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| Yang Myung-seok, president of the Women's Soccer Federation, greets at the WK League 2025 Media Day event held at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 12th. 2025.3.12 |
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| 8 team players are taking a commemorative photo at the Women's Business Football WK League 2025 Media Day event held at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 12th.From left, Incheon Hyundai Steel coach Huh Jung-jae, Hwacheon KSPO coach Kang Sun-mi, Seoul City Hall coach Yoo Young-sil, Suwon FC coach Park Gil-young, Sejong Sports Toto coach Yoon Deok-yeo, Gyeongju KHNP coach Song Joo-hee, Moon Kyung-sang-moo and Changnyeong WFC coach Ahn Tae-hwa. |
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"Please introduce VAR and adjust the schedule."
The WK League, the lifeline of Korean women's soccer, held a media day at the Korea Football Center in Sinmun-ro, Seoul, on the 12th ahead of the opening of the 2025 season. Team representative players, including coaches and captains of eight clubs, gathered together to express their goals, determination and prospects for the new season. Yang Myung-seok, the new president of the Women's Football Federation, who was elected last month after the late chairman Oh Kyu-sang, was present at the media day. He promised the growth and reform of the WK League by announcing the slogan `New Women's Football, New Game, Same Passion'.
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During the media day, a question came out asking the coaches of eight clubs for suggestions, including what they want from the new chairman Yang and the executive. Head coaches of eight clubs who know the women's soccer scene better than anyone else actively expressed their opinions.
Seoul City Hall coach Yoo Young-sil proposed introducing VAR to the WK League site. "Administration is important for the development of women's soccer, but it is also important to improve performance and performance in the field." Last year, there were many scenes where I missed good games and winnable games while playing against the strong team. In order for women's soccer to develop further, VAR enforcement, which is necessary not to be unfair, is urgent. That way, players and leaders can take a better picture. I beg of you."
Kang Sun-mi, head coach of Hwacheon KSPO, who took over the baton of head coach Kang Jae-soon in the new season, requested "WK League schedule adjustment". "It would be nice to do it on a certain day of the week and I ask for a time adjustment so that fans can come to the stadium on holidays."This year's WK League will be held on Mondays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m., except for the opening and playoffs. There is a lot of regret from the perspective of players and leaders who have longed for weekend games for women's soccer fans. In addition, from April to May and August to September, the games have to be played with a tight schedule of three days apart from each other. There are concerns about poor performance and injuries. Coach Huh Jung-jae, who took the helm of Hyundai Steel in Incheon this season, also suggested 'VAR and schedule adjustment'. "I know that it is difficult to schedule a schedule due to many factors such as the national team schedule in the federation" but if you look at the April-May schedule, Monday games and Thursday games will follow. The leader can do it, but the player gets hurt and fails to perform when fatigue accumulates. It will be difficult to schedule, but please adjust it well.'
Changnyeong WFC coach Ahn Tae-hwa, who was on the verge of disbanding, said "I hope more teams will be founded." reported the wind. Lee Mi-yeon, managing director of Mungyeong, and Park Gil-young, director of Suwon FC Women, put weight on 'Execution'. "I've already had a lot of conversations with the chairman and the federation is preparing a lot. The president also made a pledge when he ran for office, and the Korea Football Association prepared a pledge related to women's livestock. Don't you think we can look forward to it now. The chairman and the federation are well aware of what is needed. I hope you can figure out what's real, practice it one by one, and improve it." Song Joo-hee, head coach of KHNP, said, `Sports power is spectators, and leaders should play a role in making athletes' voices heard. While talking to our players, they say that the opportunity to promote the WK League is the media, but there is too little opportunity to expose it. I want you to open a starting point for more media utilization." Yoon Deok-yeo, manager of Sejong Sports Toto, who played in two women's World Cups as the head coach of the national team, said, `We run eight WK League teams, but the basis is grassroots soccer.I hope you go around the site well. From the bottom of the grassroots of elementary school, it is necessary to collect opinions to share and talk about the concerns of leaders and players.
On the other hand, six of the coaches of the eight teams picked manager Song Joo-hee's Gyeongju KHNP as the first candidate for this season's championship. Gyeongju KHNP has overwhelming power by recruiting Moon Mi-ra, Kim Yoon-ji, and Jeon Eun-ha at once with the existing national-level powers such as Jang Seul-ki, Lee Se-jin, and Kwak Ro-young. The WK League will determine the strongest through the first and second rounds of championship games on November 8 and 15 after 28 rounds of league games from March 15 to early October, through the playoffs between the second- and third-ranked teams in the league on November 1. Suwon FC Women-Sejong Sports Toto, Incheon Hyundai Steel-Mungyeong Sangmu, Hwacheon KSPO-Changnyeong WFC, and Gyeongju KHNP-Seoul City Hall will face off in the opening game at 2 p.m. on the 15th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
