Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, wins the 2026 K League Queen Cup… Victory despite being tied with Pohang ahead of multiple goals
Quick Look
- Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, tied with Pohang in the 2026 K-League Queen Cup, but won the championship ahead of them by scoring more points.
- The tournament was held for two days at the Jecheon Soccer Center with 30 teams and 430 participants, and Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, advanced to Final A by defeating Hwaseong, Suwon, and Seoul E-Land in the regular round.
- Da-yeon Choi won the best player award, Jin-won Lee won the best coach award, and Ga-eul Seong (Daegu, 10 goals) won the award for most goals.
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Why It Matters
The K-League Queen Cup celebrates its 17th year this year, and competition operations in connection with the regions where K-League clubs are based have been strengthened. Each team had at least 9 of the maximum 12 players registered as local residents, recording a local player ratio of 93.1%.
Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, became the champion of the 2026 K-League Queen Cup, a women's amateur soccer tournament hosted by the Korea Professional Football League.
The Korea Professional Football League announced on the 14th, "Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province recorded 2 wins and 3 draws in the final round of the competition, tying with Pohang for the highest score, but won the championship ahead of the team with the most goals."
The 2026 K-League Queen Cup was held at the Jecheon Soccer Center for two days from the 12th, with a total of 30 teams, including 29 amateur women's soccer teams from all K-League clubs and federation teams, and 430 players participating.
It was held as a regular round on the first day and a final round on the second day. The 30 teams were divided into 6 groups of 5 teams and played the regular round. Then, they were organized into groups A to E for the final round according to their rankings in each group.
Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju defeated Hwaseong, Suwon, and Seoul E-Land in order in the regular round and advanced to Final A, completing the championship with 2 wins and 3 draws against Ansan, Gwangju, Pohang, Jeonnam, and Daejeon.
The K-League Queen Cup, now in its 17th year, has also strengthened competition operations in connection with the regions where K-League clubs are based.
Each team had at least 9 of the maximum 12 players registered as local residents, recording a local player ratio of 93.1%.
The tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP) went to Choi Da-yeon of Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, and the coach award went to coach Lee Jin-won of Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province.
The highest scoring award went to Seong Ga-eul (Daegu, 10 goals).
Open Questions
- How will the number of teams participating in next year's competition change?
- What is the long-term plan to maintain the ratio of home-based players?
