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| The 55th presidential election of the Korea Football Association was held at the Korea Football Association Hall in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on the 26th. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who won his fourth consecutive term, is posing with an election certificate. Shinmun-ro =Song Jeong-heon, reporter for @sportschosun.com/2025.02.26/ |
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| The 55th presidential election of the Korea Football Association was held at the Korea Football Association Hall in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on the 26th. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who has won a fourth term in office. Shinmun-ro =Song Jeong-heon, reporter for @sportschosun.com/2025.02.26/ |
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| The 55th presidential election of the Korea Football Association was held at the Korea Football Association Hall in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on the 26th. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who has won a fourth term in office. Shinmun-ro =Song Jeong-heon, reporter for @sportschosun.com/2025.02.26/ |
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The new four years of President of the Korea Football Association (KFA) Chung Mong-gyu have opened.
Chairman Chung succeeded in his fourth term. The election ended blandly in the first round. Candidate Huh Jung-moo and Shin Moon-sun were not Chung's opponents. Chairman Chung won 156 votes out of 182 valid votes in the 55th KFA presidential election held at the Shinmun-ro Football Center in Seoul on the 26th. The vote was 85.7 percent. Candidate Huh Jung-moo received only 15 votes and candidate Shin Moon-seon received only 11.
As many as 183 out of 192 electors participated in the vote. One vote was invalidated. In the KFA presidential election, candidates who win a majority of valid votes are elected in the first round. Chairman Chung's term began immediately after receiving an election certificate from the KFA Election Commission.
Chairman Chung said "Thank you. This winter, the last cold was exceptionally long. I hope the weather will warm up and spring will come for soccer. All soccer players participated highly. I feel a greater sense of responsibility because you have provided a lot of support evenly in each regional field. "I will keep the promises I have made so far, one by one. I would also like to thank Shin Moon-sun and Huh Jung-moo, who competed together. I'll take advice and try to do better. I'm late, but I promise I'll do my best" he said.
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| The 55th presidential election of the Korea Football Association was held at the Korea Football Association Hall in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on the 26th. Chairman Chung Mong-kyu has won his fourth consecutive term. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu is taking questions from reporters. Shinmun-ro =Song Jeong-heon, reporter for @sportschosun.com/2025.02.26/ |
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| The 55th presidential election of the Korea Football Association was held at the Korea Football Association Hall in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on the 26th. Chairman Chung Mong-kyu has won his fourth consecutive term. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who is being congratulated by Shin Moon-sun. Shinmun-ro =Song Jeong-heon, reporter for @sportschosun.com/2025.02.26/ |
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Chairman Chung was elected as the head of the KFA in 2013. There was no rival horse in 2016 and 2021. He ran for re-election and ran alone in the third term without a vote. He was reappointed in the first elections in 12 years.
Chairman Chung said, `In 2013, we had elections for 24 delegates. At that time, there were only associations and federation presidents. It's the first time we've met more than 200 people. I met all the club members, referees, and athletes. Meeting was a good opportunity for soccer players to hear what they wanted more closely. I will continue to visit soccer players and listen to your voices."
The election was twice canceled and suffered. Initially, the presidential election was scheduled to be held on the 8th of last month. However, it was postponed on the 7th, a day before the election, when the court cited candidate Huh Jung-moo's request for an injunction against the election ban. Election day has been rescheduled for January 23. However, as candidates Huh Jung-moo and Shin Moon-sun protested again, all members of the election management committee resigned, and the second election was also canceled.
Although a new KFA election management committee was established, candidates Huh Jung-moo and Shin Moon-sun took issue with Chairman Chung's 'identity'. After a specific audit last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked the KFA to impose severe disciplinary measures beyond the suspension of Chung's qualifications. In the end, he had no choice but to be judged by the court. The KFA filed an application for suspension of execution along with an administrative lawsuit. Fortunately, the court ruled in favor of the KFA. It has decided to cite an application for suspension of execution.
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| The 55th presidential election of the Korea Football Association was held at the Korea Football Association Hall in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on the 26th. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who has won a fourth term in office. Shinmun-ro =Song Jeong-heon, reporter for @sportschosun.com/2025.02.26/ |
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Successful 4 consecutive terms, President of the Korea Football Association
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seo Dae-yeon = Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who succeeded in 4 consecutive terms as president of the Korea Football Association, greets after being elected at the 55th Korea Football Association president election held at the Korea Football Association Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 26th. 2025.2.26 |
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Chairman Chung, who traveled around the country to meet some 170 electors during the first campaign, did not stop in the second period. I poured everything into it. Except for using public transportation such as airplanes and trains, they traveled more than 15,000 kilometers to meet the electors. I spoke to soccer players who couldn't schedule one by one and communicated directly with 90% of the electors.
It also sent a 'personalized' video clip containing messages written by each of the electors. SNS activities began on the 16th of last month when the election was suspended. Eventually, the scene moved. Many soccer players responded with messages of support.
Chairman Chung said "When I met you, I talked about communication problems, I met the athletes, but I have never seen them in depth like now. The association is a service organization, and I think just listening to them will solve half of the problem. I'll fix the urgent and important things by communicating them," he stressed.
Regarding the conflict with the government, he said, `We will have an opportunity to slowly explain the direction of our relationship with the government next.' Chairman Chung said, "50% plus one vote was the goal. Surprisingly, the participation rate was about 60 percent in the election of the Korean Sports Council, but about 90 percent participated, and many came from each region and young players and coaches came. I was nervous and looking forward to it. I will do my best to suit all soccer players"It was quite thrilling because the first one was also a come-from-behind victory, but I think it's more meaningful because it's a festival where all footballers participate."
Communication with soccer fans is homework. The strong booing is undeniable in the present of Chairman Chung. He said "I think it's communication after all. If I explain the decision-making process well to the fans, I think it will clear up the misunderstanding one by one."
It wasn't an easy road. Following two appearances at the National Assembly last year, Chairman Chung was devastated even before he decided to run as a special auditor by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The family dissuaded him from running for office. In terms of managing a company (HDC), there was also a lot of concern around it. But it couldn't stop like this. Recalling 'regret' a decade later, he decided to restore his honor.
Chairman Chung jumped into the election campaign under the banner of 'Again, Happy Korea with Soccer.'" It pledged to restore KFA's trust through intensive reform and communication, enhance the international status and competitiveness of Korean soccer, complete the division promotion system, and complete and independent the Korea Football Center.
It also promised to donate 5 billion won for the successful completion of the soccer center. He did not turn his attention to the campaign strategy of Huh Jung-moo and Shin Moon-sun, who founded the day, and conducted a `quiet campaign' through communication with the field.
Chairman Chung was the `greatest' of the soccer world. The soccer center is the biggest issue. An atmosphere has been formed that it must be Chairman Chung. Chairman Chung's 'Last Challenge' was followed by a reaction that he also felt sincere.
Chairman Chung has been in love with soccer for 30 years, starting with Hyundai Motor's owner in 1994. He took over the ruined Daewoo Royals and reborn it as Busan I-Park, and became the chairman of the KFA after serving as the president of the Korea Professional Football Federation.
During his tenure, he achieved achievements such as the professional football promotion system, the launch of the Golden Age program, and the establishment of a foundation for the division system. He made a great history, including the runner-up at the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, the runner-up at the 2019 U-20 World Cup, the third consecutive Asian Games, and the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
