Refusing to host the K-League in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province? A war of nerves over the hosting of ACL games... "Please clarify your intention."
Refusing to host the K-League in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province? A war of nerves over the hosting of ACL games... "Please clarify your intention."
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Gangwon FC had a war of nerves with Chuncheon City over the hosting of the game.
Gangwon Province held a press conference on the 17th, attended by CEO Kim Byung-ji, and held a press conference on the hosting of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) home game.
Kang won the right to play in the 2025/26 season by ranking second in the K League 1 last season. There are many different scenarios.
Currently, Gangwon has decided on the playoff, not direct competition to the Champions League elite. The team may have only one chance to play in Asia for the first time in its history.
However, there is a possibility of change. If Gwangju FC fails to win the ACLE title this season and the West Asian team becomes the champion of the Champions League 2, Gangwon will win the direct ticket, not the playoffs.
Gangwon has started to select the venue for the ACL home game in case of an emergency and has started consultations with Gangneung, which is its priority.
However, the team failed to win approval from AFC. Gangneung failed to meet the requirements for accessibility within 200 kilometers from the airport and 150 minutes to the stadium in consideration of the away team.
Gangwon reversed course and began negotiations with Chuncheon, a second-ranked team, to host the home game. However, the returning response was negative.
Chuncheon City plans to renovate Chuncheon Songam Sports Town during the ACL game, and it is burdensome to raise a contribution of 80 million won supported by local governments for home games.
Kim Byung-ji, CEO of Gangwon-do, said, "If Chuncheon says it cannot bear the contribution of the hosting, the team will bear that part."
"The team management should not be difficult due to things like this. At the team level, we will consider excluding the hosting of the K-League Chuncheon," he said, showing a strong stance.
There was a case in which the K-League played a neutral game at Yongin Mir Stadium after being pointed out by the AFC. There is a possibility that Gangwon may follow suit. 토토사이트
CEO Kim Byung-ji said, "There is a case where we played in the third area after being ruled out of possibility. If Chuncheon is impossible, we have no choice but to go to another area."