The 1998 K League was the 16th season of South Korean professional football league, and was the first season to have been named the "K League".
This season is called the "Renaissance of K League" in South Korea.
Despite the poor performance of South Korea team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 1998 season of K League recorded a total of 2 million spectators with young star players' popularity for the first time.
The three most popular players of them Ko Jong-soo, Lee Dong-gook, and Ahn Jung-hwan were called the "K League Troika".
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