| Season | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 April – 22 September 1985 |
| Champions | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (1st title) |
| Asian Club Championship | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 189 (2.25 per match) |
| Best Player | Han Moon-bae |
| Top goalscorer | Piyapong Pue-on Kim Yong-se (12 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Kim Hyun-tae |
| Highest scoring | Daewoo 4–3 Sangmu (1 September 1985) [1] |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches POSCO Atoms [1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches POSCO Atoms [1] |
← 1984 1986 → | |
The 1985 Korean Super League was the third season of top football league in South Korea. A total of eight teams participated in the league. Six of them were professional teams (Hallelujah Eagles, Yukong Elephants, Daewoo Royals, POSCO Atoms, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso and Hyundai Horang-i), and two of them were semi-professional teams. (Hanil Bank and Sangmu FC). It began on 13 April and ended on 22 September.
| Date | Place | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| 13–14 April | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
| 20–21 April | Incheon | Incheon Sungui Stadium |
| 27–28 April | Jeonju | Jeonju Stadium |
| 1–2 May | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| 11–12 May | Masan | Masan Stadium |
| 17–18 May | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Sports Complex |
| 27–28 May | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium |
| 18–19 June | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Sports Complex |
| 22–23 June | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium |
| 25–26 June | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium |
| 29–30 June | Pohang | Pohang Sports Complex |
| 2 July | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| 6–7 July | Jinju | Jinju Public Stadium |
| 13–14 July | Seoul | Hyochang Stadium |
| 18 July | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
| 24–25 August | Incheon | Incheon Sungui Stadium |
| 28–29 August | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
| 31 August – 1 September | Cheongju | Cheongju Sports Complex |
| 7–8 September | Gumi | Gumi Civic Stadium |
| 10–11 September | Gumi | Gumi Civic Stadium |
| 14–15 September | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium |
| 21–22 September | Incheon | Incheon Sungui Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (C) | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 27 | Qualification for the Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | POSCO Atoms | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 25 | |
| 3 | Daewoo Royals | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 25 | |
| 4 | Hyundai Horang-i | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Yukong Elephants | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Sangmu FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | |
| 7 | Hanil Bank | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 16 | |
| 8 | Hallelujah FC | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 13 |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Piyapong Pue-on | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 12 | 21 |
 Kim Yong-se | Yukong Elephants | 21 | ||
| 3 | Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Chung Hae-won | Daewoo Royals | 7 | 17 |
| Lee Sang-rae | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 21 | ||
| 6 | Hong Seok-min | Sangmu FC | 6 | 18 |
| Park Sang-in | Hallelujah FC | 21 |
Source: [2]
Source: [2]
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