Korean Soccer News
Korean soccer news reports from the South Korean K-League, plus Korean national team news, interviews and images of the game in Korea.
K. League Korean Corner
Soccerphile's John Duerden brings you the latest football stories
from South Korea's K.League.
South Korea 0 v North Korea 0
South Korea 0 v North Korea
0 a dull draw in Seoul.
Korea Derby
South Korea v North Korea
in a World Cup qualifier in Seoul.
South Korea v Jordan
South Korea manage only a disappointing
2-2 draw in Seoul in Asian Zone World Cup Qualifying Group 3.
Manchester United's Park Ji-sung
Park Ji-sung is back in Seoul
for the latest round of World Cup qualifiers.
Gangwon
Gangwon are set to become the K-League's
15th team in 2009.
Chunnam Dragons v Melbourne Victory
Chunnam faced Melbourne in a low-key Asian
Champions League game.
Park Ji-sung
Park Ji-sung and the "other"
Champions League.
Kiki Musampa
Kiki Musampa the
globe-trotting Dutch midfielder is now with FC Seoul in the K-League.
Korean EPL Exodus
Korean players look set to
leave the English Premier League in the summer.
Seoul v Suwon
Suwon Bluewings beat FC Seoul in
Korea's big match.
Korean Derby
North Korea v South Korea
in a World Cup qualifier in Shanghai.
K. League Preview 2008
K. League Season 2008 Preview -
A full round-up of all the teams, players and predictions for the
2008 K-League season.
Beckham In Seoul
The David Beckham LA Galaxy
roadshow took in Seoul at the weekend.
East Asian Championships 2008
The East Asian Championships
are taking place in China and the two Koreas are doing nicely.
Hwang Sun-Hong
Hwang
Sun-Hong talks about his plans for his first season as Busan
I'Park coach.
Koreans To The Premiership
More Korean players may be
on their way to England in the January transfer window.
N-League Shock
Ulsan Mipo have "won" promotion
to the K-League, but are not sure they want to step up.
Dragan Mladenovic
Dragan Mladenovic the ex-Red
Star, Rangers and Real Sociedad midfielder is now with Incheon United.
Park Ji-sung
Park Ji-sung is set to return
for Manchester United after a long injury.
Huh Jung-moo
Huh Jung-moo is appointed national
team coach after an almighty mess at the KFA.
Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers 2007 K-League
champions.
Korean Player Scandal
Four Korean internationals are
banned for high jinks at this summer's Asian Cup.
Senol Gunes Interview
Senol Gunes the coach
of FC Seoul talks about a difficult first season.
Asian Champions League
Urawa Reds v Jeonbuk Motors -
Urawa progress as the holders go out.
Dennis Murray interview
GSEN agent Dennis Murray talks about negotiating
Lee Chun-soo's move to Feyenoord.
David Shin
David Shin - a young Korean making
his way at Woking.
Ahn Jung-hwan
Ahn Jung-hwan - berates a female
fan in the crowd and is sent off and fined.
Afshin Ghotbi
Afshin Ghotbi - leaves South
Korea to coach Iranian giants Persepolis.
Lee Dong-gook & Lee Chun-soo
Lee Dong-gook & Lee Chun-soo -
a good week for the two Lees as Lee Dong-gook scores his first goal
in England & Lee Chun-soo joins Feyenoord.
Andy Egli
Andy Egli has quit as Busan
coach but fancies the vacant national team job.
Pim Verbeek Quits
Pim Verbeek resigns after Korea's
third place finish at the Asian Cup.
Asian Cup 2007 Verbeek on The Brink
Pim Verbeek may not survive
the fallout from Korea's semi-final exit from the Asian Cup.
Asian Cup 2007 South Korea v Bahrain
Korea edge Indonesia to advance
to the quarters of the Asian Cup.
Asian Cup 2007 South Korea v Bahrain
Bahrain's win over Korea leaves
the Taeguk Warriors facing elimination.
Asian Cup 2007 South Korea v Saudi Arabia
Korea and Saudi Arabia
play out a 1-1 draw in Jakarta as the lights go out.
Pim Verbeek Names Asian Cup 2007 Squad
Korea's Asian Cup Squad has
been named and there is no place for Ahn Jung-hwan.
Pim Verbeek Looks Ahead To Asian Cup 2007
Pim Verbeek criticizes Korea's
preparations for the Asian Cup.
South Korea v The Netherlands
Dutch Double Does For Korea
- there were angry words from coach Pim Verbeek after South Korea's
2-0 home loss to The Netherlands in Seoul.
Korean Players in England
Korean Stars in the Premiership
- Park Ji-sung (Man Utd), Seol Ki-hyeon (Reading), Lee Dong-gook
(Boro), Lee Young-pyo (Spurs).
Dejan Damjanovic Interview
Dejan Damjanoviv Interview
- John Duerden talks to Incheon United striker Dejan Damjanovic.
Andy Egli & Busan I'Park
Andy Egli talks about the start to his coaching spell at Busan
I' Park.
K. League Preview 2007
K. League Season 2007 Preview -
A full round-up of all the teams, players and predictions for the
2007 season.
Lee Chun-soo
Lee Chun-soo - big talent, big
mouth.
Korea v Greece
Korea edged Greece in a
tight match at Craven Cottage in London.
Lee Dong-gook To Boro?
Is the "Lion King" - Pohang Steelers'
striker Lee Dong-gook on his way to the Premiership with Middlesbrough?
Korean Football Review 2006
Korean Soccer Review 2006 Part 2
- we take a look back at Korean football from July to December 2006.
Korean Football Review 2006
Korean Soccer Review 2006 Part 1
- we take a look back at Korean football from January to June 2006.
Korean FA Cup 2006
Korean FA Cup 2006 - Chunnam
Dragons beat Suwon Bluewings in a chilly Seoul finale.
Asian Football Confederation Awards
The Asian
Football Confederation Awards 2006 are a mess again.
Jeonbuk Motors
Unfashionable and struggling in the K-League, Jeonbuk Motors have reached the finals of the 2006
Asian Champions League.
Dick Advocaat
An interview with Dick Advocaat, new boss at Zenit St. Petersburg,
who discusses his time in charge of the South Korean national team.
Korea's "Mr. Football"
An interview with Ka
Sam-hyun the General Secretary of the Korean Football Association.
Kim Hak-bom
K-League Seongnam Ilwha's tough-talking coach Kim
Hak-bom talks to Soccerphile about his team's success, foreign
players and the Korean national side.
Interview with Andy Egli
Andy Egli talks about his new job
as coach to Busan I'Park.
Interview with Pim Verbeek
Pim Verbeek talks about his appointment
as South Korea's coach and plans for the Asian Cup.
Asian Cup 2007 Qualifying
Pim Verbeek's South Korea drew
with Iran in Seoul before thrashing Taiwan in Suwon.
Afshin Gotbi Interview
Afshin Ghotbi Interview Part 2 -
John Duerden talks to Afshin Ghotbi (and this time we managed to
get his name right - appologies Afshin).
Jang Woe-Ryeong
K-League Incheon United's innovative, young coach Jang
Woe-Ryeong talks to Soccerphile about his ambitions to one
day manage the national team.
Pim Verbeek's First Squad
South Korea's new coach Pim Verbeek names
his first squad for the Asian Cup qualifiers.
European Teams in Asia
European teams such as Manchester
United, Chelsea and Real Madrid regularly tour Asia seeking shirt
sales but give little back in return.
KFA Conference
South Korea's FA tries to lay
the blame for the national side's failure to reach the second round
of the 2006 World Cup on ex-coach Dick Advocaat.
K. League Transfers
Soccerphile's John Duerden brings you the latest
transfer action in the K.League.
K. League Crisis
South Korea's early exit from the
World Cup has created a crisis in the domestic K. League.
World Cup 2006 Long Road Ahead for
Asia
Asia's 'Big Four' crashed out of
the World Cup at the group stage.
World Cup 2006 Italy v Czech Republic
Italians breeze through Czech point -
The Azzurri overcome the Czech Republic in Hamburg.
World Cup 2006 Germany v Ecuador
Germany easily overcame Ecuador before
an adoring crowd in Berlin.
World Cup 2006 South Korea v France
Korea came from behind again to
draw with France as the Korean fans painted Leipzig red.
World Cup 2006 South Korea v Togo
Korea came from behind to beat Togo under
the roof in Frankfurt.
World Cup 2006 Japan v Australia
Australia overcame Japan in the
midday heat in Kaiserslautern in their eagerly awaited Group F
clash.
South Korea World Cup Preparations
South Korea got off to
a mixed start in their World Cup warm up games in Europe against
Norway and Ghana.
Dick Advocaat Interview
Korea's World Cup coach Dutchman
Dick Advocaat talks to Soccerphile about the life in Korea,
kimchi and his side's preparation for Germany.
Korean World Cup 2006 Squad Announced
Korea's World Cup squad for
Germany is announced by coach Dick Advocaat in Seoul.
K. League First Stage Review 2006
K. League First Stage 2006
Review - A look back at the first half of the 2006 K. League
season.
Lee Chun-Soo
Lee Chun-soo - After disappointing
in Spain, Korea's 'blond-bombshell' hopes to impress at World Cup
'06.
Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-gook - The "Lion
King's" cruciate ligament injury seems likely to keep him
out of the South Korean World Cup squad.
Afhsin Gotbi Interview
Afhsin Ghotbi Interview Part 1 -
John Duerden talks to Afhsin Ghotbi - back for a second spell as
assistant coach of the South Korean national team.
Pre-Game Press Conference
Press Conference in Seoul -
John Duerden reports on the press conference prior to Korea's World
Cup warm-up against Angola.
K. League Preview 2006
K. League Season 2006 Preview -
A full round-up of all the teams, players and predictions for the
2006 season.
Asian Cup Qualifying - Syria v South Korea
Syria v South Korea - South Korea
got off to a shaky start in search of their first Asian title since
way back in 1960.
Ahn Jung-hwan
Ahn Jung-hwan - The Korean striker
refused to attend a trial at Blackburn Rovers and as a result may
have missed out on his dream of playing in the Premiership.
K. League Top Ten Transfers 2006
K. League Transfers - A look
at the comings and goings on the K.League transfer market.
K. League 2005 Review
K. League 2005 Review - A team-by-team
review of the 2005 K. League season.
Korean 2005 FA Cup Final
Korean 2005 FA Cup 2005 -
On the coldest day in living memory, Chonbuk Motors met Ulsan Mipo
Shipyard in Seoul for the 2005 FA Cup Final.
Friendlies Versus Sweden and Serbia & Montenegro
Dick Advocaat and his assistant coach Pim Verbeek must be happy
at what they saw in South Korea's recent World Cup 2006 warm-up
games against Sweden and Serbia & Montenegro.
Interview with Pim Verbeek
Pim Verbeek talks about his appointment
for a second spell as South Korea's assistant coach in time for
World Cup 2006.
Korea Downs Iran 2-0
Dick Advocaat gets his first win
against Asian opponent Iran in a pulsating
match.
Asian Champions League Semi-final First Leg Busan I'Park v Al-Ittihad
K.League side Busan I'Park got a thumping in the first leg of
their Asian Champions League semi-final against
Saudi champions Al-Ittihad.
Dick Advocaat Appointed South Korean Coach
The KFA go Dutch again as Dick Advocaat
is appointed South Korean national coach in the wake Jo Bonfrere's
departure.
South Korean Coach Resigns
South Korean national coach Jo Bonfrere -
has resigned, one day before he was to be sacked by the KFA.
K. League 2005 Second Stage Preview
K. League 2005 Second Stage Preview -
there have been plenty of surprises as the K. League's second stage
kicks off.
World Cup Asian Qualifying - Uzbekistan
Spotlight on Uzbekistan's crucial game
aginst Kuwait as the Uzbeks hope to reach the play-offs under
new coach Bobby Houghton.
East Asian Cup
South Korea finished last in the recent East
Asian Cup as pressure mounts on troubled coach Jo Bonfrere.
Korea's Lee Young-pyo
Lee Young-pyo - The latest Korean
addition to the Premier League debuts for Tottenham on September
10th.
Korea's Dynamic Duo
Park Ji-sung & Park Chu-young -
the "Two Parks" are Korean football's most exciting young prospects.
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - South Korea's games v Kuwait and
Uzbekistan
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - South
Korea reach Germany! - South Korea have qualified for World
Cup 2006 after a fortunate draw in Uzbekistan and a resounding
vixtory against Kuwait.
K. League Preview 2005
K. League Season 2005 Preview -
A full round-up of all the teams, players and predictions for the
2005 season.
The Hauzen Cup
The Hauzen Cup - pre-season in South
Korea - The Hauzen Cup is a strange invention. It is a cup
that is played in a league format, with the thirteen league teams
playing each other once. In reality, it is a drawn-out pre-season.
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - South Korea's games v Saudi Arabia
and Uzbekistan
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - South
Korea - South Korea had mixed fortunes in their games against
Saudi Arabia (away) and at home to Uzbekistan. Dutch coach Jo
Bonfrere is beginning to feel the pressure.
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - March Madness
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - South Korea -
Just like seven other Asian nations the last week of March 2005
will be a vital one for South Korea.
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - South Korea v Kuwait
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - South
Korea v Kuwait - South Korea got off to a winning start at
home against Kuwait on a freezing night in Seoul.
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - 2nd Round Preview of South Korea
World Cup 2006 Qualifying - 2nd Round
Preview - South Korea - Appearing in the 2006 World Cup is
not yet a done deal, as the second stage of Asian qualifying
has to be successfully negotiated. Not appearing in what would
be its sixth consecutive tournament is unthinkable in Korea,
so much so that no-one in the media seems to acknowledge that
such a situation could arise.
Korean FA Cup 2004
Korean FA Cup 2004 - The
K-League 'big guns' gave Busan I'cons the chance to lift the 2004
Korean FA Cup on Christmas Day, as they forgot to take the competition
seriously. The victory also gave Busan's dwindling band of loyal
supporters the chance to forgive, if not forget, their team's uninspiring
league campaign.
K.League End Of Season Review 2004
K.League End Of Season Review 2004 -
And so it ends; it lasted a long time considering that each team
only played twenty-four games although Suwon Samsung Bluewings
played three extra and one penalty shootout in order to clinch
Asia's oldest league championship.
Asian Champions League 2005
Asian Champions League 2005 -
The third Asian Champions League is about to kick-off. Twenty-eight
teams from fourteen different countries will be doing their utmost
to win the competition that was formerly known as the Asian Club
Championship.
Asian World Cup Qualifiers 2004 - First Stage Review
Asian World Cup Qualifiers 2004 -
First Stage Review - South Korea made it through but China
fell by the wayside. We take a look back at all 32 teams.
Asian Champions League Semi-finals 2004
Asian Champions League Semi-finals 2004 -
Two Korean sides made the semi-finals of the 2004 Asian Champions
League. Seongnam Chunma made it to the final, Chonbuk Motors were
unlucky not to join them.
Asian World Cup Qualifiers 2004
Asian World Cup Qualifiers 2004 -
Asian powerhouses South Korea and China are both struggling to
make the second round of qualifiers.
K. League Review 2004
K. League Season 2004 1st Stage Review -
A full round-up of how all the teams fared in the 1st stage of
the 2004 K.League season.
K. League Preview 2004
K. League Season 2004 Preview -
A full round-up of all the teams, players and predictions for the
2004 season.
Interviews
Humberto Coelho - South
Korea's ex-national team boss speaks exclusively to Soccerphile.
Ian Porterfield - current
manager of Busan I'cons on his new life on Korea's south coast.
Ahn Jung-hwan
Ahn Jung-hwan - South Korea's
David Beckham and the man who knocked Italy out of the 2002 World
Cup is now at the crossroads of his career.
Seol Ki-hyeon
Seol Ki-hyeon - Belgium-based
striker Seol Ki-Hyeon's goal against Italy in the 2002 World Cup
brought him to the attention of the football world now the striker
is hoping to be come the first Korean in the English Premiership
via way of Woverhampton Wanderers.
Asian Cup 2004
Asian Cup 2004 - A preview of
the 2004 Asian Cup in China.
Asian Cup Review 2004
Asian Cup 2004 - A review
of the 2004 Asian Cup in China, won for the second consecutive
time by Japan.
Asian Cup 2004: Korea Go Home Early
Korea Exit Asian Cup 2004 -
A look back at Korea's poor form at the 2004 Asian Cup.
Humberto Coelho Resigns
Humberto Coelho resigns - After an unhappy
spell in charge Humberto Coelho heads for the door.
Stories & Match Reports
Follow news of the Korean national
team as they adapt to life after Guus Hiddink.
Who will follow Coelho as national team coach? The
10 candidates for the job.
Goods
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World Cup 2002 in Korea
Go behind the scenes of World Cup 2002 in Korea with Soccerphile.
Interviews with Jan Roelfs,
Balz Schiffer and an overview of Korean
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