K League 1 opening round matchup with Pohang-Daejeon, Ulsan-Anyang, etc. is exciting
K League 1 opening round matchup with Pohang-Daejeon, Ulsan-Anyang, etc. is exciting
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The first round of the K League 1 in the 2025 season, which kicks off on Saturday, consists of interesting matchups. The match between the Pohang Steelers and the Daejeon Hana Citizen, which are among the leading candidates to be ranked first to sixth in the Final A, will take place at 1 p.m. at Pohang Steelyard.
After parting ways with Kim Ki-dong, who showed better-than-expected performance and performance every season, Pohang ranked sixth in the league and won the Korea Cup in the 2024 season with Park Tae-ha. Daejeon has high expectations as it has recruited a number of proven resources in the K League 1, including Joo Min-kyu, Jung Jae-hee and Lim Jong-eun.
The competition between the two coaches of FC Seoul and Kim Hak-beom of Jeju SK is also interesting. They will have a showdown at the Jeju World Cup Stadium at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The result of the team's objective capabilities is expected to focus on Seoul. Seoul is drawing attention as a candidate for the second round of the league along with Ulsan. The team has also recruited big-name players including Kim Jin-soo, Moon Seon-min, and Jung Seung-won, who are national team-level players during the offseason.
Kim Hak-beom, the coach of Jeju Island, will be put to the test in 2025. Jeju finished the season by ranking seventh among the top-ranked teams in the Final B (7th to 12th), but failed to meet the frontier compared to its defense and midfield, and is now at the starting line of the season. "We must regain Jeju's pride this year," Kim said. "We will turn the home turf, which won 11 of last season's 15 wins, into a grave for the away team," Kim said, expressing his ambition to stage an upset in the opening match against Seoul.
Ulsan HD, the winner of the K League 1 last season, and Anyang FC, which won the K League 2 championship, will meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan. Ulsan aims to win its fourth consecutive league title. Anyang's realistic goal of advancing to the K League 1 for the first time since the foundation of the team is to remain in the first division. Anyang is promising a "breakthrough" by recruiting Mota, a former top scorer of the K League 2, and veteran Kim Bo-kyung, 먹튀검증 who became the top assistants in 2021.
Gwangju FC under Lee Jung-hyo and Suwon FC under Kim Eun-joong will clash at the Gwangju Football Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. At the Jeonju World Cup Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jeonbuk Hyundai, led by proven coach Gus Foye, will take the first step toward revival of its prestigious family. The opponent is Sangmu Gimcheon. At the same time, Daegu FC, which dramatically remained in the last season, will meet with Gangwon FC, which finished the season in second place for the first time since its foundation.