The K-League is also full of soccer fans. The “survival competition” is considered one of the reasons that the K-League has attracted more than 3 million fans (416 matches).
Expectations that up to three teams from the 12 teams in the first division could go down to the second division, and that up to three teams could go up upside down in the second division (13 teams), apart from the championship competition that had just been lowered early, helped the box office.
The K-League’s professional soccer federation, which runs the K-League, is excited about how many fans will visit the stadium from the final K-League 1 match on the 24th, right after the A-match break in November, and the subsequent promotion and playoff (PO).
However, the “survival competition” itself is quite stressful for the person concerned. Not only the three teams that have been eliminated from the relegation zone (No. 12 Incheon United, No. 11 Daegu FC, No. 10 Jeonbuk Hyundai) but also the coaches who struggled to escape from the relegation zone were not able to smile.
Jeju United coach Kim Hak-beom and Daejeon Hana Citizen coach Hwang Sun-hong, who barely survived the final round B (7th-12th), said in unison, “We need to reorganize the promotion system.” Coach Kim first confirmed his remaining in the first division on the 3rd, and then said, “Three of the 12 teams in the first division are in the relegation zone. Even if you look at other countries, there is no place where the probability of relegation is (maximum) 25%. 25% of the chance of relegation is too harsh,” followed by Hwang’s survival last train a week later, adding, “I think the same thing. We need to increase the number of first division teams (whether to reduce the probability of demotion).”
Complaints are growing over the expansion of the second-division relegation zone from the maximum two teams to three teams in 2022. “North Jeolla Province, which has sought to win the championship every year, is also facing the risk of being demoted to the second-division this year. It is true that concerns are growing among leaders at a time when nobody is free from demotion. I hope that the Korea Professional Football Association will hold a public hearing on this issue,” said the first-division coach, who asked not to be named.
The Korea Professional Football Association says that its fans want the tension. It emphasized that the K-League has revived the interest of lower-ranking teams, which has been reduced to the limit of the split round (ranking 1st to 6th, 7th to 12th), in which the league is separated according to rankings, by expanding the promotion system. Unlike other professional sports, the K-League does not have a post-season. The promotion and playoffs are playing its role. 토토사이트
A high-ranking official of the Korea Professional Football League said, “The K-League should be run for fans rather than for clubs or coaches. Fan First is the biggest value of the K-League.”
In addition, the Korea Professional Football Association said, “The probability of the first division’s relegation is 25 percent (three teams), and the probability of automatic demotion to the second division is 8 percent (one team). The probability of the first division winning in the previous promotion playoff is half. From 2022, when the size of the promotion playoff has increased to two teams, three of the four teams (Suwon Samsung, Suwon FC, and Gangwon FC) laughed, which is acceptable.
“I don’t know why they think it’s 25 percent. From our perspective, there is an 8 percent chance that the team will be automatically demoted to the second division,” the official said. “I think the objective power or situation itself is more favorable to the first division. The system cannot be considered perfect yet, but it is unreasonable to change it again in three years. We are also considering maintaining the current system in terms of revitalizing the second division.”