1996 K League

The 1996 Korean Professional Football League was the 14th season of K League since its establishment in 1983. South Korean government and the Korean Professional Football Federation introduced a decentralization policy to proliferate the popularity of football nationally in preparation for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which they wanted to host, so some clubs located in the capital Seoul (LG Cheetahs, Ilhwa Chunma) moved to other cities according to the new policy in this season.

Rapido Cup
Professional Football League
Season1996
DatesRegular season:
11 May – 2 November 1996
Championship:
9–16 November 1996
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
(1st title)
Asian Club ChampionshipUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
Pohang Atoms
Cup Winners' CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Matches played144
Goals scored448 (3.11 per match)
Best PlayerKim Hyun-seok
Top goalscorerShin Tae-yong
(18 goals)
← 1995
1997 →

Regular season

First stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 16 11 3 2 32 17 +15 36 Qualification for the playoff
2 Pohang Atoms 16 10 5 1 24 12 +12 35 Qualification for the Asian Club Championship[lower-alpha 1]
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 16 9 3 4 28 18 +10 30
4 Bucheon Yukong 16 5 5 6 28 29 −1 20
5 Jeonbuk Dinos 16 5 4 7 21 25 −4 19
6 Jeonnam Dragons 16 5 3 8 18 29 −11 18
7 Busan Daewoo Royals 16 4 3 9 23 28 −5 15
8 Anyang LG Cheetahs 16 4 3 9 21 28 −7 15
9 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 16 2 5 9 17 26 −9 11
Source: RSSSF
  1. Qualified as defending champions of the Asian Club Championship.

Second stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 16 9 6 1 29 15 +14 33 Qualification for the playoff
2 Bucheon Yukong 16 8 4 4 27 22 +5 28
3 Pohang Atoms 16 7 5 4 30 26 +4 26
4 Busan Daewoo Royals 16 5 6 5 22 23 −1 21
5 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 16 6 3 7 35 37 −2 21
6 Jeonnam Dragons 16 4 6 6 22 24 −2 18
7 Jeonbuk Dinos 16 5 3 8 20 24 −4 18
8 Anyang LG Cheetahs 16 4 5 7 23 28 −5 17
9 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 16 5 0 11 28 37 −9 15
Source: RSSSF

Championship playoff
Main article: 1996 K League Championship

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 3–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 3–1
Final table
Pos Team Qualification
1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (C) Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
  1. The champions of the 1996 Korean FA Cup Pohang Atoms qualified for the Asian Club Championship, so the runners-up of the FA Cup Suwon Samsung Bluewings qualified for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup instead of champions.[1]

Awards
Single awards
Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player[2] Kim Hyun-seok Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top goalscorer[3] Shin Tae-yong Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Top assist provider[3] Rade Bogdanović Pohang Atoms
Rookie of the Year[2] Park Kun-ha Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Manager of the Year[4] Ko Jae-wook Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Best XI[2]
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Defenders Yoon Sung-hyo Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kim Joo-sung Busan Daewoo Royals
Huh Ki-tae Bucheon SK
Midfielders Shin Tae-yong Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Pavel Badea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hong Myung-bo Pohang Atoms
Ha Seok-ju Busan Daewoo Royals
Kim Hyun-seok Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Forwards Rade Bogdanović Pohang Atoms
Sergey Burdin Bucheon SK

See also

References
  1. 볼만한 축구경기 이달에 집중. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 2 August 1997. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. 프로축구 MVP 김현석 뽑혀. Naver.com (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 30 November 1996.
  3. 프로축구 올 정규리그 각종기록 해트트릭 7번"요란한 골잔치". Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 7 November 1996. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. [프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표) (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 1 December 2014.
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