1988 K League

The 1988 Korean Professional Football League was the sixth season of K League. A total of five teams participated in the league, all of them were professional teams. The season began on 26 March 1988 and ended on 12 November 1988. The season was operated in single stage, and every team played each other six times.

Korean Professional Football League

Season	1988
Dates	26 March – 12 November 1988
Champions	POSCO Atoms (2nd title)
Asian Club Championship	Withdrew
Matches played	60
Goals scored	133 (2.22 per match)
Best Player	Park Kyung-hoon
Top goalscorer	Lee Kee-keun (12 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Oh Yun-kyo
Highest scoring	POSCO 5–1 Lucky-Goldstar (4 June 1988)
← 1987 1989 →

This season caused a controversy over the selection of the Most Valuable Player. The majority opinion of outsiders was that Lee Kee-keun should receive the MVP Award, but the Korean Professional Football Committee chose Park Kyung-hoon, who played only 12 games in the league due to his schedule in the national team. Park also tried to return the award, but the committee rejected his decision.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	POSCO Atoms (C)	24	9	9	6	28	25	+3	27
2	Hyundai Horang-i	24	10	5	9	30	25	+5	25
3	Yukong Elephants	24	8	8	8	25	24	+1	24
4	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	24	6	11	7	22	29	−7	23
5	Daewoo Royals	24	8	5	11	28	30	−2	21

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Lee Kee-keun	POSCO Atoms	12
2	Ham Hyun-gi	Hyundai Horang-i	10
3	Shin Dong-chul	Yukong Elephants	8
4	Hwangbo Kwan	Yukong Elephants	7
	Lee Hak-jong	Hyundai Horang-i

Awards

Main awards

Award	Winner	Club
Most Valuable Player	Park Kyung-hoon	POSCO Atoms
Top goalscorer	Lee Kee-keun	POSCO Atoms
Top assist provider	Kim Jong-boo	POSCO Atoms
Rookie of the Year	Hwangbo Kwan	Yukong Elephants
Manager of the Year	Lee Hoe-taik	POSCO Atoms
Best Goalkeeper	Oh Yun-kyo	Hyundai Horang-i
Fighting Spirit Award	Choi Jin-han	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
	Son Hyung-sun	Daewoo Royals
Exemplary Award	Choi Kang-hee	Hyundai Horang-i
Best Referee	Lee Do-ha	—

Source:^[2]

Best XI

Position	Winner	Club
Goalkeeper	Oh Yun-kyo	Hyundai Horang-i
Defenders	Choi Kang-hee	Hyundai Horang-i
	Choi Tae-jin	Daewoo Royals
	Son Hyung-sun	Daewoo Royals
	Kang Tae-sik	POSCO Atoms
Midfielders	Choi Jin-han	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
	Kim Sang-ho	POSCO Atoms
	Hwangbo Kwan	Yukong Elephants
Forwards	Lee Kee-keun	POSCO Atoms
	Ham Hyun-gi	Hyundai Horang-i
	Shin Dong-chul	Yukong Elephants

Source:^[2]