1999 K League

The 1999 K League was the 17th season of K League. In the second leg of the playoffs final, Saša Drakulić's golden goal scored with his hand caused controversy. His handball was recognized as a goal by the Chinese referee Sun Baojie, and it directly determined Suwon's league title.^[1] Under the influence of controversy, Drakulić failed to win the MVP Award.^[2]

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K League

Season	1999
Dates	Regular season: 30 May – 13 October 1999 Championship: 17–31 October 1999
Champions	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2nd title)
Asian Club Championship	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Cup Winners' Cup	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Matches played	135
Goals scored	417 (3.09 per match)
Best Player	Ahn Jung-hwan
Top goalscorer	Saša Drakulić (18 goals)
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Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OW	PW	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	27	18	2	1	6	56	24	+32	59	Qualification for the playoffs final
2	Bucheon SK	27	11	7	0	9	48	39	+9	47	Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3	Jeonnam Dragons	27	9	3	5	10	43	38	+5	38	Qualification for the playoffs first round
4	Busan Daewoo Royals	27	10	3	1	13	37	36	+1	37
5	Pohang Steelers	27	11	1	0	15	42	41	+1	35
6	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	27	9	1	2	15	38	46	−8	31
7	Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos	27	7	3	2	15	40	44	−4	29
8	Daejeon Citizen	27	6	3	0	18	41	53	−12	24
9	Anyang LG Cheetahs	27	6	2	2	17	38	52	−14	24
10	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	27	5	3	2	17	34	44	−10	23	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: W) 3 points; WG) won with golden goal, 2 points; WP) won after penalty shoot-out, 1 point

Championship playoffs

Main article: 1999 K League Championship

Bracket

	First round					Semi-final							Final
						2	Bucheon SK	0	0	0
						1R	Busan Daewoo Royals	1	1	2
	3	Jeonnam Dragons	0
	4	Busan Daewoo Royals	1
													SF	Busan Daewoo Royals	1	1aet	X	0W
													1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2	2aet	X	2W

Final table

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)	Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
2	Busan Daewoo Royals
3	Bucheon SK
4	Jeonnam Dragons

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Awards

Main awards

Award	Winner	Club
Most Valuable Player[2]	Ahn Jung-hwan	Busan Daewoo Royals
Top goalscorer[3]	Saša Drakulić	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Top assist provider[3]	Byun Jae-sub	Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos
Rookie of the Year[2]	Lee Sung-jae	Bucheon SK
Manager of the Year[4]	Kim Ho	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Best XI

Position	Winner	Club
Goalkeeper	Lee Woon-jae	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Defenders	Kang Chul	Bucheon SK
	Kim Joo-sung	Busan Daewoo Royals
	Maciel	Jeonnam Dragons
	Shin Hong-gi	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Midfielders	Seo Jung-won	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
	Ko Jong-soo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
	Denis Laktionov	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
	Ko Jeong-woon	Pohang Steelers
Forwards	Ahn Jung-hwan	Busan Daewoo Royals
	Saša Drakulić	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Source:^[2]

See also

• 1999 K League Championship
• 1999 Korean League Cup
• 1999 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)
• 1999 Korean FA Cup