150,000 Cloud Spectators are here! K-League Opening Game, Highest Spectator Ever "Happiness Awesome"... 'Part 2' Suwon is also 24,000 people

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This year's professional soccer K-League has attracted the largest number of spectators ever with more than 150,000 from the opening round, signaling a box office sensation.

According to the announcement of the Korea Professional Football Federation on the 3rd, the cumulative number of spectators in the opening round of Hana Bank K League 2026, held at 14 stadiums nationwide for three days from the 28th to the 2nd of last month, totaled 152,645. This is 19,952 more than the previous record of 132,693 in the 2024 season.

In particular, K League 2's progress was remarkable. While 77,780 people entered 16 K-League games (1.36% increase year-on-year), 74,765 people visited the stadium, a whopping 98.4% increase from the previous year (37,680).

K League 2, which expanded to 17 clubs this season with the joining of Yongin FC, Paju Frontier FC, and Gimhae FC, enjoyed the effect of a new team. Yongin and Gimhae, which played their first historic home games, attracted 10,220 and 7,407 spectators, respectively.

Above all, as many as 24,071 people gathered in the first game of Suwon Samsung, where head coach Lee Jung-hyo took the helm. This is the record for the largest number of spectators in a single game since the launch of the K League 2 in 2013.

K League 1 also boasted of its enthusiasm from the opening game. 26,881 people entered the match between the winner Jeonbuk Hyundai and the promoted team Bucheon FC, and 18,108 fans visited the stadium to help the opening round.

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