1998 K League Championship
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1998 K League Championship is postseason championship playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 1st to 4th in the 1998 K League. First Round is played over one leg, with 3rd playing 4th and winner playing with 2nd over two legs. Final is played over two legs with winner of semi-finals and 1st team.
Contents
Participation teams
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | WG | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 31 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 |
| 2. | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 28 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 |
| 3. | Pohang Steelers | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 23 | +11 |
| 4. | Chunnam Dragons | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 20 | +1 |
Bracket
| First Round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (p) | 2 2 agg 4 (4) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Pohang Steelers (p) | 0 (5) | 3 | Pohang Steelers | 3 1 agg 4 (1) | ||||||||
| 4 | Chunnam Dragons | 0 (3) | 2 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0 0 agg 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 0 agg 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | bye | |||||||||||
First round
Pohang vs Chunnam
| Pohang Steelers | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Chunnam Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Ko Byung-Woon  Baek Seung-Chul Kim Myung-Gon Oh Myung-Kwan Ahn Ik-Soo |
5 – 3 | Roh Sang-Rae Yoo Dong-Woo Kim Dong-Woo Oh Joo-Po |
|
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 11,019 |
Semi-finals
Pohang vs Ulsan
| Pohang Steelers | 3 – 2 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
|---|---|---|
Kim Myung-Gon  57'Choi Moon-Sik 89'Baek Seung-Chul 90+6' |
Report | Jung Jeong-Soo 16' Kim Jong-Kun 90+3' |
|
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 17,216 |
Ulsan vs Pohang
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2 – 1 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Hyun-Seok 71' Kim Byung-Ji 90' |
Report | Park Tae-Ha 85' |
|
Ulsan Civic Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 31,350 |
Final
Ulsan vs Suwon
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0 – 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shin Hong-Gi 61' |
|
Ulsan Civic Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 35,830 |
Suwon vs Ulsan
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 – 0 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Suwon Civil Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 36,456 |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings won the 1998 K League by the aggregate score of 1-0.
References
- K League news (Korean)
- K League match report (Korean)
- RSSSF.com
