Cho Kwang-rae, CEO of Daegu FC / Courtesy of Daegu FC
The highest govt of Daegu FC resigned from his submit Tuesday, two days after the Ok League 1 membership suffered direct relegation to the second division for subsequent season.
Daegu FC introduced that Cho Kwang-rae stepped down because the membership’s CEO. He had been on the helm of the group since September 2014 however had already expressed his intention to resign in August, with Daegu FC mired in final place.
They by no means climbed out of the cellar the remainder of the way in which, ending in twelfth place with 34 factors from seven wins, 13 attracts and 18 losses — 5 factors behind Jeju SK FC.
Because the last-place membership within the Ok League 1, Daegu FC have been robotically relegated to the Ok League 2 for 2026 — the primary time they are going to compete within the second division since 2016.
In a message relayed by the membership, Cho apologized to Daegu FC supporters for letting them down.
“I nonetheless discover it troublesome to just accept this consequence, and it is solely the appropriate factor to step down as CEO,” Cho stated. “I might wish to thank our gamers for taking part in their hearts out till the very finish and our followers for cheering us on even after our final match.”
Daegu settled for a 2-2 draw in opposition to FC Anyang of their season finale Sunday, once they needed to win the match to have a shot at avoiding direct relegation.
Cho, former Korean males’s nationwide group head coach and a star participant within the Nineteen Eighties, stated the 11 years with Daegu FC had been “essentially the most lovely and valuable time of my life.”
“We had been in a position to develop because of the unwavering love from our followers and dedication from our gamers,” Cho stated. “I’ll cherish the reminiscences we created collectively for a very long time. I’ve little question in my thoughts that Daegu FC will develop right into a prestigious soccer membership. I might wish to ask our followers for his or her continued help.”
