title: 1989 K League
text: # 1989 K League
  
  The 1989 Korean Professional Football League was the seventh season of K League since its establishment in 1983. The Korean Professional Football Committee was merged into the Korea Football Association again in March 1989.
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yukong Elephants (C) | 40 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 49 | |
  | 2 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 47 | |
  | 3 | Daewoo Royals | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 42 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup |
  | 4 | POSCO Atoms | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 40 | |
  | 5 | Ilhwa Chunma | 40 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 33 | |
  | 6 | Hyundai Horang-i | 40 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 29 | |
  
  * ↑ Qualified as champions of the Korean National Football Championship.
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### Main awards
  
  | Award | Winner | Club |
  | - | - | - |
  | Most Valuable Player | Noh Soo-jin | Yukong Elephants |
  | Top goalscorer | Cho Keung-yeon | POSCO Atoms |
  | Top assist provider | Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms |
  | Rookie of the Year | Ko Jeong-woon | Ilhwa Chunma |
  | Manager of the Year | Kim Jung-nam | Yukong Elephants |
  | Best Goalkeeper | Cha Sang-kwang | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
  | Fighting Spirit Award | Cho Keung-yeon | POSCO Atoms |
  | Exemplary Award | Kang Jae-soon | Hyundai Horang-i |
  
  Source:
  
  ### Best XI
  
  | Position | Winner | Club |
  | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeeper | Cha Sang-kwang | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
  | Defenders | Lim Jong-heon | Ilhwa Chunma |
  | Defenders | Cho Yoon-hwan | Yukong Elephants |
  | Defenders | Choi Yun-kyum | Yukong Elephants |
  | Defenders | Lee Young-ik | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
  | Midfielders | Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms |
  | Midfielders | Cho Duck-je | Daewoo Royals |
  | Midfielders | Kang Jae-soon | Hyundai Horang-i |
  | Forwards | Yoon Sang-chul | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
  | Forwards | Cho Keung-yeon | POSCO Atoms |
  | Forwards | Noh Soo-jin | Yukong Elephants |
  
  Source:
  
  