Korean League Cup

League Cup
Founded	1992
Abolished	2012
Region	Korea Republic
Number of teams	16
Last champions	Ulsan Hyundai (2011)
Most successful club(s)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (6th title)
2011 Korean League Cup

The League Cup was a Korean professional football competition.

The origin competition was the 'Professional Football Championship'. This tournament was played in 1986 and it can be seen as a forerunner of this competition.

From 1992 to 2011, League Cup had been named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:

Adidas Cup (1992–2002), sponsored by Adidas
Samsung Hauzen Cup (2004–2008), sponsored by Samsung Electronics
Peace Cup Korea (2009), sponsored by the Peace Cup Organizing Committee
Posco Cup (2010), sponsored by POSCO
Rush & Cash Cup (2011), sponsored by A&P Financial

From 1997 to 2000, there were supplementary League Cups:

Prospecs Cup (1997), sponsored by the LS Networks Company
Phillip Morris Korea Cup (1998), sponsored by the Phillip Morris Korea
Daehanhwajae Cup (1999–2000), sponsored by the now Lotte Insurance

Winners

Titles By Season

Season	Cup Titles	Winners	Runners-up
1986	Professional Football Championship	Hyundai Horangi	Daewoo Royals
1992	Adidas Cup	Ilhwa Chunma	LG Cheetahs
1993	Adidas Cup	POSCO Atoms	Hyundai Horang-i
1994	Adidas Cup	Yukong Elephants	LG Cheetahs
1995	Adidas Cup	Hyundai Horang-i	Ilhwa Chunma
1996	Adidas Cup	Bucheon Yukong	Pohang Atoms
1997	Adidas Cup	Pusan Daewoo Royals	Jeonnam Dragons
1997s	Prospecs Cup	Pusan Daewoo Royals	Pohang Steelers
1998	Adidas Korea Cup	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	Bucheon SK
1998s	Philip Morris Korea Cup	Pusan Daewoo Royals	Bucheon SK
1999	Adidas Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Anyang LG Cheetahs
1999s	Daehanhwajae Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Pusan Daewoo Royals
2000	Adidas Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2000s	Daehanhwajae Cup	Bucheon SK	Jeonnam Dragons
2001	Adidas Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Busan I'cons
2002	Adidas Cup	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
2003	No Competition
2004	Samsung Hauzen Cup	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Daejeon Citizen
2005	Samsung Hauzen Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
2006	Samsung Hauzen Cup	FC Seoul	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2007	Samsung Hauzen Cup	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	FC Seoul
2008	Samsung Hauzen Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Jeonnam Dragons
2009	Peace Cup Korea	Pohang Steelers	Busan I'Park
2010	Posco Cup	FC Seoul	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2011	Rush & Cash Cup	Ulsan Hyundai	Busan I'Park

Titles By Club

K-League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.^[1]

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Seasons	Runners-up Seasons
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6	0	1999, 1999s, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008
Ulsan Hyundai	5	3	1986, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2011	1993,2002, 2005
Busan IPark	3	5	1997, 1997s, 1998s	1986, 1999s, 2001, 2009, 2011
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	3	3	1992, 2002, 2004	1995, 2000, 2006
Jeju United	3	2	1994, 1996, 2000s	1998, 1998s
FC Seoul	2	4	2006, 2010	1992, 1994, 1999, 2007
Pohang Steelers	2	2	1993, 2009	1996, 1997s
Jeonnam Dragons	0	3		1997, 2000s, 2008
Daejeon Citizen	0	1		2004
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0	1		2010

Titles By City / Area

Since 1987 season : K-League introduced home and away matches system in 1987.

City / Area	Titles	Clubs
Suwon	6	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1999, 1999s, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008)
Seoul	4	Ilhwa Chunma (1992)
		Yukong Elephants (1994)
		FC Seoul (2006, 2010)
Ulsan	4	Hyundai Horangi (1995), Ulsan Hyundai Horangi (1998, 2007, 2011)
Busan	3	Pusan Daewoo Royals (1997, 1997s, 1998s)
Bucheon	2	Bucheon Yukong (1996), Bucheon SK, (2000s)
Seongnam	2	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002, 2004)
Pohang	2	POSCO Atoms (1993), Pohang Steelers (2009)

Titles By Province

Since 1987 season : K-League introduced home and away matches system in 1987.

Province	Titles	City / Area	Clubs
Capital Region	14	(6) Suwon	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1999, 1999s, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008)
		(4) Seoul	Ilhwa Chunma (1992)
			Yukong Elephants (1994)
			FC Seoul (2006, 2010 )
		(2) Bucheon	Bucheon Yukong (1996), Bucheon SK (2000s)
		(2) Seongnam	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002, 2004)
Gyeongsang Region	9	(4) Ulsan	Hyundai Horangi (1995), Ulsan Hyundai Horangi (1998, 2007, 2011 )
		(3) Busan	Pusan Daewoo Royals (1997, 1997s, 1998s)
		(2) Pohang	POSCO Atoms (1993), Pohang Steelers (2009)
Jeolla Region	0
Chungcheong Region	0
Gangwon Region	0
Jeju Region	0

^*Horang-i means tiger, Chunma means pegasus

References

↑ "The Official K-League Annual Report" (in Korean). K-League editorial division.

External links

Official K League website (Korean)
ROKfootball.com website
Footcoreen.com website (French)
Regular K-League news and player profiles
South Korea - List of Cup Winners

Football in South Korea

National Association League system

National teams	Men/Women results records U-23 (Olympic) Men U-20/Women U-20 Men U-17/Women U-17 Futsal Beach soccer

League competitions	K League Classic Challenge National League K3 League

Cup competitions	FA Cup All-Stars Cup National League Cup Challengers Cup

Reserves & academy	Reserves League University League K League Youth League

Defunct competitions	All Joseon Football Tournament (1921–1940) Kyungsung FC–Pyongyang FC rivalry (1929–1946) National Football Championship (1946–2000) Korean President's Cup (1952–2009) National Semi-Professional Football League (1964–2002) Korea Cup (1971–1999) Super Cup (1999–2006) League Cup (1986–2011)

List of clubs Champions List of venues Foreign K League players Foreign Korea National League players

K League

K League Classic (2016)	Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers Sangju Sangmu Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon FC Suwon Samsung Bluewings Ulsan Hyundai

K League Challenge (2016)	Ansan Mugunghwa FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark Chungju Hummel Daegu FC Daejeon Citizen Gangwon FC Goyang Zaicro FC Gyeongnam FC Seoul E-Land FC

Former clubs	Kookmin Bank (1983–1984) Hallelujah (1983–1985) Hanil Bank (1985–1986) Chonbuk Buffalo (1994)

Competitions	Championship Playoffs Promotion-Relegation Playoffs Super Cup (defunct) League Cup (defunct) Reserve League (defunct)

Players	K League Classic Foreign players K League Challenge Foreign players

Statistics	K League records and statistics Champions (K League Champions) 20–20 30–30 40–40 50–50 60–60

Awards	Most Valuable Player Manager of the Year Top Scorer Top Assistor Young Player of the Year Best XI FANtastic Player

K League seasons

K League Classic

Regular seasons	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship Playoff	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

K League Challenge

Korean League Cup seasons

Professional Football Championship	1986

Korean League Cup	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)	1997 1998 1999 2000

National football league cups around the world (FIFA)

Active	England Finland France Gibraltar Hong Kong Iceland India Israel Japan Latvia Northern Ireland Philippines Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Singapore South Africa Thailand Trinidad and Tobago United Arab Emirates Wales

Defunct	Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Hungary Japan (JSL) Korea Republic Poland Russia Spain Switzerland Tunisia Turkey Ukraine USSR

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