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K League Most Valuable Player Award

Football award for players in K League

Summary

Football award for players in K League

The K League Most Valuable Player Award is a football award for players in K League. The award is given to the player deemed the most valuable player in the league each season.

Winners

K League 1 award

Lee Dong-gook is a four-time winner of the [[K League 1]] MVP award.

Shin Tae-yong is a two-time winner of the [[K League 1]] MVP award.

Season	Player	Position	Club
1983	KOR Park Sung-hwa	Defender	Hallelujah FC
1984	KOR Park Chang-sun	Midfielder	Daewoo Royals
1985	KOR Han Moon-bae	Defender	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
1986	KOR Lee Heung-sil	Midfielder	POSCO Atoms
1987	KOR Chung Hae-won	Forward	Daewoo Royals
1988	KOR Park Kyung-hoon	Defender	POSCO Atoms
1989	KOR Noh Soo-jin	Forward	Yukong Elephants
1990	KOR Choi Jin-han	Midfielder	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
1991	KOR Chung Yong-hwan	Defender	Daewoo Royals
1992	KOR Hong Myung-bo	Defender	POSCO Atoms
1993	KOR Lee Sang-yoon	Midfielder	Ilhwa Chunma
1994	KOR Ko Jeong-woon	Midfielder	Ilhwa Chunma
1995	KOR Shin Tae-yong	Midfielder	Ilhwa Chunma
1996	KOR Kim Hyun-seok	Midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
1997	KOR Kim Joo-sung	Defender	Busan Daewoo Royals
1998	KOR Ko Jong-soo	Midfielder	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1999	KOR Ahn Jung-hwan	Forward	Busan Daewoo Royals
2000	KOR Choi Yong-soo	Forward	Anyang LG Cheetahs
2001	KOR Shin Tae-yong (2)	Midfielder	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2002	KOR Kim Dae-eui	Forward	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2003	KOR Kim Do-hoon	Forward	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2004	BRA Nádson	Forward	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2005	KOR Lee Chun-soo	Midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
2006	KOR Kim Do-heon	Midfielder	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2007	BRA André Luiz Tavares	Midfielder	Pohang Steelers
2008	KOR Lee Woon-jae	Goalkeeper	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2009	KOR Lee Dong-gook	Forward	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2010	KOR Kim Eun-jung	Forward	Jeju United
2011	KOR Lee Dong-gook (2)	Forward	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2012	MNE Dejan Damjanović	Forward	FC Seoul
2013	KOR Kim Shin-wook	Forward	Ulsan Hyundai
2014	KOR Lee Dong-gook (3)	Forward	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2015	KOR Lee Dong-gook (4)	Forward	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2016	KOR Jung Jo-gook	Forward	Gwangju FC
2017	KOR Lee Jae-sung	Midfielder	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2018	BRA Marcão	Forward	Gyeongnam FC
2019	KOR Kim Bo-kyung	Midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai
2020	KOR Son Jun-ho	Midfielder	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2021	KOR Hong Jeong-ho	Defender	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2022	KOR Lee Chung-yong	Midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai
2023	KOR Kim Young-gwon	Defender	Ulsan Hyundai
2024	KOR Jo Hyeon-woo	Goalkeeper	Ulsan HD
2025	KOR Lee Dong-gyeong	Midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu
Ulsan HD

K League 2 award

An Byong-jun is a two-time winner of the [[K League 2]] MVP award.

Season	Player	Position	Club
2013	KOR Lee Keun-ho	Forward	Sangju Sangmu
2014	BRA Adriano Michael Jackson	Forward	Daejeon Citizen
2015	BRA Johnathan Goiano	Forward	Daegu FC
2016	KOR Kim Dong-chan	Forward	Daejeon Citizen
2017	BRA Marcão	Forward	Gyeongnam FC
2018	KOR Na Sang-ho	Forward	Gwangju FC
2019	KOR Lee Dong-jun	Midfielder	Busan IPark
2020	PRK An Byong-jun	Forward	Suwon FC
2021	PRK An Byong-jun (2)	Forward	Busan IPark
2022	KOR Ahn Young-kyu	Defender	Gwangju FC
2023	BRA Valdívia	Midfielder	Jeonnam Dragons
2024	BRA Matheus Oliveira	Forward	FC Anyang
2025	GNB Gerso Fernandes	Forward	Incheon United

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