Votes have now been counted and the 11 players decided who face Newcastle United on 30 July | OneFootball

The team that Newcastle United will face on Wednesday 30 July has been decided by a public vote.

Newcastle United flying off for this pre-season trip to Asia, with matches in Singapore and South Korea.

Eddie Howe’s side play against Arsenal first at the National Stadium in Singapore on Sunday 27 July.

Then move on to South Korea for two further friendlies, the second of those against Tottenham on Sunday 3 August at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

However, the first game in South Korea is at the Suwon World Cup Stadium against Team K League.

K League is the top tier of club football in South Korea and the side Newcastle United will face, is to be made up of stars from the various clubs.

Coupang are the organisers of the two Newcastle United friendlies and fans in South Korea needed to visit the company’s website to vote on which K League players would start against Eddie Howe’s side.

The votes are now counted….

‘Pohang Steelers midfielder Oberdan will headline the starting lineup for a team of the South Korean league’s All-Stars in an upcoming exhibition match against Newcastle United.

The Korea Professional Football League (K League) on Tuesday unveiled the starting lineup for Team K League, which will take on Newcastle on July 30 at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, about 30 kilometers south of Seoul, as part of the annual Coupang Play Series.

Voting by fans determined the starting XI for Team K League, and Oberdan, a third-year midfielder from Brazil, led all players with 22,728 votes. He will be one of three midfielders, alongside Kim Jin-gyu of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Darijan Bojanic of Ulsan HD FC.

Oberdan’s Pohang teammate on defense, Lee Tae-seok, finished second in votes with 22,699. He will be joined on the backline by Caio Marcelo of Daegu FC and a pair of Jeonbuk teammates, Kim Moon-hwan and Park Jin-seob.

The three forwards are: Jeon Jin-woo of Jeonbuk, Lee Dong-gyeong of Gimcheon Sangmu FC and Jasir Asani of Gwangju FC.

Ulsan HD’s Jo Hyeon-woo will be the starting goalkeeper. The reigning K League 1 MVP will make his fourth straight start in the Coupang Play Series for Team K League.

Ulsan HD head coach Kim Pan-gon will be the bench boss for Team K League, and he and his assistant, Gwangju FC boss Lee Jung-hyo, will later select reserves.

After playing Team K League, Newcastle will face Tottenham Hotspur, featuring South Korean superstar Son Heung-min, on Aug. 3 at Seoul World Cup Stadium.’

Newcastle United pre-season friendly schedule 2025/26

(Saturday 12 July – Newcastle 4 Carlisle 0 (Behind closed doors))

Saturday 19 July – Celtic 4 Newcastle 0

Sunday 27 July – Arsenal v Newcastle

Wednesday 30 July – Team K-League all stars v Newcastle

Sunday 3 August- Spurs v Newcastle