I honestly feel bad that there is no Byeon Sung-hwan or runner-up team coach who resented the exclusion of the candidate for the director's award. Thank you for motivating our coaches

Nov 23, 2025

I honestly feel bad that there is no Byeon Sung-hwan or runner-up team coach who resented the exclusion of the candidate for the director's award. Thank you for motivating our coaches



Suwon Samsung's head coach Byun Sung-hwan, who confirmed an early runner-up in 'Hana Bank K League 2 2025', responded that he did not understand that he was not nominated for the Coach Award.

In a pre-interview with Gimpo FC at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 23rd, Coach Byun said, "I don't know about the exclusion of candidates for the manager's award." I don't know what the reason is, but honestly I don't feel very good. It can't be good. Suwon did not get promoted directly, but it confirmed the second place early and has the most points in both the first and second parts. In addition, the announcement came with the K League 2 playoff ranking yet to be confirmed"I was puzzled.

Previously, the Korea Professional Football Federation nominated three winners, Incheon United's Yoon Jung-hwan, Bucheon FC's current third-place coach Lee Young-min, and Seongnam FC's sixth-place coach Jeon Kyung-joon, as candidates for this year's K League 2 Coach of the Year. It is the first time in eight years that the runner-up team coach, who went straight to the promotion playoff (PO), has not been nominated since 2017.




Coach Byun said, `I think our coaches are more angry than I am. I appreciate the motivation of the coaches. "I appreciate the coaches saying "We will win the PO and prove this wrong." I think it's a good stimulant."

Striker Kim Ji-hyun, who scored the most offensive points among Korean players with 12 goals and four assists this season, was also excluded from the list of best 11 candidates. Coach Byun said, "(Kim) Ji-hyun actually couldn't say (I was excluded from the director's list) in front of him. "Was there any Korean player with more offensive points than Ji-hyun?" "It's okay that I'm out, but I really don't understand that Ji-hyun is out." I couldn't even get angry in front of Ji-hyun." He added that he hopes Lee Ki-je, a left-back who has accumulated 10 offensive points, will be included in the best 11.

I honestly feel bad that there is no Byeon Sung-hwan or runner-up team coach who resented the exclusion of the candidate for the director's award. Thank you for motivating our coaches
Suwon is planning to play like 'actual matches such as practice matches' in preparation for the promotion PO of Gimpojeon. A number of key players, including Lee Yu-chenko, Kim Ji-hyun, Bruno Silva, and Lee Kyu-sung and Lee Ki-je, were deployed, but the playing time was set for each player. This is to prevent injuries while maintaining the players' condition. For example, Seraphim, who took the risk of injury, will be replaced unconditionally at half-time and play for 45 minutes. Han Ho-gang, Kang Sung-jin, and Jeong Dong-yoon were excluded from the entry to rest, while captain and main goalkeeper Yang Hyung-mo were excluded on the day to create perfect condition. All focus was sensitively matched to the elevation PO that will be held in early December.




At the same time, the 37th round of the K League 1 will be held at the Jeju World Cup Stadium between Jeju, ranked 11th in the K League, and Daegu, ranked 12th. These are the opponents who can meet Suwon, who will face 11th place in the K League 1 in the promotion PO1. When asked if there was a team he wanted to meet, Coach Byun said, "Of course there is. I think the flow is important in soccer. It could be better for us to play against a bad team." He added that it would be advantageous for Suwon to have a fierce ranking battle until the final round of the regular league rather than the lowest team in the K League 1 being decided on the day. Coach Byun "directly" the Anyang-Suwon FC match on the 22nd, when Suwon FC won 1-0, and the Jeju-Daegu match dispatched one of the members of the team's technology development committee. Director Byun said "We will comprehensively look at the various situations"

Director Byun said, "(My friend) Kim Eun-joong is a neighborhood friend. After Suwon FC lost to Ulsan, they happened to meet at a local cafe and talked for an hour and a half. He said 'the K League 1 teams are reluctant to meet Suwon', 'Let's not meet at the promotion PO'"I want to avoid Suwon Derby with Suwon FC, which is currently ranked 10th, as much as possible."

Regarding the current team atmosphere about 10 days before the promotion PO, "I have played the promotion PO at Seongnam FC as a coach in the past. I think the atmosphere of the team going up in the second part is better for sure. I definitely have some leeway in preparing for the game."






Meanwhile, the motivation for the final match of Gimpo, ranked 8th, which had a 1 win and 1 draw advantage over Suwon this season, is to regain the 7th place. "It hurts me to have won three consecutive games at the end of the first round robin," Kimpo coach Ko Jung-woon said. I have no motivation, but I told the players not to give up. He said, "I didn't bring any FA players whose contracts will be released for next season." Regarding Suwon's prospects for the promotion PO, he said, "'50:50' and 'Suwon has a strong offense, but not a strong defense.'



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.