860 million won a round...Gwangju's challenge has begun with the "opposite words of impossibility."
860 million won a round...Gwangju's challenge has begun with the "opposite words of impossibility."
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Gwangju FC, led by the hottest leader in the K-League, Lee Jung-hyo, continues to make a splash on the Asian stage beyond Korea. Gwangju, the only club participating in the K-League to pass the group stage, is standing in front of the quarterfinals, which will be a single-round match after passing the group stage.
Gwangju has already achieved a new milestone of advancing to the quarterfinals of the Asian Club Grand Prix for the first time by a team of provincial and provincial residents. He has done well enough so far and is receiving a lot of applause. However, the fruits that he sees are too big and sweet to be satisfied here. If he wins just one more round, he will receive a tremendous amount of prize money. It is a challenge for Gwangju, which has nothing to lose.
Gwangju will face Al Hilal in the quarterfinals of the 2024-25 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) at 1:30 p.m. on the 26th (Korea time) at the King Abdullah Sports City Stardham in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The quantitative and qualitative weight of both squads is quite different.
Al-Hilal is the most winning club (19 times) in Saudi Arabia's national league and is a powerhouse with the most wins (4 times) in the AFC Champions League (ACL), the predecessor of ACLE.
With "Oil Money" at the forefront, they have a number of highly recognized players in Europe, including Aleksandar Mitrovic, who took the World Cup stage as a striker for the Serbian national team, Hoobang Neves (Portugal), who was Hwang Hee-chan's Wolverhampton teammate, Kalidou Koulibaly, who played for Chelsea, Senegal's national team and Premier League powerhouse, and João Cancelo (Portugal), who also played in big clubs such as Manchester City and Juventus.
According to estimates by soccer transfer site Transfer Markt, Al Hilal's team is worth a whopping 180 million euros, or over 290 billion won in Korean money. According to the K League 1 team's annual salary status for 2024 announced by the Korea Professional Football Federation, the total salary of the Gwangju team is just short of 9.7 billion won. It is truly a meeting between David and Goliath.
This is why they have nothing to lose. Gwangju, which ranks seventh in the size of its 12-team league in the K-League, is a confident opportunity to wield stonking without fear. The team also displayed miraculous results.
Gwangju met Japanese J-League champion Vissel Kobe in the round of 16, but lost 0-2 in the first round away match, which cast a bleak outlook. However, the team won 3-0 in the second round, completing a stunning upset with a combined score of 3-2. From now on, it will be a one-off match anyway. The soccer ball is round and Gwangju has already broken many prejudices. Most of all, motivation is great.
As the most prestigious Asian club competition has been reorganized from ACL to ACLE, the amount of prize money has also increased significantly. Starting with the basic participation allowance, Gwangju has secured 1.8 million U.S. dollars by combining the prize money of the round of 16 and quarterfinals.
If the Korean team advances to the semifinals by beating Al Hilal, 600,000 U.S. dollars will be added. The prize money for the K League 1 championship is 500 million won. The champion of the Korea Cup (former FA Cup) hosted by the Korea Football Association receives 300 million won. His win in the match against Al Hilal is thicker than the double in the Korean league.
If the team advances to the semifinals, wins another round, and advances to the finals, it will receive 4 million U.S. dollars in prize money for the runner-up team. If it wins the top spot, it will receive a whopping 10 million dollars (14.52 billion won). It is an attractive "carrot" for all teams, but it is an opportunity that cannot be missed by Gwangju, which is always facing financial difficulties due to its background as a civic team.
You have nothing to lose, but you have many challenges to gain. If you win one round, you can spread Gwangju's name throughout Asia and at the same time make your pocket thick. 메이저사이트
The phrase "We are the opposite of impossible" is written at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium. We should not make complicated calculations. As Gwangju has done so far, many fans are cheering for their soccer players to unfold confidently and coolly.