Lee Jung-hyo, who has achieved in K-League-ACLE, is greedy for the Korea Cup. Challenge to the semifinals against Ulsan who went to the Club World Cup

(Sports Seoul | Jeong -dao reporter) This is the Korea Cup.

Gwangju FC, led by Lee Jung -hyo, will play the quarter -finals of Ulsan HD and 2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium on the 2nd at 7 pm.

Lee won the K -League 2 championship, the K -League 1, and the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Champions League Elite quarterfinals after catching the Gwangju baton.

It is expected to be an important battle for the manager who strengthens the Korea Cup. Lee is aiming to win the Korea Cup this time. There is a reason why this director is greedy. This is because the Champions League enters the right to enter the league. The Korea Cup winning team will win the ACLE finals (within fourth place) or ACL2 (5th) according to the K -League No. 1 priority. Gwangju is currently in the K -League 1 5th place with 31 points. 3 points behind Kimcheon, 32 points. If you raise the ranking in the fourth place and get to the Korea Cup champion, you can step on the ACLE stage once again in the 2026-2027 season.

In an interview with the magazine last month, Lee said, “The Korea Cup is greedy, and after participating in the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Champions League Elite, I felt a lot, I was confident, I would like to have such an ACL2, which would be high in income. I want to lead Gwangju as an Asian competition. ”

If you go to the semifinals, the possibility of the finals will be greater. This is because the opponent is the winner of Gimpo FC and Bucheon FC1995. Both teams fall relatively to the K -League 2, the second division. For Gwangju, it is worth looking forward to the final. The coach is the result of the Korea Cup following the K -League and ACLE.

The key is to go beyond Ulsan. Ulsan went to the United States for the FIFA Club World Cup. I have no choice but to have a physical hardship because I am going to the Korea Cup without a long break. In the case of Gwangju, after this game, it can deal with Ulsan with 100% power as it enters the A -match break.

However, the Ulsan Korea Cup, which was eliminated in the Club World Cup group stage, is in a position to live in life. If you drop out of the quarterfinals in the Korea Cup, the team’s atmosphere can be shaken greatly. It is not easy for Gwangju. weo@sportsseoul.com