Incheon-Seoul 'Gyeongin the Bee' is highly likely to be full, and 'sold out' is predicted from the K-League opening game

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• If it's sold out, it's the third time in Incheon's history

Incheon United and FC Seoul, which will open the K-League 1 professional football this season, are expected to be held in a hot packed crowd.

According to the Incheon club on the 26th, only about 500 tickets remain for the opening round of Hana Bank's K League 1 2026 at 2 p.m. on the 28th at Incheon Football Stadium, including on-site sales. Considering the remaining reservations and on-site sales on the day, it is highly likely to achieve a sellout.

If the tickets to the match against Seoul are sold out on this day, it will remain the first sold-out case of K League 1 in the history of the Incheon club and the third sold-out case in the club's history.

Incheon club achieved its first sellout in the club's history with 18,173 spectators visiting the match against Suwon Samsung on March 1 last year, when it was a member of the K League 2. In October of that year, he also sold out twice against Suwon, recording 18,134 spectators.

The record for the largest number of spectators ever at Incheon Football Stadium was 18,541 against Jeju United (currently Jeju SK) in March 2019, but it was not sold out at the time, and some spectators have been built since then, reducing the number of spectators currently available to 18,100.

Incheon, which averaged 11,174 spectators last season despite the K League 2 relegation, opened the era of an average of 10,000 spectators for two consecutive seasons, will play in front of the "full-capacity crowd" once again from the home opener of the first season of promotion.

As a large number of spectators are expected, the Incheon club is also making full preparations by significantly increasing the number of security personnel in preparation for safety accidents.

The head coaches of both teams are also determined to win ahead of the K League 1 opening match "Kyung In The B."

At the K League 1 opening media day held at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul the previous day, Incheon coach Yoon Jung-hwan said, "I think the opening match was made by Gyeongin Derby, and the endorphins of the players and fans went up," adding, "If we win the match against Seoul and play the opening game well, I think we will have a good result no matter which team we face in the future." The first step is important. I have a goal to win all games at home this season," he said.

Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong also cited the opening match against Incheon as an opponent he really wants to catch, saying, "Looking back on last season, it was a pity that I couldn't set the timing to go upward. If you win the opening game and rise, I think any team will be able to play. I will do my best to win with all my strength," he said.

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