K-League teams are in a “super-emergency” situation. With the opening of the new season less than 10 days away, the team is in a situation where it could lose its coach. As the Korea Power Enhancement Committee has agreed to appoint a domestic coach as the new head coach of the national soccer team, current K-League team coaches are being mentioned as candidates, K-League teams should be on high alert.
As the Korean national soccer team has to play two consecutive matches of the second qualifying round for the 2026 North-Central America World Cup against Thailand (home from May 21 to away from May 26), it is urgent to appoint a new head coach. There is less than a month left. As time is running out, the power reinforcement committee focused on appointing the national soccer team’s players as a coach who is well-acquainted with them during the first round of meetings.
Jung Hae-sung, chairman of the power reinforcement committee, held a press conference at the soccer hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 21st, and revealed a total of eight conditions for the appointment of the head coach of the national soccer team: ▲ tactical competence, ▲ ability to foster players, ▲ performance as a leader, ▲ managerial experience, ▲ communication ability, ▲ leadership, ▲ ability to build a division, and ▲ performance. “As there are two consecutive games of the second qualifying round in Asia for the 2026 North-Central America World Cup next month, more opinions were made that the coach of the domestic team was suitable considering the identification of players.”
A week after former German coach Jurgen Klinsmann was replaced, domestic coaches have been on the rise. Examples include Ulsan HD coach Hong Myung-bo, FC Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong, Jeju United coach Kim Hak-bum, former Gangwon FC coach Choi Yong-soo, and Olympic national team coach Hwang Sun-hong. Also mentioned are Shin Tae-yong, coach of the Indonesian national soccer team.
The committee said it would consider both incumbent and unemployed coaches during the first round of talks, but in reality, an incumbent coach who can quickly follow the current tactical trend and easily identify players is likely to be the next head coach of the national soccer team. Naturally, incumbent K-League coaches are likely to become new coaches of the national soccer team.
The problem is that the opening of the new K-League season is less than 10 days away. If the Korea Football Association finally decides to appoint an incumbent coach of the K-League as the new head coach of the national soccer team after the second and third meetings, the club must give up the coach. According to the Korea Football Association’s rules for the appointment of the head of the national soccer team, if the appointed person belongs to the club, the head of the club shall be notified, and the head of the club shall comply, unless there is a special reason. 노래방알바
The damage will be dealt to the teams and their fans. However, the committee does not give any consideration to K-League teams, as it urgently needs to appoint a new head coach for the national soccer team. Asked how he would discuss with the team if an incumbent coach is appointed at a time when the K-League season is set to open, Chung said, “If the current manager is decided to be the coach, he should go to the relevant team and ask for help.”
Meanwhile, Chung said, “When it comes to appointing the head coach of the national soccer team, external pressure will never influence the decision. We will have in-depth discussions to appoint the most appropriate head coach,” and added, “The second meeting will be held this Saturday. We will select the head coach list at the second meeting and conduct an interview thereafter.”