1997 K League

The 1997 Korean Professional Football League was the 15th season of K League. Busan Daewoo Royals won three domestic trophies including two Korean League Cups in this season.[1]

Rapido Cup
Professional Football League
Season1997
Dates26 April – 25 October 1997
ChampionsBusan Daewoo Royals
(4th title)
Asian Club ChampionshipBusan Daewoo Royals
Pohang Steelers
Cup Winners' CupJeonnam Dragons
Matches played90
Goals scored232 (2.58 per match)
Best PlayerKim Joo-sung
Top goalscorerKim Hyun-seok
(9 goals)
1996
1998

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Busan Daewoo Royals (C) 18 11 4 3 24 9 +15 37 Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
2 Jeonnam Dragons 18 10 6 2 26 13 +13 36 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup
3 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 18 8 6 4 28 21 +7 30
4 Pohang Steelers 18 8 6 4 25 22 +3 30 Qualification for the Asian Club Championship[lower-alpha 1]
5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 18 7 7 4 23 23 0 28
6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos 18 6 8 4 32 25 +7 26
7 Daejeon Citizen 18 3 7 8 21 25 4 16
8 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 18 2 7 9 19 31 12 13
9 Anyang LG Cheetahs 18 1 8 9 15 27 12 11
10 Bucheon SK 18 2 5 11 19 36 17 11
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Qualified as defending champions of the Asian Club Championship.

Awards

Main awards

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player[2] South Korea Kim Joo-sung Busan Daewoo Royals
Top goalscorer[1] South Korea Kim Hyun-seok Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top assist provider[1] Russia Denis Laktionov Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Rookie of the Year[2] South Korea Shin Jin-won Daejeon Citizen
Manager of the Year[3] South Korea Lee Cha-man Busan Daewoo Royals

Best XI

Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Shin Bum-chul Busan Daewoo Royals
Defenders South Korea Kim Joo-sung Busan Daewoo Royals
Brazil Maciel Jeonnam Dragons
South Korea An Ik-soo Pohang Steelers
Midfielders South Korea Kim Hyun-seok Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
South Korea Shin Jin-won Daejeon Citizen
South Korea Kim In-wan Jeonnam Dragons
South Korea Lee Jin-haeng Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Jung Jae-kwon Busan Daewoo Royals
Forwards Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoje Manić Busan Daewoo Royals
Ukraine Serhiy Skachenko Jeonnam Dragons

Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1997 프로축구'대우의 해'사상 첫 전관왕 위업. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 October 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. 프로축구 김주성 MVP 신진원 신인왕. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 20 November 1997.
  3. [프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표) (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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