Korean FIFA referee to officiate Hanoi derby

Referee Kim Woo-sung.

Specifically, two referees Kim Woo-sung and Chae Sang-hyeop were invited by the tournament organizers to officiate at the capital derby at Hang Day Stadium. One will act as the main referee and the other as the VAR referee.

Both Korean referees have never officiated in the V.League. However, referee Kim Woo-sung is a “familiar” with Vietnamese football, having officiated in several national team matches.

Most recently, in the match between Vietnam and Singapore at the AFF Cup 2024, the referee born in 1987 also officiated the match between Vietnam U23 and Uzbekistan U23 at the U23 Asian Cup.

Referee Kim's colleague, FIFA referee Chae Sang-hyeop, was born in 1989. He was the main referee for the match between Hanoi Police Club and Borneo FC, where they beat Borneo FC 3-2 at Hang Day Stadium in the group stage of the Southeast Asian Club Championship, where the Vietnamese representative reached the final.

Inviting foreign referees to officiate some matches in national professional football tournaments is part of the plan of the tournament's Organizing Committee and the Vietnam Football Federation, usually applied to the final rounds - where key matches in the championship group or decisive confrontations at the bottom of the rankings take place.

In this year's season, foreign referees have been invited by the tournament organizers from round 17 of LPBank V.League 2024/25.

The match between Hanoi Police Club and Hanoi Club in round 24 of LPBank V.League 2024/25 will take place at Hang Day Stadium at 7:15 p.m. on May 26.

Trong Dat

Source: https://tienphong.vn/trong-tai-fifa-nguoi-han-quoc-cam-coi-tran-derby-ha-noi-post1745399.tpo