The Korea Football Association () is the governing body of football and

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...

within

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

twenty years later in 1948, and the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly ...

in 1954.

History

In 1921, the first

All Joseon Football Tournament The All Joseon Football Tournament ( ko, 전조선축구대회, 全朝鮮蹴球大會) was the first Korean national football competition, held annually by the Joseon Sports Council or Joseon Football Association. The tournament of the Joseon Sp ...

was held, and in 1933, the Korea Football Association was organized (following the foundation of Joseon Referees' Association in 1928), which created a foundation to disseminate and develop the sport. Park Seung-bin was the first president of the KFA, charged with the task of promoting and spreading organised football in Korea. The Korea Football Association was reinstated in 1948, following the establishment of the

Republic of Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its ea ...

. The KFA became a member of

, the international football governing body that same year. It later joined the

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(Asian Football Confederation) in 1954. On 23 January 2013, KFA elected Chung Mong-gyu as the new chairman.

Members

Board

*President: Chung Mong-gyu *Vice-presidents: Lee Yong-soo, Kim Ki-hong, Choi Young-il, Kim Byung-ji, Lee Young-pyo, Hong Eun-ah *Executive director: Park Kyung-hoon *Directors:

Kim Ho-kon Kim Ho-kon (; born 26 March 1951) is a South Korean football manager and former football player who played as a sweeper or right back. He was the captain of the South Korea national football team in the 1978 Asian Games where they won the gol ...

, Park Gi-chan, Han Sang-sin, Yang Seung-woon, Park Gong-won, Choi Kang-won, Jo Yeon-sang, Park Kun-ha, Park Chae-hee,

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, Kim Jin-hee, Shin A-young

Heads of departments

*Competition commission: Cho Keung-hyun *Reinforcement commission: Lee Yong-soo *Technical commission: Michael Müller *Referee commission: Moon Jin-hee *Fairness commission: Seo Chang-hee *Duty commission: Seo Dong-won *Ethics commission: Yoo Dae-woo *Social commission: Lee Chun-soo

Other officers

*General secretary: Chun Han-jin *Administrative inspector: Kang Sung-deok *Treasurer: Lee Tae-ho *Media and communication manager: Lee Jae-chul *Men's team coach: Paulo Bento *Women's team coach: Colin Bell *Futsal coordinator: Jang Jin-yong

Presidents

Source:

Joseon Referees' Association

Joseon Football Association

Korea Football Association

National teams

Source:

Men's teams

* South Korea national football team *

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South Korea national under-20 football team The South Korea national under-20 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international youth football competitions and also can be managed as under-18 or under-19 team if necessary. South Korean under-20 t ...

South Korea national under-17 football team The South Korea national under-17 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international under-17 football competitions, and also can be managed as under-15 or under-16 team if necessary. Recent results an ...

South Korea national under-14 football team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

* South Korea Universiade football team *

South Korea national futsal team The Republic of Korea national futsal team (, recognized as Korea Republic) represents South Korea in international futsal and is governed by the Korea Football Association. Although was the Runner-up in 1999 AFC Futsal Championship, but unlike t ...

Women's teams

* South Korea women's national football team *

South Korea women's national under-20 football team Korea Republic women's national under-20 football team represents Republic of Korea in international youth football competitions. Team image Nicknames The South Korea women's national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Taeg ...

South Korea women's national under-17 football team Korea Republic women's national under-17 football team represents Republic of Korea in international youth football competitions. Competitive record FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Results and fixtures 2022 U-15 Offi ...

South Korea women's national under-14 football team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

South Korea women's Universiade football team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

Defunct team

South Korea national beach soccer team The South Korea national beach soccer team represented South Korea in international beach soccer and was governed by the Korea Football Association. It is not currently being managed and was officially organized only once when the first Asian B ...

Competitions

Current competitions

Defunct competitions

: National cup held from 1938 to 1940. (1921–1937 editions were held by Joseon Sports Council.) * Korean National Football Championship: National cup held from 1946 to 2000. *

Korean President's Cup The President's Cup National Football Tournament is a football competition, held by Korea Football Association, for South Korean semi-professional and amateur football clubs. This competition was originally one of major club competitions of Sou ...

: Cup competition contested between semi-professional and amateur clubs from 1952 to 2009. *

Korea Cup The Korea Cup ( ko, 코리아컵 국제축구대회) was an international football tournament held annually in South Korea from 1971 to 1999. History The Korea Cup was created with the name President's Cup Football Tournament ( ko, 박대통� ...

: International competition annually held from 1971 to 1999. * K League: Professional league held from 1983 to 1994. (Subsequent seasons were held by K League Federation.)

Awards

Current awards

*Player of the Year *Young Player of the Year *Coach of the Year *Goal of the Year *Referee of the Year *Club of the Year

Defunct awards

*Best XI *Hall of Fame *Fans' Player of the Year

References

External links

Korea Football Association (KFA)
– official website

KFA at AFC site
{{KFA sponsors Korea Football Association