[Official] Jeonbuk, Double Crown in Fan Friendly and Green Stadium Awards... Seoul Wins Full Stadium Award

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K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors has won a double crown in the first round of the Fan Friendly Club Award and the Green Stadium Award for this season. FC Seoul won the Full Stadium Award, and Bucheon FC won the Plus Stadium Award.

The Korea Professional Football League announced the results of the first round of the Hana Bank K League 2026 Club Awards on the 2nd, evaluating attendance, marketing, and turf management performance across K League 1 rounds 1–13 and K League 2 rounds 1–11.

Jeonbuk received the Fan Friendly Club Award, given to the club that demonstrated the most fan-friendly activities based on evaluations of marketing and fan services. The recipient of the Fan Friendly Club Award was determined by combining scores from the first review committee (40%) and the second round of group voting (40% from media, 20% from fans).

Jeonbuk captured fans' hearts through the opening of the 'Fan Experience Center' and 'Musinsa Standard Skybox,' collaborations connecting fans and brands, and upcycling-based eco-friendly ESG activities. FC Seoul and Daejeon Hana Citizen ranked second and third, respectively.

Jeonbuk also won the Green Stadium Award, which reflects evaluations from match supervisors, visiting team players, and both home and away referees, as well as the home team players.

The Jeonju Facilities Corporation has been committed to systematic turf management since last year, adjusting mowing frequency and height based on regular turf growth diagnostics and improving fertilizer and chemical management methods. Gwangju World Cup Stadium and Jeju World Cup Stadium followed.

FC Seoul won the Full Stadium Award, given to the club that attracted the most spectators during the period. During six home matches held across rounds 1–13, FC Seoul attracted an average of 24,836 paying spectators.

Bucheon won the Plus Stadium Award, presented to the club with the largest increase in attendance compared to the previous season. As a K League 1 promotion team, Bucheon increased its average paying attendance from 3,742 last season to 7,422 this season, a rise of 3,680. This represents nearly a doubling of average attendance.

Meanwhile, Suwon Samsung took both the K League 2 Full Stadium Award and Plus Stadium Award. Suwon had the highest average attendance at 17,729 during the period, an increase of 5,681 from the same period last year, marking the largest growth.

Seoul E-land won the K League 2 Fan Friendly Club Award, recognized for strengthening family fan engagement through events like the Kids Football Festival and children's drawing contests, producing goods featuring player handwritten messages and illustrations in the league's first short-form video content, and improving stadium environments by reflecting fan feedback.

Cheonan City's home ground, Cheonan Sports Complex, won the Green Stadium Award.

○ K League 1

- Full Stadium: Seoul

- Plus Stadium: Bucheon

- Fan Friendly Club: Jeonbuk

- Green Stadium: Jeonbuk (Jeonju World Cup Stadium)

○ K League 2

- Full Stadium: Suwon

- Plus Stadium: Suwon

- Fan Friendly Club: Seoul E-land

- Green Stadium: Cheonan (Cheonan Sports Complex)

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