{{infobox football tournament | name = Korean League Cup | logo = | caption = | organiser = K League Federation | founded = 1992 | abolished = 2012 | region = South Korea | number of teams = | most titles = | most successful club = {{nowrap|Suwon Samsung Bluewings}}<br>(6 titles) | broadcasters = | motto = | website = | current = }} The '''Korean League Cup''' was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012.
==Sponsorship== {| class="wikitable" !Sponsor!!Season!!Competition |- !colspan="3"|Regular cup |- |Adidas||1992–2002||Adidas Cup |- |Samsung Electronics||2004–2008||Samsung Hauzen Cup |- |Unification Church||2009||Peace Cup Korea |- |POSCO||2010||POSCO Cup |- |A&P Financial||2011||Rush & Cash Cup |- !colspan="3"|Supplementary cup |- |LS Networks||1997||Pro-Specs Cup |- |Phillip Morris Korea||1998||Phillip Morris Korea Cup |- |Daehan Fire Insurance||1999–2000||Daehan Fire Insurance Cup |}
== Results == ===Finals=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Edition!!Season!!Competition!!Champions!!Score!!Runners-up |- |1||1986 |align="left"|Professional Football Championship||align=left|Hyundai Horang-i||''Round-robin''||align=left|Daewoo Royals |- |rowspan="2"|2||rowspan="2"|1992 |rowspan="2" align="left"|Adidas Cup||rowspan="2" align=left|Ilhwa Chunma||2–2||rowspan="2" align=left|LG Cheetahs |- |2–0 |- |3||1993 |align="left"|Adidas Cup||align=left|POSCO Atoms||''Round-robin''||align=left|Hyundai Horang-i |- |4||1994 |align="left"|Adidas Cup||align=left|Yukong Elephants||''Round-robin''||align=left|LG Cheetahs |- |5||1995 |align="left"|Adidas Cup||align=left|Hyundai Horang-i||''Round-robin''||align=left|Ilhwa Chunma |- |6||1996 |align="left"|Adidas Cup||align=left|Bucheon Yukong||''Round-robin''||align=left|Pohang Atoms |- |7||1997 |align="left"|Adidas Cup||align=left|Busan Daewoo Royals||''Round-robin''||align=left|Jeonnam Dragons |- |rowspan="2"|8||rowspan="2"|1997+ |rowspan="2" align="left"|Pro-Specs Cup||rowspan="2" align=left|Busan Daewoo Royals||1–1||rowspan="2" align=left|Pohang Steelers |- |2–0 |- |rowspan="2"|9||rowspan="2"|1998 |rowspan="2" align="left"|Adidas Korea Cup||rowspan="2" align=left|Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i||0–0||rowspan="2" align=left|Bucheon SK |- |2–1 {{aet}} |- |10||1998+ |align="left"|Philip Morris Korea Cup||align=left|Busan Daewoo Royals||''Round-robin''||align=left|Bucheon SK |- |rowspan="2"|11||rowspan="2"|1999+ |rowspan="2" align="left"|Daehan Fire Insurance Cup||rowspan="2" align=left|Suwon Samsung Bluewings||1–0||rowspan="2" align=left|Busan Daewoo Royals |- |1–1 |- |12||1999 |align="left"|Adidas Cup||align=left|Suwon Samsung Bluewings||4–2||align=left|Anyang LG Cheetahs |- |13||2000+ |align="left"|Daehan Fire Insurance Cup||align=left|Bucheon SK||2–1 {{aet}}||align=left|Jeonnam Dragons |- |14||2000 |align="left"|Adidas Cup||align=left|Suwon Samsung Bluewings||1–0||align=left|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |- |rowspan="2"|15||rowspan="2"|2001 |rowspan="2" align="left"|Adidas Cup||rowspan="2" align=left|Suwon Samsung Bluewings||2–0||rowspan="2" align=left|Busan I'Cons |- |1–1 |- |rowspan="2"|16||rowspan="2"|2002 |rowspan="2" align="left"|Adidas Cup||rowspan="2" align=left|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma||3–1||rowspan="2" align=left|Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |- |1–1 |- |17||2004 |align="left"|Samsung Hauzen Cup||align=left|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma||''Round-robin''||align=left|Daejeon Citizen |- |18||2005 |align="left"|Samsung Hauzen Cup||align=left|Suwon Samsung Bluewings||''Round-robin''||align=left|Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |- |19||2006 |align="left"|Samsung Hauzen Cup||align=left|FC Seoul||''Round-robin''||align=left|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |- |20||2007 |align="left"|Samsung Hauzen Cup||align=left|Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i||2–1||align=left|FC Seoul |- |21||2008 |align="left"|Samsung Hauzen Cup||align=left|Suwon Samsung Bluewings||2–0||align=left|Jeonnam Dragons |- |rowspan="2"|22||rowspan="2"|2009 |rowspan="2" align="left"|Peace Cup Korea||rowspan="2" align=left|Pohang Steelers||1–1||rowspan="2" align=left|Busan IPark |- |5–1 |- |23||2010 |align="left"|POSCO Cup||align=left|FC Seoul||3–0||align=left|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |- |24||2011 |align="left"|Rush & Cash Cup||align=left|Ulsan Hyundai||3–2||align=left|Busan IPark |}
=== Titles by club === K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history and records.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Official K League Annual Report |publisher=K League editorial division|language=ko}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! Club ! Champions ! Runners-up ! Winning seasons ! Runners-up seasons |- | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | {{center| 6}} | {{center| 0}} | 1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008 | align="center"|— |- | Ulsan Hyundai | {{center| 5}} | {{center| 3}} | 1986, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2011 | 1986, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2011 |- |Busan IPark | {{center| 3}} | {{center| 5}} | 1997, 1997+, 1998+ | 1986, 1999+, 2001, 2009, 2011 |- | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | {{center| 3}} | {{center| 3}} | 1992, 2002, 2004 | 1995, 2000, 2006 |- | Jeju United | {{center| 3}} | {{center| 2}} | 1994, 1996, 2000+ | 1998, 1998+ |- | FC Seoul | {{center| 2}} | {{center| 4}} | 2006, 2010 | 1992, 1994, 1999, 2007 |- | Pohang Steelers | {{center| 2}} | {{center| 2}} | 1993, 2009 | 1996, 1997+ |- | Jeonnam Dragons | {{center| 0}} | {{center| 3}} | align="center"|— | 1997, 2000+, 2008 |- | Daejeon Citizen | {{center| 0}} | {{center| 1}} | align="center"|— | 2004 |- | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | {{center| 0}} | {{center| 1}} | align="center"|— | 2010 |- |}
=== Titles by city/province === K League introduced home and away system in 1987. {| class="wikitable" |- ! City/Province ! Titles ! Clubs |- |{{center|Suwon}} |{{center|6}} | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008) |- | rowspan=3|{{center|Seoul}} | rowspan=3|{{center| 4}} | Ilhwa Chunma (1992) |- | Yukong Elephants (1994) |- | FC Seoul (2006, 2010) |- |{{center|Ulsan}} |{{center|4}} | Hyundai Horang-i (1995), Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1998, 2007), Ulsan Hyundai (2011) |- |{{center|Busan}} |{{center|3}} |Busan Daewoo Royals (1997, 1997+, 1998+) |- |{{center|Bucheon}} |{{center|2}} | Bucheon Yukong (1996), Bucheon SK (2000+) |- |{{center|Seongnam}} |{{center|2}} | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002, 2004) |- |{{center|Pohang}} |{{center|2}} | POSCO Atoms (1993), Pohang Steelers (2009) |} {{notelist}}
=== Titles by region === K League introduced home and away system in 1987.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Region ! Titles ! City/Province ! Clubs |- | align="center" rowspan="6"| Gyeonggi region<br> (Seoul Capital Area) | rowspan="6"|{{center|14}} | align="right"|Suwon (6) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008) |- | align="right" rowspan="3"|Seoul (4) | Ilhwa Chunma (1992) |- | Yukong Elephants (1994) |- | FC Seoul (2006, 2010) |- | align="right"|Bucheon (2) | Bucheon Yukong (1996), Bucheon SK (2000+) |- | align="right"|Seongnam (2) | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002, 2004) |- | align="center" rowspan="3"|Yeongnam region<br>(Gyeongsang) | rowspan="3"|{{center|9}} | align="right"|Ulsan (4) | Hyundai Horang-i (1995), Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1998, 2007), Ulsan Hyundai (2011) |- | align="right"|Busan (3) | Busan Daewoo Royals (1997, 1997+, 1998+) |- | align="right"|Pohang (2) | POSCO Atoms (1993), Pohang Steelers (2009) |}
== Awards == ===Best Player=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Player ! Club |- | align="center"|1986 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Choi Kang-hee | Hyundai Horang-i |}
===Top goalscorer=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Season ! Player ! Club ! Goals ! Apps ! Ratio |- | align="center"|1986 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Ham Hyun-gi | Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|9 | align=center|15 | align=center|0.60 |- | align="center"|1992 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Noh Soo-jin | Yukong Elephants | align=center|5 | align=center|6 | align=center|0.83 |- | align="center"|1993 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Choi Moon-sik | POSCO Atoms | align=center|3 | align=center|2 | align=center|1.50 |- | align="center"|1994 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Im Jae-sun | Hyundai Horang-i | {{center|4}} | {{center|6}} | {{center|0.67}} |- | align="center"|1995 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Kim Hyun-seok | Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|6 | align=center|7 | align=center|0.86 |- | align="center"|1996 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Lee Won-shik | Bucheon Yukong | align=center|5 | align=center|6 | align=center|0.83 |- | align="center"|1997 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Seo Jung-won | Anyang LG Cheetahs | align=center|8 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.89 |- | align="center"|1997+ | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Radivoje Manić | Busan Daewoo Royals | align=center|6 | align=center|7 | align=center|0.86 |- | align="center"|1998 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyun-seok | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|11 | align=center|10 | align=center|1.10 |- | align="center"|1998+ | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jong-kun | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|7 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.78 |- | align="center"|1999+ | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jong-kun | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|6 | align=center|8 | align=center|0.75 |- | align="center"|1999 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Laktionov | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | align=center|3 | align=center|3 | align=center|1.00 |- | align="center"|2000+ | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Lee Won-shik | Bucheon SK | align=center|6 | align=center|10 | align=center|0.60 |- | align="center"|2000 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jong-soo | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | align=center|2 | align=center|2 | align=center|1.00 |- | align="center"|2001 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Do-hoon | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | align=center|7 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.78 |- | align="center"|2002 | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Saša Drakulić | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | align=center|10 | align=center|11 | align=center|0.91 |- | align="center"|2004 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Zé Carlos | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|7 | align=center|7 | align=center|1.00 |- | align="center"|2005 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Sandro Hiroshi | Daegu FC | align=center|7 | align=center|12 | align=center|0.58 |- | align="center"|2006 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Sung-kuk | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|8 | align=center|13 | align=center|0.62 |- | align="center"|2007 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Luizinho | Daegu FC | align=center|7 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.78 |- | align="center"|2008 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Eninho | Daegu FC | align=center|9 | align=center|8 | align=center|1.13 |- | align="center"|2009 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Chang-hyun | Pohang Steelers | align=center|4 | align=center|5 | align=center|0.80 |- | align="center"|2010 | {{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul | align=center|6 | align=center|7 | align=center|0.86 |- | align="center"|2011 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Shin-wook | Ulsan Hyundai | align=center|11 | align=center|8 | align=center|1.38 |}
===Top assist provider=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Season ! Player ! Club ! Assists ! Apps ! Ratio |- | align="center"|1986 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Chun Young-soo | Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|4 | align=center|12 | align=center|0.33 |- | align="center"|1992 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Lee Kee-keun | POSCO Atoms | align=center|3 | align=center|6 | align=center|0.50 |- | align="center"|1993 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Rubén Bernuncio | Daewoo Royals | align=center|2 | align=center|5 | align=center|0.40 |- | align="center"|1994 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Cho Jung-hyun | Yukong Elephants | align=center|4 | align=center|5 | align=center|0.80 |- | align="center"|1995 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Yoon Jong-hwan | Yukong Elephants | align=center|3 | align=center|5 | align=center|0.60 |- | align="center"|1996 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Yoon Jong-hwan | Buchon Yukong | align=center|3 | align=center|7 | align=center|0.43 |- | align="center"|1997 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jong-soo | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | align=center|4 | align=center|8 | align=center|0.50 |- | align="center"|1997+ | {{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Yelyshev | Anyang LG Cheetahs | align=center|5 | align=center|7 | align=center|0.71 |- | align="center"|1998 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Chul-min | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | align=center|3 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.33 |- | align="center"|1998+ | {{flagicon|KOR}} Yoon Jong-hwan | Bucheon SK | align=center|4 | align=center|8 | align=center|0.50 |- | align="center"|1999+ | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jo Sung-hwan | Bucheon SK | align=center|4 | align=center|8 | align=center|0.50 |- | align="center"|1999 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Laktionov | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | align=center|3 | align=center|3 | align=center|1.00 |- | align="center"|2000+ | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeon Kyung-jun | Bucheon SK | align=center|4 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.44 |- | align="center"|2000 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Laktionov | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | align=center|4 | align=center|3 | align=center|1.33 |- | align="center"|2001 | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Radivoje Manić | Busan I'Cons | align=center|5 | align=center|11 | align=center|0.45 |- | align="center"|2002 | {{flagicon|BRA}} André Gaspar | Anyang LG Cheetahs | align=center|4 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.44 |- | align="center"|2004 | {{flagicon|BRA}} André Luiz Tavares | Pohang Steelers | align=center|5 | align=center|11 | align=center|0.45 |- | align="center"|2005 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo César | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | align=center|5 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.56 |- | align="center"|2006 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | align=center|5 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.56 |- | align="center"|2007 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Chung-yong | FC Seoul | align=center|5 | align=center|8 | align=center|0.63 |- | align="center"|2008 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Byun Sung-hwan | Jeju United | align=center|3 | align=center|9 | align=center|0.33 |- | align="center"|2009 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Chan-ho | Pohang Steelers | align=center|3 | align=center|4 | align=center|0.75 |- | align="center"|2010 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Nam-seok | Daegu FC | align=center|4 | align=center|5 | align=center|0.80 |- | align="center"|2011 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Jae-soo | Ulsan Hyundai | align=center|4 | align=center|6 | align=center|0.67 |- |}
==See also== * Adidas Cup * Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup) * Samsung Hauzen Cup * K League * Korean FA Cup * Korean Super Cup * List of Korean FA Cup winners
==References== <references/>
== External links == *[http://www.kleague.com Official website] {{in lang|ko}} *[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skorcuphist.html RSSSF]
{{Football in South Korea}} {{K-League}} {{K-League Cup seasons}} {{National football (soccer) league cups}}
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