Seongnam FC
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Seongnam Football Club 성남시민프로축구단 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Magpies | ||
| Short name | SFC | ||
| Founded | 1989, as Ilhwa Chunma[1] | ||
| Ground | Tancheon Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 16,250 | ||
| Chairman | Lee Jae-myung | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | K League Challenge | ||
| 2016 | K League Classic, 11th (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Seongnam FC | |
| Hangul | 성남시민프로축구단 |
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| Hanja | 城南市民Pro蹴球團 |
| Revised Romanization | Seongnam FC |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngnam FC |
Seongnam FC (Korean: 성남 FC) is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul, 28 km away. Seongnam currently plays in the K League Challenge. Founded as Ilhwa Chunma Football Club in 1989, the club is the most successful in Korean football, having won a record 7 League titles, 3 FA Cups, 3 League Cups, and 2 AFC Champions League titles.
Seongnam placed fifth in the IFFHS Asian Clubs of the 20th century.[2]
In 2014, the club was bought by the Seongnam City Government and was officially renamed Seongnam FC.[3]
History
Ilhwa era (1989–2013)
The club was founded on 18 March 1989 as Ilhwa Chunma Football Club[1] with the club based in Seoul. The club was successful from its beginning, winning its first League Cup three years later in 1992 and winning three consecutive league titles from 1993 to 1995 under Park Jong-hwan. Seongnam also won the 1995 Asian Club Championship, which is currently the AFC Champions League, beating Al-Nasr 1–0 in the final. But the club was forced to move in 1996, as part of the K League's decentralization policy. This policy was carried out due to two reasons – the first reason was that the KFA and the K League wanted to build a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul and the second reason was that the KFA and the K League wanted to spread football fever to the provinces. The three clubs based in Seoul – Ilhwa Chunma, LG Cheetahs, Yukong Elephants didn't accept this policy, resulting in the Korean government giving eviction orders to the 3 clubs. However, they guaranteed if the clubs built a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul, they could have a Seoul franchise and then return to Seoul. As a result, three clubs were evicted from Seoul to other cities, Ilhwa Chunma moved to the city of Cheonan and changed its name to Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma.
Several seasons with mixed success followed. Seongnam managed to win the FA Cup in 1999 and reached the final of the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship but lost to Pohang Steelers 2–3. However, their performance in the league was disappointing and after they finished at the bottom of the league for the second consecutive time in 1999, the club moved to the Seoul satellite city of Seongnam and renamed themselves Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. The move worked out very well, as the rejuvenated club went on to win three consecutive K League titles from 2001 to 2003, as well as a league cup title in 2002 and a A3 Champions Cup in 2004.
A disappointing 2004 campaign saw them meekly relinquish their title. However, they reached the final of the 2004 AFC Champions League, where despite winning the away leg 3–1, they lost the home leg 5–0 to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad and lost the tie 6–3 on aggregate. This shocking defeat led to the resignation of their manager, Cha Kyung-bok.
With Kim Hak-bum's management, the club bounced back to the forefront of Korean football in style as they claimed their seventh league title in 2006, defeating Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–1 on aggregate in the championship playoff final. This was their 7th K League title which is a record out of all the K League clubs.
Before they were defeated by Suwon Bluewings 2–1 on 15 July 2007 in the 2007 season, they had not lost for 22 consecutive league matches – the third longest streak in the history of the K League.
Seongnam reached the final of the 2007 K League Championship but were beaten 4–1 on aggregate by Pohang Steelers, despite finishing first place in the regular season. This brought controversy about the playoffs system.
Seongnam's former legendary player Shin Tae-yong returned first as caretaker manager from 2009 season then as manager from the following season and continued the success. On 13 November 2010, Seongnam beat Iranian club Zob Ahan FC 3–1 in the final of the 2010 AFC Champions League. This was their second AFC Champions League title and qualified them directly into the quarter finals stage of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup. Seongnam finished the tournament in 4th place. Seongnam added another FA Cup trophy in 2011, beating Suwon Bluewings 1–0 in the final on 15 October 2011.
During the 2013 season, there were rumors that the club was going to be sold to Ansan city government after the death of Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church. Moon was extremely devoted to football so the Unification Church had been running the club, but after his death, the Unification Church's board of directors saw no reason to continue running the club and stated their thoughts on selling the club to another organization. After the rumor was reported by the press, Ansan's mayor officially mentioned that the city is on a process of purchasing the club from Ilhwa. Estimated number of 800 supporters (SF1080, YRU, YFboys and Ultras Giovani) protested in front of the Seongnam city hall stating the city could not lose the most successful club in the Asian football's history. Seongnam city started negotiation to purchase the club from Ilhwa. On October 2013, Seongnam's mayor Lee, Jae-Myung had a conference and stated that the Club will be sold to Seongnam City Government and will be participating under the name, Seongnam FC.[4]
Seongnam FC era (2014–present)
In December 2013, Seongnam City officially took over the club from Ilhwa Co., Ltd. They changed their symbol to magpie, the symbol of the Seongnam city, from chunma, which was the symbol of the Unification Church. The yellow color of their uniform was also replaced with black. Their first manager Park Jong-hwan, who had managed the club from 1988 to 1996 returned to the club as manager once again.
The club played the first home game as Seongnam FC on March 15, 2014 against FC Seoul resulting in a draw of 0:0. Seongnam FC's first victory was on March 26, 2014, beating their bitter rivals Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0. On April 22, 2014, manager Park Jong-hwan resigned after it was revealed that he had been assaulting players.[5]
After months of confusion, the club appointed Kim Hak-bum, who previously led their golden age, as their manager. The return turned out to be extremely successful, as Seongnam not only escaped relegation but also won their third FA Cup trophy, beating FC Seoul in a penalty shoot-out on 23 November 2014.
Honours
Domestic competitions
League
Cups
Professional
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Winners (1): 2002 -
Runners-up (2): 2000, 2004
Semi-professional
- Winners (1): 1999
Continental competitions
- Winners (1): 1996
- Winners (1): 2004
Worldwide competitions
- Fourth place (1): 2010
- Winners (1): 1996
Invitationals
- Winners (1): 2012
- Runners-Up (1): 2012
Doubles
- Domestic double
- K League and League Cup Champions (1): 2002
- Continental double
- Champions League and K League Champions (1): 1995
Records
| Season | Division | Tms. | Pos. | FA Cup | AFC CL |
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| 1989 | 1 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| 1990 | 1 | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| 1991 | 1 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| 1992 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| 1993 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 1994 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| 1995 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | Semi-final |
| 1996 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Quarter-final | Winners |
| 1997 | 1 | 10 | 8 | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| 1998 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Quarter-final | – |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Winners | – |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | 3 | Runners-up | – |
| 2001 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Quarter-final | – |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Semi-final | – |
| 2003 | 1 | 12 | 1 | Round of 16 | Group Stage |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | 9 | Round of 32 | Runners-up |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | 3 | Round of 16 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | 14 | 1 | Round of 32 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | 14 | 2 | Round of 16 | Semi-final |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Quarter-final | – |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 | 2 | Quarter-final | – |
| 2010 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Quarter-final | Winners |
| 2011 | 1 | 16 | 10 | Winners | – |
| 2012 | 1 | 16 | 12 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| 2013 | 1 | 14 | 8 | Round of 16 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | 12 | 9 | Winners | – |
| 2015 | 1 | 12 | 5 | Quarter-final | Round of 16 |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 | 11 | Quarter-final | – |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
Current squad
- As of 15 September 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current staff
As of 20 November 2016
Coaching staff
- Manager: Vacant
- Coach:
Lee Young-jin - Goalkeeper Coach: Kim Tae-jin
U-18 Team (Pungsaeng High School) coaching staff
- Mangager: Kim Woo-jae
- Coach: Kim Jong-chun
- Goalkeeper Coach: Kim Hee-ho
U-15 Team (Pungsaeng Middle School) coaching staff
- Manager: Yoo Sung-woo
- Coach: Seo Kwang-woon
Managers
| List of Seongnam FC managers | |||||
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| # | Name | From | To | Season | Notes |
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Park Jong-hwan |
1988/09/16 | 1996/04/02 | 1989–1995 | |
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Won Heung-jae |
1990/04/27 | 1990/06/27 | 1990 | Unofficial |
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Lee Jang-soo |
1996/04/03 | 1996/08/17 | 1996 | |
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1996/08/18 | 1996/12/05 | 1996 | ||
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.svg.png){kind=small} René Desaeyere |
1996/12/18 | 1998/09/08 | 1997–1998 | |
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Cha Kyung-bok |
1998/09/09 | 2004/12/01 | 1998–2004 | |
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Kim Hak-bum |
2004/12/07 | 2004/12/29 | 2004 | In charge since FA Cup. |
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2004/12/30 | 2008/11/27 | 2005–2008 | ||
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Shin Tae-yong |
2008/12/06 | 2010/02/17 | 2009 | |
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2010/02/18 | 2012/12/08 | 2010–2012 | ||
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An Ik-soo |
2012/12/14 | 2013/12/22 | 2013 | |
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Park Jong-hwan |
2013/12/23 | 2014/04/22 | 2014 | |
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Lee Sang-yoon |
2014/04/22 | 2014/08/26 | 2014 | |
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Lee Young-jin |
2014/08/26 | 2014/09/05 | 2014 | |
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Kim Hak-bum |
2014/09/05 | 2016/09/12 | 2014–2016 | |
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Gu Sang-bum |
2016/09/12 | 2016/11/20 | 2016 | |
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Byun Sung-hwan |
2016/11/06 | 2016/11/20 | 2016 | Unofficial |
Kit supplier
- 1989: Rapido
- 1990: Active
- 1991–1999: Adidas
- 2000–2009: Prospecs
- 2010–2011: Lotto Sport Italia
- 2012–2013: Uhlsport
- 2014 : A-Line
- 2014–2015 : Arbol
- 2016–present: Umbro
References
- 1 2 Official Club Profile at K League Website
- ↑ "Asia's Clubs of the Century". IFFHS.
- ↑ "성남시민축구단, 성남FC로 이름 지은 이유는?" (in Korean). The Daily Sports Seoul. January 21, 2014.
- ↑ "City of Seongnam takes over football team". Arirang News. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seongnam FC's Park steps down over assault". the Korean Times. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seongnam FC. |
- Official Website (Korean)
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Thai Farmers Bank  |
Champions of Asia 1995–96 |
Succeeded by Pohang Steelers |
| Preceded by Pohang Steelers |
Champions of Asia 2010 |
Succeeded by Al-Sadd SC  |
| Preceded by POSCO Atoms |
K League Champions 1993 · 1994 · 1995 |
Succeeded by Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Preceded by Anyang LG Cheetahs |
K League Champions 2001 · 2002 · 2003 |
Succeeded by Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Preceded by Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
K League Champions 2006 |
Succeeded by Pohang Steelers |
| Asian Champion Club Tournament |  | |
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| Asian Club Championship |
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| AFC Champions League |
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Asian Super Cup winners | |
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