20Shin Hyung-Min5010004100'''10''''''1'''FW22Noh Byung-Joon2000102000'''5''''''0'''FW23Yoo Chang-Hyun0000000010'''1''''''0'''DF24Hwang Jae-Won6010102021'''12''''''1'''MF27Kim Chang-Hoon0010000000'''1''''''0'''MF28Song Chang-Ho0000102000'''3''''''0'''DF30Kazunari Okayama1000100000'''2''''''0'''DF32Kim Hyung-Il6010312110'''13''''''2'''FW77Kim Myung-Joong0000000010'''1''''''0'''FW88Go Seul-Ki1000000000'''1''''''0'''FW99Stevica Ristić4110100000'''6''''''1''' '''TOTALS''''''57''''''2''''''6''''''0''''''15''''''1''''''20''''''2''''''12''''''3''''''110''''''8'''
Transfers ===In=== Date Pos. Name From Source 10 November 2008 FW  Nam Ik-Kyung  Gwangju Sangmu  10 November 2008 MF  Lee Su-Hwan  Gwangju Sangmu 20 November 2008 FW  Cho Chan-Ho  Yonsei University  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   28 January 2009 FW  Brasília  Ulsan Hyundai  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   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   27 July 2009 FW  Vaguinho  Joinville   22 October 2009 FW  Kim Myung-Joong  Gwangju Sangmu  22 October 2009 FW  Go Seul-Ki  Gwangju Sangmu===Out=== Date Pos. Name To Source 10 December 2008 DF  Kim Soo-Yeon  Gwangju Sangmu  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   12 January 2009 MF  Park Won-Jae  Omiya Ardija   26 March 2009 FW  Nam Ik-Kyung  JJK   13 July 2009 FW  Brasília  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   21 July 2009 MF  Lee Gwang-Jae  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   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  ===Loan out=== Date  Pos. Name Moving To Source 29 July 2009 DF  Cho Han-Bum  Daegu FC
Honours ===Club===*AFC Champions League '''Winners''', '''Fair Play Award'''*K-League Cup '''Winners'''===Individual===*K-League Best XI:  '''Shin Hwa-Yong''',  '''Kim Hyung-Il''',  '''Hwang Jae-Won''',  '''Choi Hyo-Jin''',  '''Denilson'''*K-League Cup Top Scorer:  '''Yoo Chang-Hyun''' (4 goals)*K-League Cup Top Assistor:  '''Cho Chan-Ho''' (3 assists)*Korean FA Cup Top Scorer:  '''Stevo''' (5 goals)*AFC Champions League MVP:  '''No Byung-Jun'''*FIFA Club World Cup Top Scorer:  '''Denilson''' (4 goals)
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