K League Manager of the Year Award explained

The K League Manager of the Year Award is a football award for managers (head coaches) in K League. The award is given to the coach deemed the most valuable coach in the league each season.

K League 1 winners (1983–present)

YearCoachClub
1983 Ham Heung-chulHallelujah FC
1984 Chang Woon-sooDaewoo Royals
1985 Park Se-hakLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
1986POSCO Atoms
1987 Lee Cha-manDaewoo Royals
1988 Lee Hoe-taikPOSCO Atoms
1989 Kim Jung-namYukong Elephants
1990 Ko Jae-wookLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
1991 Bertalan BicskeiDaewoo Royals
1992 Lee Hoe-taikPOSCO Atoms
1993 Park Jong-hwanIlhwa Chunma
1994 Park Jong-hwanIlhwa Chunma
1995 Park Jong-hwanIlhwa Chunma
1996 Ko Jae-wookUlsan Hyundai Horangi
1997 Lee Cha-manBusan Daewoo Royals
1998 Kim HoSuwon Samsung Bluewings
1999 Kim HoSuwon Samsung Bluewings
2000 Cho Kwang-raeAnyang LG Cheetahs
2001 Cha Kyung-bokSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2002 Cha Kyung-bokSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2003 Cha Kyung-bokSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2004 Cha Bum-kunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
2005 Chang Woe-ryongIncheon United
2006 Kim Hak-beomSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2007 Sérgio FariasPohang Steelers
2008 Cha Bum-kunSuwon Samsung Bluewings
2009 Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2010 Park Kyung-hoonJeju United
2011 Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2012 Choi Yong-sooFC Seoul
2013 Hwang Sun-hongPohang Steelers
2014 Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2015 Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2016 Hwang Sun-hongFC Seoul
2017 Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2018 Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2019 José MoraisJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2020 Kim Gi-dongPohang Steelers
2021 Kim Sang-sikJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2022 Hong Myung-boUlsan Hyundai
2023 Hong Myung-boUlsan Hyundai

K League 2 winners (2013–present)

YearCoachClub
2013 Park Hang-seoSangju Sangmu
2014 Cho Jin-hoDaejeon Citizen
2015 Cho Duck-jeSuwon FC
2016 Son Hyun-jun (caretaker)Daegu FC
2017 Kim Jong-booGyeongnam FC
2018 Park Dong-hyukAsan Mugunghwa
2019 Park Jin-subGwangju FC
2020 Nam Ki-ilJeju United
2021 Kim Tae-wanGimcheon Sangmu
2022 Lee Jung-hyoGwangju FC
2023 Ko Jeong-woonGimpo FC

See also