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KFA — Korea Football Association (대한축구협회)

South Korea’s national football association, listed by FIFA as the country’s member in the AFC; the KFA dates its founding to 19 September 1933 and its FIFA and AFC memberships to 1948 and 1954.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Founded19 September 1933, as 조선축구협회 (Joseon Football Association), according to the KFA[2]
HeadquartersKorea Football Park, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong, the address it publishes[4]
International federationFIFA, which lists it as the member association for Korea Republic, in the AFC; the KFA dates its FIFA membership to 21 May 1948[1][2]
Continental bodyAFC — Asian Football Confederation; the KFA dates its membership to 8 May 1954[2]

What is the KFA?

The Korea Football Association (대한축구협회, KFA) is the national association for football in South Korea. FIFA’s association profile lists it as the “Korea Football Association”, in the AFC, with the website www.kfa.or.kr.[1] The KFA states that its purpose is to spread football widely among the public and so contribute to national health, sound use of leisure and the cultivation of sporting spirit, developing the game from grassroots to the professional level.[2]

What does the KFA govern or do?

The KFA is the body FIFA lists for Korea Republic, and it is responsible for the national teams.[1][4] Its own site carries sections for the Korea Cup (코리아컵), the K3, K4 and K5 leagues and the WK League, the women’s league, alongside match schedules and news.[4] The professional K League is run by a separate body, the Korean Professional Football League (한국프로축구연맹), which the KFA lists among its member organisations.[3] The KFA also runs an education site for coaches, kfaedu.com, and a registration platform, joinkfa.com.[4]

When was the KFA founded and where is it based?

The KFA gives its founding date as 19 September 1933, under the name 조선축구협회 (Joseon Football Association).[2] It dates its membership of FIFA to 21 May 1948 and of the AFC to 8 May 1954 — dates of affiliation distinct from the founding.[2] The association is based at Korea Football Park (코리아풋볼파크), 55 Koreafootballpark 1-ro, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province.[4]

How is the KFA recognised?

FIFA. FIFA’s association directory lists the Korea Football Association as the member association for Korea Republic and places it in the AFC.[1] The KFA dates that membership to 21 May 1948.[2]

AFC. The KFA records its membership of the Asian Football Confederation from 8 May 1954.[2]

Within Korea. City and provincial football associations and national federations for the professional, university, women’s and futsal game are listed as its member organisations.[3]

What does the KFA organise?

The competitions on the KFA’s site are the Korea Cup (코리아컵), the K3, K4 and K5 leagues, and the WK League for women.[4] It publishes national-team match schedules and live coverage through its own channels.[4] The K League, the professional league, is the competition of the Korean Professional Football League, one of the KFA’s member federations.[3]

Who are its members?

The KFA lists two kinds of member organisation (회원단체). The first is a football association for each of its cities and provinces, from the Seoul, Busan, Daegu and Incheon associations to those of Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Jeju and Sejong.[3] The second is national federations, among them the Korean Professional Football League (한국프로축구연맹), the Korean University Football Federation, the Korean Women’s Football Federation and the Korean Futsal Federation.[3]

References

  1. FIFA — Member associations: Korea Football Association. Accessed 2026-10-05.
  2. KFA — 개요 (overview: founding, legal form, FIFA and AFC membership, purpose). Accessed 2026-10-05.
  3. KFA — 조직 / 회원단체 (organisation and member organisations). Accessed 2026-10-05.
  4. KFA — home page (competitions, address, links). Accessed 2026-10-05.