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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ FC Seoul vs Gangwon FC/ Seoul Lingard/ Photo by Kwak Dong-hyuk |
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2024 K League 1 MVP Cho Hyun-woo
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = Ulsan HD Cho Hyun-woo, who won the K League 1 Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is taking a commemorative photo with the trophy at the K League 2024 Awards held at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 29th. 2024.11.29 |
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One of the best topics in the K-League in 2024 was Lingard's joining FC Seoul. A former member of Manchester United in the English Premier League (EPL), he was held in the arms of South Korea. Since the launch of the K-League in 1983, fans are also excited about the best qualifications.
Lingard had no disagreement about 'the highest treatment', but his salary was always a question mark. He received about 300 million won per week (about 14.4 billion won per year) during his time at Manchester United, and reportedly cut his salary significantly to the extent that it was difficult to compare with his EPL days. Lingard was asked about his salary at a press conference for joining Seoul in February. It was a hard place, but a smile spread around his mouth for the first time. "I cannot disclose the contents of the contract."
The Korea Professional Football Federation unveiled the current status of player annual salary expenditures of 11 K League 11 clubs (excluding military team Kimcheon Sangmu) and 13 K League 2 clubs in the 2024 season. The 'annual salary king' was Lingard. Of course, there was no comparison with EPL 'Liz days'. His annual salary was 1.82 billion won, the report showed. I did the right thing 'money ' Seoul surpassed 500,000 spectators in a single season for the first time in the K-League since the 2018 paid audience count with Lingard. The cumulative attendance of 18 home games was 501,091. The average attendance per game is 27,838 people. Seoul has opened a new chapter with an unprecedented record of Korean professional sports teams.
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium/ K League1/FinalA/FC Seoul vs Ulsan HDFC/ Four major professional sports integrated single-season record of all time announced/ 27838 people/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon |
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Cho Hyun-woo defending the Ulsan goal
(Ulsan = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yong-tae = Ulsan goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo looks at the ball after punching in a match between Ulsan HD and Gangwon FC in Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Ulsan Stadium on the 1st. 2024.11.2 |
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Cesinha, Daegu's highest-paid Brazilian striker last year, rose from 1.55 billion won to 1.73 billion won, but fell to second place. Mugosa (1.54 billion won), Gerso (1.44 billion won, Incheon) and Ilyuchenko (1.43 billion won, Seoul) ranked third to fifth with the highest annual salary for foreign players.
The domestic player 'Yeonbong King' was Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan), the gatekeeper who received 1.49 billion won. He was also well worth it. Ulsan HD won its first K League 1 consecutive title since its foundation with Cho Hyun-woo's good defense, opening the door to the dynasty. Cho also received the highest honor of winning the MVP (Best Player Award), the 'Star of the Stars'. This year, he played a total of 68 games in Ulsan's K-League, Asian Champions League (ACL), Korea Cup, and national team A matches. Korea does not need an explanation, and it is one of the few games played in the world. Kim Young-kwon (1.45 billion won, Ulsan), Kim Jin-soo (1.37 billion won), Lee Seung-woo (1.35 billion won), and Park Jin-seop (1.17 billion won, Jeonbuk) followed in the highest salary ranking for domestic players.
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Ulsan HD
(Ulsan = Yonhap News) reporter Kim Yong-tae, the winner of Hana Bank's K League 1 2024, is cheering with champagne popping at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on the 23rd. 2024.11.23 |
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'best performance ever' Gangwon FC
(Gangneung = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Ho-joon = Gangwon FC's team is taking a group photo with fans after the final K League 1 match at Gangneung Stadium on the afternoon of the 23rd.
Gangwon won 1-0 with Yang Min-hyuk's winning goal in a home game against the Pohang Steelers in the 38th round of Hana Bank's K League 1 Final A at Gangneung Stadium.
With this, Gangwon accumulated 64 points (19 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses) to finish the 2024 season in second place (6th place in the previous year), the highest record ever. 2024.11.23 |
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The total annual salary spent by all K League 1 clubs in the 2024 season was 139.5 billion won. By club, Ulsan had the most 'Champion' with KRW 20.91 billion and 12.37 million. On the other hand, Jeonbuk Hyundai was once again branded as a 'high cost, low efficiency' club. It invested KRW 20.451579 million, the second-highest amount after Ulsan, but ranked 10th among the 12 teams in the league. Jeonbuk barely managed to remain in the first part after the promotion playoff (PO) against Seoul E-Land in the second part.
On the other hand, Gangwon FC made a splash and ranked second, the highest since its foundation. On the other hand, the expenditure ranking was 10th (KRW 8,388.13 million), which was the end of the `low cost, high efficiency.' Seoul, which spent 1,481,803,000 won, ranked fourth in the league and third in spending. Incheon United, which has a history of being the lowest in tears, invested 12.6 billion won, the fifth-largest after Daejeon (13.86 billion won), but was relegated to the second division next season.
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Successful staying in K League 1 Jeonbuk, banner with protest from fans
(Jeonju = Yonhap News) Reporter Na Bo-bae = The second round of the K-League Promotion Playoff (PO) match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Seoul E-Land at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeollabuk-do on the 8th. After the match ended with a 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai victory, fans are holding banners protesting. 2024.12.8 |
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Coach Gus Foyet taking a commemorative photo with his/her team
(Jeonju = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-cheol = Gus Foyet, the new coach of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, is taking a commemorative photo with the coaches at the inaugural press conference held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 30th. 2024.12.30 |
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The average annual salary per player in K League 1 was 34995,000 won. The average annual salary of Korean players was 235.198 million won per person and 793.981 million won for foreign players. Ulsan (612.06 million won), Jeonbuk (48.35 million won), and Seoul (374.95 million won) were the average annual salary per player for each club.
The total annual salary of 13 K League 2 clubs was KRW 58.7 billion 60.72 million. The average annual salary per person was 130.7 million won. By club, Suwon Samsung spent the most 8.87 billion won, followed by Seongnam with 6.13999 million won and Seoul E-Land with 5.61.6 million won. The average annual salary per player for each club was 219.87 million won in Suwon, 181.656 million won in Seoul E-Land and 178.02 million won in Anyang. In the K League 2, Anyang reached the top and was promoted to the first division of next season.
The annual salary calculated by the Professional Federation is the actual payment of the basic salary and various allowances (such as attendance allowance, victory allowance, attack point allowance, and other options). Allowances included the K League, the Korea Cup, and the ACL. The calculation targets are all players who have been registered with each club at least once during the entire 2024 season. Players who joined or retired in the middle of the season were included as a number proportional to the length of time they actually belonged to the team. For example, if a player was on the team for only half of the season, it was calculated as 0.5.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
