Gyeongnam FC

Gyeongnam FC
경남 FC
	Club crest
Full name	Gyeongnam Football Club; 경남 도민프로축구단
Nickname(s)	Gyeongnam Avengers
Short name	GFC
Founded	2006; 18 years ago
Ground	Changwon Football Center
Capacity	15,074
Owner	South Gyeongsang Province Government
Chairman	Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
Manager	Seol Ki-hyun
League	K League 2
2022	K League 2, 5th of 11;
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Gyeongnam FC (Hangul:경남 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gyeongsangnam-do. Its home stadium is in Changwon, the capital of South Gyeongsang Province. Gyeongnam FC was founded in 2006 and joined the K League as its 14th club for the 2006 season.

History

2006 season

Gyeongnam FC finished 12th place in the K League, their first-ever participation in the top flight and achieved third place in the Hauzen Cup.

2007 season

Under the manager Park Hang-seo, Gyeongnam FC finished fourth in 2007 K League, but were defeated by the Pohang Steelers in a penalty shootout in the first round of the play-offs. Playing for Gyeongnam, Cabore became that season's K League top scorer with 18 goals in 26 matches. Also, he recorded continuous attack points during eight league matches. When he suddenly moved to FC Tokyo, Gyeongnam FC no longer did so well, and manager Park Hang-seo chief executive Jeon Hyung-doo left immediately.

2008 season

Before the start of the 2008 season, Cho Kwang-rae was appointed as manager. The newly signed Seo Sang-min was a valuable player, and Brazilian attacking midfielder Índio filled the gap left by Cabore. The team failed to reach the playoff by losing to Jeonbuk Motors in the last match of 2008 K League. They reached the Korean FA Cup 2008 final thanks to Kim Dong-chan's continuous scoring, including a hat-trick in the semi-final, but they were defeated by the Pohang Steelers, thus failing to enter the AFC Champions League.

2009 season

In January 2009, Kim Jin-yong transferred to Seongnam Ilhwa, and Kim Dong-hyun, a member of the South Korean national football team, replaced him. In the 2009 season, former South Korean international goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji joined the club, and manager Cho signed many young players.

2010 season

In 2010 Gyeongnam moved from the Changwon Civil Stadium to Changwon Football Center. With Kim Young-woo as the new captain, they won the K-League – the first top position in their history. Cho left in the middle of the season, but the team continued to perform well under caretaker manager Kim Gwi-hwa. Yoon Bit-garam recorded nine goals and seven assists in 29 matches to take the K-League Best XI and K-League Rookie of the Year Award.

2013 season

On 12 May 2013, Gyeongnam FC achieved its 100th victory in the K League after defeating Daegu FC.^[1]

2014 season

Gyeongnam FC relegated to K League Challenge.

2017 season

Gyeongnam FC won the K League Challenge title and was promoted to the K League 1.

2018 season

Gyeongnam FC finished 2nd place in K League 1, and was eligible for Asian Champions League.

2019 season

Gyeongnam FC finished 11th place in K League 1 and was relegated to K League 2. Gyeongnam FC's manager Kim Jong-Boo resigned as a result.^[2] Seol Ki-Hyun was appointed as the new manager to lead the team in the 2020 season.^[3]

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

K League 1

runners-up (1): 2018

K League 2

Winners (1): 2017

Cups

FA Cup

Runners-up (2): 2008, 2012

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

AFC Champions League record

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

Players

Current squad

As of 14 October 2022 ^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	KOR	Park Kwang-il
4	DF	KOR	Bae Seung-jin
5	DF	KOR	Kim Young-chan
6	MF	KOR	Lee Woo-hyeok
7	MF	KOR	Jeong Chung-geun
8	MF	KOR	Lee Ji-seung
9	FW	KOR	Yun Ju-tae
10	FW	BRA	Heliardo
11	FW	KOR	Hwang Il-su
13	DF	KOR	Lee Jae-myung
14	DF	KOR	Kim Byeom-yong
15	DF	KOR	Woo Joo-sung
16	MF	KOR	Lee Kwang-jin
17	FW	KOR	Ha Nam
18	MF	KOR	Won Ki-jong (on loan from Daejeon Hana Citizen)
19	FW	KOR	Ko Kyung-min
20	DF	KOR	Lee Kwang-seon
21	FW	KOR	Seol Hyun-jin
22	DF	KOR	Kim Myoung-jun
23	MF	KOR	Kook Jin-woo
24	FW	KOR	Mo Jae-hyeon


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	KOR	Bae Beom-geun
26	FW	KOR	Seo Jae-won
27	DF	KOR	Kim Ji-woon
28	FW	BRA	Tiago Orobó
29	DF	KOR	Lee Jun-jae
31	GK	KOR	Son Jeong-hyeon
33	DF	KOR	Lee Min-ki
36	FW	KOR	Jai Hae-sung
39	MF	KOR	Yu Yong-hyeon
44	MF	JPN	Ryonosuke Ohori
45	DF	KOR	Lee Chan-wook
50	DF	KOR	Kim Jong-pil
66	MF	KOR	Park Min-seo
70	FW	KOR	Kim Se-yun
73	DF	KOR	Park Jae-hwan
77	FW	KOR	Kim Tae-yun
87	GK	KOR	An Ho-jin
88	GK	KOR	Goh Dong-min
95	MF	BRA	Castro
99	DF	KOR	Jang Min

Out on loan