1988 K League

Korean Professional Football League
Season1988
Dates26 March – 12 November 1988
ChampionsPOSCO Atoms
(2nd title)
Asian Club ChampionshipWithdrew
Matches played60
Goals scored133 (2.22 per match)
Best PlayerPark Kyung-hoon
Top goalscorerLee Kee-keun
(12 goals)
Best goalkeeperOh Yun-kyo
Highest scoringPOSCO 5–1 Lucky-Goldstar
(4 June 1988)
← 1987
1989 →

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
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
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 South Korea Lee Kee-keun POSCO Atoms 12
2 South Korea Ham Hyun-gi Hyundai Horang-i 10
3 South Korea Shin Dong-chul Yukong Elephants 8
4 South Korea Hwangbo Kwan Yukong Elephants 7
South Korea Lee Hak-jong Hyundai Horang-i

Awards

Main awards

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player South Korea Park Kyung-hoon POSCO Atoms
Top goalscorer South Korea Lee Kee-keun POSCO Atoms
Top assist provider South Korea Kim Jong-boo POSCO Atoms
Rookie of the Year South Korea Hwangbo Kwan Yukong Elephants
Manager of the Year South Korea Lee Hoe-taik POSCO Atoms
Best Goalkeeper South Korea Oh Yun-kyo Hyundai Horang-i
Fighting Spirit Award South Korea Choi Jin-han Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea Son Hyung-sun Daewoo Royals
Exemplary Award South Korea Choi Kang-hee Hyundai Horang-i
Best Referee South Korea Lee Do-ha —

Source:[2]

Best XI

Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Oh Yun-kyo Hyundai Horang-i
Defenders South Korea Choi Kang-hee Hyundai Horang-i
South Korea Choi Tae-jin Daewoo Royals
South Korea Son Hyung-sun Daewoo Royals
South Korea Kang Tae-sik POSCO Atoms
Midfielders South Korea Choi Jin-han Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea Kim Sang-ho POSCO Atoms
South Korea Hwangbo Kwan Yukong Elephants
Forwards South Korea Lee Kee-keun POSCO Atoms
South Korea Ham Hyun-gi Hyundai Horang-i
South Korea Shin Dong-chul Yukong Elephants

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ 「朴景勲 MVP 선정」후유증 심각. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 14 November 1988. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b 油公"浦鐵엔 안진다". Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 14 November 1988. Retrieved 8 January 2021.