The Korea Football Association (Korean: 대한 축구 협회 Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe) is the governing body of football in South Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association (Korean: 조선 축구 협회; Hanja: 朝鮮蹴球協會), founded on 19 September 1933. Park Seung-bin was the very first President of the KFA, charged with the task of promoting and spreading organised football in the Korea. The budget for 2011 was ₩103,123,529,503.
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