| Season | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Dates | First stage: 2 March – 20 April 1986 Second stage: 11 October – 16 November 1986 Championship: 22–23 November 1986 |
| Champions | POSCO Atoms (1st title) |
| Asian Club Championship | Withdrew |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Goals scored | 140 (2.33 per match) |
| Best Player | Lee Heung-sil |
| Top goalscorer | Chung Hae-won (10 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Kim Hyun-tae |
←1985 1987 → | |
The1986 Korean Football Festival was the fourth season of the top football league inSouth Korea. Six teams participated in this season. Five of them were professional teams (Yukong Elephants,Daewoo Royals,POSCO Atoms,Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso andHyundai Horang-i) and one was a semi-professional team (Hanil Bank).Hallelujah FC, the first South Korean first professional football club, changed its status to a semi-professional club and withdrew from the league afterwards.Sangmu FC, run by theArmy also withdrew, leaving Hanil Bank as the only semi-professional team in the league.
It began on 2 March and ended on 16 November. It consisted of two stages and winners of each stage qualify for the championship playoffs. Between the two stages, theKorean Professional Football Championship in which only professional teams participated was held from May to September.
| Team | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Daewoo Royals | |
| Hanil Bank | |
| Hyundai Horang-i | |
| Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |  Piyapong Pue-on |
| POSCO Atoms |  Paulinho Criciúma |
| Yukong Elephants |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POSCO Atoms | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Qualification for theplayoffs |
| 2 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | |
| 3 | Yukong Elephants | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Daewoo Royals | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | |
| 5 | Hanil Bank | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Hyundai Horang-i | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 16 | Qualification for theplayoffs |
| 2 | Hyundai Horang-i | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 | |
| 3 | Daewoo Royals | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | |
| 4 | Yukong Elephants | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | POSCO Atoms | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | |
| 6 | Hanil Bank | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POSCO Atoms (C) | 2–1 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Lee Heung-sil | POSCO Atoms |
| Top goalscorer | Chung Hae-won | Daewoo Royals |
| Top assist provider | Kang Deuk-soo | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Rookie of the Year | Ham Hyun-gi | Hyundai Horang-i |
| Manager of the Year | Choi Eun-taek | POSCO Atoms |
| Best Goalkeeper | Kim Hyun-tae | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| Fighting Spirit Award | Min Jin-hong | Yukong Elephants |
| Exemplary Award | Park Sung-hwa | POSCO Atoms |
| Best Referee | Shim Geon-taek | — |
| Special Award | Chung Hae-won | Daewoo Royals |
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