Transition To The K-League's Spring Season

 80% of companies are in favor of conversion, and 71% of provincial and provincial residents are against it

"The reason for the split is the difference in accessibility to the Asian club competition of 'money feast'."

"Citizens' Club's 'Public Officials Organization' Characteristics" Analysis chart

Professional football K-League clubs are showing a lot of pros and cons about the shift to a "Chunchun system" that is becoming a trend in Asia beyond Europe, the center of global soccer.

In particular, 80% of corporate clubs agreed, while 71.4% of provincial and provincial teams opposed it, and a heated debate is expected to take place when full-scale discussions take place at the Korea Professional Football Federation level in the future.

The 10th on 24 of the 25 K League 1 (part 1) and K League 2 (part 2) excluding Asan, Chungnam, 12 of them, agreed to the autumn system, which starts the season in the fall and ends the following spring, while the other 12 opposed it.

Of the clubs that voted in favor, seven (29.2 percent of the total) said, "We need to agree and start preparations for transition immediately. We should not be late."

There were five clubs (20.8% of the total) who answered, "I agree, but it will not be too late to prepare in earnest after watching Japan's transition to the autumn system."

Twelve clubs, the same number as those that agreed, said, "I disagree. We need to maintain the spring and autumn system."

80% of corporate clubs agree, and 71% of civic clubs disapprove

Depending on the type of operation, such as the league to which each club belongs, corporate teams, and municipal and provincial teams, the position on the autumn system was sharply divided.

Of the 12 clubs in the first division (66.7%), eight (66.7%) approved of the switch to the autumn system, and four were opposed.

In the second division, only four out of 12 clubs (33.3 percent) voted in favor of the switch, while eight opposed it.

If divided according to the type of operation of the club, the "front line" is more clearly divided.

Eight out of 10 corporate clubs (80%) were positive about the transition to the Chuchunje, and only two opposed it.

Of the 14 municipal and provincial teams, only four (28.6 percent) agreed to the introduction of the "Chunchun" system. Ten were opposed to the system, accounting for 71.4 percent.

The Korea Professional Football Federation has yet to start full-scale discussions on the transition to the autumn system.

Considering various factors such as Korea's season, grass environment, and spectator revenue, the current professional federation's position is that there are no plans to pursue it at this time.

However, as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) club competition has already begun to operate as a chunchun system, and Japan's J-League, which forms the two pillars of East Asian professional football along with the K-League, has confirmed the introduction of the chunchun system from the 2026-2027 season, it seems difficult for the professional league to delay the full-fledged discussion on the transition to the chunchun system.

Based on the results of this survey, if a forum for public opinion is held, a heated debate will unfold between corporate clubs and provincial residents' clubs, which have a wide gap in their positions.

Why are there different positions? "Difference in accessibility to club competition, specificity of city and provincial teams"

The difference in "accessibility" to the ever-expanding continental club competition seems to have affected the clear mixed reactions between corporate and provincial teams.

As a result of presenting five items to all 24 clubs and asking them to pick two of the "biggest difficulties that can occur if the Spring Festival is maintained," 13 clubs (54.1%) with the most "weakening competitiveness in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) club competition" were selected.

AFC is developing the "pan" of Asian professional football by offering $12 million (about 15.8 billion won) to the Champions League Elite (ACLE), the new top club competition to be launched in the 2024-2025 season.

An official from the Korea Professional Football Federation said, "There will inevitably be a temperature difference between the corporate team with a relatively large investment capacity and the provincial team that does not."

Some analysts say that the fact that it is difficult to actively respond to external changes due to the nature of the provincial and provincial team's organization may have influenced many civic teams' opposition to the Chunchu system.

An official from a corporate team said, "The city and provincial teams basically return to the 'public official system'," adding, "From the perspective of the city and provincial teams that use local government budgets, the fiscal year issue that starts at the beginning of the year and ends at the end of the year will be the most problematic point in the transition to the autumn system."

63% worry about poor performance and grass management when the autumn festival is changed

On the other hand, 13 clubs (54.1%) cited "difficulties in supplying and receiving foreign players due to inconsistencies between international standards and the transfer market" in the question of "the biggest difficulties that can occur if the Spring Festival is maintained," the same number of clubs cited "weakening competitiveness in the AFC club competition."

It was followed by "disadvantages of domestic top-level players entering Europe and other countries," "weakening the national team's competitiveness in international competitions such as the FIFA World Cup" (four places above), and "widening the gap between the K-League and the J-League" (three places).

When asked to pick two of the "biggest difficulties that can occur if you switch to the autumn system," 15 clubs (62.5%) were selected with the most "decrease in the number of spectators due to cold weather and low box office performance" and "difficulty in growing ground grass," respectively.

The operational problems that the cold weather itself will bring are considered the biggest difficulties.

He then cited "increased likelihood of player injury" (6 places), "a tight game schedule" and "cost issues that will go into conversion" (5 places or more).

The Chunchun Festival has been operated mainly in Europe, the center of global soccer, and has become a mainstream in Asia.

In line with this trend, opinions began to emerge that the K League should also keep pace with the "global standard" Choo Chun-je, but it is also true that there are many variables to consider for domestic introduction.

The survey was conducted from the 3rd to the 9th.

Representative figures such as the CEO, president, and general manager of each club asked them to respond to the questionnaire themselves.

Most of the clubs followed this, and some clubs were written by working-level officials and then approved by the CEO or by working-level officials at the direction of the CEO.

The survey was conducted on the condition of anonymity, but Asan in Chungnam did not respond because it was "burdened." 토토사이트 추천