1999 K League
# 1999 K League

The 1999 K League was the 17th season of K League. In the second leg of the playoffs final, Saša Drakulić's golden goal scored with his hand caused controversy. His handball was recognized as a goal by the Chinese referee Sun Baojie, and it directly determined Suwon's league title. Under the influence of controversy, Drakulić failed to win the MVP Award.

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WG | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 59 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Bucheon SK | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 38 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Busan Daewoo Royals | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 37 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Daejeon Citizen | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 24 | |
| 10 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 23 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup |

## Championship playoffs

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 2 | Bucheon SK | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 1R | Busan Daewoo Royals | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | 1R | Busan Daewoo Royals | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Busan Daewoo Royals | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Busan Daewoo Royals | 1 | | | | | | SF | Busan Daewoo Royals | 1 | $1_{aet}$ | X | 0W |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | $2_{aet}$ | X | 2W |

### Final table

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (C) | Qualification for the Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Busan Daewoo Royals | |
| 3 | Bucheon SK | |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | |

## Awards

### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | Ahn Jung-hwan | Busan Daewoo Royals |
| Top goalscorer | Saša Drakulić | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Top assist provider | Byun Jae-sub | Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos |
| Rookie of the Year | Lee Sung-jae | Bucheon SK |
| Manager of the Year | Kim Ho | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |

### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Goalkeeper | Lee Woon-jae | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Defenders | Kang Chul | Bucheon SK |
| Defenders | Kim Joo-sung | Busan Daewoo Royals |
| Defenders | Maciel | Jeonnam Dragons |
| Defenders | Shin Hong-gi | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Midfielders | Seo Jung-won | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Midfielders | Ko Jong-soo | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Midfielders | Denis Laktionov | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Midfielders | Ko Jeong-woon | Pohang Steelers |
| Forwards | Ahn Jung-hwan | Busan Daewoo Royals |
| Forwards | Saša Drakulić | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |

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