Franko Kovacevic of Gangwon FC (L) celebrates after scoring against Gwangju FC during the clubs’ K League 1 match at Gangneung Stadium in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Aug. 18, 2024, in this photo provided by the Korea Professional Football League. (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, Aug.
19 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangwon FC continued their torrid pace in the top domestic football league over the weekend, setting a club record for wins in a season while opening up a four-point lead atop the tables. Gangwon defeated Gwangju FC 3-2 on Sunday at home in Gangneung, some 160 kilometers east of Seoul, for their fourth consecutive win, after rallying from a 2-0 deficit with three unanswered markers. Franko Kovacevic had two of those goals, as Gangwon celebrated the victory in front of a club-record 13,170 fans.
Gangwon reached 50 points on 15 wins, five draws and seven losses, four points ahead of Gimcheon Sangmu FC for first place in the K League 1. The 15 wins are most for a single season in Gangwon’s history, dating to 2008. They won 14 matches on three previous occasions.
Gangwon have also tied the club record with 50 points, set in 2019. They have 11 matches left this year to try to break that mark. After never having finished higher than sixth place, Gangwon are trying to capture their first league title.
They hung around the middle of the tables earlier in the year before soaring to the top in July. In seven matches since the start of July, no club has picked up more points .