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Post by RHowarth on Mar 11, 2005 18:20:19 GMT -5
Can anyone help me with which companies sponsor the various K-League clubs. E.g. Suwon & Samsung, FC Seoul & LG etc. Oh, and when does the transfer window open and close. Thanks in advance.
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Post by Holyjoe on Mar 11, 2005 20:42:44 GMT -5
Dunno exactly, but a lot of the teams are owned by corporations so they put their product/company names on the front.
Corporate teams:
Suwon -> Samsung
FC Seoul -> GS (split from LG)
Ulsan -> Hyundai
Cheonbuk -> Hyundai
Pohang -> Posco
Busan -> I'Park
Seongnam -> Ilhwa
Bucheon -> SK
Non-corporate teams:
Chunnam -> Posco
Incheon -> Daewoo
Daejeon -> Daejeon City Government
Daegu -> dunno
Gwangju -> Korean military
Suwon rotate between having "Samsung" (corporate name), "Hauzen" (washing machines) and "PAVV" (TVs, I think) on their shirt. Other teams do the same too.
Transfer window is close season, and also July I think.
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Post by RHowarth on Mar 12, 2005 0:27:50 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there a salary cap in the K-League? Either by individual player or complete squad? I think I read somewhere that there is a minimum salary for young players? Do you know what the average K-League player earns?
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Post by SteveW on Mar 12, 2005 2:24:14 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there a salary cap in the K-League? Either by individual player or complete squad? I think I read somewhere that there is a minimum salary for young players? Do you know what the average K-League player earns? Not aware of a salary cap in the K-League but I could be proved wrong. Can I ask what all this info is for? I'm nosey. |
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Post by RHowarth on Mar 12, 2005 3:55:25 GMT -5
Steve, I work for the pro football club in New Zealand - we're interested in creating potential links/partnerships/ pre-season matches etc. with Korean teams, so I'm trying to do some research. Also interested in Korean football in general as NZ has a large Korean population. Are there any other websites you recommend?
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Post by quaenam on Mar 12, 2005 3:57:57 GMT -5
Suwon -> Samsung(Samsung electronics) FC Seoul -> GS (split from LG) -> GS=Heavy industries(construction &...) Ulsan -> Hyundai(Heavy industries) Cheonbuk -> Hyundai(motors) Pohang -> Posco Busan -> I'Park(hyundai construction) Seongnam -> Ilhwa Bucheon -> SK(Petroleum) Non-corporate teams: Chunnam -> Posco Incheon -> Daewoo & Dae Duk construction Daejeon -> Daejeon City Government Daegu -> Daegu City Gov & Daegu bank(minor), chimeric(fabric) Gwangju -> Korean military ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ no salary cap........ but Rookey have salary cap... 40000$ (50,000,000 won) at most 3year contract & lowest wage/year 10000$ (12,000,000 won) 1year contract kleague team do not want show their players salary  foreign player avg salary $500,000 top korea player(Yoo sang-chul,Ulsan / Kim Nam-il,Song Jong-gook,Suwon....) avg salary & $600,000~1,000,000 |
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Post by RHowarth on Mar 12, 2005 5:31:09 GMT -5
Quaenam, thanks for your information - very useful. I read on 2 or 3 websites about players returning from military service - Do you know how long military service is and at what age to you have to do it?
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Post by Holyjoe on Mar 12, 2005 6:14:52 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there a salary cap in the K-League? Either by individual player or complete squad? I think I read somewhere that there is a minimum salary for young players? Do you know what the average K-League player earns? There's a maximum salary for young players in their first season in the K-League of $50,000, which is what FC Seoul signed Park Chu-young on. As far as a salary cap for regular players there isn't one at the moment but the K-League are/were considering bringing one in at some point. I know that Zoran Urumov and Javier Martin Musa (two of Suwon's foreign players... though Zoran has sadly gone missing  ) are on $110,000 per year as that figure was reported on the Suwon website when they signed. The website also reported that just after the 2002 World Cup goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae signed a new deal worth $250,000 per year. There were rumours that Jamie Cureton was picking up around $9,000 per week when he was at Busan I'cons, but I don't know how true that is. As far as military service goes... Korean citizens have to do a two year stint in the military, and I think that football players have to have entered it by the time they're 28. Generally the best footballers will join Gwangju Sangmu (they take in around 15 players each season) with others joining Icheon Sangmu in the K2 league or the non-league National Police side. If you're not good enough for any of those teams then you do regular service like everyone else. The 2002 World Cup squad members got exemptions from the two year stint in the military as a reward for their exploits (those that had already served, like Lee Woon-jae, got a financial package instead I seem to recall) - they've only had to serve for around a month instead, something that Song Jong-guk and Ahn Jung-hwan both completed recently. It's not just footballers who can get exemptions, I think even Olympic athletes who win medals will get exempted from the obligation. As for other websites... the main site connected to this messageboard has mysteriously disappeared  The following sites might be useful for you but most of them are in Korean: K-League website: www.kleaguei.com/K2 League website: www.k2league.com/KFA website: www.kfa.or.kr/ |
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Post by Holyjoe on Mar 12, 2005 6:15:50 GMT -5
Oh aye, read this thread for a bit more information about the whole military football process... |
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Post by nyujeelandsaram on Mar 13, 2005 23:05:17 GMT -5
Steve, I work for the pro football club in New Zealand - we're interested in creating potential links/partnerships/ pre-season matches etc. with Korean teams, so I'm trying to do some research. Also interested in Korean football in general as NZ has a large Korean population. Are there any other websites you recommend? You mean the 'newly' formed New Zealand Knights? I've often thought it would be a good idea to try and get a relationship going between NZ and Korea in terms of football (not rugby for gods sake!!). Maybe try and entice a few K-League teams down to NZ in their pre season (January-February) as we have nice hard grassy pitches at that time of the year and we also have domestic teams in full flight. My wife can act as translator and if Suwon or FC Seould come we can make their stay a living hell . Maybe even get a few of their younger talented players out here to play in the domestic league which would be a nice run in to the Korean season which kicked off a little over a week ago especaially since the NZ season only just finished this weekend been with the final being played (Auckland City beating Waitakere City in the final 3-2 mongrels!!!). Anyway, definately a lot of potential there. I even saw two Koreans at the Waitakere hammering of Waikato last weekend. Plenty more where they came from. |
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Post by nyujeelandsaram on Mar 13, 2005 23:13:01 GMT -5
Also... you are probably already onto things but it might be worth approaching the local Korean community who can either bridge the gap between you and the clubs or else you can say to the clubs that there is an established local Korean community that you can buddy up with while you are here. Frequaently the teams go to south east Asia or Europe (Spain etc) in the off season and I imagine that there aren't so many Koreans in those locations so they maybe a bit cut off from the creature comforts of home. Could be a good selling point. I'm trying to think of any specific Korean groups. I know there are several out there as a Korean told me as much the other day. Perhaps the Korea Herald (NZ edition) is worth a crack. www.koreaherald.co.nz/I've just remembered about ussie wanting to join the asian confederation as well. I guess if NZ was to try and move that way as well then the links are more likely/desirable/worthwhile. |
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Post by RHowarth on Mar 14, 2005 3:02:19 GMT -5
Nyujeelandsaram, yes the Knights FC, and you're right on my wavelength with those ideas. I have met the Korean consulate here, and have meetings with the Korean Times & Herald next week, but if you are NZ based it might be good to meet so that I can explain some of our ideas to you, get your feedback and you can tell me some more about Korean football. Thanks
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Post by nyujeelandsaram on Mar 14, 2005 4:03:49 GMT -5
Cool. I'm living in Massey down the north western motorway which I assume you know of. I don't really know any of the local Korean community as I've only just got back from 4 years in Korea and my wife hasn't shown any desire to rush off and hook up with them just yet. However I do know my fair share about Korean football (though that probably equates to one tenth what Holyjoe knows ). It was learnt in a hasty two year period of watching as many games as possible and posting 3 million times on this and another site. Actually this site and one other are like historic documents when it comes to Korean football. You can learn a lot just by trawling back through them. email me at jm76nz@yahoo.com to arrange anything, I'd be happy to give you some more 'filling information' etc. I guess you also know that a couple of Australian teams have signed some Korean players (though from memory I think they may have been a bit past their best). It's on another thread somewhere. Anyway, talk to you later. |
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) are on $110,000 per year as that figure was reported on the Suwon website when they signed. The website also reported that just after the 2002 World Cup goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae signed a new deal worth $250,000 per year.
