2017 K League United Staff Predictions

We're just days away from the start of the 2017 K League season, and to get ready all of us here at K League United have put our telepathic abilities to the test... or are at least ready to make utter fools of ourselves. Check out the predictions below and get the thoughts behind the selections by leaving a comment or contacting our contributors directly on Twitter. With no further ado, here are the teams and players we think will shine the brightest in the year ahead.

Team Awards

Columnist	Classic Champions	Relegated to Challenge	Challenge Champions	Playoff Winner
Jaehyuk Lee	FC Seoul	Daegu FC, Incheon United	Busan IPark	Seongnam FC
Scott Whitelock	Suwon Bluewings	Daegu FC, Gwangju FC	Seongnam FC	Busan IPark
Jun Kim	Suwon Bluewings	Gwangju FC	Seongnam FC	Daejeon Citizen
Jung Muyeol	Jeonbuk Motors	Daegu FC, Incheon United	Busan IPark	Bucheon 1995
Duncan Elder	Jeonbuk Motors	Daegu FC, Gangwon FC	Seongnam FC	Suwon FC
Matthew Binns	Jeju United	Daegu FC, Gwangju FC	Seongnam FC	Busan IPark
Stephen Waddell	Jeonbuk Motors	Incheon United, FC Seoul	Seongnam FC	Bucheon 1995
Ryan Walters	Ulsan Hyundai	Daegu FC, Incheon United	Seongnam FC	Busan IPark
Tim Lee	FC Seoul	Daegu FC, Incheon United	Seongnam FC	Daejeon Citizen
Alastair Middleton	Suwon Bluewings	Daegu FC, Gwangju FC	Gyeongnam FC	Seongnam FC
James Edrupt	Jeonbuk Motors	Gwangju FC, Incheon United	Seongnam FC	Gyeongnam FC

Individual Awards

Columnist	Comeback Player of the Year	Newcomer of the Year	Manager of the Year	Defender of the Year
Jaehyuk Lee	Mislav Oršić	Kim Jin-su	Cho Sung-hwan	Osmar Barba
Scott Whitelock	Kim Jin-su	Matthew Jurman	Seo Jung-won	Osmar Barba
Jun Kim	Cho Yong-hyung	Lee Jeong-bin	Seo Jung-won	Matthew Jurman
Jung Muyeol	Baek Sung-dong	Kim Kyung-joon	Choi Kang-hee	Lee Jae-sung
Duncan Elder	Aleks Jovanović	Matthew Jurman	Cho Sung-hwan	Osmar Barba
Matthew Binns	Mislav Oršić	Matthew Jurman	Cho Sung-hwan	Kwak Tae-hwi
Stephen Waddell	Mislav Oršić	KIm Jin-su	Nam Ki-il	Kim Jin-su
Ryan Walters	Mislav Oršić	Dario Vidošić	Cho Jin-ho	Kwak Tae-hwi
Tim Lee	Kim Jin-su	Matthew Jurman	Hwang Sun-hong	Kim Jin-su
Alastair Middleton	Ha Dae-seung	Yoon Seung-won	Seo Jung-won	Han Hee-hoon
James Edrupt	Jung Jin-seo	Windbichler	Choi Yun-kyum	Osmar Barba

Columnist	Attacker of the Year	Golden Glove	MVP
Jaehyuk Lee	Ahn Hyun-beom	Shin Hwa-yong	Kim Shin-wook
Scott Whitelock	Johnathan	Kim Yong-dae	Yeom Ki-hun
Jun Kim	Dejan Damjanović	Shin Hwa-yong	Johnathan
Jung Muyeol	Johnathan	Lee Jong-sung	Kim Shin-wook
Duncan Elder	Marcelo	Hong Jeong-nam	Kim Bo-kyung
Matthew Binns	Johnathan	Kim Dong-jun	Kim Bo-kyung
Stephen Waddell	Yeom Ki-hun	Shin Hwa-yong	Yeom Ki-hun
Ryan Walters	Frédéric Mendy	Lee Ho-seung	Yeom Ki-hun
Tim Lee	Dejan Damjanović	Kim Ho-jun	Dejan Damjanović
Alastair Middleton	Johnathan	Lee Bum-young	Johnathan
James Edrupt	Mislav Oršić	Kim Ho-jun	Dejan Damjanović

And The Winner Is...

Combining all of the staff picks, here are the aggregate winners.

Classic Champions	Relegated to Challenge	Challenge Champions	Playoff Winner
Jeonbuk Motors	Daegu FC	Seongnam FC	Busan IPark
Comeback Player of the Year	Newcomer of the Year	Manager of the Year	Defender of the Year
Mislav Oršić	Matthew Jurman	Jo Sung-hwan/Seo Jung-won	Osmar Barba
Attacker of the Year	Golden Glove	MVP
Johnathan	Shin Hwa-yong	Yeom Ki-hun