South Korea - List of Cup Winners


See the file on the All Joseon Football Championship for data prior to World War II.

Professional Cup Tournaments

FA Cup

1996 Pohang Steelers            0-0  Suwon Samsung Bluewings    [7-6 pen]
1997 Chunnam Dragons            1-0  Chunan Ilhwa Chunma
1998 Anyang LG Cheetahs         2-1  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
1999 Chunan Ilhwa Chunma        3-0  Chonbuk Hyundai Dinos
2000 Chonbuk Hyundai Motors     2-0  Songnam Ilhwa Chunma  
2001 Taejon Citizen             1-0  Pohang Steelers 
2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings    1-0  Pohang Steelers
2003 Chonbuk Hyundai Motors     2-2  Chunnam Dragons            [asdet, 4-2 pen]
2004 Busan Icons                1-1  Bucheon SK                 [aet, 4-3 pen]
2005 Chonbuk Hyundai Motors     1-0  Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 
2006 Chunnam Dragons            2-0  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2007 Chunnam Dragons         3-2 3-1 Pohang Steelers
2008 Pohang Steelers            2-0  Gyeongnam FC 
2009 Suwon Samsung Bluewings    1-1  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma      [aet, 4-2 pen]
2010 Suwon Samsung Bluewings    1-0  Busan I'Park 
2011 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma      1-0  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2012 Pohang Steelers            1-0  Gyeongnam FC               [aet]
2013 Pohang Steelers            1-1  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors     [aet, 4-3 pen]
2014 Seongnam FC                0-0  FC Seoul                   [aet, 4-2 pen]
2015 FC Seoul                   3-1  Incheon United
2016 Suwon S. Bluewings      2-1 1-2 FC Seoul                   [aet, 10-9 pen]  
2017 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i  2-1 0-0 Busan I'Park 
2018 Daegu FC                2-1 3-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 
2019 Suwon S. Bluewings      0-0 4-0 Daejeon Korail FC
2020 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  1-1 2-1 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 
2021 Jeonnam Dragons         0-1 4-3 Daegu FC
2022 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  2-2 3-1 FC Seoul
2023 Pohang Steelers            4-2  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 

Number of Wins [28; lost finals between square brackets]

 5 [ 3] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (formerly Chonbuk Hyundai Motors/Dinos)
 5 [ 3] Pohang Steelers  
 5 [ 3] Suwon Samsung Bluewings   

 4 [ 1] Jeonnam Dragons (formerly Chunnam Dragons)

 3 [ 3] Seongnam FC (includes Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Chunan Ilhwa Chunma)

 2 [ 3] FC Seoul (includes Anyang LG Cheetahs)

 1 [ 3] Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
 1 [ 2] Busan I'Park (includes Busan Icons)
 1 [ 1] Daegu FC  
 1      Daejeon Citizen (formerly written Taejon Citizen)

   [ 2] Gyeongnam FC 
   [ 1] Bucheon SK 
   [ 1] Daejeon Korail FC
   [ 1] Incheon United
   [ 1] Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 


Korea Super Cup

1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings    5-1  Anyang LG Cheetahs
2000 Suwon Samsung Bluewings    0-0  Songnam Ilhwa Chunma       [5-4 pen]
2001 Anyang LG Cheetahs         2-1  Chonbuk Hyundai Motors     [asdet]
2002 Songnam Ulhwa Chunma       1-0  Taejon Citizen   
2003 Chonbuk Hyundai Motors     2-0  Seongnam Ulhwa Chunma
2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings    1-0  Busan I'Park
2005 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i     1-0  Chonbuk Hyundai Motors

Number of Wins [7; lost finals between square brackets]

 3      Suwon Samsung Bluewings   

 1 [ 2] Chonbuk Hyundai Motors 
 1 [ 2] Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 
 1 [ 1] Anyang LG Cheetahs (now FC Seoul)
 1      Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

   [ 1] Busan Icons (now Busan I'Park)
   [ 1] Daejeon Citizen (formerly written Taejon Citizen)


Number of League-and-Cup Doubles (2)

 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors    [2020]
 1 Pohang Steelers           [2013]


'Full League Style' Cups

1992 Ilhwa Chunma            [1] (Adidas Cup)
1993 POSCO Atoms             [2] (Adidas Cup)
1994 Yukong Elephants        [3] (Adidas Cup)
1995 Hyundai Horang-i        [4] (Adidas Cup)
1996 Puchon Yukong           [3] (Adidas Cup)
1997 Pusan Daewoo Royals     [5] (Adidas Cup)
1998 Pusan Daewoo Royals     [5] (Philip Morris Korea Cup)
2004 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma       (Samsung Hauzen cup)
2005 Suwon Samsung Bluewings     (Samsung Hauzen cup)
2006 FC Seoul                    (Samsung Hauzen cup)

[1] now Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
[2] now Pohang Steelers
[3] now Bucheon SK
[4] now Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
[5] now Busan I'Park


'Group League Style' Cups

1997 Pusan Daewoo Royals     [5] (Pro-Specs Cup)
1998 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i      (Adidas Korea Cup)
1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings     (Korea Fire Insurance Cup)
2000 Puchon SK               [3] (Korea Fire Insurance Cup)
2001 Suwon Samsung Bluewings     (Adidas Cup)
2002 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma       (Adidas Cup)
2007 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i      (Samsung Hauzen cup)
2008 Suwon Samsung Bluewings     (Samsung Hauzen cup)            
2009 Pohang Steelers             (Peace Cup Korea)        
2010 FC Seoul                    (Posco Cup)             
2011 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i      (Rush & Cash Cup)         
2012-15 not held

[3] now Bucheon SK
[5] now Busan I'Park


'Tournament Style' Cups

1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Adidas Cup)
2000 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Adidas Cup)


Professional Championship

1986 Hyundai Horang-i    [4]

[4] now Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

NB: the name of the "official" championship was Korean Great Football Festival
    from 1983 to 1986.


Reserve Team League

1990 POSCO Atoms
2000 Anyang LG Cheetahs 
2001 Songnam Ilhwa Chunma
2002 Anyang LG Cheetahs
2006 Incheon United
2007 Pohang Steelers
2008 Incheon United
2009 Incheon United

Other Cup Tournaments

Presidents Cup

     Winners                            Runners-Up
1952 Army Special Forces College        Joseon Dockyard	
1953 Army Special Forces College        Joseon Dockyard
1954 Incheon Jo-il Brewery              Joseon Dockyard
1955 Marine Corps                       Quartermaster Corps
1956 Army Special Forces College        Quartermaster Corps
1957 Army Special Forces College        Military Police
1958 Intelligence Unit                  Marine Corps
1959 Army Special Forces College        Marine Corps
1960 Korea University                   National Security Unit
1961   final cancelled
1962 Korea Electric Power               Korean Tungsten
1963 Jae-il Fabric                      Metropolitan Police
1964 Coal Mining Company                Korea Electric Power
1965 Korean Tungsten                    Quartermaster Corps, Korea Electric Power
1966 Korean Tungsten                    Metropolitan Police
1967 Jae-il Fabric                      Korea Electric Power
1968 Sunshine                           Jae-il Fabric
1969 Marine Corps                       Yonsei University
1970 Korea Commercial Bank              Marine Corps
1971 Korean Army                        Marine Corps
1972 Korea Housing & Commercial Bank    Korea Commercial Bank
1973 Kookmin Bank                       Korea Commercial Bank
1974 POSCO                              Songkyunkwan University
1975 Korean Army                        Hanyang University
1976 Auto Insurance                     Korea University
1977 Hanyang University                 Industrial Bank
1978 Kyunghee University                Korean Navy
1979 Korean Navy                        Korea University
1980 Yonsei University                  Loyalty
1981 Industrial Bank                    Daewoo
1982 Korea University                   Industrial Bank
1983 Kookmin Bank                       Myeongji University
1984 Myeongji University                Sangmu
1985 Seoul Bank                         Songkyunkwan University
1986 Kookmin Bank                       Korea Commercial Bank
1987 Myeongji University                Kookmin Bank
1988 Hallelujah                         Kookmin Bank
1989 Yonsei University              4-1 POSCO
1990 Kookmin Bank                       Hyundai
1991 Yongnam University                 Kookmin Bank
1992 Korea Housing & Commercial Bank    Hanil Bank
1993 Korea Housing & Commercial Bank    Korea Electric Power
1994 E-Land                             Hallelujah
1995 Kookmin Bank                       Korea Housing & Commercial Bank
1996 Korea Housing & Commercial Bank    Yongnam University
1997 Korea Housing & Commercial Bank    Yonsei University
1998 Korea Housing & Commercial Bank    Hanil Life Insurance
1999 Cheonan Ilhwa                      Cheonbuk Hyundai Dinos
2000 Korea University                   Kyunghee University
2001 Kyunghee University                Ulsan University
2002 Hongik University                  Hallelujah
2003 Goyang Kookmin Bank                National Police
2004 Suwon City Hall                    Korea National Railroad
2005 Ulsan Mipo Dockyard                Goyang Kookmin Bank
2006 Gimpo Hallelujah               2-1 Busan Transportation Corporation  [aet]
2007 Suwon City                     0-0 Konkuk University                  [aet, 6-5 pens]
2008 Ulsan Mipo Dockyard            1-0 Goyang Kookmin Bank
2009 Gangneung City                 1-0 Cheonan City         
2010   not held

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Source for Presidents Cup: ROK Football

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