Team K League Manager Kim Pan-gon X Coach Lee Jung-hyo to face Newcastle, a hot combination (Official)
Jun 20, 2025
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The Korea Professional Football Federation (hereinafter referred to as the 'Federation') appointed Kim Pan-gon, manager of Ulsan HDFC, as the coach of the team's K-League, which will face Newcastle United in the '2025 Coupang Play Series" on the 20th, and Lee Jung-hyo, manager of Gwangju FC, as the coach.
Coach Kim Pan-gon was appointed as Ulsan coach last season and lifted the K-League 1 trophy, and is currently leading the Ulsan squad to represent the K-League and participating in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Coach Kim Pan-gon will be the team's K-League manager as the winning team in last season's K-League 1.
Manager Lee Jung-hyo, who was appointed as the team's K-League coach, has led Gwangju from 2022 and made great achievements such as winning the K-League 2 and the quarterfinals of the ACLE, drawing attention for his trendy tactics and strategies every season.
Based on the candidates submitted by each club, the team's K-League team will select one 'Couple Youngple' and 11 'Fan Eleven' through fan voting. After that, head coach Kim Pan-gon, coach Lee Jung-hyo, and the Federation's technical committee will consult to select the coach's starter. The position and the allocation of the number of people for each team will be considered when additional selection is made. Candidates and fan voting schedules for 'Couple Youngple' and 'Fan Eleven' will be released later.
The first game of the '2025 Coupang Play Series' where Team K League and Newcastle United meet will be held at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on July 30 (Wednesday). Advance reservations will be held from June 25 (Wednesday) and general reservations will be held on Coupang Play from June 27 (Friday).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
