Sports News | Jeonbuk Wins K-League Championship for Record 8th Time
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Jeonbuk Motors made history on Sunday in South Korea by winning the K-League championship for a record eighth time with a 2-0 victory over Daegu FC.
Seoul, Nov 1 (AP) Jeonbuk Motors made history on Sunday in South Korea by winning the K-League championship for a record eighth time with a 2-0 victory over Daegu FC.
Two goals from Cho Gyu-sung also gave Jeonbuk the distinction of becoming the first club to win four consecutive titles in the league's 38-year history.
It was the second championship for coach Jose Morais, former assistant to Jose Mourinho at Porto, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea.
"Last year we needed a little help to win but this year we had it in our control," the Portuguese coach said.
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"We were always confident that we would become champions and that mindset helped us through."
Ulsan Horangi finished second for a record ninth time, three points behind with Pohang Steelers taking third to enter qualification for the 2021 AFC Champions League.
On Saturday, Incheon United defeated FC Seoul 1-0 to climb out of the relegation places for the first time all season.
It was an emotional game at Seoul's World Cup Stadium with 5,500 fans present holding a minute's silence for 31-year-old defender Kim Nam-chun, who died the previous day.
Busan IPark lost 2-1 to Seongnam FC to drop below Incheon and into the second tier. (AP)
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