Busan I'Park U15 Men's and Women's Youth Team will participate in the boys' sports competition for the first time in a soccer event...U18 Kaesong High School will take on the top challenge as the president of the Korea Football Association

May 14, 2025

Busan I'Park U15 Men's and Women's Youth Team will participate in the boys' sports competition for the first time in a soccer event...U18 Kaesong High School will take on the top challenge as the president of the Korea Football Association
Busan I'Park U-15 fallout squad. Photo courtesy = Busan I-Park



The men's and women's U-15 Youth teams of Busan I'Park in the K-League will compete side by side at the 54th National Youth Sports Festival (Boys' Sports Festival) to be held in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do from the 23rd.

This is the first time that the men's and women's youth teams under the same club will participate in the youth sports event together.

The tournament will be held in a round of 16 tournaments, and the strongest teams in each city and province will compete fiercely for the title of the 「National Strongest」 through the youth sports competition.




Nak Dong-joong, who competes in the men's middle school, won the competition last year with an overwhelming performance of 14 points and one run, ranking at the top of the nation's middle school. This year, it continued its upward trend by finishing second at the Spring Festival, and is ranked first in the K League Junior, where professional football youth teams participate, so it is expected to reach the top for the second consecutive year.

Coach Park Hyung-joo, who was in the middle of the fall, expressed strong confidence, saying, `I hope that the players will continue to win last year's championship and show their skills to achieve the best results this year.'

Busan I'Park U15 Men's and Women's Youth Team will participate in the boys' sports competition for the first time in a soccer event...U18 Kaesong High School will take on the top challenge as the president of the Korea Football Association
Busan I'Park U-15 WFC squad. Photo courtesy = Busan I-Park
The U-15 WFC, which competes in the women's secondary school, was the only secondary women's soccer team in Busan to qualify for the tournament without a separate selection. Despite this lack of regional infrastructure, he impressed with his first score and first draw at this year's Spring Festival, showing his potential at this tournament.




Coincidentally, expectations for a return match are also rising as Seoul Hummel WFC U-15, the opponent who scored and drew for the first time at the time, will meet again in this competition.

U-15 WFC coach Lee Nam-young said, `Although we are considered a weak team, our players are united with passion and determination. We will prepare the players to fight as best we can."

Meanwhile, Kaesong High School, the U-18 Youth Team at Busan I'Park, will participate in the 46th Korea Football Association Presidential High School Football Competition to be held in Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do from the 20th.




The competition is expected to be fierce enough to be called the "High School Champions League", with a large number of top teams participating in the tournament, including Kaesong High School, the winner of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Bucheon U-18, the winner of the Busan MBC Cup, Ulsan U-18 (Hyundai High School), and Seongnam U-18 (Pungsaeng High School), the runner-up of the Baegungi competition.

Busan I'Park U15 Men's and Women's Youth Team will participate in the boys' sports competition for the first time in a soccer event...U18 Kaesong High School will take on the top challenge as the president of the Korea Football Association
Busan I'Park U-18 Kaesong High School squad. Photo courtesy = Busan I-Park
Gaeseong High School will start its long journey in earnest with the first game against last year's winner, Suwon Samsung U-18 (Matan High School). The two teams faced each other in last year's final, and after a fierce battle, Matango won the championship by decision.

Gaeseong High School, which lost in the final unfortunately, is showing a strong will, vowing to avenge itself in this tournament. Kwon Joon-sung, the captain of Gaeseong High School, said, `I have no regrets because I did my best in the last competition, but we have grown steadily. I gained a lot of confidence by winning the Spring Festival, and I will look higher this time"He expressed his determination.

Gaeseong High School has been consistently performing well under the guidance of Choi Kwang-hee, recording the quarterfinals in 2023 and the runner-up in 2024 at the Korea Football Association Presidential Cup. In particular, this year's victory in the Spring National Competition proves the team's growth and further raises expectations for its performance in this competition.

Kaesong High School will play Matan High School, Incheon UTD U-18 (Daegun High School) and Chungnam Asan FC U-18 in Group B of the preliminary round. Kaesong High School aims to go straight to the finals tournament through the group stage.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.