1987 K League

The 1987 Korean Professional Football League was the fifth season of the K League. Before the start of this season, the Korean Professional Football Committee was separated from the Korea Football Association. A total of 5 professional teams participated in the league. Hanil Bank withdrew the league from this season. It began on 28 March and ended on 8 November 1987. It was operated with the home and away system for the first time.

Korean Professional Football League
Season1987
Dates28 March – 8 November 1987
ChampionsDaewoo Royals
(2nd title)
Asian Club ChampionshipWithdrew
Matches played80
Goals scored199 (2.49 per match)
Best PlayerChung Hae-won
Top goalscorerChoi Sang-kook
(15 goals)
Best goalkeeperCho Byung-deuk
1986
1988

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Daewoo Royals (C) 32 16 14 2 41 20 +21 46
2 POSCO Atoms 32 16 8 8 64 41 +23 40
3 Yukong Elephants 32 9 9 14 34 43 9 27
4 Hyundai Horang-i 32 7 12 13 34 40 6 26
5 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 32 7 7 18 26 55 29 21
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals Apps
1 South Korea Choi Sang-kook POSCO Atoms 15 30
2 South Korea Lee Heung-sil POSCO Atoms 12 29
South Korea Noh Soo-jin Yukong Elephants 30
4 South Korea Kim Joo-sung Daewoo Royals 10 28
5 South Korea Kim Hong-woon POSCO Atoms 9 26
6 South Korea Lee Sang-cheol Hyundai Horang-i 8 28
7 South Korea Park Hang-seo Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 7 28

Awards

Main awards

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player South Korea Chung Hae-won Daewoo Royals
Top goalscorer South Korea Choi Sang-kook POSCO Atoms
Top assist provider South Korea Choi Sang-kook POSCO Atoms
Rookie of the Year South Korea Kim Joo-sung Daewoo Royals
Manager of the Year South Korea Lee Cha-man Daewoo Royals
Best Goalkeeper South Korea Cho Byung-deuk POSCO Atoms
Fighting Spirit Award South Korea Choi Ki-bong Yukong Elephants
Exemplary Award South Korea Park No-bong Daewoo Royals
Best Referee South Korea Park Kyung-in

Source:[1]

Best XI

Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Kim Poong-joo Daewoo Royals
Defenders South Korea Choi Ki-bong Yukong Elephants
South Korea Chung Yong-hwan Daewoo Royals
South Korea Park Kyung-hoon POSCO Atoms
South Korea Gu Sang-bum Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Midfielders South Korea Kim Sam-soo Hyundai Horang-i
South Korea Noh Soo-jin Yukong Elephants
South Korea Lee Heung-sil POSCO Atoms
Forwards South Korea Choi Sang-kook POSCO Atoms
South Korea Chung Hae-won Daewoo Royals
South Korea Kim Joo-sung Daewoo Royals

Source:[2]

References

  1. 87프로축구 MVP 丁海遠. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 19 November 1987. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. 프로축구 베스트11 선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 11 November 1987.
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