The Korea Football Association (KFA), together with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), hosted the ‘2024 AFC-K League Safety and Security Officers Workshop’ on April 22.
The K-League continues to be a hot box office phenomenon, surpassing 3 million spectators for the first time since the start of paid attendance last season, and exceeding 2 million spectators for the smallest game since the introduction of the promotion system this season.
With the importance of preventing safety accidents at K League stadiums, where large crowds gather every game, the workshop was organized to strengthen the capabilities of club safety officers to operate home games 해외 카지노 사이 and provide a safe viewing environment for fans.
The workshop, which took place at the O’N City Hotel in Cheonan, was attended by 36 safety officers from various clubs and was led by AFC Safety and Security Officer Sanjay Kumar. Sanjay Kumar is responsible for advising the AFC on key safety policies and guidelines.
During the workshop, Sanjay Kumar spoke about the AFC’s key safety policies, the role of safety and security officers at stadiums, security operations to keep spectators safe from hooliganism and terrorism risks, and crowd control measures.
After the lecture, Sanjay Kumar concluded the workshop with a Q&A session with safety officers from K League clubs.
Kim Hyung-soo, a professional from Gwangju FC’s management business team who attended the workshop, said, “I realized once again that the safety of players and spectators is the top priority when running home games. In particular, it was a meaningful time to learn about preventive measures for stadium safety accidents.”