K League Top Scorer Award Explained

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

K League 1 winners (1983–present)

Year	Player	Club	Goals	Apps	Ratio
1983	Park Yoon-ki	Yukong Elephants	9	14	0.64
1984	Baek Jong-chul	Hyundai Horang-i	16	28	0.57
1985	Piyapong Pue-on	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	12	21	0.57
1986	Chung Hae-won	Daewoo Royals	10	19	0.53
1987	Choi Sang-kook	POSCO Atoms	15	30	0.50
1988	Lee Kee-keun	POSCO Atoms	12	23	0.52
1989	Cho Keung-yeon	POSCO Atoms	20	39	0.51
1990	Yoon Sang-chul	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	12	30	0.40
1991	Lee Kee-keun	POSCO Atoms	16	37	0.43
1992	Lim Keun-jae	LG Cheetahs	10	30	0.33
1993	Cha Sang-hae	POSCO Atoms	10	23	0.43
1994	Yoon Sang-chul	LG Cheetahs	21	28	0.75
1995	Roh Sang-rae	Chunnam Dragons	15	26	0.58
1996	Shin Tae-yong	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	18	24	0.75
1997	Kim Hyun-seok	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	9	17	0.53
1998	Yoo Sang-chul	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	14	20	0.70
1999	Saša Drakulić	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	18	26	0.69
2000	Kim Do-hoon	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	12	20	0.60
2001	Sandro Cardoso	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	13	22	0.59
2002	Edmilson	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	14	27	0.52
2003	Kim Do-hoon	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	28	40	0.70
2004	Mota	Jeonnam Dragons	14	22	0.64
2005	Leandro Machado	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	13	17	0.76
2006	Woo Sung-yong	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	16	28	0.57
2007	Cabore	Gyeongnam FC	17	25	0.68
2008	Dudu	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	15	26	0.58
2009	Lee Dong-gook	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	20	27	0.74
2010	Yoo Byung-soo	Incheon United	22	28	0.79
2011	Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul	23	29	0.79
2012	Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul	31	42	0.74
2013	Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul	19	29	0.66
2014	Júnior Santos	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	14	35	0.40
2015	Kim Shin-wook	Ulsan Hyundai	18	38	0.47
2016	Jung Jo-gook	Gwangju FC	20	31	0.65
2017	Johnathan	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	22	29	0.76
2018	Marcão	Gyeongnam FC	26	31	0.84
2019	Adam Taggart	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	20	33	0.61
2020	Júnior Negrão	Ulsan Hyundai	26	27	0.96
2021	Joo Min-kyu	Jeju United	22	34	0.65
2022	Cho Gue-sung	Gimcheon Sangmu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	17	31	0.55
2023	Joo Min-kyu	Ulsan Hyundai	17	36	0.47

K League 2 winners (2013–present)

Year	Player	Club	Goals	Apps	Ratio
2013	Lee Keun-ho	Sangju Sangmu	15	25	0.60
2014	Adriano	Daejeon Citizen	27	32	0.84
2015	Johnathan	Daegu FC	26	39	0.67
2016	Kim Dong-chan	Daejeon Citizen	20	39	0.51
2017	Marcão	Gyeongnam FC	22	32	0.69
2018	Na Sang-ho	Gwangju FC	16	31	0.52
2019	Felipe	Gwangju FC	19	27	0.70
2020	An Byong-jun	Suwon FC	21	26	0.81
2021	An Byong-jun	Busan IPark	23	34	0.68
2022	Yu Kang-hyun	Chungnam Asan	19	40	0.48
2023	Luis Mina	Gimpo FC	16	34	0.47

See also

• K League
• 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