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The 2nd NH Nonghyup Bank Gyeongnam Headquarters Youth Soccer Festival

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Se-ryeong] The 2nd NH Nonghyup Bank Gyeongnam Headquarters Youth Soccer Festival will be held from April 30 to May 1 at Gimhae Citizen Sports Park Soccer Field and Gimhae Stadium.

The Gyeongnam FC Youth Foundation is recruiting 40 elementary school teams from the province, consisting of children aged 8 to 13, and plans to conduct preliminary rounds and tournaments with a total of 4 groups and 10 teams.

The preliminary rounds will be held at Gimhae Citizen Sports Park Soccer Field, and the final tournament will take place at Gimhae Stadium. Except for the 5th and 6th grade division, which will be played with 6 players, the other 3 groups will play with 7 players.

If teams have the same points during the group league process, advancement to the upper tournament will be decided based on attendance at the opening ceremony, followed by total goals scored and goal difference.

The group preliminary match time is 20 minutes in total, and the tournament matches are 15 minutes each. The group match schedule will be determined in the order of team registration.

Group winners, runners-up, third place, Best Coach Award, and Best Player Award will be presented individually.

Participation in the matches can be applied by filling out the application form on the Gyeongnam FC website and submitting it via email. Recruitment is on a first-come, first-served basis until the 20th of this month.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Gyeongnam FC Youth Foundation.

A foundation official said, “The elementary school youth soccer tournament in the Gyeongnam region, which will lead Korean soccer, is approaching. We look forward to the participation of children who love soccer.”

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