The Korea Football Association () is the

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of football and

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

within

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. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with FIFA twenty years later in 1948, and the

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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

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. The KFA became a member of FIFA, the international football governing body that same year. It later joined the

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(Asian Football Confederation) in 1954. On 23 January 2013, KFA elected Chung Mong-gyu as the new chairman.

Members

Board

*President: Chung Mong-gyu *Vice-presidents: Lee Yong-soo, Kim Ki-hong, Choi Young-il, Kim Byung-ji, Lee Young-pyo, Hong Eun-ah *Executive director: Park Kyung-hoon *Directors: Kim Ho-kon, Park Gi-chan, Han Sang-sin, Yang Seung-woon, Park Gong-won, Choi Kang-won, Jo Yeon-sang, Park Kun-ha, Park Chae-hee, Lee Jang-kwan, 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: Paulo Bento *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

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* South Korea national under-23 football team * South Korea national under-20 football team * South Korea national under-17 football team *

South Korea national under-14 football team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

* South Korea Universiade football team * South Korea national futsal team

Women's teams

* South Korea women's national football team * South Korea women's national under-20 football team * South Korea women's national under-17 football team *

South Korea women's national under-14 football team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

South Korea women's Universiade football team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

Defunct team

* South Korea national beach soccer team

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: National cup held from 1946 to 2000. * Korean President's Cup: 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, 박대� ...

: 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 ...

: 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