The Korea Football Association's 2025 budget is KRW 204.9 billion, up KRW 17.3 billion from last year...The general budget is 110.8 billion won

Dec 19, 2024

The Korea Football Association's 2025 budget is KRW 204.9 billion, up KRW 17.3 billion from last year...The general budget is 110.8 billion won
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The Korea Football Association held its last board meeting this year at the Korea Football Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 19th and deliberated on next year's budget and business plans.

The budget for the Korea Football Association in 2025 set by the board of directors is 204.9 billion won (less than 10 million won). It increased by about 17.3 billion won from the budget of 187.6 billion won in 2024. Of the 204.9 billion won, the general budget is 110.8 billion won, and the remaining 94.1 billion won is the budget for the construction of a soccer center under construction in Cheonan.

Of the general budget of 110.8 billion won, 82.8 billion won is its own income, including sponsorship from partner companies, A-match profits and broadcast rights profits, and FIFA and AFC subsidies. Its own income is used for the overall operation of the association, including the operation of national teams at various levels, participation in international competitions, holding domestic competitions, and fostering leaders' labor costs and athletes.




Among the general budget, the Sports Toto organizations' subsidies and the Sports Promotion Fund are 22.7 billion won. This budget will be used for the operation of youth and youth leagues, expanding the base, women's soccer, fostering referees, and living soccer.

Expenditure items include 28.4 billion won for the operation of national teams at all levels, 17.8 billion won for the operation of domestic competitions, 13.2 billion won for technological development and leaders, and 10.6 billion won for the development of daily soccer.




In addition to deliberating on the budget, the board evaluated the progress of various policy projects conducted this year and deliberated and approved domestic competitions and major business plans to be held next year.






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