1987 K League Explained

Season:1987
Winners:Daewoo Royals
(2nd title)
Continentalcup1:Asian Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Withdrew
Matches:80
Total Goals:199
Best Player:Chung Hae-won
League Topscorer:Choi Sang-kook
(15 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Cho Byung-deuk
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

The 1987 Korean Professional Football League was the fifth season of the K League. Before the start of this season, the Korean Professional Football Committee was separated from the Korea Football Association. A total of 5 professional teams participated in the league. Hanil Bank withdrew the league from this season. It began on 28 March and ended on 8 November 1987. It was operated with the home and away system for the first time.

League table

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoalsApps
1 Choi Sang-kookPOSCO Atoms1530
2 Lee Heung-silPOSCO Atoms1229
Noh Soo-jinYukong Elephants30
4 Kim Joo-sungDaewoo Royals1028
5 Kim Hong-woonPOSCO Atoms926
6 Lee Sang-cheolHyundai Horang-i828
7 Park Hang-seoLucky-Goldstar Hwangso728

Awards

Main awards

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player Chung Hae-wonDaewoo Royals
Top goalscorer Choi Sang-kookPOSCO Atoms
Top assist provider Choi Sang-kookPOSCO Atoms
Rookie of the Year Kim Joo-sungDaewoo Royals
Manager of the Year Lee Cha-manDaewoo Royals
Best Goalkeeper Cho Byung-deukPOSCO Atoms
Fighting Spirit Award Choi Ki-bongYukong Elephants
Exemplary Award Park No-bongDaewoo Royals
Best Referee Park Kyung-in
Source:[1]

Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
Goalkeeper Kim Poong-jooDaewoo Royals
Defenders Choi Ki-bongYukong Elephants
Chung Yong-hwanDaewoo Royals
Park Kyung-hoonPOSCO Atoms
Gu Sang-bumLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Midfielders Kim Sam-sooHyundai Horang-i
Noh Soo-jinYukong Elephants
Lee Heung-silPOSCO Atoms
Forwards Choi Sang-kookPOSCO Atoms
Chung Hae-wonDaewoo Royals
Kim Joo-sungDaewoo Royals
Source:[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1987111900209208015&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1987-11-19&officeId=00020&pageNo=8&printNo=20348&publishType=00020 . ko:87프로축구 MVP 丁海遠 . 1987-11-19 . . ko . . 2020-12-31.
  2. Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1987111100209208003&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1987-11-11&officeId=00020&pageNo=8&printNo=20341&publishType=00020 . ko:프로축구 베스트11 선정 . . ko . . 11 November 1987.