2004 K League
The 2004 season of the K-League kicked off on April 3. The league's previous single-season format was replaced by a separated twice 12-game split-season schedule. Each team will play 12 matches consisting of a home or away fixture against every other team in each stage. After both stages have been played, First Stage table plus Second Stage and the First Stage and Second Stage winners and table the top 2 teams will enter the championship playoffs to determine the overall champion. The playoff fixtures are set to take place in early December.
Regular season
First stage
The first place team qualify for the championship playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Pohang Steelers | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 23 | Qualification for the playoffs |
2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | |
3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 20 | |
4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 18 | |
5 | FC Seoul | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | |
6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 15 | |
7 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 15 | |
8 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 15 | |
9 | Busan I'Cons | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 14 | |
10 | Daegu FC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | |
11 | Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 12 | |
12 | Bucheon SK | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 11 | |
13 | Incheon United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 9 |
Second stage
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 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 23 | Qualification for the playoffs |
2 | Jeonnam Dragons | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 22 | |
3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 21 | |
4 | Incheon United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 17 | |
5 | FC Seoul | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 17 | |
6 | Busan I'Cons | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | |
7 | Daegu FC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | |
8 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 14 | |
9 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 14 | |
10 | Bucheon SK | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 14 | |
11 | Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 14 | |
12 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 12 | |
13 | Pohang Steelers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 |
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 |
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1 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 41 | Qualification for the playoffs |
2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 41 | Second stage winners |
3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 37 | Qualification for the playoffs |
4 | FC Seoul | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 33 | |
5 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 32 | |
6 | Pohang Steelers | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 32 | First stage winners |
7 | Busan I'Cons | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 30 | Qualification for the Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
8 | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 29 | |
9 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 29 | |
10 | Daegu FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 28 | |
11 | Daejeon Citizen | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 26 | |
12 | Incheon United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 26 | |
13 | Bucheon SK | 24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 25 |
- Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.
Championship playoffs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | ||||||||
Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | ||||||||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | PSO | 0 0 (0) - 4||||||||
Pohang Steelers | PSO | 0 0 (0) - 3||||||||
Pohang Steelers | 1 | ||||||||
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0 | ||||||||
Pos | Team | Qualification |
---|---|---|
1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Pohang Steelers | |
3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | |
4 | Jeonnam Dragons |
Top scorers
This list includes records in the championship playoffs. The official top goalscorer was decided with records in only regular season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Apps |
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1 | Mota | Jeonnam Dragons | 14 | 22 |
2 | Nonato | Daegu FC | 13 | 23 |
3 | Nadson | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | 26 |
4 | Woo Sung-yong | Pohang Steelers | 10 | 26 |
5 | Kim Eun-jung | FC Seoul | 8 | 24 |
= | Marcel | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 | 26 |
7 | Zé Carlos | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 7 | 12 |
= | Ricardo Irineu | Bucheon SK | 7 | 22 |
9 | Cheick Oumar Dabo | Bucheon SK | 6 | 15 |
= | Andy Cooke | Busan I'Cons | 6 | 20 |
= | Itamar | Jeonnam Dragons | 6 | 22 |
= | Tavares | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 23 |