Gwangju FC

Gwangju FC
광주 FC
Full name Gwangju Football Club
광주시민프로축구단
Founded 2010 (2010)
Ground Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Capacity 40,245
Owner Gwangju Government
Chairman Mayor of Gwangju
Manager Vacant
League K League 2
2017 K League Classic, 12th (relegated)
Website Club website

Gwangju FC (Korean:광주 FC, Hanja: 光州 FC) is a South Korean professional football club. Based in Gwangju of South Korea, Gwangju FC joined the K League as its 16th club for the 2011 season.

History

Gwangju FC was founded in December, 2010, and its maiden season in the K-League took place in 2011. In 2012, Gwangju FC was relegated to the K League Challenge, the newly formed second-tier professional league in South Korea. In 2014, Gwangju FC won promotion back into the K League Classic.

Squad

Current squad

As of 24 July 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 South Korea GK Park Wan-seon
2 South Korea DF Park Yo-han
4 South Korea DF Kim Tae-yoon
5 South Korea DF Jeong Jun-yeon
6 South Korea MF Ahn Young-gyu
7 Brazil FW Gil
8 South Korea MF Lim Min-hyeok
9 South Korea FW Doo Hyeon-seok
10 South Korea FW Na Sang-ho
11 South Korea FW Jeong Yeong-chong
12 South Korea DF Lee Joon-seok
13 Japan MF Minori Sato
14 South Korea MF Choi Jun-hyeok
15 South Korea DF Lee In-kyu
16 South Korea DF Ryu Eon-jae
17 South Korea DF Jeong Dong-yun
18 South Korea MF Kim Mun-kyu
No. Position Player
20 South Korea DF Lee Han-do
22 South Korea FW Kim Si-woo
23 Chinese Taipei DF Wang Chien-ming
24 South Korea DF Shin Min-kyu
25 South Korea MF Kim Dong-hyun
26 South Korea DF Lee Dong-ha
27 South Korea MF Kim Jeong-hwan
28 South Korea DF Choi Doo-ho
29 South Korea MF Yeo Bong-hun
30 South Korea MF Kim Hye-seong
31 South Korea GK Yoon Pyeong-gook
32 South Korea MF Kim Yoon-soo
33 South Korea DF Jeong Da-hoon
37 South Korea DF Lee Seung-mo
41 South Korea GK Je Jong-hyun
79 South Korea DF Lee Eu-tteum
Brazil FW Felipe Silva

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— South Korea MF Yeo Reum (to Sangju Sangmu for military duty)
— South Korea DF Kim Jin-hwan (to Sangju Sangmu for military duty)
— South Korea DF Lee Euddeum (to Asan Mugunghwa for military duty)
— South Korea MF Jo Seong-joon (to Asan Mugunghwa for military duty)
— South Korea MF Kim Young-bin (to Sangju Sangmu for military duty)
No. Position Player
— South Korea GK Choi Bong-jin (to Asan Mugunghwa for military duty)
— South Korea FW Lee Joong-seo (to Gangneung City)
— South Korea MF Kim Ji-soo (to Gangneung City)
— South Korea DF Jung Ho-min (to Gimhae FC)
— South Korea FW Jo Ju-young (to Gyeongju KH&NP)

Managers

# Name From To Season Notes
1
 South Korea Choi Man-Hee 2010/10/18 2012/12/01 2011–2012 First manager
2
 South Korea Yeo Bum-Kyu 2012/12/06 2013/08/16 2013
C
 South Korea Nam Ki-il 2013/08/16 2015/01/03 2013–2014
3
 South Korea Nam Ki-il 2015/01/05 2017/08/14 2015–2017
4
 South Korea Kim Hak-bum 2017/08/08 2017/11/18 2017

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Runners-up (1): 2014

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tms. Pos. FA Cup AFC CL
2011 1 16 11 Round of 32 –
2012 1 16 15 Round of 16 –
2013 2 8 3 Round of 16 –
2014 2 10 2 Round of 16 –
2015 1 12 10 Round of 32 –
2016 1 12 8 Round of 16 –
2017 1 12 12 Quarter-final –
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league

Asian clubs ranking

As of 12 February 2017.[1]
Current RankCountryTeam
81IranGostaresh Foulad
82South KoreaGwangju FC
83JapanVegalta Sendai
84IndonesiaPersib Bandung
85AustraliaAdelaide United

References

  1. ↑ "Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". FootballDatabase.


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