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Gangwon FC

Gangwon FC(Korean:강원 FC) is a South Koreanfootballclub based inGangwon Province.They joined theK Leagueas its 15th club for the2009 season.The club is sponsored byHigh1 Resort.

Gangwon FC
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Full nameGangwon Football Club
강원도민프로축구단
Founded2008;16 years ago(2008)
GroundChuncheon Songam Sports Town
Gangneung Stadium
OwnerGangwon Province Government
ChairmanKim Jin-tae
ManagerYoon Jong-hwan
LeagueK League 1
2024K League 1, 2nd of 12
Websitegangwon-fc
Current season

History

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Gangwon-do's governor Kim Jin-sun announced a schedule for the foundation of the 15th professional football club to participate in theK Leagueon 28 April 2008.[1]A committee, the "Foundation of Football Club in Gangwon Preparation Committee", was organized on 18 June 2008 to facilitate the foundation.[2]Preparations had advanced sufficiently that by 17 November 2008, 14 players had joined Gangwon FC in a first nomination. On 20 November 2008, Gangwon FC organized its first full squad, a total of 23 players, including nine players from the 2009 K League draft.[3]Gangwon FC was formally founded on 18 December 2008 in time to enter the 2009 edition of the K League.

Gangwon FC played its first ever K League match againstJeju Unitedon 8 March 2009, atGangneung Stadium,winning 1–0 with a decisive goal fromYoon Jun-ha.The team continued their winning start with a further four victories on the trot and causing a sensation in the first half of the2009 K Leagueseason.[4]Gangwon was unable to maintain their initial success, and by round 19 had fallen into the lower half of the league table. By the conclusion of their first season in the K League, they placed 13th among 15 clubs.

In the2009 Korean FA Cup,Gangwon entered the competition in the round of 32 and defeated their first opponent IncheonKorail FCin apenalty shoot-outafter a 2–2 draw. They then faced theChunnam Dragons,losing 1–0. In the2009 Korean League Cup,Gangwon finished bottom of their group with only a single win (againstDaejeon Citizen).

Gangwon FC had a difficult season in 2010, even though first strikerKim Young-hooscored 13 goals in the league. The club finished 12th out of 15 clubs. The 2011 season was the worst season since its establishment. Gangwon finished last in the league and the entire team only scored 14 goals in thirty matches.

In the 2012 season, K League imposed a new promotion-relegation structure: bottom two teams in the top-tier league were to be relegated to second division. In the 43rd round, Gangwon managed to remain in the top-tier withBaek Jong-hwan's decisive goal that won the away game againstSeongnam Ilhwa,avoiding relegation by one point.[5]

In the 2013 season ofK League Classic,the first season in which K League implemented automatic relegation of the bottom two teams and the third from the bottom team having to play in the promotion-relegation playoffs against the champion of theK League Challenge,Gangwon finished the season third from last and subsequently relegated to the K League Challenge after losing toSangju Sangmu Phoenixover two legs in the playoffs.[6]

Halfway through the2018 season,on 12 August 2018,Kim Byung-soowas appointed as new head coach, leading the club to eighth place in theK League 1.[7]

Thefollowing season,Kim Ji-hyeonwas awardedK League Young Player of the Year,as Gangwon finished sixth in the league table. In his first full campaign in 2019, manager Kim Byung-soo earned praise for pushing an entertaining brand of football dubbed "Byung-soo ball." That year, Gangwon led the K League in ball possession, pass attempts, pass completion percentage and forward pass completion percentage, while finishing third in goals.[8]

Focusing on defensive reinforcements prior to the2020 season,which was the team's main weaknesses the previous season, Kim Byung-soo recruitedLim Chai-min,Shin Se-gyeandKim Young-bin,among others. With a 2–1 victory at home againstSeongnamon 4 October 2020, Gangwon secured the top spot in the Final B and secured survival in the K League 1.[9]

In the lead-up to the2021 season,players such asMasatoshi Ishida,who had been a mainstay ofSuwonthe season before,Sin Chang-moo,who was at the heart ofDaegu's attack, and national team playersYun Suk-young,Rim Chang-wooand Uzbekistani playerRustam Ashurmatovwere recruited.[10]On 21 March 2021, they won their home game againstIncheon Unitedwith a 2–0 victory to make it their first win in the first six games of the season. On 3 November 2021, in serious danger of suffering relegation to theK League 2after a humiliating 4–0 loss againstPohang Steelers,Kim Byung-soowas removed from his position.[8]Under his successor,Choi Yong-soo,Gangwon managed to stay up in the top division after beating Daejeon Hana Citizen over two legs in the relegation play-offs.[11]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 29 July 2024[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK KOR Lee Gwang-yeon
2 DF KOR Kim Young-bin
3 DF KOR Lee Ji-sol
5 DF KOR Jo Hyun-tae
6 MF KOR Kim Yi-seok
9 FW CRO Franko Kovačević(on loan fromSV Wehen Wiesbaden)
10 FW BRA Vitor Gabriel
13 DF KOR Lee Ki-hyuk
14 MF KOR Kim Dae-woo
15 FW KOR Jin Jun-seo
16 DF KOR Kim Woo-seok
17 FW KOR Yu In-soo
18 MF KOR Kim Kang-kook
19 FW KOR Kim Gyeong-min
20 DF KOR Yun Suk-young(captain)
21 GK KOR Park Cheong-hyo
22 FW KOR Lee Sang-heon
24 FW AUS Henry Hore(on loan fromBrisbane Roar FC)
26 FW KOR Park Kyung-bae
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF KOR Hong Sung-moo
28 FW KOR Cho Jin-hyuk
30 DF KOR Shin Min-ha
31 GK KOR Cho Min-kyu
32 DF KOR Park Sang-hyun
34 DF KOR Song Jun-seok
37 FW KOR Jung Han-min(on loan fromFC Seoul)
41 GK KOR Kim Yu-seong
42 MF KOR Kim Dong-hyun
43 FW KOR Kim Hae-seung
47 FW KOR Yang Min-hyeok
66 DF KOR Ryu Kwang-hyun
74 DF MNE Marko Tući
77 DF KOR Park Tae-rang
88 DF KOR Hwang Mun-ki
90 FW KOR Kim Hyung-jin
97 DF KOR Lee You-hyeon(on loan fromJeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
99 FW BIH Irfan Hadžić

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF KOR Kwon Seok-joo(toNowon Uniteduntil the end of the 2024 season)
— DF KOR Lee Dong-jin(toPaju Citizenuntil the end of the 2024 season)
— MF KOR Lee Seung-won(toGimcheon Sangmufor military service until October 2025)
— MF KOR Seo Min-woo(toGimcheon Sangmufor military service until June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW KOR Choe Seong-min(toGangneung Cityuntil the end of the 2024 season)
— FW KOR Kim Dae-won(toGimcheon Sangmufor military service until June 2025)
— FW KOR Park Sang-hyeok(toGimcheon Sangmufor military service until October 2025)

Captains

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Season Captain
2009 Lee Eul-yong
2010–11 Chung Kyung-ho
2011 Seo Dong-hyeon
2011 Lee Eul-yong
2012 Kim Eun-jung
2013 Chun Jae-ho
2014 Kim Oh-gyu
2015 Hwang Kyo-chung
Baek Jong-hwan
2016–17 Baek Jong-hwan
2018 Jung Jo-gook
2019–20 Oh Beom-seok
2020–21 Lim Chai-min
2022 Kim Dong-hyun
2023 Rim Chang-woo
2024 Han Kook-young
Yun Suk-young

Youth team

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On 13 September 2010, Gangwon FC U-12 team was established inGangneung.On 2 November 2011, Gangwon FC made an agreement with Gangneung Jeil High School (under-18 team) and Jumunjin Middle School (under-15 team).

On 1 February 2021, it was officially announced that Gangwon would be the first fully professional team to found a reserve team set to play in the semi-professionalK4 League,in order to give their youth players and/or other registered members of the senior team more playing time. The main condition for them would be to have at least seven out of eleven players in the starting formation aged 23 or younger.[13]Lee Seul-gi,who had previously served as first-team coach for Gangwon, was appointed as the manager of the newly established U23 squad.

Coaching staff and executive office

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Coaching staff

Executive office

  • Chairman:Gangwon Provincegovernor
  • President
    • Kim Won-dong (11 November 2008 – 22 July 2011)[14][15]
    • Nam Jong-hyun (22 August 2011 – 19 September 2012)[16]
    • Kim Deok-rae (caretaker) (14 December 2012 – 28 May 2013)[17]
    • Im Eun-ju(29 May 2013 – 31 December 2015)[18][19]
    • Jo Tae-ryong (4 March 2016 – 30 October 2018)[20][21]
    • Han Won-seok (caretaker) (31 October 2018 – 31 December 2018)[22]
    • Park Jong-wan (1 January 2019 – 31 December 2020)[23]
    • Lee Young-pyo(1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022)[24]
    • Kim Byung-ji(1 January 2023 – present)[25][26]

Managers

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No. Name From To Season(s)
1
 Choi Soon-ho 2008/11/16 2011/04/06 2009–2011
2
 Kim Sang-ho 2011/04/07 2012/07/01 2011–2012
3
 Kim Hak-bum 2012/07/09 2013/08/11 2012–2013
4
 Kim Yong-kab 2013/08/14 2013/12/10 2013
5
 Arthur Bernardes 2013/12/23 2014/09/18 2014
C
 Park Hyo-jin 2014/09/18 2014/12/24 2014
6
 Choi Yun-kyum 2015/01/05 2017/08/14 2015–2017
C
 Park Hyo-jin 2017/08/14 2017/11/04 2017
7
 Song Kyung-sub 2017/11/02 2018/08/11 2017–2018
8
 Kim Byung-soo 2018/08/12 2021/11/04 2018–2021
9
 Choi Yong-soo 2021/11/16 2023/06/14 2021–2023
10
 Yoon Jong-hwan 2023/06/19 present 2023–

Season-by-season records

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Season League FA Cup Other
Division GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos.
2009 1 28 7 7 14 42 57 –15 28 13 R16 League Cup:GS
2010 28 8 6 14 36 50 –14 30 12 R32 League Cup:GS
2011 30 3 6 21 14 45 –31 15 16 QF League Cup:GS
2012 44 14 7 23 57 68 –11 49 14 R16
2013 38 8 12 18 37 64 –27 36 12↓ R16
2014 2 36 16 6 14 48 50 –2 54 3 QF
2015 40 13 12 15 64 56 +8 51 7 R16
2016 40 19 9 12 50 33 +17 66 4↑ R32
2017 1 38 13 10 15 59 65 –6 49 6 R16
2018 38 12 10 16 56 60 –4 46 8 R32
2019 38 14 8 16 56 58 –2 50 6 QF
2020 27 9 7 11 36 41 –5 34 7 QF
2021 38 10 13 15 40 51 –11 43 11 SF
2022 38 14 7 17 50 52 –2 49 6 R16
2023 38 6 16 16 30 41 –11 34 10 QF
2024 38 19 7 12 62 56 +6 64 2 R16
Key
  • SF = Semi-final
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • GS = Group stage

References

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