Gimcheon Sangmu FC

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Gimcheon Sangmu
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Full nameGimcheon Sangmu Football Club
김천 상무 프로축구단
金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團
Founded1984; 38 years ago (1984) (as Sangmu FC)
2021; 1 year ago (2021) (as Gimcheon Sangmu FC)
GroundGimcheon Stadium
Capacity32,000
OwnerGimcheon Government and Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
ChairmanMayor of Gimcheon
ManagerKim Tae-wan
LeagueK League 1
2021K League 2, 1st
(promoted)
WebsiteClub website
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Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團) is a professional football club that competes in the K League 1. The club is based in Gimcheon, South Korea. Sangmu (상무, 尙武) means martialism and is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.

Sangmu's playing staff is made up of young South Korean professional footballers serving their compulsory two-year military duty. Fifteen players join up at the start of every season and spend two years with the side before returning to their previous professional club. Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players because of their military status.

This article also includes the predecessor military-based teams – Sangmu FC, Gwangju Sangmu FC and Sangju Sangmu FC – which are still separate legal entities.

History[]

Various military clubs (1950s–1983)[]

Before the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps and its football club Sangmu FC were founded in 1984, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces had three football clubs: ROK Army FC, ROK Marine Corps FC, and ROK Air Force FC.

The ROK Army originally established football clubs of each corps, including KACIC FC (Korea Army Counter Intelligence Corps;[1] also known as CIC FC,[2] Seoul FC[3] or Seoul Club),[4] HID FC (Headquarters of Intelligence Detachment), Quartermaster Corps FC (consisted of only quartermasters), OPMG FC (Office of the Provost Marshal General; former Military Police Command FC), Engineer Corps FC, and Infantry School FC. Most of them (excluding Quartermaster Corps FC) were merged into the Engineer Corps FC in 1965. Lastly, these two clubs were united, and Army FC was established in 1969.

Afterwards, the Marine Corps FC renamed as ROK Navy FC due to the dissolution of the Headquarters Marine Corps in 1973.

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Army Infantry School FC
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Founding and semi-professional Sangmu FC era (1984–2002)[]

Sangmu FC was founded on 11 January 1984, as the football side of Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps.[5][6] Although Sangmu squad was composed of professional players from K League clubs, Sangmu FC competed in the semi-professional league (now Korea National League). Sangmu joined the K League for the 1985 season, but spent only one year in the league before dropping out.

The reserve side, Sangmu B, competed in the K2 League from 2003 to 2005 before joining the K League reserve league. Sangmu B was based in Icheon and finished as the runners-up in the 2003 K2 League season.

Gwangju Sangmu era (2002–2010)[]

After establishing a home base in Gwangju in April 2002, the team participated in the Reserve League.[7] The club has rejoined the K League at the start of the 2003 season as Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo FC. Between 2004 and 2010, the club has been known as Gwangju Sangmu FC.

Sangju Sangmu era (2011–2020)[]

Once Gwangju FC was established, Gwangju Sangmu FC was relocated to Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, as Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps moved to Mungyeong, near Sangju. The club name was officially changed to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC in January 2011.[8][9]

Before the 2013 season, the club officially removed the word "Phoenix" in its name. In the same season, Sangju Sangmu became the first champions of the newly established K League Challenge (second division) and promoted to the K League Classic.[10][11]

Sangju started the 2020 season already knowing they would be relegated to K League 2. The military club decided to move out of Sangju to a new, as yet undisclosed location.[12] Sangju has decided not to establish a football team which would be citizen-owned outfit and also played in K League 2.[13]

Gimcheon Sangmu (2021–present)[]

After months of speculations on the club's next home base, on June 30, 2020, the K League administration announced that the city of Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do (located on south of Sangju) had officially submitted its application to host the team at least for the 2021 season, offering their local stadium as the football club's new home.[14][15] After a preliminary review and several meetings and assemblies involving local governors, the K League eventually approved the proposal, thus starting the operations for the relocation of Sangju Sangmu FC to Gimcheon.[16]

Club name history[]

  • 1996–2002: Sangmu FC
  • 2002–2003: Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo FC
  • 2004–2010: Gwangju Sangmu FC
  • 2011–2012: Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC
  • 2013–2020: Sangju Sangmu FC
  • 2021–present: Gimcheon Sangmu FC

Crest[]

Honours[]

Sangju Sangmu FC era (2011–2020)[]

League[]

Winners (2): 2013, 2015

Sangmu FC era (semi-professional, 1984–2001)[]

League[]

Winners (9): 1984, 1991 Fall, 1992 Spring, 1994 Spring, 1996 Fall, 1997 Fall, 1998 Fall, 1999 Fall, 2002 Spring
Runners-up (5): 1987 Fall, 1993 Spring, 1999 Spring, 2000 Spring, 2003

Cups[]

Winners (2): 1999, 2001
Winners (1): 1996

Records[]

Season Division Tms. Pos. FA Cup
1985 1 8 6 –
1996 Semi-professional Era Round of 16
1997 First round
1998 Round of 16
1999 Quarter-final
2000 Round of 16
2001 Round of 16
2002 R 11 3 Round of 16
2003 1 12 10 Round of 16
2004 1 13 8 Quarter-final
2005 1 13 13 Round of 16
2006 1 14 14 Round of 16
2007 1 14 14 Round of 16
2008 1 14 14 Quarter-final
2009 1 15 11 Round of 16
2010 1 15 14 Quarter-final
2011 1 16 14 Round of 16
2012 1 16 16 Round of 16
2013 2 8 1 Round of 16
2014 1 12 12 Semi-final
2015 2 11 1 Third round
2016 1 12 6 Round of 32
2017 1 12 11 Quarter-final
2018 1 12 10 Round of 32
2019 1 12 7 Semi-final
2020 1 12 4 Round of 16
2021 2 10 1 Round of 16
2022 1 12
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 23 June 2021

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 Hwang In-jae
3 DF South Korea KOR Ha Chang-rae
4 DF South Korea KOR Song Ju-hun
5 MF South Korea KOR
6 DF South Korea KOR Mun Ji-hwan
7 MF South Korea KOR Ko Seung-beom
8 MF South Korea KOR Park Sang-hyeok
9 FW South Korea KOR Cho Gue-sung
10 MF South Korea KOR Myung Jun-jae
11 MF South Korea KOR Yu In-soo
12 GK South Korea KOR
13 MF South Korea KOR Jeong Dong-yun
14 DF South Korea KOR Kim Han-gil
15 DF South Korea KOR Jung Seung-hyun
16 MF South Korea KOR Kwon Hyeok-kyu
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF South Korea KOR Seo Jin-su
18 GK South Korea KOR
19 FW South Korea KOR
20 DF South Korea KOR Yeon Je-woon
22 MF South Korea KOR Han Chan-hee
23 DF South Korea KOR Park Ji-soo
24 MF South Korea KOR Jung Hyun-cheol
25 GK South Korea KOR Gu Sung-yun
26 MF South Korea KOR Kwon Chang-hoon
27 MF South Korea KOR
28 FW South Korea KOR Kim Ji-hyeon
29 MF South Korea KOR Ji Eon-hak
30 DF South Korea KOR Kim Ju-sung
31 MF South Korea KOR Lee Yeong-jae
32 MF South Korea KOR Kang Yoon-sung

Coaching staff[]

Position Name Notes
Manager South Korea Kim Tae-wan
Assistant Manager South Korea Lim Kwan-sik
First Team Coach South Korea Kim Tae-su
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Kwak Sang-deuk

Managers[]

Name From To Notes
South Korea 11 January 1984 1984 1984 in the semi-professional Korea National League
South Korea 1985 9 July 1985
South Korea 10 July 1985 December 1989 1986–1989 in the semi-professional Korea National League
South Korea Lee Kang-jo 1990 27 October 2010 1990–2002 in the semi-professional Korea National League
South Korea Lee Soo-chul 28 October 2010 13 July 2011
South Korea Kim Tae-wan 14 July 2011 29 December 2011 Caretaker manager
South Korea Park Hang-Seo 20 December 2011 11 December 2015
South Korea Cho Jin-ho 18 December 2015 25 November 2016
South Korea Kim Tae-wan 25 November 2016 present

Season record[]

K League[]

Sangmu All-time Records
Season Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Korean FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
(League goals)
Sangmu era
1985 8 21 6 7 8 23 30 −7 19 6th None None South Korea (6)
Gwangju Sangmu era
2003 12 44 13 7 24 41 60 −19 46 10th Round of 16 None South Korea Lee Dong-gook (11)
2004 13 24 6 11 7 18 20 −2 29 8th Quarter-finals 10th South Korea Park Jung-hwan (4)
2005 13 24 4 5 15 23 38 −15 17 13th Round of 16 11th South Korea Kim Sang-rok (5)
2006 14 26 5 8 13 17 29 −12 23 14th Round of 16 11th South Korea Kang Yong (4)
South Korea Chung Kyung-ho (4)
2007 14 26 2 6 18 14 44 −30 12 14th Round of 16 Group stage South Korea Namgung Do (7)
2008 14 26 3 7 16 22 46 −24 16 14th Quarter-finals Group stage South Korea Kim Myung-joong (7)
2009 15 28 9 3 16 33 40 −7 30 11th Round of 16 Group stage South Korea Choi Sung-kuk (9)
2010 15 28 3 10 15 17 43 −26 19 14th Quarter-finals Group stage South Korea Choi Sung-kuk (4)
Sangju Sangmu era
2011 16 30 7 8 15 36 53 −17 29 14th Round of 16 Group stage South Korea Kim Jung-woo (15)
2012 16 44 7 6 31 29 74 −45 27 16th Round of 16 —

K League 1 and K League 2[]

Sangmu All-time Records
Season Division Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Korean FA Cup
Sangju Sangmu era
2013 2nd 8 35 23 8 4 65 31 +34 77 1st Round of 16
2014 1st 12 38 7 13 18 39 62 −23 34 12th Semi-finals
2015 2nd 11 40 20 7 13 77 57 +20 67 1st Third round
2016 1st 12 38 12 7 19 54 65 −11 43 6th Round of 32
2017 1st 12 38 8 11 19 41 66 −25 35 11th Quarter-finals
2018 1st 12 38 10 10 18 41 52 −11 40 10th Round of 32
2019 1st 12 38 16 7 15 49 53 −4 55 7th Semi-finals
2020 1st 12 27 13 5 9 34 36 –2 44 4th Round of 16
Gimcheon Sangmu era
2021 2nd 10 36 20 11 5 60 34 +26 71 1st Quarter-finals
2022 1st 12 33 - - - - - +- - TBD TBD

See also[]

References[]

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