K League Academy Holds 2nd HR, Accounting Course in 2025

Nov 13, 2025

K League Academy Holds 2nd HR, Accounting Course in 2025
A lecture on the HR course and accounting course of the 2nd K League Academy in 2025 held by the Korean Professional Football Federation. Courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association



The Korea Professional Football Federation (President Kwon Oh-gap, hereinafter 'Federation') held the 2nd K League Academy HR course and accounting course over two days from the 11th to the 12th. About 100 working-level officials from all K-League teams attended the process, which was held to enhance the capabilities of K-League accounting and personnel managers.

The HR course held on the first day was held at Seoul Square in Jung-gu, Seoul.

In the first lecture, labor corporation Yedam HR Consulting Chung Ho-young explained on the theme of 「Necessities to comply with labor laws due to the increase in the number of workers」 ▶ Latest labor management issues and countermeasures ▶ Preparation of employment rules according to regular workers ▶ The obligation to establish a labor-management council was explained.




In the second lecture, Kim Min-soo, head of the FC Seoul planning team, introduced the team's HR case and had a question-and-answer session with the team's personnel managers.

In the third lecture, HR platform company 'flex'Seohae-dong partner introduced ▶ Standard Job Description and Standard Performance System Review ▶'2025 K-League Standard Competency System' result presentation and utilization plan. 'K League Standard Competency System' is a systematic classification of the competencies necessary for K League members to perform their duties effectively.

Based on this, the federation plans to improve the professionalism of K-League members by upgrading 'K-League Academy'. The federation and Flex will work with the team's working-level staff to carry out the K-League standard competency system project over the next six months.




In the last lecture, Baek Jong-hwa, the current representative of Groffle and former head of the E-Land Group's human resources office, explained 'the current era, leadership and organizational culture' based on his 15 years of experience in HR practice.

The next day's accounting course was held at the SpaceShare Seoul Station Center in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

The first lecture was conducted by the federation's legal team to share pending issues under the theme of 'Troubles related to K-League contracts'. During the current issue sharing time, major issues and practical countermeasures were briefly introduced, focusing on cases of disputes between clubs, players, and agents.




In the second lecture, Son Un-yong, head of the registration team of the Korea Football Association, explained the use of the international settlement system and actual application cases that occur when players are transferred under the theme of 「FIFA Clearing House Settlement Practice」.

Subsequently, the third lecture was presented by the federation's club licensing team on 'Financial Integration and Financial Manager System', after which the club's accountants learned detailed utilization plans with demonstrations.

The last lecture was conducted by tax accountant Jo In-jeong of Yonsei Kyoto Tax Accounting. Under the theme of 「International Tax and Accounting Cases」, ▶ Foreign Player Transfer and Rental Transactions ▶ Agent-related practical processing ▶ Special Cost Evidence such as overseas training and Foreign Exchange Reporting Requirements ▶ Major changes in the tax law revised from 2025 to 2026, received a lot of attention from team managers.

The federation has been implementing the 'K League Academy' project since 2013 to provide customized education programs for K League members, including HR and accounting courses. In the future, the federation plans to enhance the capabilities of K-League club managers by sharing lectures and cases related to club administrative practice.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.