FIFA affiliation 1948 EAFF affiliation 2002 | AFC affiliation 1954 President Chung Mong-gyu | |
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Founded 1928; 89 years ago (1928) Headquarters KFA House, 46, Gyeonghuigung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul | ||
The Korea Football Association (Korean: 대한축구협회 Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe) is the governing body of football in South Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association (Korean: 조선축구협회; Hanja: 朝鮮足球協會), founded on 19 September 1933. Park Seung-bin was the very first President of the KFA, charged with the task of promoting and spreading organised football in the Korea. The budget for 2011 was ₩103,123,529,503.
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History
Korea has a long football-playing history. In ancient times, there was a Korean ball game called chuk-guk very similar in form to contemporary football. However, Koreans first saw the present version of football in 1882 when British crew members played a game while their vessel was visiting the port of Incheon.
In 1921, the first All Korea Football Tournament was held, and in 1933, The Korea Football Association was organized (following the foundation of Joseon Referees’ Association in 1928), which created a foundation to disseminate and develop the sport.
The Korea Football Association was reinstated in 1948, following the establishment of the Republic of Korea. The KFA became a member of FIFA, the international football governing body that same year. It later joined the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) in 1954.
On 23 January 2013, KFA elected Chung Mong-Gyu as the new chairman.