2002 K League

The 2002 K League was the 20th season of the K League. South Korea postponed its football league until July to prepare the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted by it.

Samsung PAVV
K League
Season2002
Dates7 July – 17 November 2002
ChampionsSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
(5th title)
Matches played135
Goals scored331 (2.45 per match)
Best PlayerKim Dae-eui
Top goalscorerEdmilson
(14 goals)
← 2001
2003 →

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C) 27 14 7 6 43 32 +11 49
2 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 27 13 8 6 37 27 +10 47
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 27 12 9 6 40 26 +14 45
4 Anyang LG Cheetahs 27 11 7 9 37 30 +7 40
5 Jeonnam Dragons 27 9 10 8 21 21 0 37
6 Pohang Steelers 27 9 9 9 31 34 −3 36
7 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 27 8 11 8 37 36 +1 35
8 Bucheon SK 27 8 8 11 32 40 −8 32
9 Busan I'Cons 27 6 8 13 36 45 −9 26
10 Daejeon Citizen 27 1 11 15 17 40 −23 14
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals Apps
1 Portugal Edmilson Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 14 27
2 South Korea Woo Sung-yong Busan I'Cons 13 25
3 South Korea Yoo Sang-chul Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 9 8
Brazil Tuta Anyang LG Cheetahs 9 18
Mali Cheick Oumar Dabo Bucheon SK 9 23
North Macedonia Goran Petreski Pohang Steelers 9 23
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Drakulić Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 26
South Korea Kim Dae-eui Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 27
9 Brazil Irineu Ricardo Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 8 20
South Korea Kim Do-hoon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 8 22
Brazil Sandro Cardoso Suwon Samsung Bluewings 8 22
South Korea Shin Byung-ho Jeonnam Dragons 8 26

Awards

Main awards
Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player[1] South Korea Kim Dae-eui Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Top goalscorer[2] Portugal Edmilson Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top assist provider[2] South Korea Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Rookie of the Year[1] South Korea Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Manager of the Year[1] South Korea Cha Kyung-bok Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Best XI
Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Lee Woon-jae Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Defenders South Korea Kim Hyun-soo Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
South Korea Kim Tae-young Jeonnam Dragons
South Korea Choi Jin-cheul Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Hong Myung-bo Pohang Steelers
Midfielders South Korea Shin Tae-yong Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
South Korea Yoo Sang-chul Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Brazil André Anyang LG Cheetahs
South Korea Seo Jung-won Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Forwards South Korea Kim Dae-eui Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
South Korea Lee Chun-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Source:[1]

See also

References
  1. 2002년 K-리그 시상식 21일 개최. Naver.com (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 20 December 2002.
  2. '득점왕' 에드밀손-'도움왕' 이천수 선정 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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