Awards
Main awards
Best XI
Source: [2]
| Season | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Regular season: 30 May – 13 October 1999 Championship: 17–31 October 1999 |
| Champions | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2nd title) |
| Asian Club Championship | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 417 (3.09 per match) |
| Best Player | Ahn Jung-hwan |
| Top goalscorer | Saša Drakulić (18 goals) |
← 1998 2000 → | |
The 1999 K League was the 17th season of K League. In the second leg of the playoffs final, Saša Drakulić's golden goal scored with his hand caused controversy. His handball was recognized as a goal by the Chinese referee Sun Baojie, and it directly determined Suwon's league title. [1] Under the influence of controversy, Drakulić failed to win the MVP Award. [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OW | PW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 59 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Bucheon SK | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 38 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Busan Daewoo Royals | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 37 | |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Daejeon Citizen | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 24 | |
| 10 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 23 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| First round | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bucheon SK | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1R | Busan Daewoo Royals | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Busan Daewoo Royals | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| SF | Busan Daewoo Royals | 1 | 1 aet | X | 0W | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | 2 aet | X | 2W | ||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) | Qualification for the Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Busan Daewoo Royals | |
| 3 | Bucheon SK | |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons |
Source: [2]
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