The Year Ahead

To celebrate the 2017 season kicking off at long last, K-League United is hitting the road again! Our writers will be in several cities March 4th and 5th and would love to meet up to talk about season expectations, notable transfers, and all of the football happening in Korea in the year ahead. In the meantime, here's a comprehensive list of everything you need to get you ready for this season and what to look forward to in the months to come.

Season Previews

Monday, February 13th: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors by Matthew Binns

Tuesday, February 14th: Jeonnam Dragons by Ryan Walters

Wednesday, February 15th: Bucheon 1995 by Alastair Middleton

Thursday, February 16th: Jeju United by Duncan Elder

Friday, February 17th: Suwon Samsung Bluewings by Scott Whitelock

Saturday, February 18th: Daejeon Citizen by Paul Neat

Sunday, February 19th: Busan IPark by Jae Chee

Monday, February 20th: Seoul E-Land by Stephen Waddell

Tuesday, February 21st: FC Seoul by Paul Neat

Thursday, February 23rd: Incheon United by Jun Kim

Thursday, February 23rd: Daegu FC by Jung Muyeol

Friday, February 24th: Ansan Greeners by Kyle Gobler

Friday, February 24th: Gyeongnam FC by James Edrupt
Saturday, February 25th: Ulsan Hyundai by Matthew Binns

Opening Weekend

Here's where you can find us when the K League season kicks off in March:




To officially count yourself as in, please RSVP to our Facebook event and we'll know to expect you.

We'll be doing a live broadcast on our Facebook Page an hour before kick-off, at halftime, and post game for these matches. Please leave any questions you’d like us to answer in the comments below or on the Facebook Event pages!

AFC Champions League

Four K League teams are fighting to keep the AFC Champions League trophy in Korea for another year. Here are the matches that lie ahead for Jeju United, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, FC Seoul, and Ulsan Hyundai:

Date	Time	Home Team	Away Team
February 21	19:00	Kashima Antlers	Ulsan Hyundai (Match Preview)
February 21	19:30	FC Seoul	Shanghai SIPG (Match Preview)
February 22	19:00	Kawasaki Frontale	Suwon Samsung BW (Match Preview)
February 22	20:00	Jeju United	Jiangsu FC (Match Preview)
February 28	19:30	Ulsan Hyundai	Brisbane Roar  (Match Preview)
February 28	19:30	Urawa Red Diamonds	FC Seoul (Match Preview)
March 1	19:00	Suwon Samsung BW	Guangzhou Evergrande (Match Preview)
March 1	19:00	Gamba Osaka	Jeju United (Match Preview)
March 14	19:30	Ulsan Hyundai	Muangthong United
March 14	21:00	Eastern SC	Suwon Samsung BW
March 15	19:30	FC Seoul	Western Sydney Wanderers
March 15	17:30	Adelaide United	Jeju United
April 11	19:00	Western Sydney Wanderers	FC Seoul
April 11	20:00	Jeju United	Adelaide United
April 12	21:30	Muangthong United	Ulsan Hyundai
April 12	19:00	Suwon Samsung BW	Eastern SC
April 25	19:00	Suwon Samsung BW	Kawasaki Frontale
April 25	20:35	Jiangsu FC	Jeju United
April 26	19:30	Ulsan Hyundai	Kashima Antlers
April 26	20:30	Shanghai SIPG	FC Seoul
May 9	19:30	Guangzhou Evergrande	Suwon Samsung BW
May 9	19:00	Jeju United	Gamba Osaka
May 10	19:00	Brisbane Roar	Ulsan Hyundai
May 10	19:00	FC Seoul	Urawa Red Diamonds

U20 World Cup

The youth tournament that takes place every two years is coming to Korea in 2017. From May 20th through June 11th the best and brightest young players from across the globe will descend on Cheonan, Daejeon, Incheon, Jeju, Jeonju, and Suwon for the 24 team tournament. Here's who's qualified so far:

Asia	Europe	Oceania	South America
Iran Japan Korea Republic Saudi Arabia Vietnam	England France Germany Italy Portugal	New Zealand Vanuatu	Argentina Ecuador Uruguay Venezuela
CONCACAF		Africa
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be played in Costa Rica from 18 February to 5 March 2017. The top four teams qualify for Korea 2017.		The Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 2017 will be played in Zambia from 26 February to 12 March 2017. The top four teams qualify for Korea 2017.

Tickets are available on the FIFA U20 website.