SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwangju FC will be the only South Korean club competing in the knockout stage of the top continental football tournament following a loss by Pohang Steelers on Tuesday. Pohang took a 5-2 loss against Johor Darul Ta’zim of Malaysia at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in their [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — FC Anyang made their debut in the top South Korean football league a memorable one over the weekend, as they upset three-time defending champions Ulsan HD FC. Bruno Mota netted the winner during second-half added time as Anyang beat Ulsan 1-0 at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, about 300 kilometers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) – Ulsan HD FC will try to become only the second team to win four South Korea football titles in a row in the new K League 1 season that kicks off Saturday. After playing second fiddle to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors for years, Ulsan have won the past three K League [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Three-time defending K League 1 champions Ulsan HD FC announced their acquisition of defender Yoon Jong-gyu on Thursday, while their regional rivals Pohang Steelers locked down veteran midfielder Kim Jong-woo with a new contract. Yoon, 26, made his K League debut in the second division with Gyeongnam FC in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Goalkeeper Song Bum-keun has rejoined his former K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after two years in Japan. Jeonbuk announced Tuesday Song, 27, has signed on as a free agent after spending the past two seasons with Shonan Bellmare in Japan’s J1 League. Song first played for Jeonbuk [...]
JEONJU, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Gus Poyet, a veteran football manager with experience in England’s Premier League and Spain’s La Liga, has officially joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as their new head coach. The 57-year-old described his arrival in South Korea as “destiny” during his inaugural press conference at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Monday. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan HD FC goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, the MVP of the 2024 K League 1 season, was also the highest-paid South Korean player in the league this year, data showed Monday. The Korea Professional Football League released salary figures for clubs and individual players Monday, including bonuses paid out for wins, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The nine-time South Korean football champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced Tuesday former Premier League tactician Gus Poyet will be their new head coach. Poyet, the 57-year-old from Uruguay, most recently coached the Greece men’s national team from 2022 to 2024. He was also interviewed for the South Korean men’s national [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After barely avoiding relegation to the second division, nine-time K League 1 champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced Monday they have parted ways with head coach Kim Do-heon. Jeonbuk said the two sides mutually agreed to terminate the deal, after Kim coached the club for the final 24 matches of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Incheon United have been relegated to the second division in South Korean football for the first time in club history, after narrowly avoiding the fate in recent years. Incheon lost to Daejeon Hana Citizen FC 2-1 in their penultimate match of the K League 1 season on Sunday, which [...]