SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — After more than two months of delay caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the South Korean men’s professional football season will kick off on May 8. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Friday that its top-flight K League 1 and the second-tier K League 2 will both begin [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With their season on hold indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, South Korean professional football clubs stand to lose millions in revenues, data showed Tuesday. The Korea Professional Football League, or simply K League, said its 22 clubs — 12 in the top-flight K League 1 and 10 in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — History shows that when politics meets football, something bad happens. South Korea’s Gyeongnam FC recently learned that lesson the hard way, even though they weren’t the main actors in the story. Gyeongnam, last year’s runners-up in the top-tier K League 1, were penalized by the nation’s pro football league [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football club Incheon United said Wednesday they’ve signed Vietnamese forward Nguyen Cong Phuong on loan. The K League 1 club said Cong Phuong agreed to a one-year loan deal and will join the team from Vietnamese side Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Cong Phuong has been one of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Nguyen Cong Phuong, a member of the Vietnamese men’s national football team, is soon to join South Korean football club Incheon United FC. “We are currently negotiating with Cong Phuong,” said a source from Incheon United. “We plan to make an official announcement next week.” Once the transfer is [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s pro football governing body on Friday approved a rule on fine dust to protect the players and fans from bad air quality. The K League said its board members approved a rule that allow match officials to cancel matches when fine dust advisories are issued. According to the rule, if fine dust advisories are issued in between three hours prior to the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s pro football league said Thursday it will use an English-made video review system starting this season. The K League, operator of pro competitions, said its video assistant referees (VAR) will use Hawk-Eye equipment and software to review action on the pitch. The advanced video technology will be used in both first-tier K League 1 (Classic) and second division K League 2 (Challenge). The Hawk-Eye system is best known for its use of ball tracking in [...]
WANJU, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pro football’s all-time leading scorer said Thursday he plans to keep playing next season, even as he approaches his 40s. Lee Dong-gook, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the K League Classic, said he is considering playing next season. The 38-year-old striker is a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A second division club in the South Korean football league on Thursday was ordered to play its next home match behind closed doors after its supporters’ violent behavior. The disciplinary committee of the K League decided that Bucheon FC will have to play their home match against Asan [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s pro football league said Monday that a video review system will be implemented next month to reduce refereeing mistakes and enhance the quality of matches. The K League, the operator of the pro football competitions, said the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be adopted July 1 in its first division K League Classic after going through a three-month test. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), [...]