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Gwangju in K League 1: last, with little hope of catching up.

Dragons in K League 2: second-to-last with just one point ahead of Gimhae in last place, but for how long?

Mokpo in K3 League: second-to-last, only kept from the bottom by Jeonbuk's reserve team.

Gangjin in WK League: similar to Gwangju, last with little hope of getting off the bottom anytime soon.

Anyone?

Hi all, I am looking to get back into Korean study after an extended break. I am an intermediate level and I want to get in the habit of reading something of interest in Korean for a few minutes a day.

I used to follow the K League and always enjoyed seeing KBO games, plus I keep an eye on Korean Olympians, so I thought regularly reading about sport would help.

Any recommendations on sport columnists or bloggers that write on a fairly regular basis. The level itself doesn't matter too much because I am happy to take my time and only read sections of one article per day, but also if anyone is known for writing in a fairly light and accessible way then that is an added bonus.

I was watching Gangwon vs. Gamba Osaka which Gangwon narrowly lost 1–0 in extra time. And the whole game I was thinking "if the Gangwon players were maybe just 10% better they would've comfortably won" and thus qualify for CLE. Gangwon was playing some great football against the CL2 champs but the ultimate lack of finishing quality and squad depth for extra time proved fatal. There's only so much tactics and spirit you can drill into a ragtag group of free transfers.

We all know the K League has fallen behind the J League and Saudi Pro but what's super frustrating is feeling that our league would be so much better if our clubs spent just a bit more on quality talent and basic infrastructure. A club spending more than 2 million in a transfer window is virtually unheard of and most clubs spend zero. I really think we'd regularly win the CL again if we just had balanced squads with a 25–35 million euro market value. The problem though is that corporate owners only care about baseball which is what everyone watches and civilian clubs have little money. And if you try to privatize a civilian club the fans protest even though they're running on taxes.

I heard from a Suwon Samsung Bluewings insider that the club is spending 5 billion won more this year to chase promotion. But the parent company Samsung is expected to earn 400 trillion won in profits this year. Literally 1/80000 of their annual profits. Pretty much the same story with Jeonbuk Hyundai who sold off all their key players after winning the league last year which is why I don't expect them to do well in the CL this year, not to mention lost their manager.

I really wish more people in this country cared about this league and just local football in general 😭 there's so much potential but not enough seem to care which is why we're left with mediocre squads and shitty running track stadiums. This country has produced genuine world class players and our league is still the record AFC Champions League winners. But instead of building on past greatness we've been stagnating because we only invest the bare minimum while the leadership goes through scandal after scandal. I can't blame our young talent leaving for greener pastures in Europe so early

안녕하세요!
Hi there, all!

I know matchday ticket questions are common and I have read the wiki but I’m curious about the upcoming holiday weekend. I am currently in Busan for work and depart for Seoul on Friday.

Will the holiday weekend massively affect ticket availability? FC Seoul is home to Daejeon Hana and Bluewings are home to Suwon on the Saturday and Incheon, Bucheon, and E-Land are all home on the Sunday.

I’m a non-Korean foreigner and will have to rely on showing up on the matchday for tickets. Any potential issue with these fixtures? Is it worth trying for the Suwon derby or should I not bother? Would love to attend that if possible, but FC Seoul seems a reliable backup, no? I’m also most interested in Incheon United on the Sunday.

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Thank you in advance!