Cheonan Football Center is looking for a solution to the 'Nondureung Lawn'

Cheonan Football Center is looking for a solution to the 'Nondureung Lawn'

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As the players of the Korean national soccer team climbed to the roof of the building to be used as accommodation, 11 soccer fields and indoor stadiums were seen at a glance. From this fall, when the "Korea Football Center," which is being built by the Korea Football Association in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, will open, not only national team training by age, but also elementary, middle and high school leagues and amateur soccer games will be available here.

Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, held a media briefing at the construction site of the Korea Football Association on the 12th and said, "From now on, 75 percent of all programs organized by the association, including games, education, and events, will be played here. The world's largest and best general center will literally become the mecca of Korean soccer and the hub of Asian soccer." Chairman Chung, who won his fourth term in the race on the 26th of last month, has been working hard on the construction of the site as his first official schedule.

The soccer center, which reporters visited, was currently in the midst of final work with the goal of completing the frame construction and completing it in the second half of the year. "Since the groundbreaking in April 2022, the current process rate is around 65%," said Park Il-ki, head of the general team of the construction promotion team. "From the fall, the A team will be able to gather here to prepare for the 2026 North-China World Cup."

The 478,000-square-meter soccer center encompasses a variety of facilities, including a landmark 4,000-seat stadium, indoor and outdoor soccer fields, national team accommodations and training grounds, soccer history museums, and daily sports facilities. Compared to the Paju National Football Team Training Center (NFC), which was previously used by the national team, the area is four times larger and various convenience facilities have been greatly improved. The total construction cost is 400 billion won, of which 220 billion won will be paid by Cheonan City and 180 billion won will be paid by the Korea Football Association.

An official from the Korea Football Association who met at the scene said, "Not only the national team, but also the youth team and the general public can use it," adding, "It will be possible for elementary, middle and high school players from all over the country to gather here to play soccer and exchange together." He added, "Young players will be motivated by watching the national team's accommodation and exclusive stadiums."

The center will have 11 sides including seven sides of natural turf and four sides of artificial turf. Two of the seven sides of natural turf are in the form of a hybrid supported by artificial turf. The Korea Football Association plans to use the center as an experimental site to develop grass suitable for the Korean environment, 스포츠토토 including various experiments on the ground, grass varieties and combinations, to find a solution to the controversial lawn problem in domestic stadiums. "As the center is managed by the association, it has conditions for more research and development on grass," Chung said. "As the climate in Korea is changing, more research is needed."