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 OFC, joined AFC in 2006. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, both territories of the United States, are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC who managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC.
Seongnam FC is a South Korean professional football club based in Seongnam that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1989 as Ilhwa Chunma Football Club, the club has won seven national league titles, three FA Cups, three League Cups, and two AFC Champions League titles. Seongnam also placed fifth in the IFFHS Asian Clubs of the 20th century.
FC Seoul is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. They play their home games at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2017 and 2021, and the Korean FA Cup five times. The club have also won the AFC Champions League twice, the first time in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since it was launched in its current format in 2003, as well as for a time being the only team in the world to have become continental champions without ever having won a domestic league title. This title guaranteed their participation at the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2006.
Choi Yong-soo is a South Korean professional football manager and former player.
Ki Sung-yueng is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder for the K League 1 club FC Seoul.
Park Joo-ho is a South Korean football player who plays as a defender for Suwon FC. A versatile player, his primary position is left-back but he is also able play in midfield as a defensive or wide midfielder. As captain, he played for South Korea national under-20 football team in 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
Asan Mugunghwa Football Club was a South Korean football club based in Asan. The club's players were South Korean professional footballers who were serving their two-year military duty.
Ji So-yun is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Suwon FC and the South Korean national team.
Son Heung-min is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team. Considered one of the best forwards in the world and one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time, he is known for his explosive speed, finishing, two-footedness and ability to link play.
Southampton Saints Girls and Ladies Football Club, founded in 1979 as Red Star Southampton, was an English women's football club formerly affiliated with Southampton F.C. They played in the.
K League is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2.
Mislav Oršić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia national team.
Hwang Ui-jo is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as forward for Super League Greece club Olympiacos, on loan from Premier League side Nottingham Forest, and the South Korea national team.
Hwang In-beom is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the South Korea national team.
Chungju Citizen FC is a South Korean football club based in the city of Chungju. The club is a member of the K4 League, a semi-professional league and the fourth tier of football in South Korea until 2022. The club was dissolved.
The 2020 K League 2 is the eighth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the third one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winners of the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between second and fourth got promoted to the 2021 K League 1.
The 2021 K4 League is the second season of the K4 League as a semi-professional league and the fourth tier of South Korean football league system. Paju Citizen are the defending champions and was promoted together with Ulsan Citizen to 2021 K3 League. Chuncheon Citizen and Jeonju Citizen were relegated from 2020 K3 League and will play in the K4 League for the first time. Icheon Citizen have disbanded due to financial problems and haven't registered for the league, while Yeoju Citizen has submitted a new entry in the competition after first announcing their disbandment.
The 2022 Korean FA Cup, known as Hana Bank FA Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Hana Bank, was the 27th edition of the Korean FA Cup. Similar to the previous year, U-League teams did not participate, and the top eight sides from the K5 League gained qualification instead.
The 2022 K4 League is the third season of the K4 League as a semi-professional league and the fourth tier of South Korean football league system. Pocheon Citizen are the defending champions and was promoted together with Siheung Citizen and Dangjin Citizen to 2022 K3 League. Pyeongtaek Citizen were relegated from 2021 K3 League and will play in the K4 League for the first time.
