[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The '2023 Peace Yanggu Cup National Youth Soccer Club Festival' will be held on the 25th and 26th at Yanggu Sports Complex in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do.
The tournament will feature preliminary matches for 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and U12 categories on the 25th, followed by the main matches on the 26th. Specifically, on the 25th, the competition is divided into five categories from 1st grade to U12, with group stage round-robin matches. The top two teams from each group advance to the Classic division, while the 3rd and 4th place teams advance to the Challenge division. On the 26th, both Classic and Challenge divisions will have group stage round-robin matches, followed by ranking determination for each division. The Classic division winner will receive a prize of 500,000 KRW, the runner-up 300,000 KRW, and the third place 200,000 KRW. The Challenge division winner will receive 150,000 KRW, and the runner-up 100,000 KRW in Yanggu Love gift certificates. Various individual awards are also prepared.
Seo Heung-won, the mayor of Yanggu-gun, said, "I hope that the 2023 Peace Yanggu Cup National Youth Soccer Club Festival, the first youth soccer festival of the year, will be a festival where young players can spread the wings of their dreams." He added, "I deeply thank the guests who have visited Youth Yanggu, the sports mecca located at the very center of the country, and we will do our best to make Youth Yanggu a sports mecca that sincerely prepares a venue where festivals and sports harmonize."
Moon Sung-hwan, CEO of SH Sports Agency, said, "We have prepared with utmost effort to create a festival where the participating players, coaches, parents, and related parties can smile and enjoy together with a soccer ball." He continued, "We have prepared various events to create a 'sports culture tourism festival' that promotes local economic revitalization, Yanggu-gun regional tourism, and food. I sincerely thank Seo Heung-won, mayor of Youth Yanggu at the very center of the country, and the executives and staff of the Yanggu-gun Sports Foundation for their wholehearted support."
This tournament is hosted and organized by SH Sports Agency (CEO Moon Sung-hwan), and supported by Yanggu-gun, Yanggu-gun Sports Foundation, Pocheon Ginseng Agricultural Cooperative, Haha Mask, Gwanju Food, KBS Sports Arts Science Institute, Footballist, HIGHSOL, Sun Medical Center, Arcobaleno Wonju Branch, AIRDOME SH, and Gopchang Sanghoe.
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