Sports Mecca Uljin Confirmed as Host for 2024 Spring Middle School U-15 Soccer Tournament

Equipped with Pristine Nature and Top-Grade Sports Infrastructure

Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, has secured the hosting rights for the nation’s largest “2024 Spring Middle School U-15 Soccer Tournament.”

Uljin-gun, the Mecca of Sports, Confirmed as Host for the 2024 Spring Middle School U-15 Soccer Tournament.

Uljin-gun is focusing its administrative efforts on attracting nationwide and provincial-level events to bring many visitors to Uljin. Based on its experience hosting various nationwide sports competitions across multiple disciplines, the county showed strong enthusiasm in securing this tournament. Over the past six months, it maintained frequent communication and negotiations with the Korea Football Association, overcoming fierce competition from other cities and counties through differentiated sports marketing to achieve this great success.

The “Spring National Middle School Soccer Tournament,” hosted by the Korea Football Association and organized by the Uljin-gun Sports Council, will be held at six venues within the county, including the Uljin-gun Sports Complex.

Held during the winter vacation period, this tournament aims to inspire many youth players who dream of becoming future Taegeuk Warriors leading Korean soccer. About 80 middle school teams nationwide, totaling around 2,000 participants, will compete through preliminary group leagues and final knockout rounds to determine the strongest team.

The county expects that including parents and soccer officials, approximately 3,000 people will visit Uljin-gun over the two-week duration of the event. Furthermore, it anticipates an economic impact of about 3 billion KRW annually, including a direct consumption effect of 1.4 billion KRW.

County Governor Son Byung-bok stated, “Through continuous sports marketing strategies based on sports and tourism, we will attract more training teams and various competitions to contribute to revitalizing the local economy and tourism, which have been sluggish.”

Uljin-gun is recognized as the best domestic winter training destination, boasting mild winter weather and abundant natural resources such as forests, sea, and hot springs.

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