From his first year in office, the K League 1 Coach Award, Foye Coach's Meaningful Award, to me, the MVP is Park Jin-seop!
Dec 01, 2025
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It was the smile of Jeonbuk coach Gus Foye, who was the 'best coach in K League 1'. On the 1st, the Hana Bank K League 2025 Awards Ceremony was held at the Swiss Grand Hotel Convention Center in Hongeun-dong, Seoul. The coaches and players of 26 clubs who have shone in the K League for 2025 gathered together.
The K League 1 manager's honor was given to Foye. Coach Foyet won nine votes, eight captains and 111 media votes, winning a total of 75.64 points, beating Daejeon coach Hwang Sun-hong (15.19 points) and Anyang coach Yoo Byung-hoon (9.18 points).
It is the first time in six years that a foreign coach has won the K-League Coach Award since Moraes (Portugal) in 2019. Moraes' team was also in Jeonbuk. Foyet was named the fourth winner of the K-League Coach Award after Bertalan (Hungary, Daewoo Royals) in 1991, Parias (Brazil, Pohang) and Moraes in 2007. He also became the 11th coach in history to win the K League 1 in his inauguration year.
Coach Foye led Jeonbuk to the championship this season. Based on his outstanding leadership and leadership, coach Foye won 22 games, 10 draws, and 5 losses in 38 league games, confirming an early victory ahead of the fifth quarter of the league. Foyet received overwhelming support from his fellow coaches with nine votes.
Jeonbuk continued its unbeaten streak of 22 consecutive games from round 5 to round 26, and showed overwhelming performance by winning six consecutive games from round 21 to round 26. As a result, he remained in the lead from the 16th round and confirmed his early victory. This victory marked Jeonbuk's 10th career star.
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As the most memorable scene of the season, he said "I can tell you two things. It was memorable that five players changed their main players in the match against Anyang. Another memorable game was the home game against Ulsan. I prepared to win because it was a match against The B. We turned the tables after scoring two goals in the last minute. It was a memorable scene.'
Park Jin-seop's MVP award, which was strongly pushed by coach Foye, failed. Foyet said, `It seems that the strikers have an advantage in winning the MVP award. It is advantageous to win the MVP award, such as productivity of offensive points such as goals and help. I chose Park Jin-seop as the MVP candidate because of the consistency and responsibility he showed. Unfortunately, for me, I want to pick Park Jin-seop as the MVP.
Jeonbuk was selected as many as six of the best 11 players at the award ceremony. However, Foyet also took care of players who did not. Coach Foyet said, `I think Kim Young-bin was underestimated by K-League fans. He is a player with a really good understanding of the game. The judges are also smart players. And both Kim Tae-hwan and Kim Tae-hyun, who were fullbacks, are considered international-level players. He has been consistent throughout the season. As everyone knows, if it was held in September or October, I think Jeon Jin-woo would have won the MVP as well."
Finally, he said, `Yesterday, Jeon Jin-woo was put in, and his team members pushed him because he had to score more than two goals to become the top scorer. I personally thought this kind of image was heartwarming. I saw it positively because it was the team atmosphere I wanted to make. When selecting the best 11 in K League 1, we had to choose 4-4-2 instead of 4-3-3, which we often play. I think Jeon Jin-woo missed the award because of my decision to choose Jeon Jin-woo as a forward. If it was a 4-3-3 formation, Jeon Jin-woo would have won enough."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
