“The shouts of over 10,000 Gangneung citizens give great strength”… Gangwon FC dramatically remains in K League 1

Gangwon FC confirmed its stay in the first division by defeating Gimpo FC in the last home game of the K League 1 season on the 9th. Provided by Gangwon FC
Gangwon FC dramatically confirmed its stay in the first division by defeating Gimpo FC in the last home game of the K League 1 season.

Gangwon FC defeated Gimpo FC 2-1 in the second leg of the ‘Hana One Q K-League 2023’ promotion and relegation playoffs held at Gangneung Stadium on the afternoon of the 9th. As a result, Gangwon, which drew 0-0 in the first game, succeeded in remaining in K-League 1 with a combined score of 2-1.

In particular, in the final game of this relegation playoff, the enthusiasm and cheers of Gangneung citizens gave great strength to the players. The official number of spectators who visited the stadium that day was 10,130, proving once again the passionate passion of Gangneung citizens and their love for Gangwon FC.

Gangwon FC’s official supporters, ‘Narsha’, filled about 1,000 cheering seats early on in the home game and led the cheers with huge cheers.

The official number of spectators who attended the final match of the relegation playoffs held on the 9th was 10,130, proving once again the passionate passion of Gangneung citizens and their love for Gangwon FC. Provided by Gangwon FC
According to the Korea Professional Football League, Gangwon FC’s average attendance is 6,461, ranking 9th out of 12 teams in K-League 1. However, Gangneung’s home games attracted more than 10,000 paid spectators 3 out of 10 times, recording 85,164 paid spectators, bringing the average paid spectator per game to 8,517. The average attendance of other teams is 22,633 in Seoul, 10,798 in Suwon, 8,647 in Pohang, and 6,000 in Jeju.

Gangwon FC has 3 wins, 8 draws, and 8 losses in the K League 1 2023 season, and its record in Gangneung is 2 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses, showing a relatively high win rate compared to Chuncheon Stadium. In addition, Gangneung citizens’ love for Gangwon FC is even stronger, with Gangneung citizens purchasing 10,102 tickets, or 87.3% of the total 11,571 season tickets sold.

In addition, Gangneung Sports Complex, the main stadium for Gangneung’s home games, provided the best ground conditions to provide an optimal environment for K-League players. As a result of evaluating 70% of the game supervisor’s evaluation and 30% of the player evaluation, it was selected as the best-managed stadium among K-League clubs and received the ‘Green Stadium’ award from the Korea Professional Football League.

An official from Gangneung City said, “We are very grateful for the enthusiastic support given by Gangneung citizens this year. With the confirmation of K-League 1’s retention, Gangneung City is expecting to sell more tickets and season tickets than this year.” He added, “In particular, we hope that players will achieve better results. “We will spare no effort in providing all support, including maintaining the best lawn conservation management,” he said.