Gwangju FC, which failed to comply with the financial regulations, Director Lee Jung-hyo, who named the referee, commission the reward and punishment
Gwangju FC, which failed to comply with the financial regulations, Director Lee Jung-hyo, who named the referee, commission the reward and punishment
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The Korea Professional Football Federation has decided to refer Gwangju FC in the K League 1 to the reward and punishment committee together with Gwangju coach Lee Jung-hyo, who directly mentioned the name of the referee after the game.
According to the Professional Football Federation on the 9th, a reward and punishment committee for the Gwangju club and coach Lee will be held on the afternoon of the 12th.
Gwangju and head coach Lee were referred to the reward and punishment committee to determine the level of disciplinary action.
According to the club, Gwangju failed to keep the fiscal consolidation system prepared by the federation last year due to a net loss of about 2.3 billion won.
This is a system that takes binding measures based on whether each club has submitted a realistic budget plan, and it has been implemented in earnest since 2023.
The problem was that Gwangju failed to follow the K-League's willingness to improve to change the profit structure that relies on parent companies and local governments and solve the problem of excessive spending on team costs.
On the 27th of last month, the Federation's Finance Committee expressed its opinion that Gwangju, which failed to achieve a break-even indicator, needs measures such as referral to the reward and punishment committee.
If the team fails to comply with fiscal consolidation regulations and is referred to the reward and punishment committee, the relevant team may be given disciplinary action by imposing fines, prohibiting recruiting players, and reducing points. In the worst case scenario, the team could be demoted to the second division.
An official from the federation said, "It is the first time that Gwangju has seen such a case since the system was implemented, so it is difficult to predict what kind of disciplinary action will be taken by the reward and punishment committee."
In this regard, Gwangju said in a public apology on the 29th of last month, "Since 2025, fiscal consolidation has been the top priority, and we are doing our best to prevent further debt by reducing unnecessary budgets and expanding our own income. I would like to say that I will repay my debts on an annual basis."
Lee Jung-hyo, who leads Gwangju, was pointed out by naming the referee at a press conference after Hana Bank's K League 1 2025 Ulsan HD match (1-1 draw) at Gwangju World Cup Stadium on the 28th of last month.
Coach Lee Jung-hyo expressed regret, saying that the main players were hurt one after another in the game where the referee was the referee.
Center back Byun Jun-su left the ground at the end of the game with an injury above his eyes.
Later, at a meeting of the game supervisors, there was an opinion that the need for disciplinary action against coach Lee Jung-hyo should be considered, and in the end, he could not avoid being referred to the reward and punishment committee.
There is a reason why head coach Lee Jung-hyo reacted sensitively to the decision even by mentioning the referee's name.
On March 22, in a home game against the Pohang Steelers, center back Cho Sung-kwon collided with Eo Jung-won while competing for an aerial ball at the end of the game and fell to the ground losing his balance.
Coach Lee Jung-hyo strongly protested to the referee when no foul came out even though the player lost his mind for a while due to the strong collision, and finally received a yellow card.
Meanwhile, Suwon FC coach Kim Eun-joong, who along with Lee Jung-hyo saw that supervisors needed disciplinary action, avoided disciplinary action. 메이저사이트
Instead of disciplining Kim Eun-joong, the federation sent an official letter to Suwon FC asking them to respect K-League members.
Coach Kim Eun-joong complained of the decision after losing 0-1 at home against Jeju SK at Suwon Stadium on the 27th, saying, "There are many things that make it difficult outside (the game)."