Brilliant finale of 2016 with best team award, best coach award, and best player award!
King of colleges by sweeping four tournaments such as the National Sports Festival, U League, and Fall University Federation
Joined K-League while still at school based on excellent skills
[December 26, 2016]
<The YU football team won the best team award, best coach award and best player award in the '2016 Korea University Football Confederation' awards>
(from left to right, Kim Hyun-tae, Lee Sang-gi, Coach Kim Byung-soo, Kim Yoon-soo, Lee Jung-seo)
YU ended 2016 by sweeping various awards at the KUFC awards.
The YU football team (Coach Kim Byung-soo) not only took home the victory cups from various tournaments this year, but also swept the awards at the annual awards ceremony to make this year the year of YU.
At the '2016 KUFC Awards' held at Rivera Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul at 5 p.m. on the 23rd, Coach Kim Byung-soo (46) received the best coach award, and a total of four players such as Kim Hyun-tae (22, senior, School of Kinesiology), Lee Jung-seo (21, junior, School of Kinesiology), Lee Sang-gi (20, sophomore, School of Kinesiology) and Kim Kim Yoon-soo (22, senior, special physical education) received the best player awards. Four of the 16 best players were from YU. The best team award also went to YU.
Coach Kim Byung-soo said, "I thank our players for doing their best despite the harsh schedule of playing in numerous tournaments. It is an honor to receive the best coach award thanks to our great players." He added, "I will do my best to continue the golden age of YU football."
The YU football team rose to the top of college football by winning four major tournaments this year alone. YU won the gold medal by representing Gyeongbuk in the National Sports Festival held in October, and rose to the top in the '47th National Fall College Football Federation Tournament' in July, the '13th Fall College Football Tournament for Freshmen and Sophomores' in August and swept the '2016 U League' by winning all 12 of its matches.
All four of the players who received the best player awards went professional (K League) this year based on their excellent skill level. Kim Hyun-tae joined the Jeonnam Dragons, Kim Yoon-soo joined Seongnam FC, Lee Jung-seo joined Gwangju FC, and Lee Sang-gi joined the Pohang Steelers.
