The Professional Football Federation selected and announced the teams that won the Full Stadium Award, the Plus Stadium Award, the Fan Friendly Club Award and the Green Stadium Award by evaluating the performance of attracting spectators, marketing, and grass management in the 27th round of the K League 1 and the 27th round of the K League 2, respectively.
FC Seoul won both the Full Stadium Award, which is given to the club that attracted the largest number of spectators from round 27 to round 38 of the K League 1, and the Plus Stadium Award, which is given to the club with the largest number of spectators compared to the previous year.
Seoul recorded the highest average number of spectators among the K League 1 clubs, with an average of 29,435 spectators in six home games held during the period. This is 10,800 more than the average number of 18,635 spectators in 26 rounds from the 14th round.
The “Fan Friendly Club Award” is an award given to the team that performed the most fan-friendly activities by evaluating marketing and fan service, and the winning team was selected by adding scores from the first judging committee (40 percent) and the second group vote (40 percent for reporters and 20 percent for fans). As a result, Ulsan HD won the third fan friendly club award in the 2024 season.
Ulsan (96.2 points) won the hearts of fans by opening a GS25 collaboration convenience store, the club’s official pop-up store held in The Hyundai Seoul, and the operation of CPR Wave, a cardiopulmonary resuscitation experience booth. As a result, Ulsan ranked first in the third round after the first and second rounds, winning all K League 1 fan friendly club awards from the first to the third this season.
Jeju United (88.8 points) ranked second with the club’s new business model, such as holding the first K-League companion dog viewing event “Mung Meng Day” and providing local event agency services, while Gangwon FC (84.0 points) ranked third with good reviews for holding offline events such as “A Match Cheer” and “Original Game Viewing Party” and two-way communication with fans through SNS.
The “Green Stadium Award” combined the evaluation of the game supervisor (50%) and the evaluation of the team (50%) to determine the winning team. As a result, Gangneung Stadium, Gangwon’s home stadium, received the highest score and was honored with the Green Stadium Award for the second consecutive time following the second round. Gangwon maintained an optimal ground condition through systematic management of Gangneung City. Following this, Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Home Stadium, and Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonbuk Hyundai Home Stadium, ranked second and third, respectively.
Suwon Samsung won the “Full Stadium Award” in the K League 2. Suwon has won the “Full Stadium Award” for the third consecutive time following the first and second rounds, with an average of 9,231 spectators in six home games held in the 27th to 39th rounds.
The honor of the K League 2 ‘Plus Stadium Award’ went to FC Anyang. Anyang has attracted an average of 6,737 spectators in six home games held from the 27th to the 39th rounds, an increase of 3,517 from Anyang’s average attendance of 3,220 in the 26th round since the 14th round. 토토사이트
Anyang (93.6 points) is also the winner of the “Fan Friendly Club Award” in the K League 2. Anyang has been well-received for its various marketing activities, including fan contact activities such as “Nolabo-La,” “Players’ Daily Clerk Event” and “Stamp Tour,” “Operation of pop-up stores with three professional teams based in Anyang,” and the launch of “Sukabati Lager,” a beer dedicated to the team. Seongnam FC (85.4 points) ranked second and Bucheon FC1995 (79.0 points) ranked third.
The K League 2 Green Stadium Award went to Cheonan Stadium, the home ground of Cheonan City FC. Cheonan City Corporation, the managing body of Cheonan Stadium, has created an environment where players can play in optimal environments through systematic management. With this award, Cheonan Stadium won the first to third Green Stadium awards in this season, and in the third round, it scored perfect scores in both game supervisors and team evaluations. Seongnam Stadium came in second, followed by Tancheon Stadium, Busan I’Park Stadium, and Busan Gudeok Stadium.