Sports Club Registration Requirements and Documents

Procedure

Procedure

1. 01

   1. Check the registration requirements — Confirm that the club has articles of association governing its operation and decision-making, an annual operation plan including a sports facility use plan and an operation plan for each sport, and a representative and a representative body of members such as a general meeting. Each sport must have at least 10 members who pay dues regularly and take part in activities, and this number must be maintained at all times after registration.

2. 02

   2. Prepare the member list and proof of dues payment — Prepare a member list for each sport and match the documents proving each member's dues payment. The application states the total number of members, the numbers of female, youth and disabled members, the facilities used and the sports operated, so the list and the figures must agree.

3. 03

   3. Submit the registration application to the local sports council — Attach the articles of association and organization chart, the annual operation plan, the member list for each sport, and documents proving dues payment to the sports club registration application, and submit it to the city, county or district sports council where the club is located. Disability sports clubs deemed members of the local sports council for the disabled submit to the city, county or district sports council for the disabled. The fee is the amount set by the local government's ordinance.

4. 04

   4. Review and issue of the registration certificate — After the sports council reviews the documents, the city, county or district decides on registration within 14 days from the application date and issues a sports club registration certificate. A registered sports club is deemed a member of the local sports council or local sports council for the disabled and of the relevant sports federation, and pays dues under each sports organization's articles.

5. 05

   5. Report changes and keep the requirements — When registered matters such as the representative, location or sports operated change, attach documents proving the change and the registration certificate to a change report and submit it to the city, county or district sports council. If the club no longer meets the registration requirements, the city, county or district may order corrections within 3 months, and registration may be cancelled if the requirements are still not met after that period.

Filing route

Filing route

Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

Fees & official charges

Fees & official charges

Included in the basic fee — Initial document review, required-document guidance, basic form preparation, one filing support and one ordinary supplement.

Conditional success fee — For this service, any conditional success fee may be separately agreed within the lawful service scope and stated in a written engagement agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.

Displayed amounts are starting estimates, not statutory or standard rates. The final fee is confirmed after consultation and document review in the engagement agreement. Government fees and actual expenses may change.

Basic documents

Basic documents

The requirement of 10 members per sport must be maintained at all times, not only at registration. If membership falls below the requirement, registration may be cancelled after a correction order. A club that is not designated but uses 'designated sports club' or a similar name in its name or promotional materials is subject to a fine of up to 1,000,000 won.