Overview
- The club said it terminated Kim Myung-hwi’s contract effective January 4 and publicly outlined the violations on January 14.
- Fukuoka confirmed three compliance breaches, including a November episode where the coach harshly reprimanded a staff member in front of players with language the club described as causing a sense of crisis.
- President Kozo Yuki resigned, and chair Takashi Kawamori also stepped down from that role but will remain on the board.
- The club established a compliance office as a preventive measure and stated that its internal investigation will continue.
- JFA technical chief Masakuni Yamamoto called the situation regrettable and said the association will first confirm details before determining any action, with the matter not taken up by the technical committee that day.