2002 K League

The 2002 K League was the 20th season of the K League. South Korea postponed its football league until July to prepare the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted by it.

Samsung PAVV
K League

Season	2002
Dates	7 July – 17 November 2002
Champions	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (5th title)
Matches played	135
Goals scored	331 (2.45 per match)
Best Player	Kim Dae-eui
Top goalscorer	Edmilson (14 goals)
← 2001 2003 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C)	27	14	7	6	43	32	+11	49
2	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	27	13	8	6	37	27	+10	47
3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	27	12	9	6	40	26	+14	45
4	Anyang LG Cheetahs	27	11	7	9	37	30	+7	40
5	Jeonnam Dragons	27	9	10	8	21	21	0	37
6	Pohang Steelers	27	9	9	9	31	34	−3	36
7	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	27	8	11	8	37	36	+1	35
8	Bucheon SK	27	8	8	11	32	40	−8	32
9	Busan I'Cons	27	6	8	13	36	45	−9	26
10	Daejeon Citizen	27	1	11	15	17	40	−23	14

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Apps
1	Edmilson	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	14	27
2	Woo Sung-yong	Busan I'Cons	13	25
3	Yoo Sang-chul	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	9	8
	Tuta	Anyang LG Cheetahs	9	18
	Cheick Oumar Dabo	Bucheon SK	9	23
	Goran Petreski	Pohang Steelers	9	23
	Saša Drakulić	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	9	26
	Kim Dae-eui	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	9	27
9	Irineu Ricardo	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	8	20
	Kim Do-hoon	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	8	22
	Sandro Cardoso	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	8	22
	Shin Byung-ho	Jeonnam Dragons	8	26

Awards

Main awards

Award	Winner	Club
Most Valuable Player[1]	Kim Dae-eui	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Top goalscorer[2]	Edmilson	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Top assist provider[2]	Lee Chun-soo	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Rookie of the Year[1]	Lee Chun-soo	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Manager of the Year[1]	Cha Kyung-bok	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Best XI

Position	Winner	Club
Goalkeeper	Lee Woon-jae	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Defenders	Kim Hyun-soo	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
	Kim Tae-young	Jeonnam Dragons
	Choi Jin-cheul	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
	Hong Myung-bo	Pohang Steelers
Midfielders	Shin Tae-yong	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
	Yoo Sang-chul	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
	André	Anyang LG Cheetahs
	Seo Jung-won	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Forwards	Kim Dae-eui	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
	Lee Chun-soo	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Source:^[1]

See also

• 2002 Korean League Cup
• 2002 Korean FA Cup