# 1984 K League

The 1984 Korean Super League was the second 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 Dolphins, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, Hyundai Horang-i), and the other teams were semi-professional teams (Hanil Bank and Kookmin Bank). It began on 31 March and ended on 11 November. It divided into two stages, and winners of each stage qualified for the championship playoffs. It gave 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a draw without a goal.

## Schedule

| First stage | First stage | First stage | Second stage | Second 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 Civic 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 |

## Foreign players

| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
| Daewoo Royals | | | | |
| Hallelujah FC | | | | |
| Hanil Bank | | | | |
| Hyundai Horang-i | George Alhassan | Rob Landsbergen | | |
| Kookmin Bank | | | | |
| Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | Piyapong Pue-on | | | |
| POSCO Dolphins | Julio César | Luis | Wilsinho | Zézé Gomes |
| Yukong Elephants | | | | |

## Regular season
### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | 0D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yukong Elephants | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 31 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Daewoo Royals | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 30 | |
| 3 | Hyundai Horang-i | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 28 | |
| 4 | Hallelujah FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 22 | |
| 5 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 19 | |
| 6 | POSCO Dolphins | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 19 | |
| 7 | Hanil Bank | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 17 | |
| 8 | Kookmin Bank | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 9 | |

### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | 0D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Daewoo Royals | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 29 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Hyundai Horang-i | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 28 | |
| 3 | POSCO Dolphins | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 25 | |
| 4 | Hallelujah FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 23 | |
| 5 | Yukong Elephants | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Hanil Bank | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 17 | |
| 7 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 14 | |
| 8 | Kookmin Bank | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 14 | |

### Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | 0D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Daewoo Royals | 28 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 59 | Qualification for the Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Hyundai Horang-i | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 56 | |
| 3 | Yukong Elephants | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 53 | |
| 4 | Hallelujah FC | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 45 | |
| 5 | POSCO Dolphins | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 44 | |
| 6 | Hanil Bank | 28 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 35 | |
| 7 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 33 | |
| 8 | Kookmin Bank | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 23 | |

## Championship playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Yukong Elephants | 1–2 | Daewoo Royals (C) | 0–1 | 1–1 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Apps |
| 1 | Baek Jong-chul | Hyundai Horang-i | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Choi Soon-ho | POSCO Dolphins | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Kim Yong-se | Yukong Elephants | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Lee Tae-ho | Daewoo Royals | 11 | 20 |
| 5 | Oh Seok-jae | Hallelujah FC | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Rob Landsbergen | Hyundai Horang-i | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Cho Young-jeung | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 9 | 28 |
| 8 | Lee Yong-soo | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 8 | 25 |

## Awards
### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Park Chang-sun | Daewoo Royals |
| Top goalscorer | Baek Jong-chul | Hyundai Horang-i |
| Top assist provider | Rob Landsbergen | Hyundai Horang-i |
| Manager of the Year | Chang Woon-soo | Daewoo Royals |
| Best Goalkeeper | Oh Yun-kyo | Yukong Elephants |
| Exemplary Award | Cho Young-jeung | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Fighting Spirit Award | Chung Yong-hwan | Daewoo Royals |
| Popularity Award | Huh Jung-moo | Hyundai Horang-i |
| Best Referee | Na Yoon-sik | — |
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### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Oh Yun-kyo | Yukong Elephants |
| Defenders | Chung Yong-hwan | Daewoo Royals |
| Defenders | Park Kyung-hoon | POSCO Dolphins |
| Defenders | Park Sung-hwa | Hallelujah FC |
| Defenders | Chung Jong-soo | Yukong Elephants |
| Midfielders | Park Chang-sun | Daewoo Royals |
| Midfielders | Huh Jung-moo | Hyundai Horang-i |
| Midfielders | Cho Young-jeung | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Forwards | Choi Soon-ho | POSCO Dolphins |
| Forwards | Lee Tae-ho | Daewoo Royals |
| Forwards | Baek Jong-chul | Hyundai Horang-i |
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### Monthly Golden Ball

| Month | Winner | Club |
| April | Yoo Tae-mok | Daewoo Royals |
| May | Lee Yong-soo | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| June | Hwang Seok-keun | Hanil Bank |
| 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 |
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