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December 2008

2008.12.23  Tue
POHANG STEELERS win for the first time in 12 years: Hana Bank FA Cup

On December 21st the final of the 2008 Hana Bank FA Cup championship was played in Korea Rep.’s Cheju Stadium with POHANG STEELERS meeting GYEONGNAM FC.

 2008.12.23  Tue
Kashima Antlers FW MARQUINHOS is named J-League MVP

On December 22nd the J-League post-season ceremony, the "J-League Awards", was held in Tokyo.

 2008.12.22  Mon
China PR beat Jordan: International Friendly Match

On the 21st China PR played an international friendly versus Jordan.

 2008.12.22  Mon
Korea Rep. MF PARK Ji Sung is amongst the world club champion Manchester United team: FIFA Club World Cup

On the 21st of December the FIFA Club World Cup Final and 3rd place play off were held.

 2008.12.19  Fri
The Chinese Women lose back to back matches to USA: International Friendly Match

On the 13th and 17th the China PR Women’s team played Beijing Olympic gold medalists USA in two international friendly matches, losing both 0-1.

 2008.12.19  Fri
China PR lose to Oman: International Cup of Oman

On the 17th the China PR national team played their first competitive match (International Cup of Oman, Muscat) in 6 months since their June 22nd FIFA World Cup South Africa Asian 3rd Round Qualifier versus Australia.

 2008.12.18  Thu
The December World Rankings are announced.

On the 17th of December, the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) announced the latest world rankings.

 2008.12.10  Wed
YIN Tiesheng named as provisional head coach of China PR

On the 9th, the China Football Association announced the appointment of YIN Tiesheng, who coached the Beijing Olympic U-23 Men’s team as provisional head coach of the full national team.

 2008.12.10  Wed
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS GK LEE Woon Jae named K-League MVP

On December 9th the “2008 Samsung Hauzen K-League” award ceremony was held with SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS Korea Rep. national team GK LEE Woon Jae selected for the MVP award, marking the first time a GK has ever been chosen.

 2008.12.8  Mon
DPR Korea finish as runners up: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup was held in Chile from November 20th to December 7th with DPR Korea finishing as runners up.

 2008.12.7  Sun
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUE WINGS win the K=League for the first time in 4 years!

The K-League championship finals were played on the 3rd and the 7th with SUWON SAMSUNG BLUE WINGS claiming the championship title.

 2008.12.7  Sun
Kashima Antlers are back-to-back champions: J-League Final Round

The final round of the J-League was played on the 6th with Kashima Antlers claiming back-to-back championship titles.

 2008.12.1  Mon
Shandong Luneng claim their first title in 2 years: CSL Round 30

The final round of the China Football Association Super League (CSL) was played on the 30th.

 2008.12.1  Mon
FC Seoul progress to the championship final: K-League Play Offs

On November 30th a play off was held to decide the team to progress to the K-League championship final, with league 2nd place finisher FC SEOUL clashing with league 4th place finisher ULSAN HYUNDAI HORANG-I in Seoul.

 2008.12.1  Mon
Kashima favorites for back-to-back championships: J-League Round 33

Round 33 of the J-League was held on November 29th and 30th.