K League Top Scorer Award Explained

The K League Top Scorer Award has been awarded to the top goalscorers of K League since the inaugural 1983 season.

K League 1 winners (1983–present)

Year	Player	Club	Goals	Apps	Ratio
1983	Park Yoon-ki	Yukong Elephants	9	14
1984	Baek Jong-chul	Hyundai Horang-i	16	28
1985	Piyapong Pue-on	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	12	21
1986	Chung Hae-won	Daewoo Royals	10	19
1987	Choi Sang-kook	POSCO Atoms	15	30
1988	Lee Kee-keun	POSCO Atoms	12	23
1989	Cho Keung-yeon	POSCO Atoms	20	39
1990	Yoon Sang-chul	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	12	30
1991	Lee Kee-keun	POSCO Atoms	16	37
1992	Lim Keun-jae	LG Cheetahs	10	30
1993	Cha Sang-hae	POSCO Atoms	10	23
1994	Yoon Sang-chul	LG Cheetahs	21	28
1995	Roh Sang-rae	Chunnam Dragons	15	26
1996	Shin Tae-yong	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	18	24
1997	Kim Hyun-seok	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	9	17
1998	Yoo Sang-chul	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	14	20
1999	Saša Drakulić	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	18	26
2000	Kim Do-hoon	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	12	20
2001	Sandro Cardoso	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	13	22
2002	Edmilson	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	14	27
2003	Kim Do-hoon	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	28	40
2004	Mota	Jeonnam Dragons	14	22
2005	Leandro Machado	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	13	17
2006	Woo Sung-yong	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	16	28
2007	Caboré	Gyeongnam FC	17	25
2008	Dudu	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	15	26
2009	Lee Dong-gook	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	20	27
2010	Yoo Byung-soo	Incheon United	22	28
2011	Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul	23	29
2012	Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul	31	42
2013	Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul	19	29
2014	Júnior Santos	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	14	35
2015	Kim Shin-wook	Ulsan Hyundai	18	38
2016	Jung Jo-gook	Gwangju FC	20	31
2017	Johnathan Goiano	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	22	29
2018	Marcão	Gyeongnam FC	26	31
2019	Adam Taggart	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	20	33
2020	Júnior Negrão	Ulsan Hyundai	26	27
2021	Joo Min-kyu	Jeju United	22	34
2022	Cho Gue-sung	Gimcheon Sangmu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	17	31
2023	Joo Min-kyu	Ulsan Hyundai	17	36
2024	Stefan Mugoša	Incheon United	15	38

K League 2 winners (2013–present)

Year	Player	Club	Goals	Apps	Ratio
2013	Lee Keun-ho	Sangju Sangmu	15	25
2014	Adriano Michael Jackson	Daejeon Citizen	27	32
2015	Johnathan Goiano	Daegu FC	26	39
2016	Kim Dong-chan	Daejeon Citizen	20	39
2017	Marcão	Gyeongnam FC	22	32
2018	Na Sang-ho	Gwangju FC	16	31
2019	Felipe	Gwangju FC	19	27
2020	An Byong-jun	Suwon FC	21	26
2021	An Byong-jun	Busan IPark	23	34
2022	Yu Kang-hyun	Chungnam Asan	19	40
2023	Luis Mina	Gimpo FC	16	34
2024	Bruno Mota	Cheonan City	16	35

See also

• K League records and statistics
• K League MVP Award
• K League Top Assist Provider Award
• K League Manager of the Year Award
• K League Young Player of the Year Award
• K League FANtastic Player
• K League Best XI
• K League Players' Player of the Year