The 1998 K League was the 16th season of South Korean professional football league, and was the first season to have been named the " K League". This season is called the "Renaissance of K League" in South Korea. Despite the poor performance of South Korean national team at the

1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...

, the 1998 season of K League recorded a total of 2 million spectators with young star players' popularity for the first time. The three most popular players of them

Ko Jong-soo Ko Jong-soo ( born October 30, 1978) is a South Korean football coach and former football player. Growth Background Born in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, he graduated from Yeosu West Elementary School, Yeosu Gubong Middle School, and Kumho High School. ...

Lee Dong-gook Lee Dong-gook (, ; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough. He also played for ...

, and Ahn Jung-hwan were called the "K League Troika".

Regular season

Championship playoffs

Bracket

Final table

Awards

Main awards

Best XI

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References

External links

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