Representatives from the two contestants in the final of the Korea Cup football tournament pose with the champion’s trophy during their prematch press conference at the Korea Football Association House in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2024. From left: Pohang Steelers midfielder Han Chan-hee, head coach Park Tae-ha, Ulsan HD FC head coach Kim Pan-gon, and midfielder Kim Min-woo.
(Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Deuces will be wild in the final of the top national football tournament at the end of November, when two regional rivals in the top-flight K League 1 will clash for supremacy. Ulsan HD FC and Pohang Steelers will square off in the one-and-done final of the Korea Cup tournament at 3 p.
m. on Nov. 30 at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Ulsan will go for a domestic double, having clinched the K League 1 title earlier this month with two matches left on the season. It would be their second Korea Cup. Pohang will try to win their second consecutive Korea Cup title and their sixth overall, which would make them the most successful club in the tournament’s 38-year history.
Their rival showdown in the K League is called the “East Coast Derby,” given their geographic proximity in the eastern part of the nation. This will be the first meeting in the Korea Cup final between these two clubs. In the pretournament press conference Thursday, Ulsan head coach Kim Pan-gon said it was “exciting” to go up against such a dynamic opponent.
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