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1998 K League

Field	Value
season	1998
dates	Regular season:
18 July – 14 October 1998
Championship:
17–31 October 1998
competition	Hyundai Cup
K League
winners	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
(1st title)
continentalcup1	Asian Club Championship
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
continentalcup2	Cup Winners' Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Anyang LG Cheetahs
matches	90
total goals	275
best player	Ko Jong-soo
league topscorer	Yoo Sang-chul
(14 goals)
prevseason	1997
nextseason	1999

18 July – 14 October 1998 Championship: 17–31 October 1998 K League (1st title) (14 goals) The 1998 K League was the 16th season of South Korean professional football league, and was the first season to have been named the "K League". This season is called the "Renaissance of K League" in South Korea. Despite the poor performance of South Korea team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 1998 season of K League recorded a total of 2 million spectators with young star players' popularity for the first time. The three most popular players of them Ko Jong-soo, Lee Dong-gook, and Ahn Jung-hwan were called the "K League Troika".

Regular season

Championship playoffs

Main article: 1998 K League Championship

Bracket

Final table

Awards

Main awards

Award	Winner	Club
Most Valuable Player	KOR Ko Jong-soo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Top goalscorer	KOR Yoo Sang-chul	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top assist provider	KOR Jung Jeong-soo	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Rookie of the Year	KOR Lee Dong-gook	Pohang Steelers
Manager of the Year	KOR Kim Ho	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Best Referee	KOR Han Byung-hwa	—

Best XI

Position	Winner	Club
Goalkeeper		KOR Kim Byung-ji	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Defenders	KOR An Ik-soo	Pohang Steelers
BRA Maciel	Jeonnam Dragons
KOR Lee Lim-saeng	Bucheon SK
Midfielders	KOR Ko Jong-soo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
KOR Yoo Sang-chul	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
KOR Baek Seung-chul	Pohang Steelers
KOR Ahn Jung-hwan	Busan Daewoo Royals
KOR Jung Jeong-soo	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Forwards	KOR Kim Hyun-seok	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
FRY Saša Drakulić	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Source:

References

link. [[OhmyNews]]. (2018-01-23)
link. [[Kyunghyang Shinmun]]. (1998-10-24)
link. [[Maeil Business Newspaper]]. (1 December 2014)
link. [[The Hankyoreh]]. (8 January 1999)

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