Gyeongnam FC
Club crest
Full nameGyeongnam Football Club
경남 도민프로축구단
Founded2006 (2006)
GroundChangwon Football Center
Capacity15,071
OwnerSouth Gyeongsang Province Government
ChairmanGovernor of South Gyeongsang Province
ManagerSeol Ki-hyeon
LeagueK League 2
2023K League 2, 4th of 13
WebsiteClub website

Gyeongnam FC (Hangul: 경남 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Its home stadium is the Changwon Football Center, located in Changwon. Gyeongnam FC was founded in 2006 and joined the K League as its 14th club for the 2006 season.

History

Gyeongnam FC finished in twelfth place in the 2006 K League, their first-ever participation in the top flight, and achieved third place in the Hauzen Cup. Under the manager Park Hang-seo, the club then finished fourth in the 2007 K League, but were defeated by the Pohang Steelers after a penalty shoot-out in the first round of the play-offs. Cabore became that season's K League top scorer with 18 goals in 26 matches, but left for FC Tokyo after the season.

Before the start of the 2008 season, Cho Kwang-rae was appointed as manager. The team signed Seo Sang-min and Brazilian attacking midfielder Índio, who filled the gap left by Cabore. The team failed to reach the play-off by losing to Jeonbuk Motors in the last match of the 2008 K League. However, they reached the 2008 Korean FA Cup final thanks to Kim Dong-chan's continuous scoring, including a hat-trick in the semi-final, but were defeated by the Pohang Steelers, thus failing to enter the AFC Champions League. In 2010, Gyeongnam FC moved from the Changwon Civil Stadium to Changwon Football Center.

In 2014, Gyeongnam FC was relegated to the second-tier K League Challenge after finishing the 2014 season in eleventh place, and then losing in the relegation play-offs against Gwangju FC.[1] The team then spent three seasons in the second division, before winning the 2017 K League Challenge and thus achieving promotion back to the top tier.[2] In their first season after coming back, Gyeongnam FC finished in second place, their highest-ever finish in K League, and therefore qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League.[3] However, the following season, they finished eleventh and were again relegated back to the second division.[4] Manager Kim Jong-boo resigned as a result,[5] and was replaced by Seol Ki-hyeon.[6]

Players

Current squad

As of 23 July 2023[7]

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 Goh Dong-min
3 DF South Korea KOR Lee Chan-wook
4 MF South Korea KOR Song Hong-min
5 DF South Korea KOR Kim Young-chan
7 MF South Korea KOR Won Ki-jong
8 MF South Korea KOR Lee Ji-seung
9 FW South Korea KOR Cho Hyang-gi
10 FW South Korea KOR Mo Jae-hyeon
11 FW South Korea KOR Kwon Gi-pyo
15 DF South Korea KOR Woo Joo-sung (captain)
16 MF South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-jin
17 DF South Korea KOR Lee Jae-myung
18 DF South Korea KOR Lee Jun-jae
19 FW South Korea KOR Seol Hyun-jin
20 DF South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-seon
21 MF South Korea KOR Park Min-seo
23 MF South Korea KOR Kook Jin-woo
24 FW South Korea KOR Seo Jae-won
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK South Korea KOR Lee Yun-oh
26 MF South Korea KOR Lee Min-hyuk (on loan from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
27 MF Brazil BRA Léo Ceará (on loan from Oeste FC)
30 MF South Korea KOR Do Dong-hyun
31 GK South Korea KOR Son Jeong-hyeon
33 DF South Korea KOR Lee Min-ki
34 DF South Korea KOR Jeong Hyun-wook
40 DF South Korea KOR Lee Ju-yeong
42 MF South Korea KOR Yoo Joon-ha
50 DF South Korea KOR Kim Jong-pil
73 DF South Korea KOR Park Jae-hwan
77 FW South Korea KOR Park Min-seo
79 DF South Korea KOR Lee Jong-eon
87 GK South Korea KOR An Ho-jin
88 MF South Korea KOR Lee Kang-hee
95 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Castro
96 FW Brazil BRA Gleyson
99 FW South Korea KOR Cho Sang-jun

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
GK South Korea KOR Kim Min-jun (to Cheonan City)
MF South Korea KOR Jeong Chung-geun (to Yeoju FC for military duty)
MF South Korea KOR Kim Hyeong-won (to Jinju Citizen for military duty)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW South Korea KOR Jung Chang-yong (to Goyang Happiness for military duty)
FW South Korea KOR Kim Tae-yun (to Changwon City)

Captains

Name Start End
South Korea Kim Do-keun 2006 2006
South Korea Kim Hyo-il 2007 2008
South Korea Lee Sang-hong 2008 2009
South Korea Kim Young-woo 2010 2011
South Korea Jung Da-hwon 2011 2011
South Korea Kang Seung-jo 2012 2013
South Korea Kim Hyeung-bum 2013 2013
South Korea Lee Han-saem 2014 2014
South Korea Park Ju-sung 2014 2014
South Korea Jin Kyung-sun 2015 2015
South Korea Lee Won-jae 2016 2016
South Korea Bae Ki-jong 2017

Former players

For details on former players, see Category:Gyeongnam FC players.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon
Assistant manager South Korea Kim Jong-young
First-team coach South Korea Hong Joon-hyung
Goalkeeping coach South Korea Yang Ji-won
Fitness coach Brazil Rafael Cavenaghi

Honours

Season-by-season records

Season Division Teams Position FA Cup
2006 K League 14 12 Quarter-final
2007 K League 14 4 Round of 16
2008 K League 14 8 Runners-up
2009 K League 15 7 Round of 16
2010 K League 15 6 Round of 16
2011 K League 16 8 Round of 32
2012 K League 16 8 Runners-up
2013 K League Classic 14 11 Quarter-final
2014 K League Classic 12 11 Round of 32
2015 K League Challenge 11 9 Third round
2016 K League Challenge 11 8 Third round
2017 K League Challenge 10 1 Round of 16
2018 K League 1 12 2 Round of 32
2019 K League 1 12 11 Quarter-final
2020 K League 2 10 3 Third round
2021 K League 2 10 6 Round of 16
2022 K League 2 11 5 Round of 16
2023 K League 2 13 4 Round of 16

AFC Champions League record

All results (home and away) list Gyeongnam's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2019 AFC Champions League Group E China Shandong Luneng 2–2 1–2 3rd
Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 1–1
Japan Kashima Antlers 2–3 1–0

Managerial history

No. Name From To Season(s) Notes
1
South Korea Park Hang-seo 2005/08/22 2007/11/16 2006–2007
2
South Korea Cho Kwang-rae 2007/12/04 2010/07/31 2008–2010
C
South Korea Kim Gwi-hwa 2010/08/09 2010/11/29 2010 Caretaker
3
South Korea Choi Jin-han 2010/12/01 2013/05/22 2011–2013
C
South Korea Song Kwang-hwan 2013/05/22 2013/06/01 2013 Caretaker
4
Serbia Ilija Petković 2013/05/29 2013/12/11 2013
5
South Korea Lee Cha-man 2013/12/17 2014/08/14 2014
C
Serbia Branko Babić 2014/08/14 2014/12/26 2014 Caretaker
6
South Korea Park Sung-hwa 2014/12/26 2015/11/22 2015
7
South Korea Kim Jong-boo 2015/12/02 2019/12/25 2016–2019
8
South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon 2019/12/26 2020–present

References

  1. "South Korea 2014". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. "(LEAD) New season of top football league to start March 1". Yonhap News Agency. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. "K League 1 2018 Championship – 5. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. "South Korea 2019". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. "경남FC, 김종부 감독 사퇴 발표..."영광의 날들 잊지 않겠다"". Gyeongnam FC. Gyeongnam FC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. "경남FC 신임감독에 한일월드컵 주역 설기현 선임". Yonhapnews. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. "선수단". gyeongnamfc.com (in Korean). Gyeongnam FC. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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