Adidas Cup

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

^*Horang-i means tiger. Chunma means pegasus

Top Scorer

Season	Player	App	Goals	Club
1992	Noh Soo-Jin	6	5	Yukong Elephants
1993	Choi Moon-Sik	2	3	POSCO Atoms
1994	Lim Jae-Sun	6	4	Hyundai Horang-i
1995	Kim Hyun-Seok	7	6	Hyundai Horang-i
1996	Lee Won-Sik	6	5	Bucheon Yukong
1997	Seo Jung-Won	9	8	Anyang LG Cheetahs
1998	Kim Hyun-Seok	10	11	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
1999	Denis Laktionov	3	3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2000	Ko Jong-Soo	2	2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2001	Kim Do-Hoon	9	7	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2002	Saša Drakulić	11	10	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

^*Horang-i means tiger. Chunma means pegasus

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

External links

• Adidas Cup history page at ROKfootball.com (Korean)

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