Adidas Cup

The Adidas Cup was created in 1992 as regular cup competition to run alongside the Korean League Cup. The format for the tournament varied, from a straight league system with the top team picking up the trophy to two groups with semi-finals and even a straight knock-out competition. The Adidas Cup was dropped from the Korean league season for 2003 as the K League expanded to 12 clubs and implemented a mammoth 44 game season.

Tournament information[]

Created: 1992
Abolished: 2002
Participants: K League clubs
Last winners: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002)
Most wins: Suwon Samsung Bluewings (3 titles)

Competition rules[]

K League teams split into group sections or one group section
Group winners progressed to semi-finals or a final
Tournament played before the regular K League season

Champions[]

Season	Winners	Runners-up
1992	Ilhwa Chunma	LG Cheetahs
1993	POSCO Atoms	Hyundai Horang-i
1994	Yukong Elephants	LG Cheetahs
1995	Hyundai Horang-i	Ilhwa Chunma
1996	Bucheon Yukong	Pohang Atoms
1997	Busan Daewoo Royals	Chunnam Dragons
1998	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	Bucheon SK
1999	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Anyang LG Cheetahs
2000	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2001	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Busan Daewoo Royals
2002	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Top goalscorer[]

Season	Player	Club	Apps	Goals
1992	Noh Soo-jin	Yukong Elephants	6	5
1993	Choi Moon-sik	POSCO Atoms	2	3
1994		Hyundai Horang-i	6	4
1995	Kim Hyun-seok	Hyundai Horang-i	7	6
1996	Lee Won-sik	Bucheon Yukong	6	5
1997	Seo Jung-won	Anyang LG Cheetahs	9	8
1998	Kim Hyun-seok	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	10	11
1999	Denis Laktionov	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3	3
2000	Ko Jong-soo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2	2
2001	Kim Do-hoon	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	9	7
2002	Saša Drakulić	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	11	10

External links[]

Adidas Cup history at ROKfootball.com (in Korean)