The 1990 Korean Professional Football League was the eighth season of K League since its establishment in 1983. The South Korean clubs relocated their hometowns from provinces to cities in this year. Daewoo Royals also hired Frank Engel, the first foreign head coach in the league.

Foreign players

TeamPlayer 1Player 2
Daewoo Royals
Hyundai Horang-i
Ilhwa ChunmaRomania Marcel Lăzăreanu
Lucky-Goldstar HwangsoHungary István Nyúl
POSCO AtomsHungary Géza MészölyHungary László Pecha
Yukong ElephantsPoland Tadeusz ŚwiątekPoland Witold Bendkowski

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (C)30141154025+1539
2Daewoo Royals30121173025+535
3POSCO Atoms30910112928+128
4Yukong Elephants30812102730−328
5Hyundai Horang-i30614103238−626
6Ilhwa Chunma30710132840−1224

Awards

Main awards

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable PlayerSouth Korea Choi Jin-hanLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Top goalscorerSouth Korea Yoon Sang-chulLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Top assist providerSouth Korea Choi Dae-shikLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Song Ju-seokHyundai Horang-i
Manager of the YearSouth Korea Ko Jae-wookLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Best GoalkeeperSouth Korea Yoo Dae-soonYukong Elephants
Fighting Spirit AwardSouth Korea Choi Tae-jinLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Exemplary AwardSouth Korea Lee Tae-hoDaewoo Royals
Best RefereeSouth Korea Gil Gi-cheol

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Best XI

PositionWinnerClub
GoalkeeperSouth Korea Yoo Dae-soonYukong Elephants
DefendersSouth Korea Lim Jong-heonIlhwa Chunma
South Korea Choi Young-junLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea Choi Tae-jinLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea Lee Jae-heeDaewoo Royals
MidfieldersSouth Korea Choi Jin-hanLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea Lee Heung-silPOSCO Atoms
South Korea Choi Dae-shikLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
ForwardsSouth Korea Yoon Sang-chulLucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea Lee Tae-hoDaewoo Royals
South Korea Song Ju-seokHyundai Horang-i

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