FC Anyang owner will be fined 10 million won by the Professional Federation's reward and punishment committee...Slandering judgment by umpire → Imposition of penalty for loss of honor
Jun 05, 2025
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The Korea Professional Football Federation held the third reward and punishment committee on the 5th and decided to punish FC Anyang with a fine of 10 million won. Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho, owner of FC Anyang, held a controversial press conference on the 20th of last month.
"We have come to the conclusion that we can no longer remain silent about the unfair refereeing decisions that have occurred repeatedly in FC Anyang's recent matches," he said. "This is due to the accumulation of serious judgment errors at a level that can determine the flow of the game and determine the outcome beyond just a misjudgment."
Choi also said, `As a citizen's professional football team run by taxpayers' money, we cannot ignore the sacrifices of players who devote their training and energy to earn one point"It demanded that the fairness of refereeing decisions be strengthened, official recognition and disclosure of misjudgment, and the provisions of Article 37 of the K-League Game Regulations "Prohibition of Criticism of Judges" be reviewed."
Then he cast his arrow on the corporate club. "Korean soccer is dominated by one of the few corporate teams," he said. It is necessary to innovate the current decision-making problem, which some corporate teams are wary of. It must be corrected" has introduced a strange logic. It is a point that can be taken as if the 'corporate club' is receiving preferential treatment.
The Professional Federation announced on the 21st that it has decided to refer FC Anyang, a club belonging to the owner Choi Dae-ho, to the Commission on Reward and Punishment, judging that the press conference is in violation of Article 37 (6) of the K-League's game regulations, which prohibits negative comments or expression of the judgment, and constitutes slander and loss of honor under paragraph (10) of the disciplinary standards for each type of punishment regulations.
On this day, the Professional Federation stipulates that Article 37 (6) of the K-League's Game Regulations stipulates that "all officials, including players, coaching staff, employees, etc. of each club cannot make any negative comments or expressions regarding the judgment or judgment of the game in interviews", and Article 13 of the K-League's articles of association stipulates that "Members encourage members of the members to serve in the realization of the values, order, and norms aimed at the K-League and are responsible for the consequences". In addition, the Code of Ethics stipulates compliance with regulations and laws, mutual respect among members, and fair competition among members"The disciplinary standards for each type of K-League reward and punishment regulation are subject to sanctions for negative comments on referee decisions, post-judgment and slander of decisions through media that can be communicated to the public, such as interviews or SNS immediately after the game, and for slander and loss of honor in the K-League."
Anyang confirmed its promotion to the first division 11 years after its foundation in November last year. It was ranked eighth in the first division this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
