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Football In Seoul
Football is one of the most popular sports, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Seoul. It hosted several of South Korea's leading football clubs and has the biggest football stadium in the country, the Seoul World Cup Stadium. History Football was introduced to Koreans by the crew of the Royal Navy's in the Port of Incheon in June 1882, and it was adopted as a physical education course at in 1904. The first senior football match in Korea was contested between Korea Sports Club and Korea YMCA at Seoul Dongdaemun Stadium in 1905. In 1902, after the establishment of a football team at Paichai Academy in Seoul, there was a footballing boom throughout Korea. Many football clubs and school football teams were formed in the 1910s, including Bulgyo Cheongnyeonhoe (불교청년회, Buddhist Youth Club), Geongang Gurakbu (건강구락부, Health Club) and Joseon Football Club (조선축구단) in Seoul. The football clubs in Seoul usually had rivalries against the clubs i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeju SK FC
Jeju SK FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the Yukong Elephants, Bucheon SK, and Jeju United. History The club was founded on 17 December 1982 as Yukong FC, becoming the second professional football club to be established in South Korea. The club's mascot was an elephant and the team became known as the Yukong Elephants. It was owned and financially supported by the Sunkyoung Group's subsidiary, Yukong (currently SK Group's "SK Energy"), along with Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi as its franchise. Yukong FC was a founding member of the ''Korean Super League'', South Korea's first professional football league and forerunner to the K League. Yukong Elephants won the league championship on only one occasion, in 1989. When the Super League was established there was no home and away system, but following its implementation in 1987, Yukong FC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Pabal FC
Seoul Pabal Football Club () was a South Korean soccer club based in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. It was a member of the K3 League, an amateur league and the third tier of league football in South Korea. History The club competed in the 2007 K3 League The K3 League is the third-highest division in the South Korean football league system. It was run as an amateur league until 2019, but was relaunched as a semi-professional league after absorbing the Korea National League in 2020. It is cur ... season as ''Eunpyeong Chung-goo Sungshim Hospital'' before changing its name to ''Seoul Pabal'' ahead of the 2008 season. After the 2008 season, the club was closed due to it being proved that some players engaged in the manipulation of the game. External links Seoul Pabal FC Naver cafe Association football clubs established in 2007 Association football clubs disestablished in 2008 K3 League (2007–2019) clubs C Football clubs in Seoul 2007 establishments in South Korea 2008 dises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowon Madeul Stadium
Nowon Madeul Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea. External links Football venues in South Korea Sports venues completed in 2008 Sports venues in Seoul Seoul Nowon United FC {{SouthKorea-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Olympic Stadium
The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), a.k.a. Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as ''Chamshil''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games, 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Seoul Sports Complex in the Songpa District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River (Korea), Han River. It is the largest stadium in South Korea. Design and construction This multi-purpose stadium was designed by Kim Swoo-geun. The lines of the stadium's profile imitate the elegant curves of a Joseon white porcelain. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, half-covered; seating capacity is 69,950. Before its construction, Seoul's largest venues were Dongdaemun Stadium and Hyochang Stadium. Seating 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, they were too small to attract world-class sporting events. Construction on the new stadium began in 1977 with the aim of staging the Asian Games in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K4 League
The K4 League is the fourth-highest division in the South Korean football league system. It is regarded as the successor to the K3 League Basic, the second division of K3 League (2007–2019), amateur K3 League founded in 2017. Since 2021, Korea Football Association has allowed reserve teams of the K League to join the K4 League. Competition format All participating clubs play Season (sports)#Regular season, home and away season in the K4 League. The promotion and relegation system exists between the K3 League and the K4 League, but does not exist between the K4 League and amateur league K5 League. For the 2025 season, the winner of the league will be crowned champions without a playoff and gain automatic promotion. The 2nd-placed team may gain promotion via a two-game playoff series against the 14th-place team in the 2025 K3 League. Also for the 2025 season, and following the example of K League, match day squad lists have increased from 18 to 20 players. At least three playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K3 League (2007–2019)
The K3 League was a South Korean amateur football league held annually from 2007 to 2019. It was considered the third-highest division of the South Korean football league system before the K League 2 was launched in 2013, and the fourth-highest division since then. In 2017, it was divided into ''K3 League Advanced'' and fifth-tier league ''K3 League Basic'', and introduced a system of promotion and relegation. In 2020, it was reborn as a semi-professional league after merging with the Korea National League. History The K3 League had an exhibition season held in two stages with ten teams in 2007. The winners of both stages and the best two clubs in the overall standings qualified for the championship playoffs and the 2008 Korean FA Cup. Seoul United became inaugural champions after winning the championship playoffs. After the league was officially launched in 2008, the number of participating clubs was increased to 18 until the 2010 season, while new clubs registered in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Nowon United FC
Seoul Nowon United Football Club () (known as Seoul United FC until 2018) is a South Korean semi-professional football club based in Nowon District, Seoul. It is a founding member of the K3 League. It last competeted in the fourth tier of the South Korean football league system, the 2024 season of the K4 League, and is currently serving a one season suspension. They will rejoin the league in 2026. History Founding In 2001, following the K League's decision to relocate the then-capital clubs to other cities, there was a desire to bring professional football back to the city of Seoul. Following the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup, Seoul's World Cup Stadium stood empty, except for the occasional international match. The Seoul Metropolitan government sought to offset not only the maintenance cost, but also the construction cost, by creating a new team in Seoul. Members of the online community, Seoul Citizens' Club Supporters' Group (서울시민구단 서포터 모임), along with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyochang Stadium
Hyochang Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Hyochang-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 15,194 people. It was built in October 1960 for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup. See also *Seoul World Cup Stadium The Seoul World Cup Stadium (), the Sangam Stadium, is a stadium used mostly for association football matches. The venue is located in 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and opened on Nov ... * Jamsil Olympic Stadium * Mokdong Stadium * Dongdaemun Stadium References External links Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center World Stadiums Buildings and structures in Yongsan District Sports venues in Seoul Football venues in South Korea Athletics (track and field) venues in South Korea Multi-purpose stadiums in South Korea Seoul Nowon United FC Sports venues completed in 1960 1960 establishments in South Korea 20th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WK League
The WK League (Hangul: WK리그) is a semi-professional women's football league, run by the Korea Football Association (KFA) and the Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF), which represents the sport's highest level in South Korea. Icheon Daekyo won the inaugural edition of the WK League in 2009 and won two more titles in 2011 and 2012. Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels are the most successful team in the league, having won eleven consecutive titles between 2013 and 2023. History In 2006, the Korean Women's Football Federation (KWFF) announced their intention to start a semi-professional women's league the following year with four teams playing 12 to 15 games each across four or five rounds. At the end of 2006 discussions were being held over player eligibility rules, in particular the issue of visas for foreign players. In January 2007, the KWFF clarified that the women's league would not be referred to as a professional league, and that official names under consideration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul WFC
Seoul City Women's Football Club (), also known as Seoul Amazones or Seoul City Hall, is a South Korean women's football club based in Seoul. The club competes in the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea, and plays its home games at the auxiliary pitch of the Seoul World Cup Stadium. History In 2003, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its plans to establish both a professional men's football club and a women's works football club in the following year. Seoul City Hall W.F.C. was formally founded in February 2004 with a squad of 22 players, including nine members of the South Korean national women's team at the time. The club's first manager was Seo Jung-ho. The club achieved their first tournament victory in September 2004, beating INI Steel and Daekyo Kangaroos to the top spot in the league-format Unification Cup. The club was one of the founding members of the WK League in 2009. Seoul WFC was at the centre of a controversy in 2013 when r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K League 1
The K League 1 () is a professional association football league in South Korea and the highest level of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. It is one of the most successful leagues in the Asian Football Confederation, with its past and present clubs having won a record twelve AFC Champions League titles. History The South Korean professional football league was founded in 1983 as the Korean Super League, with five member clubs. The initial five clubs were Hallelujah FC, Jeju SK FC, Yukong Elephants, Pohang Steelers, Pohang Steelworks, Busan IPark, Daewoo Royals, Kookmin Bank FC, Kookmin Bank. Hallelujah FC won the inaugural title, finishing one point ahead of Daewoo Royals to lift the trophy. The Super League was renamed the Korean Professional Football League, and introduced the home and away system in 1987. It was once again renamed the K League in 1998. After the 2011 season, the K League Championship and the Korean League C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
