When times are difficult, it becomes one with soccer, and candidate Chung Mong-gyu respects the decision to suspend the chairman's election → promises to sell out without changing

Jan 08, 2025

Jung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, held a press conference to run for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association at the conference hall on the first floor of the Ponyjeong Foundation Building in Seoul on the afternoon of the 19th. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu is greeting. Chairman Chung was approved by the Sports Fair Committee of the Sports Council on the 11th to seek a fourth consecutive term. After completing the candidate registration process, which will run from the 25th to the 27th, he will try for the fourth term in earnest. Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.12.18/

Jung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, held a press conference to run for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association at the conference hall on the first floor of the Ponyjeong Foundation Building in Seoul on the afternoon of the 19th. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu poses after the press conference. Chairman Chung was approved by the Sports Fair Committee of the Sports Council on the 11th to seek a fourth consecutive term. After completing the candidate registration process, which will run from the 25th to the 27th, he will try for the fourth term in earnest. Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.12.18/

President of the Korea Football Association Chung Mong-kyu was interviewed at the office of the I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.12.18/

Chung Mong-kyu, current chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA), who is trying to win the fourth term, issued a statement on the citation of the injunction application.

The scheduled 55th KFA presidential election was postponed, citing the court's request for an injunction against the chairman's election against the KFA on the 7th. The presidential election was scheduled to take place on the 8th.

Candidate Huh Jung-moo filed a provisional injunction against the KFA on the 30th of last month, asking the KFA to ban the election, saying that the election for the president of the association is being conducted unfairly. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Huh. The court found that "there is a grave procedural offence which is to be acknowledged to have significantly violated the fairness of the election and thereby affected the election process"."

Candidate Chung said on the 8th, `I will quietly strive for the development of Korean soccer,' and asked the Election Commission to hold the election as soon as possible by respecting the decision of the court and supplementing the procedural defects raised. 'I will also continue to work on the election in compliance with the regulations in accordance with the method and schedule determined by the Election Commission in the future.'"

And as one of the candidates, I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to many of those who left yesterday to participate in the election from a distance, as well as those who rescheduled for today. Thank you for your support, many soccer players, and we ask for your constant support and support in the future.

Candidate Chung has refrained from actively responding to the 'unfair dispute' by saying "I'm just one candidate". Instead, he quietly campaigned around the country.

Public support was also announced one after another. Starting with Baek Hyun-sik, president of the Busan Football Association, the Korea Football Leaders Association, and Chung Jin-seol, president of the Seoul Football Association, expressed their support for candidate Chung. On the eve of the election, candidate Chung made headlines by announcing that he would donate 5 billion won to KFA for the successful completion of the Korea Football Center, a key pledge.

Finally, Chairman Chung said, `We became one with soccer in times of difficulty. We will do everything in our power to help the footballers become the original team again and stabilize the situation,' he added.

The Election Commission, which is in charge of the election of the KFA chairman, is currently discussing follow-up measures based on the court's judgment.

◇ Candidate Chung Mong-gyu's statement - We will silently strive for the development of Korean soccer

The election for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, which was scheduled today (January 8), was not held due to the provisional injunction against the presidential election.

We respect the decision of the court and ask the Election Commission to supplement the procedural defects raised and hold elections as soon as possible. I will also continue to work hard on the election, complying with the regulations according to the method and schedule decided by the Election Commission in the future.

As one of the candidates, I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to those who departed yesterday to participate in the election from afar, as well as to many of those who rescheduled for today. Thank you for your support, many soccer players, and please continue to support and support us.

In times of difficulty, we became one with soccer. We will make every effort to help the soccer players become the original team again and stabilize the situation.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.