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Based on Foucault’s discourse, this research attempts to analyze what the essential meaning of changes in social function of sport and the sportwelfare that today’s Korean society defines is and by whom and for whom the sportwelfare concept was formed. Accordingly, this research attempts to reveal the reasons for the establishment of the sportswelfare concept amid the changes in social functions of sport. The purpose of this research is to reveal the mechanism of the times of our country’s sportwelfare and to provide in-depth data to contribute to the development of sportwelfare and present the basic data for vitalizing sportwelfare by analyzing what characteristics related to the changes in social function of sport amid the rapidly changing stream of times constitute the contents of sport welfare discourse and keep changing. Foucault’ genealogical methodology of discourse analysis made it possible to classify the discourse on social function of sport like this. Foucault reduces the discourse to an episteme logical point of view, and the discourse analysis on the sport administrative organs data, the data issued by physical training and sports-related organizations, and newspaper articles make this rough classification possible. This classification may differ from the existing historical classification, but the discussion of particular discourse made by the whole of the events and affiliations was made based on the data used for the discourse analysis on the social function of sport. The concept of sportwelfare has been formed and settling down, but has not yet been in the stage in which social agreement has been established. Nevertheless, it is not the case that the concept of sportwelfare never exists. Regardless of the country, the sport sector, the welfare sector, and the news media sector, the purpose of sportwelfare is to realize a living worthy of human dignity, and to contribute to healthy and happy life. But the concept of sportwelfare in a narrow sense of approaching the weak and vulnerable and the concept of sport welfare in a broad sense of approaching the general public coexist. Based on these opinions about sportwelfare and social atmosphere, the concept of sportwelfare can be interpreted as follows. Sportwelfare can be defined as welfare activities to encourage and foster active and daily sport so that not only the socially weak and vulnerable people but also the general people can lead healthy and happy lives through sport.