# 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 FC and Yukong Elephants), and three of them were semi-professional teams (POSCO Dolphins, Daewoo Royals and Kookmin Bank). Each founding member had its mascot: eagle, elephant, dolphin, royal (crown) and magpie.
The season began on 8 May and ended on 25 September. 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 nine cities (including Gwangju, Chuncheon, Masan, and Andong).

## Foreign players

| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| Daewoo Royals | | |
| Hallelujah FC | | |
| Kookmin Bank | | |
| POSCO Dolphins | Roberto | Sergio |
| Yukong Elephants | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hallelujah FC (C) | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 20 |
| 2 | Daewoo Royals | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 19 |
| 3 | Yukong Elephants | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | POSCO Dolphins | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Kookmin Bank | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 8 |

## Positions by matchday

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Hallelujah FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Daewoo Royals | 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 Dolphins | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kookmin Bank | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Apps |
| 1 | Park Yoon-ki | Yukong Elephants | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Lee Chun-seok | Daewoo Royals | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Lee Kil-yong | POSCO Dolphins | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Lee Jang-soo | Yukong Elephants | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Oh Seok-jae | Hallelujah FC | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Kim Hee-chul | POSCO Dolphins | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Chung Hae-won | Daewoo Royals | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Park Sang-in | Hallelujah FC | 4 | 16 |

## Awards
### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Park Sung-hwa | Hallelujah FC |
| Top Goalscorer | Park Yoon-ki | Yukong Elephants |
| Top Assist Provider | Park Chang-sun | Hallelujah FC |
| Manager of the Year | Ham Heung-chul | Hallelujah FC |
| Best Goalkeeper | Cho Byung-deuk | Hallelujah FC |
| Exemplary Award | Lee Chun-seok | Daewoo Royals |
| Fighting Spirit Award | Lee Kang-jo | Yukong Elephants |
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### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Cho Byung-deuk | Hallelujah FC |
| Defenders | Park Sung-hwa | Hallelujah FC |
| Defenders | Kim Chul-soo | POSCO Dolphins |
| Defenders | Chang Woe-ryong | Daewoo Royals |
| Defenders | Lee Kang-jo | Yukong Elephants |
| Midfielders | Cho Kwang-rae | Daewoo Royals |
| Midfielders | Park Chang-sun | Hallelujah FC |
| Forwards | Park Yoon-ki | Yukong Elephants |
| Forwards | Kim Yong-se | Yukong Elephants |
| Forwards | Lee Kil-yong | POSCO Dolphins |
| Forwards | Lee Chun-seok | Daewoo Royals |
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