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
The 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
Statistics
Titles by team
| Team | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 12 (1971*, 1974, 1975, 1976*, 1978, 1980, 1981*, 1982*, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1997) | 4 (1977, 1979 ,1983, 1993) |
 Burma | 3 (1971*, 1972, 1973*) | 1 (1975) |
 São Paulo U21 | 2 (1976*, 1977) | — |
 Egypt | 1 (1993) | 1 (1991) |
 Khmer Republic | 1 (1973*) | — |
| Vitória-ES | 1 (1979) | — |
 Racing (C) | 1 (1981*) | — |
| Operário-MS | 1 (1982*) | — |
 PSV Eindhoven | 1 (1983) | — |
| Bangu | 1 (1984) | — |
 Czechoslovakia XI | 1 (1988) | — |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 (1989) | — |
 Ecuador | 1 (1995) | — |
 Croatia | 1 (1999) | — |
 Indonesia | — | 2 (1972, 1980) |
| PSMS Medan | — | 1 (1974) |
 Washington Diplomats | — | 1 (1978) |
| South Korea B | — | 1 (1984) |
| Hallelujah FC | — | 1 (1985) |
 Australia | — | 1 (1987) |
 Soviet Union XI | — | 1 (1988) |
 Brøndby | — | 1 (1989) |
 Zambia | — | 1 (1995) |
 Yugoslavia | — | 1 (1997) |
 Mexico | — | 1 (1999) |
Titles by nation
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 12 (1971*, 1974, 1975, 1976*, 1978, 1980, 1981*, 1982*, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1997) | 6 (1977, 1979 ,1983, 1984, 1985, 1993) |
| Brazil | 5 (1976*, 1977, 1979, 1982*, 1984) | — |
| Burma | 3 (1971*, 1972, 1973*) | 1 (1975) |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 (1988, 1989) | — |
| Egypt | 1 (1993) | 1 (1991) |
| Khmer Republic | 1 (1973*) | — |
| Argentina | 1 (1981*) | — |
| Netherlands | 1 (1983) | — |
| Ecuador | 1 (1995) | — |
| Croatia | 1 (1999) | — |
| Indonesia | — | 3 (1972, 1974, 1980) |
 United States | — | 1 (1978) |
| Australia | — | 1 (1987) |
| Soviet Union | — | 1 (1988) |
| Denmark | — | 1 (1989) |
| Zambia | — | 1 (1995) |
| FR Yugoslavia | — | 1 (1997) |
| Mexico | — | 1 (1999) |
All-time table
| Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 23 | 125 | 86 | 25 | 14 | 290 | 77 | +213 | 283 |
| South Korea B | 11 | 51 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 74 |
| Burma | 6 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 55 |
 Thailand | 15 | 56 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 70 | 103 | –33 | 51 |
| Egypt | 5 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 |
 Malaysia | 9 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 78 | –26 | 39 |
| São Paulo U21 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 36 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 31 |
| Vitória-ES | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 30 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 57 | 85 | –28 | 29 |
| Australia | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 25 |
| Bangu | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 22 |
 Iraq | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 20 |
 Bahrain | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 47 | –25 | 20 |
| Czechoslovakia XI | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| Hallelujah FC | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 18 |
| Racing (C) | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 17 |
 New Zealand | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | –2 | 17 |
| Khmer Republic | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | –15 | 17 |
| Soviet Union XI | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 15 |
| Operário-MS | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
 Danubio | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| United States | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | –9 | 13 |
| Washington Diplomats | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 12 |
 Malta | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
 Homa | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 |
| Zambia | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 10 |
| PAS Tehran | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| Brøndby | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
 Saarbrücken | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 9 |
 Hungary XI | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 9 |
 Ghana | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 19 | –5 | 9 |
 Sudan | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | –11 | 8 |
| Malaysia B | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | –18 | 8 |
 Velež Mostar | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| Atlas | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
 Genoa | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 7 |
 Iwuanyanwu Nationale | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 7 |
 AS FAR | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 7 |
| Thailand B | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 7 |
 Canada | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 7 |
 Japan B | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 7 |
| Mexico XI | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| Central Español | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Morocco | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Japan | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 6 |
 Benfica | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 6 |
 Lebanon | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | –7 | 6 |
 Singapore | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | –13 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Croatia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 Romania XI | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Deportivo Español | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 5 |
 Chile B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 5 |
| PSMS Medan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 5 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | –8 | 5 |
| Indonesia B | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 21 | –18 | 5 |
 India | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 25 | –19 | 5 |
| Mexico | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Turkey Olympic | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
| Yukong Elephants | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 4 |
| Soviet Union B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4 |
 Liechtenstein | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 4 |
| Huracán | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | –6 | 4 |
| United States Olympic[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Alianza Lima | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| Nacional | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| Rio de Janeiro XI | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
| Hungary U21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 3 |
| Racing Beirut | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 3 |
 Middlesex Wanderers | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 3 |
 Bangladesh | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | –12 | 3 |
 Mechelen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
 Trelleborg | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
| Cercle Brugge | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 |
| Warna Agung | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
| Atlante | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 2 |
| Australia B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 |
| United States U21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
| Sporting Cristal | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 |
| United States Universiade | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 |
 Guatemala | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 1 |
 Shamrock Rovers | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 1 |
 Kilmarnock | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 1 |
| Serie C U21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
 China U20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
 Châteauroux | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 1 |
| Perak | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 1 |
| Bahrain B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 1 |
| Lierse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 0 |
 Sri Lanka | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 0 |
 South Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | –12 | 0 |
 Philippines | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | –22 | 0 |
Awards
Most Valuable Player
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ha Seok-ju | South Korea |
| 1993 | Ahmed Shobair | Egypt |
| 1995 | Energio Díaz | Ecuador |
| 1997 | Ha Seok-ju | South Korea |
| 1999 | Josip Šimić | Croatia |
Top goalscorer
See also
Notes
References
External links
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