City will take on La Liga’s Atletico Madrid in July as part of the ‘Coupang Play Series’ hosted by Korea’s streaming service Coupang Play, in conjunction with London based sports marketing agency, Pitch International, at the World Cup Stadium, Seoul on Sunday 30th July 2023*.
This is one of three fixtures set to take place in Asia this summer. The two sides most recently came face to face in the 2021/22 Champions League Quarter-Finals.
This preseason tour is the first time City have visited South Korea since 1976, when players such as Dennis Tueart, Alan Oakes, Glyn Pardoe and Willie Donnachie faced Korea XI in three fixtures played in Seoul, Busan and Deagu as part of a number of close season fixtures.
The club also recently visited Seoul in November 2022 as part of its Global Trophy Tour, taking the Premier League trophy to fans in the country alongside club ambassador Shaun Wright-Phillips. City also hosted fan events in 2018 (Seoul) and 2019 (Seoul and Busan) in South Korea during previous trophy tours.
Esteve Calzada, Chief Commercial Officer at City Football Group, said: “We are excited to announce this preseason fixture in Seoul, South Korea as part of our Asia tour this summer, as we return to the region for the first time since 2019.
“Manchester City has a strong relationship with South Korea, with a number of strategic and long-term partners from the country and a passionate, ever growing fanbase. It has been almost 50 years since we first played in Seoul as a club and we can’t wait to bring today’s generation of players to fans in the country.”
Stephen Kim, Head of Coupang Play, said: “We very much look forward to welcoming Manchester City to Korea for the Coupang Play Series,” adding, “The club and its exceptional squad will present an unforgettable match to our Coupang Wow customers and Korea’s football fans.”
Further details of City’s preseason tour and ticketing information will be announced in due course.
Ticketing and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
*The date and location of the fixture may be subject to change.
