1989 K League
# 1989 K League

The 1989 Korean Professional Football League was the seventh season of K League since its establishment in 1983. The Korean Professional Football Committee was merged into the Korea Football Association again in March 1989.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yukong Elephants (C) | 40 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 49 | |
| 2 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 47 | |
| 3 | Daewoo Royals | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 42 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | POSCO Atoms | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Ilhwa Chunma | 40 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hyundai Horang-i | 40 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 29 | |

* ↑ Qualified as champions of the Korean National Football Championship.

## Awards

### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | Noh Soo-jin | Yukong Elephants |
| Top goalscorer | Cho Keung-yeon | POSCO Atoms |
| Top assist provider | Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms |
| Rookie of the Year | Ko Jeong-woon | Ilhwa Chunma |
| Manager of the Year | Kim Jung-nam | Yukong Elephants |
| Best Goalkeeper | Cha Sang-kwang | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Fighting Spirit Award | Cho Keung-yeon | POSCO Atoms |
| Exemplary Award | Kang Jae-soon | Hyundai Horang-i |

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### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Goalkeeper | Cha Sang-kwang | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Defenders | Lim Jong-heon | Ilhwa Chunma |
| Defenders | Cho Yoon-hwan | Yukong Elephants |
| Defenders | Choi Yun-kyum | Yukong Elephants |
| Defenders | Lee Young-ik | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Midfielders | Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms |
| Midfielders | Cho Duck-je | Daewoo Royals |
| Midfielders | Kang Jae-soon | Hyundai Horang-i |
| Forwards | Yoon Sang-chul | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Forwards | Cho Keung-yeon | POSCO Atoms |
| Forwards | Noh Soo-jin | Yukong Elephants |

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