K League Best XI explained

The K League Best XI is an award for the best eleven players in a K League season.

K League 1 award (1983–present)

Winners

Players marked bold won the Most Valuable Player award in that respective year.

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
1983^[1]	Cho Byung-deuk (Hallelujah)	Park Sung-hwa (Hallelujah) Kim Chul-soo (POSCO) Chang Woe-ryong (Daewoo) Lee Kang-jo (Yukong)	Cho Kwang-rae (Daewoo) Park Chang-sun (Hallelujah)	Park Yoon-ki (Yukong) Lee Kil-yong (POSCO) Lee Chun-seok (Daewoo) Kim Yong-se (Yukong)
1984^[2]	Oh Yun-kyo (Yukong)	Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo) Park Kyung-hoon (POSCO) Park Sung-hwa (Hallelujah) Chung Jong-soo (Yukong)	Park Chang-sun (Hallelujah) Huh Jung-moo (Hyundai) Cho Young-jeung (Lucky-Goldstar)	Choi Soon-ho (POSCO) Lee Tae-ho (Daewoo) Baek Jong-chul (Hyundai)
1985^[3]	Kim Hyun-tae (Lucky-Goldstar)	Chang Woe-ryong (Daewoo) Han Moon-bae (Lucky-Goldstar) Kim Chul-soo (POSCO) Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai)	Park Sang-in (Hallelujah) Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) Park Hang-seo (Lucky-Goldstar)	Kim Yong-se (Yukong) Piyapong Pue-on (Lucky-Goldstar) Kang Deuk-soo (Lucky-Goldstar)
1986^[4]	Kim Hyun-tae (Lucky-Goldstar)	Kim Pyung-seok (Hyundai) Cho Young-jeung (Lucky-Goldstar) Park No-bong (Daewoo) Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai)	Cho Min-kook (Lucky-Goldstar) Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) Yoon Sung-hyo (Hanil)	Kim Yong-se (Yukong) Chung Hae-won (Daewoo) Ham Hyun-gi (Hyundai)
1987^[5]	Kim Poong-joo (Daewoo)	Gu Sang-bum (Lucky-Goldstar) Choi Gi-bong (Yukong) Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo) Park Kyung-hoon (POSCO)	Kim Sam-soo (Hyundai) Noh Soo-jin (Yukong) Lee Heung-sil (POSCO)	Choi Sang-kook (POSCO) Chung Hae-won (Daewoo) Kim Joo-sung (Daewoo)
1988^[6]	Oh Yun-kyo (Hyundai)	Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai) Choi Tae-jin (Daewoo) Son Hyung-sun (Daewoo) Kang Tae-sik (POSCO)	Choi Jin-han (Lucky-Goldstar) Kim Sang-ho (POSCO) Hwangbo Kwan (Yukong)	Lee Kee-keun (POSCO) Ham Hyun-gi (Hyundai) Shin Dong-chul (Yukong)
1989^[7]	Cha Sang-kwang (Lucky-Goldstar)	Lim Jong-heon (Ilhwa) Cho Yoon-hwan (Yukong) Choi Yun-kyum (Yukong) Lee Young-ik (Lucky-Goldstar)	Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) Cho Duck-je (Daewoo) Kang Jae-soon (Hyundai)	Yoon Sang-chul (Lucky-Goldstar) Cho Keung-yeon (POSCO) Noh Soo-jin (Yukong)
1990^[8]	Yoo Dae-soon (Yukong)	Lim Jong-heon (Ilhwa) Choi Young-jun (Lucky-Goldstar) Choi Tae-jin (Lucky-Goldstar) Lee Jae-hee (Daewoo)	Choi Jin-han (Lucky-Goldstar) Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) Choi Dae-shik (Lucky-Goldstar)	Yoon Sang-chul (Lucky-Goldstar) Lee Tae-ho (Daewoo) Song Ju-seok (Hyundai)
1991^[9]	Kim Poong-joo (Daewoo)	Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo) Park Hyun-yong (Daewoo) Tadeusz Świątek (Yukong)	Kim Hyun-seok (Hyundai) Lee Young-jin (LG) Kim Joo-sung (Daewoo) Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai) Lee Sang-yoon (Ilhwa)	Lee Kee-keun (POSCO) Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa)
1992^[10]	Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa)	Hong Myung-bo (POSCO) Lee Jong-hwa (Ilhwa) Park Jung-bae (LG)	Shin Hong-gi (Hyundai) Kim Hyun-Seok (Hyundai) Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa) Park Tae-ha (POSCO) Shin Dong-chul (Yukong)	Park Chang-hyun (POSCO) Lim Keun-jae (LG)
1993^[11]	Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa)	Choi Young-il (Hyundai) Lee Jong-hwa (Ilhwa) Yoo Dong-kwan (POSCO)	Kim Pan-keun (Daewoo) Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa) Kim Dong-hae (LG) Lee Sang-yoon (Ilhwa) Kim Bong-gil (Yukong)	Cha Sang-hae (POSCO) Yoon Sang-chul (LG)
1994^[12]	Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa)	An Ik-soo (Ilhwa) Yoo Sang-chul (Hyundai) Hong Myung-bo (POSCO) Huh Ki-tae (Yukong)	Hwangbo Kwan (Yukong) Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa) Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa)	Yoon Sang-chul (LG) Rade Bogdanović (POSCO) Kim Kyung-rae (Jeonbuk)
1995^[13]	Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa)	Choi Young-il (Hyundai) Hong Myung-bo (Pohang) Huh Ki-tae (Yukong)	Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa) Kim Hyun-seok (Hyundai) Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa) Amir Teljigović (Daewoo) Kim Pan-keun (LG)	Hwang Sun-hong (Pohang) Roh Sang-rae (Jeonnam)
1996^[14]	Kim Byung-ji (Ulsan)	Yoon Sung-hyo (Suwon) Kim Joo-sung (Busan) Huh Ki-tae (Bucheon)	Shin Tae-yong (Cheonan) Pavel Badea (Suwon) Hong Myung-bo (Pohang) Ha Seok-ju (Busan) Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan)	Rade Bogdanović (Pohang) Sergey Burdin (Bucheon)
1997^[15]	Shin Bum-chul (Busan)	Kim Joo-sung (Busan) Maciel (Jeonnam) An Ik-soo (Pohang)	Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan) Shin Jin-won (Daejeon) Kim In-wan (Jeonnam) Lee Jin-haeng (Suwon) Jung Jae-kwon (Busan)	Radivoje Manić (Busan) Serhiy Skachenko (Jeonnam)
1998^[16]	Kim Byung-ji (Ulsan)	An Ik-soo (Pohang) Maciel (Jeonnam) Lee Lim-saeng (Bucheon)	Ko Jong-soo (Suwon) Yoo Sang-chul (Ulsan) Baek Seung-chul (Pohang) Ahn Jung-hwan (Busan) Jung Jeong-soo (Ulsan)	Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan) Saša Drakulić (Suwon)
1999^[17]	Lee Woon-jae (Suwon)	Kang Chul (Bucheon) Kim Joo-sung (Busan) Maciel (Jeonnam) Shin Hong-gi (Suwon)	Seo Jung-won (Suwon) Ko Jong-soo (Suwon) Denis Laktionov (Suwon) Ko Jeong-woon (Pohang)	Ahn Jung-hwan (Busan) Saša Drakulić (Suwon)
2000^[18]	Shin Eui-son (Anyang)	Kang Chul (Bucheon) Lee Lim-saeng (Bucheon) Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam) Maciel (Jeonnam)	André Gaspar (Anyang) Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam) Jeon Kyung-jun (Bucheon) Denis Laktionov (Suwon)	Choi Yong-soo (Anyang) Kim Do-hoon (Jeonbuk)
2001^[19]	Shin Eui-son (Anyang)	Zoran Urumov (Busan) Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam) Kim Yong-hee (Seongnam) Lee Young-pyo (Anyang)	Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam) Seo Jung-won (Suwon) Song Chong-gug (Busan) Nam Ki-il (Bucheon)	Woo Sung-yong (Busan) Sandro Cardoso (Suwon)
2002^[20]	Lee Woon-jae (Suwon)	Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam) Kim Tae-young (Jeonnam) Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk) Hong Myung-bo (Pohang)	Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam) Yoo Sang-chul (Ulsan) André Gaspar (Anyang) Seo Jung-won (Suwon)	Kim Dae-eui (Seongnam) Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan)
2003^[21]	Seo Dong-myung (Ulsan)	Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk) Kim Tae-young (Jeonnam) Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam) Rogério Pinheiro (Pohang)	Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam) Lee Seong-nam (Seongnam) Lee Kwan-woo (Daejeon) Kim Nam-il (Jeonnam)	Kim Do-hoon (Seongnam) Magno Alves (Jeonbuk)
2004^[22]	Lee Woon-jae (Suwon)	Rogério Pinheiro (Pohang) Yoo Kyoung-youl (Ulsan) Javier Martín Musa (Suwon) Kwak Hee-ju (Suwon)	Kim Dong-jin (Seoul) André Luiz Tavares (Pohang) Kim Do-heon (Suwon) Kim Dae-eui (Suwon)	Nádson (Suwon) Mota (Jeonnam)
2005^[23]	Kim Byung-ji (Pohang)	Lim Joong-yong (Incheon) Yoo Kyoung-youl (Ulsan) Cho Yong-hyung (Bucheon) Kim Young-chul (Seongnam)	Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan) Lee Ho (Ulsan) Kim Do-heon (Seongnam) Cho Won-hee (Suwon)	Park Chu-young (Seoul) Leandro Machado (Ulsan)
2006^[24]	Park Ho-jin (Suwon)	Jang Hak-young (Seongnam) Mato Neretljak (Suwon) Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk) Kim Young-chul (Seongnam)	Kim Do-heon (Seongnam) Lee Kwan-woo (Suwon) Baek Ji-hoon (Suwon) Popó (Busan)	Woo Sung-yong (Seongnam) Kim Eun-jung (Seoul)
2007^[25]	Kim Byung-ji (Seoul)	Adilson (Seoul) Mato Neretljak (Suwon) Hwang Jae-won (Pohang) Jang Hak-young (Seongnam)	André Luiz Tavares (Pohang) Lee Kwan-woo (Suwon) Kim Gi-dong (Pohang) Kim Do-heon (Seongnam)	Lee Keun-ho (Daegu) Cabore (Gyeongnam)
2008^[26]	Lee Woon-jae (Suwon)	Adilson (Seoul) Mato Neretljak (Suwon) Park Dong-hyuk (Ulsan) Choi Hyo-jin (Pohang)	Kim Hyeung-bum (Jeonbuk) Cho Won-hee (Suwon) Ki Sung-yueng (Seoul) Lee Chung-yong (Seoul)	Lee Keun-ho (Daegu) Edu (Suwon)
2009^[27]	Shin Hwa-yong (Pohang)	Kim Sang-sik (Jeonbuk) Kim Hyung-il (Pohang) Hwang Jae-won (Pohang) Choi Hyo-jin (Pohang)	Choi Tae-uk (Jeonbuk) Ki Sung-yueng (Seoul) Kim Jung-woo (Seongnam) Eninho (Jeonbuk)	Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) Denilson (Pohang)
2010^[28]	Kim Yong-dae (Seoul)	Adilson (Seoul) Hong Jeong-ho (Jeju) Sasa Ognenovski (Seongnam) Choi Hyo-jin (Seoul)	Mauricio Molina (Seongnam) Yoon Bit-garam (Gyeongnam) Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju) Eninho (Jeonbuk)	Kim Eun-jung (Jeju) Dejan Damjanović (Seoul)
2011^[29]	Kim Young-kwang (Ulsan)	Park Won-jae (Jeonbuk) Kwak Tae-hwi (Ulsan) Cho Sung-hwan (Jeonbuk) Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk)	Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon) Yoon Bit-garam (Gyeongnam) Ha Dae-sung (Seoul) Eninho (Jeonbuk)	Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) Dejan Damjanović (Seoul)
2012^[30]	Kim Yong-dae (Seoul)	Adilson (Seoul) Jung In-whan (Incheon) Kwak Tae-hwi (Ulsan) Kim Chang-soo (Busan)	Mauricio Molina (Seoul) Ha Dae-sung (Seoul) Hwang Jin-sung (Pohang) Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan)	Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) Dejan Damjanović (Seoul)
2013^[31]	Kim Seung-gyu (Ulsan)	Adilson (Seoul) Kim Chi-gon (Ulsan) Kim Won-il (Pohang) Lee Yong (Ulsan)	Ko Moo-yeol (Pohang) Lee Myung-joo (Pohang) Ha Dae-sung (Seoul) Leonardo (Jeonbuk)	Kim Shin-wook (Ulsan) Dejan Damjanović (Seoul)
2014^[32]	Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk)	Hong Chul (Suwon) Kim Ju-young (Seoul) Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk) Cha Du-ri (Seoul)	Lim Sang-hyub (Busan) Koh Myong-jin (Seoul) Lee Seung-gi (Jeonbuk) Han Kyo-won (Jeonbuk)	Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) Júnior Santos (Suwon)
2015^[33]	Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk)	Hong Chul (Suwon) Matej Jonjić (Incheon) Kim Kee-hee (Jeonbuk) Cha Du-ri (Seoul)	Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon) Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk) Kwon Chang-hoon (Suwon) Song Jin-hyung (Jeju)	Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) Adriano (Seoul)
2016^[34]	Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk)	Chung Woon (Jeju) Osmar (Seoul) Matej Jonjić (Incheon) Ko Kwang-min (Seoul)	Leonardo (Jeonbuk) Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk) Kwon Chang-hoon (Suwon) Ricardo Lopes (Jeonbuk)	Jung Jo-gook (Gwangju) Adriano (Seoul)
2017^[35]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu)	Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk) Kim Min-jae (Jeonbuk) Oh Ban-suk (Jeju) Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk)	Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon) Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk) Lee Chang-min (Jeju) Lee Seung-gi (Jeonbuk)	Johnathan (Suwon) Lee Keun-ho (Gangwon)
2018^[36]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu)	Hong Chul (Suwon) Kim Min-jae (Jeonbuk) Richard Windbichler (Ulsan) Lee Yong (Jeonbuk)	Negueba (Gyeongnam) Choi Young-jun (Gyeongnam) Elías Aguilar (Incheon) Ricardo Lopes (Jeonbuk)	Marcão (Gyeongnam) Júnior Negrão (Ulsan)
2019^[37]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu)	Hong Chul (Suwon) Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk) Lee Yong (Jeonbuk) Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan)	Moon Seon-min (Jeonbuk) Kim Bo-kyung (Ulsan) Cesinha (Daegu) Wanderson (Pohang)	Adam Taggart (Suwon) Júnior Negrão (Ulsan)
2020^[38]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan)	Kang Sang-woo (Pohang) Kwon Kyung-won (Sangju) Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk) Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan)	Han Kyo-won (Jeonbuk) Son Jun-ho (Jeonbuk) Cesinha (Daegu) Aleksandar Paločević (Pohang)	Júnior Negrão (Ulsan) Stanislav Iljutcenko (Pohang)
2021^[39]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan)	Lee Ki-je (Suwon) Dave Bulthuis (Ulsan) Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk) Kang Sang-woo (Pohang)	Lim Sang-hyub (Pohang) Valeri Qazaishvili (Ulsan) Cesinha (Daegu) Lee Dong-jun (Ulsan)	Joo Min-kyu (Jeju) Lars Veldwijk (Suwon FC)
2022^[40]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan)	Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk) Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan) Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk) Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan)	Kim Dae-won (Gangwon) Sin Jin-ho (Pohang) Cesinha (Daegu) Lee Chung-yong (Ulsan)	Cho Gue-sung (Jeonbuk) Joo Min-kyu (Jeju)
2023^[41]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan)	Wanderson (Pohang) Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan) Alex Grant (Pohang) Seol Young-woo (Ulsan)	Gerso Fernandes (Incheon) Oberdan (Pohang) Lee Soon-min (Gwangju) Um Won-sang (Ulsan)	Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan) Zeca (Pohang)

Appearances by player

Player	Apps	Years	Club(s)
Shin Tae-yong	9	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003	Ilhwa Chunma (4) Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (1) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (4)
Jo Hyeon-woo	7	2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	Daegu FC (3) Ulsan Hyundai (4)
Kim Hyun-seok	6	1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998	Hyundai Horang-i (3) Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (3)
Shin Eui-son (Valeri Sarychev)	6	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001	Ilhwa Chunma (4) Anyang LG Cheetahs (2)
Lee Heung-sil	5	1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990	POSCO Atoms (5)
Kim Joo-sung	5	1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999	Daewoo Royals (2) Busan Daewoo Royals (3)
Hong Myung-bo	5	1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002	POSCO Atoms (2) Pohang Atoms (2) Pohang Steelers (1)
Adilson	5	2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013	FC Seoul (5)
Lee Dong-gook	5	2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (5)
Choi Kang-hee	4	1985, 1986, 1988, 1991	Hyundai Horang-i (4)
Yoon Sang-chul	4	1989, 1990, 1993, 1994	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (2) LG Cheetahs (2)
Ko Jeong-woon	4	1991, 1994, 1995, 1999	Ilhwa Chunma (3) Pohang Steelers (1)
Kim Hyun-soo	4	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (4)
Kim Byung-ji	4	1996, 1998, 2005, 2007	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (2) Pohang Steelers (1) FC Seoul (1)
Kim Do-heon	4	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (3) Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1)
Lee Woon-jae	4	1999, 2002, 2004, 2008	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4)
Dejan Damjanović	4	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	FC Seoul (4)
Lee Keun-ho	4	2007, 2008, 2012, 2017	Daegu FC (2) Ulsan Hyundai (1) Gangwon FC (1)
Hong Chul	4	2014, 2015, 2018, 2019	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4)
Hong Jeong-ho	4	2010, 2019, 2020, 2021	Jeju United (1) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (3)
Cesinha	4	2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	Daegu FC (4)

Appearances by nationality

Nation	Apps
	360
	48
	6
	5
	4
	4
	4
	4
	2
14 nations	1
Total	451

K League 2 award (2013–present)

Players marked bold won the Most Valuable Player award in that respective year.

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
2013^[42]	Kim Ho-jun (Sangju)	Choi Chul-soon (Sangju) Kim Hyung-il (Sangju) Lee Jae-seong (Sangju) Oh Beom-seok (Police)	Yeom Ki-hun (Police) Lee Ho (Sangju) Choi Jin-soo (Anyang) Kim Young-hoo (Police)	Lee Keun-ho (Sangju) Wesley Alex (Goyang)
2014^[43]	Park Ju-won (Daejeon)	Lee Jae-kwon (Ansan) Heo Jae-won (Daegu) Yoon Won-il (Daejeon) Rim Chang-woo (Daejeon)	Kim Ho-nam (Gwangju) Lee Yong-rae (Ansan) Choi Jin-soo (Anyang) Choi Jin-ho (Gangwon)	Adriano (Daejeon) Wesley Alex (Gangwon)
2015^[44]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu)	Park Jin-po (Sangju) Shin Hyung-min (Ansan) Kang Min-soo (Sangju) Lee Yong (Sangju)	Ko Kyung-min (Anyang) Lee Seung-gi (Sangju) Cho Won-hee (Seoul E) Kim Jae-sung (Seoul E)	Johnathan (Daegu) Joo Min-kyu (Seoul E)
2016^[45]	Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu)	Jeong Woo-jae (Daegu) Hwang Jae-won (Daegu) Lee Han-saem (Gangwon) Jung Seung-yong (Gangwon)	Waguininho (Bucheon) Lee Hyun-seung (Ansan) Hwang In-beom (Daejeon) Cesinha (Daegu)	Kim Dong-chan (Daejeon) Willian Popp (Busan)
2017^[46]	Lee Bum-soo (Gyeongnam)	Choi Jae-soo (Gyeongnam) Park Ji-soo (Gyeongnam) Ivan Herceg (Gyeongnam) Woo Joo-sung (Gyeongnam)	Jung Won-jin (Gyeongnam) Hwang In-beom (Daejeon) Moon Ki-han (Bucheon) Bae Ki-jong (Gyeongnam)	Marcão (Gyeongnam) Lee Jeong-hyeop (Busan)
2018^[47]	Kim Young-kwang (Seoul E)	Seo Bo-min (Seongnam) Yun Young-sun (Seongnam) Lee Han-saem (Asan) Kim Moon-hwan (Busan)	Rômulo (Busan) Hwang In-beom (Daejeon) Lee Myung-joo (Asan) Ahn Hyeon-beom (Asan)	Na Sang-ho (Gwangju) Aurelian Chițu (Daejeon)
2019	Yoon Pyeong-gook (Gwangju)	Lee Euddeum (Gwangju) Nilson Júnior (Bucheon) Rustam Ashurmatov (Gwangju) Kim Moon-hwan (Busan)	Kim Sang-won (Anyang) Alex Lima (Anyang) Lee Dong-jun (Busan) Rômulo (Busan)	Cho Gue-sung (Anyang) Chisom Egbuchulam (Suwon FC)
2020	Oh Seung-hoon (Jeju)	Jeong Woo-jae (Jeju) Chung Woon (Jeju) Cho Yu-min (Suwon FC) Ahn Hyeon-beom (Jeju)	Gong Min-hyun (Jeju) Lee Chang-min (Jeju) Kim Young-uk (Jeju) Baek Sung-dong (Gyeongnam)	An Byong-jun (Suwon FC) Leandro Ribeiro (Seoul E)
2021	Gu Sung-yun (Gimcheon)	Seo Young-jae (Daejeon) Jung Seung-hyun (Gimcheon) Joo Hyeon-woo (Anyang) Choi Jun (Busan)	Kim Kyung-jung (Anyang) Kim Hyeon-uk (Jeonnam) Park Jin-seop (Daejeon) Masatoshi Ishida (Daejeon)	An Byong-jun (Busan) Jonathan Moya (Anyang)
2022^[48]	Kim Kyeong-min (Gwangju)	Cho Hyun-taek (Bucheon) Ahn Young-kyu (Gwangju) Cho Yu-min (Daejeon) Doo Hyeon-seok (Gwangju)	Willyan (Daejeon) Park Han-bin (Gwangju) Lee Soon-min (Gwangju) Eom Ji-sung (Gwangju)	Yu Kang-hyun (Chungnam Asan) Tiago Orobó (Gyeongnam)
2023^[49]	Koo Sang-min (Busan)	Kim Dong-jin (Anyang) Lee Han-do (Busan) Lee Sang-min (Gimcheon) Choi Jun (Busan)	Kim Jin-gyu (Gimcheon) Valdívia (Jeonnam) Won Du-jae (Gimcheon) Mo Jae-hyeon (Gyeongnam)	Luis Mina (Gimpo) Jorge Luiz (Chungbuk Cheongju)

Special selections

Period	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
'80s^[50]	Cho Byung-deuk	Choi Kang-hee Chung Yong-hwan Park Sung-hwa Park Kyung-hoon	Huh Jung-moo Cho Kwang-rae Park Chang-sun Lee Heung-sil	Choi Soon-ho Chung Hae-won
'90s	Cha Sang-kwang	Shin Hong-gi Kim Pan-keun Choi Young-il Gu Sang-bum	Ko Jeong-woon Lee Young-jin Choi Moon-sik Hwangbo Kwan	Hwang Sun-hong Kim Joo-sung
30th anniversary (1983–2013)^[51]	Shin Eui-son (Valeri Sarychev)	Choi Kang-hee Kim Tae-young Hong Myung-bo Park Kyung-hoon	Kim Joo-sung Shin Tae-yong Yoo Sang-chul Seo Jung-won	Hwang Sun-hong Choi Soon-ho

See also

• K League
• K League MVP Award
• K League Top Scorer 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 Players' Player of the Year
• K League All-Star Game

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