Double Jeonbuk vs Gwangju for the first time. Big Bang, Tiago vs Hayes
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Jeonbuk Hyundai and Gwangju FC will clash in the final of the '2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup' held at 1:30 p.m. on the 6th at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Jeonbuk plans to fight for 90 minutes for a double season and Gwangju for the first trophy in the club's history.
Jeonbuk, which won the K League 1 and the FA Cup (the predecessor of the Korea Cup) at the same time in 2020, is on the verge of a 'double' in five years. The atmosphere couldn't be better. Jeonbuk won its 10th trophy for the first time in K-League history with five regular league games left in the 「Hana Bank K-League 1 2025」. The team that experienced the promotion playoff after a slump in the 2024 season has transformed into a 180-degree different team in a year.
If Jeonbuk, which won the Korea Cup in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2020, and 2022, wins the Korea Cup for the first time in three years, it will increase its total win to six, tying Pohang for the most wins. He also writes the first history of achieving a double more than once. In the history of domestic professional football, Pohang in 2013 and Jeonbuk in 2020 are the teams that won the K League 1 and the Korea Cup at the same time in a single season.
Uruguayan coach Foye, who took the helm of Jeonbuk ahead of this season, will challenge for the first time in five years after former Jeonbuk coach Moraes won the Korea Cup in 2020. There has never been a double leader in his first year in office. Coach Foyet won the Copa del Rey and the English FA Cup titles at Real Zaragoza and Chelsea respectively as players, but he has never heard of his own cup as a leader, leading Sunderland, Brighton, Real Betis and Shanghai Shenhua. Director Foyet personally challenges 'first path' and 'highest honor'.
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Gwangju coach Lee Jung-hyo won the Korea Cup with his next goal, leading the team to win the K League 2 title in 2022, the best performance (3rd place) in the K League 1 club, and advance to the Asian Champions League for the first time in history. After confirming the early remaining of the K League 1, he went all-in to prepare for the final against Jeonbuk for about a month. Lee, who has always expressed his respect for Foyet, met with Foyet three times in K League 1 this season and never won with one draw and two losses. If you win your first win this time, you can receive a gift of more than one win.
The two coaches activated all the elite members to match the meaning of the final, which is also the last game of the season.
Jeonbuk set Thiago as a one-top and placed Lee Dong-joon and Song Min-gyu on both sides. Kang Sang-yoon, Kim Jin-gyu, and Park Jin-seop built three-middle, and Kim Tae-hwan, Yeon Je-woon, Hong Jung-ho, and Kim Tae-hyun lined up as four backs. Kim Jung-hoon wore goalkeeper gloves. Song Beom-geun, Choi Chul-soon, Gamboa, Maeng Sung-woong, Kwon Chang-hoon, Lee Young-jae, Lee Seung-woo, Jeon Jin-woo, and Chumasi sit on the bench.
Coach Foyet will leave the second round of the Korea Cup semifinal against Gangwon in August due to a referee protest and watch the final match from the stands, not the bench. Thanos, the head coach who was suspended for five K-League games by the Korean Professional Football Federation for racist acts, will lead the final.
In Gwangju, Fried Jonsson and Hayes will take the two-top role, while Shin Chang-moo, Ju Se-jong, Yoo Je-ho and Ha Seung-woon will form the midfield. Cho Sung-kwon, Byun Jun-su, Jin Si-woo, Shim Sang-min makes a four-back, and Kim Kyung-min protects the goal. Noh Hee-dong, Kim Jin-ho, Min Sang-ki, Lee Kang-hyun, Choi Kyung-rok, afternoon star, Min-seo, Park In-hyuk, and Kwon Sung-yoon will be on the bench.
However, coach Foye was sent off in the second round of the Korea Cup semifinal against Gangwon in August due to a referee's protest and cannot lead the final. Thanos, the head coach who was suspended for five K-League games by the Korean Professional Football Federation for racist acts, will lead the final. Coach Thanos announced his resignation after the season, so the match against Gwangju is expected to be the last.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
