Organisation

The league was founded in 2002 and is recognized by the Korea Football Association

Korea Football Association

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, with the leading finishers qualifying for the preliminary rounds of the Korean FA Cup. Two separate seasons, known as "Spring" and "Fall" take place each year. The league originally featured 4 teams and expanded to 8 in its second season. Further expansion lead to the creation of two separate divisions in 2004 and a name change to the "Seoul Sunday Football League". 16 teams now compete in the SSFL, with 8 teams in each division. Approximately half of the teams are based in Seoul

Seoul

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, with teams also based in Suwon

Suwon

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, Cheonan

Cheonan

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, Anyang

Anyang

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, Daejeon

Daejeon

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, Cheongju

Cheongju

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, Incheon

Incheon

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, Goyang

Goyang

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, and Osan

Osan

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. The Korea Herald

Korea Herald

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 and other Korean media sources report on the matches and standings of the league. The lowest ranked team from Division 1 and champion of Division 2 are relegated and promoted respectively, with the second-bottom and second-top teams contesting a play-off for Division 1 status in the following season. Seoul British FC claimed the Fall 2006 Championship, despite a points deduction and fine for disciplinary reasons.

Participants

The teams and players in the league are generally semi-professional or amateur, with several K-League

K-League

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 contracted players featuring in the league. The majority of players are foreign-born, and are generally employed in Korea by the US Army, US Marines, Airforce and Navy and in the private and tertiary-education sectors as English language teachers. Foreign students also play in the league. Most teams feature several Korean nationals, and some teams are predominantly Korean. The most successful team in the history of the league has been Seoul British FC, with Seoul United and Seoul Celtic also consistently challenging for honors.

Previous Champions

Spring 2011: Inter Suwon F.C.

Fall 2010: Inter Suwon F.C.

Spring 2010: Seoul Celtic F.C.

Fall 2009: Seoul Celtic F.C.

Spring 2009: Seoul Celtic F.C.

Fall 2008: Seoul United F.C.

Spring 2008: Seoul Celtic F.C.

Fall 2007: Daejeon De La Cuba

Spring 2007: Seoul United F.C.

Fall 2006: Seoul British F.C.

Spring 2006: Seoul British F.C.

Fall 2005: Seoul British F.C.

Spring 2005: Seoul British F.C.

Fall 2004: Seoul British F.C.

Spring 2004: Seoul United F.C.

Fall 2003: Seoul United F.C.

Spring 2003: Seoul United F.C.

Fall 2002: Seoul British F.C.

Spring 2002: Soccer N' Love