Na Sang-ho's return, Ho-jae Hong's first pick, Myung-bo Hong, announces the list of participants in the EAFF E1 Football Championship, with seven new faces
Jun 23, 2025
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Coach Hong Myung-bo unveiled the list of 23 players to participate in the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship on the 23rd. The EAFF E-1 Championship will be held in three cities (Yongin, Suwon, and Hwaseong) in Gyeonggi Province from July 7 to 16.
Since this tournament is not held during the A-match period set by FIFA, the list was selected mainly for players playing in East Asia. European and Middle Eastern groups were all excluded.
All but three J Leaguers on the 23-man roster are active in the K League. Of these, only Kim Dong-heon (Incheon) is a K League 2 player, and the rest are all K League 1 players.
It is Na Sang-ho who catches the eye. Na Sang-ho, who played as the crown prince of Bento's team, moved away from the national team after entering Japan. He succeeded in returning to the national team for the first time in two years since June 2023.
A large number of new faces were also included. A total of seven players, including Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima), Byun Jun-su (Gwangju), Seo Myung-kwan (Ulsan), Kim Tae-hyun (Jeonbuk), Seo Min-woo (Gangwon), Lee Seung-won (Kimcheon), and Lee Ho-jae (Pohang), were selected for the A national team for the first time. Hong Myung-bo, who has confirmed his advance to the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup finals, will begin to distinguish between jade and stone from this tournament.
Starting with the opening game of the tournament against China at 8 p.m. on July 7, Hong Myung-bo will play Hong Kong at 8 p.m. on the 11th and Japan at 7:24 p.m. on the 15th.
Meanwhile, the women's national team led by head coach Shin Sang-woo included Ji So-yeon (Seattle Lane), Lee Young-joo (Levante Badalona) and Casey (Angel City FC) in the final list of 23 players, as well as nine overseas players who have been negotiated with their teams. Except for two college players, the remaining 12 players are all WK League players, and center defender Koo Chae-hyun (Changnyeong WFC), who has recently performed well, has been selected for the senior national team for the first time.
Shin Sang-woo will play his first match against China in Suwon at 8 p.m. on July 9. On the 13th, the stadium will move to Hwaseong and play a match between Korea and Japan at 8 p.m., and return to Suwon on the 16th to face Taiwan at 7:30 p.m.
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GK = Kim Dong-heon (Incheon United), Lee Chang-geun (Daejeon Hana Citizen), and Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD)
DF= Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Kim Joo-sung (FC Seoul), Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima Antlers, Japan), Kim Tae-hyun (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Byun Jun-su (Gwangju FC), Signature Hall, Cho Hyun-taek (Ulsan HD), Park Seung-wook, Lee Tae-seok (Pohang Steelers)
MF= Kim Jin-gyu, Park Jin-seop, Jeon Jin-woo (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Kim Bong-soo (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Na Sang-ho (Machida Zelvia, Japan), Seo Min-woo (Gangwon FC), Moon Seon-min (FC Seoul), Lee Dong-kyung, and Lee Seung-won (Kimcheon Managing Director)
FW = Oh Se-hoon (Machida Zelvia, Japan), Lee Ho-jae (Pohang Steelers)
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
