Korean League Cup

The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012.

Korean League Cup

Organising body	K League Federation
Founded	1992
Abolished	2012
Region	South Korea
Most successful club(s)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (6 titles)

Sponsorship

Sponsor	Season	Competition
Regular cup
Adidas	1992–2002	Adidas Cup
Samsung Electronics	2004–2008	Samsung Hauzen Cup
Unification Church	2009	Peace Cup Korea
POSCO	2010	POSCO Cup
A&P Financial	2011	Rush & Cash Cup
Supplementary cup
LS Networks	1997	Pro-Specs Cup
Phillip Morris Korea	1998	Phillip Morris Korea Cup
Daehan Fire Insurance	1999–2000	Daehan Fire Insurance Cup

Results

Finals

Edition	Season	Competition	Champions	Score	Runners-up
1	1986	Professional Football Championship	Hyundai Horang-i	Round-robin	Daewoo Royals
2	1992	Adidas Cup	Ilhwa Chunma	2–2	LG Cheetahs
				2–0
3	1993	Adidas Cup	POSCO Atoms	Round-robin	Hyundai Horang-i
4	1994	Adidas Cup	Yukong Elephants	Round-robin	LG Cheetahs
5	1995	Adidas Cup	Hyundai Horang-i	Round-robin	Ilhwa Chunma
6	1996	Adidas Cup	Bucheon Yukong	Round-robin	Pohang Atoms
7	1997	Adidas Cup	Busan Daewoo Royals	Round-robin	Jeonnam Dragons
8	1997+	Pro-Specs Cup	Busan Daewoo Royals	1–1	Pohang Steelers
				2–0
9	1998	Adidas Korea Cup	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	0–0	Bucheon SK
				2–1 (a.e.t.)
10	1998+	Philip Morris Korea Cup	Busan Daewoo Royals	Round-robin	Bucheon SK
11	1999+	Daehan Fire Insurance Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–0	Busan Daewoo Royals
				1–1
12	1999	Adidas Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	4–2	Anyang LG Cheetahs
13	2000+	Daehan Fire Insurance Cup	Bucheon SK	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Jeonnam Dragons
14	2000	Adidas Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–0	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
15	2001	Adidas Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–0	Busan I'Cons
				1–1
16	2002	Adidas Cup	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	3–1	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
				1–1
17	2004	Samsung Hauzen Cup	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Round-robin	Daejeon Citizen
18	2005	Samsung Hauzen Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Round-robin	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
19	2006	Samsung Hauzen Cup	FC Seoul	Round-robin	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
20	2007	Samsung Hauzen Cup	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2–1	FC Seoul
21	2008	Samsung Hauzen Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–0	Jeonnam Dragons
22	2009	Peace Cup Korea	Pohang Steelers	1–1	Busan IPark
				5–1
23	2010	POSCO Cup	FC Seoul	3–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
24	2011	Rush & Cash Cup	Ulsan Hyundai	3–2	Busan IPark

Titles by club

K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history and records.^[1]

Club	Champions	Runners-up	Winning seasons	Runners-up seasons
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6	0	1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008	—
Ulsan Hyundai	5	3	1986, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2011	1986, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2011
Busan IPark	3	5	1997, 1997+, 1998+	1986, 1999+, 2001, 2009, 2011
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	3	3	1992, 2002, 2004	1995, 2000, 2006
Jeju United	3	2	1994, 1996, 2000+	1998, 1998+
FC Seoul	2	4	2006, 2010	1992, 1994, 1999, 2007
Pohang Steelers	2	2	1993, 2009	1996, 1997+
Jeonnam Dragons	0	3	—	1997, 2000+, 2008
Daejeon Citizen	0	1	—	2004
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0	1	—	2010

Titles by city/province

K League introduced home and away system in 1987.

City/Province	Titles	Clubs
Suwon	6	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008)
Seoul	4	Ilhwa Chunma (1992)
		Yukong Elephants (1994)
		FC Seoul (2006, 2010)
Ulsan	4	Hyundai Horang-i (1995), Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1998, 2007), Ulsan Hyundai (2011)
Busan	3	Busan Daewoo Royals (1997, 1997+, 1998+)
Bucheon	2	Bucheon Yukong (1996), Bucheon SK (2000+)
Seongnam	2	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002, 2004)
Pohang	2	POSCO Atoms (1993), Pohang Steelers (2009)

Titles by region

K League introduced home and away system in 1987.

Region	Titles	City/Province	Clubs
Gyeonggi region (Seoul Capital Area)	14	Suwon (6)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008)
		Seoul (4)	Ilhwa Chunma (1992)
			Yukong Elephants (1994)
			FC Seoul (2006, 2010)
		Bucheon (2)	Bucheon Yukong (1996), Bucheon SK (2000+)
		Seongnam (2)	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002, 2004)
Yeongnam region (Gyeongsang)	9	Ulsan (4)	Hyundai Horang-i (1995), Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1998, 2007), Ulsan Hyundai (2011)
		Busan (3)	Busan Daewoo Royals (1997, 1997+, 1998+)
		Pohang (2)	POSCO Atoms (1993), Pohang Steelers (2009)

Awards

Best Player

Season	Player	Club
1986	Choi Kang-hee	Hyundai Horang-i

Top goalscorer

Season	Player	Club	Goals	Apps	Ratio
1986	Ham Hyun-gi	Hyundai Horang-i	9	15	0.60
1992	Noh Soo-jin	Yukong Elephants	5	6	0.83
1993	Choi Moon-sik	POSCO Atoms	3	2	1.50
1994	Im Jae-sun	Hyundai Horang-i	4	6	0.67
1995	Kim Hyun-seok	Hyundai Horang-i	6	7	0.86
1996	Lee Won-shik	Bucheon Yukong	5	6	0.83
1997	Seo Jung-won	Anyang LG Cheetahs	8	9	0.89
1997+	Radivoje Manić	Busan Daewoo Royals	6	7	0.86
1998	Kim Hyun-seok	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	11	10	1.10
1998+	Kim Jong-kun	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	7	9	0.78
1999+	Kim Jong-kun	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	6	8	0.75
1999	Denis Laktionov	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3	3	1.00
2000+	Lee Won-shik	Bucheon SK	6	10	0.60
2000	Ko Jong-soo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2	2	1.00
2001	Kim Do-hoon	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	7	9	0.78
2002	Saša Drakulić	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	10	11	0.91
2004	Zé Carlos	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	7	7	1.00
2005	Sandro Hiroshi	Daegu FC	7	12	0.58
2006	Choi Sung-kuk	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	8	13	0.62
2007	Luizinho	Daegu FC	7	9	0.78
2008	Eninho	Daegu FC	9	8	1.13
2009	Yoo Chang-hyun	Pohang Steelers	4	5	0.80
2010	Dejan Damjanović	FC Seoul	6	7	0.86
2011	Kim Shin-wook	Ulsan Hyundai	11	8	1.38

Top assist provider

Season	Player	Club	Assists	Apps	Ratio
1986	Chun Young-soo	Hyundai Horang-i	4	12	0.33
1992	Lee Kee-keun	POSCO Atoms	3	6	0.50
1993	Rubén Bernuncio	Daewoo Royals	2	5	0.40
1994	Cho Jung-hyun	Yukong Elephants	4	5	0.80
1995	Yoon Jung-hwan	Yukong Elephants	3	5	0.60
1996	Yoon Jung-hwan	Buchon Yukong	3	7	0.43
1997	Ko Jong-soo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	4	8	0.50
1997+	Oleg Yelyshev	Anyang LG Cheetahs	5	7	0.71
1998	Jang Chul-min	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	3	9	0.33
1998+	Yoon Jung-hwan	Bucheon SK	4	8	0.50
1999+	Jo Sung-hwan	Bucheon SK	4	8	0.50
1999	Denis Laktionov	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3	3	1.00
2000+	Jeon Kyung-jun	Bucheon SK	4	9	0.44
2000	Denis Laktionov	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	4	3	1.33
2001	Radivoje Manić	Busan I'Cons	5	11	0.45
2002	André Gaspar	Anyang LG Cheetahs	4	9	0.44
2004	André Luiz Tavares	Pohang Steelers	5	11	0.45
2005	Paulo César	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	5	9	0.56
2006	Dudu	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	5	9	0.56
2007	Lee Chung-yong	FC Seoul	5	8	0.63
2008	Byun Sung-hwan	Jeju United	3	9	0.33
2009	Cho Chan-ho	Pohang Steelers	3	4	0.75
2010	Jang Nam-seok	Daegu FC	4	5	0.80
2011	Choi Jae-soo	Ulsan Hyundai	4	6	0.67

See also

• Adidas Cup
• Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)
• Samsung Hauzen Cup
• K League
• Korean FA Cup
• Korean Super Cup
• List of Korean FA Cup winners