Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism X Professional Football Federation to support the Sports Fund for a full survey of 27 grasses in the K League

Mar 27, 2025

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism X Professional Football Federation to support the Sports Fund for a full survey of 27 grasses in the K League



Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism X Professional Football Federation to support the Sports Fund for a full survey of 27 grasses in the K League
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism X Professional Football Federation to support the Sports Fund for a full survey of 27 grasses in the K League
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) and the Korea Professional Football Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Federation) will conduct a full investigation on the grass conditions of 27 soccer fields where K-League games are held to solve the hotly controversial grass management problem.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Federation have established a department dedicated to grass management within the federation to begin investigating advanced cases such as Japan. After examining the exemplary grass management in Japan, the K-League stadium will be fully investigated from April to analyze problems and causes of grass conditions in the first half of the year, and to come up with customized improvement measures for each stadium.

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism X Professional Football Federation to support the Sports Fund for a full survey of 27 grasses in the K League
In particular, considering the characteristics and climate conditions of the stadium, practical improvement measures such as replacing aging grass, improving the quality of artificial grass, and managing heating and drainage facilities will be devised, and long-term lawn maintenance and management guidelines and on-site inspections will be proposed. In addition, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will actively support the improvement of the stadium, such as replacing the grass of the soccer field, with local governments through a public offering to support the renovation and repair of public sports facilities starting this year, and expand the stadiums subject to a full investigation later.




The policy officer of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, `The grass condition of the stadium is directly related not only to the players' performance but also to the overall quality of the game, such as prevention of injuries and satisfaction of fans watching"Based on this survey, we will draw up measures to substantially improve the grass condition of the stadium and strengthen cooperation and communication with the federation, clubs, and stadium operators to establish a continuous management system." expressed a policy will.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.