# 1985 K League

The 1985 Korean Super League was the third season of top football league in South Korea. A total of eight teams participated in the league. Six of them were professional teams (Hallelujah FC, Yukong Elephants, Daewoo Royals, POSCO Atoms, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso and Hyundai Horang-i), and two of them were semi-professional teams. (Hanil Bank and Sangmu FC). It began on 13 April and ended on 22 September.

## Schedule

| Date | Place | Stadium |
| 13–14 April | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
| 20–21 April | Incheon | Incheon Sungui Stadium |
| 27–28 April | Jeonju | Jeonju Stadium |
| 1–2 May | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| 11–12 May | Masan | Masan Stadium |
| 17–18 May | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Sports Complex |
| 27–28 May | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium |
| 18–19 June | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Sports Complex |
| 22–23 June | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium |
| 25–26 June | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium |
| 29–30 June | Pohang | Pohang Sports Complex |
| 2 July | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| 6–7 July | Jinju | Jinju Public Stadium |
| 13–14 July | Seoul | Hyochang Stadium |
| 18 July | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
| 24–25 August | Incheon | Incheon Sungui Stadium |
| 28–29 August | Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium |
| 31 August – 1 September | Cheongju | Cheongju Sports Complex |
| 7–8 September | Gumi | Gumi Civic Stadium |
| 10–11 September | Gumi | Gumi Civic Stadium |
| 14–15 September | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium |
| 21–22 September | Incheon | Incheon Sungui Stadium |

## Foreign players

| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Daewoo Royals | | | |
| Hallelujah FC | | | |
| Hanil Bank | | | |
| Hyundai Horang-i | Rob Landsbergen | | |
| Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | Piyapong Pue-on | | |
| POSCO Dolphins | Flávio Almeida | Paulinho Criciúma | Dietmar Schacht |
| Sangmu FC | | | |
| Yukong Elephants | | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (C) | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 27 | Qualification for the Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | POSCO Atoms | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 25 | |
| 3 | Daewoo Royals | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 25 | |
| 4 | Hyundai Horang-i | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Yukong Elephants | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Sangmu FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | |
| 7 | Hanil Bank | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 16 | |
| 8 | Hallelujah FC | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 13 | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Apps |
| 1 | Piyapong Pue-on | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 12 | 21 |
| 1 | Kim Yong-se | Yukong Elephants | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Chung Hae-won | Daewoo Royals | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Lee Sang-rae | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Hong Seok-min | Sangmu FC | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Park Sang-in | Hallelujah FC | 6 | 21 |

## Awards
### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Han Moon-bae | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Top goalscorer | Piyapong Pue-on | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Top assist provider | Piyapong Pue-on | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Rookie of the Year | Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms |
| Manager of the Year | Park Se-hak | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Best Goalkeeper | Kim Hyun-tae | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Fighting Spirit Award | Kim Yong-se | Yukong Elephants |
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### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Kim Hyun-tae | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Defenders | Chang Woe-ryong | Daewoo Royals |
| Defenders | Han Moon-bae | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Defenders | Choi Kang-hee | Hyundai Horang-i |
| Defenders | Kim Chul-soo | POSCO Atoms |
| Midfielders | Park Sang-in | Hallelujah FC |
| Midfielders | Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms |
| Midfielders | Park Hang-seo | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Forwards | Kim Yong-se | Yukong Elephants |
| Forwards | Piyapong Pue-on | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Forwards | Kang Deuk-soo | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
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