1989 K League
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| Season | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 March – 28 October 1989 |
| Champions | Yukong Elephants (1st title) |
| Asian Club Championship | Withdrew |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Daewoo Royals |
| Matches played | 120 |
| Goals scored | 275 (2.29 per match) |
| Best Player | Noh Soo-jin |
| Top goalscorer | Cho Keung-yeon (20 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Cha Sang-kwang |
| Highest scoring | Hyundai 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]
League table
[edit]| 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[a] |
| 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 |
- ^ Qualified as champions of the Korean National Football Championship.
Awards
[edit]Main awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Noh Soo-jin
|
Yukong Elephants |
| Top goalscorer | Cho Keung-yeon
|
POSCO Atoms |
| Top assist provider | Lee Heung-sil
|
POSCO Atoms |
| Rookie of the Year | Ko Jeong-woon
|
Ilhwa Chunma |
| Manager of the Year | Kim Jung-nam
|
Yukong Elephants |
| Best Goalkeeper | Cha Sang-kwang
|
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Fighting Spirit Award | Cho Keung-yeon
|
POSCO Atoms |
| Exemplary Award | Kang Jae-soon
|
Hyundai Horang-i |
Best XI
[edit]| Position | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper |  Cha Sang-kwang
|
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Defenders | Lim Jong-heon
|
Ilhwa Chunma |
| Cho Yoon-hwan
|
Yukong Elephants | |
| Choi Yun-kyum
|
Yukong Elephants | |
| Lee Young-ik
|
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | |
| Midfielders | Lee Heung-sil
|
POSCO Atoms |
| Cho Duck-je
|
Daewoo Royals | |
| Kang Jae-soon
|
Hyundai Horang-i | |
| Forwards | Yoon Sang-chul
|
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Cho Keung-yeon
|
POSCO Atoms | |
| Noh Soo-jin
|
Yukong Elephants |
Source:[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 축구協-프로축구委 통합 합의. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 4 March 1989. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b 프로축구 개인賞선정 최우수선수에 魯壽珍. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 December 1989. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ '89프로축구 油公 頂上헹가래. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 30 October 1989. Retrieved 9 January 2021.