SEOUL, 24 January (BelTA - Yonhap) - The top South Korean football
league will have a new foreign player quota for the 2025 season, with
nationality restrictions no longer in place.
The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced a series of changes for the upcoming season. In the K League 1, clubs can now sign up to six foreign players, regardless of their nationalities, and can play a maximum four of those players in the same match.
Previously, K League 1 clubs could have five foreign players and one player from a member country of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Until 2022, K league 1 teams had each been allowed three foreign players, one player from an AFC country, and another player from a Southeast Asian country.
Among other changes, the league office may switch venues if pitch conditions at a stadium are considered unplayable. In such instances, the home team may be asked to play at the stadium of their opponent for that match or to seek a neutral venue.
The second-tier K League 2 will welcome a new member in Hwaseong FC. There will be 14 teams in the K League 2, where they will each play 39 matches.
The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced a series of changes for the upcoming season. In the K League 1, clubs can now sign up to six foreign players, regardless of their nationalities, and can play a maximum four of those players in the same match.
Previously, K League 1 clubs could have five foreign players and one player from a member country of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Until 2022, K league 1 teams had each been allowed three foreign players, one player from an AFC country, and another player from a Southeast Asian country.
Among other changes, the league office may switch venues if pitch conditions at a stadium are considered unplayable. In such instances, the home team may be asked to play at the stadium of their opponent for that match or to seek a neutral venue.
The second-tier K League 2 will welcome a new member in Hwaseong FC. There will be 14 teams in the K League 2, where they will each play 39 matches.
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