ACLE Round of 16 Nori Kangwon, Kim Gun-hee, Park Sang-hyuk, two-top, will fight back Na Sang-ho Oh Se-hoon (on-site lineup)
Nov 25, 2025
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Gangwon FC will play the fifth Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) league stage in the 2025-2026 season against Zelvia (Japan) at 7 p.m. on the 25th at Songam Sports Town Main Stadium in Chuncheon. Gangwon is currently ranked fifth with two wins and two losses and six points. It is a must-see game for Gangwon, which is aiming to advance to the round of 16.
Gangwon is recording a winning record in ACLE at home this season. In the match against Shenhua in Shanghai, which was the first home game, Koo Bon-cheol and Hong Cheol scored consecutive goals, and in the match against Vissel Kobe, which is considered the "strongest in East Asia", Kim Gun-hee scored a thrilling theater goal just before the end to win 4-3. Gangwon is determined to continue its ACLE home winning streak in the match against Zelvia.
Machida Zelvia won the J2 League in the 2023 season and achieved its first J-League 1 promotion. In the 2024 season, he ranked third in the J League 1 and secured his first berth in the club's ACLE. On the 22nd, he beat Vissel Kobe 3-1 in the final of the 2025 Japanese King's Cup. This season, it is ranked 7th with 16 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses (57 points) in the league and 8th with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss (5 points) in the ACLE League Stage. It is well known to Korean fans as Oh Se-hoon and Na Sang-ho's team.
Gangwon sent out the best 11 players. Park Sang-hyuk and Kim Gun-hee will be at the forefront. Kim Dae-won and Mo Jae-hyun sat on the left and right. In the midfield, Seo Min-woo and Lee Seung-won, who returned from injury, stood. Song Joon-seok, Kang Tu-ji, Shin Min-ha and Kang Jun-hyuk made the four-back, and Park Chung-hyo wore the goalkeeper's gloves. Lee Ki-hyuk, Kang Yoon-gu, Kim Dae-woo, Kim Kang-guk, Park Ho-young, Kim Min-joon, Koo Bon-cheol, and Yoon Il-rok will start on the bench.
Machida Zelvia started Na Sang-ho Oh Se-hoon and the Korean duo.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
