1989 K League

Korean Professional Football League
Season1989
Dates25 March – 28 October 1989
ChampionsYukong Elephants
(1st title)
Asian Club ChampionshipWithdrew
Cup Winners' CupDaewoo Royals
Matches120
Goals275 (2.29 per match)
Best PlayerNoh Soo-jin
Top goalscorerCho Keung-yeon
(20 goals)
Best goalkeeperCha Sang-kwang
Highest scoringHyundai 3–4 POSCO
(21 October 1989)
← 1988
1990 →

The 1989 Korean Professional Football League was the seventh season of K League since its establishment in 1983. The Korean Professional Football Committee was merged into the Korea Football Association again in March 1989.[1]

Foreign players

TeamPlayer 1Player 2
Daewoo Royals
Hyundai Horang-i
Ilhwa Chunma
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
POSCO Atoms
Yukong ElephantsPoland Leszek IwanickiPoland Tadeusz Świątek

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Yukong Elephants (C)40171585140+1149
2Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso40151785340+1347
3Daewoo Royals401414124444042Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup[a]
4POSCO Atoms401314134950−140
5Ilhwa Chunma40621134452−833
6Hyundai Horang-i40715183449−1529
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of the Korean National Football Championship.

Awards

Main awards

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable PlayerSouth Korea Noh Soo-jinYukong Elephants
Top goalscorerSouth Korea Cho Keung-yeonPOSCO Atoms
Top assist providerSouth Korea Lee Heung-silPOSCO Atoms
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Ko Jeong-woonIlhwa Chunma
Manager of the YearSouth Korea Kim Jung-namYukong Elephants
Best GoalkeeperSouth Korea Cha Sang-kwangLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Fighting Spirit AwardSouth Korea Cho Keung-yeonPOSCO Atoms
Exemplary AwardSouth Korea Kang Jae-soonHyundai Horang-i

Source:[2][3]

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
GoalkeeperSouth Korea Cha Sang-kwangLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
DefendersSouth Korea Lim Jong-heonIlhwa Chunma
South Korea Cho Yoon-hwanYukong Elephants
South Korea Choi Yun-kyumYukong Elephants
South Korea Lee Young-ikLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
MidfieldersSouth Korea Lee Heung-silPOSCO Atoms
South Korea Cho Duck-jeDaewoo Royals
South Korea Kang Jae-soonHyundai Horang-i
ForwardsSouth Korea Yoon Sang-chulLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea Cho Keung-yeonPOSCO Atoms
South Korea Noh Soo-jinYukong Elephants

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ 축구協-프로축구委 통합 합의. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 4 March 1989. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b 프로축구 개인賞선정 최우수선수에 魯壽珍. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 December 1989. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ '89프로축구 油公 頂上헹가래. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 30 October 1989. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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