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Jeonbuk Hyundai to play against Gimcheon on the 30th round... Kimje 'Partner Day'


... Lee ByungJae(2025-09-18 15:49:37)

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (Chairman Lee Do-hyun, hereinafter Jeonbuk Hyundai) is one step closer to reclaiming the champion's spot after 4 years.

Jeonbuk Hyundai will face Gimcheon Sangmu (hereinafter Gimcheon) in the K League 1 30th round at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 20th at 4:30 p.m.

Leading the league, Jeonbuk Hyundai can secure 69 points with a victory against the current 2nd place Gimcheon, widening the gap in points with the chasing teams in the 2nd place.

Since their defeat against Pohang in August, Jeonbuk Hyundai has been on a winning streak, including the Korea Cup, pushing towards winning the K League 1 once again.

Especially in the recent 10 games, Jeonbuk Hyundai has shown an overwhelming home win rate of 80%, with 8 wins and 2 draws, unlike the early season in the K League 1.

On this day, they will hold a "Partner Day" in Gimje, setting up promotional booths to promote the "Gimje Horizon Festival" taking place from October 8th to 12th, and will.gif'>t fans with items like "Gimje Horizon Rice," "Rice Mask Packs," and "Horizon Festival Experience Tickets."

They will also welcome a familiar face at Jeonju Castle.

Lee Seung-gi, who has been the ace of Jeonbuk Hyundai for 10 years from 2013 to 2022 (including Sangmu), will visit Jeonju Castle.

Although Lee Seung-gi announced his retirement in July this year after transferring to Busan IPark in 2023, he decided to visit Jeonbuk Hyundai, where he spent the longest time as a player, to bid farewell to the fans.

Lee Seung-gi played 255 games (201 K League games, 45 ACL games, 9 Korea Cup games) with Jeonbuk Hyundai, scoring 42 goals and providing 46 assists, leading the team's prime years with 6 K League titles (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) and being a key player in the team's 5 consecutive league victories.

Before the start of the match on this day, there will be an award ceremony for the 2025 K League 1 2nd stage (rounds 14-26) "Plus Stadium Award" and "Fan Friendly Club Award," along with the trophy presentation to Lee Young-jae, who won the "Goal of the Month" in August.