1988 K League
Season | |
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Dates | 26 March – 12 November 1988 |
Champions | POSCO Atoms (2nd title) |
Asian Club Championship | Withdrew |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 133 (2.22 per match) |
Best Player | Park Kyung-hoon |
Top goalscorer | Lee Kee-keun (12 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Oh Yun-kyo |
Highest scoring | POSCO 5–1 Lucky-Goldstar (4 June 1988) |
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The 1988 Korean Professional Football League was the sixth season of K League. A total of five teams participated in the league, all of them were professional teams. The season began on 26 March 1988 and ended on 12 November 1988. The season was operated in single stage, and every team played each other six times.
This season caused a controversy over the selection of the Most Valuable Player. The majority opinion of outsiders was that Lee Kee-keun should receive the MVP Award, but the Korean Professional Football Committee chose Park Kyung-hoon, who played only 12 games in the league due to his schedule in the national team. Park also tried to return the award, but the committee rejected his decision.[1]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | POSCO Atoms (C) | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 27 |
2 | Hyundai Horang-i | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 25 |
3 | Yukong Elephants | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 24 |
4 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 23 |
5 | Daewoo Royals | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 21 |
Top scorers[]
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
POSCO Atoms | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
Hyundai Horang-i | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
Yukong Elephants | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
Yukong Elephants | 7 |
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Hyundai Horang-i |
Awards[]
Main awards[]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
POSCO Atoms |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
POSCO Atoms |
Top assist provider | ![]() |
POSCO Atoms |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
Yukong Elephants |
Manager of the Year | ![]() |
POSCO Atoms |
Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Hyundai Horang-i |
Fighting Spirit Award | ![]() |
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
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Daewoo Royals | |
Exemplary Award | ![]() |
Hyundai Horang-i |
Best Referee | ![]() |
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Source:[2]
Best XI[]
Position | Winner | Club |
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Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Hyundai Horang-i |
Defenders | ![]() |
Hyundai Horang-i |
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Daewoo Royals | |
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Daewoo Royals | |
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POSCO Atoms | |
Midfielders | ![]() |
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
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POSCO Atoms | |
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Yukong Elephants | |
Forwards | ![]() |
POSCO Atoms |
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Hyundai Horang-i | |
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Yukong Elephants |
Source:[2]
References[]
- ^ 「朴景勲 MVP 선정」후유증 심각. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 14 November 1988. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b 油公"浦鐵엔 안진다". Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 14 November 1988. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- K League seasons
- 1988 in South Korean football
- 1987–88 in Asian association football leagues
- 1988–89 in Asian association football leagues