Resident Regulations Exploded! Hwang Sun-hong's Daejeon Hana Citizen Explosion... Records to Watch Up to K League 15R
Resident Regulations Exploded! Hwang Sun-hong's Daejeon Hana Citizen Explosion... Records to Watch Up to K League 15R
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■ Average attendance of 12,659; 41,415 for the opening game of the home game in Seoul; and 3 consecutive games of Daegu sold out
This season's K League 1 has held a total of 29 games through the fifth round, with 367,106 fans visiting the stadium. The average attendance was 12,659, a slight increase from the average attendance of 12,532 as of the end of the fifth round last season. In the second round, 41,415 spectators entered the match against Anyang, the home opener of Seoul, recording the second-highest number of spectators in the K League 1 history, while Daegu continued its box office by selling out three of the four home games held after the opening. After the A-match break, the number of spectators is expected to increase further along with the warmer weather.
■ From the first match to the lowest Pohang... hot ranking competition
Daejeon leads the standings as of the end of the fifth round of the K League. Daejeon has recorded four wins and one loss in five games, and it has displayed a perfect balance of offense and defense with nine points and four runs. Notably, it has been on a roll lately with three consecutive wins. Ulsan, the defending champion, has been in second place with three wins, one draw and one loss, characterized by stable defense that has allowed only two goals in five games. Gimcheon and Seoul, which made it to the Final A team last season, are ranked third and fourth with respective performances this season.
Meanwhile, Daegu struggled to stay on the edge of the cliff to the promotion and playoffs last season, but this season, it won a surprise two consecutive wins after the opening to settle for fifth place. Led by ace Cesinha, transfer Ramas is performing well with three goals and one assist. Gangwon, where the new coach Chung Kyung-ho is appointed, is sixth, and Anyang, the promotion team, is seventh with an unusual 1-0 win over Ulsan, the strong team, from the opening game. Gwangju, ranked eighth, is the only unbeaten team among the 12 teams in the K League 1 with one win and three draws since the opening, and it has risen by achieving the feat of advancing to the quarterfinals by beating J1 League strong team Vissel Kobe in the 2024-25 ACLE round of 16 held on the 13th.
9th-ranked Jeonbuk and 10th-ranked Jeju each won the opening game to raise expectations, but after that, they fell into a swamp of no wins and need to change the atmosphere. 11th-ranked Suwon FC and 12th-ranked Pohang achieved respectable results by settling in Final A last season, but have yet to report their first win of this season.
■ Joo Min-gyu (Daejeon), Ramas (Daegu), Heo Yul (Ulsan), and transfer students who change their uniforms and fly
Joo Min-gyu, who moved to Daejeon this season, has been at the top of the scoring list by scoring multiple goals in the opening game. Joo Min-gyu is a proven striker who has been the top scorer of the K League 1 twice in Jeju (22 goals) in the 2021 season and Ulsan (17 goals) in the 2023 season, and has scored double-digit points for four consecutive years from the 2021 season to the last season. Daejeon is leading the league thanks to the performance of Joo Min-gyu, who has five goals and one assist, and Joo Min-gyu is challenging to become the top scorer of the K League 1 for the first time in two years.
After debuting on the K League 1 stage in Daegu's uniform in the 2021 season, Ramas moved to K League 2 Busan in the middle of the 2022 season and played for three seasons, returning to Daegu for the first time in four years this season. As soon as Ramas returned, he played in all games, scoring three goals and one assist, recording the most offensive points in the team, and boasting a fantastic chemistry by forming a triangular formation in Brazil with Cesinha and Edgar.
Heo Yul, who moved from Gwangju to Ulsan this season, is a multi-resource that allows both striker and center back, and is mainly playing as a striker in Ulsan. Heo Yul finished his adaptation early by scoring his Ulsan debut goal in the second round match against Daejeon and multiple goals in the fourth round against Jeju.
■ Lee Ji-ho (Gangwon), Seo Myung-kwan (Ulsan), and Choi Woo-jin (Jeonbuk) are challenging young players this season
Although each team played only five matches this season, some newcomers are already standing out. Lee Ji-ho of Gangwon Province has emerged as the most notable rookie of the season by scoring multiple goals in the second round match against Pohang following his first assist in the first round match against Daegu. Lee, who is participating in all matches, is bolstering Gangwon's offense by utilizing speed and bold dribbling.
Seo Myung-kwan made his K League 2 debut as a member of Bucheon in the 2023 season and moved to Ulsan this season after playing for two seasons, and is in charge of Ulsan's central defense along with veteran defender Kim Young-kwon. Seo Myung-kwan played before the game this season and gave up only two goals, contributing to Ulsan's minimum K League 1 loss, and is drawing attention as a next-generation defender who will lead Ulsan's generational change. 먹튀검증
Born in 2004, fullback Jeonbuk Choi Woo-jin moved from Incheon to Jeonbuk this year and is currently playing in all of his matches. Choi made his first career national team roster last season, scoring four assists in 26 appearances for Incheon, which has energized his defense while wearing the Jeonbuk team's uniform this season. In addition, Choi also has the ability to play both sides of offense and defense based on his strong performance.
In addition, Seoul Bato, who was named the first homegrown player in the K-League this season, started as a right striker in the last round against Suwon FC in the fourth round. Bato did not score an offensive point on the day, but he impressed by showing aggressive physical fights and dribbles.