Ulsan Mipo Dockyard became the 56th winners of the President's Cup competition after a single goal victory over National League rivals Goyang Kookmin Bank in Gangneung.
Mipo, who defeated Daejeon HNP, Incheon Korail, Danguk University and Ansan Hallelujah in the knockout stages to reach the final, secured the victory through a Kim Ji-sung strike five minutes from time, a goal that gave his side victory in the competition for the first time since 2005 when they also triumphed over Goyang Kookmin Bank in the final.
The victory is a timely boost for Mipo, as the club came in for a great deal of criticism due to rejecting promotion to the K-League after winning the 2007 National League championship and will begin both the first and second stages of the 2008 season on -5 points. They were the second successive champions to reject promotion after Goyang turned down the opportunity at the end of 2006, and were deducted ten points from each stage in 2007.
The full results from the 2008 President's Cup competition are as follows:
Group 1
Kwangdong University 0-1 Ulsan Mipo Dockyard
Ulsan Mipo Dockyard 1-1 Changwon City
Changwon City 2-0 Kwangdong University
Changwon City and Ulsan Mipo Dockyard qualify.
Group 2
Gangneung City 1-1 Goyang Kookmin Bank
Goyang Kookmin Bank 2-1 Daejeon HNP
Daejeon HNP 1-0 Gangneung City
Goyang Kookmin Bank and Daejeon HNP qualify.
Group 3
Honam University 1-2 Busan Transportation Corp
Busan Transportation Corp. 4-0 Hanjung University
Hanjung University 1-5 Honam University
Busan Transportation Corporation and Honam University qualify.
Group 4
Aju University 3-0 Seonam University
Seonam University 0-5 Sunmoon University
Sunmoon University 3-3 Aju University
Sunmoon University and Aju University qualify.
Group 5
Jeonbuk Yewon Arts College 0-2 Chungju University
Chungju University 1-3 Sinwoo Electronics
Sinwoo Electronics 1-2 Jeonbuk Yewon Arts College
Sinwoo Electronics and Chungju University qualify.
Group 6
Soongsil University 1-3 Kyunghee University
Kyunghee University 2-0 Korea University
Korea University 1-1 Soongsil University
Kyunghee University and Soongsil University qualify.
Group 7
Jeil Korea FC 0-4 Danguk University
Danguk University 2-1 Yeosu INGNEX
Yeosu INGNEX 2-1 Jeil Korea FC
Danguk University and INGNEX qualify.
Group 8
Gwangju Samsung Electronics 0-0 Incheon Korail
Incheon Korail 1-0 Chungbuk University
Chungbuk University 3-1 Gwangju Samsung Electronics
Incheon Korail and Chungbuk University qualify.
Group 9
Ulsan University 1-0 Cheonan City
Cheonan City 1-0 Woosuk University
Woosuk University 3-1 Ulsan University
Woosuk University and Cheonan City qualify.
Group 10
Halla University 1-4 Suwon City
Suwon City 2-0 National Police
National Police 1-2 Halla University
Suwon City and Halla University qualify.
Group 11
Gimhae FC 4-1 Incheon University
Incheon University 5-4 Daebul University
Daebul University 1-1 Gimhae FC
Gimhae FC and Incheon University qualify.
Group 12
Dong-a University 1-0 Sangji University
Ansan Hallelujah 1-0 Myungji University
Ansan Hallelujah 3-2 Sangji University
Dong-a University 0-0 Myungji University (Myungji University won 5-4 on penalties)
Ansan Hallelujah and Myungji University qualify.
First Knockout Stage
Halla University 3-3 Chungbuk University (Chungbuk University won 4-3 on pens)
Kyunghee University 2-2 Dong-a University (Kyunghee University won 4-3 on pens)
Goyang Kookmin Bank 3-2 Cheonan City
Incheon University 4-1 Yeosu INGNEX
Honam University 0-1 Chungju University
Suwon City 0-0 Soongsil University (Suwon City won 4-3 on pens)
Danguk University 1-0 Aju University
Daejeon HNP 2-3 Ulsan Mipo Dockyard
Second Knockout Stage
Sunmoon University 5-2 Chungbuk University
Busan Transportation Corp. 0-0 Kyunghee University (Kyunghee University won 4-3 on pens)
Changwon City 0-1 Goyang Kookmin Bank
Sinwoo Electronics 0-2 Incheon University
Gimhae FC 2-0 Chungju University
Ansan Hallelujah 3-1 Suwon City
Woosuk University 2-2 Danguk University (Danguk University won 5-4 on penalties)
Incheon Korail 0-2 Ulsan Mipo Dockyard
Quarter-finals
Sunmoon University 1-1 Kyunghee University (Sunmoon University won 5-4 on pens)
Goyang Kookmin Bank 2-0 Incheon University
Gimhae FC 0-1 Ansan Hallelujah
Danguk University 2-2 Ulsan Mipo Dockyard (Ulsan Mipo Dockyard won 4-3 on penalties)
Semi-finals
Sunmoon University 0-2 Goyang Kookmin Bank
Ansan Hallelujah 1-2 Ulsan Mipo Dockyard
Final
Ulsan Mipo Dockyard 1-0 Goyang Kookmin Bank
