2024 K-League opening D-7… What will be different this season?
K-League 1 roster increased from 18 to 20, mandatory U-22 participation regulations relaxed
As the professional soccer K-League begins its 2024 season on March 1, the 12 teams in K-League 1 and the 13 teams in K-League 2 have completed their tough winter training camp and are about to embark on a full-scale journey.
K-League 1 teams begin their challenge to become champions and secure a spot in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League finals, while K-League 2 teams begin the fight to advance to the 'dream first division stage'. 카지노사이트킹
The Korea Professional Football League supported K-League clubs to provide fans with 'fun soccer' through rule revisions ahead of the opening of the 2024 season.
◇ K-League 1 player list increases from 18 to 20... K-League 2 will maintain 18 players.
First, the list of players participating in K-League 1 has increased from 18 to 20.
Accordingly, along with the 11 starting players, the number of players on standby will increase from the existing 7 to a maximum of 9.
As a result, the head coach of each K League 1 club can now utilize replacement cards in a variety of ways.
However, considering the impact of increased operating costs due to the increase in the number of players, K League 2 decided to maintain the number of players at 18.
◇ K-League 1 'U-22 mandatory participation rule' relaxed
K-League 1 has been operating a unique system that requires players under the age of 22 (U-22) to participate in order to improve the performance of young players.
Up to 5 players could be substituted only if at least 1 U-22 player was included as a starter and 1 person on standby, and either U-22 players on standby were substituted or 2 or more U-22 players appeared as starters.
However, if a U-22 player did not play, the number of replacement players was limited to two, causing dissatisfaction from clubs.
The Professional Federation has relaxed the K-League 1 ‘U-22 mandatory travel system’ starting this season.
This is a result that reflects the fact that the number of replacement players will increase from 3 to 5 starting from the 2021 season, and the number of players waiting to be replaced in K League 1 will increase from 7 to 9 starting from the 2024 season.
However, in K League 2, the existing U-22 mandatory participation system will be maintained.
◇ The number of bench seats has increased from 11 to 13.
The maximum number of coaching staff and team staff that can be added to the list of players was previously 11, but the need for interpreters due to the increase in foreign player quotas and the list of players in K League 1 Due to the increase, the number of people who can sit on the bench was increased from 11 to 13.
◇ Minimum basic annual salary for K-League players is '27 million won'
The minimum basic annual salary for K-League players will increase from 24 million won to 27 million won.
It has been four years since the minimum basic annual salary was increased from 20 million won to 24 million won in 2020.
This is a measure that takes into account the improvement of the welfare of low-income players and the rising price trend.
◇ Player registration period change… 'Flexible operation'
The existing player registration period was 12 weeks from January 1st every year, and additional registration was 4 weeks during the season designated by the federation.
However, starting this year, regular registration is set for a minimum of 8 weeks to a maximum of 12 weeks from January to March, and additional registration is set for a minimum of 4 to 8 weeks during the season.
This is a measure that takes into account the lack of opportunities to reinforce the squad when major players transfer to overseas leagues as the overseas league player registration period continues even after the K-League additional registration period ends.
This year's player registration period is from January 1 to March 8, and the additional registration period is from June 20 to July 31.
In addition, CPR training for each team's players, including youth players, is mandatory once a year, and a new rule has been established to postpone kickoff time to respond to sudden bad weather, problems with stadium facilities, and crowd disturbances.
The game postponement procedure can be done up to two times, 30 minutes each for the first and second rounds, and if it becomes impossible to hold the game later, the game is canceled and replayed the next day.
