Hapcheon County to Host the 32nd National Queen's Cup Women's Football Tournament

by Choi Sungkyung

Published 12 Jun.2024 10:35(KST)

Updated 03 Aug.2025 18:22(KST)

12 Elementary Teams, 15 Middle School Teams, 12 High School Teams, and 6 University Teams Participate

The 32nd Queen's Cup National Women's Football Tournament, co-hosted by the Korea Football Association and Sports Seoul, and jointly organized by the Korea Women's Football Federation and the Hapcheon County Football Association, will be held in Hapcheon, the mecca of football, from the 18th to the 27th.

This Queen's Cup National Women's Football Tournament will feature a total of 45 teams (12 elementary school teams, 15 middle school teams, 12 high school teams, and 6 university teams). The participating athletes will compete for 10 days at the Gunmin Sports Park artificial turf field and Yeongju Stadium.

Photos from the 31st Queen's Cup National Women's Soccer Tournament in Hapcheon County.

To prevent a decline in player performance due to the heat and for the convenience of spectators, matches will be held in the late afternoon and evening hours. All matches, including the preliminaries, will be broadcast live on YouTube.

The county plans to enhance the quality of the tournament by offering sports massage rehabilitation programs and piloting VAR (video assistant referee) operations, providing top-notch infrastructure and delivering the excitement of women's football, known for its finesse and toughness, through high-level match management.

Additionally, this tournament will promote the "Plastic Zero Campaign in Football Stadiums," encouraging the use of tumblers or insulated bottles instead of plastic bottles inside the stadium, and will join the players in realizing carbon neutrality.

Kim Yooncheol, the governor of Hapcheon, said, "I hope that hosting the Queen's Cup, which boasts a long history and prestige, will help maintain our reputation as a premier sports city," and added, "I look forward to seeing many refreshing goals that will blow away the early summer heat."

Meanwhile, since 2008, the county has been hosting the National Women's Football Championship and the Queen's Cup National Women's Football Tournament, contributing to the growth and development of women's football, while also achieving tangible results in expanding Hapcheon's football infrastructure and revitalizing the local economy.