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K League Best XI
Award
Award
The K League Best XI is an award for the best eleven players in a K League season.
K League 1 award
Winners
Players marked bold won the Most Valuable Player award in that respective year.
| Season | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | KOR Cho Byung-deuk (Hallelujah) | KOR Park Sung-hwa (Hallelujah) | ||
| KOR Kim Chul-soo (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Chang Woe-ryong (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Lee Kang-jo (Yukong) | KOR Cho Kwang-rae (Daewoo) | |||
| KOR Park Chang-sun (Hallelujah) | KOR Park Yoon-ki (Yukong) | |||
| KOR Lee Kil-yong (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Lee Chun-seok (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Kim Yong-se (Yukong) | ||||
| 1984 | KOR Oh Yun-kyo (Yukong) | KOR Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo) | ||
| KOR Park Kyung-hoon (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Park Sung-hwa (Hallelujah) | ||||
| KOR Chung Jong-soo (Yukong) | KOR Park Chang-sun (Hallelujah) | |||
| KOR Huh Jung-moo (Hyundai) | ||||
| KOR Cho Young-jeung (Lucky-Goldstar) | KOR Choi Soon-ho (POSCO) | |||
| KOR Lee Tae-ho (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Baek Jong-chul (Hyundai) | ||||
| 1985 | KOR Kim Hyun-tae (Lucky-Goldstar) | KOR Chang Woe-ryong (Daewoo) | ||
| KOR Han Moon-bae (Lucky-Goldstar) | ||||
| KOR Kim Chul-soo (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai) | KOR Park Sang-in (Hallelujah) | |||
| KOR Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Park Hang-seo (Lucky-Goldstar) | KOR Kim Yong-se (Yukong) | |||
| THA Piyapong Pue-on (Lucky-Goldstar) | ||||
| KOR Kang Deuk-soo (Lucky-Goldstar) | ||||
| 1986 | KOR Kim Hyun-tae (Lucky-Goldstar) | KOR Kim Pyung-seok (Hyundai) | ||
| KOR Cho Young-jeung (Lucky-Goldstar) | ||||
| KOR Park No-bong (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai) | KOR Cho Min-kook (Lucky-Goldstar) | |||
| KOR Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Yoon Sung-hyo (Hanil) | KOR Kim Yong-se (Yukong) | |||
| KOR Chung Hae-won (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Ham Hyun-gi (Hyundai) | ||||
| 1987 | KOR Kim Poong-joo (Daewoo) | KOR Gu Sang-bum (Lucky-Goldstar) | ||
| KOR Choi Gi-bong (Yukong) | ||||
| KOR Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Park Kyung-hoon (POSCO) | KOR Kim Sam-soo (Hyundai) | |||
| KOR Noh Soo-jin (Yukong) | ||||
| KOR Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) | KOR Choi Sang-kook (POSCO) | |||
| KOR Chung Hae-won (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Kim Joo-sung (Daewoo) | ||||
| 1988 | KOR Oh Yun-kyo (Hyundai) | KOR Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai) | ||
| KOR Choi Tae-jin (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Son Hyung-sun (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Kang Tae-sik (POSCO) | KOR Choi Jin-han (Lucky-Goldstar) | |||
| KOR Kim Sang-ho (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Hwangbo Kwan (Yukong) | KOR Lee Kee-keun (POSCO) | |||
| KOR Ham Hyun-gi (Hyundai) | ||||
| KOR Shin Dong-chul (Yukong) | ||||
| 1989 | KOR Cha Sang-kwang (Lucky-Goldstar) | KOR Lim Jong-heon (Ilhwa) | ||
| KOR Cho Yoon-hwan (Yukong) | ||||
| KOR Choi Yun-kyum (Yukong) | ||||
| KOR Lee Young-ik (Lucky-Goldstar) | KOR Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) | |||
| KOR Cho Duck-je (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Kang Jae-soon (Hyundai) | KOR Yoon Sang-chul (Lucky-Goldstar) | |||
| KOR Cho Keung-yeon (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Noh Soo-jin (Yukong) | ||||
| 1990 | KOR Yoo Dae-soon (Yukong) | KOR Lim Jong-heon (Ilhwa) | ||
| KOR Choi Young-jun (Lucky-Goldstar) | ||||
| KOR Choi Tae-jin (Lucky-Goldstar) | ||||
| KOR Lee Jae-hee (Daewoo) | KOR Choi Jin-han (Lucky-Goldstar) | |||
| KOR Lee Heung-sil (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Choi Dae-shik (Lucky-Goldstar) | KOR Yoon Sang-chul (Lucky-Goldstar) | |||
| KOR Lee Tae-ho (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Song Ju-seok (Hyundai) | ||||
| 1991 | KOR Kim Poong-joo (Daewoo) | KOR Chung Yong-hwan (Daewoo) | ||
| KOR Park Hyun-yong (Daewoo) | ||||
| POL Tadeusz Świątek (Yukong) | KOR Kim Hyun-seok (Hyundai) | |||
| KOR Lee Young-jin (LG) | ||||
| KOR Kim Joo-sung (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Choi Kang-hee (Hyundai) | ||||
| KOR Lee Sang-yoon (Ilhwa) | KOR Lee Kee-keun (POSCO) | |||
| KOR Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa) | ||||
| 1992 | TJK Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa) | KOR Hong Myung-bo (POSCO) | ||
| KOR Lee Jong-hwa (Ilhwa) | ||||
| KOR Park Jung-bae (LG) | KOR Shin Hong-gi (Hyundai) | |||
| KOR Kim Hyun-Seok (Hyundai) | ||||
| KOR Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa) | ||||
| KOR Park Tae-ha (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Shin Dong-chul (Yukong) | KOR Park Chang-hyun (POSCO) | |||
| KOR Lim Keun-jae (LG) | ||||
| 1993 | TJK Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa) | KOR Choi Young-il (Hyundai) | ||
| KOR Lee Jong-hwa (Ilhwa) | ||||
| KOR Yoo Dong-kwan (POSCO) | KOR Kim Pan-keun (Daewoo) | |||
| KOR Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa) | ||||
| KOR Kim Dong-hae (LG) | ||||
| KOR Lee Sang-yoon (Ilhwa) | ||||
| KOR Kim Bong-gil (Yukong) | KOR Cha Sang-hae (POSCO) | |||
| KOR Yoon Sang-chul (LG) | ||||
| 1994 | TJK Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa) | KOR An Ik-soo (Ilhwa) | ||
| KOR Yoo Sang-chul (Hyundai) | ||||
| KOR Hong Myung-bo (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Huh Ki-tae (Yukong) | KOR Hwangbo Kwan (Yukong) | |||
| KOR Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa) | ||||
| KOR Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa) | KOR Yoon Sang-chul (LG) | |||
| FR Yugoslavia Rade Bogdanović (POSCO) | ||||
| KOR Kim Kyung-rae (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| 1995 | TJK Valeri Sarychev (Ilhwa) | KOR Choi Young-il (Hyundai) | ||
| KOR Hong Myung-bo (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Huh Ki-tae (Yukong) | KOR Ko Jeong-woon (Ilhwa) | |||
| KOR Kim Hyun-seok (Hyundai) | ||||
| KOR Shin Tae-yong (Ilhwa) | ||||
| BIH Amir Teljigović (Daewoo) | ||||
| KOR Kim Pan-keun (LG) | KOR Hwang Sun-hong (Pohang) | |||
| KOR Roh Sang-rae (Jeonnam) | ||||
| 1996 | KOR Kim Byung-ji (Ulsan) | KOR Yoon Sung-hyo (Suwon) | ||
| KOR Kim Joo-sung (Busan) | ||||
| KOR Huh Ki-tae (Bucheon) | KOR Shin Tae-yong (Cheonan) | |||
| ROM Pavel Badea (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Hong Myung-bo (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Ha Seok-ju (Busan) | ||||
| KOR Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan) | FR Yugoslavia Rade Bogdanović (Pohang) | |||
| RUS Sergey Burdin (Bucheon) | ||||
| 1997 | KOR Shin Bum-chul (Busan) | KOR Kim Joo-sung (Busan) | ||
| BRA Maciel (Jeonnam) | ||||
| KOR An Ik-soo (Pohang) | KOR Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan) | |||
| KOR Shin Jin-won (Daejeon) | ||||
| KOR Kim In-wan (Jeonnam) | ||||
| KOR Lee Jin-haeng (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Jung Jae-kwon (Busan) | FR Yugoslavia Radivoje Manić (Busan) | |||
| UKR Serhiy Skachenko (Jeonnam) | ||||
| 1998 | KOR Kim Byung-ji (Ulsan) | KOR An Ik-soo (Pohang) | ||
| BRA Maciel (Jeonnam) | ||||
| KOR Lee Lim-saeng (Bucheon) | KOR Ko Jong-soo (Suwon) | |||
| KOR Yoo Sang-chul (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Baek Seung-chul (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Ahn Jung-hwan (Busan) | ||||
| KOR Jung Jeong-soo (Ulsan) | KOR Kim Hyun-seok (Ulsan) | |||
| SCG Saša Drakulić (Suwon) | ||||
| 1999 | KOR Lee Woon-jae (Suwon) | KOR Kang Chul (Bucheon) | ||
| KOR Kim Joo-sung (Busan) | ||||
| BRA Maciel (Jeonnam) | ||||
| KOR Shin Hong-gi (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Seo Jung-won (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Ko Jong-soo (Suwon) | ||||
| RUS Denis Laktionov (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Ko Jeong-woon (Pohang) | KOR Ahn Jung-hwan (Busan) | |||
| FR Yugoslavia Saša Drakulić (Suwon) | ||||
| 2000 | KOR Shin Eui-son (Anyang) | KOR Kang Chul (Bucheon) | ||
| KOR Lee Lim-saeng (Bucheon) | ||||
| KOR Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam) | ||||
| BRA Maciel (Jeonnam) | BRA André Gaspar (Anyang) | |||
| KOR Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam) | ||||
| KOR Jeon Kyung-jun (Bucheon) | ||||
| RUS Denis Laktionov (Suwon) | KOR Choi Yong-soo (Anyang) | |||
| KOR Kim Do-hoon (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| 2001 | KOR Shin Eui-son (Anyang) | FR Yugoslavia Zoran Urumov (Busan) | ||
| KOR Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam) | ||||
| KOR Kim Yong-hee (Seongnam) | ||||
| KOR Lee Young-pyo (Anyang) | KOR Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam) | |||
| KOR Seo Jung-won (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Song Chong-gug (Busan) | ||||
| KOR Nam Ki-il (Bucheon) | KOR Woo Sung-yong (Busan) | |||
| BRA Sandro Cardoso (Suwon) | ||||
| 2002 | KOR Lee Woon-jae (Suwon) | KOR Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam) | ||
| KOR Kim Tae-young (Jeonnam) | ||||
| KOR Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Hong Myung-bo (Pohang) | KOR Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam) | |||
| KOR Yoo Sang-chul (Ulsan) | ||||
| BRA André Gaspar (Anyang) | ||||
| KOR Seo Jung-won (Suwon) | KOR Kim Dae-eui (Seongnam) | |||
| KOR Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan) | ||||
| 2003 | KOR Seo Dong-myung (Ulsan) | KOR Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk) | ||
| KOR Kim Tae-young (Jeonnam) | ||||
| KOR Kim Hyun-soo (Seongnam) | ||||
| BRA Rogério Pinheiro (Pohang) | KOR Shin Tae-yong (Seongnam) | |||
| KOR Lee Seong-nam (Seongnam) | ||||
| KOR Lee Kwan-woo (Daejeon) | ||||
| KOR Kim Nam-il (Jeonnam) | KOR Kim Do-hoon (Seongnam) | |||
| BRA Magno Alves (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| 2004 | KOR Lee Woon-jae (Suwon) | BRA Rogério Pinheiro (Pohang) | ||
| KOR Yoo Kyoung-youl (Ulsan) | ||||
| ARG Javier Martín Musa (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Kwak Hee-ju (Suwon) | KOR Kim Dong-jin (Seoul) | |||
| BRA André Luiz Tavares (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Kim Do-heon (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Kim Dae-eui (Suwon) | BRA Nádson (Suwon) | |||
| BRA Mota (Jeonnam) | ||||
| 2005 | KOR Kim Byung-ji (Pohang) | KOR Lim Joong-yong (Incheon) | ||
| KOR Yoo Kyoung-youl (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Cho Yong-hyung (Bucheon) | ||||
| KOR Kim Young-chul (Seongnam) | KOR Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan) | |||
| KOR Lee Ho (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Kim Do-heon (Seongnam) | ||||
| KOR Cho Won-hee (Suwon) | KOR Park Chu-young (Seoul) | |||
| BRA Leandro Machado (Ulsan) | ||||
| 2006 | KOR Park Ho-jin (Suwon) | KOR Jang Hak-young (Seongnam) | ||
| CRO Mato Neretljak (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Choi Jin-cheul (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kim Young-chul (Seongnam) | KOR Kim Do-heon (Seongnam) | |||
| KOR Lee Kwan-woo (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Baek Ji-hoon (Suwon) | ||||
| BRA Popó (Busan) | KOR Woo Sung-yong (Seongnam) | |||
| KOR Kim Eun-jung (Seoul) | ||||
| 2007 | KOR Kim Byung-ji (Seoul) | BRA Adilson (Seoul) | ||
| CRO Mato Neretljak (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Hwang Jae-won (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Jang Hak-young (Seongnam) | BRA André Luiz Tavares (Pohang) | |||
| KOR Lee Kwan-woo (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Kim Gi-dong (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Kim Do-heon (Seongnam) | KOR Lee Keun-ho (Daegu) | |||
| BRA Caboré (Gyeongnam) | ||||
| 2008 | KOR Lee Woon-jae (Suwon) | BRA Adilson (Seoul) | ||
| CRO Mato Neretljak (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Park Dong-hyuk (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Choi Hyo-jin (Pohang) | KOR Kim Hyeung-bum (Jeonbuk) | |||
| KOR Cho Won-hee (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Ki Sung-yueng (Seoul) | ||||
| KOR Lee Chung-yong (Seoul) | KOR Lee Keun-ho (Daegu) | |||
| BRA Edu (Suwon) | ||||
| 2009 | KOR Shin Hwa-yong (Pohang) | KOR Kim Sang-sik (Jeonbuk) | ||
| KOR Kim Hyung-il (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Hwang Jae-won (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Choi Hyo-jin (Pohang) | KOR Choi Tae-uk (Jeonbuk) | |||
| KOR Ki Sung-yueng (Seoul) | ||||
| KOR Kim Jung-woo (Seongnam) | ||||
| BRA Eninho (Jeonbuk) | KOR Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) | |||
| BRA Denilson (Pohang) | ||||
| 2010 | KOR Kim Yong-dae (Seoul) | BRA Adilson (Seoul) | ||
| KOR Hong Jeong-ho (Jeju) | ||||
| AUS Sasa Ognenovski (Seongnam) | ||||
| KOR Choi Hyo-jin (Seoul) | COL Mauricio Molina (Seongnam) | |||
| KOR Yoon Bit-garam (Gyeongnam) | ||||
| KOR Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju) | ||||
| BRA Eninho (Jeonbuk) | KOR Kim Eun-jung (Jeju) | |||
| MNE Dejan Damjanović (Seoul) | ||||
| 2011 | KOR Kim Young-kwang (Ulsan) | KOR Park Won-jae (Jeonbuk) | ||
| KOR Kwak Tae-hwi (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Cho Sung-hwan (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk) | KOR Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon) | |||
| KOR Yoon Bit-garam (Gyeongnam) | ||||
| KOR Ha Dae-sung (Seoul) | ||||
| BRA Eninho (Jeonbuk) | KOR Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) | |||
| MNE Dejan Damjanović (Seoul) | ||||
| 2012 | KOR Kim Yong-dae (Seoul) | BRA Adilson (Seoul) | ||
| KOR Jung In-whan (Incheon) | ||||
| KOR Kwak Tae-hwi (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Kim Chang-soo (Busan) | COL Mauricio Molina (Seoul) | |||
| KOR Ha Dae-sung (Seoul) | ||||
| KOR Hwang Jin-sung (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan) | KOR Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) | |||
| MNE Dejan Damjanović (Seoul) | ||||
| 2013 | KOR Kim Seung-gyu (Ulsan) | BRA Adilson (Seoul) | ||
| KOR Kim Chi-gon (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Kim Won-il (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Lee Yong (Ulsan) | KOR Ko Moo-yeol (Pohang) | |||
| KOR Lee Myung-joo (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Ha Dae-sung (Seoul) | ||||
| BRA Leonardo (Jeonbuk) | KOR Kim Shin-wook (Ulsan) | |||
| MNE Dejan Damjanović (Seoul) | ||||
| 2014 | KOR Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk) | KOR Hong Chul (Suwon) | ||
| KOR Kim Ju-young (Seoul) | ||||
| AUS Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Cha Du-ri (Seoul) | KOR Lim Sang-hyub (Busan) | |||
| KOR Koh Myong-jin (Seoul) | ||||
| KOR Lee Seung-gi (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Han Kyo-won (Jeonbuk) | KOR Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) | |||
| BRA Júnior Santos (Suwon) | ||||
| 2015 | KOR Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk) | KOR Hong Chul (Suwon) | ||
| CRO Matej Jonjić (Incheon) | ||||
| KOR Kim Kee-hee (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Cha Du-ri (Seoul) | KOR Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon) | |||
| KOR Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kwon Chang-hoon (Suwon) | ||||
| KOR Song Jin-hyung (Jeju) | KOR Lee Dong-gook (Jeonbuk) | |||
| BRA Adriano Michael Jackson (Seoul) | ||||
| 2016 | KOR Kwoun Sun-tae (Jeonbuk) | KOR Chung Woon (Jeju) | ||
| ESP Osmar (Seoul) | ||||
| CRO Matej Jonjić (Incheon) | ||||
| KOR Ko Kwang-min (Seoul) | BRA Leonardo (Jeonbuk) | |||
| KOR Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kwon Chang-hoon (Suwon) | ||||
| BRA Ricardo Lopes (Jeonbuk) | KOR Jung Jo-gook (Gwangju) | |||
| BRA Adriano Michael Jackson (Seoul) | ||||
| 2017 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) | KOR Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk) | ||
| KOR Kim Min-jae (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Oh Ban-suk (Jeju) | ||||
| KOR Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk) | KOR Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon) | |||
| KOR Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Lee Chang-min (Jeju) | ||||
| KOR Lee Seung-gi (Jeonbuk) | BRA Johnathan Goiano (Suwon) | |||
| KOR Lee Keun-ho (Gangwon) | ||||
| 2018 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) | KOR Hong Chul (Suwon) | ||
| KOR Kim Min-jae (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| AUT Richard Windbichler (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Lee Yong (Jeonbuk) | BRA Negueba (Gyeongnam) | |||
| KOR Choi Young-jun (Gyeongnam) | ||||
| CRC Elías Aguilar (Incheon) | ||||
| BRA Ricardo Lopes (Jeonbuk) | BRA Marcão (Gyeongnam) | |||
| BRA Júnior Negrão (Ulsan) | ||||
| 2019 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) | KOR Hong Chul (Suwon) | ||
| KOR Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Lee Yong (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan) | KOR Moon Seon-min (Jeonbuk) | |||
| KOR Kim Bo-kyung (Ulsan) | ||||
| BRA Cesinha (Daegu) | ||||
| BRA Wanderson (Pohang) | AUS Adam Taggart (Suwon) | |||
| BRA Júnior Negrão (Ulsan) | ||||
| 2020 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) | KOR Kang Sang-woo (Pohang) | ||
| KOR Kwon Kyung-won (Sangju) | ||||
| KOR Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan) | KOR Han Kyo-won (Jeonbuk) | |||
| KOR Son Jun-ho (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| BRA Cesinha (Daegu) | ||||
| SRB Aleksandar Paločević (Pohang) | BRA Júnior Negrão (Ulsan) | |||
| RUS Stanislav Iljutcenko (Pohang) | ||||
| 2021 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) | KOR Lee Ki-je (Suwon) | ||
| NED Dave Bulthuis (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kang Sang-woo (Pohang) | KOR Lim Sang-hyub (Pohang) | |||
| GEO Valeri Qazaishvili (Ulsan) | ||||
| BRA Cesinha (Daegu) | ||||
| KOR Lee Dong-jun (Ulsan) | KOR Joo Min-kyu (Jeju) | |||
| SAF Lars Veldwijk (Suwon FC) | ||||
| 2022 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) | KOR Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk) | ||
| KOR Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Park Jin-seob (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan) | KOR Kim Dae-won (Gangwon) | |||
| KOR Sin Jin-ho (Pohang) | ||||
| BRA Cesinha (Daegu) | ||||
| KOR Lee Chung-yong (Ulsan) | KOR Cho Gue-sung (Jeonbuk) | |||
| KOR Joo Min-kyu (Jeju) | ||||
| 2023 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) | BRA Wanderson (Pohang) | ||
| KOR Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan) | ||||
| AUS Alex Grant (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Seol Young-woo (Ulsan) | GNB Gerso Fernandes (Incheon) | |||
| BRA Oberdan (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Lee Soon-min (Gwangju) | ||||
| KOR Um Won-sang (Ulsan) | KOR Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan) | |||
| BRA Zeca (Pohang) | ||||
| 2024 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) | KOR Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan) | ||
| KOR Park Seung-wook (Gimcheon) | ||||
| KOR Kim Kee-hee (Ulsan) | ||||
| KOR Hwang Mun-ki (Gangwon) | BRA Anderson Oliveira (Suwon FC) | |||
| KOR Ko Seung-beom (Ulsan) | ||||
| BRA Oberdan (Pohang) | ||||
| KOR Yang Min-hyeok (Gangwon) | KOR Lee Dong-gyeong (Gimcheon) | |||
| KOR Lee Sang-heon (Gangwon) | ||||
| 2025 | KOR Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk) | KOR Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon) | ||
| KOR Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| JOR Yazan Al-Arab (Seoul) | ||||
| KOR Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon) | KOR Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk) | |||
| KOR Park Jin-seob (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kim Jin-gyu (Jeonbuk) | ||||
| KOR Kang Sang-yoon (Jeonbuk) | SYR Pablo Sabbag (Suwon FC) | |||
| KOR Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan) |
Appearances by player
| Player | Apps | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Shin Tae-yong | 9 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 | Ilhwa Chunma (4) |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (1) | |||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (4) | |||
| KOR Jo Hyeon-woo | 8 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | Daegu FC (3) |
| Ulsan Hyundai (4) | |||
| Ulsan HD (1) | |||
| KOR Kim Hyun-seok | 6 | 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | Hyundai Horang-i (3) |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (3) | |||
| TJKKOR Shin Eui-son | |||
| (Valeri Sarychev) | 6 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001 | Ilhwa Chunma (4) |
| Anyang LG Cheetahs (2) | |||
| KOR Lee Heung-sil | 5 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 | POSCO Atoms (5) |
| KOR Kim Joo-sung | 5 | 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999 | Daewoo Royals (2) |
| Busan Daewoo Royals (3) | |||
| KOR Hong Myung-bo | 5 | 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002 | POSCO Atoms (2) |
| Pohang Atoms (2) | |||
| Pohang Steelers (1) | |||
| BRA Adilson | 5 | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 | FC Seoul (5) |
| KOR Lee Dong-gook | 5 | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (5) |
| KOR Hong Jeong-ho | 5 | 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025 | Jeju United (1) |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (4) | |||
| KOR Choi Kang-hee | 4 | 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991 | Hyundai Horang-i (4) |
| KOR Yoon Sang-chul | 4 | 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (2) |
| LG Cheetahs (2) | |||
| KOR Ko Jeong-woon | 4 | 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999 | Ilhwa Chunma (3) |
| Pohang Steelers (1) | |||
| KOR Kim Hyun-soo | 4 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (4) |
| KOR Kim Byung-ji | 4 | 1996, 1998, 2005, 2007 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (2) |
| Pohang Steelers (1) | |||
| FC Seoul (1) | |||
| KOR Kim Do-heon | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (3) |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1) | |||
| KOR Lee Woon-jae | 4 | 1999, 2002, 2004, 2008 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4) |
| MNE Dejan Damjanović | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | FC Seoul (4) |
| KOR Lee Keun-ho | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017 | Daegu FC (2) |
| Ulsan Hyundai (1) | |||
| Gangwon FC (1) | |||
| KOR Hong Chul | 4 | 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (4) |
| BRA Cesinha | 4 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 | Daegu FC (4) |
Appearances by nationality

| Nation | Apps | Total | 473 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR South Korea | 378 | |||
| BRA Brazil | 50 | |||
| FRY FR Yugoslavia | 6 | |||
| CRO Croatia | 5 | |||
| TJK Tajikistan | 4 | |||
| MNE Montenegro | 4 | |||
| RUS Russia | 4 | |||
| AUS Australia | 4 | |||
| COL Colombia | 2 | |||
| 16 nations | 1 |
K League 2 award
Players marked bold won the Most Valuable Player award in that respective year.
| Season | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | KOR Kim Ho-jun (Sangju) | KOR Choi Chul-soon (Sangju) | ||
| KOR Kim Hyung-il (Sangju) | ||||
| KOR Lee Jae-seong (Sangju) | ||||
| KOR Oh Beom-seok (Police) | KOR Yeom Ki-hun (Police) | |||
| KOR Lee Ho (Sangju) | ||||
| KOR Choi Jin-soo (Anyang) | ||||
| KOR Kim Young-hoo (Police) | KOR Lee Keun-ho (Sangju) | |||
| BRA Wesley Alex (Goyang) | ||||
| 2014 | KOR Park Ju-won (Daejeon) | KOR Lee Jae-kwon (Ansan) | ||
| KOR Heo Jae-won (Daegu) | ||||
| KOR Yoon Won-il (Daejeon) | ||||
| KOR Rim Chang-woo (Daejeon) | KOR Kim Ho-nam (Gwangju) | |||
| KOR Lee Yong-rae (Ansan) | ||||
| KOR Choi Jin-soo (Anyang) | ||||
| KOR Choi Jin-ho (Gangwon) | BRA Adriano Michael Jackson (Daejeon) | |||
| BRA Wesley Alex (Gangwon) | ||||
| 2015 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) | KOR Park Jin-po (Sangju) | ||
| KOR Shin Hyung-min (Ansan) | ||||
| KOR Kang Min-soo (Sangju) | ||||
| KOR Lee Yong (Sangju) | KOR Ko Kyung-min (Anyang) | |||
| KOR Lee Seung-gi (Sangju) | ||||
| KOR Cho Won-hee (Seoul E) | ||||
| KOR Kim Jae-sung (Seoul E) | BRA Johnathan Goiano (Daegu) | |||
| KOR Joo Min-kyu (Seoul E) | ||||
| 2016 | KOR Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu) | KOR Jeong Woo-jae (Daegu) | ||
| KOR Hwang Jae-won (Daegu) | ||||
| KOR Lee Han-saem (Gangwon) | ||||
| KOR Jung Seung-yong (Gangwon) | BRA Waguininho (Bucheon) | |||
| KOR Lee Hyun-seung (Ansan) | ||||
| KOR Hwang In-beom (Daejeon) | ||||
| BRA Cesinha (Daegu) | KOR Kim Dong-chan (Daejeon) | |||
| BRA Willian Popp (Busan) | ||||
| 2017 | KOR Lee Bum-soo (Gyeongnam) | KOR Choi Jae-soo (Gyeongnam) | ||
| KOR Park Ji-soo (Gyeongnam) | ||||
| CRO Ivan Herceg (Gyeongnam) | ||||
| KOR Woo Joo-sung (Gyeongnam) | KOR Jung Won-jin (Gyeongnam) | |||
| KOR Hwang In-beom (Daejeon) | ||||
| KOR Moon Ki-han (Bucheon) | ||||
| KOR Bae Ki-jong (Gyeongnam) | BRA Marcão (Gyeongnam) | |||
| KOR Lee Jeong-hyeop (Busan) | ||||
| 2018 | KOR Kim Young-kwang (Seoul E) | KOR Seo Bo-min (Seongnam) | ||
| KOR Yun Young-sun (Seongnam) | ||||
| KOR Lee Han-saem (Asan) | ||||
| KOR Kim Moon-hwan (Busan) | BRA Rômulo (Busan) | |||
| KOR Hwang In-beom (Daejeon) | ||||
| KOR Lee Myung-joo (Asan) | ||||
| KOR Ahn Hyeon-beom (Asan) | KOR Na Sang-ho (Gwangju) | |||
| ROM Aurelian Chițu (Daejeon) | ||||
| 2019 | KOR Yoon Pyeong-gook (Gwangju) | KOR Lee Euddeum (Gwangju) | ||
| BRA Nilson Júnior (Bucheon) | ||||
| UZB Rustam Ashurmatov (Gwangju) | ||||
| KOR Kim Moon-hwan (Busan) | KOR Kim Sang-won (Anyang) | |||
| BRA Alex Lima (Anyang) | ||||
| KOR Lee Dong-jun (Busan) | ||||
| BRA Rômulo (Busan) | KOR Cho Gue-sung (Anyang) | |||
| NGA Chisom Egbuchulam (Suwon FC) | ||||
| 2020 | KOR Oh Seung-hoon (Jeju) | KOR Jeong Woo-jae (Jeju) | ||
| KOR Chung Woon (Jeju) | ||||
| KOR Cho Yu-min (Suwon FC) | ||||
| KOR Ahn Hyeon-beom (Jeju) | KOR Gong Min-hyun (Jeju) | |||
| KOR Lee Chang-min (Jeju) | ||||
| KOR Kim Young-uk (Jeju) | ||||
| KOR Baek Sung-dong (Gyeongnam) | PRK An Byong-jun (Suwon FC) | |||
| BRA Leandro Ribeiro (Seoul E) | ||||
| 2021 | KOR Gu Sung-yun (Gimcheon) | KOR Seo Young-jae (Daejeon) | ||
| KOR Jung Seung-hyun (Gimcheon) | ||||
| KOR Joo Hyeon-woo (Anyang) | ||||
| KOR Choi Jun (Busan) | KOR Kim Kyung-jung (Anyang) | |||
| KOR Kim Hyeon-uk (Jeonnam) | ||||
| KOR Park Jin-seob (Daejeon) | ||||
| JPN Masatoshi Ishida (Daejeon) | PRK An Byong-jun (Busan) | |||
| CRC Jonathan Moya (Anyang) | ||||
| 2022 | KOR Kim Kyeong-min (Gwangju) | KOR Cho Hyun-taek (Bucheon) | ||
| KOR Ahn Young-kyu (Gwangju) | ||||
| KOR Cho Yu-min (Daejeon) | ||||
| KOR Doo Hyeon-seok (Gwangju) | BRA Willyan (Daejeon) | |||
| KOR Park Han-bin (Gwangju) | ||||
| KOR Lee Soon-min (Gwangju) | ||||
| KOR Eom Ji-sung (Gwangju) | KOR Yu Kang-hyun (Chungnam Asan) | |||
| BRA Tiago Orobó (Gyeongnam) | ||||
| 2023 | KOR Koo Sang-min (Busan) | KOR Kim Dong-jin (Anyang) | ||
| KOR Lee Han-do (Busan) | ||||
| KOR Lee Sang-min (Gimcheon) | ||||
| KOR Choi Jun (Busan) | KOR Kim Jin-gyu (Gimcheon) | |||
| BRA Valdívia (Jeonnam) | ||||
| KOR Won Du-jae (Gimcheon) | ||||
| KOR Mo Jae-hyeon (Gyeongnam) | COL Luis Mina (Gimpo) | |||
| BRA Jorge Teixeira (Chungbuk Cheongju) | ||||
| 2024 | KOR Kim Da-sol (Anyang) | KOR Kim Dong-jin (Anyang) | ||
| ESP Osmar (Seoul E) | ||||
| KOR Lee Chang-yong (Anyang) | ||||
| KOR Lee Tae-hee (Anyang) | COL Luis Mina (Gimpo) | |||
| KOR Kim Jeong-hyun (Anyang) | ||||
| BRA Valdívia (Jeonnam) | ||||
| BRA Juninho Rocha (Chungnam Asan) | BRA Matheus Oliveira (Anyang) | |||
| BRA Bruno Mota (Cheonan) | ||||
| 2025 | KOR Min Seong-jun (Incheon) | KOR Lee Ju-yong (Incheon) | ||
| KOR Kim Geon-hui (Incheon) | ||||
| BRA Venício Tomás (Seongnam) | ||||
| KOR Shin Jae-won (Seongnam) | GNB Gerso Fernandes (Incheon) | |||
| KOR Lee Myung-joo (Incheon) | ||||
| BRA Valdívia (Jeonnam) | ||||
| BRA Euller (Seoul E) | MNE Stefan Mugoša (Incheon) | |||
| COL Leonardo Acevedo (Seongnam) |
Special selections
| Period | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url=https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20030801/7969548/1 | script-title=ko:[프로축구]80년대 vs 90년대 축구 왕별들 뜬다…15일 OB 올스타전 | publisher=Dong-A Ilbo | language=ko | date=2003-08-01 | access-date=2022-10-31}} | KOR Cho Byung-deuk | KOR Choi Kang-hee |
| KOR Chung Yong-hwan | |||||||
| KOR Park Sung-hwa | |||||||
| KOR Park Kyung-hoon | KOR Huh Jung-moo | ||||||
| KOR Cho Kwang-rae | |||||||
| KOR Park Chang-sun | |||||||
| KOR Lee Heung-sil | KOR Choi Soon-ho | ||||||
| KOR Chung Hae-won | |||||||
| '90s | KOR Cha Sang-kwang | KOR Shin Hong-gi | |||||
| KOR Kim Pan-keun | |||||||
| KOR Choi Young-il | |||||||
| KOR Gu Sang-bum | KOR Ko Jeong-woon | ||||||
| KOR Lee Young-jin | |||||||
| KOR Choi Moon-sik | |||||||
| KOR Hwangbo Kwan | KOR Hwang Sun-hong | ||||||
| KOR Kim Joo-sung | |||||||
| 30th anniversary | |||||||
| (1983–2013) | TJKKOR Shin Eui-son | ||||||
| (Valeri Sarychev) | KOR Choi Kang-hee | ||||||
| KOR Kim Tae-young | |||||||
| KOR Hong Myung-bo | |||||||
| KOR Park Kyung-hoon | KOR Kim Joo-sung | ||||||
| KOR Shin Tae-yong | |||||||
| KOR Yoo Sang-chul | |||||||
| KOR Seo Jung-won | KOR Hwang Sun-hong | ||||||
| KOR Choi Soon-ho |
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