- Tournament Information
- Competition Rules
- Previous winners
- Top Scorer
- See also
- Notes
- External links
The Adidas Cup was created in 1992 as regular cup competition to run alongside the Korean League Cup. The format for the tournament varied, from a straight league system with the top team picking up the trophy to two groups with semi-finals and even a straight knock-out competition. The Adidas Cup' was dropped from the Korean league season for 2003 as the K-League expanded to 12 clubs and implemented a mammoth 44 game season. Tournament Information- Created: 1992
- Participants: K-League clubs
- Last winners: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2002)
- Most wins: Suwon Samsung Bluewings (3)
Competition Rules- K-League teams split into group sections or one group section
- Group winners progressed to semi-finals or a final
- Tournament played before the regular K-League season
Previous winners| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1992 | name=nicknames}} | LG Cheetahs | | 1993 | POSCO Atoms | name=nicknames|Horang-i means tiger. Chunma means pegasus}} | | 1994 | Yukong Elephants | LG Cheetahs | | 1995 | name=nicknames}} | name=nicknames}} | | 1996 | Bucheon Yukong | Pohang Atoms | | 1997 | Busan Daewoo Royals | Chunnam Dragons | | 1998 | name=nicknames}} | Bucheon SK | | 1999 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Anyang LG Cheetahs | | 2000 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | name=nicknames}} | | 2001 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Busan Daewoo Royals | | 2002 | name=nicknames}} | name=nicknames}} |
Top Scorer| Season | Player | Apps | Goals | Club |
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| 1992 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Noh Soo-Jin | 6 | 5 | Yukong Elephants | | 1993 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Moon-Sik | 2 | 3 | POSCO Atoms | | 1994 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Jae-Sun | 6 | 4 | name=nicknames}} | | 1995 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyun-Seok | 7 | 6 | name=nicknames}} | | 1996 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Won-Sik | 6 | 5 | Bucheon Yukong | | 1997 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Seo Jung-Won | 9 | 8 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | | 1998 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyun-Seok | 10 | 11 | name=nicknames}} | | 1999 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Laktionov | 3 | 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | | 2000 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jong-Soo | 2 | 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | | 2001 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Do-Hoon | 9 | 7 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | | 2002 | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Saša Drakulić | 11 | 10 | name=nicknames}} |
See also- K League
- Korean League Cup
- Prospecs Cup / Phillip Morris Cup / Daehan Insurance Cup (1997~2000)
- Samsung Hauzen Cup (2004~2008)
- Peace Cup Korea (2009~)
- Korean FA Cup
Notes{{notelist}}External links- Adidas Cup history page at ROKfootball.com {{ko icon}}
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