EXPOTS NEWS Joins Gwangju FC's 'Miracle Journey'…ACLE Local Coverage
EXPOTS NEWS Joins Gwangju FC's 'Miracle Journey'…ACLE Local Coverage
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Expots News covers Gwangju FC's journey to the Asian Football Confederation Champions League Elite (ACLE) tournament.
The K League 1 is aiming for the top place in Asia once again. This time, Gwangju FC, a team of citizens, will represent Korea. Gwangju FC is the only K League team that has advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2024-2025 ACLE, which has been held since the second half of last year, and is aiming for the trophy.
Gwangju FC's ACLE journey was a series of miracles.
As a civic team, it was amazing just to be on the best stage in Asia, so I didn't expect much.
However, just like the buzzword 'The opposite of the impossible is Gwangju,' Gwangju's road was a series of endless dramas. From the first round, he defeated Yokohama F. Marinos, Japan's most prestigious club, 7–3, and defeated Kawasaki Frontale, another Japanese powerhouse, 0–1 in the enemy territory, and beat Johor Darul Tajim, 3–1 in the 'Hengda of Malaysia,' for a three-game winning streak.
In the end, he was the only K-League club to reach the round of 16 and beat Japanese J-League winner Vissel Kobe, who was completely defeated once in the preliminary round. Although he was completely defeated 0-2 in the first away match, he turned the tables with a 3-0 victory in the second home match and headed to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where the quarterfinals and final tournament will be held.
Manager Lee Jung-hyo, who directs Gwangju FC, has risen from an unknown K-League head coach to a tactician representing Korea.
Now Gwangju is facing a bigger challenge. It will face Saudi Arabia's strongest and European big league players al-Hilal in the quarterfinals at 1:30 a.m. on the 26th (Korea time). Press al-Hilal and you will face Saudi Arabian clubs with superstars such as al-Ahli and al-Nasr in succession.
Before departing, however, Gwangju said, "I want to win," signaling a controversy. With the skills that Gwangju has shown so far, I think I can beat even Saudi Arabia's rich soccer team.
EXPOTS NEWS will also join Gwangju's journey. EXPOTS NEWS is the only media outlet based in the Seoul metropolitan area to cover the ACLE tournament. It has decided to deliver to readers two prestigious local media outlets in Gwangju and Lee Jung-hyo's winning bid. 메이저사이트
Expots News is the only Korean media to cover the away match of the South Korean national team in the 2026 North-China World Cup qualifying round. Again, we promise to deliver quick and vivid news to readers through ACLE coverage.