1984 K League
Korean Super League 1984 was second season of top football league in South Korea. Total 8 teams are participated in the league. Six of them are professional teams (Hallelujah, Yukong Elephants, Daewoo Royals, POSCO Dolphins, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, Hyundai Horang-i), two of them are amateur teams (Hanil Bank FC and Kookmin Bank).
League began 31 March 1984 and ended 11 November 1984. Season was operated its season in two stages, with the winners of each stage to the post-season championship playoffs. Point system was changed to 3 points for win, 2 points for draw and 1 point for no goal draw.
Schedule
| First Stage | Second Stage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Stadium | Date | Place | Stadium |
| 31 March ~ 1 April | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium | 28 July ~ 29 July | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
| 7 April ~ 8 April | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | 1 August ~ 2 August | Seoul | Hyochang Stadium |
| 21 April ~ 22 April | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium | 4 August ~ 5 August | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
| 28 April ~ 29 April | Daejeon | Daejeon Hanbat Stadium | 7 August ~ 8 August | Seoul | Hyochang Stadium |
| 5 May ~ 6 May | Cheongju | Cheongju Stadium | 11 August ~ 12 August | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium |
| 12 May ~ 13 May | Wonju | Wonju Stadium | 17 August ~ 18 August | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| 19 May ~ 20 May | Ulsan | Ulsan Complex Stadium | 25 August ~ 26 August | Ulsan | Ulsan Complex Stadium |
| 16 June ~ 17 June | Jeonju | Jeonju Stadium | 29 August ~ 30 August | Daegu | Daegu Civil Stadium |
| 23 June ~ 24 June | Gwangju | Gwangju Mudeung Stadium | 1 September ~ 2 September | Andong | Andong Stadium |
| 27 June ~ 28 June | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | 8 September ~ 9 September | Masan | Masan Stadium |
| 30 June ~ 1 July | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | 15 September ~ 16 September | Gwangju | Gwangju Stadium |
| 7 July ~ 8 July | Seoul | Hyochang Stadium | 22 September ~ 23 September | Incheon | Incheon Sungui Stadium |
| 14 July ~ 15 July | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium | 27 October ~ 28 October | Cheongju | Cheongju Stadium |
| 21 July ~ 22 July | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | 3 November ~ 4 November | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
League standing
First stage
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | 0D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukong Elephants | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | First Stage Champion |
| Daewoo Royals | 30 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | |
| Hyundai Horang-i | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | |
| Hallelujah Eagles | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | +3 | |
| Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | |
| POSCO Dolphins | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | |
| Hanil Bank | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -12 | |
| Kookmin Bank | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 |
Second stage
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | 0D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daewoo Royals | 29 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | Second Stage Champion |
| Hyundai Horang-i | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 20 | +9 | |
| POSCO Dolphins | 25 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 27 | +1 | |
| Hallelujah Eagles | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | |
| Yukong Elephants | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | |
| Hanil Bank | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | |
| Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -5 | |
| Kookmin Bank | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 33 | -18 |
Championship playoffs
- First Leg
- Second Leg
| 1984 Korean League Winners |
|---|
| Daewoo Royals 1st Title |
Monthly Golden Ball
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| April |  Yoo Tae-Mok | Daewoo Royals |
| May | Lee Yong-Soo | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| June | Hwang Seok-Keun | Hanil Bank FC |
| July | Hong Seok-Min | POSCO Dolphins |
| August | Choi Soon-Ho | POSCO Dolphins |
| September |  Piyapong Pue-on | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| October | Lee Tae-Ho | Daewoo Royals |
Source : K-League season 1984 (Korean)
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baek Jong-Chul |
Hyundai Horang-i | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Choi Soon-Ho |
POSCO Dolphins | 14 | 24 |
| Kim Yong-Se |
Yukong Elephants | 28 | ||
| 4 | Lee Tae-Ho |
Daewoo Royals | 11 | 20 |
| 5 | Oh Seok-Jae |
Hallelujah Eagles | 9 | 22 |
 Rob Landsbergen |
Hyundai Horang-i | 27 | ||
| Cho Young-Jeung |
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 28 | ||
| 8 | Lee Yong-Soo |
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 8 | 25 |
| 9 | 4 players | 7 | – | |
| 13 | 3 players | 6 | – | |
| 16 | 6 players | 5 | – | |
| 22 | 9 players | 4 | – | |
| 31 | 13 players | 3 | – | |
| 44 | 15 players | 2 | – | |
| 59 | 24 players | 1 | – | |
| own goals | 6 | – | ||
Awards
K-League Most Valuable Player
The K-League Most Valuable Player award was won by Park Chang-Sun (Daewoo Royals)
K-League Top Scorer
The K-League Top Scorer award was won by Baek Jong-Chul (Hyundai Horang-i)
K-League Top Assistor
The K-League Top Assister award was won by Rob Landsbergen (Hyundai Horang-i)
K-League Manager of the Year
The K-League Manager of the Year award was won by Jang Woon-Soo (Daewoo Royals)
K-League Fighting Spirit Award
The K-League Fighting Spirit award was won by Chung Yong-Hwan (Daewoo Royals)
K-League Exemplary Award
The K-League Exemplary award was won by Cho Young-Jeung (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso)
K-League Best Eleven
Goalkeeper: Oh Yeon-Kyo (Yukong Elephants)
Defence: Chung Yong-Hwan (Daewoo Royals), Park Kyung-Hoon (POSCO Dolphins), Park Seong-Hwa (Hallelujah), Chung Jong-Soo (Yukong Elephants)
Midfield: Park Chang-Sun (Hallelujah), Huh Jung-Moo (Hyundai Horang-i), Cho Young-Jeung (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso)
Attack: Choi Soon-Ho (POSCO Dolphins), Lee Tae-Ho (Daewoo Royals), Baek Jong-Chul (Hyundai Horang-i)
References
- RSSSF
- K-League 1984 (Korean)
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