1996 K League

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The1996 Korean Professional Football Leaguewas the 14th season ofK Leaguesince its establishment in 1983. South Korean government and the Korean Professional Football Federation introduced adecentralization policyto proliferate the popularity of football nationally in preparation for the2002 FIFA World Cup,which they wanted to host, so some clubs located in the capitalSeoul(LG Cheetahs, Ilhwa Chunma) moved to other cities according to the new policy in this season.

Rapido Cup
Professional Football League
Season1996
DatesRegular season:
11 May – 2 November 1996
Championship:
9–16 November 1996
ChampionsUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
(1st title)
Asian Club ChampionshipUlsan Hyundai Horang-i
Pohang Atoms
Cup Winners' CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Matches played144
Goals scored448 (3.11 per match)
Best PlayerKim Hyun-seok
Top goalscorerShin Tae-yong
(18 goals)
1995
1997

Regular season

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First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 16 11 3 2 32 17 +15 36 Qualification for theplayoffs
2 Pohang Atoms 16 10 5 1 24 12 +12 35 Qualification for theAsian Club Championship[a]
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 16 9 3 4 28 18 +10 30
4 Bucheon Yukong 16 5 5 6 28 29 −1 20
5 Jeonbuk Dinos 16 5 4 7 21 25 −4 19
6 Jeonnam Dragons 16 5 3 8 18 29 −11 18
7 Busan Daewoo Royals 16 4 3 9 23 28 −5 15
8 Anyang LG Cheetahs 16 4 3 9 21 28 −7 15
9 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 16 2 5 9 17 26 −9 11
Source:RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^Qualified as defending champions of the Asian Club Championship.

Second stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 16 9 6 1 29 15 +14 33 Qualification for theplayoffs
2 Bucheon Yukong 16 8 4 4 27 22 +5 28
3 Pohang Atoms 16 7 5 4 30 26 +4 26
4 Busan Daewoo Royals 16 5 6 5 22 23 −1 21
5 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 16 6 3 7 35 37 −2 21
6 Jeonnam Dragons 16 4 6 6 22 24 −2 18
7 Jeonbuk Dinos 16 5 3 8 20 24 −4 18
8 Anyang LG Cheetahs 16 4 5 7 23 28 −5 17
9 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 16 5 0 11 28 37 −9 15
Source:RSSSF

Championship playoffs

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 3–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 3–1

Final table

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Pos Team Qualification
1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i(C) Qualification for theAsian Club Championship
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup[a]
Source:RSSSF
(C)Champions
Notes:
  1. ^The champions of the1996 Korean FA CupPohang Atoms qualified for the Asian Club Championship, so the runners-up of the FA Cup Suwon Samsung Bluewings qualified for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup instead of champions.[1]

Awards

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Main awards

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Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player[2] Kim Hyun-seok Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Top goalscorer[3] Shin Tae-yong Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Top assist provider[3] Rade Bogdanović Pohang Atoms
Rookie of the Year[2] Park Kun-ha Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Manager of the Year[4] Ko Jae-wook Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Best XI

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Position Winner Club
Goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Defenders Yoon Sung-hyo Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kim Joo-sung Busan Daewoo Royals
Huh Ki-tae Bucheon SK
Midfielders Shin Tae-yong Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Pavel Badea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hong Myung-bo Pohang Atoms
Ha Seok-ju Busan Daewoo Royals
Kim Hyun-seok Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Forwards Rade Bogdanović Pohang Atoms
Sergey Burdin Bucheon SK

Source:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^볼만한 축구경기 이달에 집중.Naver(in Korean).The Chosun Ilbo.2 August 1997.Retrieved17 January2021.
  2. ^abc프로축구 MVP 김현석 뽑혀.Naver(in Korean).The Hankyoreh.30 November 1996.
  3. ^ab프로축구 올 정규리그 각종기록 해트트릭 7번 "요란한 골잔치".Naver(in Korean).The Dong-a Ilbo.7 November 1996.Retrieved20 January2021.
  4. ^[프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표)(in Korean).Maeil Business Newspaper.1 December 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 28 January 2021.Retrieved20 January2021.
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