Gimcheon, who is in the final season of Sangmu, is looking forward to establishing a "citizen club" after the best season ever!
Gimcheon, who is in the final season of Sangmu, is looking forward to establishing a "citizen club" after the best season ever!
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This year, Gimcheon Sangmu had its best season. It ranked third (18 wins, 9 draws, 11 losses, 63 points) in the "Hana Bank K League 1 2024." It was the only military team in the K League that achieved the highest record ever. Until mid-season, the team competed with Ulsan HD and Gangwon FC for the lead. With players having difficulty running their teams due to repeated enlistment and discharge, the team's achievement is all the more valuable.
The key will be next year. Gimcheon will sign an agreement with the military athletic unit (Sangmu) by 2025. The Sangmu Football Team will join hands with the new K-League 2 in 2026. New K-League teams have to start in the second division. Sangmu will remain in the K-League even if it is separated from Gimcheon, but if it fails to turn into a team of citizens, it may disappear forever. The conditions for establishing a military and police team suggested by the Korea Professional Football League are to form a professional team in the region.
Gimcheon is showing its willingness to maintain its base and create a new team. In fact, the team is gradually taking this into account. The team held an extraordinary general meeting with the team's executives and staff on Thursday to discuss plans to prepare for the team. Delegates and board members, including Choi Soon-go, acting owner of the team, Bae Nak-ho, CEO of the team, Choi Han-dong, chairman of the Gimcheon Sports Council, Lee Jae-ha, and Yeo Young-gak, chairman of the support group, met their heads together. Under the theme of "Transformation of the team and Establishment of a Solid Foundation for Citizens," the team established a business plan for 2025 and decided on a budget plan needed to draw the team's blueprint. 바카라사이트
"I do not want to follow in the footsteps of Sangju in 2020. Sangju, which appeared in the K-League in connection with Sangmu in 2011, failed to become independent as a team run by citizens after the conclusion of the agreement in 2020. At the time, Sangju Mayor Kang Young-seok gave up the creation of the Sangju Civic Football Team due to concerns over falling income, rising labor costs and difficulties in attracting sponsoring companies if the team is reborn as a team run by citizens.
Unlike Sangju's case, however, the military and police teams of Gwangju Sangmu, Ansan Police Agency, and Asan Police Agency have been replaced with Gwangju FC, Ansan Greeners, and Asan, South Chungcheong Province, respectively. The teams successfully stepped up their efforts to turn themselves into civic teams by conducting proper feasibility studies and holding public hearings.