Ulsan HD FC ahead Lee Dong-gyeong poses with the trophy throughout the annual awards ceremony at Swiss Grand Resort in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
Ulsan HD FC ahead Lee Dong-gyeong has been voted the MVP of the highest Korean soccer league in 2025.
Lee earned the highest particular person honor within the Ok League 1 on the annual awards ceremony held at Swiss Grand Resort in Seoul on Monday, after gathering 71 out of 134 votes from media, 5 out of 12 votes from Ok League 1 head coaches and eight out of 12 votes from Ok League 1 membership captains.
These totals amounted to 53.69 voting factors, with Park Jin-seob of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ending in second place with 35.71 factors. Pablo Sabbag of Suwon FC was third with 10.6 factors. Coaches and captains weren’t allowed to vote for gamers on their very own golf equipment.
Lee, who additionally obtained 10 million gained ($6,800) in prize cash, is the fourth consecutive Ulsan participant to win the MVP award and a file eighth general.
Ulsan HD, after profitable three straight titles from 2022 to 2024, completed in ninth this yr — the bottom placement ever for a membership that produced an MVP winner. Lee can be the primary Ok League 1 MVP to return from a membership that did not win a title since 2019, when then Ulsan midfielder Kim Bo-kyung had the consideration.
Lee began this season with Gimcheon Sangmu FC as he was fulfilling his obligatory navy service. He had 13 objectives and 11 assists in 34 matches for the navy membership.
Following his discharge in October, Lee returned to Ulsan, his unique crew, and had an help in two matches. He missed the ultimate two matches of the season with a damaged rib.
General, Lee led the Ok League 1 with 25 objective contributions, 115 shot makes an attempt and 71 key passes.
Jeonbuk head coach Gus Poyet was voted the Coach of the 12 months, after main his crew to a Ok League-record tenth title in his first season in Korea. Jeonbuk narrowly averted being relegated to the second-tier Ok League 2 final yr however soared to the highest of the tables this yr beneath the Uruguayan boss.
Jeonbuk completed with 79 factors from 23 wins, 10 attracts and 5 losses, a 37-point turnaround from 2024, and clinched the title in October with 5 matches left within the season.
Poyet earned 75.63 factors, properly over Daejeon Hana Citizen FC coach Hwang Solar-hong, who had 15.19 factors after guiding them to a runner-up end.
Poyet is the fourth foreign-born tactician to win the Coach of the 12 months award within the Ok League 1.
Gangwon FC midfielder Lee Seung-won grabbed the Younger Participant of the 12 months award, given to the highest participant at age 23 or youthful with lower than three years {of professional} expertise.
Lee had 66.87 factors to develop into the second straight Gangwon participant to win this honor, after present Portsmouth attacker Yang Min-hyeok.
