Welcome to my show
FootballTraveler!
My name is Leandro
I am a person who likes to travel and talk about football
Good combination, right!
In today's first section, I want to talk about my trip to Japan and South Korea from 2015
A trip that I thought was exciting and interesting
Especially in the football culture
Warning though!
This is my experience and what I think
Unfortunately, with so little pictures and video I have
Can not analyze correctly
So I apologize for that
But let this be a homework for me next time
So let's see what I have to tell you about my trip!
South Korean league
K League!
när skapades detta?
The professional league was created in 1983
At that time the Korean Football Association
and the major sponsors, created five teams
But since then, the league has evolved, which now consists of twelve teams
Ligan är mycket lik som Skottlands ligasystem
You are played at home and away with thirty three matches
After that, the six teams is split from the top and bottom
determining a final rush
This means that six teams from the top meet each other
to determine who wins the league
and who will play international matches
While the six teams from the bottom struggles not to fall down from the league
or end up in a qualifying place
Their cup is called FA Cup just like England
Så den är baserad av den turneringen
From the highest league to lower divisions
So this cup was presented since 1996
not bad, right?
But why is not the Korean league popular in the country?
Good question
I asked the same question to the people I met in South Korea on that
They love football, no doubt
but they think their league sucks
I do not know why, because when I was there, quality was very good
There are probably various reasons why
but of course I think it's a shame
how they think their league is not worth going to
Especially the match I've been to and seen
Me and my friends watched a match between
FC Seoul against Incheon United FC
Can I call it for derby?
Do not know! But they played in the World Cup stadium in Seoul
One of the nicest arena I have visited
We must also not forget that South Korea had World Cup
since 2002 together with Japan
So you can trust me that the arena was absolute
in the highest quality and very fine
The match was entertaining
FC seoul performed smartly offensive play
they played a lot on the edges in order to run away from his opposition
While Icheon United tried to run long balls
I could feel that FC Seoul was a big club in South Korea
and especially with the stadium they play in
Absolutely one of the best stadium I've seen
but boring with a little crowd
I don't know if its because of the rain
eller som jag sa innan
That it is not so popular
But the fans are awesome from both sides, in my opinion
A little hard to hear from the other side
but I experienced a wonderful atmosphere among the people
They sang loudly as they could and had fun on the stands
I liked that
for no one gave up from their own support
And the club wants to entertain its people
for that you could see
Especially the halftime break where they made the play that the audience could be
Well, I thought it was a great mood from start to finish
I wish there could have been more people
For Korean League consider to be one of the best league in Asia
So I hope it's developing more
How did the match end?
Well, it was victory for FC Seoul 2-0
So now we go to Japan
The Japanese league
J League
is not any classic league
It's something I've never seen before
That league came in 1992
so it's quite young
And already classified as one of the best leagues in Asia
So that says a lot
to be second place sport in the country
It's baseball that is still the most popular
But the league changed quite often in recent years
to find the perfect formats for Japanese football
So the year we went to
2015
had them recently change their league again
The league consists of the eighteen teams
that running two different rounds
That means they play seventeen matches the first round
and then seventeen matches on the second round
And those who win each one half the season
Is ready for the champions stage
The Champions stage is some sort of playoff
to determine the winner for the season
But only three teams that can join the champions stage
That means the two winners from their rounds are ready for the semifinal
while the team that has accumulated the most points in both rounds
are in the final and are waiting for winners from the semifinal
And there waits the final
to be played to determine the winner of the season
It also means
When counting both rounds, you look at the bottom as well
It is three teams that collect the least points that go out of the league
and that means three new will come in for next season
So the bottom is more simple compared to the top
Hmm, weird
So, therefore, I say it is very different
But then you have the Japanese cup called Emperor Cup
It came in 1921
One of the most important tournaments in the country
It's a bit like the FA Cup
but the Emperor Cup even has university schools participating in the tournament
That's the only difference I think
The match we went to was between FC Tokyo and Vegatai Sendai
The first time I went there, I knew hardly anything about the Japanese league at all
But the atmosphere looked a bit like Europe
and maybe even as Sweden football league
Arena was so clear mighty fine and I guess it was an old Olympic Stadium
With running tracks and so on
It also had the Olympics logo which if I remember correctly
Supporters surprises me most compare with Korea
there were a lot of people who came and had their own support culture
It's a little mix of European and South American culture support
Both the team was great, in my opinion
and the atmosphere was at the highest level
But the match itself was not immediately higher, In my opinion
for here you saw that FC Tokyo was much better
and played a lot of long balls to create chances
While Sendai defended most of the match
So Tokyo won by 3 - 1
but the most goal came in free kicks
weird enough
although the match was not the best I've seen
so it was entertaining for me
Because it reminded me a lot of all Swedish class
then I wonder
Can any Swedish club dominate the Japanese league?
But I could see why the Japanese league is growing
To become one of the best leagues in the world
if they aim for it
Must they find their correct format for the league
For the event itself
was as good as Korean
They are not long apart
but they have a lot of work left to go for as I thought to summarize later
But first drink break for me haha
Should we talk about these games that I went to
As I said before
I thought it's too little to be able to analyze the difference between the two countries
Or general throughout the world
But after having been two weeks in a respective country, I can still say or generalized throughout the world
There are two wonderful countries with much discipline and much respect
But the football itself is unfortunately long from becoming the best league at all
Now I can not compare with the Spanish or English league. But it's still football
The football that both shows is very similar, In my opinion
Not that big difference and I guarantee they can even challenge Scandinavian football
Very similar to the game and there I would like to see which club can dominate in Sweden
For I can say both on the field and off the field
so in my opinion, I think the Japanese league feels closest to Swedish football league
But FC Seoul felt more like a bigger club than the three clubs I saw on my trip
Then I wonder how good is the Korean league quality?
Korean league which is said to be one of the best league in Asia
And although the sport is not that big so there are quality there,
but the Japanese league, which is also one of the best leagues in Asia. Is not bad either
But if you choose between them at the moment
Then the Japanese league is the right league to go for
There you have sponsors, fanbase, clubs that can challenge the world
Even large profiles have played or are still playing there
Comparing to the Korean league is not even close to the fanbase or big profiles that Japan has
But the talent, I think that both have
And I believe strongly that they can still grow
Therefore, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to go back to both countries again.
In order to analyze better
And not just that. I want to know more about these countries
Their culture, food culture, stories and much more
I wish I could give more feedback, but it will be another time
With better information, better track and more videos and images
Stay tune to the next chapter. see you later my friends!
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