Suwon tied Gangwon FC 0-0 in the final match of the “Hana One Q K League 1 2023 38th Round” held at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 2nd. Suwon, which has eight wins, nine draws and 21 losses and 33 points, has been confirmed to be directly demoted to the 12th place.
Founded in 1995, the prestigious club, which won four K-League titles, five FA Cup titles and two Asian Champions League titles, collapsed overnight. With Suwon’s demotion to the second division, the “Super Match” with FC Seoul, once the biggest box office and big match in professional football, can no longer be made.
Suwon fans, who filled the stands after the relegation was confirmed, looked incredulous. Some cried so much that some fans broke into the ground because they couldn’t beat their anger. Most of the fans were not aware of the reality that the club, which was the source of pride, was falling into the second division.
The Japanese media, which remembers Suwon as the most prestigious Korean professional soccer team, was also shocked. Socceroos said, “What’s happening to Suwon? Suwon, one of the most prestigious K-League teams, was demoted for the first time since its foundation. A team that competed with a J-League team as a regular customer of the Asian Champions League has now moved down to the second division in its own country.”
“Suwon was once the face of Korea’s most popular K-League. Samsung Electronics, Korea’s largest conglomerate that Korea boasts to the world, was the parent company. Korea’s soccer greats including Cha Bum-keun took the helm at Suwon. Jung Sung-ryong, Lee Jung-soo, Kim Nam-il, and Ahn Jung-hwan, who advanced to the J-League, are all from Suwon. They were nicknamed “Real Suwon” due to its abundant financial resources. However, since Cheil took over the company in 2014, the company’s annual subsidy has been drastically reduced from more than 30 billion won.
Nevertheless, the Japanese media does not understand why the Korean team moved to the second division. A prestigious team in a big city, which is as popular as Suwon in the J-League, earns huge profits from spectatorship alone. This leads to a virtuous cycle of investment in the team’s power. This is why a popular team can never fail. Although the team could suffer a slump for one to two years, it will never be demoted to the J2 team like Suwon. 온라인카지노
Soccer King said, “Samsung has been struggling since all sports teams including baseball Lions and men’s basketball Thunder became affiliated with Cheil Worldwide. Many people are concerned that it is the downfall of Samsung Sports. Suwon’s relegation to the K-League 2 became a symbol of its downfall. Will Suwon be able to show the potential of a prestigious K-League team?”
