1996 K League

January 2021 1996 Regular season:11 May – 2 November 1996Championship:9–16 November 1996 Rapido CupProfessional Football League Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i(1st title) Asian Club Championship Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iPohang Atoms Cup Winners' Cup Suwon Samsung Bluewings 144 448 Kim Hyun-seok Shin Tae-yong(18 goals) 1995 1997 The 1996 Korean Professional Football League was the 14th season of K League since its establishment in 1983. South Korean government and the Korean Professional Football Federation introduced a decentralization policy to proliferate the popularity of football nationally in preparation for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which they wanted to host, so some clubs located in the capital Seoul (LG Cheetahs, Ilhwa Chunma) moved to other cities according to the new policy in this season. Regular season First stage main WDL Q UHH Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i PSA Pohang Atoms SSB Suwon Samsung Bluewings BCH Bucheon Yukong JBD Jeonbuk Dinos CHD Jeonnam Dragons PDR Busan Daewoo Royals LGC Anyang LG Cheetahs ICH Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 11 3 2 32 17 10 5 1 24 12 9 3 4 28 18 5 5 6 28 29 5 4 7 21 25 5 3 8 18 29 4 3 9 23 28 4 3 9 21 28 2 5 9 17 26 yellow1 Qualification for the playoffs C green1 Qualification for the Asian Club Championship Qualified as defending champions of the Asian Club Championship. Q complete RSSSF Second stage main WDL Q SSB Suwon Samsung Bluewings BCH Bucheon Yukong PSA Pohang Atoms PDR Busan Daewoo Royals ICH Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma CHD Jeonnam Dragons JBD Jeonbuk Dinos LGC Anyang LG Cheetahs UHH Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 9 6 1 29 15 8 4 4 27 22 7 5 4 30 26 5 6 5 22 23 6 3 7 35 37 4 6 6 22 24 5 3 8 20 24 4 5 7 23 28 5 0 11 28 37 yellow1 Qualification for the playoffs C complete RSSSF Championship playoffs 1996 K League Championship Summary Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 3–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 3–1 Final table main PP none y complete RSSSF Q Final table USH SSB Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i C Suwon Samsung Bluewings green1 Qualification for the Asian Club Championship CL blue1 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup CWC The champions of the 1996 Korean FA Cup Pohang Atoms qualified for the Asian Club Championship, so the runners-up of the FA Cup Suwon Samsung Bluewings qualified for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup instead of champions.https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1997080200239112009&editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1997-08-02&officeId=00023&pageNo=12&printNo=23785&publishType=00010 ko:볼만한 축구경기 이달에 집중 ko The Chosun Ilbo Naver 1997-08-02 2021-01-17 Awards Main awards AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable PlayerKOR 1984 Kim Hyun-seokUlsan Hyundai Horang-iTop goalscorerhttps://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1996110700209113001&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1996-11-07&officeId=00020&pageNo=13&printNo=23360&publishType=00010 ko:프로축구 올 정규리그 각종기록 해트트릭 7번"요란한 골잔치" ko Naver The Dong-a Ilbo 1996-11-07 2021-01-20KOR 1984 Shin Tae-yongCheonan Ilhwa ChunmaTop assist providerFR Yugoslavia Rade BogdanovićPohang AtomsRookie of the YearKOR 1984 Park Kun-haSuwon Samsung BluewingsManager of the Yearhttps://www.mk.co.kr/news/sports/view/2014/12/1481980/ ko:[프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표) ko Maeil Business Newspaper 1 December 2014 20 January 2021 28 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210128010145/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/sports/view/2014/12/1481980/ dead KOR Ko Jae-wookUlsan Hyundai Horang-i Best XI PositionWinnerClubGoalkeeperKOR 1984 Kim Byung-jiUlsan Hyundai Horang-iDefendersKOR 1984 Yoon Sung-hyoSuwon Samsung BluewingsKOR 1984 Kim Joo-sungBusan Daewoo RoyalsKOR 1984 Huh Ki-taeBucheon SKMidfieldersKOR 1984 Shin Tae-yongCheonan Ilhwa ChunmaROM Pavel BadeaSuwon Samsung BluewingsKOR 1984 Hong Myung-boPohang AtomsKOR 1984 Ha Seok-juBusan Daewoo RoyalsKOR 1984 Kim Hyun-seokUlsan Hyundai Horang-iForwardsFR Yugoslavia Rade BogdanovićPohang AtomsRUS Sergey BurdinBucheon SK Source:http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1996113000289118001&editNo=5&printCount=1&publishDate=1996-11-30&officeId=00028&pageNo=18&printNo=2740&publishType=00010 ko:프로축구 MVP 김현석 뽑혀 Naver The Hankyoreh ko 30 November 1996 See also 1996 K League Championship 1996 Korean League Cup 1996 Korean FA Cup References External links RSSSF Category:K League seasons 1 South Korea South Korea