- First stage Final table
- Second stage Final table
- Overall Table
- Top scorers
- Championship playoffs Participants Results Semi-finals Final First leg Second leg
- See also
- References
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. First stageFinal table- The first place team qualify for the championship playoffs.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|
| Pohang Steelers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | First Stage Champion | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | | FC Seoul | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | | Chunnam Dragons | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | | Busan I'Cons | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | | Daegu FC | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | | Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | | Bucheon SK | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | | Incheon United | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
Second stageFinal table- The first place team qualify for the championship playoffs.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | Second Stage Champion | | Chunnam Dragons | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | | Incheon United | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | | FC Seoul | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | | Busan I'Cons | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | | Daegu FC | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | | Bucheon SK | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | | Daejeon Citizen | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -2 | | Pohang Steelers | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
Overall Table- First Stage table plus Second Stage table.
- Top two teams in this table qualify for the Championship playoffs (other than the First Stage and Second Stage winners which qualify automatically).
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|
| 1. | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 41 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | Qualified | | 2. | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | Second Stage Champion | | 3. | Chunnam Dragons | 37 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | Qualified | | 4. | FC Seoul | 33 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | | 5. | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 18 | +5 | | 6. | Pohang Steelers | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | First Stage Champion | | 7. | Busan I'Cons | 30 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | FA Cup winner | | 8. | Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo | 29 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -2 | | 9. | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 29 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | | 10. | Daegu FC | 28 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 31 | -1 | | 11. | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | | 12. | Incheon United | 26 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -9 | | 13. | Bucheon SK | 25 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
| | | Qualification for playoffs and 2005 AFC Champions League | | Qualification for playoffs | | Qualification for playoffs |
Note: 2004 Korean FA Cup winner also qualified for 2005 AFC Champions League Top scorersThis list is including championship playoff goals| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Pld |
|---|
| 1 | Brazil}} Mota | Chunnam Dragons | 14 | 22 | | 2 | Brazil}} Nonato | Daegu FC | 13 | 23 | | 3 | Brazil}} Nadson | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | 26 | | 4 | South Korea}} Woo Sung-Yong | Pohang Steelers | 10 | 26 | | 5 | South Korea}} Kim Eun-Jung | FC Seoul | 8 | 24 | | = | Brazil}} Marcel | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 | 26 | | 7 | Brazil}} Zé Carlos | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 7 | 12 | | = | Brazil}} Ricardo Irineu | Bucheon SK | 7 | 22 | | 9 | Mali}} Cheick Oumar Dabo | Bucheon SK | 6 | 15 | | = | England}} Andy Cooke | Busan I'Cons | 6 | 20 | | = | Brazil}} Itamar | Chunnam Dragons | 6 | 22 | | = | Brazil}} Tavares | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 23 |
Championship playoffs{{main article|2004 K-League Championship}}{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| score-width=50
| team-width=180
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Chunnam Dragons
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Pohang Steelers
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| RD2-score1={{0}}0{{0}}0{{0}}(0){{0}}//Penalty shootout (association football)">PSO{{0}}
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Pohang Steelers
| RD2-score2={{0}}0{{0}}0{{0}}(0){{0}{{0}}3{{0}}PSO{{0}}
}}Participants- First Stage winners: Pohang Steelers
- Second Stage winners: Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Top two teams in the overall table (stage one and stage two combined table) other than the winners of each stage: Ulsan Hyundai Horangi and Chunnam Dragons.
ResultsSemi-finals{{football box |date = December 5| team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings | score = 1 – 0| team2 = Chunnam Dragons | goals1 = Javier Musa {{goal|4}}| goals2 = | stadium = Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon | attendance = 26,445 }}
{{football box |date = December 5| team1 = Pohang Steelers | score = 1 – 0| team2 = Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | goals1 = Tavares {{goal|36}}| goals2 = | stadium = Steelyard Stadium, Pohang | attendance = 18,237 }} FinalFirst leg{{football box |date = December 8| team1 = Pohang Steelers | score = 0 – 0| team2 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Steelyard Stadium, Pohang | attendance = 15,206 }} Second leg{{football box |date = December 12| team1 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings | score = 0 – 0| team2 = Pohang Steelers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan | attendance = 36,490 }} Suwon Samsung Bluewings win 4-3 on penalties| 2004 K-League Winners |
|---|
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
3rd Title |
See also- 2004 K-League Cup
- 2004 Korean FA Cup
References{{K League seasons}}{{2004 in Asian football (AFC)}} 4 : K League seasons|2004 in South Korean football|2003–04 in Asian association football leagues|2004–05 in Asian association football leagues |