The KFA Awards is an annual award ceremony hosted by Korea Football Association (KFA).
Player of the Year
KASA Best Footballer: The KFA recommended the best Korean footballer of the year who would be awarded a citation by the Korea Amateur Sports Association (KASA), from 1957 to 1972. Most Valuable Player: South Korean journalists selected the best players from 1969 to 1984 under the KFA. The KFA also chose the best players in some other years by itself. Fans' Player of the Year: The KFA held an annual poll to select Korean fans' best player in its website from 2003 to 2015. Player of the Year: The KFA members and South Korean journalists have voted for annual best Korean players since 2010.
Women's Player of the Year Year Player Club Ref. 2010 Ji So-yun Hanyang Women's University 2011 Ji So-yun (2) INAC Kobe Leonessa 2012 Jeon Eun-ha Gangwon State University 2013 Ji So-yun (3) Chelsea 2014 Ji So-yun (4) Chelsea 2015 Cho So-hyun Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2016 Kim Jung-mi Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2017 Lee Min-a Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2018 Jang Sel-gi Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2019 Ji So-yun (5) Chelsea 2020 Jang Sel-gi (2) Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2021 Ji So-yun (6) Chelsea 2022 Ji So-yun (7) Suwon FC 2023 Chun Ga-ram Hwacheon KSPO 2024 Ji So-yun (8) Seattle Reign FC 2025 Jang Sel-gi (3) Gyeongju KHNP
Young Player of the Year Year Player Club Ref. 2015 Lee Sang-min Hyundai High School 2016 Cho Young-wook Eonnam High School 2017 Oh Se-hun Hyundai High School 2018 Jeon Se-jin Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2019 Lee Kang-in Valencia 2020 Won Du-jae Ulsan Hyundai 2021 Seol Young-woo Ulsan Hyundai 2022 Yang Hyun-jun Gangwon FC 2023 Hwang Jae-won Daegu FC 2024 Yang Min-hyeok Gangwon FC 2025 Kang Sang-yoon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Coach of the Year Year Coach Club Ref. 1965 Lee Young-chang Korea Electric Power 2015 Lee Jang-kwan Yong In University 2016 Seo Dong-won Korea University 2017 Park Ki-wook Hyundai High School 2018 Kim Hak-bum South Korea U23 2019 Chung Jung-yong South Korea U20 2020 Baek Ki-tae Pohang Jecheol High School 2021 Kim Sang-sik Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2022 Paulo Bento South Korea 2023 Kim Gi-dong Pohang Steelers 2024 Yoon Jong-hwan Gangwon FC 2025 Lee Jung-hyo Gwangju FC
Goal of the Year The KFA held an annual poll to select Korean fans' best goal in its website.
Year Player Opponent Score Competition Date Ref. 2002 Park Ji-sung 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup 14 June 2002 2003Not awarded 2004 Lee Dong-gook 2–1 International friendly 19 December 2004 2005Not awarded 2006 Kim Do-heon 6–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification 6 September 2006 2007 Lee Chun-soo 1–0 International friendly 6 February 2007 2008 Park Chu-young 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 19 November 2008 2009Not awarded 2010 Park Ji-sung (2) 1–0 International friendly 24 May 2010 2011 Yoon Bit-garam 1–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup 22 January 2011 2012 Park Chu-young (2) 1–0 2012 Summer Olympics 10 August 2012 2013 Ha Dae-sung Esteghlal 1–0 2013 AFC Champions League 2 October 2013 2014 Lee Keun-ho 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup 17 June 2014 2015 Son Heung-min 1–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup 22 January 2015 2016 Son Heung-min (2) 2–2 2016 Summer Olympics 7 August 2016 2017 Lee Seung-woo 1–0 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup 23 May 2017 2018 Son Heung-min (3) 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup 27 June 2018 2019 Hwang Ui-jo 1–0 International friendly 11 June 2019 2020 Cho Gue-sung 2–0 2020 AFC U-23 Championship 12 January 2020 2021 Son Heung-min (4) 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 12 October 2021 2022Hwang Hee-chan2–12022 FIFA World Cup2 December 2022 2023 Son Heung-min (5) 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 16 November 2023 2024 Son Heung-min (6) 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup 2 February 2024 2025 Son Heung-min (7) 1–0 International friendly 14 November 2025
Hall of Fame Player
YearInducteeRef. 2005 Kim Yong-sik 2005 Hong Deok-young 2005 Lee Hoe-taik 2005 Cha Bum-kun
Contributor YearInducteeRef. 2005 Kim Hwa-jip 2005 Guus Hiddink 2005 Chung Mong-joon
Best XI (1969–1988) South Korean journalists selected the best eleven annually from 1969 to 1988 under the KFA. Players marked bold won the Most Valuable Player award in that respective year.
YearGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsRef. 1969Lee Se-yeonSeo Yoon-chan Kim Jung-nam Lim Kook-chan Choi Tae-yeol Kim Ho—Kim Ki-bok Lee Hoe-taik Jeong Kang-ji Jung Byung-tak Lee Yi-woo 1970Lee Se-yeon (2)Kim Jung-nam (2) Kim Ho (2) Choi Jae-mo Park Byung-jooSeo Yoon-chan (2) Kim Ki-bok (2)Lee Hoe-taik (2) Jeong Kang-ji (2) Park Lee-chun Park Su-deok 1971Lee Se-yeon (3)Kim Ho (3) Kim Jung-nam (3) Choi Kil-su Choi Jae-mo (2)Lee Cha-man Kim Chang-ilPark Lee-chun (2) Lee Hoe-taik (3) Park Su-deok (2) Jung Kyu-pung 1972Lee Se-yeon (4)Kim Ho (4) Park Young-tae Kim Ho-kon Hwang Jae-manKo Jae-wook Lee Cha-man (2)Park Lee-chun (3) Kim Jae-han Cha Bum-kun Lee Hoe-taik (4) 1973Byun Ho-young Yoo Ki-heung Park Young-tae (2) Kang Ki-wook Kim Ho-kon (2)Ko Jae-wook (2) Park Byung-chulPark Lee-chun (4) Cha Bum-kun (2) Jung Kyu-pung (2) Kim Jae-han (2) 1974Byun Ho-young (2)Kang Ki-wook (2) Kim Ho-kon (3) Choi Jae-mo (3) Hwang Jae-man (2)Ko Jae-wook (3) Park Byung-chul (2)Cha Bum-kun (3) Lee Hoe-taik (5) Park Lee-chun (5) Huh Jung-moo 1975Kwon Yi-woonKim Ho-kon (4) Hwang Jae-man (3) Cho Young-jeung Choi Jong-dukPark Byung-chul (3) Park Sang-inCha Bum-kun (4) Kim Jin-kook Lee Young-moo Cho Dong-hyun 1976Kim Hee-cheon Kim Ho-kon (5) Choi Jong-duk (2) Hwang Jae-man (4) Park Sung-hwaKim Kang-nam Park Sang-in (2)Cha Bum-kun (5) Kim Jin-kook (2) Lee Young-moo (2) Park Yong-joo 1977Kim Hee-cheon (2)Kim Ho-kon (6) Choi Jong-duk (3) Cho Young-jeung (2) Park Sung-hwa (2)Cho Kwang-rae Park Sang-in (3)Cha Bum-kun (6) Kim Jae-han (3) Lee Young-moo (3) Huh Jung-moo (2) 1978Kim Hwang-ho Kim Ho-kon (7) Cho Young-jeung (3) Park Sung-hwa (3) Hwang Jae-man (5)Cho Kwang-rae (2) Park Sang-in (4) Lee Young-moo (4)Kim Jae-han (4) Cha Bum-kun (7) Huh Jung-moo (3) 1979Kim Hwang-ho (2)Kim Ho-kon (8) Cho Young-jeung (4) Park Byung-chul (4) Lee Jang-sooPark Sang-in (5) Cho Kwang-rae (3)Park Sung-hwa (4) Lee Young-moo (5) Shin Hyun-ho Huh Jung-moo (4) 1980Cho Byung-deukCho Young-jeung (5) Hong Seong-ho Choi Jong-duk (4) Chang Woe-ryongCho Kwang-rae (4) Lee Young-moo (6) Lee Kang-joChung Hae-won Choi Soon-ho Park Jong-won 1981Jung Seong-gyoPark Sung-hwa (5) Kwon Oh-son Chang Woe-ryong (2) Park Kyung-hoonCho Kwang-rae (5) Lee Kang-jo (2) Lee Tae-ho Hwang Seok-keun Chung Hae-won (2) Byun Byung-joo 1982Not awarded 1983 Jeong Gi-dong Park Sung-hwa (6) Lee Kang-jo (3) Jang Jung Yoo Byung-ok Cho Kwang-rae (6) Kim Chong-kon Kim Jong-boo Lee Kil-yong Park Yoon-ki Lee Chun-seok 1984 Choi In-young Park Kyung-hoon (2) Chung Yong-hwan Park Sung-hwa (7) Kim Pan-keun Huh Jung-moo (5) Lee Tae-ho (2) Park Chang-sun Choi Soon-ho (2) Baek Jong-chul Kim Jong-boo (2) 1985 Cho Byung-deuk (2) Chung Yong-hwan (2) Chung Jong-soo Park Kyung-hoon (3) Yoo Byung-ok (2) Park Chang-sun (2) Cho Kwang-rae (7) Huh Jung-moo (6) Choi Soon-ho (3) Kim Jong-boo (3) Kim Joo-sung 1986 Cho Byung-deuk (3) Cho Young-jeung (6) Cho Min-kook Park Kyung-hoon (4) Huh Jung-moo (7) Park Chang-sun (3) Cho Kwang-rae (8) Lee Heung-sil Choi Soon-ho (4) Chung Hae-won (3) Kim Joo-sung (2) 1987 Cho Byung-deuk (4) Chung Yong-hwan (3) Nam Ki-young Park Kyung-hoon (5) Kim Pyung-seok Kim Sam-soo Noh Soo-jin Lee Tae-ho (3) Choi Sang-kook Kim Joo-sung (3) Chung Hae-won (4) 1988 Cho Byung-deuk (5) Cho Min-kook (2) Gu Sang-bum Park Kyung-hoon (6) Chung Yong-hwan (4) Choi Kang-hee Chung Hae-won (5) Hwangbo Kwan Kim Joo-sung (4) Lee Tae-ho (4) Hwang Sun-hong
See also Korea Football Association
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