Official: 2025 K League Award Nominees Announced

K League convened the Individual Awards Candidate Selection Committee on Wednesday 19th November, ahead of the Hana Bank K League 2025 Awards Ceremony, and selected a three-person shortlist for this season’s K League 1 and K League 2 awards: Manager of the Year, Most Valuable Player (MVP), Young Player of the Year, and Best XI.

The committee consists of experts who closely followed many matches this season, including members of the League’s Technical Study Group (TSG), reporters, and commentators. Based on each club’s submitted list of candidates for each category, the committee comprehensively reviewed season records and performances to determine the final nominees.

Starting on Monday 24th November, the winners will be chosen through voting by club head coaches (30%), team captains (30%), and the media (40%). The Best XI for K League 1 and 2 will be pre-announced on the morning of the awards ceremony on Monday 1st December, and the MVP, Young Player, and Manager of the Year awards will be revealed at the “Hana Bank K League 2025 Awards Ceremony” held at 3PM the same day at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Hongneung-dong, Seoul.

The individual awards include one winner each for Manager, MVP, and Young Player. The Best XI honors one goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders, and two forwards. For defenders and midfielders, winners are selected by distinguishing left, right, and central positions.

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K League 1

○ MVP

Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk), Pablo Sabbag (Suwon FC), Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan)

○ Young Player of the Year

Lee Seung-won (Gangwon), Chae Hyun-woo (Anyang), Hwang Do-yoon (Seoul)

○ Manager of the Year

Gus Poyet (Jeonbuk), Ryu Byung-hoon (Anyang), Hwang Sun-hong (Daejeon)

○ Best XI

– Goalkeepers

Kim Kyung-min (Gwangju), Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk), Hwang In-jae (Pohang)

 
– Defender left

Kim Jin-su (Seoul), Kim Tae-hyun (Jeonbuk), Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon)

 
– Defender centre

Byeon Joon-soo (Gwangju), Anton Kryvotsyuk (Daejeon), Yazan Al-Arab (Seoul)
Lee Chang-yong (Anyang), Jeon Min-kwang (Pohang), Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk)

 
– Defender right

Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon), Kim Tae-hwan (Jeonbuk), Cho Sung-kwon (Gwangju)

 
– Midfield left

Kim Seung-seop (Jeju), Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk), Willyan (Suwon FC)

 
– Midfield centre

Kim Bong-soo (Daejeon), Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk), Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk)
Cesinha (Daegu), Oberdan (Pohang), Thomas Oude Kotte (Anyang)

 
– Midfield right

Kang Sang-yoon (Jeonbuk), Mo Jae-hyeon (Gangwon), Moon Seon-min (Seoul)

 
– Forward

Bruno Mota (Anyang), Pablo Sabbag (Suwon FC), Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan)
Lee Ho-jae (Pohang), Jeon Jin-woo (Jeonbuk), Joo Min-kyu (Daejeon)

K League 2

○ MVP

Valdivia (Jeonnam), Euller (Seoul E-Land), Gerso Fernandes (Incheon)

 
○ Young Player of the Year

Park Seung-ho (Incheon), Baek Ji-woong (Seoul E-Land), Lee Gun-hee (Suwon)

 
○ Manager of the Year

Yoon Jong-hwan (Incheon), Lee Young-min (Bucheon), Jeon Kyung-joon (Seongnam)

 
○ Best XI

– Goalkeeper

Min Sung-joon (Incheon), Yang Han-bin (Seongnam), Yang Hyung-mo (Suwon)

 
– Defender left

Kim Ye-seong (Jeonnam), Lee Ki-je (Suwon), Lee Ju-yong (Incheon)

 
– Defender centre

Kim Geon-hee (Incheon), Kim Oh-gyu (Seoul E-Land), Leo Andrade (Suwon)
Venício (Seongnam), Cho Wi-je (Busan), Hong Sung-wook (Bucheon)

 
– Defender right

Shin Jae-won (Seongnam), Lee Gun-hee (Suwon), Jang Ho-ik (Busan)

 
– Midfield left

Park Ji-won (Suwon), Park Chang-joon (Bucheon), Gerso Fernandes (Incheon)

 
– Midfield centre

Valdivia (Jeonnam), Park Chang-hwan (Seoul E-Land), Park Hyun-bin (Bucheon)
Seo Jae-min (Seoul E-Land), Lee Gyu-sung (Suwon), Lee Myung-joo (Incheon)

 
– Midfield right

Matheus Serafim (Suwon), Euller (Seoul E-Land), Fessin (Busan)

 
– Forward

Luis (Gimpo), Mugosa (Incheon), Vasani (Bucheon)
Stanislav Iljutcenko (Suwon), Honan (Jeonnam), leonardo Ruiz (Seongnam)