Busan I'Park

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Busan I'Park
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Full name Busan I'Park
Nickname(s) Busan
Founded 1983
Ground Asiad Main Stadium
Busan
Capacity 53,926
Chairman Jung Mong-Gyu
Manager Andy Egli
League K-League
K-League 2005 10th (1st:1st, 2nd:13th)
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The Busan I'Park football team was founded in 1983 in the city of Busan by the Daewoo corporation. Originally called Daewoo, the side finished second in the 1983 K-League Championship behind winners Hallelujah. The club turned professional at the end of 1983 and for the 1984 season changed their name to Daewoo Royals.

The newly-named team lifted the Championship in 1984, and again in 1987 & 1991. At the end of 1995 when K-League sides were 'localizing', they adopted the name Busan Daewoo Royals and in 1997 lifted their fourth Korean championship.

After the Daewoo corporation suffered major financial difficulties in the late 90s, the team was acquired by I'Park construction, the domestic construction division of Hyundai. The team's name was changed to Busan I'cons (the "con's" referring to construction). At the start of the 2005 season, the team's name was again changed, directly to I'Park.

Busan endured a few lean seasons entering the 2000s, but in 2004 Scottish manager Ian Porterfield led the team to FA Cup victory. Just six months later the team continued to show its improved form, claiming the first stage of the 2005 K-League Championship. The club struggled to maintain their form in the second stage of the league finishing dead last, eventually losing out to Incheon United in the championship playoff. Despite struggling domestically, Busan reached the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League.

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Kit Supplier

[edit] Current squad

Nationality given from place of birth

No. Position Player
1 South Korea GK Jung Yu-Seok
3 South Korea DF Park Jun-Hong
4 South Korea MF Lim Kwan-Sik
5 South Korea DF Sim Jae-Won
6 South Korea DF Bae Hyo-Sung
7 South Korea DF Lee Gang-Jin
8 Brazil FW Popo
9 Brazil FW Somalia
10 Brazil FW Ricardo
11 South Korea MF Do Hwa-Sung
13 South Korea DF Kim Hong-Cheol
14 South Korea MF Kim Tae-Min
15 South Korea FW Park Sung-Ho
17 North Korea MF Ahn Young-Hak
18 South Korea DF Lee Jang-Kwan
19 South Korea MF Lee Jung-Hyo
20 South Korea MF Jeon Wu-Keun
No. Position Player
21 South Korea GK Sin Seung-Kyung
22 South Korea MF Kim Tae-Young
23 South Korea DF Sin Soo-Jin
25 South Korea MF Han Seol
26 South Korea MF Ko Chang-Hyun
27 South Korea DF Cho Young-Min
28 South Korea MF Han Jae-Woong
29 South Korea MF Park Ki-Pil
30 South Korea FW Cho Jae-Hyun
31 South Korea MF Lee Yeo-Sung
32 South Korea MF Lee Seung-Hyun
33 South Korea DF Cho Han-Jin
34 South Korea FW Oh Cheol-Suk
35 South Korea GK Lee Chang-Min
36 South Korea MF Min Byung-Keun
39 South Korea MF Cha Ji-Ho
41 South Korea GK Lee Seung-Jun

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K-League 2006 clubs

Official Emblem of K-League

Busan I'Park | Chunnam Dragons | Daegu FC | Daejeon Citizen | FC Seoul
Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix | Gyeongnam FC | Incheon United | Jeju United
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Pohang Steelers | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i