Futures League is the 2nd highest level below that of Korea Professional Baseball in South Korea

Baseball in South Korea

Baseball in Korea was introduced in 1905 during the Korean Empire and spread afterwards. It is one of the most popular sports in the country.- See also :* Korea Baseball Association* Korea Baseball Organization* High school baseball in South Korea...

. It has a role as a farm league

Farm team

In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...

, whose the purpose is to develop players available to play in Korea Professional Baseball league on demand. Futures League consists of two small leagues that are "Northern League" and "Southern League", each league has five teams. These leagues are governed by Korea Baseball Organization

Korea Baseball Organization

The Korea Baseball Organization is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. KBO should not be confused with the Korea Professional Baseball League. KBO was founded in 1981 and has been governing two leagues, Korea Professional Baseball and Futures League since...

 (KBO).

Northern League

Team	City	Stadium
Doosan Bears Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....	Icheon Icheon Icheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It should not be confused with the much larger Incheon Metropolitan City. Neighboring districts include Yeoju County, Gwangju City, Yongin City, and Anseong City within Gyeonggi province, as well as Eumseong County in North Chungcheong...	Bears Field Bears Field Bears Field is a multi-use stadium in Icheon, South Korea. Doosan Bears of the current stadium has been used in two groups....
LG Twins LG Twins LG Twins Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. The club was known as the MBC Blue Dragons owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until , when they were taken over by the LG Group...	Guri Guri Guri is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The name "Guri" is thought by some to mean "nine villages," which is reflected in the Hanja for the town. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area.The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are...	Champion's Park
SK Wyverns SK Wyverns SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...	Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...	Songdo LNG Baseball Stadium Songdo LNG Baseball Stadium Songdo LNG Baseball Stadium is a stadium in Incheon, South Korea. SK Wyverns, currently the home stadium of the two groups have been used....
Police Baseball Team	Goyang Goyang Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion of this border.Several institutions of higher...	Byukje Baseball Stadium Byukje Baseball Stadium Byukje Baseball Stadium is a stadium in Goyang, South Korea. Police Baseball Team, currently the home stadium of the two groups have been used....
Armed Athletic Corps Baseball Team	Seongnam Seongnam Seongnam is the second largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi province after Suwon and the 9th largest city in the country, with a population of nearly 1 million...	Sangmoo Baseball Stadium

Southern League

Team	City	Stadium
Hanwha Eagles	Cheongju Cheongju Cheongju is the capital city of Chungcheongbuk-do , South Korea. The city is divided into two wards , Heungdeok-gu and Sangdang-gu .-History:...	Cheongju Baseball Stadium Cheongju Baseball Stadium Cheongju Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Cheongju, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the 2nd home stadium of Hanwha Eagles....
Nexen Heroes	Gangjin Gangjin Gangjin County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gangjin county proper was established in 1895. The county office is located in Gangjin-eup.It is a noted area for the production of traditional Korean celadon...	Gangjin Baseball Park Gangjin Baseball Park Gangjin Baseball Park is a stadium in Gangjin, South Korea. Nexen Heroes, currently the home stadium of the two groups have been used....
Kia Tigers Kia Tigers Kia Tigers Professional Baseball Club is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, ten times, with a perfect 10-0...	Hampyeong	Jeonnam Stadium Jeonnam Stadium Jeonnam Stadium is a stadium in Hampyeong, South Korea. Kia Tigers, currently the home stadium of the two groups have been used.Aging facilities, the players pointed out that lots of hard to run, but at the end of 2010 in Kia Tigers to invest 200 billion cost is rebuilt into a new look....
Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...	Gyeongsan Gyeongsan Gyeongsan is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Its western border abuts the metropolitan city of Daegu, and much of Gyeongsan lies within the Daegu metropolitan area....	Gyeongsan Ball Park
Lotte Giants Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....	Gimhae Gimhae Gimhae, also commonly spelled Kimhae, is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Gimhae is known to locals as "The Paris of Gyeongsangnamdo." It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea...	Sangdong Baseball Stadium Sangdong Baseball Stadium Sangdomg Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Gimhae, South Korea. The total land area of 27,000 acres in 1904 to invest 25 billion won was built like a futuristic stadium, the game cloud field office, geoingwan, Giants dome is made. Left 97m, 120m Center, and the current Lotte Giants stadium...

See also

• Korea Baseball Organization
  Korea Baseball Organization
  The Korea Baseball Organization is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. KBO should not be confused with the Korea Professional Baseball League. KBO was founded in 1981 and has been governing two leagues, Korea Professional Baseball and Futures League since...
  
  
• Korea Professional Baseball
• Minor league baseball
  Minor league baseball
  Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
  
  
• All-Star Futures Game
  All-Star Futures Game
  The All-Star Futures Game is an annual baseball exhibition game between a team of top minor league prospects from the United States and a team of prospects from other parts of the World...
  
  
• Farm team
  Farm team
  In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...
  
  
• Reserve team
  Reserve team
  Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
  
  

External links

• Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) - Official Website