Chung Mong-gyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA), is set to serve a fourth term in office. The Sports Fair Committee of the Korea Sports Council held a closed-door plenary session at the Olympic Hall in Seoul on Tuesday, and deliberated on and approved Chung’s bill to approve a fourth term in office.
Elections for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association will take place on January 8 next year. The election management committee will be formed on January 12. The three-day registration period for candidates starts from January 25, 2025, and the term of the new president will start from the regular general meeting on January 22.
Chung has decided to seek a fourth term on April 28. His post was suspended as he submitted a statement of intent to register as a candidate to the KFA on May 2, 50 days before the new chairman’s term begins. Chung has now been transitioned to a “candidate” status, and Vice Chairman Kim Jung-bae is acting as chairman until the next chairman is elected. Chung became the KFA chief in 2013. He won reelection in 2016 unanimously, ran in 2021 and became the third term without voting.
The commission held a subcommittee to assess whether executives from international organizations entered the board of directors, made financial contributions, soundness of group operations, attendance at board meetings, and status of rewards, and exceeded the standard score of 60 points (100 points). At the general meeting, the commission also approved the eligibility for four consecutive terms through quantitative and qualitative evaluations.
Chung was elected as an executive member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in May. He is the sole candidate for the AFC’s executive committee in East Asia, and has been elected as an additional candidate without voting according to the articles of association. Chung’s term ends in 2027 at the AFC’s regular general meeting. When he was running for the third term, Chung was optimistic about passing the election, as he received 96 points out of 100 in the Fair Trade Commission’s evaluation.
In the case of Chairman Chung, there was no reason for disqualification in the evaluation index, and the standard score was reportedly passed lightly. Qualitative evaluation of social objections and criticism is difficult to be reflected in the current FTC’s deliberation index.
Since July, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has conducted a specific audit of the overall operation of the KFA in the face of controversy over the appointment of a national coach. At the announcement of the audit results on the 5th, he demanded severe disciplinary action against Chairman Chung beyond the suspension of his qualifications. Chairman Chung said it is difficult to agree and decided to seek the restoration of his honor through his candidacy. 온라인카지노
As Chung opened the door to seek his fourth term in office, he will be elected the head of Korean soccer through elections for the first time in 12 years since 2013. Heo Jung-moo, former chairman of Hana Citizen’s board of directors in Daejeon, and Shin Mun-seon, a professor at Myongji University Graduate School of Records and Information Science, have officially announced that they will run for the election. Heo and Shin are raising their eyebrows to block Chung’s fourth term.
Chairman Chung plans to announce his thoughts on the previous term and plans to operate the association for the next four years before and after the candidate registration period.