The 1996 Korean Professional Football League was the 14th season of
K League
K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...
since its establishment in 1983. South Korean government and the Korean Professional Football Federation introduced a
decentralization policy to proliferate the popularity of football nationally in preparation for the
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...
, which they wanted to host, so some clubs located in the capital
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
(LG Cheetahs, Ilhwa Chunma) moved to other cities according to the new policy in this season.
Regular season
First stage
Second stage
Championship playoffs
Summary
Final table
Awards
Main awards
Best XI
Source:
See also
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1996 K League Championship
The 1996 K League Championship was the fourth competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 14th champions of the K League. It was contested between winners of two stages of the regular season, and was played over two legs. ...
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1996 Korean League Cup
The 1996 Korean League Cup, also known as the Adidas Cup 1996, was the sixth competition of the Korean League Cup.
Table
Matches
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1996 Korean FA Cup
The 1996 Korean FA Cup was the first edition of the Korean FA Cup Korean football tournament.
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Awards
Source:
See also
*1996 in South Korean football
*1996 K League
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References
External links
RSSSF
{{K League seasons
K League seasons
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...