The Korea Football Association () is the

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football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

and

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

within

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

twenty years later in 1948, and the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...

in 1954.

History

In 1921, the first

All Joseon Football Tournament The All Joseon Football Tournament ( ko, 전조선축구대회, 全朝鮮蹴球大會) was the first Korean national football competition, held annually by the Joseon Sports Council or Joseon Football Association. The tournament of the Joseon S ...

was held, and in 1933, the Korea Football Association was organized (following the foundation of Joseon Referees' Association in 1928), which created a foundation to disseminate and develop the sport. Park Seung-bin was the first president of the KFA, charged with the task of promoting and spreading organised football in Korea. The Korea Football Association was reinstated in 1948, following the establishment of the

Republic of Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its east ...

. The KFA became a member of

, the international football governing body that same year. It later joined the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) in 1954. On 23 January 2013, KFA elected

Chung Mong-gyu Chung Mong-gyu, born in Seoul in 1961, is one of South Korea's top business leaders and the chairman of HDC Group. He has been serving as the 53rd President of Korea Football Association (KFA), a title held for 2 consecutive terms since 2013. In ...

as the new chairman.

Members

Board

*President:

*Vice-presidents: Lee Yong-soo, Kim Ki-hong,

Choi Young-il Choi Young-Il (Hangul: 최영일; Hanja 崔英一; born April 25, 1966) is a South Korean footballer who played as a defender. He played mostly for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i and represented South Korea at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. Hon ...

Kim Byung-ji Kim Byung-ji (born 8 April 1970) is a former football goalkeeper who played for the South Korea national team as well as several clubs in the K League. He was noted for his unique hair style which looked like the tail of a bird. Playing car ...

Lee Young-pyo Lee Young-pyo ( ko, 이영표; ; born 23 April 1977) is a retired South Korean professional footballer who played as a right-footed left back. Lee was recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him ...

Hong Eun-ah Hong Eun-ah ( ko, 홍은아), (born 9 January 1980) is a former South Korean football referee. She has refereed several major women's football matches at domestic and international level. These include matches at the 2008 and 2012 Women's ...

*Executive director:

Park Kyung-hoon Park Kyung-hoon (; born 19 January 1961) is a South Korean football manager and former player. Park played for the South Korean national team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won the 1986 Asian Games with the national team. Club ca ...

*Directors:

Kim Ho-kon Kim Ho-kon (; born 26 March 1951) is a South Korean Association football, football manager and former football player who played as a Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero), sweeper or Defender (association football)#Full-back, right ...

, Park Gi-chan, Han Sang-sin, Yang Seung-woon, Park Gong-won, Choi Kang-won, Jo Yeon-sang,

Park Kun-ha Park Kun-ha (born 25 July 1971 in Daejeon, South Korea) is a retired South Korean footballer. Career He started his professional career in 1996 as the founding member of Suwon Samsung Bluewings. At first, he played as a striker and scored m ...

, Park Chae-hee,

Lee Jang-kwan Lee Jang-Kwan (born July 4, 1974) is a South Korean football manager and retired player. He currently manages Jeonnam Dragons of K League 2 The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean footba ...

, Kim Jin-hee, Shin A-young

Heads of departments

*Competition commission: Cho Keung-hyun *Reinforcement commission: Lee Yong-soo *Technical commission: Michael Müller *Referee commission: Moon Jin-hee *Fairness commission: Seo Chang-hee *Duty commission: Seo Dong-won *Ethics commission: Yoo Dae-woo *Social commission: Lee Chun-soo

Other officers

*General secretary: Chun Han-jin *Administrative inspector: Kang Sung-deok *Treasurer: Lee Tae-ho *Media and communication manager: Lee Jae-chul *Men's team coach:

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*Women's team coach: Colin Bell *Futsal coordinator: Jang Jin-yong

Presidents

Source:

Joseon Referees' Association

Joseon Football Association

Korea Football Association

National teams

Source:

Men's teams

South Korea national football team The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia ...

South Korea national under-23 football team The South Korea national under-23 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA, and Republic of Korea by IOC) represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. It was founded when the Olympic football was changed ...

South Korea national under-20 football team The South Korea national under-20 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international youth football competitions and also can be managed as under-18 or under-19 team if necessary. South Korean under-20 t ...

South Korea national under-17 football team The South Korea national under-17 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international under-17 football competitions, and also can be managed as under-15 or under-16 team if necessary. Recent results ...

* South Korea national under-14 football team * South Korea Universiade football team *

South Korea national futsal team The Republic of Korea national futsal team (, recognized as Korea Republic) represents South Korea in international futsal and is governed by the Korea Football Association. Although was the Runner-up in 1999 AFC Futsal Championship, but unlike ...

Women's teams

South Korea women's national football team The South Korea women's national football team (, recognised as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international women's football competitions. The South Korean women's team has qualified for three FIFA World Cups in 2003, 2015 ( ...

South Korea women's national under-20 football team Korea Republic women's national under-20 football team represents Republic of Korea in international youth football competitions. Team image Nicknames The South Korea women's national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Taeg ...

South Korea women's national under-17 football team Korea Republic women's national under-17 football team represents Republic of Korea in international youth football competitions. Competitive record FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Results and fixtures 2022 U-15 Offi ...

* South Korea women's national under-14 football team * South Korea women's Universiade football team

Defunct team

South Korea national beach soccer team The South Korea national beach soccer team represented South Korea in international beach soccer and was governed by the Korea Football Association. It is not currently being managed and was officially organized only once when the first Asian ...

Competitions

Current competitions

Defunct competitions

: National cup held from 1938 to 1940. (1921–1937 editions were held by Joseon Sports Council.) *

Korean National Football Championship The Korean National Football Championship ( ko, 전국축구선수권대회) was a South Korean football competition for semi-professional and amateur senior football clubs. It was held annually in the second half of the year. This competition wa ...

: National cup held from 1946 to 2000. *

Korean President's Cup The President's Cup National Football Tournament is a football competition, held by Korea Football Association, for South Korean semi-professional and amateur football clubs. This competition was originally one of major club competitions of So ...

: Cup competition contested between semi-professional and amateur clubs from 1952 to 2009. *

Korea Cup The Korea Cup ( ko, 코리아컵 국제축구대회) was an international football tournament held annually in South Korea from 1971 to 1999. History The Korea Cup was created with the name President's Cup Football Tournament ( ko, 박대통 ...

: International competition annually held from 1971 to 1999. *

K League K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2. History Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...

: Professional league held from 1983 to 1994. (Subsequent seasons were held by K League Federation.)

Awards

Current awards

*Player of the Year *Young Player of the Year *Coach of the Year *Goal of the Year *Referee of the Year *Club of the Year

Defunct awards

*Best XI *Hall of Fame *Fans' Player of the Year

References

External links

Korea Football Association (KFA)
– official website

KFA at AFC site
{{KFA sponsors Korea Football Association