2005 K League Championship

2005 K League Championship

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Dates	20 November – 4 December 2005
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Runners-up	Incheon United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	14 (3.5 per match)
Attendance	95,910 (23,978 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lee Chun-soo (4 goals)

The 2005 K League Championship was the ninth competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 23rd champions of the K League. After the regular season was finished, the first stage winners, the second stage winners, and the top two clubs in the overall table qualified for the championship. Each semi-final was played as a single match, and the final consisted of two matches.

Qualified teams

Main article: 2005 K League

Club	Placement
Busan IPark	First stage winners
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Second stage winners Overall table 2nd place
Incheon United	Overall table 1st place
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	Overall table 3rd place

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Busan IPark		0
	Incheon United		2
						Incheon United		1	2	3
						Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i		5	1	6
	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma		1
	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i		2

Semi-finals

20 November 2005

Busan IPark	0–2	Incheon United
	Report	Bang Seung-hwan 65' Lee Sang-hun 77'

Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan

Attendance: 13,475

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20 November 2005

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1–2	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Nam Ki-il 18'	Report	Lee Chun-soo 46' Lee Jin-ho 83'

Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam

Attendance: 12,427

Final

First leg

27 November 2005

14:30 KST

Incheon United	1–5	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Radončić 89'	Report	Machado 13', 58' Lee Chun-soo 37', 46', 72'

Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon

Attendance: 35,356

Referee: Ko Keum-bok (South Korea)

Second leg

4 December 2005

14:00 KST

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	1–2	Incheon United
Choi Sung-kuk 18'	Report	Radončić 14', 26'

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 34,652

Referee: Lee Sang-yong (South Korea)

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final table

Main article: 2005 K League

Pos	Team	0	Qualification
1	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (C)		Qualification for the Champions League
2	Incheon United
3	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
4	Busan IPark

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

See also

• 2005 in South Korean football
• 2005 K League

External links

• Review at K League (in Korean)
• Match report at K League (in Korean)
• K League history (in Korean)