Teams
Сувон Блууингс
Улсан Хюндай
ФК Сеул
Джеонбук Моторс
Джеонам Драгонс
Сеонгнам ФК
Бусан Парк
Даежон Кораил
Даегу ФК
Поханг Стийлърс
Жежу Юнайтед
ФК Гангуон
Гуенгнам
Bucheon
Инчеон Юн
Хвасеонг
Гвангжу
Гуенгжу
ФК Анянг
Даеджеон Хана Ситизън
Джимхае Сити
Mokpo City
Чеонан Сити
Чангуон Сити
Гангнеунг Сити
Сеул Е-Ланд ФК
Бусан Транс Корп
ФК Чунчеон
Пажу Ситизен
ФК Сувон
Янгпеонг
Чунгнам Асан
Ансан Грийнърс ФК
Сихеунг Сити
Янгжу Ситизен
Пуеонгтаек Ситизън ФК
Жеонжу Ситизен
Сеул Джунганг
Asan Mugunghwa FC
Yeungnam
Сеул Новон Юнайтед ФК
Чунгджу Ситизън ФК
Гуеонгжу Ситизен
Гоянг Ситизън ФК
Dankook University
Honam
Chungju Hummel Korea
Andong Science University
Goyang Zaicro FC
Icheon Citizen
Wikipedia - Korean FA Cup
The Korea Cup (Korean: 코리아컵), formerly the Korean FA Cup, is a national football cup knockout competition of South Korea, held annually by the Korea Football Association (KFA). Before the competition was established in 1996, two similar tournaments named All Joseon Football Tournament (1921–1940) and Korean National Football Championship (1946–2000) were played. It was renamed Korea Cup in 2024, with the winners qualifying for the AFC Champions League Elite (if they finish top four in the K League 1) or the AFC Champions League Two (if they finish outside the top four in the K League 1).
History
The All Joseon Football Tournament was founded by the Joseon Sports Council in 1921, during Japanese rule in Korea. Youth, student and adult football clubs from various provinces participated. After 1934, it became a part of the Korean National Sports Festival, which was the championship for various sports games and matched Koreans against other sports championships operated by Japanese who lived in Korea. The Joseon Sports Council was disbanded in 1937, due to the Japanese government's oppression, and the Joseon Football Association (currently KFA) succeeded it after 1938, but was cancelled after 1940 for the same reason during World War II.
After the liberation of Korea, the KFA founded the National Football Championship and the President's Cup, entered by many semi-professional clubs and amateur clubs from all over South Korea. They opened in spring and late autumn each.
The National Football Championship declined after the founding of the K League, because professional clubs and famous players didn't take part in it. There were several efforts to make professional clubs join the tournament, and it became so successful that many top-rank clubs joined the championship, renamed "FA Cup", during 1988 and 1989 season. However, it soon returned to a semi-professional tournament in 1990, because of discord between the KFA and professional clubs. The current FA Cup separated from the National Championship in 1996, and two competitions merged again since 2001. The President's Cup was also abolished in 2010.