Incheon Namdong-gu, No Re-submission of Support Ordinance for Residents' Football Team 'FC Namdong'

Incheon Namdong-gu Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Namdong-gu, Incheon has decided not to resubmit the ordinance supporting the Namdong-gu Residents Football Club (FC Namdong) to the district council.

The district announced on the 27th that after reviewing the operational status of FC Namdong over the past two years and examining improvement measures for the club's self-reliance, it made this decision.

Until now, the district had set a policy to consider resubmitting the ordinance on the premise of prior improvement measures for FC Namdong's self-reliance and operational efficiency, and had been conducting practical discussions with the club.

The district's position is that for FC Namdong to fulfill its public interest and support purpose as a subsidized project, it must establish a realistic plan to secure its own funds in addition to subsidies, and structural improvements tailored to this must precede.

Regarding this, the club stated that operational efficiency improvements such as restructuring the secretariat are difficult due to licensing regulations, and that securing its own funds to maintain the corporation is becoming difficult due to reduced advertising revenue. They proposed additional support not only for the players but also for the operation costs of the corporate secretariat and debt resolution, which caused difficulties in discussions.

Furthermore, it was revealed that the CEO who founded the football club felt limitations in management and had already internally expressed his resignation, raising expectations that there will be many difficulties in improving FC Namdong and promoting the development of young football players in the future.

A Namdong-gu official stated, "Since the club itself mentioned that it is difficult to maintain operations with only the previous subsidies and even mentioned additional support, and during the review process of FC Namdong's operation the football club CEO expressed resignation, we judged that it is difficult to proceed with resubmitting the ordinance."

Meanwhile, the Namdong-gu Residents Football Club Support Ordinance, which expired at the end of last December, had been proposed for revision and extension five times since July last year, but the Namdong-gu Council rejected all proposals citing the validity of support and project performance.

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