K League Best XI

The K League Best XI is an award for the best eleven players in a K League season.

K League 1 award (1983–present)

Winners

Players marked bold won the Most Valuable Player award in that respective year.

Season Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
1983[1] South Korea Cho Byung-deuk (Hallelujah) South Korea Park Sung-hwa (Hallelujah)
South Korea Kim Chul-soo (POSCO)
South Korea Chang Woe-ryong (Daewoo)
South Korea Lee Kang-jo (Yukong) 		South Korea Cho Kwang-rae (Daewoo)
South Korea Park Chang-sun (Hallelujah) 		South Korea Park Yoon-ki (Yukong)
South Korea Lee Kil-yong (POSCO)
South Korea Lee Chun-seok (Daewoo)
South Korea Kim Yong-se (Yukong)
1984[2] South Korea Oh Yun-kyo (Yukong) South Korea Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo)
South Korea Park Kyung-hoon (POSCO)
South Korea Park Sung-hwa (Hallelujah)
South Korea Chung Jong-soo (Yukong) 		South Korea Park Chang-sun (Hallelujah)
South Korea Huh Jung-moo (Hyundai)
South Korea Cho Young-jeung (Lucky-Goldstar) 		South Korea Choi Soon-ho (POSCO)
South Korea Lee Tae-ho (Daewoo)
South Korea Baek Jong-chul (Hyundai)
1985[3] South Korea Kim Hyun-tae (Lucky-Goldstar) South Korea Chang Woe-ryong (Daewoo)
South Korea Han Moon-bae (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Kim Chul-soo (POSCO)
South Korea Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai) 		South Korea Park Sang-in (Hallelujah)
South Korea Lee Heung-sil (POSCO)
South Korea Park Hang-seo (Lucky-Goldstar) 		South Korea Kim Yong-se (Yukong)
Thailand Piyapong Pue-on (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Kang Deuk-soo (Lucky-Goldstar)
1986[4] South Korea Kim Hyun-tae (Lucky-Goldstar) South Korea Kim Pyung-seok (Hyundai)
South Korea Cho Young-jeung (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Park No-bong (Daewoo)
South Korea Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai) 		South Korea Cho Min-kook (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Lee Heung-sil (POSCO)
South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo (Hanil) 		South Korea Kim Yong-se (Yukong)
South Korea Chung Hae-won (Daewoo)
South Korea Ham Hyun-gi (Hyundai)
1987[5] South Korea Kim Poong-joo (Daewoo) South Korea Gu Sang-bum (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Choi Gi-bong (Yukong)
South Korea Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo)
South Korea Park Kyung-hoon (POSCO) 		South Korea Kim Sam-soo (Hyundai)
South Korea Noh Soo-jin (Yukong)
South Korea Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) 		South Korea Choi Sang-kook (POSCO)
South Korea Chung Hae-won (Daewoo)
South Korea Kim Joo-sung (Daewoo)
1988[6] South Korea Oh Yun-kyo (Hyundai) South Korea Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai)
South Korea Choi Tae-jin (Daewoo)
South Korea Son Hyung-sun (Daewoo)
South Korea Kang Tae-sik (POSCO) 		South Korea Choi Jin-han (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Kim Sang-ho (POSCO)
South Korea Hwangbo Kwan (Yukong) 		South Korea Lee Kee-keun (POSCO)
South Korea Ham Hyun-gi (Hyundai)
South Korea Shin Dong-chul (Yukong)
1989[7] South Korea Cha Sang-kwang (Lucky-Goldstar) South Korea Lim Jong-heon (Ilhwa)
South Korea Cho Yoon-hwan (Yukong)
South Korea Choi Yun-kyum (Yukong)
South Korea Lee Young-ik (Lucky-Goldstar) 		South Korea Lee Heung-sil (POSCO)
South Korea Cho Duck-je (Daewoo)
South Korea Kang Jae-soon (Hyundai) 		South Korea Yoon Sang-chul (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Cho Keung-yeon (POSCO)
South Korea Noh Soo-jin (Yukong)
1990[8] South Korea Yoo Dae-soon (Yukong) South Korea Lim Jong-heon (Ilhwa)
South Korea Choi Young-jun (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Choi Tae-jin (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Lee Jae-hee (Daewoo) 		South Korea Choi Jin-han (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Lee Heung-sil (POSCO)
South Korea Choi Dae-shik (Lucky-Goldstar) 		South Korea Yoon Sang-chul (Lucky-Goldstar)
South Korea Lee Tae-ho (Daewoo)
South Korea Song Ju-seok (Hyundai)
1991[9] South Korea Kim Poong-joo (Daewoo) South Korea Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo)
South Korea Park Hyun-yong (Daewoo)
Poland Tadeusz Świątek (Yukong) 		South Korea Kim Hyun-seok (Hyundai)
South Korea Lee Young-jin (LG)
South Korea Kim Joo-sung (Daewoo)
South Korea Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai)
South Korea Lee Sang-yoon (Ilhwa) 		South Korea Lee Kee-keun (POSCO)
South Korea Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa)
1992[10] Tajikistan Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa) South Korea Hong Myung-bo (POSCO)
South Korea Lee Jong-hwa (Ilhwa)
South Korea Park Jung-bae (LG) 		South Korea Shin Hong-gi (Hyundai)
South Korea Kim Hyun-Seok (Hyundai)
South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa)
South Korea Park Tae-ha (POSCO)
South Korea Shin Dong-chul (Yukong) 		South Korea Park Chang-hyun (POSCO)
South Korea Lim Keun-jae (LG)
1993[11] Tajikistan Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa) South Korea Choi Young-il (Hyundai)
South Korea Lee Jong-hwa (Ilhwa)
South Korea Yoo Dong-kwan (POSCO) 		South Korea Kim Pan-keun (Daewoo)
South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa)
South Korea Kim Dong-hae (LG)
South Korea Lee Sang-yoon (Ilhwa)
South Korea Kim Bong-gil (Yukong) 		South Korea Cha Sang-hae (POSCO)
South Korea Yoon Sang-chul (LG)
1994[12] Tajikistan Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa) South Korea An Ik-soo (Ilhwa)
South Korea Yoo Sang-chul (Hyundai)
South Korea Hong Myung-bo (POSCO)
South Korea Huh Ki-tae (Yukong) 		South Korea Hwangbo Kwan (Yukong)
South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa)
South Korea Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa) 		South Korea Yoon Sang-chul (LG)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rade Bogdanović (POSCO)
South Korea Kim Kyung-rae (Jeonbuk)
1995[13] Tajikistan Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa) South Korea Choi Young-il (Hyundai)
South Korea Hong Myung-bo (Pohang)
South Korea Huh Ki-tae (Yukong) 		South Korea Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa)
South Korea Kim Hyun-seok (Hyundai)
South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Amir Teljigović (Daewoo)
South Korea Kim Pan-keun (LG) 		South Korea Hwang Sun-hong (Pohang)
South Korea Roh Sang-rae (Jeonnam)
1996[14] South Korea Kim Byung-ji (Ulsan) South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo (Suwon)
South Korea Kim Joo-sung (Busan)
South Korea Huh Ki-tae (Bucheon) 		South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Cheonan)
Romania Pavel Badea (Suwon)
South Korea Hong Myung-bo (Pohang)
South Korea Ha Seok-ju (Busan)
South Korea Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan) 		Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rade Bogdanović (Pohang)
Russia Sergey Burdin (Bucheon)
1997[15] South Korea Shin Bum-chul (Busan) South Korea Kim Joo-sung (Busan)
Brazil Maciel (Jeonnam)
South Korea An Ik-soo (Pohang) 		South Korea Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan)
South Korea Shin Jin-won (Daejeon)
South Korea Kim In-wan (Jeonnam)
South Korea Lee Jin-haeng (Suwon)
South Korea Jung Jae-kwon (Busan) 		Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoje Manić (Busan)
Ukraine Serhiy Skachenko (Jeonnam)
1998[16] South Korea Kim Byung-ji (Ulsan) South Korea An Ik-soo (Pohang)
Brazil Maciel (Jeonnam)
South Korea Lee Lim-saeng (Bucheon) 		South Korea Ko Jong-soo (Suwon)
South Korea Yoo Sang-chul (Ulsan)
South Korea Baek Seung-chul (Pohang)
South Korea Ahn Jung-hwan (Busan)
South Korea Jung Jeong-soo (Ulsan) 		South Korea Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan)
Serbia and Montenegro Saša Drakulić (Suwon)
1999[17] South Korea Lee Woon-jae (Suwon) South Korea Kang Chul (Bucheon)
South Korea Kim Joo-sung (Busan)
Brazil Maciel (Jeonnam)
South Korea Shin Hong-gi (Suwon)
 South Korea Seo Jung-won (Suwon)
South Korea Ko Jong-soo (Suwon)
Russia Denis Laktionov (Suwon)
South Korea Ko Jeong-woon (Pohang) 		South Korea Ahn Jung-hwan (Busan)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Drakulić (Suwon)
2000[18] South Korea Shin Eui-son (Anyang) South Korea Kang Chul (Bucheon)
South Korea Lee Lim-saeng (Bucheon)
South Korea Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam)
Brazil Maciel (Jeonnam) 		Brazil André Gaspar (Anyang)
South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam)
South Korea Jeon Kyung-jun (Bucheon)
Russia Denis Laktionov (Suwon) 		South Korea Choi Yong-soo (Anyang)
South Korea Kim Do-hoon (Jeonbuk)
2001[19] South Korea Shin Eui-son (Anyang) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Urumov (Busan)
South Korea Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam)
South Korea Kim Yong-hee (Seongnam)
South Korea Lee Young-pyo (Anyang) 		South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam)
South Korea Seo Jung-won (Suwon)
South Korea Song Chong-gug (Busan)
South Korea Nam Ki-il (Bucheon) 		South Korea Woo Sung-yong (Busan)
Brazil Sandro Cardoso (Suwon)
2002[20] South Korea Lee Woon-jae (Suwon) South Korea Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam)
South Korea Kim Tae-young (Jeonnam)
South Korea Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Hong Myung-bo (Pohang) 		South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam)
South Korea Yoo Sang-chul (Ulsan)
Brazil André Gaspar (Anyang)
South Korea Seo Jung-won (Suwon) 		South Korea Kim Dae-eui (Seongnam)
South Korea Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan)
2003[21] South Korea Seo Dong-myung (Ulsan) South Korea Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Tae-young (Jeonnam)
South Korea Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam)
Brazil Rogério Pinheiro (Pohang) 		South Korea Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam)
South Korea Lee Seong-nam (Seongnam)
South Korea Lee Kwan-woo (Daejeon)
South Korea Kim Nam-il (Jeonnam) 		South Korea Kim Do-hoon (Seongnam)
Brazil Magno Alves (Jeonbuk)
2004[22] South Korea Lee Woon-jae (Suwon) Brazil Rogério Pinheiro (Pohang)
South Korea Yoo Kyoung-youl (Ulsan)
Argentina Javier Martín Musa (Suwon)
South Korea Kwak Hee-ju (Suwon) 		South Korea Kim Dong-jin (Seoul)
Brazil André Luiz Tavares (Pohang)
South Korea Kim Do-heon (Suwon)
South Korea Kim Dae-eui (Suwon) 		Brazil Nádson (Suwon)
Brazil Mota (Jeonnam)
2005[23] South Korea Kim Byung-ji (Pohang) South Korea Lim Joong-yong (Incheon)
South Korea Yoo Kyoung-youl (Ulsan)
South Korea Cho Yong-hyung (Bucheon)
South Korea Kim Young-chul (Seongnam) 		South Korea Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan)
South Korea Lee Ho (Ulsan)
South Korea Kim Do-heon (Seongnam)
South Korea Cho Won-hee (Suwon) 		South Korea Park Chu-young (Seoul)
Brazil Leandro Machado (Ulsan)
2006[24] South Korea Park Ho-jin (Suwon) South Korea Jang Hak-young (Seongnam)
Croatia Mato Neretljak (Suwon)
South Korea Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Young-chul (Seongnam) 		South Korea Kim Do-heon (Seongnam)
South Korea Lee Kwan-woo (Suwon)
South Korea Baek Ji-hoon (Suwon)
Brazil Popó (Busan) 		South Korea Woo Sung-yong (Seongnam)
South Korea Kim Eun-jung (Seoul)
2007[25] South Korea Kim Byung-ji (Seoul) Brazil Adilson (Seoul)
Croatia Mato Neretljak (Suwon)
South Korea Hwang Jae-won (Pohang)
South Korea Jang Hak-young (Seongnam) 		Brazil André Luiz Tavares (Pohang)
South Korea Lee Kwan-woo (Suwon)
South Korea Kim Gi-dong (Pohang)
South Korea Kim Do-heon (Seongnam) 		South Korea Lee Keun-ho (Daegu)
Brazil Caboré (Gyeongnam)
2008[26] South Korea Lee Woon-jae (Suwon) Brazil Adilson (Seoul)
Croatia Mato Neretljak (Suwon)
South Korea Park Dong-hyuk (Ulsan)
South Korea Choi Hyo-jin (Pohang) 		South Korea Kim Hyeung-bum (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Cho Won-hee (Suwon)
South Korea Ki Sung-yueng (Seoul)
South Korea Lee Chung-yong (Seoul) 		South Korea Lee Keun-ho (Daegu)
Brazil Edu (Suwon)
2009[27] South Korea Shin Hwa-yong (Pohang) South Korea Kim Sang-sik (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Hyung-il (Pohang)
South Korea Hwang Jae-won (Pohang)
South Korea Choi Hyo-jin (Pohang) 		South Korea Choi Tae-uk (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Ki Sung-yueng (Seoul)
South Korea Kim Jung-woo (Seongnam)
Brazil Eninho (Jeonbuk) 		South Korea Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk)
Brazil Denilson (Pohang)
2010[28] South Korea Kim Yong-dae (Seoul) Brazil Adilson (Seoul)
South Korea Hong Jeong-ho (Jeju)
Australia Sasa Ognenovski (Seongnam)
South Korea Choi Hyo-jin (Seoul) 		Colombia Mauricio Molina (Seongnam)
South Korea Yoon Bit-garam (Gyeongnam)
South Korea Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju)
Brazil Eninho (Jeonbuk) 		South Korea Kim Eun-jung (Jeju)
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović (Seoul)
2011[29] South Korea Kim Young-kwang (Ulsan) South Korea Park Won-jae (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi (Ulsan)
South Korea Cho Sung-hwan (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk) 		South Korea Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon)
South Korea Yoon Bit-garam (Gyeongnam)
South Korea Ha Dae-sung (Seoul)
Brazil Eninho (Jeonbuk) 		South Korea Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk)
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović (Seoul)
2012[30] South Korea Kim Yong-dae (Seoul) Brazil Adilson (Seoul)
South Korea Jung In-whan (Incheon)
South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi (Ulsan)
South Korea Kim Chang-soo (Busan) 		Colombia Mauricio Molina (Seoul)
South Korea Ha Dae-sung (Seoul)
South Korea Hwang Jin-sung (Pohang)
South Korea Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan) 		South Korea Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk)
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović (Seoul)
2013[31] South Korea Kim Seung-gyu (Ulsan) Brazil Adilson (Seoul)
South Korea Kim Chi-gon (Ulsan)
South Korea Kim Won-il (Pohang)
South Korea Lee Yong (Ulsan) 		South Korea Ko Moo-yeol (Pohang)
South Korea Lee Myung-joo (Pohang)
South Korea Ha Dae-sung (Seoul)
Brazil Leonardo (Jeonbuk) 		South Korea Kim Shin-wook (Ulsan)
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović (Seoul)
2014[32] South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk) South Korea Hong Chul (Suwon)
South Korea Kim Ju-young (Seoul)
Australia Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Cha Du-ri (Seoul) 		South Korea Lim Sang-hyub (Busan)
South Korea Koh Myong-jin (Seoul)
South Korea Lee Seung-gi (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Han Kyo-won (Jeonbuk) 		South Korea Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk)
Brazil Júnior Santos (Suwon)
2015[33] South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk) South Korea Hong Chul (Suwon)
Croatia Matej Jonjić (Incheon)
South Korea Kim Kee-hee (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Cha Du-ri (Seoul) 		South Korea Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon)
South Korea Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kwon Chang-hoon (Suwon)
South Korea Song Jin-hyung (Jeju) 		South Korea Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk)
Brazil Adriano Michael Jackson (Seoul)
2016[34] South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk) South Korea Chung Woon (Jeju)
Spain Osmar (Seoul)
Croatia Matej Jonjić (Incheon)
South Korea Ko Kwang-min (Seoul) 		Brazil Leonardo (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kwon Chang-hoon (Suwon)
Brazil Ricardo Lopes (Jeonbuk) 		South Korea Jung Jo-gook (Gwangju)
Brazil Adriano Michael Jackson (Seoul)
2017[35] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) South Korea Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Min-jae (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Oh Ban-suk (Jeju)
South Korea Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk) 		South Korea Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon)
South Korea Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Lee Chang-min (Jeju)
South Korea Lee Seung-gi (Jeonbuk) 		Brazil Johnathan Goiano (Suwon)
South Korea Lee Keun-ho (Gangwon)
2018[36] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) South Korea Hong Chul (Suwon)
South Korea Kim Min-jae (Jeonbuk)
Austria Richard Windbichler (Ulsan)
South Korea Lee Yong (Jeonbuk) 		Brazil Negueba (Gyeongnam)
South Korea Choi Young-jun (Gyeongnam)
Costa Rica Elías Aguilar (Incheon)
Brazil Ricardo Lopes (Jeonbuk) 		Brazil Marcão (Gyeongnam)
Brazil Júnior Negrão (Ulsan)
2019[37] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) South Korea Hong Chul (Suwon)
South Korea Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Lee Yong (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan) 		South Korea Moon Seon-min (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Bo-kyung (Ulsan)
Brazil Cesinha (Daegu)
Brazil Wanderson (Pohang) 		Australia Adam Taggart (Suwon)
Brazil Júnior Negrão (Ulsan)
2020[38] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) South Korea Kang Sang-woo (Pohang)
South Korea Kwon Kyung-won (Sangju)
South Korea Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan) 		South Korea Han Kyo-won (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Son Jun-ho (Jeonbuk)
Brazil Cesinha (Daegu)
Serbia Aleksandar Paločević (Pohang) 		Brazil Júnior Negrão (Ulsan)
Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko (Pohang)
2021[39] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) South Korea Lee Ki-je (Suwon)
Netherlands Dave Bulthuis (Ulsan)
South Korea Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kang Sang-woo (Pohang) 		South Korea Lim Sang-hyub (Pohang)
Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili (Ulsan)
Brazil Cesinha (Daegu)
South Korea Lee Dong-jun (Ulsan) 		South Korea Joo Min-kyu (Jeju)
South Africa Lars Veldwijk (Suwon FC)
2022[40] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) South Korea Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan)
South Korea Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan) 		South Korea Kim Dae-won (Gangwon)
South Korea Sin Jin-ho (Pohang)
Brazil Cesinha (Daegu)
South Korea Lee Chung-yong (Ulsan) 		South Korea Cho Gue-sung (Jeonbuk)
South Korea Joo Min-kyu (Jeju)
2023[41] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) Brazil Wanderson (Pohang)
South Korea Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan)
Australia Alex Grant (Pohang)
South Korea Seol Young-woo (Ulsan) 		Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes (Incheon)
Brazil Oberdan (Pohang)
South Korea Lee Soon-min (Gwangju)
South Korea Um Won-sang (Ulsan) 		South Korea Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan)
Brazil Zeca (Pohang)

Appearances by player

Player Apps Years Club(s)
South Korea Shin Tae-yong 9 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Ilhwa Chunma (4)
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (1)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (4)
South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Daegu FC (3)
Ulsan Hyundai (4)
South Korea Kim Hyun-seok 6 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Hyundai Horang-i (3)
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (3)
TajikistanSouth Korea Shin Eui-son
(Valeri Sarychev) 		6 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001 Ilhwa Chunma (4)
Anyang LG Cheetahs (2)
South Korea Lee Heung-sil 5 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 POSCO Atoms (5)
South Korea Kim Joo-sung 5 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999 Daewoo Royals (2)
Busan Daewoo Royals (3)
South Korea Hong Myung-bo 5 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002 POSCO Atoms (2)
Pohang Atoms (2)
Pohang Steelers (1)
Brazil Adilson 5 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 FC Seoul (5)
South Korea Lee Dong-gook 5 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (5)
South Korea Choi Kang-hee 4 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991 Hyundai Horang-i (4)
South Korea Yoon Sang-chul 4 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (2)
LG Cheetahs (2)
South Korea Ko Jeong-woon 4 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999 Ilhwa Chunma (3)
Pohang Steelers (1)
South Korea Kim Hyun-soo 4 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (4)
South Korea Kim Byung-ji 4 1996, 1998, 2005, 2007 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (2)
Pohang Steelers (1)
FC Seoul (1)
South Korea Kim Do-heon 4 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (3)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1)
South Korea Lee Woon-jae 4 1999, 2002, 2004, 2008 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4)
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović 4 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 FC Seoul (4)
South Korea Lee Keun-ho 4 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017 Daegu FC (2)
Ulsan Hyundai (1)
Gangwon FC (1)
South Korea Hong Chul 4 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4)
South Korea Hong Jeong-ho 4 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021 Jeju United (1)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (3)
Brazil Cesinha 4 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Daegu FC (4)

Appearances by nationality

Nation Apps
South Korea South Korea 360
Brazil Brazil 48
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia 6
Croatia Croatia 5
Tajikistan Tajikistan 4
Montenegro Montenegro 4
Russia Russia 4
Australia Australia 4
Colombia Colombia 2
14 nations 1
Total 451

K League 2 award (2013–present)

Players marked bold won the Most Valuable Player award in that respective year.

Season Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2013[42] South Korea Kim Ho-jun (Sangju) South Korea Choi Chul-soon (Sangju)
South Korea Kim Hyung-il (Sangju)
South Korea Lee Jae-seong (Sangju)
South Korea Oh Beom-seok (Police) 		South Korea Yeom Ki-hun (Police)
South Korea Lee Ho (Sangju)
South Korea Choi Jin-soo (Anyang)
South Korea Kim Young-hoo (Police) 		South Korea Lee Keun-ho (Sangju)
Brazil Wesley Alex (Goyang)
2014[43] South Korea Park Ju-won (Daejeon) South Korea Lee Jae-kwon (Ansan)
South Korea Heo Jae-won (Daegu)
South Korea Yoon Won-il (Daejeon)
South Korea Rim Chang-woo (Daejeon) 		South Korea Kim Ho-nam (Gwangju)
South Korea Lee Yong-rae (Ansan)
South Korea Choi Jin-soo (Anyang)
South Korea Choi Jin-ho (Gangwon) 		Brazil Adriano Michael Jackson (Daejeon)
Brazil Wesley Alex (Gangwon)
2015[44] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) South Korea Park Jin-po (Sangju)
South Korea Shin Hyung-min (Ansan)
South Korea Kang Min-soo (Sangju)
South Korea Lee Yong (Sangju) 		South Korea Ko Kyung-min (Anyang)
South Korea Lee Seung-gi (Sangju)
South Korea Cho Won-hee (Seoul E)
South Korea Kim Jae-sung (Seoul E) 		Brazil Johnathan Goiano (Daegu)
South Korea Joo Min-kyu (Seoul E)
2016[45] South Korea Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) South Korea Jeong Woo-jae (Daegu)
South Korea Hwang Jae-won (Daegu)
South Korea Lee Han-saem (Gangwon)
South Korea Jung Seung-yong (Gangwon) 		Brazil Waguininho (Bucheon)
South Korea Lee Hyun-seung (Ansan)
South Korea Hwang In-beom (Daejeon)
Brazil Cesinha (Daegu) 		South Korea Kim Dong-chan (Daejeon)
Brazil Willian Popp (Busan)
2017[46] South Korea Lee Bum-soo (Gyeongnam) South Korea Choi Jae-soo (Gyeongnam)
South Korea Park Ji-soo (Gyeongnam)
Croatia Ivan Herceg (Gyeongnam)
South Korea Woo Joo-sung (Gyeongnam) 		South Korea Jung Won-jin (Gyeongnam)
South Korea Hwang In-beom (Daejeon)
South Korea Moon Ki-han (Bucheon)
South Korea Bae Ki-jong (Gyeongnam) 		Brazil Marcão (Gyeongnam)
South Korea Lee Jeong-hyeop (Busan)
2018[47] South Korea Kim Young-kwang (Seoul E) South Korea Seo Bo-min (Seongnam)
South Korea Yun Young-sun (Seongnam)
South Korea Lee Han-saem (Asan)
South Korea Kim Moon-hwan (Busan) 		Brazil Rômulo (Busan)
South Korea Hwang In-beom (Daejeon)
South Korea Lee Myung-joo (Asan)
South Korea Ahn Hyeon-beom (Asan) 		South Korea Na Sang-ho (Gwangju)
Romania Aurelian Chițu (Daejeon)
2019 South Korea Yoon Pyeong-gook (Gwangju) South Korea Lee Euddeum (Gwangju)
Brazil Nilson Júnior (Bucheon)
Uzbekistan Rustam Ashurmatov (Gwangju)
South Korea Kim Moon-hwan (Busan) 		South Korea Kim Sang-won (Anyang)
Brazil Alex Lima (Anyang)
South Korea Lee Dong-jun (Busan)
Brazil Rômulo (Busan) 		South Korea Cho Gue-sung (Anyang)
Nigeria Chisom Egbuchulam (Suwon FC)
2020 South Korea Oh Seung-hoon (Jeju) South Korea Jeong Woo-jae (Jeju)
South Korea Chung Woon (Jeju)
South Korea Cho Yu-min (Suwon FC)
South Korea Ahn Hyeon-beom (Jeju) 		South Korea Gong Min-hyun (Jeju)
South Korea Lee Chang-min (Jeju)
South Korea Kim Young-uk (Jeju)
South Korea Baek Sung-dong (Gyeongnam) 		North Korea An Byong-jun (Suwon FC)
Brazil Leandro Ribeiro (Seoul E)
2021 South Korea Gu Sung-yun (Gimcheon) South Korea Seo Young-jae (Daejeon)
South Korea Jung Seung-hyun (Gimcheon)
South Korea Joo Hyeon-woo (Anyang)
South Korea Choi Jun (Busan) 		South Korea Kim Kyung-jung (Anyang)
South Korea Kim Hyeon-uk (Jeonnam)
South Korea Park Jin-seop (Daejeon)
Japan Masatoshi Ishida (Daejeon) 		North Korea An Byong-jun (Busan)
Costa Rica Jonathan Moya (Anyang)
2022[48] South Korea Kim Kyeong-min (Gwangju) South Korea Cho Hyun-taek (Bucheon)
South Korea Ahn Young-kyu (Gwangju)
South Korea Cho Yu-min (Daejeon)
South Korea Doo Hyeon-seok (Gwangju) 		Brazil Willyan (Daejeon)
South Korea Park Han-bin (Gwangju)
South Korea Lee Soon-min (Gwangju)
South Korea Eom Ji-sung (Gwangju) 		South Korea Yu Kang-hyun (Chungnam Asan)
Brazil Tiago Orobó (Gyeongnam)
2023[49] South Korea Koo Sang-min (Busan) South Korea Kim Dong-jin (Anyang)
South Korea Lee Han-do (Busan)
South Korea Lee Sang-min (Gimcheon)
South Korea Choi Jun (Busan) 		South Korea Kim Jin-gyu (Gimcheon)
Brazil Valdívia (Jeonnam)
South Korea Won Du-jae (Gimcheon)
South Korea Mo Jae-hyeon (Gyeongnam) 		Colombia Luis Mina (Gimpo)
Brazil Jorge Luiz (Chungbuk Cheongju)

Special selections

Period Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
'80s[50] South Korea Cho Byung-deuk South Korea Choi Kang-hee
South Korea Chung Yong-hwan
South Korea Park Sung-hwa
South Korea Park Kyung-hoon 		South Korea Huh Jung-moo
South Korea Cho Kwang-rae
South Korea Park Chang-sun
South Korea Lee Heung-sil 		South Korea Choi Soon-ho
South Korea Chung Hae-won
'90s[50] South Korea Cha Sang-kwang South Korea Shin Hong-gi
South Korea Kim Pan-keun
South Korea Choi Young-il
South Korea Gu Sang-bum 		South Korea Ko Jeong-woon
South Korea Lee Young-jin
South Korea Choi Moon-sik
South Korea Hwangbo Kwan 		South Korea Hwang Sun-hong
South Korea Kim Joo-sung
30th anniversary
(1983–2013)[51] 		TajikistanSouth Korea Shin Eui-son
(Valeri Sarychev) 		South Korea Choi Kang-hee
South Korea Kim Tae-young
South Korea Hong Myung-bo
South Korea Park Kyung-hoon 		South Korea Kim Joo-sung
South Korea Shin Tae-yong
South Korea Yoo Sang-chul
South Korea Seo Jung-won 		South Korea Hwang Sun-hong
South Korea Choi Soon-ho

See also

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