# Korean National Semi-Professional Football League

The Korean National Semi-professional Football League was contested between South Korean works teams and military teams from 1964 to 2002. It was the predecessor of the Korea National League which was founded in 2003.

## History

After the introduction of football from the UK navy in the late 19th century, football experienced a boom in Korea and many football clubs and school teams were formed in the 1910s. There were also many corporate football clubs especially in Seoul and Pyongyang, two big cities in Korea. The corporate club division was made in All Joseon Football Tournament in Pyongyang in 1930, and Seoul Semi-professional Football League was founded in 1939, but both were stopped because of the Japanese government's policy during World War II. The Seoul League was reopened in 1949, but it was stopped again during the Korean War.
The National Semi-professional Football League was founded in 1964, which was the only football division in South Korea until 1982. It was held twice in a year as the spring league and the autumn league except the seasons from 1982 to 1984 when it was held as full-season. The match places were mostly in Seoul because many headquarters of corporation in Korea were in Seoul. The South Korean professional league, K League, was founded in 1983 that it made Semi-professional League as second division (but no promotion nor relegation). It remained until 2002 before Korea National League was officially founded in 2003.

## Champions
### Champions by season

| Season | Season | Champions | Runners-up | Best player | Top goalscorer |
| 1964 | Spring | Keumsung Textile Cheil Industries | — | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1964 | Autumn | Keumsung Textile | Korea Tungsten | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1965 | Spring | Keumsung Textile Korea Tungsten Korea Electric Power | — | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1965 | Autumn | Korea Tungsten | Korea Coal Corporation | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1966 | Spring | Seoul Police Department | Korea Electric Power | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1966 | Autumn | Korea Tungsten Seoul Police Department | — | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1967 | Spring | National Police Department | Ssangyong Cement | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1967 | Autumn | Korea Electric Power | Cheil Industries | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1968 | Spring | Korea Tungsten | Korea Electric Power | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1968 | Autumn | Cheil Industries ROK Army Quartermaster Corps | — | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1969 | Spring | Korea Electric Power | Korea Tungsten | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1969 | Autumn | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1970 | Spring | Cheil Industries | Korea Tungsten | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1970 | Autumn | Chohung Bank | Korea Trust Bank | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1971 | Spring | Korea Trust Bank | Korea Exchange Bank Korea Housing Bank | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1971 | Autumn | ROK Marine Corps | Korea Trust Bank Chohung Bank | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1972 | Spring | Korea Housing Bank | ROK Marine Corps | Unknown | Kim Jae-han (8) |
| 1972 | Autumn | Korea Housing Bank | ROK Marine Corps | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1973 | Spring | ROK Marine Corps | Kookmin Bank | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1973 | Autumn | Korea Trust Bank | ROK Army | Jeong Kang-ji | Choi Nak-seon (3) |
| 1974 | Spring | Chohung Bank | ROK Army | Jeong Dong-hwan | Jang Chang-ho (?) |
| 1974 | Autumn | Commercial Bank of Korea ROK Army | — | Han Woong-su | Shin Dong-min (9) |
| 1975 | Spring | POSCO FC | ROK Army | Lee Yi-woo | Park Su-deok (11) |
| 1975 | Autumn | Industrial Bank of Korea | Korea Automobile Insurance | Kim Jin-kook | Jo In-jae (7) |
| 1976 | Spring | Korea Exchange Bank Korea Trust Bank | — | Cha Bum-kun | Yoon Young-woon (5) |
| 1976 | Autumn | Ceased | Ceased | Ceased | Ceased |
| 1977 | Single | ROK Army | POSCO FC | Baek Joong-cheol | Yoo Geon-su (12) |
| 1978 | Spring | Seoul City ROK Navy | — | Son Jong-seok | Park Dae-je (5) Lee Gwang-seon (5) |
| 1978 | Autumn | Korea Automobile Insurance | Seoul City | Lee Kang-jo | — |
| 1979 | Spring | Industrial Bank of Korea | ROK Army | Seo Deok-man | Unknown |
| 1979 | Autumn | Ceased | Ceased | Ceased | Ceased |
| 1980 | Spring | Seoul City ROK Army | — | Park Chang-sun | Lee Tae-yeop (5) |
| 1980 | Autumn | Korea Automobile Insurance ROK Air Force | — | Moon Da-yong | Choo Jong-su (3) Yoo Jae-hong (3) |
| 1981 | Spring | Daewoo FC | ROK Navy | Choi Gyeong-sik | Kang Sang-gil (5) |
| 1981 | Autumn | POSCO FC | ROK Army | Kim Chul-soo | Lee Jung-il (4) Park Chang-sun (4) Ha Deok-yoon (4) |
| 1982 | Single | POSCO FC | Kookmin Bank | Park Chang-sun | Lee Tae-yeop (13) |
| 1983 | Single | Hanil Bank | ROK Army | Unknown | Wang Sun-jae (6) |
| 1984 | Single | Sangmu FC | Korea Housing Bank | Han Young-soo | Moon Min-ho (6) |
| 1985 | Spring | Industrial Bank of Korea | Kookmin Bank | Sim Gyo-bong | Koo Han-sik (5) |
| 1985 | Autumn | Seoul City | Seoul Trust Bank | Lee Chil-seong | Unknown |
| 1986 | Spring | Korea Housing Bank | Hyundai Motor Company | Unknown | Jeong Jeong-hwa (4) |
| 1986 | Autumn | POSCO Atoms B | Hallelujah FC | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1987 | Spring | Hanil Bank | Hallelujah FC | Hwang Seok-keun | Oh Seok-jae (6) |
| 1987 | Autumn | Kookmin Bank | Sangmu FC | Kang Man-young | Unknown |
| 1988 | Spring | Seoul City | Industrial Bank of Korea | Ko Tae-il | Kim Young-joo (5) |
| 1988 | Autumn | POSCO Atoms B | Commercial Bank of Korea | Park Seok-ho | Oh Seok-jae (3) |
| 1989 | Spring | Industrial Bank of Korea | POSCO Atoms B | Oh Hee-cheon | Lee Hyeon-taek (6) |
| 1989 | Autumn | Seoul City | Korea First Bank | Heo Man-yeol | Unknown |
| 1990 | Spring | Industrial Bank of Korea | Korea Housing Bank | Park Guk-chang | Park Guk-chang (6) Lee Jae-goon (6) |
| 1990 | Autumn | Industrial Bank of Korea Hallelujah FC | — | Choi Hong-sik | Byeon Il-woo (4) |
| 1991 | Spring | Industrial Bank of Korea | Hallelujah FC | Yoo Jin-hoe | Seo Hyo-won (7) |
| 1991 | Autumn | Sangmu FC | Kookmin Bank | Kim Byung-ji | Kim Yong-ho (4) |
| 1992 | Spring | Sangmu FC | Hallelujah FC | Shin Seong-hwan | Hyeon Il-gwon (5) |
| 1992 | Autumn | Industrial Bank of Korea | Korea Electric Power | Oh Se-eung | Choi Dong-sik (5) |
| 1993 | Spring | Hallelujah FC | Sangmu FC | Hwang Deuk-ha | Kim In-wan (4) |
| 1993 | Autumn | Korea Electric Power | Hallelujah FC | Choi Cheol-soo | Choi Dong-sik (5) |
| 1994 | Spring | Sangmu FC | Industrial Bank of Korea | Hwang Gyu-joon | Kim Do-hoon (3) Lee Jae-goon (3) |
| 1994 | Autumn | Industrial Bank of Korea | Korea Housing Bank | Kim Nam-il | Choi Dong-sik (5) |
| 1995 | Spring | E-Land Puma | Hallelujah FC | Lee Gwang-cheol | Lee Gwang-jin (5) |
| 1995 | Autumn | Industrial Bank of Korea | Korea Railroad | Park Doo-jeong | Lee Gwang-jin (6) |
| 1996 | Spring | E-Land Puma | Kookmin Bank | Je Yong-sam | Oh Hyeon-seok (?) |
| 1996 | Autumn | Sangmu FC | Korea Electric Power | Jeong Gwang-seok | Oh Hyeon-seok (7) |
| 1997 | Spring | Industrial Bank of Korea | E-Land Puma | Yoo Jin-hoe | Lee Woo-hyung (5) |
| 1997 | Autumn | Sangmu FC | Hanil Life Insurance | Park Nam-yeol | Park Nam-yeol (4) |
| 1998 | Spring | Korea Housing Bank | Hanil Life Insurance | Lee Su-jae | Ko Myeong-gwon (3) |
| 1998 | Autumn | Sangmu FC | Korean Police | Park Chul | Choi Yong-soo (5) Park Jong-gwan (5) |
| 1999 | Spring | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Sangmu FC | Kim Dae-eui | Song Hong-seop (?) Jang Min-seok (?) |
| 1999 | Autumn | Sangmu FC | Korea Railroad | Kim Gi-jong | Lee Gwang-jin (?) |
| 2000 | Spring | Korea Railroad | Sangmu FC | Oh Jong-ryeol | Kim Young-gi (6) |
| 2000 | Autumn | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Gangneung City | Lee Gwang-cheol | Song Hong-seop (4) |
| 2001 | Spring | Kookmin Bank | Korean Police | Kim Dong-ju | Baek Seung-woo (3) |
| 2001 | Autumn | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Korean Police | Kim Joon-hyeop | Kim Joon-hyeop (4) Lee Seong-gil (4) |
| 2002 | Spring | Sangmu FC | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Seo Ki-bok | Lee Seong-rak (3) |
| 2002 | Autumn | Korean Police | Gangneung City | Kwon Dae-joon | Ko Bong-hyeon (?) |
* ↑ There is an article about the second round of Autumn season, but no record after that. It might be stopped because of many international football matches.
* ↑ Park Byung-chul, Lee Kang-min, and Shin Dong-min became top goalscorers with three goals each, but the award was not presented officially.
* ↑ All South Korean sports events were ceased at that time because of president's assassination on 26 October 1979.

### Performance by club

| Club | Single league | Spring season | Autumn season | Total |
| Industrial Bank of Korea | — | 6 (1979, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997) | 5 (1975, 1990*, 1992, 1994, 1995) | 11 |
| Sangmu FC | 1 (1984) | 3 (1992, 1994, 2002) | 5 (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) | 9 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1 (1982) | 1 (1975) | 3 (1981, 1986, 1988) | 5 |
| Seoul City | — | 3 (1978*, 1980*, 1988) | 2 (1985, 1989) | 5 |
| Korea Tungsten | — | 2 (1965*, 1968) | 2 (1965, 1966*) | 4 |
| Korea Electric Power | — | 2 (1965*, 1969) | 2 (1967, 1993) | 4 |
| Korea Housing Bank | — | 3 (1972, 1986, 1998) | 1 (1972) | 4 |
| Keumsung Textile | — | 2 (1964*, 1965*) | 1 (1964) | 3 |
| National Police Department | — | 2 (1966, 1967) | 1 (1966*) | 3 |
| Cheil Industries | — | 2 (1964*, 1970) | 1 (1968*) | 3 |
| Korea Trust Bank | — | 2 (1971, 1976*) | 1 (1973) | 3 |
| ROK Navy | — | 1 (1973, 1978*) | 1 (1971) | 3 |
| ROK Army | 1 (1977) | 1 (1980*) | 1 (1974*) | 3 |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | — | 1 (1999) | 2 (2000, 2001) | 3 |
| Chohung Bank | — | 1 (1974) | 1 (1970) | 2 |
| Korea Automobile Insurance | — | — | 2 (1978, 1980*) | 2 |
| Hanil Bank | 1 (1983) | 1 (1987) | — | 2 |
| Hallelujah FC | — | 1 (1993) | 1 (1990*) | 2 |
| E-Land Puma | — | 2 (1995, 1996) | — | 2 |
| Kookmin Bank | — | 1 (2001) | 1 (1987) | 2 |
| ROK Army Quartermasters | — | — | 1 (1968*) | 1 |
| Commercial Bank of Korea | — | — | 1 (1974*) | 1 |
| Korea Exchange Bank | — | 1 (1976*) | — | 1 |
| ROK Air Force | — | — | 1 (1980*) | 1 |
| Daewoo FC | — | 1 (1981) | — | 1 |
| Korea Railroad | — | 1 (2000) | — | 1 |
| Korean Police | — | — | 1 (2002) | 1 |