Korea Repulic - Korea Football Association
The Korea Football Association (; Hanja: 大韓蹴球協會; Revised Romanization: Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe; McCune-Reischauer: Taehan Ch'ukgu Hyǒphoe) is the governing body of football in Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association (; Hanja: 朝鮮蹴球協會), founded on 19 September 1933.
Park Seung-bin was the very first President of the KFA, charged with the task of promoting and spreading organised football in the Korea.
Korea has a long football-playing history. In ancient times, there was a Korean ball game called
cuju very similar in form to contemporary football. However, Koreans first saw the present version of football in 1882 when British crew members played a game while their vessel was visiting the port of Incheon.
In 1921, the first All Joseon Football Championship was held, and in 1928, The Korea Football Association was organized, which created a foundation to disseminate and develop the sport.
The Korea Football Association was reinstated in 1948, following the establishment of the South Korea. The KFA became a member of FIFA, the international football governing body that same year. It later joined the Asian Football Confederation (Asian Football Confederation) in 1954.
Competitions
- Korea Cup
- Korean FA Cup
- Korean Football Championship
- Korean President's Cup
Sponsors
- Nike, Inc.
- Korea Telecom
- Coca-Cola
- KT&G
- Hyundai Motor Company
- KTF
- Hana Bank
- Kyobo Life
- Asiana Airlines
- Kyeongnam Constructions Company
- Daum
- E1 Corp
- Hyundai Card
K-League Clubs
- Pohang Steelers (1983)
- Busan I'Park (1983)
- Jeju United FC (1983)
- Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1984)
- FC Seoul (1984)
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (1989)
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1994)
- Chunnam Dragons (1995)
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1996)
- Daejeon Citizen (1997)
- Daegu FC (2003)
- Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix (2003)
- Incheon United FC (2004)
- Gyeongnam FC (2006)
- Gangwon FC (2009)
Korea Football Association related pages
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Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Football_Association