It didn't come as a surprise. Jeonbuk Motors led the K-league from early in the season and were the best team for most of it. Choi Kang-hee's men should have won the Asian title too but had to make do with the domestic title to add to the 2009 crown.
The inevitable came to pass on December 4 in the second leg of the Championship play-off final against Ulsan Horangi.

Daejeon Citizen Football Club (Korean 대 시티즌 프로축구단) is a South Korean professional soccer team currently playing in the K-League. The club is known for being the first community-owned club in Korea and has been in the K-League since 1997. While its league finishes have been modest Daejeon Citizen did win the Korean FA Cup [.