The 1988 Korean Professional Football League was the sixth season of

K League K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2. History Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...

. A total of five teams participated in the league, all of them were professional teams. The season began on 26 March 1988 and ended on 12 November 1988. The season was operated in single stage, and every team played each other six times. This season caused a controversy over the selection of the Most Valuable Player. The majority opinion of outsiders was that

Lee Kee-keun Lee Kee-keun (, born on August 13, 1965) is a former South Korea football player. He was member of South Korea U-20 at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship and he was top scorer of K-League twice. He is currently manager of Hoengseong FC. ...

should receive the MVP Award, but the Korean Professional Football Committee chose

Park Kyung-hoon Park Kyung-hoon (; born 19 January 1961) is a South Korean football manager and former player. Park played for the South Korean national team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won the 1986 Asian Games with the national team. Club ca ...

, who played only 12 games in the league due to his schedule in the national team. Park also tried to return the award, but the committee rejected his decision.

League table

Top scorers

Awards

Main awards

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Best XI

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References

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...