2006 in South Korean Football - Events

Events

  • March 12 – The 2006 season of the K-League kicks off.
  • April 7 – Goyang Kookmin Bank beats Incheon Korail 3-1 as the second division, the N-League gets underway.
  • May 10 – Stage 1 of the K-League concludes with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma as the winners.
  • June 13 – Second-half goals from Lee Chun-Soo and Ahn Jung-Hwan help Korea recover from 1-0 down, to beat Togo at the World Cup.
  • June 18 – A late goal from Park Ji-Sung allows Korea to draw 1-1 with France at the World Cup.
  • June 23 – Korea's World Cup campaign comes to an end after a 2-0 loss to Switzerland.
  • June 26 - Pim Verbeek is announced as the new head coach of Korean national football team, replacing Dick Advocaat who left to take up a position with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia.
  • July 8 - Choi Jin-Cheul retires from all football following the Jeonbuk v Incheon United Hauzen Cup match.
  • July 8 – Stage 1 of the N-League concludes with Goyang Kookmin Bank as the winners.
  • July 26 - The Korean Football Association retains Afshin Ghotbi and Hong Myung-Bo as assistant coaches to new national team coach Pim Verbeek.
  • July 26 - FC Seoul win the Hauzen Cup 2006 (K-League off-season cup) with one match spare, after drawing 1-1 away to Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
  • July 28 - Changwon City beat Ulsan Mipo 2-1 in the final of the N-League Cup final (off-season cup tournament).
  • August 23 – Stage 2 of the K-League to commence

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