Incheon and Ulsan win on the 19th, Jeonbuk and Pohang win on the 20th
K League teams have a nearly 50 percent chance of winning the first round of the Asian Champions League
The four teams representing professional soccer’s K League 1 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League
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Incheon United, competing in the ACL for the first time in club history, won its first match of the 2023-2024 ACL Group G against
Yokohama F.Marinos 4-2 at Nissan Stadium in Japan on Sept. 19.
Incheon exploded for four goals against Yokohama, last year’s J-League champions, to earn a valuable away win.
Last year’s K League 1 champions Ulsan Hyundai defeated Pathum United (Thailand) 3-1 at home on the same day at the Ulsan
Munsu Soccer Stadium. After a 1-1 halftime scoreline, Ulsan pulled out the win thanks to back-to-back goals from Martin Adam.
Jeonbuk Hyundai
Won their first leg against Hong Kong champions Kitchee SC 2-1 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on April 20, thanks to back-to-
back goals from Hong Jeong-ho and Han Kyowon.
Pohang Steelers won their Group J away match against Hanoi FC (Vietnam) 4-2 on the same day.
With this victory, all four K League 1 teams moved to the top of their respective groups. The four teams are well positioned to
advance to the Round of 16. 온라인카지노 At the end of the group stage, the first-place teams from each group (five from East
Asia and five from West Asia) will advance to the Round of 16. The top three second-place teams from each group will also advance to the Round of 16.
The inaugural edition of the ACL also maintained the strong presence of the Korean Football League. In the 10 years of the ACL
from 2013 to last year, the first-round record of K League teams was 17 wins, 14 draws, and 9 losses in 40 games, a winning
percentage of 42.5%. This time, all four teams won, raising the winning percentage to 47.7 percent, approaching 50 percent.
The coaches and players were also pleased with their first victories. Pohang coach Kim Ki-dong, who won against Vietnam on the
20th, said at the post-match press conference, “Before the game, I told the team that since we were representing the Korean
professional team in the ACL, with the Korean flag on the top of the jersey and the emblem underneath, it was an opportunity to
showcase the status of Korean soccer, and I wanted us to play with pride. I am happy and proud to be in this position as the head coach of the K League.”
Kim In-sung
Who scored two goals in the win, said, “I played with the mindset of representing Korea and the K League. I’m happy that all the
K League teams won in the first round,” he said, “and I’m happy to see a strong Korean team in the ACL.” 카지노사이트존