Korea Electric Power Corp. is still uncomfortable with the illegal uniform scandal that ended with a 200,000 won fine for notification
Oct 29, 2025
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KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min briefly expressed his thoughts on the `illegal uniform wave' ahead of the first round match against Hyundai Capital in the `Jin Air 2025-2026 season' held at Suwon Gymnasium on the 29th. The coach didn't seem to want the situation to grow again, but the resentment seemed to remain.
Coach Kwon said, `I want to save my words and focus on the game. The club press release seems to be correct. Half an hour before the game, the referee told me (about the Korean Air uniform). I was notified rather than asked for understanding. I was told that there was no problem with the regulations and that there was no problem with the game. Our club said they heard from KOVO 10 minutes before the game started.
KEPCO and Korean Air played the first round match at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 23rd. An unusual scene was captured on this day. Korean Air's foreign players Russell and Kim Kwan-woo's player registration numbers and uniform numbers were reversed. Russell was wearing 51 times and Kim Kwan-woo 15 times, while Russell wore 15 times and Kim Kwan-woo wore 51 times in the uniform. This is a violation of the regulations.
Korean Air recognized the issue just before the game and informed the game supervisor. The game supervisor decided that there was no problem in playing the game because it was a uniform of the same design if only the name of each uniform was modified and guided it to be executed. Korean Air hurriedly cut off only Russell and Kim Kwan-woo's names and put them on their uniforms that matched their respective jersey numbers.
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) judged that the two jerseys, which were urgently attached by cutting the players' names, were 'illegal'. As soon as Korea Electric Power Corporation recognized that there was a problem with the Korean Air uniform, it raised the problem with the game supervisor and KOVO. A request for suspension of the players concerned. The match supervisor and KOVO said, "There are no violations of the regulations, and the players may participate for smooth operation of the game."," he replied.
Korea Electric Power Corporation played without solving the question, and lost to Korean Air by a set score of 1-3.
On the 29th, KEPCO issued a press release protesting KOVO's operation. Based on Article 21 of KOVO's operational guidelines, the FIVB regulations also apply to V-League games, so Russell and Kim Kwan-woo's uniforms must have player names printed on the uniform' claimed to be in violation of FIVB regulations. He added that the FIVB regulations do not allow taping and attaching stickers in shoe-related regulations, so they should be applied equally to uniforms.
According to KOVO, KOVO first recognized that Russell and Kim Kwan-woo's uniform numbers had changed and informed Korean Air of the fact. On the same day, the management headquarters approved the uniforms that Korean Air had changed the names of the two players, announced the situation to the coaches of both teams before the game, and proceeded with the game normally.
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Russell and Kim Kwan-woo's sanctions are 100,000 won each, a total of 200,000 won.
In Article 39 (Uniform Color) of KOVO's operating guidelines, KEPCO states that if some players wear different uniforms from other team members on the day of the game, the player shall not participate in the game until he or she wears the same uniform as other team membershold one's ground with the example of '
KEPCO admitted that Russell and Kim Kwan-woo violated the uniform regulations by imposing sanctions on them, but unlike Article 39 (1) of KOVO's operating guidelines, the two players' participation in the game is in a contradictory position. Like the match against Korean Air, please give a clear answer whether to allow players who violate uniform regulations to play in the future."
In addition, KEPCO called for stern measures against KOVO and the relevant match officials, the application of clear and consistent regulations in the future, and the establishment and prompt implementation of measures to prevent recurrence of similar cases."
KOVO replied, "The federation plans to further strengthen uniform-related regulations to prevent confusion among clubs in situations similar to related issues, and will gather related cases to conduct training and explain them to coaches at the technical committee in the future."
When asked about KOVO's position on its response, Kwon said, "We didn't have any related conversations with the club. "The club will judge..." he declined to comment.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
