1997 K League
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football league season
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| season = 1997
| dates = {{nowrap|26 April – 25 October 1997}}
| competition = Rapido Cup
Professional Football League
| winners = Busan Daewoo Royals
(4th title)
| continentalcup1 = Asian Club Championship
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Busan Daewoo Royals
Pohang Steelers
| continentalcup2 = Cup Winners' Cup
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Jeonnam Dragons
| matches = 90
| total goals = 232
| relegated =
| best player = Kim Joo-sung
| league topscorer = Kim Hyun-seok
(9 goals)
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| prevseason = 1996
| nextseason = 1998
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The 1997 Korean Professional Football League was the 15th season of K League. Busan Daewoo Royals won three domestic trophies including two Korean League Cups in this season.
League table
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=PDR|name_PDR=Busan Daewoo Royals|status_PDR=C
|team2=CHD|name_CHD=Jeonnam Dragons
|team3=UHH|name_UHH=Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|team4=PSA|name_PSA=Pohang Steelers
|team5=SSB|name_SSB=Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|team6=JBD|name_JBD=Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos
|team7=DJC|name_DJC=Daejeon Citizen
|team8=ICH|name_ICH=Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
|team9=LGC|name_LGC=Anyang LG Cheetahs
|team10=BCH|name_BCH=Bucheon SK
|win_PDR=11|draw_PDR=4|loss_PDR=3|gf_PDR=24|ga_PDR=9
|win_CHD=10|draw_CHD=6|loss_CHD=2|gf_CHD=26|ga_CHD=13
|win_UHH=8|draw_UHH=6|loss_UHH=4|gf_UHH=28|ga_UHH=21
|win_PSA=8|draw_PSA=6|loss_PSA=4|gf_PSA=25|ga_PSA=22
|win_SSB=7|draw_SSB=7|loss_SSB=4|gf_SSB=23|ga_SSB=23
|win_JBD=6|draw_JBD=8|loss_JBD=4|gf_JBD=32|ga_JBD=25
|win_DJC=3|draw_DJC=7|loss_DJC=8|gf_DJC=21|ga_DJC=25
|win_ICH=2|draw_ICH=7|loss_ICH=9|gf_ICH=19|ga_ICH=31
|win_LGC=1|draw_LGC=8|loss_LGC=9|gf_LGC=15|ga_LGC=27
|win_BCH=2|draw_BCH=5|loss_BCH=11|gf_BCH=19|ga_BCH=36
|col_C=green1|text_C=Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
|result1=C
|col_Q1=green1|text_Q1=Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
|note_res_Q1=Qualified as defending champions of the Asian Club Championship.
|result4=Q1
|col_Q2=blue1|text_Q2=Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup
|result2=Q2
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor97.html RSSSF]
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Awards
=Main awards=
=Best XI=
| class="wikitable"
!Position !Winner !Club |
| Goalkeeper
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Bum-chul |
| rowspan="3"|Defenders
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Joo-sung |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Maciel |
| {{flagicon|KOR}} An Ik-soo |
| rowspan="5"|Midfielders
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyun-seok |
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Jin-won |
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim In-wan |
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jin-haeng |
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Jae-kwon |
| rowspan="2"|Forwards
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Radivoje Manić |
| {{flagicon|UKR}} Serhiy Skachenko |
Source:{{cite web |url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1997112000209113001&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1997-11-20&officeId=00020&pageNo=13&printNo=23714&publishType=00010 |script-title=ko:프로축구 김주성 MVP 신진원 신인왕 |website=Naver |language=ko |publisher=The Dong-a Ilbo |date=20 November 1997}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor97.html RSSSF]
{{K League seasons}}