The 1998 K League Championship was the fifth competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 16th champions of the K League. It was contested between the top four clubs of the regular season. The first round was played as a single match between third place and fourth place of the regular season. The winners of the first round advanced to the semi-final, and played against runners-up of the regular season over two legs. The final progressed in the same way as the semi-final, and winners of the regular season qualified directly.

Qualified teams

PosTeamvtePldWOWPWLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Suwon Samsung Bluewings1891263322+1131Qualification for the playoffs final
2Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i1881273726+1128Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3Pohang Steelers1882083423+1128Qualification for the playoffs first round
4Jeonnam Dragons1881092120+126

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalFinal
2Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (p)224 (4)
1RPohang Steelers314 (1)
3Pohang Steelers (p)0 (5)
4Jeonnam Dragons0 (3)
SFUlsan Hyundai Horang-i000
1Suwon Samsung Bluewings101

First round

Pohang Steelers0–0 (a.e.t.)Jeonnam Dragons
Penalties
Ko Byung-woon Baek Seung-chul Kim Myung-gon Oh Myung-kwan Ahn Ik-soo5–3Roh Sang-rae Yoo Dong-woo Kim Dong-woo Oh Ju-po

Semi-final

First leg

Pohang Steelers3–2Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Kim Myung-gon 57' Choi Moon-sik 89' Baek Seung-chul 90+6'Jung Jeong-soo 16' Kim Jong-kun 90+3'

Second leg

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i2–1 (a.e.t.)Pohang Steelers
Kim Hyun-seok 71' Kim Byung-ji 90'Park Tae-ha 85'
Penalties
4–1

4–4 on aggregate. Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i won 4–1 on penalties.

Final

First leg

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i0–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Shin Hong-gi 61'

Second leg

Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–0Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final table

PosTeamvteQualification
1Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C)Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
2Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
3Pohang Steelers
4Jeonnam Dragons

See also

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