1999 K League

The 1999 K League was the 17th season of K League. In the second leg of the playoffs final, Saša Drakulić's golden goal scored with his hand caused controversy. His handball was recognized as a goal by the Chinese referee Sun Baojie, and it directly determined Suwon's league title.[1] Under the influence of controversy, Drakulić failed to win the MVP Award.[2]

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K League
Season1999
DatesRegular season:
30 May – 13 October 1999
Championship:
17–31 October 1999
ChampionsSuwon Samsung Bluewings
(2nd title)
Asian Club ChampionshipSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Cup Winners' CupCheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Matches played135
Goals scored417 (3.09 per match)
Best PlayerAhn Jung-hwan
Top goalscorerSaša Drakulić
(18 goals)
← 1998
2000 →

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W WG WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 27 18 2 1 6 56 24 +32 59 Qualification for the playoffs final
2 Bucheon SK 27 11 7 0 9 48 39 +9 47 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Jeonnam Dragons 27 9 3 5 10 43 38 +5 38 Qualification for the playoffs first round
4 Busan Daewoo Royals 27 10 3 1 13 37 36 +1 37
5 Pohang Steelers 27 11 1 0 15 42 41 +1 35
6 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 27 9 1 2 15 38 46 −8 31
7 Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos 27 7 3 2 15 40 44 −4 29
8 Daejeon Citizen 27 6 3 0 18 41 53 −12 24
9 Anyang LG Cheetahs 27 6 2 2 17 38 52 −14 24
10 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 27 5 3 2 17 34 44 −10 23 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup
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: 1999 K League Championship
  First round     Semi-final     Final
                                     
        2 Bucheon SK 0 0 0  
  3 Jeonnam Dragons 0     1W Busan Daewoo Royals 1 1 2    
  4 Busan Daewoo Royals 1         SW Busan Daewoo Royals 1 1aet X 0W
      1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 2aet X 2W
Final table
Pos Team Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
2 Busan Daewoo Royals
3 Bucheon SK
4 Jeonnam Dragons

Awards
Single awards
Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player[2] Ahn Jung-hwan Busan Daewoo Royals
Top goalscorer[3] Saša Drakulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Top assist provider[3] Byun Jae-sub Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos
Rookie of the Year[2] Lee Sung-jae Bucheon SK
Manager of the Year[4] Kim Ho Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Best XI[2]
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Defenders Kang Chul Bucheon SK
Kim Joo-sung Busan Daewoo Royals
Maciel Jeonnam Dragons
Shin Hong-gi Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Midfielders Seo Jung-won Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ko Jong-soo Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Denis Laktionov Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ko Jeong-woon Pohang Steelers
Forwards Ahn Jung-hwan Busan Daewoo Royals
Saša Drakulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings

See also

References
  1. 샤샤 결승골'신의 손'논란. Naver.com (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 1 November 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. 안정환 시즌 MVP. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 10 November 1999.
  3. 수원'천하 통일'. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 1 November 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. [프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표) (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 1 December 2014.
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