Incheon announced on the 21st that it has prepared a special day for those who have shone for the club for 20 years in the last home game of the year, which marks the 20th anniversary of the 37th round (final round) of the “Hana One Q K League 1 2023” against Ulsan Hyundai at Incheon Football Stadium on the 24th.
Incheon will host the retirement ceremony of chef Kwon Jung-hee, who was responsible for the team’s delicious and healthy diet for 20 years, and Park Joo-seok, who drove the team’s first-team bus safely for six years at home against Ulsan. They have been with the team for a long time and have given many wonderful memories. And on the same day, Oh Se-il, head of Michuhol branch, who has been working for more than 10 years at the club’s children’s soccer class, Incheon United Academy, will also present a plaque of merit. Oh has also had a good influence on the Incheon community with the team for a long time.
In addition, a memorial hall will be unveiled to shed light on the club’s 20-year history ahead of the home game against Ulsan. The Ocean Lounge space on the west side of the existing Incheon Football Stadium has been renovated as a club history memorial as part of a project to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its foundation. This memorial is an extension of the special exhibition “Again, Emergency: Incheon United F.C. 2003-2023” held at the Incheon Metropolitan Museum from April to June 2023, and was designed by referring to the exhibition at the city museum. The memorial hall will be open to fans from the opening ceremony at 6 p.m. on the same day.
In addition, among fans who visited the home game against Ulsan, he will present generous prizes such as TVs and refrigerators through a lottery, and a public relations center for APEC hosting and the Small Business Promotion Corporation will be set up in the North Square to present various prizes. Also, a new trick art zone will be unveiled in the North Square. The trick art zone, which is composed of various football themes, is one of the experiential infrastructure projects promoted by Incheon City along with “Ratanseok,” which was unveiled at the home game against Jeonbuk on the 12th. In addition, a signing event for the non-participating team will be held at the E-seat Heineken pub, and a total of 10 food trucks will be prepared at the North Square and S-seat gate for fans who came out on Friday evening. In addition, up to one person who took the CSAT on the 16th will receive a 50% discount on admission tickets. On this day, a TV prize lottery will also be held for test takers who receive discounts.
Meanwhile, Incheon planned a live broadcast announcement event for fans to coincide with the return of star player Mugosa in the 2023 season, the 20th anniversary, and provided Coupang Play OTT with the team’s season documentary “On the Peach.” In addition, he released a 20th anniversary sound source called “Winner of Pagum” with Rhythm Power, a hip-hop group from Incheon fan, and invited “trendy actor” Shin Hyun-soo to celebrate the home game. In addition, he showed fan-friendly moves throughout, expanding his touch with the home game team or conducting a donation relay to the local community. Thanks to this, the average number of paid spectators for the 2023 season is over 9,000.
“Thanks to the support of Incheon citizens and fans, we were able to spend the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the club,” said Incheon CEO Jeon Hae-soo. “We also prepared a meaningful event for the last home game of the league, so please visit the stadium and support Incheon’s advance to the Asian stage next season.” If you have any questions related to the league’s home game against Ulsan, please contact the club’s official website through the Channel Talk Chat.