Gimcheon Sangmu
Full nameGimcheon Sangmu Football Club
김천 상무 프로축구단
Founded1984 (1984) (as Sangmu FC)
2021 (2021) (as Gimcheon Sangmu FC)
GroundGimcheon Stadium
Capacity25,000
OwnerGimcheon Government and Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
ChairmanMayor of Gimcheon
ManagerSung Han-soo (caretaker)
LeagueK League 1
2023K League 2, 1st of 13
(promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Sangmu 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 CIC FC (Counter Intelligence Corps;[1][2] also known as 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.

Until 1955 1956–1964 1965–1968 1969–1972 1973–1983
Military Police Command FC Army OPMG FC Army Engineer Corps FC Army FC
Army Engineer Corps FC
Army CIC FC
Army HID FC
Army Infantry School FC
Other ROK Army clubs
Army Quartermaster Corps FC
Marine Corps FC Navy FC
Air Force FC

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)

On 30 June 2020, the K League administration announced that the city of Gimcheon had officially submitted an application to host the team for at least the 2021 season, offering their local stadium as the football club's new home.[14] After a preliminary review and several meetings and assemblies involving local governors, the K League eventually approved the proposal and began the process of moving the club to Gimcheon.[15]

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

Players

Current squad

As of 23 July 2023

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 Mun Kyung-gun
6 DF South Korea KOR Lim Seung-gyeom
7 MF South Korea KOR Choe Byeong-chan
11 DF South Korea KOR Lee You-hyeon
12 DF South Korea KOR Kim Ryun-seong
14 MF South Korea KOR Yoon Seok-ju
17 MF South Korea KOR Kim Joon-beom
18 GK South Korea KOR Shin Song-hoon
19 MF South Korea KOR Lee Ji-hoon
20 FW South Korea KOR Lee Joon-suk
23 DF South Korea KOR Park Min-gyu
24 DF South Korea KOR Yoon Jong-gyu
25 MF South Korea KOR Kim Hyeon-uk
26 MF South Korea KOR Won Du-jae
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW South Korea KOR Cho Young-wook
28 DF South Korea KOR Kim Tae-hyeon
29 FW South Korea KOR Jung Chi-in
30 MF South Korea KOR Kim Dong-hyun
31 GK South Korea KOR Kang Hyeon-mu
32 MF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-gyu
34 DF South Korea KOR Kim Jae-woo
35 DF South Korea KOR Lee Sang-min
36 MF South Korea KOR Goo Bon-cheul
37 FW South Korea KOR Lee Joong-min
38 FW South Korea KOR Kim Min-jun
39 MF South Korea KOR Kang Hyun-muk
40 FW South Korea KOR Lee Young-jun
41 GK South Korea KOR Kim Jun-hong

Coaching staff

Position Name
Caretaker manager South Korea Sung Han-soo
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
South Korea Kim Young-bae 11 January 1984 1984
South Korea Jang Jong-dae 1985 9 July 1985
South Korea Kim Young-bae 10 July 1985 December 1989
South Korea Lee Kang-jo 1990 27 October 2010
South Korea Lee Soo-chul 28 October 2010 13 July 2011
South Korea Kim Tae-wan (caretaker) 14 July 2011 29 December 2011
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[16] 9 December 2022
South Korea Sung Han-soo (caretaker) 9 December 2022 Present

Honours

League

Cups

Notes
  1. 1 2 As Sangju Sangmu

Season-by-season records

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 8216782330−7196th NoneNoneSouth Korea Hong Seok-min (6)
Gwangju Sangmu era
2003 1244137244160−194610th Round of 16NoneSouth Korea Lee Dong-gook (11)
2004 132461171820−2298th Quarter-finals10thSouth Korea Park Jung-hwan (4)
2005 132445152338−151713th Round of 1611thSouth Korea Kim Sang-rok (5)
2006 142658131729−122314th Round of 1611thSouth Korea Kang Yong (4)
South Korea Chung Kyung-ho (4)
2007 142626181444−301214th Round of 16Group stageSouth Korea Namgung Do (7)
2008 142637162246−241614th Quarter-finalsGroup stageSouth Korea Kim Myung-joong (7)
2009 152893163340−73011th Round of 16Group stageSouth Korea Choi Sung-kuk (9)
2010 1528310151743−261914th Quarter-finalsGroup stageSouth Korea Choi Sung-kuk (4)
Sangju Sangmu era
2011 163078153653−172914th Round of 16Group stageSouth Korea Kim Jung-woo (15)
2012 164476312974−452716th 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
2013K2 83523846531+34771st Round of 16
2014K1 1238713183962−233412th Semi-finals
2015K2 1140207137757+20671st Third round
2016K1 1238127195465−11436th Round of 32
2017K1 1238811194166−253511th Quarter-finals
2018K1 12381010184152−114010th Round of 32
2019K1 1238167154953−4557th Semi-finals
2020K1 122713593436–2444th Round of 16
Gimcheon Sangmu era
2021K2 1036201156034+26711st Quarter-finals
2022K1 1238814164548–33811th Third round
2023K2 133622597137+34711st Third round

See also

References

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