The Korea Cup (Korean: 코리아컵 국제축구대회, lit. Korea Cup International Football Tournament) was an international football tournament held annually in South Korea from 1971 to 1999.[1]
| Organising body | Korea Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| Abolished | 1999 |
| Region | International |
| Most successful team(s) |  South Korea (12 titles) |
History
editThe Korea Cup was created with the name President's Cup Football Tournament by the Korea Football Association in 1971,[note 1][2][3] and was contested between South Korea national team and Asian teams to develop them. It changed its name to President Park's Cup Football Tournament in 1976, and invited not only Asian teams, but also teams of other continents since that year.[4] It was renamed previous President's Cup Football Tournament in 1979,[note 2][5] and President's Cup International Football Tournament in 1987. The latest Korea Cup appeared in 1995.
Summary
editStatistics
editTitles by team
edit| Team | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 12 (1971*, 1974, 1975, 1976*, 1978, 1980, 1981*, 1982*, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1997) | 4 (1977, 1979 ,1983, 1993) | |
| 3 (1971*, 1972, 1973*) | 1 (1975) | |
| 2 (1976*, 1977) | — | |
| 1 (1993) | 1 (1991) | |
| 1 (1973*) | — | |
| 1 (1979) | — | |
| 1 (1981*) | — | |
| 1 (1982*) | — | |
| 1 (1983) | — | |
| 1 (1984) | — | |
| 1 (1988) | — | |
| 1 (1989) | — | |
| 1 (1995) | — | |
| 1 (1999) | — | |
| — | 2 (1972, 1980) | |
| — | 1 (1974) | |
| — | 1 (1978) | |
| — | 1 (1984) | |
| — | 1 (1985) | |
| — | 1 (1987) | |
| — | 1 (1988) | |
| — | 1 (1989) | |
| — | 1 (1995) | |
| — | 1 (1997) | |
| — | 1 (1999) |
Titles by nation
edit| Nation | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 12 (1971*, 1974, 1975, 1976*, 1978, 1980, 1981*, 1982*, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1997) | 6 (1977, 1979 ,1983, 1984, 1985, 1993) | |
| 5 (1976*, 1977, 1979, 1982*, 1984) | — | |
| 3 (1971*, 1972, 1973*) | 1 (1975) | |
| 2 (1988, 1989) | — | |
| 1 (1993) | 1 (1991) | |
| 1 (1973*) | — | |
| 1 (1981*) | — | |
| 1 (1983) | — | |
| 1 (1995) | — | |
| 1 (1999) | — | |
| — | 3 (1972, 1974, 1980) | |
| — | 1 (1978) | |
| — | 1 (1987) | |
| — | 1 (1988) | |
| — | 1 (1989) | |
| — | 1 (1995) | |
| — | 1 (1997) | |
| — | 1 (1999) |
All-time table
edit| Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 125 | 86 | 25 | 14 | 290 | 77 | +213 | 283 | |
| 11 | 51 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 74 | |
| 6 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 55 | |
| 15 | 56 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 70 | 103 | –33 | 51 | |
| 5 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 | |
| 9 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 78 | –26 | 39 | |
| 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 36 | |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 31 | |
| 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 30 | |
| 9 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 57 | 85 | –28 | 29 | |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 25 | |
| 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 22 | |
| 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 20 | |
| 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 47 | –25 | 20 | |
| 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 18 | |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 18 | |
| 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 17 | |
| 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | –2 | 17 | |
| 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | –15 | 17 | |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 15 | |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | |
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | –9 | 13 | |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 12 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | |
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 10 | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 19 | –5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | –11 | 8 | |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | –18 | 8 | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 7 | |
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 7 | |
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 7 | |
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 7 | |
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 7 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 7 | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 6 | |
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | –7 | 6 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | –13 | 6 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 5 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 5 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 5 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | –8 | 5 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 21 | –18 | 5 | |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 25 | –19 | 5 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 4 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | –6 | 4 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 3 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 3 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 3 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | –12 | 3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 1 | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 1 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 1 | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 1 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | –12 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | –22 | 0 |
- ^ The Olympic team could consist of only non-professional players until 1980, and the United States was having a professional league at that time.
Awards
editMost Valuable Player
edit| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ||
| 1993 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1997 | ||
| 1999 |
Top goalscorer
editSee also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "President's Cup (South Korea)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ 亞洲연맹서 결정 朴대통령盃 亞洲축구 내년5월 서울서. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 17 August 1970. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ 朴대통령컵 아시아축구 總評 세계頂上向한 據點확보. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 17 May 1971. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ 名稱도바꿔 朴대통령컵蹴球國際규모로. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 8 January 1976. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ 大統領盃(대통령배)국제축구내일開幕(개막). Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 7 September 1979. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2022.