Korea Football Association

Korea Football Association

AFC
Founded	19 September 1933; 90 years ago (19 September 1933)
Headquarters	Jongno, Seoul
FIFA affiliation	21 May 1948; 75 years ago (21 May 1948)
AFC affiliation	21 May 1954; 69 years ago (21 May 1954)
EAFF affiliation	28 May 2002; 21 years ago (28 May 2002)
President	Chung Mong-gyu
Vice-President	7 officials
Website	kfa.or.kr

The Korea Football Association (Korean: 대한축구협회; Hanja: 大韓蹴球協會) 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

As of 3 May 2023^[4]

• 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]

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

As of March 29, 2024

Current competitions

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 were held by K League Federation.)

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

References

External links

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