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[Enterprise naming is not uncommon in Asia] At the beginning of its establishment, the J League adhered to the principle of neutrality in club names, largely to counteract the too powerful professional baseball leagues, expecting "community-oriented" and neutral club names Combined with the integration, the football club that was originally deeply tied to the parent company was fixed in the community, and only by taking root in the community can it be possible to survive. However, for other leagues in Asia where the football market was not originally large, corporate-named clubs are still one of the main sources of income for the survival and development of clubs. Although the Korean K-League vigorously develops the same "community-oriented" civic clubs, the overly large consortiums such as Hyundai and Samsung are still decisive for the development of the clubs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor, Ulsan Hyundai and Suwon Samsung Bluewings have always been the top powerhouses in the K-League, due to the strong support of the parent company. Although FC Seoul, which is controlled by LG Group, and Pohang Ironman, which is funded by Pohang Steel, have achieved neutralization of names, their overall performance is still slightly inferior. Except for the higher-level Japanese and Korean leagues, although other leagues in Asia basically maintain neutral club names, they have not completely banned corporate naming.
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