Korea Professional Football League dispatches support team to Gimpo FC amid '8 billion won embezzlement controversy'

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The Korea Professional Football League will dispatch a support team to stabilize Gimpo FC of K League 2, which caused an uproar after a club employee embezzled over 8 billion won in public funds.

On the 28th, the league decided to form a three-person support team led by An Chi-jun, head of the League Operations Department, including lawyer Yeom Seong-jun (head of the Legal Affairs Team) and accountant Ahn Jeong-hyeok (professional from the Club Licensing Team), and will deploy them to Gimpo FC starting next month.

During their deployment period, the support team will reside at the Gimpo club's office and provide overall operational support. Key tasks include reviewing and supporting player contract matters in accordance with regulations, improving accounting procedures, and examining compliance with K League Club Licensing Regulations following the embezzlement case, along with other duties related to players and club licensing. The deployment period remains undecided.

A league official stated, "Following confirmation in July that a cashier at Gimpo FC embezzled public funds, Gimpo City, as an institutional investor of Gimpo FC, requested the league's operational support to stabilize the club. In response, the league decided to dispatch this team to ensure Gimpo FC, a K League member club, can operate stably."

The official added, "Through this support team deployment, the league will assist Gimpo FC in quickly resolving the situation and stabilizing office operations while working together to restore trust among Gimpo FC fans and the citizens of Gimpo."

Previously, an emergency audit last month revealed that employee A, who managed financial accounts at the Gimpo club, embezzled over 5.8 billion won in public funds this year alone, sparking controversy. The employee is believed to have embezzled 180 million won in 2023 and between 2.3 billion and 2.4 billion won in 2025, with the cumulative total exceeding 8 billion won.

It was reported that employee A used the misappropriated funds to purchase real estate in Japan and acquire three foreign-made vehicles. The only year without detected embezzlement was 2024, as A was not handling related duties at the time.

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