Gwangju FC

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Gwangju FC
광주 FC

Full name	Gwangju Football Club 광주시민프로축구단
Nickname(s)	Gwangju Griffins
Founded	2010; 12 years ago (2010)
Ground	Gwangju Football Stadium
Capacity	10,007
Owner	Gwangju Government
Chairman	Mayor of Gwangju
Manager	Kim Ho-young
League	K League 2
2021	K League 1, 12th (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Gwangju FC (Korean:광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangju. Gwangju FC joined the K League as it is the 6th 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 6 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  KOR Kim Kyeong-min 2 DF  KOR Lee Han-saem 3 MF  KOR Lee Min-ki 4 DF  KOR Han Hee-hoon 7 FW  KOR Um Won-sang 8 DF  KOR Lee Euddeum 10 MF  KOR Kim Jong-woo 11 MF  BRA 13 FW  KOR Doo Hyeon-seok 14 MF  KOR Lee Chan-dong 15 FW  KOR 16 MF  KOR Eom Ji-sung 17 MF  KOR Moon Sang-yun 18 FW  KOR 20 DF  KOR

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  KOR Lee Jun 22 DF  KOR Lee Sang-gi 23 MF  KOR 24 FW  KOR (on loan from Seoul E-Land FC) 25 DF  KOR Park Joon-gang 32 DF  KOR Lee Ji-hun 33 MF  KOR Park Han-bin 35 MF  KOR 40 DF  KOR Kim Seung-woo - FW  BRA Mike

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  KOR (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty) — MF  KOR (to Mokpo City FC)

No. Pos. Nation Player - MF  KOR Yeo Bong-hun

Coaching staff[]

• Manager:
• Assistant manager: Yoo Kyoung-youl
• 1st team coach: Jo Sung-yong
• Goalkeeping coach: Joo Yong-gook
• Physio: Sergio Garcia Paulo

Managers[]

#	Name	From	To	Season	Notes
1	Choi Man-Hee	2010/10/18	2012/12/01	2011–2012	First manager
2	Yeo Bum-Kyu	2012/12/06	2013/08/16	2013
C	Nam Ki-il	2013/08/16	2015/01/03	2013–2014
3	Nam Ki-il	2015/01/05	2017/08/14	2015–2017
4	Kim Hak-bum	2017/08/08	2017/11/18	2017
5	Park Jin-sub	2017/12/18	2020/12/15	2018–2020
6	Kim Ho-young	2020/12/20		2021-

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

League[]

• K League 2

Winners (1): 2019

Runners-up (1): 2014

Season-by-season records[]

Season	League										FA Cup	ACL
	Division	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos.
2011	1	30	9	8	13	39	43	-11	35	11	Ro32	-
2012		44	10	15	19	57	67	-10	45	15↓	Ro16	-
2013	2	35	16	5	14	55	54	+1	53	3	Ro16	-
2014		36	13	12	11	40	35	+5	51	2↑	Ro16	-
2015	1	38	10	12	16	35	44	-9	42	10	Ro32	-
2016		38	11	14	13	41	45	-4	47	8	Ro16	-
2017		38	6	12	20	33	61	-28	30	12↓	QF	-
2018	2	36	11	15	10	51	41	+10	48	5	3R	-
2019		36	21	10	5	59	31	+28	73	1↑	Ro16	-
2020	1	27	6	7	14	32	46	-14	25	6	Ro16	GS
2021		38	10	7	21	42	54	-12	37	12↓	3R	-

Key

• SF = Semi-Final
• QF = Quarter-final
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• Ro32 = Round of 32
• GS = Group Stage

References[]

External links[]

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• Official Website