Korea University Football Federation Introduces Standing Army System by Age...On the 27th, the U19 standing army selection match will be held
Apr 26, 2025
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The Korea University Football Federation has decided to set up a technical committee under its wing and select standing troops by age to establish a regular operating system. It will be divided into under 19 (U-19), under 20 (U-20), under 21 (U-21), and under 22 (U-22). This is to overcome the limitations that the university national team has been formed in a hurry ahead of the international competition, making it difficult to achieve results without sufficient preparation.
The standing army system aims to improve skills by systematically managing excellent players who are active on the university stage. It aims to strengthen international competitiveness by raising the level of college football as a whole. It is also expected to help individual players advance to domestic and international professional leagues and to thicken the player base of Korean soccer.
The start is the U-19 standing army selection match at Dankook University in Cheonan on the 27th. Other standing groups by age will also be selected sequentially in May. More than 370 preliminary players selected from universities nationwide will participate in the U-19 standing army selection match. The final selection will be made by comprehensively evaluating performance, physical conditions, and development potential.
The standing army operates as a three-stage training system divided into age, region, and whole. For age-specific training, customized reinforcement training is conducted for each age. Regional training is conducted once a week to improve individual skills. Through overall unit training, organizational power is strengthened, and representatives are selected through comprehensive evaluation. The federation plans to strengthen not only the players' skills but also their qualities as student players, including personality.
Park Han-dong, president of the Korea Football Association, said, `College soccer is a stage for elite players who dream of becoming professional leagues. By introducing a permanent standing army system, it is intended to help college players grow not only as a member of society but also as a soccer player. Through this, if it is strengthened to the base of university soccer, Korean soccer will be enriched,' he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
