A Miracle Happened, He Had Foretold It... ‘Misaeng’ Dongmyeong University Soccer Team on the Throne

Winning the Spring College Football Federation Championship Just 69 Days After Establishment

President Jeon Ho-hwan Quickly Recognizes Talent in Coaches and Players for ‘Admission’

A newly formed team just 2 months old has made a huge impact(?). The Dongmyeong University soccer team, founded on December 20 last year, reached the pinnacle of college soccer in just 69 days.

Since the team was pre-formed with college students who will be freshmen in the upcoming new semester at the university’s Department of Soccer, it was a so-called ‘Misaeng’ (unfinished) miracle.

The Dongmyeong University soccer team was established on December 20 last year. Lee Chang-won, famous as the ‘mentor of Hwang Hee-chan’ during his time at Pohang Steel High School, was appointed as the inaugural head coach. At the founding ceremony, player Hwang Hee-chan sent a congratulatory video, drawing attention.

Although Dongmyeong University’s team is newly formed with freshmen, the players have actual college league experience. When the Daegu Arts University soccer team, led by Coach Lee Chang-won, was disbanded, President Jeon Ho-hwan of Dongmyeong University made persistent efforts (‘three visits to the thatched cottage’) to recruit the coach and players through a transfer admission system and then newly organized the team.

The Dongmyeong University soccer team lifting the Susung Cup at the University Soccer Federation Championship.

Dongmyeong University, which won the Susung Cup and prize money at the Spring College Football Federation Tournament.

The Dongmyeong University soccer team lifted the championship trophy just over 2 months after its founding on the 27th.

In the final of the 60th Spring College Soccer Federation Tournament Hansan Battle Memorial held in Tongyeong that day, they defeated the college soccer powerhouse Ajou University 1-0.

The final was a battle of intense pressure, almost like a physical confrontation. Ajou University could not stop Dongmyeong University’s ‘storm’ that had swept through since the first match of the tournament. Ajou University, aiming for the throne in this tournament since 1999, had won all matches up to the semifinals but stopped just before the championship.

Off the field, Dongmyeong University’s supporters already dominated the momentum. About 300 faculty and students, including President Jeon Ho-hwan, chartered a bus and left the Busan campus to cheer.

Coach Lee Chang-won’s Dongmyeong University soccer team held its founding ceremony on December 20 last year and caused a sensation in this tournament, their maiden appearance, with a series of victories including come-from-behind wins.

In the semifinals, they advanced to the final by winning 6-5 in a penalty shootout against Kyung Hee University. Earlier, in the quarterfinals against Hongik University, they gifted a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory.

Dongmyeong University soccer players are lifting President Jeon Ho-hwan on their shoulders during the victory ceremony.

The person who was happiest the moment they took the throne was President Jeon Ho-hwan of Dongmyeong University, who is like the club owner. His insight in casting the master coach Lee Chang-won and bringing the players all at once to enroll surprised the world.

During the championship ceremony, not only the coach but also President Jeon Ho-hwan was ‘pulled out.’ The celebratory toss by the players felt to him like flying high on an airplane.

This college soccer championship is a jackpot achievement for President Jeon Ho-hwan, who is spreading the ‘Doing University’ brand emphasizing challenge, experience, and practice.

President Jeon said, “I congratulate and encourage the players and coach who conquered the nation just over 2 months after the founding,” and added, “We will leap further as a prestigious ‘Doing’ university of sports, culture, and arts.”

Dongmyeong University newly established the Department of Soccer this year and is providing full support, including appointing Coach Lee Chang-won as a professor. An international standard soccer field is also under construction on campus. This year, Dongmyeong University established the Departments of Emergency Rescue, K-sports Taekwondo, and Soccer.

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