1983 K League

Super League
Season	1983
Dates	8 May – 25 September 1983
Champions	Hallelujah FC ; (1st title)
Matches played	40
Goals scored	107 (2.68 per match)
Best Player	Park Sung-hwa
Top goalscorer	Park Yoon-ki ; (9 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Cho Byung-deuk
Highest scoring	Hallelujah 3–3 Yukong; (14 May 1983); Daewoo 3–3 Hallelujah; (26 June 1983); Yukong 2–4 POSCO; (25 August 1983)
Longest winning run	3 matches; POSCO Dolphins
Longest unbeaten run	7 matches; Daewoo Royals; Hallelujah FC
Longest winless run	6 matches; Kookmin Bank
Longest losing run	5 matches; Kookmin Bank
Total attendance	419,478
Average attendance	20,974
	1984 →

Last updated March 04, 2024

The 1983 Korean Super League was the first ever season of the K League, the top football league in South Korea. A total of five teams participated in the league. Two of them were professional teams (Hallelujah FC and Yukong Elephants), and three of them were semi-professional teams (POSCO Dolphins, Daewoo Royals and Kookmin Bank). Each founding member had its mascot: eagle, elephant, dolphin, royal (crown) and magpie.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hallelujah FC (C)	16	6	8	2	28	20	+8	20
2	Daewoo Royals	16	6	7	3	21	14	+7	19
3	Yukong Elephants	16	5	7	4	26	22	+4	17
4	POSCO Dolphins	16	6	4	6	21	21	0	16
5	Kookmin Bank	16	3	2	11	11	30	−19	8

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Positions by matchday

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Team ╲ Round
Hallelujah FC	1	1	1	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Daewoo Royals	1	4	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Yukong Elephants	1	2	3	1	3	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
POSCO Dolphins	1	2	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Kookmin Bank	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Source: K League

Results

8 May 1983Seoul Series	Hallelujah FC	1–1	Yukong Elephants	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 15:30	Park Chang-sun 70'	Report	Park Yoon-ki 23'	Attendance: 22,420

8 May 1983Seoul Series	Daewoo Royals	1–1	POSCO Dolphins	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 17:15	Lee Chun-seok 55'	Report	Lee Kil-yong 47'	Attendance: 22,420

9 May 1983Seoul Series	Kookmin Bank	0–3	Hallelujah FC	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 14:00		Report	Park Sang-in 27', 34' Park Sung-hwa 38'	Attendance: 11,630

9 May 1983Seoul Series	POSCO Dolphins	1–1	Yukong Elephants	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 15:45	Lee Kil-yong 84'	Report	Kim Seok-won 4'	Attendance: 11,630

14 May 1983Busan Series	Hallelujah FC	3–3	Yukong Elephants	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
KST 15:00	Kim Hyun-bok 25' Park Sung-hwa 40' Oh Seok-jae 81'	Report	Park Yoon-ki 32', 75' Kim Gang-nam 58'	Attendance: 23,472

14 May 1983Busan Series	Kookmin Bank	0–2	Daewoo Royals	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
KST 16:45		Report	Lee Tae-ho 13' Lee Chun-seok 18'	Attendance: 23,472

15 May 1983Busan Series	Yukong Elephants	1–0	Kookmin Bank	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
KST 15:00	Shin Mun-seon 28'	Report		Attendance: 23,810

15 May 1983Busan Series	POSCO Dolphins	1–1	Daewoo Royals	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
KST 16:50	Lee Kil-yong 55'	Report	Lee Chun-seok 87'	Attendance: 23,810

22 May 1983Daegu Series	Daewoo Royals	3–0	Kookmin Bank	Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu
KST 14:30	Lee Chun-seok 21' Byun Byung-joo 22' Chung Hae-won 82'	Report		Attendance: 25,120

22 May 1983Daegu Series	Hallelujah FC	2–2	POSCO Dolphins	Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu
KST 16:30	Park Sung-hwa 34' Kim Jung-hee 79'	Report	Choi Soon-ho 25' Lee Kil-yong 65'	Attendance: 25,120

23 May 1983Daegu Series	Yukong Elephants	0–0	Daewoo Royals	Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu
KST 18:00		Report		Attendance: 22,199

23 May 1983Daegu Series	POSCO Dolphins	1–0	Kookmin Bank	Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu
KST 19:45	Choi Soon-ho 75'	Report		Attendance: 22,199

25 June 1983Jeonju Series	Yukong Elephants	1–2	Daewoo Royals	Jeonju Sports Complex, Jeonju
KST 15:20	Kang Shin-woo 89' (o.g.)	Report	Lee Chun-seok 18' Lee Tae-ho 59'	Attendance: 20,412

25 June 1983Jeonju Series	Hallelujah FC	1–1	Kookmin Bank	Jeonju Sports Complex, Jeonju
KST 17:15	Lee Kang-seok 40'	Report	Kim Ki-hyo 66'	Attendance: 20,412

26 June 1983Jeonju Series	Daewoo Royals	3–3	Hallelujah FC	Jeonju Sports Complex, Jeonju
KST 12:30	Chung Hae-won 3' Lee Tae-ho 67' Cho Kwang-rae 75'	Report	Kim Hyun-bok 38' Oh Seok-jae 39' Park Sang-in 73'	Attendance: 22,275

26 June 1983Jeonju Series	Kookmin Bank	1–0	POSCO Dolphins	Jeonju Sports Complex, Jeonju
KST 14:30	Shin Dong-cheol 14'	Report		Attendance: 22,275

2 July 1983Daejeon Series	Yukong Elephants	4–0	POSCO Dolphins	Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
KST 15:00	Lee Kang-jo 54' Kim Yong-se 71' Lee Jang-soo 76', 87'	Report		Attendance: 25,510

2 July 1983Daejeon Series	Daewoo Royals	0–1	Hallelujah FC	Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
KST 16:50		Report	Oh Pil-hwan 23'	Attendance: 25,510

3 July 1983Daejeon Series	Yukong Elephants	0–1	Kookmin Bank	Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
KST 14:30		Report	Lee Tae-hee 54' (pen.)	Attendance: 27,011

3 July 1983Daejeon Series	Hallelujah FC	0–1	POSCO Dolphins	Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
KST 16:40		Report	Kim Hee-chul 22'	Attendance: 27,011

25 August 1983Seoul Series 2	Yukong Elephants	2–4	POSCO Dolphins	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 17:00	Lee Jang-soo 7', 73'	Report	Kim Hee-chul 3', 74', 88' Choi Sang-kuk 14'	Attendance: 21,046

25 August 1983Seoul Series 2	Kookmin Bank	1–2	Daewoo Royals	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 19:20	Lee Bu-yeol 24'	Report	Chung Hae-won 34', 58'	Attendance: 21,046

27 August 1983Andong Series	Hallelujah FC	2–2	Yukong Elephants	Andong Stadium, Andong
KST 14:00	Lee Jung-il 32', 82'	Report	Kim Seok-won 6' Lee Kang-jo 57'	Attendance: 22,905

27 August 1983Andong Series	POSCO Dolphins	4–0	Kookmin Bank	Andong Stadium, Andong
KST 16:25	Choi Sang-kuk 35' Lee Kil-yong 61', 64' Choi Chang-soo 76'	Report		Attendance: 22,905

31 August 1983Daegu Series 2	Hallelujah FC	3–0	Kookmin Bank	Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu
KST 17:00	Oh Seok-jae 65' Park Sang-in 86' Choi Jong-duk 89'	Report		Attendance: 15,888

31 August 1983Daegu Series 2	POSCO Dolphins	0–2	Daewoo Royals	Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu
KST 19:10		Report	Cho Kwang-rae 65' Lee Chun-seok 75'	Attendance: 15,888

7 September 1983Busan Series 2	Yukong Elephants	1–4	Kookmin Bank	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
KST 17:00	Lee Jang-soo 38'	Report	Lim Seok-hyun 5', 39' Kim Soo-kil 7', 66'	Attendance: 20,376

7 September 1983Busan Series 2	Daewoo Royals	1–1	Hallelujah FC	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
KST 19:00	Hyun Ki-ho 50'	Report	Lee Kang-seok 43'	Attendance: 20,376

10 September 1983Gwangju Series	Kookmin Bank	1–1	Daewoo Royals	Gwangju Mudeung Stadium, Gwangju
KST 14:00	Kim Soo-gil 53'	Report	Lee Chun-seok 67'	Attendance: 22,252

10 September 1983Gwangju Series	Yukong Elephants	2–0	POSCO Dolphins	Gwangju Mudeung Stadium, Gwangju
KST 16:10	Kim Seok-won 42' Kim Hyung-nam 55' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 22,252

13 September 1983Seoul Series 3	POSCO Dolphins	3–1	Kookmin Bank	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 17:00	Kim Hee-chul 8' Kim Wan-soo 57', 75'	Report	Lee Tae-Yeop 77'	Attendance: 10,007

13 September 1983Seoul Series 3	Yukong Elephants	2–2	Hallelujah FC	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 18:45	Park Yoon-ki 25', 56'	Report	Park Chang-sun 8' Kim Jung-hee 22'	Attendance: 10,007

17 September 1983Chuncheon Series	POSCO Dolphins	0–1	Daewoo Royals	Chuncheon Civic Stadium, Chuncheon
KST 14:00		Report	Lee Chun-seok 5'	Attendance: 15,680

17 September 1983Chuncheon Series	Hallelujah FC	1–0	Kookmin Bank	Chuncheon Civic Stadium, Chuncheon
KST 16:10	Oh Seok-jae 72'	Report		Attendance: 15,680

20 September 1983Seoul Series 4	Yukong Elephants	2–1	Daewoo Royals	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 17:00	Kim Yong-se 10' Park Yoon-ki 14'	Report	Min Byung-wook 69'	Attendance: 13,482

20 September 1983Seoul Series 4	Hallelujah FC	2–3	POSCO Dolphins	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 18:45	Oh Pil-hwan 42' Park Chang-sun 46'	Report	Cho Tae-chun 19' Lee Kil-yong 23' Kim Kyung-ho 51'	Attendance: 13,482

22 September 1983Seoul Series 4	Hallelujah FC	2–1	Daewoo Royals	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 17:00	Oh Seok-jae 16' Lee Jung-il 66'	Report	Yoo Tae-mok 46' (pen.)	Attendance: 21,366

22 September 1983Seoul Series 4	Yukong Elephants	4–1	Kookmin Bank	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
KST 19:00	Lee Jang-soo 37' Park Yoon-ki 73', 83', 86'	Report	Lim Seok-hyun 51'	Attendance: 21,366

25 September 1983Masan Series	Hallelujah FC	1–0	POSCO Dolphins	Masan Stadium, Masan
KST 14:00	Oh Seok-jae 80'	Report		Attendance: 32,617

25 September 1983Masan Series	Yukong Elephants	0–0	Daewoo Royals	Masan Stadium, Masan
KST 15:45		Report		Attendance: 32,617

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals	Apps
1	Park Yoon-ki	Yukong Elephants	9	14
2	Lee Chun-seok	Daewoo Royals	8	16
3	Lee Kil-yong	POSCO Dolphins	7	13
4	Lee Jang-soo	Yukong Elephants	6	10
4	Oh Seok-jae	Hallelujah FC	6	16
6	Kim Hee-chul	POSCO Dolphins	5	13
7	Chung Hae-won	Daewoo Royals	4	13
7	Park Sang-in	Hallelujah FC	4	16

Awards

Main awards

Award	Winner	Club
Most Valuable Player	Park Sung-hwa	Hallelujah FC
Top goalscorer	Park Yoon-ki	Yukong Elephants
Top assist provider	Park Chang-sun	Hallelujah FC
Manager of the Year	Ham Heung-chul	Hallelujah FC
Best Goalkeeper	Cho Byung-deuk	Hallelujah FC
Exemplary Award	Lee Chun-seok	Daewoo Royals
Fighting Spirit Award	Lee Kang-jo	Yukong Elephants

Source:^[2]

Best XI

Position	Winner	Club
Goalkeeper	Cho Byung-deuk	Hallelujah FC
Defenders	Park Sung-hwa	Hallelujah FC
	Kim Chul-soo	POSCO Dolphins
	Chang Woe-ryong	Daewoo Royals
	Lee Kang-jo	Yukong Elephants
Midfielders	Cho Kwang-rae	Daewoo Royals
Midfielders	Park Chang-sun	Hallelujah FC
Forwards	Park Yoon-ki	Yukong Elephants
	Kim Yong-se	Yukong Elephants
	Lee Kil-yong	POSCO Dolphins
	Lee Chun-seok	Daewoo Royals

Source:^[2]

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References

↑ 蹴球슈퍼리그 마스코트 확정. Naver (in Korean). 20 April 1983. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
1 2 할렐루야 元年 우승. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 September 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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[1] 蹴球슈퍼리그 마스코트 확정. Naver (in Korean). 20 April 1983. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[Awards-2] 1 2 할렐루야 元年 우승. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 September 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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