Gimpo FC

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Gimpo FC
김포 FC

Full name	Gimpo Football Club 김포시민프로축구단
Founded	2013; 9 years ago (2013), as Gimpo Citizen FC
Ground	Gimpo Salter Soccer Field
Capacity	1,024
Owner	Jung Ha-Young
Chairman	Seo Young-gil
Coach	Ko Jeong-woon
League	K League 2
2021	K3 League Champions
Website	Club website

Gimpo FC (Korean: 김포 FC) is a South Korean football club based in the city of Gimpo. They are currently playing in the K League 2, the second tier of League football in South Korea as professional football team.

History[]

Gimpo FC founded in 2013, the first year of its foundation, the sponsor, Goobne Chicken, provided a cup of chicken and beer for every home game, leading a large audience, and advanced to the playoffs for two consecutive seasons in 2016 and 2017, establishing itself as a representative force in the former K3 League.

In order to meet the standards for incorporation of the newly reorganized K3 League in 2020, the city of Gimpo, which is promoting the provisional name “Gimpo FC Foundation Establishment Project” on March 23 of the same year, was attended by Gimpo Mayor Jeong Ha-young, Deputy Mayor, National-Secretary Manager, and 15 soccer officials. An interim report on the feasibility study of incorporation was held. In august of the same year, the city of Gimpo publicly recruited the first executives of the corporation. The launch is scheduled for January 2021. Two months later, on october 20, it was announced that a general meeting of promoters and a founding board were held in the communication room of Gimpo city hall for the establishment of Gimpo FC.

In 2021, Gimpo Stadium this was closed due to redevelopment, the anatomical emitter Gimpo Salter soccer field, when the stadium was moved there with rebuild stadium, the management rights of the stadium were transferred along with the incorporation. For reference, the Gimpo Salter Soccer Field was completed in January 2021 with a natural turf soccer field and 1,024 seats. In addition, as the "Gimpo FC" foundation was established on January 1, 2021, the team name was also changed from Gimpo Citizen FC to Gimpo FC.

The club participated in the semi-professional league in K3 League until 2021, the club became a professional club and got an approval to join as a member of K League 2 from 2022 season on December 7, 2021.

Current team squad[]

2019 season squad[]

As of 27 December 2019

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  KOR 2 DF  KOR 5 DF  KOR 8 DF  KOR 10 FW  KOR 13 DF  KOR (on loan from Jeju United FC) 19 MF  KOR 21 MF  KOR Kim Byeong-yeon 24 FW  KOR 38 MF  KOR 43 FW  KOR 96 MF  KOR Sim Woon-sub - MF  KOR - FW  KOR

No. Pos. Nation Player - DF  KOR Lee Ki-je - MF  KOR - DF  KOR - GK  KOR - DF  KOR - MF  KOR - DF  KOR - DF  KOR - GK  KOR - GK  KOR - MF  KOR Kim Yo-han - MF  KOR - FW  KOR

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

League[]

• K3 League

Champions (1): 2021

Season by season[]

References[]

External Links[]

• http://www.gimpofc.co.kr/ (In Korean)