Korea Football Association

National football association

Founded = 1928
FIFA affiliation = 1948
Region = AFC
Region affiliation = 1954
President = Chung Mong Joon
Coach = flagicon|Netherlands Pim Verbeek (August 2006-present)

The Korea Football Association (Korean: 대한 축구 협회; Hanja: 大韓蹴球協會) is the governing body of football in Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association (Korean: 조선 축구 협회; Hanja: 朝鮮蹴球協會), founded on 19 September 1933. [ [http://www.magnussoccer.com/board/read.cgi?board=free&y_number=763 No,764 : 세계축구와 한국축구 역사 ② ] ] [ [http://mybox.happycampus.com/koolsta/1928762 [경영대한축구협회 조직구조분석 ] ]
Park Seung-bin was the very first President of the KFA, charged with the task of promoting and spreading organised football in the Korea.Fact|date=February 2008

Korea has a long football-playing history.Fact|date=February 2008 In ancient times, there was a Korean ball game called "chuk-guk" very similar in form to contemporary football. However, Koreans first saw the present version of football in 1882 when British crew members played a game while their vessel was visiting the port of Incheon. [ [http://www.the-afc.com/eng/nassoc/country.jsp_KOR-264-1.html Official Home of Asian Football - Korea Republic ] ]

In 1921, the first All Korea Football Tournament was held, and in 1928, The Korea Football Association was organized, which created a foundation to disseminate and develop the sport.

The Korea Football Association was reinstated in 1948, following the establishment of the Republic of Korea. The KFA became a member of FIFA, the international football governing body that same year. It later joined the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) in 1954. [ [http://www.the-afc.com/eng/nassoc/country.jsp_KOR-264-1.html Official Home of Asian Football - Korea Republic ] ]

Member teams of K-League

* 수원 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
* 전남 Chunnam Dragons
* 성남 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
* 울산 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
* 부산 Busan I'Park
* 제주 Jeju United FC
* 인천 Incheon United
* 대전 Daejeon Citizen
* 광주 Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
* 서울 FC Seoul
* 포항 Pohang Steelers
* 전북 Chonbuk Hyundai Motors
* 대구 Daegu FC
* 경남 Gyeongnam FC

ponsors

*Nike Sports Korea
*Korea Telecom
*Coca-Cola Korea
*KT&G
*Hyundai Motor Company
*KTF
*Hana Bank
*Kyobo Life Insurance
*Asiana Airlines
*Kyeongnam Construction
*Daum
*E1 Corp.
*Hyundai Card

ee also

*K-League
*List of Korea-related topics
*List of football clubs in South Korea

External links

* [http://www.kfa.or.kr Official site of KFA]
* [http://www.kleaguei.com Official site of K-league]

Footnotes