2023 Haengbok Yanggu Cup National Youth Soccer Club Festival Held

In celebration of May, the "Month of Family," the "2023 Happy Yanggu Cup National Youth Soccer Club Festival" opened from the 5th to the 7th at the Yanggu Sports Complex in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon Province.

2023 Happy Yanggu Cup National Youth Soccer Club Festival
Photo by SH Sports Agency

The total sports marketing company SH Sports Agency hosted and organized this festival, adding a Mothers' Division to the existing 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and U12 divisions. In addition to soccer, they prepared promotional marketing that contributes to the development and promotion of various tourist attractions, food, and entertainment in the Yanggu area by linking sports culture tourism, thereby revitalizing the local economy. Yanggu-gun will also hold the Yanggu Gomchwi Festival during the tournament period. This is expected to be a good example of the beginning of sports culture tourism that connects local festivals with soccer festivals.

The competition format is 7-a-side for the elementary divisions and 5-a-side for the Mothers' Division, with preliminaries on the 5th, main rounds on the 6th, and finals on the 7th. The match duration is a total of 15 minutes. Awards will be given for Classic Winner, Classic Runner-up, Classic 3rd Place, Challenge Winner, Challenge Runner-up, Challenge 3rd Place, Best Coach, Excellent Coach, Best Player, Excellent Player, and Fair Play Team. Prize money will be awarded in Yanggu Love Gift Certificates as follows: Classic Winner (500,000 KRW), Classic Runner-up (300,000 KRW), Classic 3rd Place (200,000 KRW), Challenge Winner (200,000 KRW), Challenge Runner-up (150,000 KRW), and Challenge 3rd Place (100,000 KRW).

Moon Seonghwan, CEO of SH Sports Agency, said, "Although the unexpected May weather anomaly caused matches to be played in the rain, fortunately, Yanggu-gun was less affected by the typhoon, allowing the soccer festival to proceed. I was moved to see young players enjoying soccer happily despite the rain. I also thank the parents who participated and enjoyed various events. The fact that everyone can come together and feel happiness through soccer is truly attractive."

Meanwhile, this tournament is hosted and organized by SH Sports Agency, a total sports marketing specialist company with the slogan "The right everyone can enjoy with just one soccer ball," and is sponsored by Yanggu-gun, Yanggu Sports Foundation, Gangwon FC, Footballist, Pocheon Ginseng Agricultural Cooperative, HIGHSOL, Hahha Mask, Gopchang Sanghoe, AIRDOME_SH, Minds Ground, Gwanju Food, KBS Sports Arts Science Institute, Sun Medical Center, Arcobaleno Wonju Branch, Ilhwa, and Today's Resort.

Kim Taewook, officer of Yanggu Sports Foundation, said, "Although rain is falling due to the May weather anomaly, the local festival Yanggu Gomchwi Festival and the 2023 Happy Yanggu Cup National Youth Soccer Festival are being held together. I was moved to see the players enjoying soccer during the second day’s main split round as well. I thank the players, coaches, and parents, and hope everyone makes many joyful and happy memories in Yanggu-gun, the sports mecca city."

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