Incheon United head coach Yoon Jong-hwan, who guided his team into the top-six Final A in its first season back in the top-tier K League 1, has been named Coach of the Month for the fifth time in his career.
The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Wednesday that Yoon had won the Flex Coach of the Month award for October 2026.
It was Yoon's first monthly coaching honor since April last year, when Incheon was competing in the second-tier K League 2, and his fifth overall.
Yoon previously won the award three times in 2024 while managing K League 1 club Gangwon FC.
Incheon recorded three wins and one draw in four matches during the October evaluation period.
The team secured a dramatic place in Final A, contested by the league's top six teams, with a 3-1 victory over Jeju SK in the 33rd and final round of the regular season.
In the opening match of the final round, Incheon defeated newly crowned champion FC Seoul 1-0, securing its first victory over Seoul this season after losing their previous three meetings.
Incheon scored eight goals and conceded just two across the four matches, demonstrating solid performances in both attack and defense.
Yoon will receive a commemorative trophy produced by the K League and a cash prize.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
