News: K League to Host Foreign Player System Public Hearing on Dec. 26 | OneFootball

K League will hold a foreign player system public hearing on Thursday, December 26 to gather opinions from various football experts on issues such as the K League's foreign player quota and the regulation banning foreign goalkeepers, while exploring potential improvements.

This public hearing, which will be held on Thursday at 2 PM in the main auditorium of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, will look at the foreign player rules.

Starting in 2025, the foreign player quota for the K League will allow:

K League 1: Registration of up to six foreign players, with up to four allowed to play simultaneously.

K League 2: Registration of up to five foreign players, with up to four allowed to play simultaneously.

Additionally, the recruitment of foreign goalkeepers has been prohibited since 1999, following gradual restrictions introduced from 1996 to 1998 to foster domestic goalkeepers.

K League intends to discuss the foreign player quota and goalkeeper regulations considering trends in major Asian leagues such as Japan, China, and Saudi Arabia, where the AFC Champions League and domestic leagues are phasing out the Asian quota and gradually expanding foreign player quotas.

The public hearing will include the following agenda:

The hearing will be moderated by Lee Won-seok, a board member of the Korea Football Association. Panelists include:

This event provides an opportunity for key stakeholders to engage in meaningful discussions about the future direction of the K League's foreign player system.