Hyundai Cup
K League
Season1998
DatesRegular season:
18 July – 14 October 1998
Championship:
17–31 October 1998
ChampionsSuwon Samsung Bluewings
(1st title)
Asian Club ChampionshipSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Cup Winners' CupAnyang LG Cheetahs
Matches played90
Goals scored275 (3.06 per match)
Best PlayerKo Jong-soo
Top goalscorerYoo Sang-chul
(14 goals)
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The 1998 K League was the 16th season of South Korean professional football league, and was the first season to have been named the "K League". This season is called the "Renaissance of K League" in South Korea. Despite the poor performance of South Korea team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 1998 season of K League recorded a total of 2 million spectators with young star players' popularity for the first time. The three most popular players of them Ko Jong-soo, Lee Dong-gook, and Ahn Jung-hwan were called the "K League Troika".[1]

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W WG WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 18 9 1 2 6 33 22 +11 31 Qualification for the playoffs final
2 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 18 8 1 2 7 37 26 +11 28 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Pohang Steelers 18 8 2 0 8 34 23 +11 28 Qualification for the playoffs first round
4 Jeonnam Dragons 18 8 1 0 9 21 20 +1 26
5 Busan Daewoo Royals 18 6 3 1 8 27 22 +5 25
6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos 18 8 0 1 9 30 35 −5 25
7 Bucheon SK 18 7 1 1 9 28 32 −4 24
8 Anyang LG Cheetahs 18 6 2 1 9 28 28 0 23 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup
9 Daejeon Citizen 18 3 2 1 12 20 35 −15 14
10 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 18 3 0 2 13 17 32 −15 11
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: W) 3 points; WG) won with golden goal, 2 points; WP) won after penalty shoot-out, 1 point

Championship playoffs

Main article: 1998 K League Championship

Bracket

First round Semi-final Final
             
2 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (p) 2 2 4 (4)
1R Pohang Steelers 3 1 4 (1)
3 Pohang Steelers (p) 0 (5)
4 Jeonnam Dragons 0 (3)
SF Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 0 0 0
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 0 1

Final table

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)    Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
2 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i   
3 Pohang Steelers   
4 Jeonnam Dragons   
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Awards

Main awards

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player[2] South Korea Ko Jong-soo Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Top goalscorer[3] South Korea Yoo Sang-chul Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top assist provider[3] South Korea Jung Jeong-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Rookie of the Year[2] South Korea Lee Dong-gook Pohang Steelers
Manager of the Year[4] South Korea Kim Ho Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Best Referee[2] South Korea Han Byung-hwa —

Best XI

Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Kim Byung-ji Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Defenders South Korea An Ik-soo Pohang Steelers
Brazil Maciel Jeonnam Dragons
South Korea Lee Lim-saeng Bucheon SK
Midfielders South Korea Ko Jong-soo Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Yoo Sang-chul Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
South Korea Baek Seung-chul Pohang Steelers
South Korea Ahn Jung-hwan Busan Daewoo Royals
South Korea Jung Jeong-soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Forwards South Korea Kim Hyun-seok Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Drakulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ '응답하라 1998', 슈퍼스타 많던 'K리그의 황금기' (in Korean). OhmyNews. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d 고종수 MVP 베스트11 뽑혀'겹경사'이동국은 신인왕. Naver.com (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 8 January 1999.
  3. ^ a b 현대 김현석 포항 고정운'40-40'맞수 맞대결. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 24 October 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ [프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표) (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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