Jeju United FC

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Jeju United
제주 유나이티드
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Full nameJeju United Football Club
제주 유나이티드 FC
Nickname(s)Jeju Mountaineers
Founded1982; 40 years ago (1982) as Yukong FC[1]
GroundJeju World Cup Stadium
Capacity35,657
OwnerSK Energy
ChairmanKoo Ja-young
ManagerNam Ki-il
LeagueK League 1
2021K League 1, 4th of 12
WebsiteClub website
SK Sports
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The Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club. The club is based in Seogwipo, Jeju Province and plays in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the Yukong Elephants and Bucheon SK.

History[]

An original member of the K League founded on 17 December 1982, the team was then called the Yukong Elephants. Yukong was owned and financially supported by the Sunkyoung Group's subsidiary, Yukong (currently SK Group's "SK Energy"), along with Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi as its franchise. The Kokkiri (elephant) was its mascot. The club won the league championship on only one occasion (in 1989).

At the end of 1995 the side moved from the Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul to the Mokdong Stadium on the western edge of Seoul, as part of K-League's decentralization policy.[2]

Three clubs based in Seoul–the Yukong Elephants, LG Cheetahs, and Ilhwa Chunma–didn't accept this policy, so the Seoul government gave an eviction order to the three clubs. However they guaranteed that if clubs built a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul, they could have a Seoul franchise and return to Seoul. As a result, the three clubs were evicted from Seoul to other cities. The Yukong Elephants moved to the city of Bucheon, a satellite city of Seoul. Mid-way through the 1997 season, the club re-branded itself as Bucheon SK.

Because the city of Bucheon lacked a stadium, they used Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000. At the start of the 2001 season, the team moved to the 35,545-capacity Bucheon Leports Complex.

In 2006, Bucheon SK announced their move to Jeju without any fore notice, renamed themselves "Jeju United FC," and adopted the vacant Jeju World Cup Stadium as their new home ground. Jeju Province had never been represented in top flight South Korean football until then.

On January 3, 2008, Jeju appointed Arthur Bernardes for new manager. On October 14, 2009, Arthur Bernardes announced his resignation due to Jeju's bad form in the K-League.

On November 24, 2019, Jeju lost their penultimate match of the season to the Suwon Samsung Bluewings, which meant the club could no longer avoid relegation to the K League 2.

Franchise relocation history[]

Club Name City / Area Period
Yukong Elephants Seoul+Incheon+Gyeonggi 1983[1]
Yukong Elephants Seoul 1984–86[1]
Yukong Elephants Incheon+Gyeonggi 1987–90
Yukong Elephants Seoul – Dongdaemun Stadium 1991–95
Bucheon Yukong
Bucheon SK 		Seoul – Mokdong Stadium[2] 1996
Bucheon SK Bucheon – Bucheon Stadium 1997–05
Jeju United Jeju  – Jeju World Cup Stadium 2006–present

[1] During 1983–86, K-League didn't have home and away system, so franchise relocations were meaningless at that time.
[2] Bucheon SK held all home matches at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000, Because Bucheon Stadium was under construction.

Crests and mascots[]

Kits[]

Kit suppliers[]

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

League[]

Winners (1): 1989
Runners-up (5): 1984, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2017
Winners (1): 2020

Cups[]

Runners-up (1): 2004
Winners (3): 1994, 1996, 2000s
Runners-up (2): 1998, 1998s

Records[]

Season Division Tms. Pos. FA Cup AFC CL
1983 1 5 3 – –
1984 1 8 2 – –
1985 1 8 5 – –
1986 1 6 4 – –
1987 1 5 3 – –
1988 1 5 3 – –
1989 1 6 1 – –
1990 1 6 4 – –
1991 1 6 4 – –
1992 1 6 6 – –
1993 1 6 5 – –
1994 1 7 2 – –
1995 1 8 4 – –
1996 1 9 4 Semi-final –
1997 1 10 10 Quarter-finals –
1998 1 10 7 Round of 16 –
1999 1 10 3 Quarter-final –
2000 1 10 2 Semi-final –
2001 1 10 7 Round of 16 –
2002 1 10 8 Round of 16 –
2003 1 12 12 Semi-final –
2004 1 13 13 Runners-up –
2005 1 13 5 Round of 16 –
2006 1 14 13 Round of 32 –
2007 1 14 11 Semi-final –
2008 1 14 10 Round of 32 –
2009 1 15 14 Quarter-final –
2010 1 15 2 Semi-final –
2011 1 16 9 Round of 16 Group stage
2012 1 16 6 Semi-final –
2013 1 14 9 Semi-final –
2014 1 12 5 Round of 32 –
2015 1 12 6 Quarter-final –
2016 1 12 3 Round of 32 –
2017 1 12 2 Round of 16 Round of 16
2018 1 12 5 Quarter-final Group stage
2019 1 12 12 Round of 16 –
2020 2 10 1 Round of 16 –
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league

AFC Champions League record[]

Season Round Opposition Home Away Agg.
2011 Group E China Tianjin TEDA 0–1 0–3 3rd
Australia Melbourne Victory 1–1 2–1
Japan Gamba Osaka 2–1 1–3
2017 Group H China Jiangsu Suning 0–1 2–1 2nd
Japan Gamba Osaka 2–0 4–1
Australia Adelaide United 1–3 3–3
Round of 16 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.) 2–3
2018 Group G China Guangzhou Evergrande 0–2 3–5 4th
Japan Cerezo Osaka 0–1 1–2
Thailand Buriram United 0–1 2–0

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 21 July 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 Lee Chang-geun
2 MF South Korea KOR Jung Hoon-sung
4 DF South Korea KOR Lee Dong-soo
5 DF South Korea KOR Kweon Han-jin
6 DF South Korea KOR Kang Yoon-sung
7 MF South Korea KOR Jo Seong-joon
8 MF South Korea KOR Lee Chang-min
9 FW Poland POL Oskar Zawada
10 FW South Korea KOR Jin Seong-uk
11 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Gerso Fernandes
13 DF South Korea KOR Chung Woon
14 DF South Korea KOR Kim Young-uk
15 DF South Korea KOR Hong Sung-wook
17 FW South Korea KOR Ahn Hyun-beom
18 FW South Korea KOR Joo Min-kyu
20 DF South Korea KOR Hong Joon-ho
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK South Korea KOR Oh Seung-hoon
22 DF South Korea KOR Jeong Woo-jae
23 DF South Korea KOR Kim Kyung-jae
25 MF South Korea KOR
26 DF South Korea KOR Lee Jung-moon
28 FW South Korea KOR Ryu Seung-woo
29 FW South Korea KOR
30 MF South Korea KOR
31 GK South Korea KOR
33 DF South Korea KOR
35 DF South Korea KOR Kim Oh-gyu
36 DF South Korea KOR Kim Joo-won
37 MF South Korea KOR Lee Dong-ryul
39 MF South Korea KOR
40 FW South Korea KOR
41 GK South Korea KOR

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
— DF South Korea KOR (to Pocheon Citizen for military service)
— DF South Korea KOR Baek Dong-kyu (to FC Anyang)
— DF South Korea KOR Kim Seung-woo (to Busan IPark)
— DF South Korea KOR Lee Kyu-hyuk (to Chungnam Asan)
— MF South Korea KOR Song Ju-hun (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR (to Chungju Citizen for military service)
— MF South Korea KOR (to Gimpo Citizen)
— MF South Korea KOR Seo Jin-su (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)
— FW South Korea KOR (to Chungju Citizen)

Managers[]

Coaching staff[]

Position Name Notes
Manager South Korea Nam Ki-il
Assistant Manager South Korea Lee Jung-hyo
First Team Coach South Korea Cho Kwang-soo
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Ki Woo-sung
Fitness Coach Brazil Guilherme Rondon
Reserve Team Manager South Korea Ma Chul-jun

Managerial history[]

K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's

# Name Start End Season Notes
1
 South Korea Lee Jong-Hwan 1982/04/20 1985/07/21 1983–85 Resigned in the middle of season
2
 South Korea Kim Jung-Nam 1985/07/21 1992/05/12 1985–92 Resigned in the middle of season
C
 South Korea Park Young-Hwan
(Caretaker manager) 		1986/??/?? 1986/??/?? 1986 Kim Jung-Nam was called up
as a national team manager for
1986 FIFA World Cup,
1986 Asian Games
C
 South Korea Choi Jong-Duk
(Caretaker manager) 		1988/07/13 1988/09/14 1988 Kim Jung-Nam was called up
as a national team manager for
1988 Summer Olympics
C South Korea Park Sung-Hwa
South Korea Ham Heung-Chul
(Caretaker manager) 		1992/05/12 1992/12/19 1992
3
 South Korea Park Sung-Hwa 1992/12/20 1994/10/29 1993–94
C
 South Korea Cho Yoon-Hwan
(Caretaker manager) 		1994/10/30 1994/12/31 1994
4
 Russia Valeri Nepomniachi 1995/01/01 1998/10/31 1995–98
C
 South Korea Cho Yoon-Hwan
(Caretaker manager) 		1998/11/01 1998/12/31 1998
5
 South Korea Cho Yoon-Hwan 1999/01/01 2001/08/14 1999–01 Resigned in the middle of season
C
 South Korea Choi Yun-Kyum
(Caretaker manager) 		2001/08/14 2001/08/31 2001
6
 South Korea Choi Yun-Kyum 2001/09/01 2002/09/01 2001–02 Resigned in the middle of season
7
 Turkey Tınaz Tırpan 2002/09/02 2003/05/14 2002–03 Resigned in the middle of season
C
 South Korea Ha Jae-Hoon
(Caretaker manager) 		2003/05/14 2003/07/18 2003
8
 South Korea Ha Jae-Hoon 2003/07/19 2003/12/31 2003
9
 South Korea Jung Hae-Seong 2004/01/01 2007/11/03 2004–07
10
 Brazil Arthur Bernardes 2008/01/04 2009/10/14 2008–09 Resigned in the middle of season
C
 South Korea Cho Jin-Ho
(Caretaker manager) 		2009/10/14 2009/10/29 2009
11
 South Korea Park Kyung-Hoon 2009/10/30 2014/12/03 2010–14
12
 South Korea Jo Sung-hwan 2014/12/19 2016/10/14 2014–2016
13
 South Korea Kim In-soo 2016/10/14 2016/12/15 2016 Due to Coaching License for AFC Champions League
Kim In-soo is appointed.
14
 South Korea Jo Sung-hwan 2016/12/30 2019/05/02 2017–2019
15
 South Korea Choi Yun-Kyum 2019/05/03 2019/11/30 2019
16
 South Korea Nam Ki-il 2019/12/26 present 2020–

References[]

  1. ^ Official Club Profile at K League Website
  2. ^ Note:This policy was carried out due to two reasons. In 1995, Korea was under bidding for 2002 FIFA World Cup. The reasons were the KFA and K League want to build a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul and both wanted to spread football to the provinces.

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