Busan IPark

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Busan IPark
Busan IPark.svg
Full nameBusan IPark Football Club
부산 아이파크 축구단
Nickname(s)Busan Park Royals
Founded1983; 39 years ago (1983) as Daewoo Royals
GroundBusan Gudeok Stadium
Capacity12,349
OwnerHDC Hyundai Development Company affiliated with HDC Group
ChairmanChung Mong-gyu
ManagerRicardo Peres
LeagueK League 2
2021K League 2, 5th
WebsiteClub website
Away colours

Busan IPark (Korean: 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan, which currently competes in K League 2, the second and last professional tier of the national football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium.

The club was one of the original five founding members of the K League and continuously competed in the first division from 1983 to 2015, when they were relegated for the first time. Initially, the club was called Daewoo Royals, in reference to the motor company that originally owned and financed it. From the mid-1990s on, Busan has actually received financial backing from the HDC Group and its apartment brand IPARK, rebranding as Busan i.cons, and then as Busan IPark in the process.

History[]

Daewoo Royals

After being at the top of the league for most of the 1983 season, Daewoo finished second in its league debut conceding the title to Hallelujah FC by a single point after a goalless draw against Yukong Elephants (now known as Jeju United FC) in the Masan Series. In its sophomore season, the club turned professional, renamed itself as Daewoo Royals, and clinched its first league title after defeating Yukong Elephants by an aggregate score of 2–1 in the 1984 K-League Championship playoff. The Royals reached the playoff after winning the second round of a league which now included the likes of Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (now known as FC Seoul) and Hyundai Horang-i (now known as Ulsan Hyundai).

Daewoo Royals headed into 1986 K-League season as continental champions after clinching the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship, becoming the first Korean side to accomplish this feat, on January 29, 1986 defeating Al-Ahli 3–1 in extra time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Despite continental success, the team suffered a dismal season and failed to reach the 1986 K-League Championship playoff after finishing fourth in the first round of the league and third in the second.

The Royals clinched their second league title after finishing at the top of the league with 46 points in the 1987 season. The Royals recaptured the league title in 1991 (making it their third) finishing ten points ahead of their closest competitor that season, Hyundai Horang-i. The Royals' momentum did not last as the club struggled in the ensuing seasons finishing at or near the bottom of the league.

Pusan Daewoo Royals

At the end of 1995 season, K-League sides began the process of "localizing", and the club became known as Pusan Daewoo Royals (Korean: 부산 대우 로얄즈) in reference to its city of residence. In 1997, Pusan Daewoo Royals lifted its fourth league title becoming the first team to have won the K-League Championship four times. The Royals were also the first team to have won the league twice (in 1987) and thrice (in 1991).

Although the 1998 season marked the emergence of an exciting young forward named Ahn Jung-Hwan, the Royals finished mid-table. The club did however manage to qualify for the 1999 K-League Championship playoffs after placing fourth in regular season. During the playoffs, the Royals managed to knock out Chunnam Dragons and Bucheon SK to secure the right to face defending champions, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, a club which was at the pinnacle of its meteoric rise.

Busan i.cons

As a company-owned club, the Royals' success was invariably linked to the health and success of its owner, Daewoo corporation. In the late 1990s, the company began to suffer from major financial difficulties and parted ways with its once successful sports franchise. IPark Construction, the domestic construction division of Hyundai, secured ownership of the club acquiring all its past history and records. The new owners not only renamed the club as Busan i.cons ("con's" refers to construction; Korean: 부산 아이콘스), but also changed the club's home colors from blue to red and moved it from Busan Gudeok Stadium to Busan Asiad Stadium.

Under new ownership, the club seldom challenged for the title finishing mid-table or toward the bottom of the league in the 2000s. Aside from winning the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history in 2004 under the guidance of Scottish manager Ian Porterfield (defeating Bucheon SK in a penalty shootout), the trophy cabinet remained largely empty.

Busan IPark

On the onset of the 2005 season, the owners changed the club's name to Busan I'Park (currently Busan IPark). After winning the first round, Porterfield's Busan side reached the 2005 K-League Championship play-offs, but lost to a traditionally lightweight, but then-inspired Incheon United side led by Chang Woe-ryong.

For the 2008 season, Hwang Sun-hong took over as manager. Although Busan did not win any silverware during his tenure, he did manage to bring in players such as Kim Chang-soo, Jeong Shung-hoon, Yang Dong-hyun and Kim Geun-chul while injecting the team with much needed youth by giving prospects such as Han Sang-woon, Park Hee-do, and Park Jong-woo first team opportunities. In his final season in charge of Busan, Hwang managed to lead his side to the 2010 Korean FA Cup Final.

For the 2011 season, the board appointed An Ik-soo to take over from Hwang Sun-Hong who had left to manage his former club, Pohang Steelers. Under An, Busan managed to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2005 after finishing fifth on the league table in the regular season. An's Busan side was knocked out in the first round of the play-offs by Suwon Samsung Bluewings by a familiar scoreline of 1–0.

In February 2012, an adjustment was made to the club's name by dropping an apostrophe making the official name read Busan IPark.

In 2015, after 9 successive bottom-half finishes, Busan IPark were relegated to the K League Challenge for the first time in their history.

Towards the end of the 2016 season, with an immediate return to the K League Classic looking unlikely, IPark moved back to their smaller, previous home ground, the Gudeok Stadium.

Busan IPark had an impressive 2017 season, although this was overshadowed by the death of then-manager Cho Jin-ho with only two weeks remaining in the season. Busan finished runners up in the K League Challenge to Gyeongnam FC, losing only 6 games all season. With caretaker manager, Lee Seung-yub in charge, Busan defeated Asan Mugunghwa FC, in the playoff semi-final, but lost on penalties after a two-legged final to Sangju Sangmu FC, who became the first K League Classic team to retain their league status via the playoffs. Busan also reached the final of the FA Cup, knocking out higher league opposition in Pohang Steelers, FC Seoul, Jeonnam Dragons and Suwon Bluewings but once again lost over a two-legged final, this time to Ulsan Hyundai.

For the 2018 season in the newly re-branded K League 2, Choi Yun-kyum was appointed manager after previously gaining promotion with Gangwon FC. Busan IPark eventually finished 3rd in the K League 2, but for the second consecutive season lost in the two legged playoff final, this time losing to FC Seoul. Despite again failing in their promotion bid, Busan broke numerous attendance records for the K League 2, including over 10,000[1] for the home leg of the playoff final. After failing to get promoted, manager Choi Yun-kyum resigned in the off-season and was replaced by Cho Deok-je.

Busan enjoyed a successful 2019 season, with Cho Deok-je implementing an attacking brand of football that saw Busan finish as the top-scoring team in the division. Cho's side were built around young talents such as Kim Moon-hwan, Lee Dong-jun, and Kim Jin-kyu, as well as then national team striker Lee Jung-hyup, veteran midfielder Park Jong-woo, and Brazilian playmaker Rômulo. Busan IPark finished second in the K League 2 behind Gwangju FC, entering the promotion playoffs for the fourth season in a row. After defeating FC Anyang 1-0 at home, Busan faced local rivals Gyeongnam FC in a two-legged final. After a goalless first leg at the Gudeok Stadium, Busan won the away fixture 2-0 to secure their return to Korea's top division for the first time since 2015.

The 2020 season brought quite the opposite feelings, in comparison: the club quickly found itself fighting against relegation, and coach Cho Deok-je eventually left the club in September after a poor run of results. Former Incheon United coach Lee Ki-hyung took over in a caretaker capacity for the remaining four games of the season. After taking four points from his first two games in charge, Busan only needed a single point from either of their final games of the season to guarantee their top flight status for another year. However, despite leading at half-time against both Incheon and Seongnam FC, Busan lost both games and finished in last place, thus getting relegated back to the K League 2.[2]

Because of this major blow, at the start of 2021 Busan's board chose to pursue a general rebuild, which was opened by massive changes in the locker room: a multi-phased trade with Ulsan Hyundai saw Lee Kyu-seong and homegrown rising star Lee Dong-jun depart, in favour of Choi Jun, Park Jeong-in, Lee Sang-heon and Jung Hoon-sung; other prominent players, including Han Ji-ho (who went to Bucheon), Kang Min-soo (to Incheon), Rômulo (to Chengdu), Kim Moon-hwan (who joined MLS club Los Angeles FC) and Kwon Hyeok-kyu (due to military service in the Sangmu), left the club, too; the previous year's top scorer and MVP, An Byong-jun, as well as Ahn Joon-soo, Park Min-gyu (on loan), Valentinos Sielis, Domagoj Drožđek and Ryan Edwards, were all brought in.[3]

The team also had its first permanent foreign manager since 2007, as newcomer Ricardo Peres was appointed, following a conversation between the board and then South Korean national team head coach Paulo Bento, who Peres had worked with for years.[3][4] Although the young Portuguese manager succeeded in implementing new training strategies at the club and giving young players more chances, he had a controversial relationship with supporters, while the team's results were panned by inconsistency and lack of balance: having the worst defence of the league (with 56 conceded goals) and relying mainly on two players for goals (An Byong-jun and Park Jeong-in), Busan finished fifth in the league and out of the promotion play-offs.[4] Nevertheless, new positives were still taken as backbone player Kim Jin-kyu established himself as one of the best midfielders of the season, while Choi Jun and An Byong-jun were nominated in the league's Best XI, as the latter also won both his second Top Scorer and MVP awards in a row.[4]

Crests and mascots[]

Kits[]

Kit suppliers[]

  • 1983–92: Adidas
  • 1993–95: Erima
  • 1996–98: Adidas
  • 1999: Fila
  • 2000–03: Nike
  • 2004: Kappa
  • 2005–06: Hummel
  • 2007–11: Fila
  • 2012–13: Puma
  • 2014–2021: Adidas[4]
  • 2022-present: Puma[4]

Records[]

Season League FA Cup ACL Others
Division GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos.
1983 1 16 6 7 3 21 14 +7 19 2 - - -
1984 28 17 6 5 47 23 +24 59 1 - - -
1985 21 9 7 5 22 16 +6 25 3 - - -
1986 20 10 2 8 26 24 +2 22 4 - W AACC - W
1987 32 16 14 2 41 20 +21 46 1 - - -
1988 24 8 5 11 28 30 -2 21 5 - - -
1989 40 14 14 12 44 44 0 42 3 - - -
1990 30 12 11 7 30 25 +5 35 2 - - -
1991 30 17 18 5 49 32 +17 52 1 - - -
1992 30 7 14 9 26 33 -7 28 5 - - LC - 6th
1993 30 5 15 10 22 32 -10 40 6 - - LC - 3rd
1994 30 7 6 17 37 56 -19 27 6 - - LC - 3rd
1995 28 9 5 14 30 40 -10 32 5 - - LC - 3rd
1996 32 9 9 14 45 51 -6 36 6 QF - LC - 3rd
1997 18 11 4 3 24 9 +15 37 1 1R - LC(A) - W
LC(P) - W
1998 18 6 4 8 27 22 +5 25 5 QF - LC(A) - GS
LC(P) - W
1999 27 10 4 13 37 36 +1 37 2[a] Ro16 QF LC(A) - PR
LC(D) - RU
2000 27 9 2 16 42 42 0 29 6 SF - LC(A) - QF
LC(D) - GS
2001 27 10 11 6 38 33 +5 41 5 QF - LC - RU
2002 27 6 8 13 36 45 -9 26 9 QF - LC - GS
2003 44 13 10 21 41 71 -30 49 9 Ro32 - -
2004 24 6 12 6 21 19 +2 30 7 W - LC - 13th
2005 24 7 7 10 28 31 -3 28 10 Ro32 SF LC - 13th
SC - RU
2006 26 9 7 10 40 42 -2 34 8 Ro16 - LC - 10th
2007 26 4 8 14 20 39 -19 20 13 QF - LC - GS
2008 26 5 7 14 30 39 -9 22 12 Ro16 - LC - QF
2009 28 7 8 13 36 42 -6 29 12 Ro16 - LC - RU
2010 28 8 9 11 36 37 -1 33 8 RU - LC - QF
2011 30 13 7 10 49 43 +6 46 6[b] QF - LC - RU
2012 44 13 14 17 40 51 -11 53 7 Ro32 - -
2013 38 14 10 14 43 41 +2 52 6 SF - -
2014 38 10 13 15 37 49 -12 43 8 QF - -
2015 38 5 11 22 30 55 -25 26 11↓ Ro32 - -
2016 2 40 19 7 14 52 39 +13 64 5 Ro16 - -
2017 36 19 11 6 52 30 +22 68 2 RU - -
2018 36 14 14 8 53 35 +18 56 3 Ro16 - -
2019 36 18 13 5 72 47 +25 67 2↑ 3R - -
2020 1 27 5 10 12 25 38 -13 25 12↓ QF - -
2021 2 - -
  1. ^ 4th in League, 2nd in Play-off
  2. ^ 5th in League, 6th in Play-off
Key
  • W = Winner
  • RU = Runners-up
  • SF = Semi-Final
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • Ro16 = Round of 16
  • Ro32 = Round of 32
  • GS = Group Stage
  • PR = Preliminary Round

AFC Champions League record[]

Season Round Opposition Home Away Agg.
2005 Group G Vietnam Bình Định 8–0 4–0 1st
Thailand Krung Thai Bank 4–0 2–0
Indonesia Persebaya Surabaya 4–0 3–0
Quarter-final Qatar Al-Sadd 3–0 2–1 5–1
Semi-final Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 0–5 0–2 0–7

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

League[]

Winners (4): 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997
Runners-up (3): 1983, 1990, 1999
Runners-up (2): 2017, 2019
Winners (1): 1981 Spring

Cups[]

Winners (1): 2004
Runners-up (2): 2010, 2017
Winners (3): 1997, 1997s, 1998s
Runners-up (5): 1986, 1999s, 2001, 2009, 2011
Winners (2): 1989, 19901
Runners-up (1): 1988
Runners-up (1): 1981

Note 1: Reserve Team

International competitions[]

Asian[]

  • Asian Club Championship
Winners (1): 1985–86

Worldwide[]

Winners (1): 1986

Club name history[]

Club Name Period
Saehan Motors FC Dec 22, 1979–80
Daewoo FC 1980–83
Daewoo Royals 1984–95
Pusan Daewoo Royals 1996–99
Pusan i.cons 2000 – July 2
Busan I'Cons July 2002–04
Busan I'Park 2005–11
Busan IPark 2012–present

Current squad[]

As of 7 February 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Koo Sang-min
3 DF South Korea KOR
4 MF Australia AUS Ryan Edwards
5 DF South Korea KOR
6 DF Cyprus CYP Valentinos Sielis
7 FW Croatia CRO Domagoj Drožđek
8 MF South Korea KOR Park Jong-woo (captain)
9 FW North Korea PRK An Byong-jun
10 MF South Korea KOR Lee Sang-heon
11 FW South Korea KOR Park Jung-in
13 GK South Korea KOR Ahn Joon-soo
14 MF South Korea KOR Kim Jeong-hyun
15 DF South Korea KOR Lee Chung-woong
17 MF South Korea KOR Kim Jung-min (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães)
18 FW South Korea KOR Kim Chan
19 DF South Korea KOR Park Se-jin
20 DF South Korea KOR
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF South Korea KOR (on loan from Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
23 MF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-kyu
24 MF South Korea KOR Kang Yun-gu (on loan from Ulsan Hyundai)
27 DF South Korea KOR Ku Hyun-jun
29 GK South Korea KOR
30 FW South Korea KOR Lee Tae-min
35 DF South Korea KOR Park Ho-young
39 MF South Korea KOR
44 MF South Korea KOR Seong Ho-yeong
45 DF South Korea KOR Hwang Joon-ho
48 DF South Korea KOR Choi Jun
77 FW South Korea KOR Jung Hoon-sung
91 GK South Korea KOR Jeon Jong-hyuk

Out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Kwon Hyeok-kyu (military loan to Gimcheon Sangmu)
— DF South Korea KOR Lee Sang-jun (to Jinju Citizen FC)
— MF South Korea KOR (to Daejeon Korail FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW South Korea KOR (to Daejeon Korail FC)
— FW South Korea KOR Eo Jeong-won (to Gimpo FC)
— FW South Korea KOR (to Gimpo FC)

Retired number(s)[]

Main article: Retired numbers in football

12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)

16 – South Korea Kim Joo-sung, 1987–92 (winger, attacking midfielder), 1994–99 (centre back)

Staff[]

Coaching Staff

  • Manager: Ricardo Peres
  • Assistant Manager:
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Kim Ji-woon
  • Fitness Coach: Lee Gue-sung
  • Trainer: Kim Min-cheol, Park Hae-il
  • Team Doctor: Kim Myeong-jun, Kim Ho-jun, Park Gi-baek, Park Jeong-hyeong

Coaching staff[]

Position Name
Manager Portugal Ricardo Peres
First Team Coach Portugal
South Korea
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea
Fitness Coach Portugal

Medical staff[]

Position Name
Team Physician South Korea Kim Myeong-jun
South Korea Kim Ho-jun
Athletic Trainer South Korea Park Hae-il
South Korea Kim Seung-gyu
Physiotherapist South Korea Hong Yeong-jun

Support staff[]

Position Name
Team Manager South Korea Yang Jae-mo
Performance Analyst South Korea An Se-Hyoung
Equipment Manager South Korea Jin Won-suk
Translator South Korea An Dae-gyu

Managerial history[]

# Name From To Season Won Drawn Lost Win % Notes
South Korea Lee Jong-hwan 1979/11/22 1980/??/??
1 South Korea Chang Woon-soo 1981/01/?? 1983/10/18 1983 6 7 3 37.5%
2 South Korea Cho Yoon-ok 1983/10/18 1984/06/20 1984 4 1 3 50%
3 South Korea Chang Woon-soo 1984/06/21 1986/12/06 1984–86 39 16 22 50.6%
4 South Korea Lee Cha-man 1986/12/07 1989/12/?? 1987–89 38 33 25 39.6%
  • K League 1 title winner 1987
  • Includes Kim Hee-tae's records
C South Korea Kim Hee-tae 1989/04/?? 1989/12/?? 1989
  • Lee Cha Man was called up
    as a national team assistant manager for
    1990 FIFA World Cup
    Statistics are not separated by K-League
5 Germany Frank Engel 1989/12/21 1990/11/?? 1990 12 11 7 40%
6 Hungary Bertalan Bicskei 1990/11/17 1991/11/15 1991 17 18 5 42.5%
  • K League 1 title winner 1991
7 South Korea Lee Cha-man 1992/01/01 1992/09/23 1992 4 13 9 15.4%
C South Korea Cho Kwang-rae 1992/09/25 1992/12/23 1992 17 29 21 25.4%
8 1992/12/24 1994/06/21 1993–94
C South Korea Chung Hae-won 1994/06/21 1994/09/07 1994 1 1 7 11.1%
9 South Korea Kim Hee-tae 1994/09/08 1995/08/03 1994–95 11 6 13 36.7%
C South Korea 1995/08/04 1995/12/31 1995 4 2 8 28.6%
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragoslav Šekularac 1996/01/04 1996/07/14 1996 7 6 10 30.4%
C South Korea 1996/07/15 1996/12/25 1996 5 6 6 29.4%
11 South Korea Lee Cha-man 1996/12/26 1999/06/09 1997–99 46 19 22 52.7%
  • K League 1 title winner 1997
C South Korea 1999/06/10 1999/09/08 1999 6 3 8 35.3%
C South Korea Chang Woe-ryong 1999/09/14 1999/12/17 1999 8 0 5 61.5%
12 South Korea Kim Ho-kon 2000/02/23 2002/11/05 2000–02 37 31 38 34.9%
C South Korea Park Kyung-hoon 2002/11/05 2002/11/20 2002 0 0 4 0%
13 Scotland Ian Porterfield 2002/11/21 2006/04/03 2003–06 30 40 53 24.4%
  • FA Cup winner 2004
C South Korea Kim Pan-gon 2006/04/03 2006/08/22 2006 8 3 9 40%
14 Switzerland Andy Egli 2006/07/25 2007/06/30 2006–07 9 12 15 25%
C South Korea Kim Pan-gon 2007/06/30 2007/07/17 2007 0 0 0 N/A
15 South Korea Park Sung-hwa 2007/07/18 2007/08/03 2007 0 0 0 N/A
C South Korea Kim Pan-gon 2007/08/03 2007/12/03 2007 2 4 7 15.4%
16 South Korea Hwang Sun-hong 2007/12/04 2010/11/05 2008–10 33 29 46 30.1%
17 South Korea An Ik-soo 2010/11/10 2012/12/14 2011–12 32 21 30 38.6%
18 South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo 2012/12/18 2015/07/13 2013–15 28 28 42 28.6%
C Brazil 2015/07/13 2015/10/07 2015 1 4 6 9.1%
19 South Korea Choi Young-jun 2015/10/07 2016/11/04 2015–16 19 9 17 42.2%
  • Oversaw relegation to the K League 2, 2015
20 South Korea Cho Jin-ho 2016/12/06 2017/10/10 2017 17 10 6 51.5%
  • Died on 10 October 2017.
C South Korea 2017/10/10 2017/12/03 2017 2 1 0 66.7%
21 South Korea Choi Yun-kyum 2017/12/11 2018/12/11 2018 14 14 8 38.9%
22 South Korea Cho Deok-je 2018/12/18 2020/09/29 2019-20 22 22 15 37.3%
  • Achieved promotion to the K League 1, 2019
C South Korea Lee Ki-hyung 2020/09/29 2020/10/31 2020 1 1 2 25%
  • Oversaw relegation to the K League 2, 2020
22 Portugal Ricardo Peres 2020/11/25 2021-

Records[]

As of 29 January 2021

*Does not include FA Cup appearances/goals

References[]

  1. ^ "K LEAGUE / K리그". www.kleague.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  2. ^ Marcantonio, Tomas (2020-12-08). "2020 Season Review: Busan IPark". K League United. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  3. ^ a b Wilde, Todd (2021-02-11). "2021 Busan IPark Season Preview". K League United. Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e Lee, Do-won (2021-12-05). "2021 Season Review : Busan IPark". K League United. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-20.

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