Korea Football Association Explained

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Headquarters:	Jongno, Seoul
Region:	AFC
Subregion:	EAFF
President:	Chung Mong-gyu
Vice-President:	7 officials
Upright:	20

Hangul:	대한축구협회
Hanja:	大韓蹴球協會
Rr:	Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe
Mr:	Taehan Ch'ukku Hyŏphoe

The Korea Football Association is the governing body of football and futsal within South Korea. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with FIFA twenty years later in 1948, and the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.

History

In 1921, the first All Joseon Football Tournament was held, and in 1933, the Korea Football Association was organized (following the foundation of Joseon Referees' Association in 1928), which created a foundation to disseminate and develop the sport.^[1] Park Seung-bin was the first president of the KFA, charged with the task of promoting and spreading organised football in Korea.^[2]

The Korea Football Association was reinstated in 1948, following the establishment of the Republic of Korea. The KFA became a member of FIFA, the international football governing body that same year. It later joined the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) in 1954.

The KFA tried to give pardons to 100 people formerly employed in football including 48 match-fixing participants on 28 March 2023, but cancelled the pardons after facing objections of fans and journalists for three days.^[3]

Members

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• • President: Chung Mong-gyu Vice-presidents: Kim Jeong-bae, Han Joon-hee, Chang Woe-ryong, Won Young-shin, Ha Seok-ju, Choi Young-il, Lee Seok-jae
• Heads of departments: Jung Hae-seong (competition), Michael Müller (development), Lee Lim-saeng (technical), So Jin (fairness), Seo Dong-won (medical), Lee Yoon-nam (ethics), Kim Tae-young (social), Lee Jung-min (referee)
• Treasurers: Lee Tae-ho
• Administrative inspector: Son Ho-young

Presidents

Shin Ki-jun was the president of the Joseon Referees' Association, but he is not officially recognised as the first president.^[2]

No.	President	Year
1	Park Seung-bin	1933–1934
2	Lyuh Woon-hyung	1934–1938
3		1938–1942
4	Ko Won-hoon (2)	1942–1945
5		1945–1947
6	Ha Kyung-deok (2)	1947–1948
7	Shin Ik-hee	1948–1949
8		1949
9	Yun Bo-seon	1949–1950
10	Hong Sung-ha (2)	1950–1952
11	Hong Sung-ha (3)	1952
12	Chang Taek-sang	1952–1954
13	Lee Jong-lim	1954–1955
14	Hyun Jung-ju	1955
15		1955–1956
16	Kim Myung-hak (2)	1956–1957
17	Kim Yoon-ki	1957–1959
18	Kim Yoon-ki (2)	1959–1960
19		1960
20	Jung Moon-ki	1960–1961

No.	President	Year
21	Jang Ki-young (2)	1961–1962
22	Kim Yoon-ki (3)	1962
23	Jang Ki-young (3)	1962–1963
24		1963
25	Kim Yoon-ki (4)	1963–1964
26		1964
27	Choi Chi-hwan	1964–1967
28	Choi Chi-hwan (2)	1967–1968
29	Choi Chi-hwan (3)	1968–1969
30	Choi Chi-hwan (4)	1969–1970
31	Jang Deok-jin	1970–1972
32	Jang Deok-jin (2)	1972–1973
33	Ko Tae-jin	1973–1975
34	Ko Tae-jin (2)	1975
35	Kim Yoon-ha	1975–1977
36	Kim Yoon-ha (2)	1977–1978
37	Kim Yoon-ha (3)	1978
38		1978–1979
39	Choi Soon-young	1979–1980
40	Choi Soon-young (2)	1980–1983

No.	President	Year
41	Choi Soon-young (3)	1983–1985
42	Choi Soon-young (4)	1985–1986
43	Choi Soon-young (5)	1986–1987
44	Lee Jong-hwan	1987–1988
45	Kim Woo-jung	1988–1989
46	Kim Woo-jung (2)	1989–1993
47	Chung Mong-joon	1993–1997
48	Chung Mong-joon (2)	1997–2001
49	Chung Mong-joon (3)	2001–2005
50	Chung Mong-joon (4)	2005–2009
51	Cho Chung-yun	2009–2013
52	Chung Mong-gyu	2013–2017
53	Chung Mong-gyu (2)	2017–2020
54	Chung Mong-gyu (3)	2021–present

National teams

Source:^[5]

Men's teams

• South Korea national football team
• South Korea national under-23 football team
• South Korea national under-20 football team
• South Korea national under-17 football team
• South Korea national under-14 football team
• South Korea national football B team (student)
• South Korea national futsal team

Women's teams

• South Korea women's national football team
• South Korea women's national under-20 football team
• South Korea women's national under-17 football team
• South Korea women's national under-14 football team
• South Korea women's national student football team

Defunct team

• South Korea national beach soccer team

Competitions

Current competitions

Competition	Note	Current champions	Next season
Korean FA Cup	National cup held since 1996.	Pohang Steelers (2023)	2024 Korean FA Cup
K3 League	Men's semi-professional league held since 2020.	Hwaseong FC (2023)	2024 K3 League
K4 League	Men's semi-professional league held since 2020.	Yeoju FC (2023)	2024 K4 League
WK League	Women's semi-professional league held since 2009.	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (2023)	2024 WK League
U-League	Universities' league held since 2008.	Chung-Ang University (2023)	2024 U-League

Defunct competitions

• All Joseon Football Tournament: National cup held from 1938 to 1940. (1921–1937 editions were held by Joseon Sports Council.)
• Korean National Football Championship: National cup held from 1946 to 2000.
• Korean President's Cup: Cup competition contested between semi-professional and amateur clubs from 1952 to 2009.
• Korea Cup: International competition annually held from 1971 to 1999.
• K League: Professional league held from 1983 to 1994. (Subsequent seasons have been held by K League Federation.)

Awards

See main article: article and KFA Awards.

Current awards

• Player of the Year
• Young Player of the Year
• Coach of the Year
• Goal of the Year
• Referee of the Year^[6]
• Club of the Year^[6]

Defunct awards

• Best XI
• Hall of Fame

See also

• South Korea national football team
• K League
• Football in South Korea

External links

• Korea Football Association (KFA) – official website
• KFA at FIFA.com
• KFA at AFC site

Notes and References

1. Web site: The history and result of All Joseon Football Tournament . KFA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120811060955/http://www.kfa.or.kr/kfa_history/result_list_014.asp . 11 August 2012. ko . KFA.or.kr.
2. Web site: KFA former Presidents . KFA . KFA.or.kr . https://web.archive.org/web/20101118093947/http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng_renew/kfa/kfa_02_1.asp . 18 November 2010.
3. News: https://www.chosun.com/sports/football/2023/03/31/WZCSHOHLLJAKDJXNR3CAF5NUQY/ . ko:100명 꼼수 사면한 축구협회… 비난 들끓자 사흘만에 철회 . . ko . 2023-03-31.
4. Web site: https://www.kfa.or.kr/kfa/?act=executive . ko:KFA 조직 - 임원명단 . Korea Football Association . ko . 2021-07-10.
5. Web site: National teams . Korea Football Association . ko . 2021-09-12.
6. Web site: https://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&idx=23016&div_code=news&check_url=bGF5ZXI=&lang=KOR . ko:손흥민-장슬기 올해의 선수 선정... 올해의 골은 조규성 . ko . KFA . 15 December 2020 . 15 December 2020.