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.

Korean Super League

Season	1985
Dates	13 April – 22 September 1985
Champions	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (1st title)
Asian Club Championship	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Matches played	84
Goals scored	189 (2.25 per match)
Best Player	Han Moon-bae
Top goalscorer	Piyapong Pue-on & Kim Yong-se (12 goals each)
Best goalkeeper	Kim Hyun-tae
Highest scoring	Daewoo 4–3 Sangmu (1 September 1985)[1]
Longest winning run	5 matches POSCO Atoms[1]
Longest unbeaten run	7 matches POSCO Atoms[1]
← 1984 1986 →

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

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers

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

Source:^[2]

Best XI

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

Source:^[2]