Korean League Cup

The Korean League Cup was a South Korean professional football competition. The competition was firstly played in 1992 and was abolished after the 2012 season. The predecessor competition, the Professional Football Championship, was played in 1986.

Korean League Cup
Organising bodyK League Federation
Founded1992
Abolished2012
RegionSouth Korea
Last championsUlsan Hyundai
{5th title)
Most successful club(s)Suwon Samsung Bluewings
(6 titles)

Names

From 1992 to 2011, the League Cup had been named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:

From 1997 to 2000, there were supplementary League Cups:

Winners

Titles by season

SeasonCup titlesWinnersRunners-up
1986
Professional Football ChampionshipHyundai Horang-iDaewoo Royals
1992
Adidas CupIlhwa ChunmaLG Cheetahs
1993
Adidas CupPOSCO AtomsHyundai Horang-i
1994
Adidas CupYukong ElephantsLG Cheetahs
1995
Adidas CupHyundai Horang-iIlhwa Chunma
1996
Adidas CupBucheon YukongPohang Atoms
1997
Adidas CupBsan Daewoo RoyalsJeonnam Dragons
1997+
Prospecs CupBusan Daewoo RoyalsPohang Steelers
1998
Adidas Korea CupUlsan Hyundai Horang-iBucheon SK
1998+
Philip Morris Korea CupBusan Daewoo RoyalsBucheon SK
1999
Adidas CupSuwon Samsung BluewingsAnyang LG Cheetahs
1999+
Daehan Fire Insurance CupSuwon Samsung BluewingsBusan Daewoo Royals
2000
Adidas CupSuwon Samsung BluewingsSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2000+
Daehan Fire Insurance CupBucheon SKJeonnam Dragons
2001
Adidas CupSuwon Samsung BluewingsBusan Icons
2002
Adidas CupSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
2003
No competition
2004 Samsung Hauzen CupSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaDaejeon Citizen
2005 Samsung Hauzen CupSuwon Samsung BluewingsUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
2006 Samsung Hauzen CupFC SeoulSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2007 Samsung Hauzen CupUlsan Hyundai Horang-iFC Seoul
2008 Samsung Hauzen CupSuwon Samsung BluewingsJeonnam Dragons
2009 Peace Cup KoreaPohang SteelersBusan I'Park
2010 Posco CupFC SeoulJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2011 Rush & Cash CupUlsan HyundaiBusan I'Park

Titles by club

K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history and records.[1]

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runners-up seasons
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
6
0
1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008
Ulsan Hyundai
5
3
1986, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2011 1986, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2011
Busan IPark
3
5
1997, 1997+, 1998+ 1986, 1999+, 2001, 2009, 2011
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
3
3
1992, 2002, 2004 1995, 2000, 2006
Jeju United
3
2
1994, 1996, 2000+ 1998, 1998+
FC Seoul
2
4
2006, 2010 1992, 1994, 1999, 2007
Pohang Steelers
2
2
1993, 2009 1996, 1997+
Jeonnam Dragons
0
3
1997, 2000+, 2008
Daejeon Citizen
0
1
2004
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
0
1
2010

Titles by region

Since 1987 season: K League introduced home and away matches system in 1987.

Region Titles City / Province Clubs
Gyeonggi region
(Seoul Capital Area)
14
Suwon (6) Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008)
Seoul (4) Ilhwa Chunma (1992)
Yukong Elephants (1994)
FC Seoul (2006, 2010)
Bucheon (2) Bucheon SK (1996, 2000+)
Seongnam (2) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002, 2004)
Yeongnam region
(Gyeongsang)
9
Ulsan (4) Ulsan Hyundai (1995, 1998, 2007, 2011)
Busan (3) Busan Daewoo Royals (1997, 1997+, 1998+)
Pohang (2) Pohang Steelers (1993, 2009)

Individual awards

Top goalscorer

Year Player Club Goals Matches Average
1986 Ham Hyun-gi Hyundai Horang-i 9 15 0.60
1992 Noh Soo-jin Yukong Elephants 5 6 0.83
1993 Choi Moon-sik Pohang Steelworks 3 2 1.50
1994 Im Jae-sun Hyundai Horang-i
4
6
0.67
Rade Bogdanović Pohang Steelworks
1995 Kim Hyun-seok Hyundai Horang-i 6 7 0.86
1996 Lee Won-shik Bucheon Yukong 5 6 0.83
1997 Seo Jung-won Anyang LG Cheetahs 8 9 0.89
1997+ Radivoje Manic Busan Daewoo Royals 6 7 0.86
1998 Kim Hyun-seok Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 11 10 1.10
1998+ Kim Jong-kun Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 7 9 0.78
1999 Denis Laktionov Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 3 1.00
1999+ Kim Jong-kun Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 6 8 0.75
2000 Ko Jong-soo Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 2 1.00
2000+ Lee Won-sik Bucheon SK 6 10 0.60
2001 Kim Do-hoon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 7 9 0.78
2002 Saša Drakulić Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 10 11 0.91
2003
No Competition
2004 Zé Carlos Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 7 7 1.00
2005 Sandro Hiroshi Daegu FC 7 12 0.58
2006 Choi Sung-kuk Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 8 13 0.62
2007 Luizinho Daegu FC 7 9 0.78
2008 Eninho Daegu FC 9 8 1.13
2009 Yoo Chang-Hyun Pohang Steelers 4 5 0.80
2010 Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 6 7 0.86
2011 Kim Shin-Wook Ulsan Hyundai 11 8 1.38

Top assist provider

Year Player Club Assists Matches Average
1986 Chun Young-soo Hyundai Horang-i 4 12 0.33
1992 Lee Kee-keun Pohang Steelworks 3 6 0.50
1993 Rubén Bernuncio Daewoo Royals 2 5 0.40
1994 Cho Jung-hyun Yukong Elephants 4 5 0.80
1995 Yoon Jung-hwan Yukong Elephants 3 5 0.60
1996 Yoon Jung-hwan Buchon Yukong 3 7 0.43
1997 Ko Jong-soo Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4 8 0.50
1997+ Oleg Elyshev Anyang LG Cheetahs 5 7 0.71
1998 Jang Chul-min Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 3 9 0.33
1998+ Yoon Jung-hwan Bucheon SK 4 8 0.50
1999 Denis Laktionov Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 3 1.00
1999+ Jo Sung-hwan Bucheon SK 4 8 0.50
2000 Denis Laktionov Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4 3 1.33
2000+ Jeon Kyung-jun Bucheon SK 4 9 0.44
2001 Radivoje Manić Busan I'Cons 5 11 0.45
2002 Andre Anyang LG Cheetahs 4 9 0.44
2003
No competition
2004 Tavares Pohang Steelers 5 11 0.45
2005 César Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5 9 0.56
2006 Dudu Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 5 9 0.56
2007 Lee Chung-yong FC Seoul 5 8 0.63
2008 Byun Sung-hwan Jeju United 3 9 0.33
2009 Cho Chan-ho Pohang Steelers 3 4 0.75
2010 Jang Nam-seok Daegu FC 4 5 0.80
2011 Choi Jae-soo Ulsan Hyundai 4 6 0.67

See also

References

  1. "The Official K League Annual Report" (in Korean). K League editorial division.
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