K-League_1998

1998 K League

1998 K League

Football league season

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]

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Regular season

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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

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Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Awards

Main awards

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Best XI

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Source:[2]

See also

References

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    고종수 MVP 베스트11 뽑혀'겹경사'이동국은 신인왕. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 8 January 1999.
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    현대 김현석 포항 고정운'40-40'맞수 맞대결. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 24 October 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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    [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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