1999 K League Explained

Season:	1999
Competition:	Buy Korea Cup K League
Winners:	(2nd title)
Continentalcup1:	Asian Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Continentalcup2:	Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Matches:	135
Total Goals:	417
Best Player:	Ahn Jung-hwan
League Topscorer:	Saša Drakulić (18 goals)
Prevseason:	1998
Nextseason:	2000

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.

Regular season

Championship playoffs

See main article: 1999 K League Championship.

Final table

Awards

Main awards

Award	Winner	Club
Most Valuable Player	Ahn Jung-hwan	Busan Daewoo Royals
Top goalscorer^[2]	Saša Drakulić	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Top assist provider	Byun Jae-sub	Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos
Rookie of the Year	Lee Sung-jae	Bucheon SK
Manager of the Year^[3]	Kim Ho	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Best XI

Position	Winner	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
Forwards	Saša Drakulić	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Source:^[4]

External links

RSSSF

Notes and References

News: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1999110100289131003&editNo=5&printCount=1&publishDate=1999-11-01&officeId=00028&pageNo=31&printNo=3647&publishType=00010 . ko:샤샤 결승골'신의 손'논란 . ko . . . 1999-11-01 . 2021-01-23.
Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1999110100209141001&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1999-11-01&officeId=00020&pageNo=41&printNo=24341&publishType=00010 . ko:수원'천하 통일' . ko . . . 1999-11-01 . 2021-01-23.
Web site: https://www.mk.co.kr/news/sports/view/2014/12/1481980/ . ko:[프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표) . ko . . 1 December 2014 . 23 January 2021 . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128010145/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/sports/view/2014/12/1481980/ . dead .
Web site: http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1999111000209141009&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1999-11-10&officeId=00020&pageNo=41&printNo=24349&publishType=00010 . ko:안정환 시즌 MVP . . . 10 November 1999 . ko.