1983 K League

Korean Super League 1983 was first ever season of top football league in South Korea. Total 5 teams are participated in the league. Two of them are professional teams (Hallelujah and Yukong Elephants), three of them are amateur teams (POSCO, Daewoo and Kookmin Bank).

League began 8 May 1983 and ended 25 September 1983. Season was operated its season in two stages, first stage was held in five cities (Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Jeonju, Daejeon) and second stage was held in first stage's 5 cities plus 4 cities (Gwangju, Chuncheon, Masan, Andong).

League table

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD comment
1.Hallelujah FC 20166822820+8Winners
2.Daewoo 19166732114+7
3.Yukong Elephants 17165742622+4
4.POSCO 161664621210
5.Kookmin Bank FC 81632111130-19

Positions by matchday

Team \ Round 1234567891011121314151617181920
Hallelujah 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Daewoo 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Yukong Elephants 1 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
POSCO 1 2 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Kookmin Bank FC 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Source: kleaguei.com

Results

Seoul Series

8 May 1983
KST 15:30
Hallelujah FC 1 – 1 Yukong Elephants
Park Chang-Sun  70' Report Park Yoon-Gi  23'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 22,420

8 May 1983
KST 17:15
Daewoo 1 – 1 POSCO
Lee Chun-Seok  55' Report Lee Gil-Yong  47'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 22,420

9 May 1983
KST 14:00
Kookmin Bank FC 0 – 3 Hallelujah FC
Report Park Sang-In  27', 34'
Park Seong-Hwa  38'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 11,630

9 May 1983
KST 15:45
POSCO 1 – 1 Yukong Elephants
Lee Gil-Yong  84' Report Kim Seok-Won  4'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 11,630

Busan Series

14 May 1983
KST 15:00
Hallelujah FC 3 – 3 Yukong Elephants
Kim Hyun-Bok  25'
Park Seong-Hwa  40'
Oh Seok-Jae  81' 		Report Park Yoon-Gi  32', 75'
Kim Gang-Nam  58'
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 23,472

14 May 1983
KST 16:45
Kookmin Bank FC 0 – 2 Daewoo
Report Lee Tae-Ho  13'
Lee Chun-Seok  18'
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 23,472

15 May 1983
KST 15:00
Yukong Elephants 1 – 0 Kookmin Bank FC
Shin Mun-Seon  28' Report
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 23,810

15 May 1983
KST 16:50
POSCO 1 – 1 Daewoo
Lee Gil-Yong  55' Report Lee Chun-Seok  87'
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 23,810

Daegu Series

22 May 1983
KST 14:30
Daewoo 3 – 0 Kookmin Bank FC
Lee Chun-Seok  21'
Byun Byung-Joo  22'
Chung Hae-Won  82' 		Report
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 25,120

22 May 1983
KST 16:30
Hallelujah FC 2 – 2 POSCO
Park Seong-Hwa  34'
Kim Jung-Hee  79' 		Report Choi Soon-Ho  25'
Lee Gil-Yong  65'
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 25,120

23 May 1983
KST 18:00
Yukong Elephants 0 – 0 Daewoo
Report
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 22,199

23 May 1983
KST 19:45
POSCO 1 – 0 Kookmin Bank FC
Choi Soon-Ho  75' Report
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 22,199

Jeonju Series

25 June 1983
KST 15:20
Yukong Elephants 1 – 2 Daewoo
Kang Sin-Woo  89' (o.g.) Report Lee Chun-Seok  18'
Lee Tae-Ho  59'
Jeonju Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 20,412

25 June 1983
KST 17:15
Hallelujah FC 1 – 1 Kookmin Bank FC
Lee Kang-Seok  40' Report Kim Ki-Hyo  66'
Jeonju Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 20,412

26 June 1983
KST 12:30
Daewoo 3 – 3 Hallelujah FC
Chung Hae-Won  3'
Lee Tae-Ho  67'
Cho Kwang-Rae  75' 		Report Kim Hyun-Bok  38'
Oh Seok-Jae  39'
Park Sang-In  73'
Jeonju Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 22,275

26 June 1983
KST 14:30
Kookmin Bank FC 1 – 0 POSCO
Shin Dong-Cheol  14' Report
Jeonju Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 22,275

Daejeon Series

2 July 1983
KST 15:00
Yukong Elephants 4 – 0 POSCO
Lee Kang-Jo  54'
Kim Yong-Se  71'
Lee Jang-Soo  76', 87' 		Report
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 25,510

2 July 1983
KST 16:50
Daewoo 0 – 1 Hallelujah FC
Report Oh Pil-Hwan  23'
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 25,510

3 July 1983
KST 14:30
Yukong Elephants 0 – 1 Kookmin Bank FC
Report Lee Tae-Hee  54' (pen.)
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 27,011

3 July 1983
KST 16:40
Hallelujah FC 0 – 1 POSCO
Report Kim Hee-Chul  22'
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 27,011

Seoul Series 2

25 August 1983
KST 17:00
Yukong Elephants 2 – 4 POSCO
Lee Jang-Soo  7', 73' Report Kim Hee-Chul  3', 74', 88'
Choi Sang-Kuk  14'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 21,046

25 August 1983
KST 19:20
Kookmin Bank FC 1 – 2 Daewoo
Lee Bu-Yeol  24' Report Chung Hae-Won  34', 58'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 21,046

Andong Series

27 August 1983
KST 14:00
Hallelujah FC 2 – 2 Yukong Elephants
Lee Jung-Il  32', 82' Report Kim Seok-Won  6'
Lee Kang-Jo  57'
Andong Stadium, Andong
Attendance: 22,905

27 August 1983
KST 16:25
POSCO 4 – 0 Kookmin Bank FC
Choi Sang-Kuk  35'
Lee Gil-Yong  61', 64'
Choi Chang-Soo  76' 		Report
Andong Stadium, Andong
Attendance: 22,905

Daegu Series 2

31 August 1983
KST 17:00
Hallelujah FC 3 – 0 Kookmin Bank FC
Oh Seok-Jae  65'
Park Sang-In  86'
Choi Jong-Deok  89' 		Report
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 15,888

31 August 1983
KST 19:10
POSCO 0 – 2 Daewoo
Report Cho Kwang-Rae  65'
Lee Chun-Seok  75'
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 15,888

Busan Series 2

7 September 1983
KST 17:00
Yukong Elephants 1 – 4 Kookmin Bank FC
Lee Jang-Soo  38' Report Lim Seok-Hyun  5', 39'
Kim Soo-Gil  7', 66'
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 20,376

7 September 1983
KST 19:00
Daewoo 1 – 1 Hallelujah FC
Hyun Ki-Ho  50' Report Lee Kang-Seok  43'
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 20,376

Gwangju Series

10 September 1983
KST 14:00
Kookmin Bank FC 1 – 1 Daewoo
Kim Soo-Gil  53' Report Lee Chun-Seok  67'
Gwangju Mudeung Stadium, Gwangju
Attendance: 22,252

10 September 1983
KST 16:10
Yukong Elephants 2 – 0 POSCO
Kim Seok-Won  42'
Kim Hyung-Nam  55' (o.g.) 		Report
Gwangju Mudeung Stadium, Gwangju
Attendance: 22,252

Seoul Series 3

13 September 1983
KST 17:00
POSCO 3 – 1 Kookmin Bank FC
Kim Hee-Chul  8'
Kim Wan-Soo  57', 75' 		Report Lee Tae-Yeop  77'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 10,007

13 September 1983
KST 18:45
Yukong Elephants 2 – 2 Hallelujah FC
Park Yoon-Gi  25', 56' Report Park Chang-Sun  8'
Kim Jung-Hee  22'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 10,007

Chuncheon Series

17 September 1983
KST 14:00
POSCO 0 – 1 Daewoo
Report Lee Chun-Seok  5'
Chuncheon Civil Stadium, Chuncheon
Attendance: 15,680

17 September 1983
KST 16:10
Hallelujah FC 1 – 0 Kookmin Bank FC
Oh Seok-Jae  72' Report
Chuncheon Civil Stadium, Chuncheon
Attendance: 15,680

Seoul Series 4

20 September 1983
KST 17:00
Yukong Elephants 2 – 1 Daewoo
Kim Yong-Se  10'
Park Yoon-Gi  14' 		Report Min Byung-Wook  69'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 13,482

20 September 1983
KST 18:45
Hallelujah FC 2 – 3 POSCO
Oh Pil-Hwan  42'
Park Chang-Sun  46' 		Report Cho Tae-Chun  19'
Lee Gil-Yong  23'
Kim Kyung-Ho  51'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 13,482

22 September 1983
KST 17:00
Hallelujah FC 2 – 1 Daewoo
Oh Seok-Jae  16'
Lee Jung-Il  66' 		Report Yoo Tae-Mok  46' (pen.)
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 21,366

22 September 1983
KST 19:00
Yukong Elephants 4 – 1 Kookmin Bank FC
Lee Jang-Soo  37'
Park Yoon-Gi  73', 83', 86' 		Report Lim Seok-Hyun  51'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 21,366

Masan Series

25 September 1983
KST 14:00
Hallelujah FC 1 – 0 POSCO
Oh Seok-Jae  80' Report
Masan Stadium, Masan
Attendance: 32,617

25 September 1983
KST 15:45
Yukong Elephants 0 – 0 Daewoo
Report
Masan Stadium, Masan
Attendance: 32,617
1983 Korean League Winners
Hallelujah Football Club
1st Title

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals Matches
1 South Korea Park Yoon-Ki Yukong Elephants 9 14
2 South Korea Lee Chun-Seok Daewoo 8 16
3 South Korea Lee Kil-Yong POSCO 7 13
4 South Korea Lee Jang-Soo Yukong Elephants 6 10
South Korea Oh Seok-Jae Hallelujah FC 16
6 South Korea Kim Hee-Chul POSCO 5 13
7 South Korea Chung Hae-Won Daewoo 4 13
South Korea Park Sang-In Hallelujah FC 16
9 7 players 3 –
16 10 players 2 –
26 15 players 1 –
own goals 2 –

Awards

K-League Most Valuable Player

The K-League Most Valuable Player Award was won by Park Seong-Hwa (Hallelujah FC)

K-League Top Scorer

The K-League Top Scorer Award was won by Park Yoon-Gi (Yukong Elephants)

K-League Top Assistor

The K-League Top Assister Award was won by Park Chang-Sun (Hallelujah FC)

K-League Manager of the Year

The K-League Manager of the Year Award was won by Ham Heung-Cheol (Hallelujah FC)

K-League Fighting Spirit Award

The K-League Fighting Spirit award was won by Lee Kang-Jo (Yukong Elephants)

K-League Exemplary Award

The K-League Exemplary award was won by Lee Chun-Seok (Daewoo)

K-League Best Goalkeeper Award

The K-League Best Goalkeeper award was won by Cho Byung-Deuk Hallelujah FC)

K-League Best Eleven

Goalkeeper: Cho Byung-Deuk (Hallelujah)
Defence: Park Seong-Hwa (Hallelujah), Kim Chul-Su (POSCO), Chang Woe-Ryong (Daewoo), Lee Kang-Jo (Yukong Elephants)
Midfield: Cho Kwang-Rae (Daewoo), Park Chang-Sun (Hallelujah)
Attack: Park Yoon-Gi, Kim Yong-Se (both Yukong Elephants), Lee Kil-Yong (POSCO), Lee Chun-Seok (Daewoo)

References