1983 K League

The 1983 Korean Super League was the first ever season of the K League, the top football league in South Korea. A total of five teams participated in the league. Two of them were professional teams (Hallelujah and Yukong Elephants), and three of them were amateur teams (POSCO, Daewoo and Kookmin Bank).

The season began on 8 May 1983 and ended on 25 September 1983. It was played in two stages: the first stage was held in five cities (Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Jeonju, and Daejeon), and the second stage was held in the first stage's five cities plus four cities (Gwangju, Chuncheon, Masan, and Andong).

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 Hallelujah FC 16 6 8 2 28 20 +8 20 Winners
2 Daewoo 16 6 7 3 21 14 +7 19
3 Yukong Elephants 16 5 7 4 26 22 +4 17
4 POSCO 16 6 4 6 21 21 0 16
5 Kookmin Bank FC 16 3 2 11 11 30 −19 8
Source:

Positions by matchday
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Hallelujah11122422223322222211
Daewoo14231111111111111122
Yukong Elephants12313243334444444433
POSCO12444234442233333344
Kookmin Bank FC55555555555555555555
Source: kleaguei.com

Results

Seoul Series
Hallelujah FC1 – 1Yukong Elephants
Park Chang-Sun  70' Report Park Yoon-Gi  23'
Attendance: 22,420
Daewoo1 – 1POSCO
Lee Chun-Seok  55' Report Lee Kil-Yong  47'
Attendance: 22,420
Kookmin Bank FC0 – 3Hallelujah FC
Report Park Sang-In  27', 34'
Park Seong-Hwa  38'
Attendance: 11,630
POSCO1 – 1Yukong Elephants
Lee Kil-Yong  84' Report Kim Seok-Won  4'
Attendance: 11,630

Busan Series
Hallelujah FC3 – 3Yukong Elephants
Kim Hyun-Bok  25'
Park Seong-Hwa  40'
Oh Seok-Jae  81'		 Report Park Yoon-Gi  32', 75'
Kim Gang-Nam  58'
Attendance: 23,472
Kookmin Bank FC0 – 2Daewoo
Report Lee Tae-Ho  13'
Lee Chun-Seok  18'
Attendance: 23,472
Yukong Elephants1 – 0Kookmin Bank FC
Shin Mun-Seon  28' Report
Attendance: 23,810
POSCO1 – 1Daewoo
Lee Kil-Yong  55' Report Lee Chun-Seok  87'
Attendance: 23,810

Daegu Series
Daewoo3 – 0Kookmin Bank FC
Lee Chun-Seok  21'
Byun Byung-Joo  22'
Chung Hae-Won  82'		 Report
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 25,120
Hallelujah FC2 – 2POSCO
Park Seong-Hwa  34'
Kim Jung-Hee  79'		 Report Choi Soon-Ho  25'
Lee Kil-Yong  65'
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 25,120
Yukong Elephants0 – 0Daewoo
Report
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 22,199
POSCO1 – 0Kookmin Bank FC
Choi Soon-Ho  75' Report
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 22,199

Jeonju Series
Yukong Elephants1 – 2Daewoo
Kang Shin-Woo  89' (o.g.) Report Lee Chun-Seok  18'
Lee Tae-Ho  59'
Attendance: 20,412
Hallelujah FC1 – 1Kookmin Bank FC
Lee Kang-Seok  40' Report Kim Ki-Hyo  66'
Attendance: 20,412
Daewoo3 – 3Hallelujah 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'
Attendance: 22,275
Kookmin Bank FC1 – 0POSCO
Shin Dong-Cheol  14' Report
Attendance: 22,275

Daejeon Series
Yukong Elephants4 – 0POSCO
Lee Kang-Jo  54'
Kim Yong-Se  71'
Lee Jang-Soo  76', 87'		 Report
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 25,510
Daewoo0 – 1Hallelujah FC
Report Oh Pil-Hwan  23'
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 25,510
Yukong Elephants0 – 1Kookmin Bank FC
Report Lee Tae-Hee  54' (pen.)
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 27,011
Hallelujah FC0 – 1POSCO
Report Kim Hee-Chul  22'
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 27,011

Seoul Series 2
Yukong Elephants2 – 4POSCO
Lee Jang-Soo  7', 73' Report Kim Hee-Chul  3', 74', 88'
Choi Sang-Kuk  14'
Attendance: 21,046
Kookmin Bank FC1 – 2Daewoo
Lee Bu-Yeol  24' Report Chung Hae-Won  34', 58'
Attendance: 21,046

Andong Series
Hallelujah FC2 – 2Yukong Elephants
Lee Jung-Il  32', 82' Report Kim Seok-Won  6'
Lee Kang-Jo  57'
Andong Stadium, Andong
Attendance: 22,905
POSCO4 – 0Kookmin Bank FC
Choi Sang-Kuk  35'
Lee Kil-Yong  61', 64'
Choi Chang-Soo  76'		 Report
Andong Stadium, Andong
Attendance: 22,905

Daegu Series 2
Hallelujah FC3 – 0Kookmin Bank FC
Oh Seok-Jae  65'
Park Sang-In  86'
Choi Jong-Deok  89'		 Report
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 15,888
POSCO0 – 2Daewoo
Report Cho Kwang-Rae  65'
Lee Chun-Seok  75'
Daegu Civil Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 15,888

Busan Series 2
Yukong Elephants1 – 4Kookmin Bank FC
Lee Jang-Soo  38' Report Lim Seok-Hyun  5', 39'
Kim Soo-Kil  7', 66'
Attendance: 20,376
Daewoo1 – 1Hallelujah FC
Hyun Ki-Ho  50' Report Lee Kang-Seok  43'
Attendance: 20,376

Gwangju Series
Kookmin Bank FC1 – 1Daewoo
Kim Soo-Gil  53' Report Lee Chun-Seok  67'
Attendance: 22,252
Yukong Elephants2 – 0POSCO
Kim Seok-Won  42'
Kim Hyung-Nam  55' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 22,252

Seoul Series 3
POSCO3 – 1Kookmin Bank FC
Kim Hee-Chul  8'
Kim Wan-Soo  57', 75'		 Report Lee Tae-Yeop  77'
Attendance: 10,007
Yukong Elephants2 – 2Hallelujah FC
Park Yoon-Gi  25', 56' Report Park Chang-Sun  8'
Kim Jung-Hee  22'
Attendance: 10,007

Chuncheon Series
POSCO0 – 1Daewoo
Report Lee Chun-Seok  5'
Chuncheon Civil Stadium, Chuncheon
Attendance: 15,680
Hallelujah FC1 – 0Kookmin Bank FC
Oh Seok-Jae  72' Report
Chuncheon Civil Stadium, Chuncheon
Attendance: 15,680

Seoul Series 4
Yukong Elephants2 – 1Daewoo
Kim Yong-Se  10'
Park Yoon-Gi  14'		 Report Min Byung-Wook  69'
Attendance: 13,482
Hallelujah FC2 – 3POSCO
Oh Pil-Hwan  42'
Park Chang-Sun  46'		 Report Cho Tae-Chun  19'
Lee Kil-Yong  23'
Kim Kyung-Ho  51'
Attendance: 13,482
Hallelujah FC2 – 1Daewoo
Oh Seok-Jae  16'
Lee Jung-Il  66'		 Report Yoo Tae-Mok  46' (pen.)
Attendance: 21,366
Yukong Elephants4 – 1Kookmin Bank FC
Lee Jang-Soo  37'
Park Yoon-Gi  73', 83', 86'		 Report Lim Seok-Hyun  51'
Attendance: 21,366

Masan Series
Hallelujah FC1 – 0POSCO
Oh Seok-Jae  80' Report
Attendance: 32,617
Yukong Elephants0 – 0Daewoo
Report
Attendance: 32,617
 1983 Korean League Winners 
Hallelujah Football Club
1st title

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals Matches
1 Park Yoon-Ki Yukong Elephants 9 14
2 Lee Chun-Seok Daewoo 8 16
3 Lee Kil-Yong POSCO 7 13
4 Lee Jang-Soo Yukong Elephants 6 10
Oh Seok-Jae Hallelujah FC 16
6 Kim Hee-Chul POSCO 5 13
7 Chung Hae-Won Daewoo 4 13
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-soo (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
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