1997 K League

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.^[1]

Rapido Cup
Professional Football League
Season	1997
Dates	26 April – 25 October 1997
Champions	Busan Daewoo Royals (4th title)
Asian Club Championship	Busan Daewoo Royals Pohang Steelers
Cup Winners' Cup	Jeonnam Dragons
Matches played	90
Goals scored	232 (2.58 per match)
Best Player	Kim Joo-sung
Top goalscorer	Kim Hyun-seok (9 goals)
← 1996 1998 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Busan Daewoo Royals (C)	18	11	4	3	24	9	+15	37	Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
2	Jeonnam Dragons	18	10	6	2	26	13	+13	36	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup
3	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	18	8	6	4	28	21	+7	30
4	Pohang Steelers	18	8	6	4	25	22	+3	30	Qualification for the Asian Club Championship^[a]
5	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	18	7	7	4	23	23	0	28
6	Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos	18	6	8	4	32	25	+7	26
7	Daejeon Citizen	18	3	7	8	21	25	−4	16
8	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	18	2	7	9	19	31	−12	13
9	Anyang LG Cheetahs	18	1	8	9	15	27	−12	11
10	Bucheon SK	18	2	5	11	19	36	−17	11

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion
Notes:

Source:^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c 1997 프로축구'대우의 해'사상 첫 전관왕 위업. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 October 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c 프로축구 김주성 MVP 신진원 신인왕. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 20 November 1997.
^ [프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표) (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 1 December 2014.