Fixtures

DateRGazde vs Oaspeti-
04/17 14:00 9 Gimhae City vs Incheon Utd View
04/17 14:00 9 Seoul E-Land FC vs FC Seoul View
04/17 14:00 9 Gangwon FC vs Hwaseong FC View
04/17 14:00 9 Jinju Citizen FC vs Daejeon Hana Citizen View
04/17 14:00 9 Jeju United vs Cheonan City View
04/17 14:00 9 Seongnam FC vs Suwon FC View
04/17 14:00 9 Daegu FC vs Chungbuk Cheongju View
04/17 14:00 9 Gimcheon Sangmu FC vs Busan I Park View
04/17 14:00 9 Ansan Greeners FC vs Suwon Bluewings View
04/17 14:00 9 Gimpo FC vs FC Anyang View
04/17 14:00 9 Mokpo City vs Bucheon View
04/17 14:00 9 Gyeongnam FC vs Jeonnam Dragons View

Wikipedia - Korean FA Cup

The Korea Cup (Korean: 코리아컵), formerly the Korean FA Cup, is a national football cup knockout competition of South Korea, held annually by the Korea Football Association (KFA). Before the competition was established in 1996, two similar tournaments named All Joseon Football Tournament (1921–1940) and Korean National Football Championship (1946–2000) were played. It was renamed Korea Cup in 2024, with the winners qualifying for the AFC Champions League Elite (if they finish top four in the K League 1) or the AFC Champions League 2 (if they finish outside the top four in the K League 1).

History

The All Joseon Football Tournament was founded by the Joseon Sports Council in 1921, during Japanese rule in Korea. Youth, student and adult football clubs from various provinces participated. After 1934, it became a part of the Korean National Sports Festival, which was the championship for various sports games and matched Koreans against other sports championships operated by Japanese who lived in Korea. The Joseon Sports Council was disbanded in 1937, due to the Japanese government's oppression, and the Joseon Football Association (currently KFA) succeeded it after 1938, but was cancelled after 1940 for the same reason during World War II.

After the liberation of Korea, the KFA founded the National Football Championship and the President's Cup, entered by many semi-professional clubs and amateur clubs from all over South Korea. They opened in spring and late autumn each.

The National Football Championship declined after the founding of the K League, because professional clubs and famous players didn't take part in it. There were several efforts to make professional clubs join the tournament, and it became so successful that many top-rank clubs joined the championship, renamed "FA Cup", during 1988 and 1989 season. However, it soon returned to a semi-professional tournament in 1990, because of discord between the KFA and professional clubs. The current FA Cup separated from the National Championship in 1996, and two competitions merged again since 2001. The President's Cup was also abolished in 2010.