"Lee Jung-hyo Effect" K-League's first new history, breaking a new record for the largest number of spectators ever... 2,4071 people's luck [the site of a water source]

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It's the cloud crowd of all time. The opening game of the K League 2, where Suwon Samsung and Seoul E-Land faced off, has made a new history.

According to the announcement of the Korea Professional Football Federation, 2,4071 official spectators entered the match between Suwon Samsung and Seoul E-Land in the first round of Hana Bank's K League 2026 at 4:30 p.m. on the 28th at Suwon World Cup Stadium.

The 2,4071 spectators recorded on the day is the record for the largest number of spectators in a single game since the launch of the K League 2 in 2013. The previous record was 2,3015 people counted in the match between Daegu FC and Gyeongnam FC on April 1, 2016, but Suwon broke it in 10 years.

In particular, this record is also overwhelmingly No. 1 in the record of the largest number of spectators in a single game in K League 2 since 2018, when the total number of paid spectators was introduced. On June 15, 2025, the previous record, he proved his status as a famous family, far exceeding 22625 spectators in Suwon and Incheon.

This game attracted attention as head coach Lee Jung-hyo, who led Gwangju FC until last season, made his first appearance as the head coach of Suwon Samsung. Suwon under head coach Lee Jung-hyo took the center stage in the defensive line with Hong Jeong-ho, who is the best 11 players in the K League 1 in the 2025 season, and Hayes, who best understands the coach's tactics, joined the offense to add sharpness. In addition, even the existing resource, Ilyuchenko, remained on the team and built a strong power.

Against this, Seoul E-Land is also putting all its life and death into promotion this season. E-Land, who has been in the K League 2 for 10 years since 2016, is aiming for the first row of the K League by making a major change under coach Kim Do-kyun.

The showdown between the two teams, which set the K-League 2's all-time box office record, was held in the heat of a large crowd, marking the splendid opening of the K-League 2 in the 2026 season.

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