2002 K League
# 2002 K League

The 2002 K League was the 20th season of the K League. South Korea postponed its football league until July to prepare the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted by it.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 49 |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 47 |
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 45 |
| 4 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 |
| 5 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | Pohang Steelers | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 36 |
| 7 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 35 |
| 8 | Bucheon SK | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 32 |
| 9 | Busan I'Cons | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 26 |
| 10 | Daejeon Citizen | 27 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 14 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Apps |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Edmilson | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Woo Sung-yong | Busan I'Cons | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Yoo Sang-chul | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | Tuta | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Cheick Oumar Dabo | Bucheon SK | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Goran Petreski | Pohang Steelers | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Saša Drakulić | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Kim Dae-eui | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 9 | 27 |
| 9 | Irineu Ricardo | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Kim Do-hoon | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 22 |
| 9 | Sandro Cardoso | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 | 22 |
| 9 | Shin Byung-ho | Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | 26 |

## Awards

### Main awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | Kim Dae-eui | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Top goalscorer | Edmilson | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Top assist provider | Lee Chun-soo | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Rookie of the Year | Lee Chun-soo | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Manager of the Year | Cha Kyung-bok | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |

### Best XI

| Position | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Goalkeeper | Lee Woon-jae | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Defenders | Kim Hyun-soo | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Defenders | Kim Tae-young | Jeonnam Dragons |
| Defenders | Choi Jin-cheul | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Defenders | Hong Myung-bo | Pohang Steelers |
| Midfielders | Shin Tae-yong | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Midfielders | Yoo Sang-chul | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Midfielders | André | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
| Midfielders | Seo Jung-won | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Forwards | Kim Dae-eui | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Forwards | Lee Chun-soo | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |

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