Choi Soon-ho → Hong Myung-bo → Shin Tae-yong → Lee Dong-guk, what's the next honor? Selection of the 2nd inductee of the K League Hall of Fame
May 29, 2025
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The K-League Hall of Fame was established to commemorate the contributions of those who have shone in Korean professional football and to leave their footprints in K-League history to mark the 40th anniversary of the launch of the K-League in 2023. At the first induction ceremony in 2023, the late former POSCO honorary chairman Park Tae-joon, former coach Kim Jung-nam, Suwon FC general manager Choi Soon-ho, national team coach Hong Myung-bo, vice president of the Korea Football Association Shin Tae-yong, and Lee Dong-guk were selected as the inductees. The Professional Federation has announced that it will select inductees every two years, starting in 2023.
The 'K League Hall of Fame' consists of three categories: STARS, LEADERS, and HONORS. The player category is for those who have made great achievements as players and the leader category for those who have made great achievements as coaches. Contributors target players and leaders, as well as those who have contributed to the development of the K League in various fields such as administration, industry, and media.
The procedure for selecting the inductee shall be conducted by the 'K League Hall of Fame Selection Committee'. The selection committee will be chaired by the chairman of the Korea Football Association's Communication Committee, and will be led by Ahn Ki-heon, former CEO of Busan I'Park, Cho Young-hwa, former head of Gangwon FC's power reinforcement office, Park Jae-young, former secretary-general of the Korea Professional Sports Association, Lee Jong-sung, a professor of sports industry at Hanyang University, and Han Joon-hee, a soccer commentator at Coupang Play.
The candidates for the player category will be about 250 players who have played more than 300 games in the top K-League (K-League before promotion, K-League 1 after promotion), Playoffs, and League Cups, scored more than 100 goals, achieved clean sheets more than 100 games, won the season's most points or most help award, won the season's best-leven award, and won the season MVP award, and the selection committee will select 20 finalists through internal review.
The selection committee's own vote, club representatives' vote, media vote, and fan vote will be conducted for the selected candidate group in the player category, and the results will be summed up to select four final inductees. Fan voting will be held online in June, and specific voting methods will be released later. One person shall be selected by the selection committee as a contributor in the leadership and contribution categories.
The final selection and presentation of the inductee will be completed in July. After that, various programs such as trophies and certificates of induction, commemorative events, and donations in online memorials will be widely promoted.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
