Women's football in South Korea

[5] Women's football proved popular, with the newspaper at the time reporting that a large crowd gathered to see Muhak beat Myungsung 2-1 in the final.

[10] Teams paid a 1000 won entry fee to participate in the tournament, held from 10th-11th November at Seoul Stadium.

[15] In June of the same year, the federation hosted the first official National Women's Football Tournament, which was attended by five teams.

[16] Jeonbuk Women claimed the title after a second-half goal from Jung Hye-mi secured them a 1-0 victory over Busan Muhak in the final.

[22] At the Asian Games in Beijing, the South Korea women's football team made its first appearance on the international stage under manager Park Kyung-hwa.

[7] The team, composed partly of athletes from other sports, lost with significant goal margins in matches against China, Japan, Taiwan and North Korea, narrowly avoiding an overall last-place finish with a 1-0 victory over Hong Kong.

[24] The national team showed improvement, even achieving a fourth place finish in the 1995 AFC Women's Championship.

[25] Although the national team did not participate in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, South Korea was represented at the tournament by its first ever female professional referee Im Eun-ju.

Grainy black and white photograph showing Korean teen girls playing football
Football at the 2nd National Women's Sports Festival in 1949
A women's football match between Jeonju and Seoul on 18th June, 1973