Cha Du-ri's 'Expecting Leadership' Hwaseong FC will participate in the 2025 season as the 26th club...K League 2 New Face Attention
Cha Du-ri's 'Expecting Leadership' Hwaseong FC will participate in the 2025 season as the 26th club...K League 2 New Face Attention
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Cha Du-ri (45) 'Coach' Hwaseong FC will appear in the K League.
The Korea Professional Football Federation held the first board meeting and regular general meeting in 2025 on the 13th to approve Hwaseong FC's membership in the K League. Hwaseong applied for membership to the federation in October last year, and received the first approval from the board of directors in November. With the final approval of membership, Hwaseong will participate in K League 2 in the 2025 season.
Cha Du-ri is the first coach of Hwaseong who turned professional. Cha, who was a leading player in the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup Korea-Japan and an icon of his time, had diverse experience after retirement from active duty in 2015. Starting as an analyst for the national team, Cha served as coach for the national team. He served in various positions including Osan High School, a youth team under FC Seoul, and head of the youth reinforcement team.
Cha is regarded as a leader with expected leadership. He was a leader who led the team's mood when he was active. After his transformation as a leader, he is regarded as a bright and positive character and a representative runner of "demilitarization." Hwaseong, who is stepping down as a professional, has high expectations for the team to emerge as an energetic team. As a new team, Cha's capacity will inevitably decline, but he has hope that he can develop based on Cha's leadership.
His ample experience in Europe is another highlight. Cha had played in Europe including Germany and Scotland while he was an active player. 안전놀이터 With his extensive know-how, Cha is expected to bring competitiveness to Mars.
"I want to build a good team for the past year and make it a good team and a strong team," Cha said in an interview with his team. "I feel pressured. As a professional, I have to overcome the burden. Only when we get good results can we become a good team. I am happy only when we get good results. We have to make something out of blank paper to celebrate our first season. We will make our fans happy with a good system and performance."
With Hwaseong's advance to the K League 2, 14 teams will play a total of 39 games in the 2025 season. The schedule will increase by three games from the existing 36 games. This season is expected to be fiercer and hotter than ever before.