1989 K League

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Korean Professional Football League
Season 1989
Dates25 March – 28 October 1989
Champions Yukong Elephants
(1st title)
Asian Club Championship Withdrew
Cup Winners' Cup Daewoo Royals
Matches played120
Goals scored275 (2.29 per match)
Best Player Noh Soo-jin
Top goalscorer Cho Keung-yeon
(20 goals)
Best goalkeeper Cha Sang-kwang
Highest scoringHyundai 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]

Contents

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Yukong Elephants (C)40171585140+1149
2 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 40151785340+1347
3 Daewoo Royals 401414124444042Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup [lower-alpha 1]
4 POSCO Atoms 401314134950−140
5 Ilhwa Chunma 40621134452−833
6 Hyundai Horang-i 40715183449−1529
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as champions of the Korean National Football Championship.

Awards

Main awards

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

Source: [2] [3]

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
Goalkeeper Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Cha Sang-kwang Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Defenders Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lim Jong-heon Ilhwa Chunma
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Cho Yoon-hwan Yukong Elephants
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Choi Yun-kyum Yukong Elephants
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Young-ik Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Midfielders Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Heung-sil POSCO Atoms
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Cho Duck-je Daewoo Royals
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Jae-soon Hyundai Horang-i
Forwards Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Yoon Sang-chul Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Cho Keung-yeon POSCO Atoms
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Noh Soo-jin Yukong Elephants

Source: [2]

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References

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