The Gentlemen's League (), also known as Let's Play Soccer, is a South Korean television entertainment program produced by Studio Ah Yeah JoongAng broadcast on JTBC every Sunday.
The first season premiered on June 13, 2019, until January 31, 2021, airing at 19:40 (KST). The second season aired from August 8, 2021, to September 3, 2023, at 20:20 (KST). The third season premiered on October 8, 2023, until February 2, 2025, at 19:10 (KST). The fourth season premiered on April 6, 2025, and has been airing at 19:10 (KST) until February 1, 2026.
The show was also made available on Netflix from Season 2 to Season 3. Synopsis Season 1 The Legends soccer team was formed mainly from retired professional athletes, each a legend in their respective field, to challenge younger teams. Season 2 The team reformed and included current or retired athletes from unpopular sports outside of soccer to train and challenge the best amateur soccer teams from each region in South Korea. Season 3 The team organized A-match competitions against countries strong in amateur soccer, traveling to compete in Germany, Netherlands, and Japan. Afterwards, the team was reformed by adding non-athlete members and conquest against the top 100 amateur soccer teams in South Korea. Season 4 They established their own league, called the Fantasy League, consisting of four teams managed by former professional soccer players and coaches, including Ahn Jung-hwan, Park Hang-seo, Kim Nam-il, and Lee Dong-gook. The teams competed for the top position in the league to win World Cup 2026 tickets.
Cast Host The host presents the program and also provides match commentary, with Cho Won-hee contributing commentary in Seasons 2–3. Managers contributing commentary in Season 4. NameSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4HostKim Sung-joo All episodesKim Yong-man All episodesJung Hyung-don All episodes Ep. 1–5 Manager / CoachAhn Jung-hwan All episodes All episodesLee Dong-gook All episodesCho Won-hee Ep. 30–108 All episodesKim Nam-il Ep. 8–66Park Hang-seo Ep. 1–2, 15–17 Ep. 1–26Koo Ja-cheol Ep. 29–42
Players Season 1 The team consists of former athletes who are legends in their respective sports, with Ahn Jung-hwan serving as the team's manager.
Eeojjeoda FC Number Position Name Occupation Notes 2 Ha Tae-kwon Badminton 3 Lee Hyung-taik Tennis 5 Jin Jong-oh Shooting 7 Yeo Hong-chul Gymnastics 8 Kim Dong-hyun MMA/Martial Arts 9 Choi Byung-chul Fencing 10 Yang Joon-hyuk Baseball 11 Park Tae-hwan Swimming 18 Kim Byung-hyun Baseball 19 Kim Yong-man Entertainment 25 Kim Yo-han Volleyball 28 Kim Sung-joo Entertainment 41 Lee Bong-ju Track and Field 45 Lee Yong-dae Badminton 49 Lee Man-ki Ssireum 55 Sim Kwon-ho Wrestling 77 Lee Dae-hoon Taekwondo 88 Kim Jae-yup Judo 89 Mo Tae-bum Ice Skating 90 Heo Jae Basketball 99 Jung Hyung-don Entertainment
Season 2 The team consists of current or former athletes from unpopular sports outside of soccer, with Ahn Jung-hwan as a manager and Lee Dong-gook as a head coach. Cho Won-hee joined as a defensive coach in episode 30.
Eeojjeoda Avengers Number Position Name Occupation Notes 1 CB Kim Tae-sul Basketball 3 GK Lee Hyung-taik Tennis 4 CB Lee Jang-kun Kabaddi 5 GK Kim Yo-han Volleyball 6 WFW Lee Ji-hwan Karate 7 FW Yoon Dong-sik Judo Withdrew from the show due to injury. 7 WFW Lee Jun-yi Rugby 8 GK Kim Dong-hyun MMA / Martial arts 9 WB Cho Won-woo Yachting 10 WB Mo Tae-bum Speed skating 11 FW Park Tae-hwan Swimming 12 FW Kim Hyeon-woo Wrestling 14 WFW Jang Jeong-min Rugby 15 CB Andre Jin Rugby 19 FW Kim Yong-sik Taekwondo 20 MF Heo Min-ho Triathlon 21 MF Kim Jun-ho Fencing 22 FW Lim Nam-kyu Luge 23 GK Han Geon-gyu Rugby 63 MF Kang Chil-ku Ski jumping 77 MF Lee Dae-hoon Taekwondo 79 CB Park Je-un Nordic combined 88 MF Park Jun-yong MMA / Martial arts 92 WB Kim Jun-hyeon Skeleton 99 FW Ryoo Eun-gyoo Lacrosse
Season 3 The team consists of current or former athletes from unpopular sports outside of soccer, with Ahn Jung-hwan as a manager and Cho Won-hee as a coach. Kim Nam-il joined as a special coach in episode 8 and officially became a permanent member as a head coach. The team reformed by adding non-athlete members in episode 36.
Eeojjeoda Avengers (Episode 1-35) Number Position Name Occupation Notes 3 DF Sim Jae-bok Handball 4 DF Lee Jang-kun Kabaddi 7 FW Lee Jun-yi Rugby 8 GK Kim Dong-hyun MMA / Martial arts 9 DF Cho Won-woo Yachting 10 DF Mo Tae-bum Speed skating 12 FW Kim Hyeon-woo Wrestling 14 FW Jang Jeong-min Rugby 20 MF, DF Heo Min-ho Triathlon Captain (Episode 13–35) 21 MF Kim Jun-ho Fencing 22 FW Lim Nam-kyu Luge 23 GK Han Geon-gyu Rugby 55 DF Kang Hyun-seok Lacrosse 58 DF Nam Hee-doo Ice hockey 66 DF Seong Jin-soo Modern pentathlon 77 MF Lee Dae-hoon Taekwondo 79 DF Park Je-un Nordic combined 88 DF Park Jun-yong MMA / Martial arts 94 MF Kim Tae-hun Taekwondo 99 FW Ryoo Eun-gyoo Lacrosse Eeojjeoda New Avengers (Episode 36-66) 1 GK Bang Tae-hoon Idol 3 MF, DF Heo Min-ho Triathlon 5 DF Hong Beom-seok Influencer 7 DF Ma Sun-ho Bodybuilder 8 GK Kim Dong-hyun MMA / Martial arts 9 FW Lee Seok-chan Model 10 MF Kim Jae-hwan Singer 11 FW Jung Dae-jin Sports model 13 DF Woodie Gochild Singer 15 FW Kwak Beom Comedian 18 FW Lee Jun-yi Rugby 19 DF Yang Jun-beom Actor Captain (Episode 41–66) 20 FW Choi Guevara Model 22 FW Lim Nam-kyu Luge 24 MF Han Seung-woo Singer 28 MF Nam Woo-hyun Singer 29 GK Cha Joo-wan Actor 31 DF Cho Jin-se Comedian 34 MF Kim Jin-jja Creator 42 DF Choi Jong-woo Influencer 55 DF Kang Hyun-seok Lacrosse 77 MF Lee Dae-hoon Taekwondo 99 FW Ryoo Eun-gyoo Lacrosse
Season 4 They compete in the league, called the Fantasy League. They are divided into four teams, FC Hwantasystar, SSakssuri United, Lion Hearts FC, and FC Captain (former FC Papaclaus) through a player draft system. FC Hwantasystar
Manager : Ahn Jung-hwan Coach : Cho Won-hee FC Hwantasystar Number Position Name Occupation Notes 1 GK Bang Tae-hoon Idol 4 DF Han Hyun-min Model 5 DF Hong Beom-seok Creator 7 MF Khan Rapper 8 MF Ma Sun-ho Creator 9 FW Jung Seung-hwan Singer 10 FW Choi Guevara Model 11 FW Modern Tarzan Creator 14 MF Cha Seo-won Actor 16 DF Oh Jae-hyun Model 23 DF Kang Ri-han Model, Actor 26 FW Seunghoon Idol 27 DF Ha Jun Actor 52 GK Lee Seok-ki Model, Actor 77 DF Lee Dae-hoon Former Taekwondo National team 99 FW Ryoo Eun-gyoo Lacrosse National team Captain 100 FW Kwon Hwa-un Actor
Ssakssuri United Manager : Kim Nam-il Coach : Lee Tae-woo
Ssakssuri United Number Position Name Occupation Notes 2 DF Roh Yoon-ha Rapper 3 DF Lee Jong-hyun Actor 4 DF Kim Su-gyeom Actor 5 DF Lee Ho-yeon Model 6 MF Won Hyuk Idol 7 FW Serim Idol 8 DF Han Seung-woo Idol 9 FW Bang Ye-dam Singer 10 FW Park Seung-hoon Model 11 MF Yoon Sang-hyun Actor 13 FW Baek Seung-ryeol Band 14 MF Cheon Ju-an Actor 15 FW Kwak Beom Comedian 18 GK Roh Ji-hoon Singer 19 DF Cho Won-woo Sailing National team 19 MF Kim Ru-i Actor 66 DF Choi Ung-hee Band 77 FW Kim Kang-min Actor 88 FW Lee Ji-hoon Actor Captain 00 GK Lee Ji-han Actor, Model
Lion Hearts FC
Manager : Lee Dong-gook Coach : Cho Sung-hwan
Lion Hearts FC Number Position Name Occupation Notes 1 GK Song Ha-bin Comedian 3 DF Han Eun-seong Actor 4 DF Lee Jang-kun Kabaddi National team 5 DF Kang Hyun-seok Lacrosse National team 7 MF Nam Woo-hyun Idol 8 MF Baek Sung-hyun Actor 9 FW Xiumin Idol 10 MF Choi Han-bin Idol 14 MF Hikari Idol 18 MF Moon Ji-hoo Actor 20 FW Lee Sin-ki Actor 23 FW Lee Yong-woo Influencer 34 MF Kim Jin-jja Creator Captain 38 DF Agent H Creator 40 MF Choi Jong-woo Influencer 77 FW MJ Idol
FC Captain The team was originally named FC Papaclaus, managed by Park Hang-seo with Park Sung-bae serving as the coach. In Episode 26, it was reported that Park Hang-seo resigned due to conflicting schedules. Koo Ja-cheol took over the team and renamed it to FC Captain.
Manager : Koo Ja-cheol Coach : Lee Seul-gi FC Captain Number Position Name Occupation Notes 4 DF Heo Min-ho Triathlete 5 DF Cha Sun-woo Actor 7 FW Kaogaii Rapper 8 MF Lee Chan-hyeong Actor Captain 9 FW Lee Seok-chan Model 10 FW Lim Nam-kyu Former Luge National Team 12 DF Hui Idol Withdrew from the show due to injury. 13 DF Cho Jin-se Comedian Withdrew from the show due to injury. 19 DF Yang Jun-beom Actor 20 FW Shin Hyun-soo Actor 23 MF Wootae Dancer 29 GK Cha Joo-wan Actor 31 FW Seo Eun-kwang Idol 31 MF Shin Woo-jae Artist 36 MF Choi Nak-ta Singer 77 MF Ha Sung-woon Idol 88 DF Horseking Creator 96 DF Lee Seung-chan Model
Episodes Series overview SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedTime Slot (KST) First aired Last aired182June 13, 2019January 31, 2021Sunday 19:402108August 8, 2021September 3, 2023Sunday 20:20366 October 8, 2023 February 2, 2025Sunday at 19:10442 April 6, 2025 February 1, 2026Sunday at 19:10
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