1989 K League

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]

Korean Professional Football League
Season1989
Dates25 March – 28 October 1989
ChampionsYukong Elephants
(1st title)
Asian Club ChampionshipWithdrew
Cup Winners' CupDaewoo Royals
Matches played120
Goals scored275 (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 →

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yukong Elephants (C) 40 17 15 8 51 40 +11 49
2 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 40 15 17 8 53 40 +13 47
3 Daewoo Royals 40 14 14 12 44 44 0 42 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 POSCO Atoms 40 13 14 13 49 50 −1 40
5 Ilhwa Chunma 40 6 21 13 44 52 −8 33
6 Hyundai Horang-i 40 7 15 18 34 49 −15 29
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Qualified as champions of the Korean National Football Championship.

Awards

Main awards
Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player South Korea Noh Soo-jin Yukong Elephants
Top goalscorer South Korea Cho Keung-yeon POSCO Atoms
Top assist provider South Korea Lee Heung-sil POSCO Atoms
Rookie of the Year South Korea Ko Jeong-woon Ilhwa Chunma
Manager of the Year South Korea Kim Jung-nam Yukong Elephants
Best Goalkeeper South Korea Cha Sang-kwang Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Fighting Spirit Award South Korea Cho Keung-yeon POSCO Atoms
Exemplary Award South Korea Kang Jae-soon Hyundai Horang-i

Source:[2][3]

Best XI
Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Cha Sang-kwang Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Defenders South Korea Lim Jong-heon Ilhwa Chunma
South Korea Cho Yoon-hwan Yukong Elephants
South Korea Choi Yun-kyum Yukong Elephants
South Korea Lee Young-ik Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Midfielders South Korea Lee Heung-sil POSCO Atoms
South Korea Cho Duck-je Daewoo Royals
South Korea Kang Jae-soon Hyundai Horang-i
Forwards South Korea Yoon Sang-chul Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea Cho Keung-yeon POSCO Atoms
South Korea Noh Soo-jin Yukong Elephants

Source:[2]

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