SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean football league on Thursday announced changes to its coaching staff for an upcoming exhibition match against Tottenham Hotspur. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said Park Tae-ha, head coach of Pohang Steelers in the top-flight K League 1, will be in charge of Team K [...]
SEOUL, Jul.16 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard will play on an All-Star squad for the South Korean league in a summer exhibition match against Tottenham Hotspur. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced the starting lineup for Team K League, as chosen by fans, in the match against Spurs on [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A two-goal advantage evaporated in the second half, along with their hopes of getting out of the cellar, as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors settled for a 2-2 draw against Daejeon Hana Citizen in a battle between the two worst clubs in the top South Korean football league over the weekend. [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The race for the South Korean football title took another interesting turn over the weekend, with clubs near the top trading places once again. Gimcheon Sangmu FC climbed to first place with a 2-0 win over Daegu FC on Saturday, which gave them 39 points through 20 matches with [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Daejeon Hana Citizen FC announced Monday they have reunited Hwang Sun-hong as their new head coach. This will be Hwang’s second tour of duty with the K League 1 club, having previously coached them in 2020. Hwang, 55, is replacing Lee Min-sung, who resigned on May 21 with Daejeon [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Dong-gyeong, the most productive player in South Korean football this season, has been voted the best player in the top competition for the second straight month. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Thursday that Lee was voted the Player of the Month for April in the [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — After blowing a two-goal lead in the second half of their latest match Sunday, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors find themselves back in the cellar of South Korean football. With that, what once was unknown territory for the nine-time K League 1 champions is becoming increasingly familiar this season. Jeonbuk dropped [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Two-time defending K League 1 champions Ulsan HD FC announced Wednesday their defender Seol Young-woo will undergo a shoulder operation. Seol, who has also collected 16 caps for the national team, was scheduled to have his surgery later Wednesday to address chronic dislocation of his right shoulder. Ulsan said [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sitting only one point above last place in the top South Korean football league, Daegu FC named veteran tactician Park Chang-hyeon as their new head coach Tuesday. Park, 57, replaces Choi Won-kwon, who stepped down last week to take the fall for the club’s sluggish start. Park, who had [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Having bagged a crucial win at home, South Korean champions Ulsan HD FC will now visit Japanese foes Yokohama F. Marinos this week as they chase their first Asian club football title in four years. Ulsan and Yokohama will square off in the second leg of the semifinals of [...]