The K-League 1 Pohang Steelers and Ulsan HD will meet in the Korea Cup final. Pohang will have the most wins in the history of the championship, and Ulsan will seek to win two titles following the K-League 1 title this season.
Pohang and Ulsan will play the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Cup final at 3 p.m. on the 30th at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
The competition, which determines the strongest players in Korean soccer, has been renamed from the FA Cup to the Korea Cup since this year. In addition, the final method is fixed as a single-round match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, not at home and away.
The historic first year final, played in a new way under the new name, coincidentally, will be played as a rival of the K League 1 tradition, the East Coast Derby.
As a result, the fans of the two teams will also gather at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, not at Pohang or Ulsan. The stands were divided in half and allocated to Pohang and Ulsan, respectively, and each of the tickets for the cheering seats has already sold more than 10,000.
If both teams win the final match of this tournament, they both get meaningful records.
Pohang, which won the tournament last season and tied for the most wins with Jeonbuk Hyundai and Suwon Samsung with five career wins, will try to win the championship for the second consecutive year and the first place with the most wins this year.
Ulsan, which won three consecutive K League 1 titles this season, is dreaming of winning two titles, winning both the league and the Korea Cup.
Pohang coach Park Tae-ha, who took his first chance to win the championship after taking office in Pohang this year, expressed his determination on the media day of the final on the 21st, saying, “Thanks to the sweat and efforts of the players, I came to this place even in a difficult situation. I will lift the trophy so that my efforts are not in vain.”
Ulsan coach Kim Pan-gon did not back down, saying, “I won the K League 1, but the Korea Cup is a different tournament,” adding, “I will definitely win and give Ulsan fans the joy of winning two gold medals.”
Pohang stands out for Hong Yoon-sang’s confidence, saying, “I will aim for the Korea Cup MVP.” Ulsan has a great presence of goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo, who won the K League 1 MVP this year.
When coach Park said, “Ulsan is senile. I will target that point,” Kim replied, “We are not senile, we are seasoned.” The war of nerves is already starting to spark. 카지노사이트
Both teams played during the week of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) ahead of the final.
Ulsan lost 1-3 to Shanghai Sanggang (China) on the 26th, falling into a five-game losing streak.
Pohang, which lost 0-2 to Yokohama Marinos (Japan) on the 27th, is better than Ulsan with two wins and three losses, but there was a variable that the plane was delayed due to heavy snow on the way back home.